Strange Waters

A Fatal fantasy world

In the castle, deep within there laid a dungeon for prisoners of treacherous crimes and treason. The cries of their torture pain echoed and shot across the walls up to the Sandy's ears. She shrugged and woke up as usual, lifting up her head from the floor and sat erect trying to process her new found reality that almost feels like a dream. She rose up to feet and decided to walk to the small window up in the room to see if she could see signs of help or any chance to escape from the castle. She pulled her bed closer to the wall again, she climbed and took a peep again, this time she saw that the Ocean waves were extremely aggressive and that brought her memories back to the night at the Atlantic, she still wonders what Happened. The sound of Ibinabo startled her, she tripped off the bed but was sustained mid air and slowly raised to her feet as the Ibinabo struck her staff on the ground. The staff was her authority and it controlled her powers.

"The Emperor will see you now"... The guard said. "I hope you had enough sleep, it's going to be a long night., It's the Shakuri night, where we would be crowning the best of new trained warriors, you're welcome to join in right after the Emperor accesses you."... She turns to leave.

"Wait"!... Whats your name?"

"Ibinabo..." She answered.

"Let up your veil. I want to see what you look like".... Sandy asked.....

Ibinabo gave a stare, and slowly lifted up her veil, she had a beautiful feature with a scar that seems like a blades cut right below her eyes, which were closed.... there after She slowly opened her eyes and there were blazing blue like an inferno of some kind of energy burning inside her soul, the kind that lighted up from her staff when she conjures her magic. "My God,... I have seen you before, you're the lady from my dreams, how?"... Sandy a bit confused asked and still said "no" like she already knew her answer.

Ibinabo brought her veil down and walked out of the door and demanded Sandy follows her to the Emperor's chamber and all other questions will be answered. Sandy picked up her Sandals, and took steps after the guard.

The Artworks and Sculptures that hung by the hall way were extremely large and said of nothing she has ever seen before. The serene walk through to the Emperor's chambers brought fear to Sandy's heart but she held on to her instinct and kept on following ibinabo. The both finally arrive at the front of a large door with beautiful Archaic inscriptions and strong iron lintels like it was made to protect the world from breaking in. Sandy couldn't help but run her hand on it to feel the texture. She was extremely fascinated by the art of this place.

"Here you are, know this, you must not disrespect the Emperor or any of his council men else you'll be banished at instance. good luck!".... She points to the left, a narrow dark path where there was some form of light up ahead and told Sandra that was the path that leaded to the  tarven where the festival would hold. Sandy looked at her in deep fear of bring alone as she walked away into the dark path,. She crossed her heart and opened the gold plated door but for some reason it seemed a bit too light for the amount of gold it was made of. As the door easily slid across, she walked in, constantly observing the men dressed in blue clothings looking like monks seated across each other forming a pathway to the Emperor's throne... She said hello but nobody responded as she couldn't see their faces. She continued up ahead untill she heard a voice say "Hold, I have been expecting you"..... Immediately she trembled to a halt, while Her breath rose up to her cheeks and turned it red.

"Come forward brave one, stretch out your hands and keep your head up"...

Sandy lifted her head up slowly and saw the Emperor,  seated up in a gold platter. she had a closer look at him as she walked up to a point she felt she didn't need to go more further, he was as beautiful as the burning sun and his Essence was frightening but yet she trembled at every instance he said a word. His Eyes were intensifying and rageful. 

Immediately she snapped out of her thoughts and knelt before the Emperor, stretched out her hands to meet his which was out already and kept her head back down. The touch was warm but the skin on his hands felt like it's been through fire and brimstone. The Emperor took her palm, and as if he was reading it through, he fixed his focus on her palms for a while and then told her to get up to her feet. Sandy still shocked, confused and uncertain quickly asked the Emperor, "Why am I here Sir?, I feel like this is a dream..."

The Emperor smiled and raised his hand up to the air like he signalled for a drink but Sandy turned and there was no one in the room except her and the Emperor. Oh, and the silent council men ofcourse, it's like they don't almost exist, they just date with their eyes closed like they were meditating. She turned back to check with the Emperor what his gesture suggested and she noticed a bright light spread through the room and the beauty of the palace literally came to light, the chandelier looking object right above her lighted up and the whole room felt like it was revolving and slowly she heard noises and as she turned to check she saw a lady walking up to the her and then right passed her up to the Emperor and handed a glass of brewed alcohol to the Emperor, she turned around and still found the room transforming to a kind of tavern, she saw the place filled with people, merry making and then she heard the Emperor call her saying "Come sit here Sandy let me answer the questions you may have",.. pointing to the empty seat beside him amongst the the long table that was right behind her. Sandy was a little light headed out trying to process all that just happened in a few seconds. She turned and saw Ibinabo by the door, they both Exchange a stare before she puts her face away and then Sandy moved forward to meet the Emperor who now seemed a bit far off from when they were in the Emperor's throne room. She never believed in the supernatural but it was happening.

