Book III Heaven’s Calling

With a loud scream, a young girl flutters her hands about her body as abnormal crows, began fighting for her body. She grasps at something to throw, anything she could find but she fell into terror. When she realized she was in a field of skulls, the field spread to the end of her sight. Taking a glimpse of this terror, that only the damn can vision. It was her destiny to be in a sea of dead bodies that riddle the ground with fragments of bone and ash mix with the turmoil of black oil. These evil birds from the abyss flooded this world, scavenging for anything that was left. Moving about they randomly turned on each other, they jerk to a pause as their three eyes set on their next meal to seal their dark desire of fresh flesh; that now was so rare to obtain in the new dark world that was constant decay!

An ancient oar covered with angelic writing, stir away this vision form The Sea of Dreams. A beauty with slick black hair, held the oar upward in the vast sea that was always casting down the dreams of the multiverse. Her crystal green eyes shimmered from the reflection of nourishing water, as she levitated in the air she grasped tight of her oar and she knew that what was to come she already seen in visions. With a gentle motion she gazed down to her kingdom in the sky and she knew what was set in motion. The eagle eye view from this vast sky made her fall in love with her kingdom once again, she only hopes that The Seven would solve this epic puzzle.

The Sea of Dreams spread throughout, each end in a perfect massive body of levitating water; the seven waterfalls poured into this special sea. River and lakes ran through all the towns, always these special crystal waterfalls would reach with arms of gods to the sky back to this nourishing source. Always there, this holy sea to let everyone breathe at ease, and knowing that they were sheltered by this mystical sea, bringing them peace.

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A mist blew it sweet nectar into the air of the Fourth Castle of The Wise, this pleasant wind played with the multitude of banners and flags that dance in the suns. This castle had four massive towers that were joined together by multitude of different level halls and perfect circle. At the top-level hall was an epic room with a diamond arc dome. This was the home of the Princess of The Wise.

A mist blew into an angelic slightly narrow face, with a slightly pointy nose that fit this face, like the last piece of an epic puzzle. Almond eyes that look forward as she steps down the long hall to the Fourth Waterfall, this hall with no roof, but pillars within every seven meters and all these pillars were cover in epic history, wrapped into their own language. The languages were from different times, even though many; all were known by The Princess of the Wise. Her eyes ever so sad, looked on some of the pillar as she glides pass them, she knew in her mind with the key of knowledge brings the lonely burden to the person who holds it. Step by step she took, her right leg would appear through her long white dress slit. Her barefooted showed her ankle bracelet, which hanged three intertwine circle of a black pearl chain. These three circles were made of simple metal but glisten into the Three Suns of Bion. The bracelet gave a slight jingle with every step she made towards The Fourth Waterfall. Adding to her gentle pulse that never wavered from the beat of truth, truth of her heart and truth of her mind, she was the absolute truth.

With every step she made pass the shadows of the pillars, she drew closer to the waterfall that force it pure mist into her long almond brown hair, that match her fair complex. Her skin a rare mix that was always looked slightly tan, her slightly broad shoulder made way to her dress that hang by a big circle ring on her left shoulder making her right shoulder bare. She, the tallest of the princess but by the way she walks so upright made her tower above all even more.

She had reached The Fourth Waterfall, standing a few meters back as if staring into the rapid water that shot upward into the sky. Looking into this epic waterfall, that grace her with droplet of fresh water, making a gentle mist that spread out through the long hall. Falling into deep thought, as if she good see the future with each ripple that shot upward to The Sea of Dreams. Her eyes seem sadder than most days, as if she saw something that was to come that no one can escape. Suddenly she took a step back as the water began to part, right down the middle, opening in v shape it spread wider and wider. A lean man appears walking slowly through the fall and on to edge of the hall. For it was Cathasach, he could never be forgotten for his honest face, he slowly fell on one knee.

Ever so low, he began to speak showing as much respect as possible.

"Princess of The Wise, we come to you for this urgent meeting and hope that you can guide us in this matter that eludes us."

Saying this from the fall came The Princess of the Stars walking on to the hall, her burning colorful hair, gradually change when her sight fell upon The Princess of the Wise... She sped to her quick with open arms. Both princesses held each other with passion, and The Princess of the Wise spoke first.

