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Author Note: Okay I am not very happy. My stupid computer is out to get me and so far it's succeeding. I don't know what I do but it seems to enjoy crashing, freezing and whatever else it can think of doing while I am on it. Any way, here is the fifth chapter to Heart of Atlantis. Enjoy!
Heart of Atlantis
Chapter Five: Journey to Atlantis
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Koenma finally got a portal opened to the sea after a lot of shouting and several random objects being telekinetically hurled at people and into walls. The Reikai Tantei was not at all pleased to be going all the way to Atlantis.
"How do you plan on getting us to Atlantis?" Yusuke asked.
"Look out there," Amara pointed out to the sea, "Tell me what you see."
"Uh... I see some stupid dolphins." Kuwabara answered. Amara glared at the insult to her creatures.
"Those 'stupid dolphins' are what is going to haul your lazy ass to Atlantis." She snapped.
"Princess, how will we breathe on our way down to Atlantis?" Kurama asked.
"That is what these are for." Amara said as she pulled out four aquamarine crystals. She held her hand palm up and using her telekinesis, the four crystals spread out to the four boys so that they hovered in front of their faces. "These are Atlantian crystals. They will not only allow you to breathe underwater but they will also gain you entrance into Atlantis. You see Atlantis will only become visible if you wear an Atlantian crystal. The barrier around Atlantis is set up so that Atlantis is like another dimension, one that co-exists with the ningens world. Submarines could pass right through Atlantis and not even know it. That is why Atlantis still remains hidden to ningens even after all these centuries." Amara explained. She moved her hand forward causing the necklaces to drape around their necks.
"How do we get to the dolphins?" Kuwabara asked.
"Watch." Amara stepped forward and spread out her arms. The water followed her movements, leaving only dry sand and a path leading directly to the five awaiting dolphins. The boys just looked at each other and followed her out to the dolphins. "These will take as all the way to Atlantis. Atlantis is about a two day journey since we will have to rest at night."
"Why must we stop at night?" Hiei asked.
"Various reasons. One, there are many dangers that lurk in the shadows that would very easily sneak up on you without you even knowing it until it sinks its teeth into your flesh. Two, the dolphins will need to rest for a little while after fighting against the tides and underwater currents. That is why." Amara answered the koorime.
"How dangerous can some fish be?" Yusuke asked.
"Very dangerous. Have you ever heard of sea serpents and giant squid?" They nodded their heads; "Well there are creatures even more deadly than that out in that deep sea. It's hard to believe that beneath it's glassy surface, lays a world of gliding monsters." She said as she looked out into the vast expanse of the blue ocean.
"Fine have it your way, Princess." Yusuke mumbled.
"Thank you, I will. Now hop on and we will start on our journey." Amara and the rest slid onto their mounts. Dolphins had an aqua colored tear drop on their foreheads. They also had a bridal of sorts on them.
Amara closed the pathway she had opened and the warm water surrounded them. Amara led the way into the deep ocean. The ride was silent for a little while. No one really knew what they could say. What was there that could be said anyway?
"Princess, do you know how to defeat Nicodemus?" Kurama asked after a while of silence.
"No. My father was the one to tell me the legend of Nicodemus. It always seemed painful for him to tell the story but he would always tell me it regardless when I was little. But he never told me how he was sealed away, only that the women was extremely brave and that he would never forget her."
"What of your mother?" Hiei asked. He had never heard her mention her mother only her father.
"I never knew my mother. My father said that she died when I was little. I can't remember anything about her, not even what she looked like. It's almost as if she never existed. When I asked my father he would only say that I look just like her and would probably follow right in her footsteps, but he would also say that he did not want me to meet the same fate as her. He never told me how she died though." Amara said in a sad voice.
"Why can't you ask your father to tell you more about the legend?" Yusuke asked.
"Because my father was killed by someone. All that we have to go on is what I already know and what happened in my dream."
"What could you gather from your dream?" Kurama asked.
"Not much. The dream is rather foggy and all that I can see is a woman that looks a lot like me. She tells me to stay back and a bright light comes from her then the dream moves on to a different time setting and it's me facing Nicodemus and there are three boys standing in the background and one standing right beside me. My aura flares and that is where the dream ends. So really all that I know from that is there are four others who are supposed to help me defeat Nicodemus." Amara explained. It was all very confusing.
"Do you know who those four people are?" Kuwabara asked.
"Baka, we are the ones who are supposed to help her." Hiei snorted at the orange haired boys lack of intelligence.
"I have a feeling that my dream is a premonition." Amara admitted.
"Can you have a premonition of the past and then one of the future in your sleep?" Kurama asked. He knew a little about psychic abilities but not that much, he knew more about spirit attacks.
