《Random Roll Play World》
ch1 what am I?
New life is created, unknown and unknowing, formed by some power unknown to this new life. A life with limbs, and simple eye spots, a life with tube legs underneath, and glowing lines around each limb that can glow at will. Swimming in water and crawling about the floor of this place I finally wake up to my first experiences and remember them.
Sand is gritty but pleasant to me, silt floating about it as i disturb the floor, light emits from myself and others about me creating shadows which I play with and chase about. I feel content and curious about everything. Poking at whatever is about i learn that wiggly thing is a friend, that spiky thing is bigger than me, and stays just far enough away that i can''t climb onto it. those other lights are things like me of various sizes and numbers of appendages.
I only have 3 limbs Right now, This make moving about a bit challenging it seems. I move in each limbs direction with turning being rather difficult ''Ah cramp not pleasant'' no more of that. Something plops down near me ''what is that?''. I feel pressures about me directing me towards this new thing, ''Hearing? what even is that word, what''s a word?'' -tightness in my center encourages me to move, ''that empty feeling, I do not like it''. "ahh hungry little one? best fill your stomach soon child."Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings.
"huh? what is this I ...hear? and how do i understand you so clearly now?" I press out into the void. " well done little Eclipsa, The gift of speech has presented itself of you rather early in life".
''Eclipsa huh, guess i''m an Eclipsa, whatever that is.'' "so what are we, large one?" i ask this large thing like me with many more limbs and exhibiting a warm glow. Still crawling towards this new thing dropped near me i feel it is soft and squishy some how. A responds pounds itself over me and envelops my every sense. "you are eclipsa, wondrous beings of the eclipsed realms, Congratulations on learning to speak and illuminate earlier than most" a shadow in the distance of my sight sends its message clearly and deeply as I envelop this squishy thing left for me to eat somehow.
''yummy whatever this is i like it, that tightness is gone'' warmth filling my being as i spread out and relax a moment."tasty isn''t it little one, rest a while and listen as I explain what you are to more detail". ''I think I''ll do just that'' as i settle down into the soft silt covered sand bed.
Some time passed as I fell asleep while being educated on myself In my new world, now I awake and stretch out my limbs. ''four limbs? hmm guess I have grown a little'' practicing with my new limb arrangement I exhaust myself playing and getting my movement figured out again.
ch2 Where am I?
Moving around with these 4 limbs of mine I find myself able to lift myself on the floor some what and do little hops. Getting higher up is difficult and when I do get higher it feels as if I''m coming apart. The darkness I''m living in is my normal environment and comforting but annoying as well. Illuminating constantly to see unless others are about to illuminate my area gets tiring. ''perhaps only using 1 limb at a time may help conserve my energy a while longer'' "it is time little one" ''what the!'' startled i flip myself over as I was mid jump attempt. "hahaha, sorry little one It seems i picked a bad time to speak", carefully the owner of this new softer voice nudges me until I am back upright and flattened out again. "thank you great one, you are an Eclipsa like me yes?" brushing out the wrinkles in my soft flesh wondering at the differences."the reply I get is soft and apparently amused, "indeed little one, Eliysiah is my name, you have earned a name also. Auraelish you shall be called. Congratulations.".
"thank you El-iy-sha? is that correct?", "perfectly welcome little Auraelish,that politeness is appreciated, and my name is- El_iy_si_ah, try it out". That seems a bit helpful as little Auraelish learns to say these new names instantly after having them pronounced in broken down syllables by the larger and patient Eliysiah. "come it''s time to begin our climb." after telling the new life of its new name and its new guardians name. A shimmer in the dark depth with its guardian escorting it up a slope gently encouraging it to continue upward as it tells of the basics of being a shimmer and a shimmer-guardian.
