Prologue

Q: Is it a published novel?

A: Yes, it is.

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Q: When is the released date?

A: 31 August 2021

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Q: Who is the publisher?

A: CV. Dexa Berkarya Indonesia

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Q: May I know the ISBN?

A: Yes, you may. It's 978-623-98101-0-8

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Q: Is this a series novel?

A: No, it is not. This book is a stand-alone YA Fantasy novel.

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Q: May I print this book illegally/without permission?

A: You may not.

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Q: How to purchase the hardcopy?

A: Access desty.page/clairiest. You can purchase the book through Shopee App (Online Store) or contact me through WhatsApp.

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NOTE for readers:

There is a map in the book which will make it easier for you to imagine where the main character is. However, to avoid an illegal copy, I would not put it in *******.

I humbly apologize.

Please enjoy the magical Aetherux Dream.

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Elyvenor, an elven island with three different lands to be born in; mountain, beach, and forest.

Aetherux, a feather village, located in the forest with its rich herbs, flowers, and lumbers. Decorated by the beauty of Aetherux elves' lifeblood-magic string. The magic within each one of elves is non-identical – no elves have the same magic. They cast their magic string through the tip of their fingers. Allowing the lights pass through the magic string, it is their tradition to learn how to knit it around rattan canes rings into oval shaped hoops. Thanks to the birds Aetherux befriended with, for once in a week their feathers fall to grow another. Aetherux uses these feathers to decorate their magic for they believe to mass magic by doing so. They call it "Magic Catcher" ever since.

Each and every one of Aetherux elves has birds of their own, except me. I befriended with a forest cat.

As you can see, I'm different from the rest.

My name is Claire Priest, a pharmacist born without magic in the third centuries' summer of Elyvenor. For many years, Aetherux teachers succeeded in identifying what kind of magic the children have. The children were taught to let their magic spark into beautiful catchers. Meanwhile, each season; spring, summer, autumn, winter had passed twenty-four times since I was born, but kept on failing to cast magic strings inside of me. I became the only Aetherux elf who does not have any magic. We elves may have magic catchers, but do not depend on it.

Those with fighting spirit choose to learn how to use weapons such as archers, assassins and knights. While others choose to support them; tailoring, crafting, and curing; like me. I became a pharmacist for my family heritage in brewing potions. Aetherux has five kinds of herbs; blue, green, red, yellow, and purple, which I use for brewing. With a perfect measurement in potion brewing, each herb has different ability; blue herbs for wounds, green herbs for stamina, yellow herbs for vitamin, red herbs for burn and purple herbs for potions. Unlike the other villages; Moustier and Brealis, herbs do not grow in their lands due to their lands is different with ours.

Moustier, a village known for its source of metal located in the Mountains; forever snow. On the contrary, Brealis, a beach paradise village where the land has the brightest sun, produces the richest shells, clams, and pearls. The three villages live peacefully with their differences. Until, Moustier without a word built a half- mountain tall gate to separate them with the others.

Most of Moustier elves claimed that the gate was made to protect Aetherux and Brealis away from the wolves they have befriended with. For centuries, every villager did not mind about the reason why Moustier built it. Meanwhile, I believe Elyvenor peace was neither a charity nor deal, but earned for the suspicion of Moustier elves towards me in every potion delivery for them.

Aetherux's former leader and the head of pharmacists had approved this idea of mine to sell potions to other villages.Delivering these potions for years was expeditious, until the thought of helping each land maintains peace in Elyvenor is gone when one of them unexpectedly cause danger for Aetherux.

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