Cristin (10)

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Chapter 2: The Elders

Story Snippet (10) POV: Cristin

“I can’t believe it, this is actually happening.”

It was the fifth time Cristin had said those words, but it couldn’t be helped, he was sure he had passed the stage of shock and was currently in a state of panicked nerves.

“If you don’t get a hold of yourself and calm down, this entire test is doomed to failure,” Eed proclaimed.

Cristin nodded, fiddling with the tie on his outfit. 

Due to the occasion, he had changed out of his student uniform into his only other articles of clothing. Because of the rarity of fabric on the planet of Crystalys, each Chandalyn was only given two pieces of clothing for most of their lives, that being the student uniform and another piece of the Chandalyn’s choosing. Cristin was just glad he was given his early, as it would still be four years before he graduated, and it wouldn’t have been great if he went to the Elders in his uniform.

Unclenching his tie, Cristin decided the best way to deal with his current nerves would be an attempt at distraction, and he focused his attention on the large statue in front of him.

Indeed, he was currently in the Hall of Order, a room filled with statues of the great creatures of the Order; he didn’t know much about them, only that the Chandalyns of the past greatly respected them, and built statues as a symbol of what they wanted their society to represent.

At the end of the hall were the massive pillared doors leading to where he would meet the Elders. The Diamond Representative had entered through those doors and told Cristin to wait in the hall, which is where he had been for an unspecified amount of time.

“Ah, the great Portal,” Eed commentated from behind, “I do wonder where the Legion is at this time.”

The great Creature called Portal was actually the only one Cristin was slightly familiar with, this is because any planet connected to the Portal System would know of them. For thousands of years, the great Portal and their Legion had been connecting the planets of the universe through a unified system of portal connections; it is what notified Crystalys of the existence of other worlds, and also what enabled them to connect with said worlds. The Portal of Crystalys is what Cristin assumed Kasi had come from.

For a second Cristin thought he felt a strange presence around him, looking towards Eed as she reached her crystallized hand toward the statue, but it disappeared in an instant as the large doors slowly opened, with the Diamond Representative walking back out.

“Dear Cristin, the Elders are ready for you.”

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