Some time passes as Auraelish learns that it is a shimmer or little light among the Eclipsa species, and this Luminari Tribe who are known experts in use of light and navigation in this ocean. " are we all born to be good with light, and finding our way around?" , "not entirely little one, there are some who have not the gift of light or navigation, yet others who never learn to speak and so on. not to worry about them they still serve the tribe" ''but if...'' as if answering my forming thought " They serve in many ways, some stay in the territory we protect, others venture out into the unknown, or go to other tribes if the opportunity prevents itself. Sometimes there are tribal exchanges as well, these help the tribes stay in touch with each other and share valuable skills and such between the tribes. Some say it is as some god or great spirit guides us." nodding his center like a head..? ''wait what''s a head?'' Strange thoughts break Auraelish''s stride and then he sees something strange indeed.This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.
A massive shadow gliding through the water, slight side to side movement as it slips along unbothered by anything apparently. "what in the ocean is that? that great shadow, sleek and graceful, so large." in response the shimmer-guardian waves a limb at both Auraelish and this great silent shadow "These great shadows are mysterious even to us, but there sleek form is no danger to us Eclipsa. Other tribes have more experience with them and others similar to them, but for us they usually just slip on by and leave us be." nodding again, "somehow that''s...comforting." imagining a warm cloudy creature within that sleek form Auraelish laughs deeply as he picks up the pace and moves up the slope. " I suppose it is" ponders Eliysiah with her own nod.''there''s those words again, he and she, head and nod.what is that stuff I''m thinking of suddenly''---"look Auraelish we are nearing the next challenge for you"
a vortex of strange water rising up from a spiky looking thing, that looks much like sand somehow, comes into view. "now what could this be guardian?" a quick reply"we call it a pressure spout, there are many of them around this ocean. These can be unsettling and dangerous to little shimmers, But you are ready to tackle this hazard now more closely. Simply follow me at some distance and let us have some fun". Charging ahead Eliysiah circled into the vortex and simply hopped into it spinning with the force of the turbulent water as she rises effortlessly off the floor,"ok that looks fun indeed". Following suit Auraelish finds himself tumbling uncontrollably under his escort, ''hmm, now what?''. on Que the Larger Eclipsa pulls herself out of the vortex core and glides around in the gentler water. Auraelish copies what he sees and tumbles out of the vortex, in a confused tangle and begins to settle down towards the floor again. "spread your limbs out little one, and pull yourself in the direction you indent to move" a simple enough command, spreading out and relaxing a moment Auraelish is flung out of the vortex completely, but slows down greatly. "well that''s interesting", pulling toward the vortex outer edges Auraelish gently touches down and celebrates by spinning in place before tangling up in his five limbs.... "what the'' "since when did i have five limbs?". "your new limb sprouted as you landed so gently, magnificent you figured out how the glide on your first try, Perhaps you are destined to become a swimmer among the tribe.
"so swimmers are a rarity amongst our kind?", gyrating slightly in response " amongst our kind no, amongst our tribe yes. Swimmers in the Illuminati Tribe are few and far between, most are quite busy and mysterious amongst the rest of us.", "hmm I see", ''I wonder how long it will take to learn swimming''. "shall we continue our journey now, or take another launch with vortex?" Eliysiah asks with her limbs tucked together. ''her version of a crooked smile perhaps.''... ''and again why do I keep thinking of strange words like these?''
ch3 now what?
So, With 5 limbs now I notice that I can move around a bit better, faster, hop a little higher and further. I also noticed that I''m some what larger as well by the time I figure out how to glide short distances without a pressure spout. I noticed in the distance other shimmers with guardians twinkling little lights in the distance, mostly behind me if behind is near where i started out my journey up this slope that i''ve been climbing for such a long time. ''How long has it been? I have no idea as there is no time piece or anything around, and there''s another word to wonder about'' Eliysiah chimes in as if on que again interrupting Auraelish in his thoughts. He had decided he is very much masculine with his guardian being feminine, only the gods know why. Gods, yes another group of beings of this world introduced in short as beings that show themselves in the powers and gifts to these lowly creatures dwelling in ignorance. The eclipsa are gifted by the oceans gods, Aqualtis, Luminah, Prepontis, and other lesser known or lesser known to the Eclipsa any way, or at least the Luminari tribe. And yes the luminari tribe serves the god Luminah more specifically, but respects the others mentioned as well, thanking them for their gifts.
