Chapter Three SoundwaverA huge whirling tunnel of sand rushed towards them, screaming like a beast in pain as it moved. Mai and Long shielded their eyes as a hand embellished with the black symbols of the soundwavers shot out of the sand. The screaming stopped and the whirling sand fell to the ground, revealing a strong-statured man dressed in black from head to toe. His arms and face were embellished with the black tattooed symbols of the soundwavers’ symbolic lore, stories and traditions. His duty was known to Mai and Long. Across the land and sea, soundwavers were known as the sentinels of the world, held in bondage and forced to protect the nation’s boundaries, to uphold all worldly laws, and to discipline any insubordination they encountered. This man was not someone they should annoy
