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Author Note: Hello. It's Thursday and my riding lesson was canceled so here I am typing up the sixth chapter of Heart of Atlantis. I was nearly deafened by the shouts I got from the reviews. So, obviously, I will continue with this story as long as I keep getting reviews.
Heart of Atlantis
Chapter Six: Path of Light
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Amara led the way through the winding halls of the cave they had entered. It was completely dark and Amara had to summon an energy crystal to light the way. The walls of the cave were steadily getting wider, allowing them more room to sit up and move. The water was relatively colder than what it had been in the open ocean but it was still warm.
Suddenly the roof gave way completely and opened up into a circular pool. The dolphins rose to the surface and moved towards the rim of the rock pool. The cave was full of fresh air and there was also vegetation and flowers growing all around. If one had been blindfolded and brought here they would think that were still above water and in a sort of tropical oasis.
They got off of the dolphins and walked onto the ground. The Tantei stood in awe of the entire place. Amara smiled as they started to look around. The place really was amazing. She would often come out here to think and just to sit and stare at the beauty of the place. Her ancestors had created this place as a refuge for lost Atlantian and as a mid point between Atlantis and the shore. She could remember her father taking her up here for a while so that he could train her.
She had heard stories from the merchants that came to and from the shore. They would tell her and the other children of the winding labyrinths and the ghosts of the lost Atlantian who had traveled to deep into the labyrinths and were never found again.
They would also tell of tales of sailors being eaten alive by the many demons and rouges that roamed the seas around the boarder of Atlantis and beyond. They also said that if one of us were to go beyond the border and out into the open oceans than we would be captured and tortured and eaten alive.
The stories were only told to us so that we would keep inside Atlantis and not go wondering off. She had also heard tales of what life was like on the shore. They said that there were evil mortals who would love to capture us and put us on display so that their kind could look at us and then they would run tests on us and then throw us into a cage to be studied.
The stories were enough to keep most of the children inside Atlantis. However, she never really believed in all of those tales because of all of them were true than how did they come back unharmed and alive. If everything that they said was true than they too should be dead.
One day she decided to see if the stories were true. One night she snuck out of her room and went to a place along the border where she had placed a portal and went through it. The other side of the border was beautiful. Clear but dark open oceans and freedom. She swam through the water, going farther and farther away from the border. She kept going and going until she saw the cave. By that time it was daylight and more than likely, they would be looking for her. She went back and found that everyone was still asleep. She snuck back in and when her father woke up she asked him to take her to the cave that the sailors were always talking about. Reluctantly he had agreed.
When they finally reached the cave the next day and entered into it she too had stared in awe at its beauty. Her father told her that he and her mother had used to come there and talk and do other things as well. After that she would always come here.
"Hey, if you guys are hungry, all you have to do is think about what it is you want to eat and it will appear. Okay?" Amara explained.
"Anything we what?" Yusuke asked slowly.
"Yes, anything could possibly want to eat." Amara smiled. Each one, save for Hiei and Amara, thought of what they wanted and it instantly appeared before them. A big grin appeared on Yusuke and Kuwabara's faces as their food appeared before them. Amara smiled as they eat their food.
"Princess, Does this place have a name?" Kurama asked as he finished his apple.
"This place has been called many names. The sailors and merchants called it Crystal Junction because of all the crystals. I would always call it The Oasis because it looked like all of the other oasis' that laid in the deserts of Atlantis." Amara answered. She looked around at the Oasis and its inhabitants. Each one looked rather content. Kurama sat on a rock eating what was left of his apple, Kuwabara and Yusuke sat on the ground eating hotdogs, she sat at the base of a tree that was next to the water and Hiei sat in the same tree on one of the high branches.
"What is the plan for tomorrow?" Kuwabara asked.
"Well, we will rest tonight and in the morning we will make the last half of the trip to Atlantis." Amara explained.
"Well, I am going to go to bed." Kuwabara said as he yawned widely. Yusuke nodded in agreement and they both went a separate place to sleep.
"Princess, is there any way to turn out the lights?" Yusuke asked. Amara thought for a moment as she looked around the walls of the Oasis. She looked at all of the crystals that lined the walls and then up to the ceiling. Her eyes came to rest on the large crystal wedged in the center of the ceiling.