After learning some more of this ocean, its Gods and some other things. Auraelish Continues his journey up the mysterious slope. Guardian speaks of the location in question, " an undersea mountain as the surface dwellers call it, they know nothing of the temple at its peak. Probably for the best that". "and our Luminari tribe lives around this mountain?", gesturing all around "and others a couple more similar mountains exist within the tribes territory. 5 more steeper Mountain peaks surround the area with 3 separate ridge lines connecting around those." imagining this shape and thinking ''safe harbor'' " Are we in a harbor?" stopping as if struck, "how did you? the gods must have granted you celestial knowledge, this is sometimes called a skill. Perhaps you are to become a leader for our peoples here in this safe harbor". Amazed and suddenly anxious Auraelish states "i simply felt that a moment ago, [safe harbor]. Those ridges surrounding us do they breach the surface of our ocean? or do we call them a harbor just by there shape?". " indeed it is the shape that earns this region the name safe harbor, but there is territory outside it ruled by other tribes that also forms a harbor for the surface dwellers, and air creatures love the area also."The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement.
"air creatures? have you seen these beings?", "indeed I have Auraelish, Strange and dangerous though talkative and logical beings they are. We can talk to them some time if you wish. It has been some time since I wish out of the water myself.". "alright let''s get going than" Auraelish running and hopping up the mountain side, like a lunatic or something made Eliysiah laugh in a high pitch but not unpleasant voice. ''hmm, I wonder how often I will feel that sensation in my lifetime.'' Slowing to a manageable trot for a starfish eclipsa Eliysiah finds herself walking along happily with her charge as a wave of excitement washes over her. Auraelish simply trots along now glowing intensely for one of his age studying his surroundings in the way of a practiced Light of the luminari tribe, a Lustre by his behavior, lumen have ability to focus the light they emit as a weapon or tool if needed."Auraelish, I see you will be recognised as a Lustre soon, lumen ability can be dangerous if not controlled, but very useful if harnessed properly" ''whats that supposed to mean'' "observe this little one". glowing intensely for moment the surroundings suddenly become clear to see and then go dark except for the one direction chosen by Eliysiah to become a carving.
The slope in front of and between the two Eclipsa is bathed in a powerful focused beam of light from Eliysiah. The light blows aways silt, pushes sand, and begins to melt stone beneath it, boiling water shooting up from the new wound in the mountains surface as blood from a surface dweller.''what''s that image from'', "holy crap!" amused laughter and some poking at the phrase uttered by young Auraelish. "I had no idea we had such power, do we ecclipsa all have such power?", "No, not at all, this level of destructive power is quite rare amongst our people... at least among our tribe, there may be other tribes that have more laser beam users among them, but I know nothing of those". Hop hophophop Auraelish is overcome with childlike excitement the likes of which Eiysiah had never witnessed before. Amused but unbothered Eliysiah continues forward at a relaxed pace, the 2 continue upward in a twinkling & bouncing display to any one caring to observe it.
ch4 hungry again
Happily bouncing around burns a lot of energy, even in the cold depths. Auraelish begins to feel tight and well, hungry. "time for a snack yes?" bounce nodding in agreement"what are these things. "coral region, many differrent things live here. Some that don''t move others that never stop moving. some crawl, some swim. endless things to explore some spend life times exploring such places." jumping forward some distance Eliysiah lands in a bunch of coral structures and starts grabbing and probing everything, hunting?". Auraelish'' thinks ''hmm, fascinating'' joining in was an obvious choice. But a bit of caution was not a terrible idea either. Slowly crawling into the coral, Eclipsa-shimmer-Auraelish, enjoys feeling around new sensations. Hard, soft, angular, rounded, this seem cut, that seems beaten into shape, some things simply burn to the touch, others tickle, then these little swimming things practically hopped into his mouth as he strolled through the coral region. Wonderful feeling of being fed and entertained at the same.
Fish, serpents, crabs, lobster, snail, horse-fish, worms, glow balls, shadows, sharks, seals who seem to not like the floor, mer-folk with 2 limbs and a tail seem curious about us but keep their distance. So many things to see and study, but their are those who do that already. No doubt the knowledge they have gathered is collected somewhere. Perhaps we will learn there, and find some other things to do after spending some time studying.You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story.