"Welcome to my castle, it has been to long sister. We have gathered together with haste in receiving your message, now we most tackle what riddles your mind and plagues your dreams with screams."

"Thank you sister, for your time and for your voice of truth that make me set at ease, to let my mind settle and not think as a burning star that reached its' end." She took a step back and bow to show respect to her sister grace and time.

"Let us not linger and head to counsel room where the rest are waiting, our sisters our troubled. For it has been many cycles since our last reunion of such great magnitude. If what I sense is true, we mustn't wait any longer; let us walk in a pace in which are feet are one with the wind."

The three made their way down the long hall toward the entrance of the castle. Cathasach began to sweat as he began walking quickly because this was his first reunion since the festival that honor him as a warrior to The Princess of the Star. As he made way to the entrance with a big arc and the point of arc was big wooden sign with gold letter read:

"The one who seek knowledge

Will forever dangle at the edge of a life filled with a heavy heart."

His stern look softened, as gaze his sight on The Princess of the Wise and was left in deep thought as the three faded into the entrance of The Fourth Castle.

Two giant wooden doors open with quick but gentle force, giving way to a vast circular room surrounded by all sides were book shelves filled with books of all types. All the books seem to be as new and neatly stack in their right order, from all type in size and all made up of different colors. Cathasach stood in amazement for his first sight of so many books that he would be lost in numbers if he ever started counting. He stood stuck in position and did not know that he was being watch by the others, that eagerly waited. The Princess of the Star slightly touch his shoulder as to bring back to the urgent matter at hand, knowing well that he had unquenchable urge for knowledge; this caused her to smile for the first time in this crucial time for her.

At the center was a huge round table with a void in the middle that ran down to the bottom of the castle and out to the vastness of sky. All around the table sat the princesses, five were already sitting, and on there right sat their own selected warrior, who gaze at the three that enter. Finally, The Princess of the Wise, showed the two to their seat. Cathasach pulled the strong chair made out of rare wood that was the size of average person. The chair was carved with letters and images, depicting a story of some sort in ancient text. All chairs had a red velvet pillow with golden design befitted the seat for comfort. Doing this he realizes all the rest of the warriors stood up, showing maximum respect to The Princess of the Stars.

The princess looked deep into the Cathasach dark eyes, as if connected to him in some sort as if thanking him. She sat and adjust her body and position of the chair so she would be firmly upright. Her auburn hair fill over her shoulder, she gentle place back. The same time The Princess of the Wise headed to the left where her warrior stood up with his long black hair tied in a ponytail, and his narrow eyes look on to his princess guiding the chair, so she could sit with ease.

"Thank you Zadkiel…. Now all you please make yourself at ease, we must cease this moment to take the necessary caution. To see what the issue at hand holds in store for us and the future of our existence; before we proceed to see what my fellow sister of the stars has seen. As most of you know this is a perfect circular table, we are equal in all matter when we sit at this special table. Also, as you know The Princess of the Stars, has had a new guardian. Even though he has been with her for many suns cycles, he has never been and this room and has not met all of you. It is our duty as equal to use are given name. So, without further a due, my name is… Kenyotah the Princess of the Wise and my guardian is Zadkiel."

Zadkiel bowed his head after his name was heard, giving a sense of inner calmness to this epic scene.

"Please go forth and reveal your names to this new guardian of the stars, so we may begin." Kenyotah said wave her left hand gentle to the left, so to give a way in the order of that the name would be revealed.

"I am Brayliegh, The Princess of Hope and my guardian name is Ariel." Brayliegh and Ariel stood, bowed and slowly sat back down.

"I am Chaya, The Princess of Life and my guardian name is Chamuel."

Chaya and Chamuel stood, bowed and slowly sat back down.

"I am Nadezhda, The Princess of Courage and my guardian name is Gabriel." Nadezhda and Gabriel stood, bowed and slowly sat back down.

"I am Valorous, The Princess of the Brave and my guardian name is Michael." Valorous and Michael stood, bowed and slowly sat back down.

"I am Xaria, The Princess of Love and my guardian name is Raquel."

