Aquarian – Chapter 2

Silence arrives as those blue eyes observe an almost lifeless Avian.

“ Enough, enough I need his help.” Flow through clenched teeth in knowing that the winged male deserves the punishment for deeds.

She shoots a gaze up to the skies as the salvation words are spoken. “ Lower celestial, you are beckoned to collect him. Carry him to the coastal Fae. Be his breath into wellness.”

The lower celestial atmosphere suddenly booms in creating a tight rope-like whirlwind. Down through the layers of the sky. It whistles high in its pitched declaration of mission accepted. It forms into a whirlwind chain of visible air threads. Soon it is almost touching the ground. And in the closeness to the solidness, it expands into a bulky ribbon of divine air. Racing, it races closer and closer to the Avian as it weaves into a snake-like cord of solid visible air. It bolts across the landscape breezing grass and surmounting any blockage. Upon honing in on Aquarian it whips in winding around him in a collecting of him. And without a nanosecond of hesitation, it picks up, holds, and breathes life into his every cell. Then in that salvation, it speeds Aquarian out of sight.

Augusta’s last look at Sanyo contains thoughts that more and more she understands why the Prime siblings worry about her. Such thoughts disappear as thinking focuses on silently summoning a portal of a planetary spatial-time travel system.

The blue energy forms to swirl in opening the gateway as the air around Augusta whispers. “ Coastal colony, Meri Cardinalis, rock shelf, deep waters, ocean cliffs, mountainous high.”

Augusta Cian gives no further attention to Sanyo as she steps into the portal instantly teleporting to the location. The blueness of energy opens a portal to a wild ocean crashing against the tallest of sheer rock face cliffs. The thunder of barely controlled rainstorm owns the coast. The Avian lies upon the largest of the multitude of dangerous rocks jutting up from the ocean floor like spires.

“ He is alive,” is what the wind whispers as a redheaded water Fae is seen bobbing in the waters observing the situation.

Chaotic, all of this is chaotic. A seasonal storm hitting the coast. A sprawled body on wild wave-ravaged rocks. She is soaked through by the ripping rain shooting from the darkened clouds. This coast is chaos and it is where she comes to several days before meeting with local Merfolk. Two of the Meri Cardinalis are among those who have seen a small group of off-worlders traversing the region. Two mid-life Mer-Fae claim them to look like Augusta. They even wear marked robes.

“ It is rude, your holiness, rude to not say hello.” Comes via telepathy as the redheaded Meri turns around to supply a swift glance toward a hovering Augusta. “ You drop him, you dropped him with not any warning. But you must help him off the rocks. He is being wave-beaten. I have a squad of Meri males coming. They can take him to a beach several miles down the shoreline. But he will be more injured if not placed in the sea.”

Instantly Augusta is aware of who the bobbing beauty is. A known female Mermaid of shimmering wavy ginger red hair to the mid-back. And, that voice, oh that voice of sweetly strong erotic songstress. Noting those things brings, awareness that the assumption of Meri Cardinalis is wrong. This Mer-Fae is of a hometown sort and is a well-known

Mists Sea Keeper from Titania Fae`s realm.

“ Uhm, I am carrying a few important things Iosóid. ” Become relayed in adjusting the weight of holding the Cockatrice egg while keeping a solid grip on the red heavy cloak. “ I placed him there. It will do. He breathes and can wait until Meri Cardinalis arrives.”

Iosóid shoots a stern stare saying, ” A week ago you requested that I be here. Is this why?”

“ Partially,” Shares Augusta while walking atop the waves to abide next to the buoying Iosóid before vocally querying “ Have you kept watch of this shoreline? ”

“ Yes.” Shouts the redhead before returning to using telepathy “ And other than local fishers and the local natural sea creatures only Meri Cardinalis have been in the waters or on the beaches.”

“ Nothing else?” Impatiently question the storm-ravaged Augusta in noting the arrival of Meri males surfacing around the rocks.

“ No. But on the cliff tops, there have been blue light flashings. I have seen and so have the Meri sentinels. A portal like you use opens topside every night. Similar times of arrival and moments later leaving to dot stops along the shoreline. That comes accompanied by four cloaked figures wearing Neo cleric cloaks marked with symbology. Unclear which symbols it is.”

A sigh releases along with a feeling of hard truths stabilizing as unwanted facts. Already known facts are being backed up. The ones collected about all of the gemstone thefts. She has come to understand that rogue Neos have made her their prey. In that, they slowly lead into something. It involves Earth, her mortal history and a hatred most intense.

Another tired sigh slips as the Meri males carry Aquarian’s body a top of the wavy waters. They use a woven seaweed stretcher. It binds the wings and holds the face facing upward. It skims along the sea surface as the high-speed militia squad makes haste for the nearest beach.

“ That’s a Cockatrice egg, is it not? Query Iosóid.

“ It is and it must be returned to its kind,” Augusta replies knowing that she must find a trusted someone to return it to a Cockatrice herd.

“ I will hold it if you wish to flash a blue portal for us to get to

Juulien Beach. ” Mentions Iosóid in reaching to be given the egg.

“ Good idea, and yes,” Convey Augusta while passing over the egg.

Accepting it Iosóid continues cheerily sharing information. “ Weeks ago, after we spoke, the local Dactyls, the smith Earthen elementals created a cave for you. Our Queen commanded that a hidden house space be built here for you. It is hewn in the Juulien cliff’s base with a swinging stone wall door to keep it hidden. Only you may enter. You and who you allow. It’s guarded by Dwarves and Meri when you are on Cardinalis.”

“ Oh really, a hideaway for you and me. Iosóid that is so thoughtful of you.” Teases Augusta in reaching to snugly wrap a possessive arm around the Mermaid before instantly teleporting them.

“ Huh,” comes in bewilderment as the portal opens at the sea’s goodly depth before it washes onto the sands.

The two females bob in the sea while being too close. Augusta leaned in to seductively whisper in Iosóid`s left ear. “ Your queen would spank us both if we had a hideaway.”

Then a giggling from Augusta as the ginger-haired beauty turned to look into those blue eyes with dazzling green ones. She supplies a sassy encouraging winking. Both females laugh until a larger wave collapses over them. Afterwards in shaking it off Augusta begins to levitate out of the sea to walk to the sands.

“ The Dwarves do twelve-hour shifts and vanish into the rock face via Seelie magic. Best guards on Vermi continent. And the cave has warmth, fire, woods and basic survival comforts.”Announce Iosóid as the Meri males swim close to shore with Aquarian.

Two sword-carrying Dwarves dressed in clothes the colour of the cliffs rock pop out of the rock face. Those short stocky humanoids march directly into the water to collect Aquarian. This is watched by Iosóid but Augusta doesn’t observe. Instead, she summons visible threads of wind to gather the egg from the Mermaid.

“ Thank you, Beauty,” Telepathically conveys Augusta, “ thank you for your hard work and the flirting. The egg stays here until one of us two finds it a herd. We will talk at least once more before we both leave Cardinalis for Eire.”

The egg is then delivered into the cave via the open door. Iosóid waves farewell before vanishing beneath the sea surface to return to other duties. This is unseen by Augusta as a tired breath flows. She walks toward the entrance knowing that the Bio-gen sleep is soon. Such is a worry while waiting for the Dwarves to deliver an unconscious Aquarian inside.

Once that is done the Dwarves return to guarding outside the cave. After this, the area is clear of everyone watching. This allows Augusta to do teleporting to another hidden cave a few miles away. It is here that she will do the hour of sleep before returning to deal with Aquarian.