It was some time after this thought that the coral cathedral came into view, a beautiful structure. Glowing with soft lines of colored light all over it seen from below, we can''t see the top yet. "how big is this place, and what is it" Auraelish asks in awe of this pillared structure made of coral it seems, formed into wide paths and cozy nesting places for various creatures. "we call this the harbor coral cathedral, we share knowledge here, and commune with the gods at their whim. Trade and discussions of great import are common here at such places.", "Amazing, who built it?". A complicated topic it seems "truly we do not know, only that they are ancient and strong. Some believe we Eclipsa did long ago, but others say the gods built them for us, or even that some other tribe or species built them. Either way there are many such temples about the ocean, that we watch over and make use of.". ''and of course the gods don''t simply tell us the answer'', "has any one asked the gods of this?". Auraelish gets a response that only causes more confusion, "perhaps, I do not know, but if any did they did not share the gods answers with the rest of us.
ch5 Coral Cathedral
Walking around the perimeter first of the Coral Cathedral gives the impression of the name being a very well selected name. This structure first of all is massive, just how large is hard to say as you can never see more the one side at a time, and there are few if any angle in the structures main lines. The outer wall, aren''t walls at all but a curved line of pillars forming a nearly perfect circle. Gaps and slight position differences with the pillars formation give the impression of a very large oval with cuts length and width wise. These cuts are in fact pathways, long enough to not be able to see the end of each on from the other even if there weren''t something blocking each one. Higher up however swimming creatures are able to zip in and out of certain ports like long limbs a single living being. The pillars and the floor are all intricately carved or formed from black shiny stone of some kind with coral lining each groove in the surface. The ceiling is white with a matte surface and reflective lines all over it forming some sort of pattern that is yet to be understood. The area outside it bathed in a warm light making it very easy to see many things and learn things about some of the creatures already identified that couldn''t be seen beforehand in the oceans darkness. Circling above, giant grey sharks lazily play in the light above the structure. Rolling dipping, diving, bouncing off each other and gently biting each other from time to time these magnificent sharks make for an amusing sight.
Auraelish is dumbfounded and speechless, with his escort silently snickering and guiding him along with a few limbs. Eliysiah had seen this place many times before, and remembered being as stupefied herself the first time seeing this place. Guiding her charge with a gentle touche of her many limbs as needed she found this intimacy normal as a shimmer guard but also a beloved privilege of her position. There have been those who have abused this privilege, and they have been dealt with brutally.''good riddance'' thought Eliysiah to herself and any god listening in. As a shimmer-guard Eliysiah had guided dozens of shimmers to there next stage of life, young Auraelish would be her last shimmer ward.
Eliysiah would be joining Auraelish into his next stage as she herself moves into the new stage of guardianship herself. She should have done so before now but loved her time with the shimmers too much to let go just yet, but she had the respect of the elders to stay in place for this long. But now there was need of her experience in the next stage & new guardians where being held behind where they should be in life as is. Hatchling, shimmer, Lustre, Lumen, Glimmer, Brilliance; these are the stages of an eclipsa life as the luminari tribe names them.
Eliysiah attended the cathedral as a shimmer, a guardian as a lustre, and became a hatchling guardian as a lumen, she started guarding shimmers as a glimmer. She would now be guiding this shimmer into his life as a lustre, then perhaps into the lumen stage allowing more guardians to move up into those positions as well. The later stages don''t require guardians depending on the individuals task nexus posting etc... Elders are all in the brilliance stage of life and have more of the same serving them to administer or relay info as needed. The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.
An elder watches over the coral cathedral at all times, same for other cathedrals and temples. Another watches over the hatchery gardens, where the Eclipsa breed and birth the young shimmers en mass. One watches over the warrior ministratum, Which is a mysterious place to even members of the luminari warriors nexus. And one for the guardian core, which is a giant pearl in an ancient amphitheater used as the headquarters & alter for the guardians to worship and join in fellowship with each other away from the others of the tribe.
