Hey guys so it's been awhile I have 2 chapters done, but I haven't had time to type it. So here it is.
*Bella's P.O.V*
When I woke up everyone else was also just waking, but everything had changed. The room our necklaces and our appearances. Cleo's necklace was a dark blue only a few shades darker than the original, Rikki's a fire red. Emma's was a pale almost white blue, and mine a emerald green. The boy's necklaces had changed color too. Will's was silver, and Lewis' purple. Ash's had turned turquoise and Zane's a sunshine yellow. Everyone had hair streaks and eyes that matched there necklaces. The girls also had gold henea and the boys silver. But all off this was only there for a moment before it disappeared.
The room layout had also changed. The blue stone had moved and been replaced by a stone table like the one upstairs. The glowing blue stone could be seen down a side passage. The room was also surrounded in bookshelves stacked high with books paper and scrolls.I assessed this all in about 10 seconds, before a deep voice began speaking at a steady rate.
"You are worthy" it repeated this until Rikki got annoyed and spoke.
"Worthy of what?" she asked, the voice seemed to laugh.
" I welcome you Ahi, Tipu, Ika, Hakarer, Hiriua, Tarai, Taugata, and Makata" as the voice spoke the individual being spoken off was forced to raise their hand. The order was, Rikki, Me, Cleo, Emma, Ash, Will, Zane, and finally the same order for each person the voice spoke again. "You must use your powers over fire, plants, animals, ice, earth, tides, humans, and magic, to rebuild this great city and find others like yourself."
"Ok information overload here can you explain?" Ash asked.
"Welcome to Atlantis" the voice said. "You must bring Whatawhiti and Aroha here" then the voice stopped, and out a very old man he must have been at least a hundred.
"I'm Nathaniel the last living heir of Atlantis I was scribed to the council almost 1000 years ago I have been waiting a long time for you" he said.
"What about Gracie Julia and Luisa?" Emma asked.
"This is the book that's just what it's called I wrote most of it and it tells the story of Atlantis" he said opening the book. "Why don't we start with the most important things first? Whatawhiti means transmute and you know her I assume?" he asked
"Yes of course Crystal" Cleo said.
"Your names are titles more than names. Each council member who has ever lived has taken the masculine or feminine title of their element, In fact the voice you heard was Prince Ahie" Nathaniel said. "I must also tell you about your kamali's" he continued, lifting his own purple stone from his neck, "Each color represents a different element, there is a whole chapter in the book about it, which you can read on your own at a later date, but for now I will summarize it for you" he said. " The book is in Atlantean, or as it is called today, Maori, don't worry though, you will all be able to speak Atlantean by tomorrow. It is part of the change" he explained. Just than my phone buzzed.
"How do you all of a sudden have cell reception out here?" I asked taking out my phone.
" It is your kamales, they are a power source" he said. I checked my phone, it was a text from Thomas.
'Where are you? Sound check starts in five minutes.'
" who is it Bells?" Will asked.
"It's Thomas, I am late for practice" I said.
"You can't leave yet" Nathaniel said concerned. So I replied to Thomas with the puking emoji.
"Will try to make it in time for the gig. Start without me."
"Okay, they won't bother me" I said. Will looked over my shoulder to see what I wrote and laughed.
"Now we need to get started" Nathaniel said. "Your kmalis are sacred stones that help each of you to focus power" Nathaniel explained. "All mers receive one when they turn five years of age because that is when they begin to be able to exhibit powers. The stones help them to develop and control those powers."
"As children, they have the powers of their parents by default, however at age 18, under a full moon they must touch the great stone in order to reveal the fixed power that they will have from then on" he continued. If you allow your kamali's get to full of power, or remove them, you will develop the streaks and eyes and the henna. Royals can make these physical changes occur at will, however they can not make the changes disappear. In short when royals, that is the eight of you as well as your two peers wear these kamalis you can make the changes to your appearance occur at will" he explained. "In order to release power from a kamali, a mer of over 18 years of age must place it in direct contact with the great stone."
"What does power over humans mean?" Zane asked. Nathaniel smiled and explained. "You each have a primary job based on your assigned power, your power is mind control over humans and thusly your job is human relations" he explained. "Okay, that makes sense, Zane said, as Rikki, thinking about what Zane might do with his power let out a gasp and facepalmed.
We spent another hour there, learning all we could about Atlantis and how it had come to fall. Before we left Nathaniel gave us each a few items and made us swear to return the next day. Lewis received a spell book, Emma an ice staff, Rikki a fire wand, Ash and Zane each received a sword and Will he presented with a water staff. As for me, a small bag with magical plant dust. We also each received set of clothes which we were told was royal Atlantean clothing. Each of us girls had a dress with slits running from our ankles to our thighs colored the same as our elements. The boys all had a suit of metal armour. Nathaniel promised to explain more to us the following day and we departed for the mainland.
OK so that's the end of this chapter there will be another one real soon as I said at the beginning as soon as I have time to type I up I apologize for the delay I have been sick.