"Tell me, how do you feel when you see that the things that you thought impossible are happening right before your eyes?.." this is not a dream little one but your wishes can come true, this is an Empire, look around,". Sandy turned and saw everybody cheering with the drinks clattering, then matured women dancing with local tambourines on the other side beside a bonfire and children running in and sneaking out food from the tavern.

"This is home for us, this is a place where people call a home, and you have been brought here for a purpose. Let me show you something, Do you still have the pendant?"... Sandy a bit startled, "what pendant?"

The necklace, that's how we found you and brought you here. Suddenly Sandy felt like the room was transforming again and this time she had to close her eye to avoid passing out. She felt a cold breeze smear her face, she lifted up her head, opened her eyes saw that the were at a mountain top, it was a beautiful sight at first but then a terrifying one when she heard the sounds of the waves hitting the button rock on which they stood and caused a vibration up to the top. She turned to find the Emperor and he was right beside with his eye closed and arms stretched out. He took a step forth, and then another as he moved closer to the edge, Sandy step a little further back frightened.

"Don't be scared to do what you want here, there are so many possibilities here even the ones you never thought possible." He said as The Emperor took one more step and dropped all the way from the top down into the Troubling water. Sandy a bit confused turned to seek for aid, but it was a hallow yell and the echoes cut through the sky and returned back empty. 

"In this world as king as the moon powers us, you cannot die unless you are killed by someone that you never thought would kill you. So its safe to say you can have trust issues here to survive."... The Emperor said as he appeared right beside Sandy with his hair falling through to his shoulder and his body wet, bringing out his masculine features and his staff in his hands slowly dimmed from the glow. "What is this light that springs forth from your staff?"  Sandy asked... The Emperor smiled and took Sandy's hand and placed it on the staff and asked her to close her eyes and wish for anything to happen which she thought was impossible. After a moment of hesitation and further distortion she did. "Open your eyes little one"... Sandy was astonished and at the same time frightened at the sight of the Sun so close to her head that she had to find a way to go back to the ground.... She was mid air way above the clouds and swimming in Euphoria as she wished she could fly and to her it was all about soaring through the pink clouds and living amongst the birds. She wished she was free. "Look at the staff Sandy". The Emperor said as they were both sustained up in the skies.

Sandy saw it glow just like the moonlight at night, the energy it Perspired could be felt as she held the staff. 

"You see this world we live in was forged from the heart of the moonlight and the energy of the sun but be it night or day the moon never departs from us or we loose our strength and powers. Look up! See how the moon stands beside the sun in solidarity to show us that it will never leave us."

Sandy saw how blue the moon was and how it was a bit bigger than the sun. This must have been a strange picture for Sandy, it was way too much for her to process all at once but the truth was hidden somewhere and she felt it right in her gut and she couldn't help but ask... " You said, you found me and brought me here, what is this necklace you speak of sire?, And why am I here? I need to know what happened to me,my family and the Georgestone mari.... The ship, there was a storm. I can't really remember what happened afterwards. All I remember is waking up in this strange place, who is Ibinabo, and why did I see her in my dreams a night before I went to sea?"...

"That's alot of questions little one. But I'll answer them without a doubt. I just need you to do one thing first. I need to know we can get your trust, the empire needs you, you are here for a reason and I' ll be telling you soon enough. But before then, can we trust you before the eclipse?" ... Sandy was really confused to why she was the one to be in this situation. Hours ago she was just a random girl on a sailing experience and now she is mixed up in some sort of a supernatural realm and she really wanted to say "No" but she remembered what the Guard told her about disrespecting the Emperor so she nodded her head in affirmation to the Emperor's request. 

"Good... Now go rest, tommorow you begin your training, my son will show you everything you need to know about this world's warfare. Thank you Sandy." The Emperor said with a smile on his face as the both descend from the sky landing on their feet softly but his time it's not on a mountain top, they both land at the Island right outside the Tarven. The party was over and the lights had gone off. The Emperor pointed to the left , there was a narrow path and told Her to take that way to her bunk where she could rest and wait for the island's witch and healer to see that she was fit and her bruises from her travel were attended to.