Each of the communities within the tribe has an elder and purpose with everything they do. and with each of these communities they have experts in the various purposes they are dedicated to. An elder guides each community with a cadre administering or relaying info on the elders behalf, hence why some of them are called administers/ministers/ministrants of their tribal community. These communities within the luminari tribe are called nexus, multiple nexus working together called arrays when for a long term purpose. Or for emergencies which only last till the task is done, they would simply be called a convergence. When a convergence lasts long enough the elders may reform them as an array with it''s own elder governing its task, while an array existing long enough may form a new nexus with an eldar and full cadre as needed. This is how the war nexus was formed long ago, and the guardian nexus.
The war nexus has a fairly obvious purpose, to maintain war time readiness, and to train warrior. sometimes sending them out to learn and share or act on the tribes behalf. Waging war for eclipsa is legendarily rare. The guardian nexus, is a bit more nuanced among the nexus collective called the luminari tribe. The elders also form at the luminari elders chamber to make decisions on behalf of the tribe as a whole, with nomadic elders taking up the posts of temple and cathedral elders so those posts are never unoccupied. Yet other elders visit other tribes as diplomats, organizers, instructors, or whatever purpose becomes needed among the tribes. These luminariats may be alone or with a full cadre to serve some purpose, and sometimes they may bring along with them some youth out of or into the tribe. the Eclipsa species as a whole sometimes form alliances and such for military,trade, or diplomatic reasons, but mostly just operate as friendly neighbors with each other. As for the other nation forming species out in the world, the Eclipsa are highly respected and often worshiped. however they can be feared and hated by some also, those usually keep there distance however. The last war that eclipsa luminari waged may have something to do with that, or the previous war with most of the eclipsa tribes in concert against surface dwellers.
ch6 school
Auraelish attends school at the coral temple, and learns many things taking breaks to eat, rest, recreate, ponder, and digest the lessons and training he receives on a scheduled routine. The Exact routine is left out of Auraelish''s perception, He only notices things tend to switch up just as he begins to need a change for whatever reason. Time passes at lighting speed as far as Auraelish is concerned. With his escorting guardian Eliysiah not far away, but not stuck to him like the scales on a fish. Whenever the two are together they each tend to mingle limbs with each other, and enjoy each others warmth subconsciously.
Eliysiah Tries her best to focus on her own studies whenever apart from the young fellow. But when they are together her focus is on him more then anything else. "Try jnot to smother your charge'' said to Eliysiah by her superior, some concern but understanding in his voice.''indeed''," I am drawn to this one in particular for some reason out of all the shimmers I have guided over my time as a shimmer guardian." Nodding in recognition, the superior consoles this fellow guardian. Surface dwellers might think of them as siblings in a working relationship. "your attraction to young Auraelish may be because of him being your last shimmer ward, and the increased time you have already spent with him, this is to expected to some extent. He did awake sooner than most also yes?", "indeed, Thalor your guidance is appreciated as always. You have been so very kind to me ever since the day we first met. Truthfully I have loved our time together." laughing "perhaps a little too much deer, did you ever take a mate?". "once or twice, my duty to the tribe was my greatest love". "Probably for the best, I suppose. Make sure you take time to yourself before young Auraelish Graduates from the cathedral schooling here. You might not get a chance for some time after that."
After agreeing to breed soon [for the good of the tribe and her own well being] Eliysiah Mingles with the throng of guardians moving through the under halls of the magnificent cathedral structure. Sharing info and intimacy is a part of her duty, which doubles as maintenance for her mental, physical, and spiritual self. The pleasant atmosphere relaxes and invigorates each of the guardians passing through it. About half the guardians never learn to enjoy it as she does, or even take part. Some of the guardians are experts at finding ways to avoid any and all contact with others of their kind and nexus. If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.
Mingling for Eclipsa is both intimate and convenient as some might say. The individuals while intertwining limbs can practice a form of contact communication. The many tube legs under each limb touching, brushing, tapping out signals or even latching onto the other. These complex signals allow the Eclipsa an immense amount of data transmission during the mingling. Thoughts, feelings, expressions, and even detailed images like the sights they each have encountered can be shared. This system of communication is heavily employed among the various tribes of Eclipsa, but especially The luminari tribes guardians and warrior nexus members. The other nexuses use it plenty as well, but not to the extent of these two more militant nexuses.
