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Heart of Atlantis Prologue

Tragedy struck the underwater kingdom of Atlantis as the people not only sought to recover from the effects of the recent war between the surface dwellers on land with an alien race but also to mourn their fallen King. As a result of the attack, the aliens had initiated a volcano that had rapidly taken shape. Its proximity to Atlantis posed an enormous danger to the people especially when it erupted threatening the underwater realm. To save Atlantis from destruction the late King, using the magic of the Trident, valiantly fought until the volcano's rampage was quenched.

Unfortunately, the victory did not come without sacrifice.

The King managed to successfully stop the volcano but at the great cost of his own life.

Many had come to the King's funeral to pay their respects and say farewell. Now his body lay in his tomb with all gone except the remaining members of the royal family.

Princess Audrina was distraught weeping as she looked at her father's still form knowing she would never again hear his voice or feel his gentle touch. Prince Orm, elder brother to Audrina, was equally as devastated but was more reserved in his grief. He stood beside her his face almost empty of all emotion as he gazed upon their father's corpse.

Queen Atlanna stood nearby holding the Trident retrieved with the corpse of the King after the volcano was extinguished. She too carried her grief, but she wore it wonderfully well. She watched her children take comfort in each other's presence as the only medicine for their hearts. After casting one sad solemn final glance their way Queen Atlanna took her leave allowing them some privacy.

The moment their mother left them alone Orm's furious anger began to reveal on his face. With his fingers clenched into tight fists, teeth gritted, and eyes enraged, Orm snarled "I will have vengeance on the surface world for your death, Father. They will not go unpunished I swear it!"

Quieting her sobs, head tilted slightly in curiosity as she looked at her brother, Audrina said "What are you talking about? A volcano caused the death of our father, Orm, not the surface dwellers. They had no part in it."

The utter ferocity of the revulsion glaring at her from Orm's storming eyes as he snapped his head in her direction made Audrina flinch away from him a bit.

"The surface dwellers are responsible for his death, Audrina! Their guardians created the volcano our father fought to stop thus murdering him! Do you understand," shouted Orm, intent on making his point to her.

Not wishing to provoke Orm's temper further head lowered in submission Audrina nodded meekly not meeting his gaze trembling a small amount.

Turning back to their father, fear striking her at the frightening determination behind his voice, Orm declared "Make no mistake the surface dwellers will rue the day they made an enemy of Atlantis. They will know fear and death until none are left to suffer the same fate!"

Authors Note:

I hope you all like this one! I certainly did while writing it for your vast enjoyment! ;D

For those of you just starting out with my stuff there are other works on my profile that may catch your interest. I highly recommend you take a look as soon as the opportunity presents itself to you. Who knows, you may be pleasantly surprised by what you discover.

Stay safe everyone. Especially with all of these crazy natural disasters occurring a lot lately due to global warming and climate change everywhere for sure. I swear it's like they're getting worse and worse all the time and it's like officials are simply just ignoring it or pretending it doesn't exist entirely just to go on with their daily lives. Especially those in multi-million dollar companies that rely on certain elements of our planet that we rely on to naturally keep us safe instead of adapting and finding new safer ways to keep in business. There are so many options out there where they can adapt, but they just refuse to see it because all they care about is money. Climate change is altering so much faster than anyone can really keep track of.

So, in light of all this, it is important to live life to the fullest as much as anyone can.

I know I am. ;) See you guys next time.