Chapter 5 Revelation

"I know it's crazy and mad but I am a fairy" she solemnly said, adding only confusion and a bit of humour to this wretched atmosphere,

I tried to contain my surprise and disbelief which was all in vain, for I have, out of nowhere, roared fiercely with laughter in a manner which I did not know was possible of me.

"You're not taking this seriously, are you?" continued the Lady, folding her arms as she stared silently at me.

"No I am most certainly not, Lady Zarina the Pirate Captain and Alchemist of the Love of Christ also the fairy who wants to be smuggled out of Phony" I spoke, still smirking at my unusual circumstance.

"That's bloody well enough smuggler! I have had it with your nonsense and levity concerning the matter, now if you would be so kind as to give me your undivided attention for one blooming moment!" she shouted at me, then it came to me, if she was trying to hide this true nature since we had met, then this strong command, almost like those of a decorated-general, would unwittingly betray that ingenious disguise of poverty and illness and revealed an undeterred strong-willed woman who, in these times, are nearly non-existent, the only one I know of that has these exquisite qualities is my Athelia of Cape Saint-Chinh. I was rather impressed by her serious manner that I gave her my what she asked for, despite the fact that she may be psychotic and making all this fairy rubbish up.

"Get me up first, then I shall grant you an audience" I spoke slowly,

"Agreed," she answered, rudely helping me up and sustaining me on the bed.

She pulled back and stood on my right beside the slide door. She begins to unbutton those horrid rags she was wearing, I sharpened my eyes with interest as this 'fairy' undresses. Finally when she got through the drudgery task, I found out, as she stepped into the light, that she was actually wearing a white dusty blouse, which revealed her shoulders, tightened by a black leather vest of Spanish origins which stretches to her thighs, forming an elegant dress that matched her Conquistador Boots. I was admiring her slim healthy body until I noticed a sheath with a blade in it buckled on the left side of her belt, it was indeed a Spanish Rapier, whose reputation for impairment and torture exceeds all others.

Then something lit up the room, a faint golden light of some sort which was as dazzling as a chandelier of gold and silver, wherever it was emanating from was the most mind boggling spectacle one could ever imagine. There she was standing and behind her are two separate glowing yellow sheets, nothing like I have ever seen before. From this angle, the sheets probably started from her back and stretches upwards at about an arms length over her head. Simply astounded, I inspected these with my curiosity quadrupled by every second, it had fashionable symmetrical spirals and lines carved perfectly into what appears to be a flower and some leaves on either sheets. Taking my eyes off the sight, I noticed an inexplicable feeling blossoming inside me, it was warm and pacifying, it made me feel confident in believing her. The damp air was gone, now there was only the subtle aurora of red roses which filled my nostril, cleansing the harmful intoxicating substances in my lungs. It was the first time in forever that I did not feel apprehensive or worried but elated and laid-back. Suddenly, the sheets began to move with great rapidity, them I realised that they were wings for they have lifted Zarina up for a short while before she was standing on the ground again.

I did not know what to say but "You ARE a fairy,"

"Yes I am" she answered,

"Then why have you come to this realm or more specifically Phony?"

"To offer my assistance in liberating this land from the Commies' reign,"

"But why here, why now, why not elsewhere at another time?"

"It's complicated, I will try to make this as simple as possible, let's see, as you may know, fairies bring changes to seasons and weather all over the earth and when a child stops believing in fairies they die," she paused to look at me,

I thought about it over and let the revelation sink in and told her to continue.

"Obviously, in a land so desolated and deprived of fundamental needs shall make children stop believing in fairies,"

"And then they will die," I finished for her,

"It is true, they will die, normally these natural deaths will not disrupt the balance, yet recently, the fatality rate has skyrocketed, there are more premature deaths than there ever was and my Queen does not seem to be too shocked about this, she is worried yes, but she is so passive and she does not take any action to prevent this,"

"I am sure your Queen does this with good intention,"

"You are right, she is good but she does not understand that we have to interfere in order to save the ones we love. That is why I have come to this land to free it from the tyrants, for too long I have stood by and watched massacre and pillage, now I will help you since Mr. Wang told me that if I want to stage an uprising you were the man to see, so what do you say? Will you let me help you?"