Xaria and Raquel stood bowed and slowly sat back down.

"I am Najam, The Princess of The Stars and my guardian name is Cathasch."

Najam and Cathasch stood bowed, but Cathasch remained still try to recollect all the name in his head, names he had never heard before and to able to speak with all The Seven Princess of the Waterfall and equal term, made him stall in wonder. Gently Najan touch his right arm, to make snap back into this crucial moment. Catahasch shook his gaze and became center again, flushed he sat back down. Still wondering how big this was to see all the princess and their guardian of renown valor all in one place. He sat down looking on to each of the guardian and each one different form the others and sizes and gender. Still lost deep in thought, he wondered if all the story were true of these epic guardians that he had heard about when he was young kid. Knowing deep down that he was new and he most still prove his position and with this he snapped back to the reality of the issue at hand. Cathasch took a deep breath and firmly sat straight.

"Now that the protocol is over we shall begin, please Najam of the stars tell us what brought us together; I felt your destress before the calling of us. Like small pebble tossed into the dark stillness of time, causing endless ripples, that brought the echoes to you. Go on explain what it is you saw." Kenyotah said in gentle voice, looking on her fellow sister of the star with concern.

Najam adjusted her voice and replies with a stern voice, "I will not go into the details of my dream, and the meaning of dreams that they carry, for me dreams are nothing but mind in un ease state. Though many have seen dreams turn into reality but for me to bring this to us sisters… and this special counsel form by our guardian I most give you facts; and not dreams that are cast by The Dream Maker. For this I have not grasp my mind to be hold something unseen by my eye or any before us…"

The Najam paused, causing silence to fill the great room that smelled of books that made all want to stay, and linger in the aroma of this great library not seen by many. Najam began again as she stood up with a drastic movement she pulled her right sleeve and bare her inner forearm.

"As you know I bare the power of all the constellation in existence to any being in my arm and these sacred constellations of many upon many, change with every pass of one of the Suns of Boin, but what happen recently I have never seen before. My work is to bring balance to all the stars and to see over all that is under my sight; this power… Other than the guardian of yours, you my sister know how powerful this power is. To see all the stars in existence and watch creation unfold in my forearm. To see stars, die to be reborn, to see planets and moons unfold in front of my eyes. To see the suns of all kinds cast their light on to my face a gift that is beauty and itself. A gift I would never trade for nothing in this world or realms. My duty is simple but look deep in my forearm now what do you see…?"

They all gather to get a better look of her forearm, but with ease they could see because of bright star flickering on and off rapidly, like a young hummingbird fly fiercely to get some sweet nectar…

"I see a flickering star, really bright in its nature," Gabriel address with a voice that echoed the great. He stood tall with dark complexion and broad shoulders. He looked on with his rustic look, with shadow of beard that add to his dark look, dress all in black, he gazed on to Najam with his black eyes, that hid his true color.

"Look closer and do not be quick to see what is so easily seen Gabriel!" Najam replied with subtle voice of a teacher.

Gabriel looked closer… Looking across the table, widening his sight, his eyes look like the abyss of a dark sea. "I see now, I see ten dim black sphere, and on the fourth spheres are overlapped by that bright star!"

"You are right and you are wrong at the same time! It is not a star!"

"What do you mean it is not a star?" Jumped in Xiara and she proceed "I know what your gift is and it is well known to us; as all of are given gifts when we received this duty to guard all and bring a balance to all that have not seen the way that leads all inner peace..." Xiara was cut off by Chaya who said in a dark and shock voice…

"Xiara … the flickering star is not a star nor was it ever star… it is a being; I feel this slow heartbeat as if cast in a sleep…" Chaya saying this fell deep into the tall wooden chair. With her hands over her face, with lime green dress, she fell over her hands and began to weep as her long slick black hair hid her face. Her guardian Chamuel, bent over and held her princess not to tight but with respect. Chamuel long hair braid in two equal side made her crystal blue and her slight oval face stand and she said shakily.

"What does this mean?" Chamuel gaze back at Chaya and said words of comfort.