"Yes. Someone that is clairvoyant can get a premonition in different forms. They could get them by touching an object, by their dreams, or Some don't even have to touch something in order to get one, they simply appear. It all depends. You can also revieve a premonition of the future or the past."
"So you are a psychic now too?" Hiei asked. He was riding next her while the others were spread out behind them.
"I always was. I have telekinesis, which is a psychic ability. But everyone has psychic abilities within them, it all depends on weather you can tap into them or not. Like you Hiei, you have telepathy and telekinesis but yours are not natural but regardless, that still makes you a psychic. The word psychic is very broad and not very descriptive." Amara explained. The others nodded their heads in understanding.
"how much longer till we rest?" Kuwabara complained. "My butt hurts and I think that there is something following us."
"What do you mean, Kuwabara?" Yusuke asked. Everyone was looking around but all they saw was a deep blue. They were still in the layer of ocean that the light penetrated however, it was slowly getting darker as they descended slowly down into the depths of the ocean. "I don't see anything."
"You won't be able to and you can't sense them either." Amara said.
"What do you mean, Princess?" Hiei asked as he gave her a confused look.
"Aquatic demons don't have spirit energy that can be sensed. Down here, spirit energy is worthless. It will get easily carried of course by the under water currents and the demons down here can also control the water to a certain extent. Thus making it useless. They use ambush tactics and mainly brut strength." Amara explained. She and the others pulled the dolphins to a halt.
"So how the hell do we know were they are going to attack?!" Yusuke yelled angrily.
"The same way a dolphin would find its prey. By using sonar." She said simply. The others looked like they still didn't see what she was getting at so she elaborated, "I mean, we can use the dolphins. They san sense the vibrations the creature is causing when he moves."
"And if this creature can move with out causing ripples in the water?" Hiei challenged, he wanted to see if she had thought of that little fact.
"Every action causes a ripple effect." Damn. He thought. Suddenly the creature appeared behind Amara. He pressed a cold blade to her throat. The others did not even have time to react as he started to back away. Hiei made a move to help her but the demon only pressed the blade harder.
"Do not come any closer. All that I want is the Princess." The demon said.
"And if we do?" Hiei challenged.
"I will not hesitate to slit her pretty throat." He hissed as he pressed the blade harder to draw a thin line of blood that floated in the oceans current. "My orders are to bring her back. Dead or alive."
"Do you really think that you can break me?" Amara asked. She seemed to not the least bit phased that a sharp knife was being held at her throat. The others looked at her as though she was crazy. The demon as well gave her a strange look. "Who sent you?"
"That is none of your concern, Princess." The demon said. No one was moving.
"If you will not tell me willingly than I can always find out for myself." She looked at Hiei who seemed to catch what she was hinting at. Hiei's jagan began to glow, though it seemed even eerier in the depth they were at. He search through the demons mind but he could find nothing, only a few memories and some unimportant information, but no name.
"He knows nothing of who sent him after you." Hiei informed her. She nodded and her eyes began to glow an aqua blue. The demon that was behind her went flying through the water until Amara stopped him with her telekinesis. She held him in place with one hand and used the other to fling the dagger he held against her into his chest. Despite the fact of being underwater the demon burst into flames.
"And here I thought that we would have to save you!" Yusuke laughed. Amara smirked.
"I have never and will never be a damsel in distress. I my be a princess but I can slay my own dragon without the help of some guy."
"Princess, you throat is cut rather deeply." Kurama pointed out. Amara touched her neck and saw there was thick blood on her hand.
"Anyone have piece of cloth?" She asked. They looked at each other and shrugged. Then Hiei pulled of his white scarf and handed it to her. She smiled in thaks and tied it tightly to stop the flow of blood.
"Hey, uh, won't all this blood attract other fish?" Kuwabara asked. He was looking around like something would jump out at him.
"No, and it wouldn't matter because the cave we will be spending the night in is right over there." She pointed in the direction of an underwater ravine. "On the face of those cliffs should be a cave." Amara explained as she remounted her dolphin and took of in the direction of the ravine.
Sure enough there was an opening to a large cave. Amara instructed them to swim in single file and to keep their heads low. Too bad Kuwabara didn't listen, seeing as how he smacked his head on the entrance of the cave.
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Author Note: Okay, after what, 26 pages, I finally finished the fifth chapter. I haven't gotten a lot of reviews from you guys. So, either you haven't read the update or you are bored with this story already. If I don't get many reviews I may consider taking this down. I have not decided and it is up to you guys if you want this to continue. Ja ne for now and thank you to those that did review!