The more militant nexuses often converge to deal with a threat or to improve threat response. As well they also trade and cross train to give each other a health check of sorts. The ability to communicate books of data, and complex concepts allows these groups to an immensely efficient and effective military force whenever such force is employed. The guardians learn the light beam abilities and other abilities to protect their charges against most threats or simply to aid the youngsters growth in life. The warriors however learn a variety of other things including swimming while attacking in all directions with light or darkness attacks. Only a hand full of guardians can use darkness abilities. All of them in the upper echelon with the guardian elder. Even seeing them is an honor to the other guardians or any of the tribe for that matter. Some other tribes even recognize and respect these upper echelon Eclipsa. Much of this is taught to young Eclipsa at places like the coral cathedral.
Inside the coral cathedral the floor and walls change shade and even color often as if to indicate what purpose the room one is in was built for. Study rooms, mess hall, library halls,floor chapels, play rooms & training rooms[same thing really but different from each other], mingling halls on each of 5 floors 2 of them below ground level. Suffice to say the coral cathedral is plenty large enough to have such a prestigious name. Other tribes or even nexus of eclipsa call similar places academialis or collegium.
ch7 new stage
Auraelish Now a lustre, with 8 limbs is ready to move onto new things. After spending an exhaustive amount of time at the coral cathedral he is feeling confident in his abilities. New offensive, defensive, utility, and traveling ability boosts his ego to new heights. Now towards the bright regions of this massive safe harbor the tribe lives in is where he longs to go. It seems only natural to continue the climb with his beloved guardian escort.
To this end he swims upwards, over the cathedral structure for the first time. yes, swims with great exertion at this stage. But he is finally able to see the roof of the building he had been living in for, Gods knows how long. It''s an interesting sight, bland as it is meant to camouflage with the sea floor. The lights below not visible to him now above the lip of the roof, strange that. He never thought to ask about this, but he suspected some magic enchantment on the structure. resting on the surface however is an exhilarating feeling, ''Mana? There must be a great magical power flowing through the entire thing''.
Using his new abilities he tries to search the distances for the lay of the floor, searching for the nearest bright region. The floor around the cathedral on down as far as his place of awakening is clear enough, but nothing outside of that.''Still have to work on that'', Refocusing Auraelish Gets a much better result. He can see nearly the entire tribes territory from up here, colorful even. But no obvious light region jumps out to his active sight ability.''awell'', acceptive that the best brightest area he sees may lead to the so called bright region, he hops off the roof and glides as far as he can.
Eliysiah joins her charge as he glides over head, seemingly heading for the bright region with no issues after scanning from on top of the cathedral. It''s mana field boosts all eclipsa abilities by about a quarter, plus the high perspective just make sense. "well done boy, well done" murmuring to no one in particular. Auraelish glides quite far allowing his charge to enchant him with protection magic on the glide. the enchantment feels warm to him, and he recognizes the source so makes no attempt to interfere with it. Trust is paramount for the duo to continue their journey. Things will not be as safe in the coming quest into the bright regions.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.
The area Auraelish had seen and now headed towards, finally landing and walking again was an entryway to the bright realms or regions. Powerful magic and light from above bathed these places constantly. Powerful enough to repel some cretures who can''t take it, but mutating others into dangerous savage creatures. Not to be trifled with, the bright regions in short are an oven of magical power. Now this is where the 2 eclipsa walked along towards, Eliysia having troubled memories of the place, Auraelish was beyond confident. However his confidence was more than fitting. He was now the youngest eclipsa ever to acquire the ability of light shielding, even his guardian still had trouble with that skill.
