Chapter 6: Visions in Blindness
Umi entered the glade slowly in reverence for the great wisdom and power it contained. If she had not been entranced by the sacred spring she probably could have heard a sound not dissimilar to a church choir humming very faraway. The whole area seemed blessed by a higher power.
Umi walked over to the pool floating in the air and looked down at it. The water seemed to ripple with serenity as if to invite her in. She climbed the large stone beside it and without even really considering her actions dived into it.
…and she fell. She fell for what seemed like an eternity. She fell through the darkness. The water around her wasn't too cold or too hot. In fact, it didn't feel like water at all but emptiness. Slowly Umi relaxed and her eyes began to close and her mind began to open.
**FLASH**
…and she was bombarded by a downpour of red and white feathers engulfing her body…
**FLASH**
…and she was in a room with people she seemed to know but she couldn't quit remember. They seemed to be quarreling but everything was blurry…
**FLASH**
…and she saw a statue of three men standing together in front of the great palace…
**FLASH**
…and she saw Presea when she was creating the Magic Knights' swords, but it was happening in reverse…
**FLASH**
…and she saw her parents whom Umi had had to battle replica's of to gain her chunk of the legendary ore, escudo…
**FLASH**
Umi opened her eyes and she was right side up, but when he looked down she discovered that nothing was beneath her giving support. She would have been shocked but the feeling was overcome by a greater shock when she looked up to discover a large piece of escudo floating in front of her. It glowed and then slowly melted away until only a small glazed sphere was left. The sphere circled Umi and then touched her neck.
**FLASH**
The next thing Umi knew, she was laying on the ground right outside the spring.
"What?" she wondered to herself while she got to her feet. As she did, she felt something bounce against her neck. She looked down to find the escudo on a chain around her neck.
The blue haired beauty pondered over this as she began to walk away. As she left the grove, however, Umi noticed a familiar mound of dirt.