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least that his family deserved. They told him that a place didn’t make a person. There were many good people that lived in the hills as well as good people who lived in the Velt. He just had to look for them but they were there. For every awful person, there was still someone who was good at heart. Kian was going to start believing that the moment he saw it. He wanted to see these so-called good people who lived in the hills. He just knew them as the greedy jerks who just took everything but never gave anything in return.

Chapter 2
     
    Far from the Velt, close to the hills, were the cities where the rich lived. One of those so-called cities was known as Calensa. Calensa was a beautiful place with many rolling green hills and white houses all in a row. Everyone that lived in Calensa could afford to stay there because the cost of living was high. The rumor was that anyone born here was born with a golden spoon in their mouths. This was the town that most people wished they lived in. The beauty of Calensa also lied in the people that lived there. Some were stuck up but there were plenty that were kind and helped out the people in need. There were some who would go down to the Velt to help the poor. Those were the people who made Calensa the city that it was.
     
    Among the people living in the city of Calensa was the Benton family. Mr. and Mrs. Benton were never able to have children of their own so they decided to adopt three young girls. The girls had lost their parents during an earthquake and they didn’t have anyone else to take them in. The Benton’s saw this as a great opportunity to raise the family that they desperately wanted. The girls would have someone to look after them and they would finally have their own children.
     
    The one most desperate to see something outside of Calensa was Rukia Benton. Rukia was the youngest of the three girls. They had all come from various parts of the world but Rukia was the only one with fire powers. She was careful not to use them often. She knew how people acted towards anyone who showed an ability to control the elements. The worst part were the hunters. Those who had no powers seemed to be envious of anyone who had them. Not only that, they were also scared. It meant that they had to fight back against the ‘evils of the world’.
     
    While there were many ‘elementals’ who used their powers against people, most tended to keep to themselves. She knew it was dangerous to show off her abilities. Most people who looked friendly didn’t take kindly to ‘elementals’.
     
    She went outside to see her older sister, Midori, practicing cricket. “Do you need someone to play with?”
     
    “No, I think I can manage. Thanks, anyway.”
     
    Midori was a cricket player who could go up against anyone in any match. While she had no powers, she was useful with using a cricket bat. She had once chased off several boys who had been harassing a girl at school with her bat. It got her in trouble but she assured everyone that it was worth it. She couldn’t stand to see anyone being harassed that way. If it meant beating someone senseless with her bat, so be it.
     
    “I heard that things are going to happen at the party,” Rukia tried to make conversation. “Rumor has it that ‘elementals’ will be performing there.”
     
    “Let me guess; you are one of them?”
     
    “I wish I was,” she sighed. “People are especially scared of anyone with the ability to start fires. I could perform great light shows and that would be spectacular. They just don’t want it.”
     
    “Well, fire is dangerous. You may be able to control it but not everyone can,” Midori explained, taking a break from practice. “This is just a precaution.”
     
    “Water can be dangerous too. So can air and the earth. Everything needs to be controlled.”
     
    “True but they don’t panic over that like they do with fire. Fire can destroy something very quickly. They can snuff out a life in a few