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Heart of Atlantis Chapter 6
Bothered by the underlining threat Black Manta implied against her Audrina decided to join those in the kelp fields for the day to assist in the seasonal harvest of these plants. Hoping that keeping busy would be a good distraction to take her mind off what's troubling her. The citizens were pleased to see her among them doing the same exact work they so instead of being a recluse inside the palace walls. They were long accustomed to her irregular behavior by now. It was her very nature to be kind pushing the boundaries of her station.
Today Audrina should've stayed there.
They'd all barely gotten that far into the picking when disaster struck Atlantis. So preoccupied was everyone in their separate tasks they failed to see the danger until it was too late to stop in time.
Audrina was helping to transport some of the baskets full of kelp to a storage area when, all of a sudden, a warning was heard.
"Look out!"
An enormous explosion followed mere seconds afterwards shaking the earth and vibrations racing through the water.
Dropping the basket she was carrying Audrina frantically swam back to the kelp fields to see what was happening. Audrina could only describe the horrific attack she was seeing as a bloody massacre. All around the fields, Atlanteans were swimming for their lives scattering in multiple directions. Some knew where to go to escape, but those caught in the open water didn't stand a chance.
A human submarine had somehow made its way to locate the kingdom. Without mercy missile after missile was fired deep into the defenseless crowds below. Frozen Audrina watched in sheer horror horrified by the outright murder of her people. Those caught in the blast zones were incinerated.
Hands trembling, Audrina hissed "How the hell did the humans find us?!" Crouching low Audrina shielded her body avoiding the blast from a missile that exploded a couple of yards off.
Not hesitating in the slightest Audrina disregarded the risk to her safety concerned for them all. She braved through her fear swimming into the submarine's range to pull as many people as she possibly could to safety ignoring the cries of people trying to call her back.
Inspired by Audrina's courage more Atlantean's chose to try to assist. Their efforts were brave but futile. In the end, while the majority of the victims suffered both grave and minor injuries the number of casualties would remain high.
What started as a peaceful morning for the Atlanteans turned into one of the worst tragedies in Atlantean history. As fast as the human submarine appeared it retreated just as quickly.
Audrina wasn't going to allow it to disappear without getting answers first. Leaving orders for the wounded to be tended to and the dead taken care of she swam after the vessel at a good distance behind. But things weren't as they seemed. When the vessel was far enough away from Atlantis Audrina received a shock. The submarine transformed from its appearance as a human submarine into an Atlantean ship.
Recognition hit Audrina realizing what this actually was. Atlantis hadn't been assaulted by any surface dwellers, but from aggressors within. After all that occurred lately, there was one person Audrina knew could be responsible for this transgression.
Hands clenched into fists, trembling, a great rage building inside her, Audrina snarled "Orm, this time you've gone too far!"
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.