Katie noticed a movement to her left and gasped. It was only Koran. She nearly forgot that she was only in a simulation and that she was accompanied by most of the council as well as Tyson and Koran.
Katie was sure she wasn’t going to like what was about to happen. She already didn’t like what she was seeing. It was a war zone. Katie assumed this battle probably took place on Narque thousands of years ago.
The ocean swiftly turned into a rage of fury. Storm clouds swarmed in and the waves rose dangerously, thrashing about. Again, Katie could feel the force of the ship as it lurched from side to side, yet she didn’t move.
A blue figure rose from the water so quickly. Katie only saw a blur. She looked up to the sky, trying to see what had risen.
The sea around the ship became calm, though it raged fiercer around the other ships that bore the black flags. The torrent of rain fell harder, crashing down water as hard as a solid, tearing through the ships.
Within seconds all but one of the enemy ships had been capsized or otherwise sunken into the depths of the ocean.
A dark cloud swirled above the last ship. Dark blue and purples flashes lit from the cloud, sending out crackles of lightning that quickly dissolved. For a tiny moment, the cloud went quiet, then it shot down a bolt of lightning onto the last ship, exploding its engine room.
Storm waves crashed into the ship’s hull, followed by another lightning bolt that hit the side of the ship. The burning ship rocked side to side as the waves grew larger.
A torrent of water rose up beneath the ship and turned into a tidal wave. The ship toppled over into the water with the wave crashing it down beneath the ocean’s surface. Then everything was calm. The clouds parted, revealing a bright blue sky and glowing sun. Katie could feel the hope and relief of the survivors that walked about the deck of the ship, looking towards the small flying figure and thanking her.
Katie got a good look too. It was a small human figure with wings fluttering so fast it reminded her of a hummingbird. Her skin was just ever so tinted with blue and her eyes were a peaceful gray. Her white hair was long, for her size, and fell to her waist. She smiled at the crew of the ship before taking off into the horizon.
A flash of blackness stunned Katie before she found herself sitting at the table for the council again. She was stunned. When she looked around, she saw Tyson and Koran shocked as well, but the three of them were the only ones.
“What was that?” Koran asked.
“That was near the end of a war on a planet that no longer exists,” answered Artemus. “That war destroyed that planet.”
“It looked like they won, though,” said Koran.
“That was a victory for one of the tribes of the planet, assisted by Arquis.”
“Arquis is that fairy creature we saw?” questioned Koran.
Artemus and Onix nodded, though the Chancellor kept speaking. “She is a fairy, or more properly, a Celestial.”
Katie was going to ask what a Celestial was, but Chancellor Levi went on.
“Celestials are the gods, or creators, of this universe. Arquis is the Celestial of Emotion. Born from her is Mavern.”
“Mavern is the Essence that gives me my water abilities,” said Katie.
“That’s right.” Levi was nodding. “Mavern is the Dolphin of Alaysia, which is a hidden sea that’s impossible for humans to find.”
“But why didn’t that victory win the war?” Tyson asked.
Chancellor Levi sighed. “Oscurilina.”
“Oscurilina?” Katie asked.
“She is the reverse of a Celestial. Oscurilina is a Void,” Levi explained. “When Arquis left, Oscurilina came by and wiped out the planet.”
“Is that why Nayara wants her?” Katie asked.
“We believe so.”
“Where is Oscurilina?” Tyson asked, his curiosity sounding almost urgent.
“Behind us, deep within our Colinth Mountain. When Galbatrar flourished, its citizens sealed her deep below the mountains and hid the key within their city. Every enchantment and protection they could give was used to protect the key; the jade.”
Katie was slowly putting together the pieces. She was fascinated about the history but knew that this wasn’t the time to be asking too many questions.
“I must guard the gate leaving Galbatrar,” Onix stated. “It is my duty. If the city were to appear, as it did, it is my job to make sure no one walks away with the jade.”
“But you didn’t check that we had it,” said Katie. She also felt like they had already explained this to her, but she wasn’t sure.
“I recognized you immediately,” said Onix, quite simply. “Even if you had it, I knew that it would be in the right hands. Safer, even.”
Katie didn’t say anything. She felt like there was more Onix wasn’t saying. As soon as she thought it, and as if he read her mind, Onix said, “It wasn’t too long before you arrived that the city did appear. Though no one made it through the gate. I had my suspicions when the city vanished, and I saw someone walking in the other direction.”
“If Galbatrar wanted to protect the jade, why would they let the city appear in the first place?”
“The citizens of that city were the ones who called upon Oscurilina to our planet. They wanted power. But when they realized what they had done, they tried to stop her. It was too late for us, though,” answered Onix.
“Almost too late,” Levi corrected. “Bellina, Oscurilina’s sister, came by and put an end to it all. For forgiveness, Bellina commanded that they seal her up and ensure that Oscurilina could never escape. But someone from within wanted Oscurilina