-LuckySpirit
Author Note: Okay I am not very happy. My stupid computer is out to get me and so far it's succeeding. I don't know what I do but it seems to enjoy crashing, freezing and whatever else it can think of doing while I am on it. Any way, here is the fifth chapter to Heart of Atlantis. Enjoy!
Heart of Atlantis
Chapter Five: Journey to Atlantis
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Koenma finally got a portal opened to the sea after a lot of shouting and several random objects being telekinetically hurled at people and into walls. The Reikai Tantei was not at all pleased to be going all the way to Atlantis.
"How do you plan on getting us to Atlantis?" Yusuke asked.
"Look out there," Amara pointed out to the sea, "Tell me what you see."
"Uh... I see some stupid dolphins." Kuwabara answered. Amara glared at the insult to her creatures.
"Those 'stupid dolphins' are what is going to haul your lazy ass to Atlantis." She snapped.
"Princess, how will we breathe on our way down to Atlantis?" Kurama asked.
"That is what these are for." Amara said as she pulled out four aquamarine crystals. She held her hand palm up and using her telekinesis, the four crystals spread out to the four boys so that they hovered in front of their faces. "These are Atlantian crystals. They will not only allow you to breathe underwater but they will also gain you entrance into Atlantis. You see Atlantis will only become visible if you wear an Atlantian crystal. The barrier around Atlantis is set up so that Atlantis is like another dimension, one that co-exists with the ningens world. Submarines could pass right through Atlantis and not even know it. That is why Atlantis still remains hidden to ningens even after all these centuries." Amara explained. She moved her hand forward causing the necklaces to drape around their necks.
"How do we get to the dolphins?" Kuwabara asked.
"Watch." Amara stepped forward and spread out her arms. The water followed her movements, leaving only dry sand and a path leading directly to the five awaiting dolphins. The boys just looked at each other and followed her out to the dolphins. "These will take as all the way to Atlantis. Atlantis is about a two day journey since we will have to rest at night."
"Why must we stop at night?" Hiei asked.
"Various reasons. One, there are many dangers that lurk in the shadows that would very easily sneak up on you without you even knowing it until it sinks its teeth into your flesh. Two, the dolphins will need to rest for a little while after fighting against the tides and underwater currents. That is why." Amara answered the koorime.
"How dangerous can some fish be?" Yusuke asked.
"Very dangerous. Have you ever heard of sea serpents and giant squid?" They nodded their heads; "Well there are creatures even more deadly than that out in that deep sea. It's hard to believe that beneath it's glassy surface, lays a world of gliding monsters." She said as she looked out into the vast expanse of the blue ocean.
"Fine have it your way, Princess." Yusuke mumbled.
"Thank you, I will. Now hop on and we will start on our journey." Amara and the rest slid onto their mounts. Dolphins had an aqua colored tear drop on their foreheads. They also had a bridal of sorts on them.
Amara closed the pathway she had opened and the warm water surrounded them. Amara led the way into the deep ocean. The ride was silent for a little while. No one really knew what they could say. What was there that could be said anyway?
"Princess, do you know how to defeat Nicodemus?" Kurama asked after a while of silence.
"No. My father was the one to tell me the legend of Nicodemus. It always seemed painful for him to tell the story but he would always tell me it regardless when I was little. But he never told me how he was sealed away, only that the women was extremely brave and that he would never forget her."
"What of your mother?" Hiei asked. He had never heard her mention her mother only her father.
"I never knew my mother. My father said that she died when I was little. I can't remember anything about her, not even what she looked like. It's almost as if she never existed. When I asked my father he would only say that I look just like her and would probably follow right in her footsteps, but he would also say that he did not want me to meet the same fate as her. He never told me how she died though." Amara said in a sad voice.
"Why can't you ask your father to tell you more about the legend?" Yusuke asked.
"Because my father was killed by someone. All that we have to go on is what I already know and what happened in my dream."
"What could you gather from your dream?" Kurama asked.
"Not much. The dream is rather foggy and all that I can see is a woman that looks a lot like me. She tells me to stay back and a bright light comes from her then the dream moves on to a different time setting and it's me facing Nicodemus and there are three boys standing in the background and one standing right beside me. My aura flares and that is where the dream ends. So really all that I know from that is there are four others who are supposed to help me defeat Nicodemus." Amara explained. It was all very confusing.
"Do you know who those four people are?" Kuwabara asked.
"Baka, we are the ones who are supposed to help her." Hiei snorted at the orange haired boys lack of intelligence.
"I have a feeling that my dream is a premonition." Amara admitted.
"Can you have a premonition of the past and then one of the future in your sleep?" Kurama asked. He knew a little about psychic abilities but not that much, he knew more about spirit attacks.
