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Gods Blessed.
Truths-Chapter 6
by Sorceress.
The Palace contained many halls and rooms that on one used any more.
One such room was located at the top of a seemingly sealed off tower.
In the tower room a dull flash signaled the arrival of the duo.
Al staggered a bit, not from her weight but from all the energy he had
used. Looking around he made out the outline of a bed in the dark.
Placing her on the bed he made sure she wouldn't roll onto her back.
Carefully he peered through a crack in the shutters and was relived to
see the sun was almost set.
Looking back at Serena he was surprised when Zeus suddenly appeared
beside the bed. With a flick of his fingers the wall torches were burning
brightly. Looking closely at her back he grimaced. Slowly he ran his
hand over her back and healed her injuries, until they were no more than
minor scars.
"Sir?" Al asked stepping forward.
Zeus slowly looked up to stare him directly in the eyes. "What is it you
want to know?"
"If you don't mind sir. Why do you trouble yourself so over a mortal
child? You even gave me extra abilities so I could better care for her."
"I trouble myself so because she is my child. To ensure her happiness
and survival I have broken many laws and created many others."
Suddenly she let loose a scream. "Xander!!"
Zeus was immediately at her side. "Shhhh. It's O.K. Xander's safe. No
one can hurt him any more."
"Zeus. What happened to Alexander?" Al asked softly moving to stand
from where Zeus was sitting on the bed.
Zeus heaved a great sigh, seeming very old and tired to Al. "Just before
their ship exploded I tried to save him. Unfortunately when I tried to
transport him to safety his physical body was destroyed."
"But how? Was he not you son also?"
At Al questions he looked wry. "No he wasn't. His father was a mortal
king." Brushing some hair out of Serena's face he stood. "It was not his
time to die, but with his body destroyed he remained simply a soul. The
only reason that he doesn't now reside in the Aleutian Fields is her.
Even the fates could not completely take him away."
"Where is his soul now?"
"In a crystal she has yet to find." Looking Al in the eyes he became
deadly serious. "Protect her as I can't until her mother finds her." With
that he was gone leaving Al much confused.
Rolling over Serena let out a low moan. "Man alive. Did something
explode right behind me? I feel like a castle was dropped on my back."
Sliding off the bed she began stretching. Realizing where she was she
froze. "How in Hades domain did I get here?"
Stepping out of the shadows Al moved behind her. "I brought you
here!"
Spinning around she expected a horse and was surprised to see a man.
"Al? Who, wha', when, where....hung?"
Laughing he gave her a hug. "It's good to hear you haven't lost your
gift for gab."
"Peal off you mental case." Pushing him away she glared at him. "All
right you nut bag where are we?"
"We are in the highest place tower. It's been supposedly sealed off and
is refused to as forbidden tower. Now before the queen falls asleep can
we go talk with her?"
"Just how are we going to find her? It's not as if we have a map of this
place." When he shrugged she threw up her hands in defeat. She was
about to say something about his lack of intelligence when she was an
old trunk. "Maybe something in there will help." Kneeling in front of it
she ran her hand over the intricate carvings that covered it.
"Must have been, but I don't think so. I mean look at the carvings." At
his blank look she began naming some of them. "Here's Hermese and
Aphrodite, Ares and Chronos. I think that's Hades and Poseidon.
There's Gaea and Uranus. You see what I mean, even Zeus and Selene
have their symbols on it."
Finally her curiosity got the better of her and Serena opened it. Inside
the chest lay treasures that took her breath away. It' seemed that the
inside was ten times the size of the outside for the sheer amount that
was in it. "Definitely not just some lord's." She murmured lifting out a
beautiful long bow.
Glancing from the bow to the chest's contents she glimpsed a small gold
bracelet. Mesmerized by the tiny object she handed Al the bow. Slowly
and carefully she picked it up and smiled at the diamond lightening bolt.
Flipping it over she was confused at the inscription so she showed it to
Al. "What does it mean by halfling?"
Trying hard not to laugh he shrugged. "I don't know, but I'll wager that
everything in there is meant for you."
"Maybe so." Seeming to agree with the idea she put on the bracelet. The
diamond emitted a small flash and her eyes cleared.
*It's about time.* Blinking in confusion she recognized the voice. *It's
good to know you haven't forgotten me.*
*Forget you! You're the only thing I can remember, even mom and dad
are a blur.*
*Geez Rena I'm sorry.* He sounded genuinely miserable about the fact.
