Xanriel thinks for a few seconds, trying to remember calling her out as the Master of Water. He couldn't recall saying it, but it felt right, and somehow he just knew.
"In all honesty, I don't know how I know, but I just do. I know your powers haven't bloomed yet, and that that may take time, but I can just feel it, there is something special about you Sirenes," He gives her a peck on the cheek, "You are the Mistress of Water. The power of Water isn't just the roaring of the ocean waves, or a great blizzard, but it is also subtlety. The erosion of land over time, the break down of stone into it's base minerals, it's ability to quench a flame without even battling it. Your power lies there, in waters more powerful aspects. Just as water from a stream kills a fire by cutting it off from it's fuel source, your powers will come from subtlety. Yes, you will have all the powers of the ocean, and once day you will be able to call down ice storms with nothing more than a thought, but you will also have the subtle, life giving powers of water as well. I can feel that power inside of you Sirenes, and I can feel it waiting to get out. The seas have sat, unmoving save for their great storms, since the world was created, and it is everywhere, in the air, in the plants and people around us, in the earth itself. It has waited patiently for it's Master, and if you give it just as much patience, I'm sure you'll find that power." He gave her a tight squeeze, then lifted her off her feet and gave her a long, deep kiss.
"As for not telling you about your being half-angel, I have even less of a clue how I know that. It's like when I was in the Master form, I had knowledge of everything that had ever happened under the light of day or fire. I can only barely recall parts of it, but the facts that are more important to me are easier to remember. I know two things about you that I never knew before. First, you are indeed half-angel. I don't know how that bitch knew, but it's true. Your father was one of the greatest angels to have ever lived, I thought he was mostly a myth. I had heard of him while I was in training. I don't know alot of the facts about his exploits when he was alive, but I do know the stories of his last years, if they're true. There's always alot of propaganda when an angel goes rogue and leaves the heavens for the Middle Layer, but it's usually based on truth. Your father, Lucius, was one of the first angels, and was the first Archangel of War. Back then, those of us who weren't on the council, had the task of pages, of servants. We gladly took our role of keeping Heaven running smoothly, so the council only had to worry about the Middle Layer, and how best to govern it. Your father led hundreds of battles, his own sword at the forefront of most every attack, and came victorious through all. It is said though, that the only battle he ever lost, was for his own heart," He paused, squeezing Sirenes's hand with a smile,
"You see, a large group of Water denizens, back when the lands were new, and the boundaries between those lands were not as clearly set, was trying to take more land for itself. Your father was sent to down to keep the creatures of Water in the ocean, where everyone agreed they belonged. He fought a great battle, and our people won, but your father never came back, he deserted the heavens. As a member of the council himself, he knew all the tricks to keep the council from being able to watch over him. We only know one thing for certain, he spent many years in the home of the Nymph Queen. We thought he had died, but almost 30 years ago there was another battle. I can't imagine many have not heard of it, it was the battle the wiped out almost every Water Nymph, the battle between Water and Fire. In that battle, some people say they saw your father. Stories vary from there, but all accounts suggest that he died during that battle, much of his power having been lost from his hundreds of years on the Middle Layer.”
He paused, carefully wiping a tear from Sirenes's eye,
“As for your other half, I don't know who your mother is, but I do know this. You are half Water Nymph,”
OOC: How old is Sirenes? Because the battle that I labeled as having happened 30 years ago would have been about a year before her birth.
also, good point Opti. If we /are/ the elements, then we should be looking to seek his balance, not to enforce our will on the other elements.