While Eliysiah could put up a powerful pinpoint defense, Auraaelish could cover an entire directions line of sight to himself with room to spare. An incandescent barrier, glowing and hot to touch. Some sensitive to heat or light could be harmed by this barrier shield from Auraelish. Auraelish seems to have a fire elemental capability within him. This makes Eliysiah wonder at his parentage, not that she could ever find out. fire element skill is somewhat rare among the eclipsa as a whole, but there is a tribe who specialize in flame abilities. Perhaps this one has blood of the Infernus tribe. A fine addition to the guardian tribe he has already proven. But, no doubt more like him, with heat in there base abilities, will spring up in short order. Eliysiah quivers with hopeful excitement, as Auraelish tests his beam skills on random debris along their path.
Pleased with himself Auralish continues on without skipping a beat, as Eliysiah is surprised by his improved accuracy on the trot. it''s only been a short while since she seen his first attempts at beam attacks. He could barely brighten up the target in a given direction, now he was obliterating small stones in light and severely scorching larger items of coral and sunken wood. The above harbor loses scraps of wood from time to time, and sometimes a small boat or raft drops down. The tribe enjoys the surprise entertainment, unless it causes damage to something... which is rare indeed.
ch8 The world brightens
Climbing higher on the ocean floor, our two eclipsa finally reach a point where they can start to see light reflections without having to focus. But they also agreed it was time for a rest, Auraelish was finally getting tired, Eliysiah was rather tired already. The advantage of youth in her younger charge was of little surprise to her. A glimmer being 2 stages older then a lustre is rather obviously older then a lustre or even a lumen, any of those stages are smaller than a glimmer usually with less limbs, and the limbs often smaller as a whole.
Auraelish Is a rather large lumen and powerful for that stage, though limited in abilities more common to the ecclipsa, odd that. Eliysiah finds herself wondering at the reasons for such differences, yet again. A common thought amongst the guardians is that it is simply the will of the great guardian Prepontis, the god of preparation and pontification. This god Prepontis is believed by many to have been an eclipsa guardian at one time, male/female or something else none are aware of any proof to truth on this topic. The Guardian nexus do indeed often honor Prepontis in there numerations and philosophizing. Much of the procedures and habits of the guardians are credited to the god, even amongst other tribes this is true.
"what''s that?" -disturbing Eliysiah from her thoughts as they walked, she found herself looking at something rather old by its condition, but oddly newer looking at the same time. Most of the stuff settling down here is all wood cloth and whatever the things inside the boat or ship was, but this thing was made of something else. Not wood, nor stone, and though it appears to a metal of some kind it''s not like any metal she had ever seen before. Eliysiah has never received any information on something like this. " a very good question, Could it be a warship of some kind? Perhaps from the technologically advanced tribes who once lived above us on the surface." Auraelish is now more confused than ever, he had never heard of these tech tribes.This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work.
Stopping their journey to investigate this ship wreck was only logical for the two eclipsa, so they spent some time crawling over it around it, probing into it where possible. The mystery only grows. "The Nautilari tribe Will have fun here I expect" Eliysiah states fascinated by the possibilities within this ship before them. Auraelish agrees as he''s fascinated by this new thing to his knowledge. Something of them was fascinating to Auraelish.
The Nautilari tribe formed of two arrays the Nautilore, and Relicari , each obsessed with stories and things. librarians and collectors essentially, the Nautilari tribe is basicly a massive museum forming tribe that works to educate all. They are friendly to the entire sea, and provide experts at tearing things apart without destroying the knowledge hidden within. The two arrays where themselves convergences of tribe nexus''s(or an equivalent) that have since been forgotten to most eclipsa, never having learned of them. The luminari tribe very close relations with the Nautilari and their wreckers nexus who are specifically sent out to secure and prep a site for study of a ship wreck. Submergents nexus is obsessed with buildings and ancient cities and such, below the surface of the water. Rubbliekin nexus who are obsessed with ruins and rubble of all kinds no matter where they are.