She remembered what her father had told her about that crystal and the Oasis. He said that the Atlantian who had created the Oasis had originally made it to serve as a resting place for the lost Atlantian souls on their way to Reikai. The Atlantian had placed the crystal in the center of the ceiling to serve as guide to Reikai when the souls had rested.
She had asked her father if her mother had passed through the Oasis and the crystal on her way to Reikai. He said that he believed that she was still her waiting. He said that the day before she died she had come here. She told him that she had a premonition of something horrible and that she had to write a warning in the Oasis. She never said what she saw or whom the warning was for. Before she died she that when the one that the message was for turned the large crystal in the center of the Oasis, a path of light would the way to the message.
Amara had never really believed that because it was always her father that would turn out the light and nothing would happen, no path of light or anything. She glared at the large crystal, using her telekinesis to it slightly. The large crystal's light started to fade, as did the other, smaller crystals, until there was only the glow from the pool leading out of the cave. Everyone drifted off to sleep except for Amara.
After a few minutes some of the crystals started to relight. It was only a little, not the full light they emitted when the large crystal was on. It was just a soft glow. Amara looked at all of the crystals that were lit a noticed they lead down one of the many labyrinths that winded deep into the Oasis. She remembered what her father said, "when the one chosen to find the message turned out the center crystal a path of light will appear to lead them to their destiny."
Amara stood up and looked at her sleeping companions, the boys who had fast become her friend. When she was sure that they were asleep, she started to follow the path of light when a figure in black fell into her path.
"Where are you going, Princess?" Hiei asked. Amara smiled at him.
"I'm going to find my destiny. Care to join me?" She replied. Hiei nodded once and together they began to follow the path of light, neither knowing what would await them and the end.
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Author Note: Ohhhhhhh! It's a cliffhanger. Don't you just love those? I do. They keep you guys reading. Any way, thank you to: Hiei's Gurl, Dark Chobit, HieiFan666, Celadine-Girl, and Michiyo. Ja ne.
-LuckySpirit
Author Note: Hello. It's Thursday and my riding lesson was canceled so here I am typing up the sixth chapter of Heart of Atlantis. I was nearly deafened by the shouts I got from the reviews. So, obviously, I will continue with this story as long as I keep getting reviews.
Heart of Atlantis
Chapter Six: Path of Light
~*~*~*~
Amara led the way through the winding halls of the cave they had entered. It was completely dark and Amara had to summon an energy crystal to light the way. The walls of the cave were steadily getting wider, allowing them more room to sit up and move. The water was relatively colder than what it had been in the open ocean but it was still warm.
Suddenly the roof gave way completely and opened up into a circular pool. The dolphins rose to the surface and moved towards the rim of the rock pool. The cave was full of fresh air and there was also vegetation and flowers growing all around. If one had been blindfolded and brought here they would think that were still above water and in a sort of tropical oasis.
They got off of the dolphins and walked onto the ground. The Tantei stood in awe of the entire place. Amara smiled as they started to look around. The place really was amazing. She would often come out here to think and just to sit and stare at the beauty of the place. Her ancestors had created this place as a refuge for lost Atlantian and as a mid point between Atlantis and the shore. She could remember her father taking her up here for a while so that he could train her.
She had heard stories from the merchants that came to and from the shore. They would tell her and the other children of the winding labyrinths and the ghosts of the lost Atlantian who had traveled to deep into the labyrinths and were never found again.
They would also tell of tales of sailors being eaten alive by the many demons and rouges that roamed the seas around the boarder of Atlantis and beyond. They also said that if one of us were to go beyond the border and out into the open oceans than we would be captured and tortured and eaten alive.
The stories were only told to us so that we would keep inside Atlantis and not go wondering off. She had also heard tales of what life was like on the shore. They said that there were evil mortals who would love to capture us and put us on display so that their kind could look at us and then they would run tests on us and then throw us into a cage to be studied.
The stories were enough to keep most of the children inside Atlantis. However, she never really believed in all of those tales because of all of them were true than how did they come back unharmed and alive. If everything that they said was true than they too should be dead.
