In the grand hall deep within the palace of Atlantis.A man not so tall neither short stood in front of a big framed painting and behind a big golden throne.He had a well decorated crown on his head. And he was ceremoniously dressed. He stood before the framed painting. His eyes scanning every inch of it. It was a painting of Man sitting on a throne with a woman standing behind him, and two children in front at his feet.On the faces of both adults, was a smile and on the children's faces was fondness. As he looked at this picture and felt ever so drawn to it. So much so that he stretched his hands just to touch its frame. He closed his eyes that seemed so aged and his thoughts could not help but remember a time when the smiles in this picture was his reality. A time when playing the role of a father and a king did not have to collide but rather moved as one. When the crown on his head did not give him such a strained option, and his life was enviable at all.Sometimes, he felt
As Ramond left the presence of the king. Just as he went through the doors, yet another person was coming to see the king. This was a person that could come and leave at her will.The moment Ramond saw her, he bowed in salutation. But she did not even spare him a glance in return.However just as she passed by him, her nose twiched as it caught a very particular but faint scent.Her eyes immediately moved in the direction of that scent. She saw that it was coming from the cup he was carrying. Pretending not to notice even though her thoughts at the moment ran fast, she walked majestically through the doors.The sound of coughing welcomed her into the hall.The moment the king saw her, he stood to his feet to welcome her."Ahh! Lady Esther, you grace me with your presence..."She lifted a hand to stop him."You may sit. I am not here to listen to you sing my praises."She lifted a brow, "I am here for important MATTERS!"The king sat up right in his throne."And what important matter
The time had finally arrived.Tiny stood in front of the device. The same one she had to visit frequently since she got back to Atlantis. But this time around, it was not in the under ground submerged district.The device had been moved here. In had been moved to the upper Atlas district.At the moment, she was in the highest, biggest and widest tower in all of Atlantis. The one magnificent tower that was at its center. This tower was the same one that supplied the whole underworld island with light. This Tower was called Atlas Fist. It was named in respect to Atlas's brave act of holding up the heavens in the stories. As it was and has always been for hundreds of years, this Tower held on its tip the one thing keeping this underwater world alive. It held an artificially made sun.Currently, they were in the middle of the tower.The room was over two hundred meters wide and over another three hundred meters long.At its center stood a thick robust pillar that stood directly at th
It had become dark in all of Atlantis. People on the streets stopped to look in the direction of the artificial Sun.Men, women and children looked on. Some through their windows and others through their doors. This was the sign. The Futon festival had started, and all of Atlantis was aware.However, for some people, it was a sign."The sun has darkened Elder Caleb. It is time we move." Aesir bowed to Elder Caleb."Yes it is time. Let's go!"Aesir gave the order down the line and the men and women if Ebora were immediately summoned.....Just then, as Prince August held tight to the Trident as he directed it's energy into Tiny's body. He could see that her body had started to glow and slowly crystalize.Then all saw as someone moves behind the prince and suddenly, the sound of a blade piercing flesh was heard.The prince as he looked at his sister immediately turned his gaze to look at where the sound had come from.Surprisingly, it was from him. At the moment, a knife was sticking o
The moment the voice went out, a Zodiac gate appeared and a ship came out of it. It was the same one that Derek and his friends had used to come to Atlantis.Derek stood on top of it while the ship's guns were directed to those holding weapons.Lydia pushed a button in the ship and it's front muzzles let lose a rain of fire. The men from the Ebora fired back and the entire hall was officially plunged into chaos.Derek jumped down the ship and went straight for Tiny. He hurriedly unbuckled the straps holding her in place.But before he could get her out, he had to doge to the side.A blade had come for his head.It was from Mr Woody. And the blade was not on his hand but rather an extension of his body.*Clank*The blade made home at the side of the tube. But because of the hard substance that was used to make it, the blade could not be removed.Derek rolled over to the side. Jumping up, he used his legs to kick Mr Woody right in the chest.He made an attempt again, but had to back
Elder Caleb bursted out of the rubble on the floor. His beautiful red robe torn here and there. He held his robe from the chest, and in one intense pull, he ripped it off. His well carved bulging lean muscles that been hiding under all that clothing had been revealed for all to see.On the left side of his chest was a rune that slightly resembled a dragon."Shit!"Esther cursed out loud the moment she saw it. "What the hell is wrong with these noble families and enhancing humans.Farida saw that the Bishop had risen and immediately went a bout with him. The two threw punches that made home on each other's faces. Meanwhile, Derek rushed back to free Tiny. The Elder caught sight of this from the corner of his eyes.The moment the elder saw this, he threw a punch in Derek's direction. This punch was a special one. It was compressed air.It hit Derek away. The elder sent two more Derek's way and Derek immediately made a rune wall in front of him, but the wall was broken after the first o
