Gemini of Emreiana by Kristen DaRay Read Free Book Online Page A

government they had now. Even then, it wasn't perfect, but Aaronmon said, "What government is perfect?"
    Of course he was right. There was no perfect government. The government Emréiana had today consisted of 3 parts: The Elaeye(royals), the Dianie(coven), and the Arays(voice). There were no voted presidents; the Elaeye were in charge of the entire planet. Then, there was the Dianie. They were mini royals birthed to be in charge of the city they were born in. Together, they all had a choice of voting to sign or not sign a law the royals put out. Then, there was the Arays, people voted in to be the voice of the people in a certain area. Any laws that came out, they had a vote in as well. Together, they all worked to keep the planet at bay. Ever since they became more aware of the other planets around them that share life, the war on the plant itself was very little, because now they had to work together. It was funny to think that countries had been replaced by the whole planet. I also got to learn about the four signs: Aríenom, which was what my aunt was, Captrittus, Vérigolé, and Ominus. Each one had its own symbol, and each one bared its own powers. I was also told that each sign had several powers, but most Emréians excelled in a particular one.
    Aríenoms could manipulate plants and weather, and they could communicate with animals. My aunt excelled in manipulating plants. She could keep them alive and make them flourish. Plants thrived when she was around. They desired her just as much she desired them. She felt alive being around them. Her knowledge of plant life was advanced as well. She knew about a lot of herbs to use as medicines. Her power with them was extraordinary. She was so advanced with manipulating plants, even trees would do as she desired.
    "How can a tree do anything that she wants, Aaron?" I felt the need to call him by the human name he went by.
    "Quit calling me that," he rolled his eyes. He didn’t like it, of course. "If she wants a tree to move its branches, it will move them. There are many possibilities."
    "But it's a tree. The branches will break apart," I argued.
    "You will be surprised to see what our powers can do."
    I also found out that my mother was an Aríenom, except she could manipulate weather better.
    "Unfortunately for everyone else, somehow her powers tie into her emotions if she tries to hide them. After your father died, the castle almost flooded. Her tears fell from the sky, yet there wasn't a single time anyone saw a tear stain her cheek."
    It was weird listening to Aaronmon talk about my mother. I still had not grasped the concept that she was alive. For years, I had thought she and my father had died in a car accident. After learning the truth, she still felt dead to me.
    "When you turn of age and it is certain what sign you are born into, there will be a ceremony that celebrates your birth and your sign. They will tattoo the sign on the back of your neck in silver ink."
    “Yeah, you told me that this morning.” I pointed out. He brought Trish in to the room to show me her sign on the back of her neck. I had always believed it to be a simple tattoo, but now I knew the truth behind it. So many secrets my Aunt had kept from me. Her tattoo was three lines in a wave on the back of her neck representing Aríenom.
    “Speaking of age, how old are you?” I asked.
    “Twenty-two,” he replied.
    “Do we age differently? I mean, I am not going to start getting saggy wrinkles at thirty, am I?”
    Aaronmon shot me a look.
    “What it’s a legit question?”
    “You will age just fine. You might live an extra ten years, but that is it.” He rolled his eyes.
    I then asked about the Caprittus. Aaronmon’s powers had to do with image manipulation. He could push into people's dreams. He told me how it came in handy if he wanted to know more about a person. He would insert himself into their dreams and push to gather information. There were also some Caprittus who could purge images