Chapter 129 Innas Tragedy 1 (1/2)
A few seconds after, the music began to play. It was a sweet and soft melody, like lullabies sung to infants. But it actually reminded Inna of a time when she walked on the beach at a quiet night. The hypnotic sounds of the waves crashing and the whispers of the breeze almost made her want to ditch the exam and just simply sleep.
The song was relaxing, calming, and yet, oddly uplifting. In fact, hearing it, Inna couldn't help but smile as she relaxed. Soon, she noticed that the pain in her toes gradually turned numb. A few seconds passed of her just simply listening intently to the music and she finally figured out the patterns and the rhythmn in the song. Then, when she felt that the time was right, she decided to start her dance.
In sync with the slow rhythm of the music, she inhaled as she started her slow and calm movements.
She started the 'dance' with her favorite pose, Padmasana. Then, after closing her eyes and slowly breathing in and out, she made silky and elegant movements as she proceeded to the Ardha Matsyendrasana pose.
Yes, her dance is just a simple routine of yoga that she does every day back when she still lived with Solomon in the Sun Breeze Mansion.
Her 'dance' consisted of poses that started easy but ended up to her having to lift her whole body using only her hands. She took great care not to let her weight shift on her injured foot as she proceeded to do pose after poses.
In her dance, she stays in a certain pose then she inhales and exhales for a few seconds before shifting to another pose. The only thing that makes her yoga routine be passed off as a dance was due to her making her transition between poses looking like an actual dance move. Like she's some sort of acrobat.
She got rid of necessary and hesitant movements as she moved, making her 'dance' looking precise and 'planned.' Then, she also made sure to match the music to her movements. By following the rhythm of the music, she knows that there will be a sudden shift in the note, so she uses that time to break off her original pose to go unto the next.
Since the music gave out a calming feeling and was very slow in its rhythm, it helped her dance looked more beautiful and exotic towards the people watching.
Everyone, including even Professor Gnarly, had to stare at wonder as they tried to figure out how she could possibly bend her body at strange angles with no effort at all. Although most of the audience didn't like Inna, they couldn't help but admit that her 'dance', despite being strange, it was oddly tantalizing as well. They saw her do moves that made them wonder whether she truly had bones....
... or whether she was actually human!
Overall, for the Molian students who never ever saw nor done yoga their whole lives, they treated Inna's dance as the strangest yet most beautiful and most calm dance they have ever seen anyone do. Most dances would bring forth strong emotions like anger, grief, happiness, and fear. But in Inna's dance, they simply felt at peace and relaxed looking at her while listening to the music.
When Inna finished her last pose, she slowly stood up straight and fixed her robe. She was about to bow to officially end her makeshift yoga dance when suddenly, she felt a wave of dizziness in her head. Her vision became unfocused as she slowly felt herself getting weak.
Next thing she knew, everything went black and she fell harshly on the ground.
Every one sucked in a breath as they looked at Inna with shock in their eyes. The sight of her limp figure on the stage made them furrow their brows.
Wasn't she just alright a few seconds ago?
They all wondered as they looked at each other for some kind of explanation. Meanwhile, on the stage, Drona scrambled to Inna's side as she tried to make sense of what just happened. Being a Priestess, she grew up learning about different kinds of illnesses so she was confident in her skills in pinpointingwhat was wrong with Inna.