Without saying any more, the elder ran straight for Esther. Farida that he had hit to a corner earlier on, streched her hand to make runes in front of him, but he broke through them like there were glass.He threw a very heavy punch that caused a loud noise as it went through the air. Derek and Esther were before that punch.*Boom*"DEREK!!!" Tiny screamed in worry. And even Lydia and Madeline were struck with worry.Gravels and dust went up in the air. The elder had a smirk on his face, but before he could relish in his joy, the dust did him the favour of clearing up a bit.His eyes contracted in surprise. Before him was something he never would have ever imagined. With all the momentum he had come with. With all that pressure and and all that force, it had made no effect.His big hand was blocked in place by Esther. Her small statue a striking contrast to his big muscular frame.Her petite hand holding firmly his fist in place. She had blocked that attack with just a hand."I don't
The lieutenant looked to the sky. He could not believe what he was seeing. one might think it was something from pictures in a book or mythical from stories but before him, it was reality.A series of high-pitched whistling notes was heard.For a slight second there, every sword, knife, gun pointed, spear or any weapon stopped in it's assault.Every body looked up in the sky. And then, the chaos continued, except that it was not the way it was before were every body was fighting each other. Now, they were running for their lives. Two big beasts landed from the sky. They were made entirely of Yellow glowing aura. One was a chimera and the other a Cerberus.One was a mythical creature known for its three heads of lion, snake and goat that vomited fire, poison and gas respectively.While the other was a beast that the legendary stories proclaimed was a guardian of the gates of hell itself. A giant three headed dog of pure chaos.These two beasts made home in the battle field and start
"Welcome Madeline, we have been waiting for you!" A voice whispered and she turned about to the sound of the voice.There stood a very tall slim woman. She had on a white crop top that revealed her very slim waist leadingdown to her white blouse. She had a pair of glasses on, and she smiled sweetly to Madeline."Where I'm I!?...And who are you!?" Madeline asked."Follow me! I'll explain" she said, gesturing to Madeline a path that opened up in front of them.Madeline frowned and at first did not want to, but still followed behind the woman taking gentle steps.Through a yellow path in-between trees that surprisingly had both carrots and cabbages growing on them, to a hut on a hill side. Madeline followed, while her eyes examed her environment with nothing but wonder and surprise.At the small hut, the woman entered, and then she gestured for Madeline to follow. Although she did not want to, she had no choice and followed.Madeline thought that her sense of reality was warped because
Aesir willed and his sword acted as an assist as it went straight for the bird's other wing.*Caw!*The eagle screamed in pain. Manila ran straight for it. And mounting it's back, she delivered a crushing blow to its neck.*Caw!* It screamed again. However, she did not stop for a bit and after the fourth blow, the eagle passed out. Derek and Aesir stared at her in surprise as she slowly stood from the eagle's back. She made fierce eye contact with Derek and then looked away. Aesir turned to Derek with a brow up, and Derek raised his hands in surrender, "what I'm innocent. I swear!" "Of course you are." Aesir smiled and walked away.Manila began work immediately. The plan was to use the bird as a distraction for the scorpions so that they could pass.The best way to do this would be for them to make sure that the beast could no longer pick up flight.Manila was unsurprisingly skilled at this. She cut out the feathers of the beast.Aesir and Derek also joined her and helped. Soon eno
"Exactly! So if you can't solve them, why bother about them? Yet, before you lies a problem that deserves you immediate attention which you can or at least try solving. But you are too concerned with the rabbits in the wild to realize that you should first deal with the one on your plate." Priestess Ada adviced.She smiled and walked away, "Don't forget, listen as a passerby and it will flow naturally." Madeline watched the back of the old lady leaving as the words she had just spoken played again and again in her head. She sat crossed leg once more as she continually told herself to let go. Her eyes closed tightly and suddenly the thoughts as expected came once more.This time around, she decided not to quiet it or silence it. Rather she let it flow naturally.At first she couldn't help but be swept up in the thoughts and the different scenarios they played. Some even ended in tragedy. And this made her ache in worry. This was a disadvantage of over active thinks. A disadvantage t