"Don't be Xander, I'm not. Let's forget about all that. Right now I need
to find a way to the Queen's chambers.* Looking into the chest she
scowled confusing Al.
*I can help you get there. One of these scrolls is a map of this place.*
Using her hand he picked up a half hidden scroll. *This should be the
right one.*
*Later you're going to have to tell me how you know all this stuff.*
With his laughter ringing in her mind she unrolled the scroll. "Bingo. We
have a winner. Now if we can understand the writing we can make our
way to her chamber."
Giving her a strange look Al moved to look over her shoulder. "No
wonder you can't understand it. The writing is in Lunari."
*Lunari?* She asked her silent companion.
*Yah. It's spoken by the people from the moon. Your first language.*
She felt him moving around in the back of her head. *If I could just find
your memories of the language I could unlock them for you.* This was
followed by a string of curses that would have made any guard proud.
*Ah ha! Here we go!*
Blinking Serena smiled as the writing began making sense. Locating
where they were she quickly found the Queen's chambers. "O.K. let's
go. It's getting late and we should be on guard not standing around
gabbing."
When Al just stood there staring at her she grabbed his hand and pulled
him after her. "But how? Three second ago you couldn't understand a
word on that page?!"
"Easy. Xander released by memories of the language."
"You mean he's with you right now?" He demanded stopping in mid
step.
"Yes he is now hush and don't fall behind. You don't want to get lost in
these tunnels." With that she continued walking silently laughing at how
stupid men could be at times.
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OOOOH! Too, too short. I had wanted to make this one longer but no everyone
has to go and rearrange my weekend.
Oh well at least I got this out. Hope it answers a few of your questions.
Next week should be better for writing. As long as no one rearranges my
schedule again.
Thank you everyone who continues to read my stories and write to me even
though I am incredibly slow at this.
Come visit me at:
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/8580/
Oh yah my e-mail has changed if you didn't get my e-mail. It's now:
the.sorceress@home.com
{We zoom in to see a figure hunched over a strange key board. Her
eyes are blood shot and her hair is standing on end. "Eureka! I've done
it! I've finally managed to write something good!" Giving a huge yawn
she stretches and falls asleep with her face on the key board. Zooming
out of the room we understand why our writer seems somewhat dazed
and confused.}
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Insert Favorite Disclaimer Here
Gods Blessed.
Truths-Chapter 6
by Sorceress.
The Palace contained many halls and rooms that on one used any more.
One such room was located at the top of a seemingly sealed off tower.
In the tower room a dull flash signaled the arrival of the duo.
Al staggered a bit, not from her weight but from all the energy he had
used. Looking around he made out the outline of a bed in the dark.
Placing her on the bed he made sure she wouldn't roll onto her back.
Carefully he peered through a crack in the shutters and was relived to
see the sun was almost set.
Looking back at Serena he was surprised when Zeus suddenly appeared
beside the bed. With a flick of his fingers the wall torches were burning
brightly. Looking closely at her back he grimaced. Slowly he ran his
hand over her back and healed her injuries, until they were no more than
minor scars.
"Sir?" Al asked stepping forward.
Zeus slowly looked up to stare him directly in the eyes. "What is it you
want to know?"
"If you don't mind sir. Why do you trouble yourself so over a mortal
child? You even gave me extra abilities so I could better care for her."
"I trouble myself so because she is my child. To ensure her happiness
and survival I have broken many laws and created many others."
Suddenly she let loose a scream. "Xander!!"
Zeus was immediately at her side. "Shhhh. It's O.K. Xander's safe. No
one can hurt him any more."
"Zeus. What happened to Alexander?" Al asked softly moving to stand
from where Zeus was sitting on the bed.
Zeus heaved a great sigh, seeming very old and tired to Al. "Just before
their ship exploded I tried to save him. Unfortunately when I tried to
transport him to safety his physical body was destroyed."
"But how? Was he not you son also?"
At Al questions he looked wry. "No he wasn't. His father was a mortal
king." Brushing some hair out of Serena's face he stood. "It was not his
time to die, but with his body destroyed he remained simply a soul. The
only reason that he doesn't now reside in the Aleutian Fields is her.
Even the fates could not completely take him away."
"Where is his soul now?"
"In a crystal she has yet to find." Looking Al in the eyes he became
deadly serious. "Protect her as I can't until her mother finds her." With
that he was gone leaving Al much confused.
Rolling over Serena let out a low moan. "Man alive. Did something
explode right behind me? I feel like a castle was dropped on my back."