The princess of life looked up with her bright narrow eyes filled with tears respond with cracked voice,

"We of the waterfalls known beyond the average scope of many beings, we have stayed neutral in many cycles, we always kept only the balance in mind, but this is not natural… This is not the way average life is born, lives and falls to decay. All of us, we or of a realm that contain knowledge and elements to further life and that nothing falls beyond the scope of the abyss of death. In our duty we do not age as long we are true to our nature and duty, but this is more than a simple case of imbalance… Tell them all of it Najam, for now I have seen all your vision in its' completeness..."

"I will continue..." replied Najam with even darker voice. "This is not ten dark spheres. This is naturally a solar system of color, the revolves around a sun that not too many cycles ago was burning bright, but now it is all black cover by darkness and on the third sphere is inhabited planet of life and that is where this so called being is… In the mist of all this darkness… My forearm changes every few moments but for now it has been stuck in this time, this now solar system now covered in darkness… I do not know what happen, to cause this unnatural phenomenon but one thing certain I have never in my existence seen a being that is represented by such a bright star or is a star. My power is to see star and nothing else but this is not a star because I am connected to her in mind and in my dream…"

Michael sat down and slowly said, "So it is a female being, that is this so call bright star, I feel there is more to this and for us to be in the dark; sparks and unease in my gut. We are here to be neutral to keep everything in balance: darkness cannot exist without light and light without darkness but the problem if a whole solar system falls into darkness… and there is one bright light in all that abyss. This unbalance cannot go uncheck, we must be quick and move to action. No! We most jump to action." Michael stood and began pacing his long black hair moved randomly as he walked with his muscular physic, as if his frame did not affect his movement.

The room began to fill with chatter as each princess and guardian talk out the problem and the meaning of all this, as if hard to grasp the thought. Only two didn't fall to chatter, Najam who sat back down and gaze in the flickering bright star in her forearm. And Kenyotah walk silently to her books, she glided pass rows of books as if looking for something. While the other were lost in debate on what steps to take, unrest began to spread in a few of the guardians who were quick to action, for that was their warrior way.

Zadkiel spoke in a firm voice to break the disorder of chatter, "Fellow brother and sister of arms, we must not move in haste for we do not know what lies in the mist of all the darkness that surrounds this bright being. If we do not think with a still mind, will end up with chaos among us in this situation will have no answer or no cure for this cancer of darkness that spread to these spheres. Look into are mind we most mediate with a clear way, find the balance in our mind, then we must talk in matter befitting of this counsel."

Cathasch looked in awe to see, how a guardian had a way with word to silence the group, he looked on him closely he was man of average height and average build with long black hair down to his lower back that he tied part of it as ponytail, at first glance you could not see him as a guardian or warrior of great value: but Cathasch knew not to judge someone from there appearances and also to be the guardian of The Princess of the Wise consider to be the head of the group of the princesses, made him very important. He was left in wonder to see how his battle skills where, for he did not battle anybody since the tryout for The Princess of the Star tournament style school. Suddenly his thought was broken by young guardian fire red hair semi curled, dressed in with a with dress that had slits in each side, with open chest showing slightly her cleavage. Her face was pale white with red lipstick that match her fire bright hair.

"Zadlkiel is correct in this matter, we most analyze all angles and step back, seeing the whole picture. We all know that quick action leads to quick demise. We must seek for information somehow, let us all sit and talk of way to move forward all together as a whole." Raquel smoothly noted to the group.

Raquel was beyond beauty, she rivaled the princess themselves, again Cathasch was caught staring at her beauty and how she looks like a princess herself but his thought was caught short. As Raquel turn to him with greenish eyes give him, a stern look to keep his mind at the matter at hand. He quickly turned and look straight dead ahead, for he knew this was no time to day dream. A low but stern voice appear out of nowhere, it was the voice of The Princess of the Brave, who for some reason was the only one who did not stand in all the commotion and was left in the back drop not noticed. She hid under her bright blue hood you could only see her pale face as if hiding from the light and her lips painted bright blue matching he blue robe with sliver trim and design.

"I have given much thought to this situation, there is not much we can do without any information on the matter, yet we cannot stand still and let things escalate to even something more." She stood up and her blue robe with white trim design covered her like a holy priestess, she made her way forward. "I believe we most send scouts, to survey the situation."

