to where Luna was relaxing at the end of the bed, and Fuwa lowered back onto the bed and sat down.
"We're good," he added.
She nodded and closed her eyes for a brief moment before it seemed like the frozen space was back in motion.
"Then is that why you call Elsa ‘Princess Elsa’?" Brianne suddenly asked, and she seemed to blink in confusion before quickly covering it up.
"Because she's a cute princess," Fuwa answered after a few seconds’ delay. He followed up with, "See!"
He gestured dramatically to the little familiar, and her fur went back to pink as she blinked her now orange-gold eyes.
"MewMew!" She beamed.
"I guess Elsa can be a princess if she wants to," I joked with a smile.
"Wasn't there a princess by that name?" Finnick pondered. "Princess Elsa?"
"With that annoying classic song," Connor groaned.
"It wasn't that annoying," Kaito reasoned.
"LET IT GO! LET IT GOOOO!" Finnick sang loudly, and we all stared at him with annoyed expressions.
"What?" he asked in pure innocence. "That's the song, isn't it?"
"When you sing it, it's annoying," Fuwa huffed. "Don't you have a better pitch than that?"
"Shut up! I can sing better than you!"
"Oh don't go trying to start a battle you can't keep up with," Fuwa huffed. "You can't even fight me and you have a god magic artifact."
"A what?" we all asked and then looked to Professor Phoenix, who surprisingly masked her exhaustion.
"He's referring to the crystal gem on Finnick's neck," she revealed.
"What exactly is this?" Finnick quietly asked and moved his gaze to the very trinket as his hand lifted it up with caution.
"That is a magic artifact of a specific god. From the aura, I can tell it's from the God of Creation," Fuwa declared.
"H-How do you know that?" Finnick questioned with wide eyes.
"I should ask you the same question." He smirked as he continued, "How do YOU know that?"
"Uh..." Finnick trailed off and I interjected, "We've heard of gods and once found a book about magical artifacts in the library, but it never clicked in that they would be potentially gifted to mortals."
"You're technically not mortals, remember?" Professor Phoenix pointed out. "Demigods can be gifted with magical artifacts. With your group, I'm not surprised that Finnick has been chosen to carry one of them. All demigods are eventually blessed with either artifacts, gifts, or very rare physical abilities to aid them on their path to ascension," she explained.
"Path to ascension," Brianne whispered. "So essentially, a demigod's purpose is to discover their path and duty in this world while growing themselves until the day arrives when they ascend?”
"Exactly," Professor Phoenix declared. "All of us have a purpose, but as demigods, it goes beyond that. Their task is to learn and grow on the lands you're privileged to be born upon. Witchling Academy was also created to aid in the process of locating the children of gods and giving them the environment to grow and prosper. Once they graduate, new avenues are opened up for them, as well as new opportunities to learn and aid others. Demigods live long lives and your decision to ascend is based upon your decision under normal circumstances."
"That's really cool," Finnick admitted.
"It is," she agreed. "Every demigod is destined to awaken and receive a weapon from the gods in their lifetime. It will display itself as a crystal and it can be in any form of jewelry such as a necklace, ring, or bracelet. In Finnick's case, his is a necklace. All of you can have similar cases, but unlocking your weapon is difficult. One is normally blessed after they've experienced a great trial or turmoil."
We all seemed to glance at Finnick as his eyes remained on the golden weapon that began to disappear once again. Its energy returned to its very source, but I could see Finnick was holding up a tiny smile on his lips.
"That's a little reassuring," he whispered.
"So..." Kaito began and turned his attention to Professor Phoenix. "What now? How will Finnick learn how to use that weapon? Same with us, if we get that opportunity. Also, what are we going to do about Alice and Brianne being sisters?"
I’d forgotten about that already. If she's suddenly staying here, how would she blend in, being Bri's sister?
"For the weapons, you'll learn how to use them with time. It's not something easily learned, but the weapons normally cater to your strengths. Finnick is rather good at using a bow and arrow, so it makes sense for him to be gifted one by the God