One day she decided to see if the stories were true. One night she snuck out of her room and went to a place along the border where she had placed a portal and went through it. The other side of the border was beautiful. Clear but dark open oceans and freedom. She swam through the water, going farther and farther away from the border. She kept going and going until she saw the cave. By that time it was daylight and more than likely, they would be looking for her. She went back and found that everyone was still asleep. She snuck back in and when her father woke up she asked him to take her to the cave that the sailors were always talking about. Reluctantly he had agreed.
When they finally reached the cave the next day and entered into it she too had stared in awe at its beauty. Her father told her that he and her mother had used to come there and talk and do other things as well. After that she would always come here.
"Hey, if you guys are hungry, all you have to do is think about what it is you want to eat and it will appear. Okay?" Amara explained.
"Anything we what?" Yusuke asked slowly.
"Yes, anything could possibly want to eat." Amara smiled. Each one, save for Hiei and Amara, thought of what they wanted and it instantly appeared before them. A big grin appeared on Yusuke and Kuwabara's faces as their food appeared before them. Amara smiled as they eat their food.
"Princess, Does this place have a name?" Kurama asked as he finished his apple.
"This place has been called many names. The sailors and merchants called it Crystal Junction because of all the crystals. I would always call it The Oasis because it looked like all of the other oasis' that laid in the deserts of Atlantis." Amara answered. She looked around at the Oasis and its inhabitants. Each one looked rather content. Kurama sat on a rock eating what was left of his apple, Kuwabara and Yusuke sat on the ground eating hotdogs, she sat at the base of a tree that was next to the water and Hiei sat in the same tree on one of the high branches.
"What is the plan for tomorrow?" Kuwabara asked.
"Well, we will rest tonight and in the morning we will make the last half of the trip to Atlantis." Amara explained.
"Well, I am going to go to bed." Kuwabara said as he yawned widely. Yusuke nodded in agreement and they both went a separate place to sleep.
"Princess, is there any way to turn out the lights?" Yusuke asked. Amara thought for a moment as she looked around the walls of the Oasis. She looked at all of the crystals that lined the walls and then up to the ceiling. Her eyes came to rest on the large crystal wedged in the center of the ceiling.
She remembered what her father had told her about that crystal and the Oasis. He said that the Atlantian who had created the Oasis had originally made it to serve as a resting place for the lost Atlantian souls on their way to Reikai. The Atlantian had placed the crystal in the center of the ceiling to serve as guide to Reikai when the souls had rested.
She had asked her father if her mother had passed through the Oasis and the crystal on her way to Reikai. He said that he believed that she was still her waiting. He said that the day before she died she had come here. She told him that she had a premonition of something horrible and that she had to write a warning in the Oasis. She never said what she saw or whom the warning was for. Before she died she that when the one that the message was for turned the large crystal in the center of the Oasis, a path of light would the way to the message.
Amara had never really believed that because it was always her father that would turn out the light and nothing would happen, no path of light or anything. She glared at the large crystal, using her telekinesis to it slightly. The large crystal's light started to fade, as did the other, smaller crystals, until there was only the glow from the pool leading out of the cave. Everyone drifted off to sleep except for Amara.
After a few minutes some of the crystals started to relight. It was only a little, not the full light they emitted when the large crystal was on. It was just a soft glow. Amara looked at all of the crystals that were lit a noticed they lead down one of the many labyrinths that winded deep into the Oasis. She remembered what her father said, "when the one chosen to find the message turned out the center crystal a path of light will appear to lead them to their destiny."
Amara stood up and looked at her sleeping companions, the boys who had fast become her friend. When she was sure that they were asleep, she started to follow the path of light when a figure in black fell into her path.
"Where are you going, Princess?" Hiei asked. Amara smiled at him.
"I'm going to find my destiny. Care to join me?" She replied. Hiei nodded once and together they began to follow the path of light, neither knowing what would await them and the end.
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Author Note: Ohhhhhhh! It's a cliffhanger. Don't you just love those? I do. They keep you guys reading. Any way, thank you to: Hiei's Gurl, Dark Chobit, HieiFan666, Celadine-Girl, and Michiyo. Ja ne.
-LuckySpirit