Xiara stood up like a flower bathing in the first rays of spring, her almond skin and short black curly hair. Her slim figure and bronze dress, gave a sense of ancient goddess. Her voice was sweet as nature herself, she replied:

"I too believe the best way is to move forward and counter the darkness the spread about this system; the not knowing is the key factor in this situation. This darkness blocks all out sight only, this being flicker like star is guiding to her for reasons unknown. I have agreed with you this far, yet my love for this being grows with every gain of sand befallen her, I believe too we most find this being and bring her away from the darkness. Looking at sister Najam forearm it seem that time is not our ally."

"I Brayleigh, Princess of Hope; second this motion. We as The Seven Princesses of the Falls, we must give hope to all that we are able to help. Our life is to keep balance but even sometime the scale is heavily weighed on one side; thus, we must move to action to regain a sense of harmony." The princes of Hope young face and auburn hair made stand out as the youngest of them all but with the most passion in her words.

Nadezhda stood and walked to Brayleigh and lifted her up off her feet with big embrace, her voice was hard like the sound of the roaring waterfall begin to state:

"I am courage and I am your sister. My guardian, Gabriel will lead the team that best fit this situation. What say you Gabriel what strategy best be fit us to make this a successful campaign?"

Nadezhda light almond skin and light brownish hair flutter with the draft of sweet warm wind coming thru the slightly open door, her slightly pink dress hugged her so gently and she stare with her dark brownish eyes at Gabriel, waiting for him to come with the right plan for the situation. Nadezhda trusted Gabriel and gave him his time as he sat in the chair leaning on both elbows on the table, caught deep pool action and reaction. Weighing every situation possible. Finally, after a few minutes of intense wait, he stood up. And address all in the room.

"Thank you my princess, and sorry for the wait. As you can see there is a lot of unknown variables, for example the cause of this darkness? Why does a being shine as if a star? Are there others looking for her? Does she hold a certain value if found?... etc. There can be long list made for this, and something I don't like is long lists of unknown, I rather stay in the certain of success but this could be bigger than what we think. So, I believe the best way to handle these two guardians on scouting and two guardians on the search for this girl. Nevertheless, Cathasch is certain one to go."

Cathasch turned to Najam in amazement and surprise… "What. Why me…?

Cathasch stutter and realize he sounded like a novice.

Gabriel, with his slight shaved dirt blond hair and stern jaw with small beard replied, "The princess Najam has a direct connection with this being, not knowing what she is, or what she can do. You are next when come to connection with the princess; hence it will be faster for you to find this star. Also, since you have lack experience you will pared with Raquel, which is extremely strong with her ability."

"Hold on why do I get the rookie!" Raquel said in cold hearted matter.

"We are all in this together and this for the success of our mission, we do not know what await us, especially in a realm that is foreign to us with different natural law, or what has been altered, "Gabriel voice raise a little more to add a sense of warning. "For the last two it will be an offensive team in case the scouting reaches any situation that were not for seen, so that is Michael and Chamuel."

Michael in his strong build just shook his head in agreement, he was not much for word, he let his ability speak for him. On the other hand, Chamuel was already next to Michael try talk over the problems that might appear. But Michael kept looking ahead to Gabriel.

"The rest will stay here and act as back up, also we will be able to keep in touch with you by one of the abilities that The Princess of the Wise has in her disposal. It is a simple three-point spell tattoo behind your ears that will be able to connect directly to us." Gabriel said while point behind one of his ears.

"It has been a while since I cast that spell, Gabriel. Takes me back to the era when we fought against The Chain Void," Kenyotah replied while her face was buried deep into a massive old burned book.

"Time has passed but yet I cannot escape that era, better to not take any chance on anything that set the off balanced of nature and all living and nonliving," Gabriel fell back into his position mediating on what was to come. All rest made their way back to their chair, around the table they all fell into deep conversation and preparation on the next step. Cathasch began to feel nervous and started to look all around the circular room as if looking for secret passage way, he felt like a kid again ready to go on an adventure, something new. Yet someone very dangerous was sitting and waiting…