He looked around but saw nobody. Assuming it was just in his head he continued on. He didn’t know if it was grief, intense cold, or his insatiable hunger, but he must be imagining this voice. He kept walking forth.

"I am cloaking myself. Who. Are. You." The voice asked again.

What? Uh… "Why should I tell you?" An explosion happened to his left.

"Who. Are. You."

"Ahhhh!" Luke screamed. "I am Luke. I live in a village nearby… or I did… it burned to the ground, and now I have fire clothes! Please don’t hurt me!" Luke shouted.

"Ok, ok." Suddenly a person appeared about ten feet away. "Fire elementalists are pretty powerful," she muttered. After clearing her throat she continued, "Tell you what - I will teach you how to use your powers so long as you come with me to fight the emperor," the person said.

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"Fight the emperor!?" Luke screamed, "Why!?"

"Well, my Dad worked for the emperor, and he overheard that the emperor was making a ritual that would kill almost everyone on the planet except those who are elementalists to empower himself. When my dad told me about the ritual the emperor heard, he came and killed my dad. Luckily I was able to escape by cloaking myself. The emperor had people searching all around the City of Lights and I had to evacuate over here. My mom isn’t an elementalist but I am strong so I want to stop the emperor before he launches the ritual in one month. But I need help." Wow. That was a lot of information.

"Ok. I agree. I mean if he’s going to kill everyone, I guess I need to help right?" Luke said. "I am so sorry for your loss. What is your name?"

"Thank you… My name is Vannesa. Lets get you some food and water, then I will start to teach you."