"Yes. Someone that is clairvoyant can get a premonition in different forms. They could get them by touching an object, by their dreams, or Some don't even have to touch something in order to get one, they simply appear. It all depends. You can also revieve a premonition of the future or the past."
"So you are a psychic now too?" Hiei asked. He was riding next her while the others were spread out behind them.
"I always was. I have telekinesis, which is a psychic ability. But everyone has psychic abilities within them, it all depends on weather you can tap into them or not. Like you Hiei, you have telepathy and telekinesis but yours are not natural but regardless, that still makes you a psychic. The word psychic is very broad and not very descriptive." Amara explained. The others nodded their heads in understanding.
"how much longer till we rest?" Kuwabara complained. "My butt hurts and I think that there is something following us."
"What do you mean, Kuwabara?" Yusuke asked. Everyone was looking around but all they saw was a deep blue. They were still in the layer of ocean that the light penetrated however, it was slowly getting darker as they descended slowly down into the depths of the ocean. "I don't see anything."
"You won't be able to and you can't sense them either." Amara said.
"What do you mean, Princess?" Hiei asked as he gave her a confused look.
"Aquatic demons don't have spirit energy that can be sensed. Down here, spirit energy is worthless. It will get easily carried of course by the under water currents and the demons down here can also control the water to a certain extent. Thus making it useless. They use ambush tactics and mainly brut strength." Amara explained. She and the others pulled the dolphins to a halt.
"So how the hell do we know were they are going to attack?!" Yusuke yelled angrily.
"The same way a dolphin would find its prey. By using sonar." She said simply. The others looked like they still didn't see what she was getting at so she elaborated, "I mean, we can use the dolphins. They san sense the vibrations the creature is causing when he moves."
"And if this creature can move with out causing ripples in the water?" Hiei challenged, he wanted to see if she had thought of that little fact.
"Every action causes a ripple effect." Damn. He thought. Suddenly the creature appeared behind Amara. He pressed a cold blade to her throat. The others did not even have time to react as he started to back away. Hiei made a move to help her but the demon only pressed the blade harder.
"Do not come any closer. All that I want is the Princess." The demon said.
"And if we do?" Hiei challenged.
"I will not hesitate to slit her pretty throat." He hissed as he pressed the blade harder to draw a thin line of blood that floated in the oceans current. "My orders are to bring her back. Dead or alive."
"Do you really think that you can break me?" Amara asked. She seemed to not the least bit phased that a sharp knife was being held at her throat. The others looked at her as though she was crazy. The demon as well gave her a strange look. "Who sent you?"
"That is none of your concern, Princess." The demon said. No one was moving.
"If you will not tell me willingly than I can always find out for myself." She looked at Hiei who seemed to catch what she was hinting at. Hiei's jagan began to glow, though it seemed even eerier in the depth they were at. He search through the demons mind but he could find nothing, only a few memories and some unimportant information, but no name.
"He knows nothing of who sent him after you." Hiei informed her. She nodded and her eyes began to glow an aqua blue. The demon that was behind her went flying through the water until Amara stopped him with her telekinesis. She held him in place with one hand and used the other to fling the dagger he held against her into his chest. Despite the fact of being underwater the demon burst into flames.
"And here I thought that we would have to save you!" Yusuke laughed. Amara smirked.
"I have never and will never be a damsel in distress. I my be a princess but I can slay my own dragon without the help of some guy."
"Princess, you throat is cut rather deeply." Kurama pointed out. Amara touched her neck and saw there was thick blood on her hand.
"Anyone have piece of cloth?" She asked. They looked at each other and shrugged. Then Hiei pulled of his white scarf and handed it to her. She smiled in thaks and tied it tightly to stop the flow of blood.
"Hey, uh, won't all this blood attract other fish?" Kuwabara asked. He was looking around like something would jump out at him.
"No, and it wouldn't matter because the cave we will be spending the night in is right over there." She pointed in the direction of an underwater ravine. "On the face of those cliffs should be a cave." Amara explained as she remounted her dolphin and took of in the direction of the ravine.
Sure enough there was an opening to a large cave. Amara instructed them to swim in single file and to keep their heads low. Too bad Kuwabara didn't listen, seeing as how he smacked his head on the entrance of the cave.
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Author Note: Okay, after what, 26 pages, I finally finished the fifth chapter. I haven't gotten a lot of reviews from you guys. So, either you haven't read the update or you are bored with this story already. If I don't get many reviews I may consider taking this down. I have not decided and it is up to you guys if you want this to continue. Ja ne for now and thank you to those that did review!
-LuckySpirit