Chapter 42: Sands of Time
"The heavens have brought me here.. ", I whispered to myself as I stood bare foot upon the beach. The sun was setting, the waves rose and collapsed and a soft breeze blew as I stared anxiously into the ocean waiting for the perfect moment-the twilight-the time when it was neither day nor night. I had the crystal in my hand, about the size of a pocket watch and all I had to do was to look into the waters through it and she would appear- "Despoina" - maid of the sea- a mermaid of ethereal beauty- or as the inscriptions said- daughter of the sea god himself... As the seconds flew by, I glared through the tiny piece of glass, scouring impatiently across the orange waters... A bright light hit my eye and suddenly I felt as if time stopped, there was no wind, no waves, no setting sun... only a
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