Derek could not help but look at them and observe them. These were not like the scorpions he knew from earth. For one, they produced webbings from their tail end. Also, there seemed to be very organized and particularly busy.Some of them were bigger, but those big ones were few. And from the looks of it, they monitored the activities of the smaller ones. These creatures were hard at work building it seemed."Scorpion colony! We will have to navigate round them." Manila spoke."Navigate?" Aesir asked, "how far are we talking of?"She pointed to the hill far in the distance. "That far? But that will take at least an extra day off our schedule." Derek added."Yeah! It will. But it will be far better than to have those things have our scent. Cause ones they do, they will follow us for a very long time." Manila advised."Hmmm. Is there no way to distract them?" Derek asked."Well, there are a couple of ways that could work. However, we don't even have the necessary materials to make tha
Madeline nodded her head in understanding to Chief Sasha's words."So what does this have to do with aura?" Madeline asked."Well! Every thing." She picked up another stone from the ground, "according to your definition of aura, then aura is this object in your hands. And has stated earlier, it weighs you down over time." Chief Sasha turned and threw the stone into the water, then she turned once more and slowly released her aura, "However, if you understand that all it is, is an extension of your body, then behold the weight is gone. After all, your hands have always been attached to the rest of your body and you don't hear them complaining."Those words suddenly stroke difference to Madeline. She felt like she was at a state where she wanted to understand. In fact, the enlightenment was just Infront of her, however, it was a yard bit out of reach.She even sat on the ground as she tried to think hard on Chief Sasha's words. However, for the first time in a while, her brain was una
"huh!?" Madeline could not believe what she was hearing."Don't worry! I am not as weak or fragile as you think. I am sure you noticed that we are a small tribe. Yet, we have survived for so long with terrible neighbors such as the Kaka tribe. Although we rarely bring out our full force, we are definitely not weak." Chief Sasha smirked a bit.Madeline nodded and then she commanded the Cerberus to attack. The beast used one of its paws and a heavy blow landed on the chief. *Bam* Some where within the carven, Priestess Ada was attending to a pregnant woman when she heard the boom of the attack. She raised her head and sighed, "So the the training has started."She pretended not to hear it and continue with the pregnant woman in front of her.....Meanwhile, Madeline was panicking. There was a lot of dust and it was difficult for her to see what had happened. As far as she was concerned,she had crushed the chief."Chief Sasha!" She called out in a low tone. Afraid that her eyes might m
A few hours later, Derek ,Aesir and Milan said their good byes as they started their journey to the Gaka tribe.However, before they did Priestess Ada had come to see Derek one more time."Please take care of yourself properly Repono. And if there is absolutely anything you need, do not hesitate to contact me. I maybe far from you, but some of the things I can do will very much amaze you."Once she said this, she touched behind his ear and Derek clearly felt another radio rune added to the one he already had.Radio runes were special but not ominipresent. One had to be within a certain range for it to be used.Derek knew that If she was giving him one, then it meant that she was sure of reaching him as far away as even the Gaka tribe.A sudden realization hit Derek. One that he had not thought of before. Priestess Ada was a Familiar. Which meant that she could also weave runes.He remembered his experience at the cave when he first came and the one that had happen during the fight aga
"And what might the main dish be?" Milan asked with raised brows. Chief Sasha did not exactly know how to have this talk with her daughter. But she knew that she had to. "Erm... Milan how old are you now?" "I am nineteen now!" Milan replied, "but in a couple of months, I'll be twenty." "Oh! That's nice. That's around the same age I was when I had you. Oh, how I remember it like it was only yesterday. That was the happiest day of my life. You were so little and so adorable. Your butt was not this big and chest this full then. It was all so..." "Mother!!!" Milan stopped her. Her cheeks had become red from embarrassment. "Just go straight to the point. Please!" Chief Sasha laughed a bit, "okay! I understand you are a big girl now." She sighed and then laughed some more. Apparently, she was still rolling down memory lane. "So tell me. What do you think about that Master Writer?" Chief Sasha asked. "Huh!?" This question had taken Milan off guard. "What do you mean mother?" "I mean
Meanwhile, back at the mountain that belonged to the Waka tribe, Derek sat crossed legged in a cave assigned to him. This cave was by far a better one than the one he had and his friends had been sharing on first arrival. Also it was decorated appropriately and it even had a bed in the middle made of several animal fur. Derek had already given out instruction that he would loved to be left alone for a while, if not the entrance to this place would have been crowded by people. With rumours of the tribe having a writer as a guest, every body wanted to meet him. Also, tales of his marvelous feat from the battle earlier in the day had reached their ears.He was as good as a god to them at this point. At the entrance of the cave already lay all sorts of gifts for him. However, Derek was not all that interested in playing messiah at the moment. He just had too much on his mind. Too much problems that needed his attention. One of which was the pressing matter that both his women were mis