Sliding off the bed she began stretching. Realizing where she was she
froze. "How in Hades domain did I get here?"
Stepping out of the shadows Al moved behind her. "I brought you
here!"
Spinning around she expected a horse and was surprised to see a man.
"Al? Who, wha', when, where....hung?"
Laughing he gave her a hug. "It's good to hear you haven't lost your
gift for gab."
"Peal off you mental case." Pushing him away she glared at him. "All
right you nut bag where are we?"
"We are in the highest place tower. It's been supposedly sealed off and
is refused to as forbidden tower. Now before the queen falls asleep can
we go talk with her?"
"Just how are we going to find her? It's not as if we have a map of this
place." When he shrugged she threw up her hands in defeat. She was
about to say something about his lack of intelligence when she was an
old trunk. "Maybe something in there will help." Kneeling in front of it
she ran her hand over the intricate carvings that covered it.
"Must have been, but I don't think so. I mean look at the carvings." At
his blank look she began naming some of them. "Here's Hermese and
Aphrodite, Ares and Chronos. I think that's Hades and Poseidon.
There's Gaea and Uranus. You see what I mean, even Zeus and Selene
have their symbols on it."
Finally her curiosity got the better of her and Serena opened it. Inside
the chest lay treasures that took her breath away. It' seemed that the
inside was ten times the size of the outside for the sheer amount that
was in it. "Definitely not just some lord's." She murmured lifting out a
beautiful long bow.
Glancing from the bow to the chest's contents she glimpsed a small gold
bracelet. Mesmerized by the tiny object she handed Al the bow. Slowly
and carefully she picked it up and smiled at the diamond lightening bolt.
Flipping it over she was confused at the inscription so she showed it to
Al. "What does it mean by halfling?"
Trying hard not to laugh he shrugged. "I don't know, but I'll wager that
everything in there is meant for you."
"Maybe so." Seeming to agree with the idea she put on the bracelet. The
diamond emitted a small flash and her eyes cleared.
*It's about time.* Blinking in confusion she recognized the voice. *It's
good to know you haven't forgotten me.*
*Forget you! You're the only thing I can remember, even mom and dad
are a blur.*
*Geez Rena I'm sorry.* He sounded genuinely miserable about the fact.
"Don't be Xander, I'm not. Let's forget about all that. Right now I need
to find a way to the Queen's chambers.* Looking into the chest she
scowled confusing Al.
*I can help you get there. One of these scrolls is a map of this place.*
Using her hand he picked up a half hidden scroll. *This should be the
right one.*
*Later you're going to have to tell me how you know all this stuff.*
With his laughter ringing in her mind she unrolled the scroll. "Bingo. We
have a winner. Now if we can understand the writing we can make our
way to her chamber."
Giving her a strange look Al moved to look over her shoulder. "No
wonder you can't understand it. The writing is in Lunari."
*Lunari?* She asked her silent companion.
*Yah. It's spoken by the people from the moon. Your first language.*
She felt him moving around in the back of her head. *If I could just find
your memories of the language I could unlock them for you.* This was
followed by a string of curses that would have made any guard proud.
*Ah ha! Here we go!*
Blinking Serena smiled as the writing began making sense. Locating
where they were she quickly found the Queen's chambers. "O.K. let's
go. It's getting late and we should be on guard not standing around
gabbing."
When Al just stood there staring at her she grabbed his hand and pulled
him after her. "But how? Three second ago you couldn't understand a
word on that page?!"
"Easy. Xander released by memories of the language."
"You mean he's with you right now?" He demanded stopping in mid
step.
"Yes he is now hush and don't fall behind. You don't want to get lost in
these tunnels." With that she continued walking silently laughing at how
stupid men could be at times.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OOOOH! Too, too short. I had wanted to make this one longer but no everyone
has to go and rearrange my weekend.
Oh well at least I got this out. Hope it answers a few of your questions.
Next week should be better for writing. As long as no one rearranges my
schedule again.
Thank you everyone who continues to read my stories and write to me even
though I am incredibly slow at this.
Come visit me at:
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/8580/
Oh yah my e-mail has changed if you didn't get my e-mail. It's now:
the.sorceress@home.com
{We zoom in to see a figure hunched over a strange key board. Her
eyes are blood shot and her hair is standing on end. "Eureka! I've done
it! I've finally managed to write something good!" Giving a huge yawn
she stretches and falls asleep with her face on the key board. Zooming
out of the room we understand why our writer seems somewhat dazed
and confused.}
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