She stood there in waning light thinking about many things. She knew that her current state was not good enough yet. The hatred, greed and grievances of past life must be let go so she could finally start living.
In her heart, she could feel that the darkness inside of her stopped her often in faster advance. For some time she was grateful for that, but now the darkness needs to be let go.
There are punishment islands. If someone needs to be punished, they will just be sent there. Why even bother thinking about anything else.
Her eyes catch two people sneaking a peek around the corner and she smirked lightly. In the blink of an eye, she appeared behind their backs and each got hit on head swiftly by her.
"Ahhhh, sister. We just missed you. Aella is always around you and everyone tells us that we are too big to act like small boys. But we like our sister. What is wrong about that?" They complained while rubbing the spot they got hit.
''Nothing is wrong with that, but why not just come straight to me. Why sneaking around like some scaredy cats.'' She looked at the two boys that grew tall in no time.
She then looked at her small hands and wondered. Does it has something to do with her great powers or is it that grounding fairy thing... Should she go and ask? Those people might are bothersome but it seems they really waited for her to come.
Just at that time she still didn't let go of worldly feelings like an annoyance. And she knows she still needs to cultivate her feelings much more, to be able to become Goddess. She didn't go trou the Secret Forest and pass the tests, is that reason she still felt all kind of normal feelings?
She looked up to the two smiling faces and pinched their cheeks. ''No matter how much you two grow, you still have to respect me as your older sister. So, why did you sneak?''
they started giggling seeing her going on tiptoes to catch their faces but still let her do it. They liked their big sister from the heart for no obvious reason. Even if she punish them whenever she can, she was still the shining star in their eyes.
''You seemed to be in deep thought. It seemed you are again making some plans so we felt if we bother you we might stop you from it. So just seeing you from afar was enough for us.'' Their honest answer warmed her heart.
She gave them an honest smile and let go of the cheeks. But slipped her two arms under theirs and floated up. For a long time, she didn't need the cloud to fly. Sometimes she would just rest on it. But flying itself was no more hard for her.
In years before she started cultivation, she thought the two boys about the flying power and how to control it. Unfortunately, they had absolutely no understanding of it so she just gave them clouds.
A couple of days ago she just explained Aella about the flying power and in just half the day she learned it. And they ask why that child is always around her? She just has natural brightness and is extremely learnable. But her inner self needs to be purified. She is still bossy, pushy and unreasonable.
A couple of days ago she was sent to cultivate as punishment when Kendra found out that Aella punished done of servants because she didn't let her know that Kendra was in the castle. At that time it was the first time to see how angry Kendra was. She was sent to closed cultivation even without a glance from Kendra. The last words she heard from her were: ''If you don't cultivate those feelings of yours soon, I might never speak with you again. Harming people around you only for your own selfish reason is utterly unacceptable in my eyes.''
Kendra then turned away and was gone while Aella pitifully looked at her parents. Her father wanted to say something, but saw the stubborn expression on her face he harden his heart as well. ''You hold great powers, Aella. But if you are unable to control your feelings you might provoke her rage. If she really gets angry, she might just take them from you and turn you in a simple commoner. Well, that might won't be bad for you in this case, better than sent to the old continent.''
Aella at that moment realized what happened and how dangerously close she is to be kicked out of this world. She somehow wanted to be all the time around Kendra. She wanted her to give her full attention and teach her everything she knows. In her stomach was always something pushing her to ask for more from her.
But this time she overstepped all the boundaries. Her parents stepped on the cloud and looked at her with a sigh. ''Go cultivate inside for couple years. She has put the boundary and restriction so you might not be able to come out for a while. I left inside the space ring with enough supplies for you, All you have to do is just cultivate.''
Her mother looked at her with sad eyes and a tear slid down her face. It hurt after all. This is the first time they had to punish Aella. But after this what happened it is something they had to do it.
Kendra warned them before, but as Aella was cute and slick since birth everyone pampered her, turning her into a spoiled princess. And that caused her to overstep Kednras boundaries. Unfortunately for Aella if Kendra was around they would just try to talk to her and punish her lightly, but Kendra was one of the people that just did what they said they will.
She turned her pained face to her husband and earned warning eyes. ''If she continues like this, do you think you will be able to control her in the future? Do you have the power to do it? Kendra needs to start going her pat to Goddess's level and if she has to clean every time mess that Aella made... What about our other children?''
Alicia just sighed and waved her hand for astonished Aella to enter the cultivation room. ''But mom, I promise I won't do that again.'' But no matter how much she looked cute and pleaded she could only see the tears flowing down her mother's face and her father's white face.
They still didn't want to help her? They still were angry with her, but why? She was a princess, maybe even future Ruler and that child was servant, cant she even punishes her? Why is everyone so mean to her? Those and such words were screamed into the air while she stood there crying out loud. But none came to hug her and pat her as usual.
The crying face turned into an angry face now. Her mother was as it seems furious as well.
''You still don't know what you did was wrong? You almost killed someone for such a small thing. I was sorry and worried about you going to the cultivation room, but now after seeing what is really in your heart, I know Kendra's decision was right. Now go in and don't come back until you don't realize your mistake. Knowing Kendra if you still have those ugly things in your heart when you come out she will just take your powers away and all you will be in future is common person, like that servant you harmed.''
The cold words splashed over her head but her hearts started burning higher in grievances and self-pity. She didn't even look at her parents and in anger entered the cultivation room realizing her first mistake. She cant get out without Knedras permission. Inside were just a few things.
A bed, table with one chair and cultivation mat. No books, no games... nothing. One small ring stood on a table with a note. ''Please cultivate well, we will wait for your return.''
In her anger she ripped the note apart and just laid down on the bed in her stubbornness, imagining all kinds of situations in her head. If they don't want her, she won't want them as well.
Like a small stubborn girl, she still held on her conviction but Kendra appeared again as soon her parents were gone and made one more boundary. Aella's powers are great. If she was not around and Aella come out in a couple of years with the same state of mind she might make so much destruction.
So her new restriction is a spell .''Pass Kendra's test''. She will be given three chances. If she doesn't pass the test she will be taken the power away and would need to live like a commoner or stay inside and cultivate until she passes the test. From inside she would get noticed if she wants to go through.
She found this kind of test quite interesting so she started making more of similars. When she presented it to the current Ruler and group of elders from all races, they loved it. She made the test that needed to be passed between each boundary and if not they wouldn't be able to grow until they pass the test. She actually did it so they wouldn't harm their progress if the gained fast powers like some people in the past.
Physical, power test, the stability of the sea of powers, pearl off powers and center of powers. And many more. Kendra became again busy as her ideas started pouring out, not realizing that those tests just made the cultivators sigh deeply. Is it not enough hard to brake trough levels and boundaries, now test? Oh, great Kaia...WHY???