The Luminari tribe have a nexus as well just for working with the Nautilari tribe, delivering messages and such to and from them. Fablepost nexus who have a network of relay posts just used for communication with the Nautilari tribe. The Aetherlink tribe helped set that nexus up, and forms various purpose made networks within the sea and out of it. Any diplomacy, long range communication, couriers and so on probably exist because of the Aetherlink Tribe. Their Nexus, arrays, and convergences are all somehow related to linking and networking the sentient beings they are aware of. They take great pride in getting things and info around to wherever it should go nearly instantly most of the time. Even warfare is affected by that tribes abilities. legends of armies and equipment simply appearing at a place thought impossible are often thanks to the Aetherlink.
ch9 white warmth
Climbing higher past the shipwreck, Auraelish and Eliysiah now find themselves amongst a group of others heading up to the bright region for various reasons. While there are others heading downward in a uniform manor, to avoid blocking the younger ones heading upward. The older ones heading back down are all obviously older by the size, scars, still healing wounds, various markings and trinkets awarded to them by some as yet untold to Auraelish.
As the climb continued, some stopped or even turned back having met their limit or objective or even having realized something was left behind that they should bring, that was common. most eclipsa climbing sky word would turn back a few times before finally getting to bright regions never mind the sky itself. As sea creatures it makes sense that eclipsa would have problems above water, but the reality is that the region just below the surface is more troublesome to eclipsa. Light focused by the water and heat to dangerous levels to many creatures of the sea.
Apparently these bright regions are rare also as other creatures who can swim both the depths and surface with ease have no problems out at sea, but here in this bright region as it''s called by the eclipsa no sea creature can safely traverse without first being strong enough or having some protection against the light and heat present in the waters of the bright region.The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there.
Eclipsa grow strong rather quickly as they grow and change compared to to other creatures of the sea, even surface dwellers know not to make themselves enemies of eclipsa. That may be part do to the fact that only the stronger eclipsa capable of breaching the bright regions into the surface world are able to go and meet these surface dwellers. Down near the hatcheries and such any surface dweller could harvest masses of the young, if they ever got to those areas.
The hatcheries of course are protected by layers of defenses; above, below, and around. eclipsa and other creatures all protecting the young of themselves and others knowingly or instinctively. Most creatures of the sea are not self aware enough to communicate with others. The eclipsa, some sharks and some whales are able to talk to each other, though they rarely have any reason to do so. Most don''t realize that whales spend a lot of their otherwise unoccupied time playing with falling shipwrecks and the like, breaking them up or moving them away from the hatcheries and the like. The under sea temples have similar protections, and magical barriers are also employed. Of course each tribe has its own nexus that maintains these barriers around the hatcheries and such, illuminari tribe calls theirs the fermentis nexus.
The fermentis nexus often operates convergence and arrays with other nexus to protect certain things, such as the shipwrecks and ruins to be explored, or to protect military objectives, and even experimentation with other purposes for the same ferment barriers as the ilumari tribe eclipsa call their specific variation of magical barrier.
ch10 playing with barriers
Auraelish, and Eliysiah continue climbing after a small break as they discuss the area they are in and about to enter. The bright region, a fitting name for an area of water so bright that it glows white and can be seen a great distance away. The two discuss the difference in their abilities with barriers in particular and demonstrate to each other some of the concepts. Eliysiah is grateful for the new ability to envelop herself in a snug barrier that acts as a second skin protecting her from the heat somewhat. Meanwhile Aurealish is having fun with point defense barriers, using them as physical objects.
Auraelish naturally had talent with full directional barriers so making the skin barrier he''d done almost instinctively, and learning point defense magic allowed him to develop new uses for it as he realized the barrier could stop any physical object or even move it depending on his will and focus. Soon he was hopping around on disappearing point barriers, carving lines in the sea floor, and making little piles and simple shapes. " hmm, I wonder if you could make sculptures with you barriers." the older eclipsa says absent mindedly . "sculptures?" Auraelish says questioning no one in particular.
[hmmm what to do with that though...heat?] focusing for a moment he stops and creates a barrier in front of him curving it around some sand and stone on the sea floor, adding heat and pressure to it. He increases the pressure and heat in a spherical shape encasing some random stuff until it glows with a dull reddish hue. Satisfied with it he gently releases the barrier away from himself first allowing the water to cool the object. After boiling some water upward the new stone ball simply sat in place as if it had always been there. "cool", and as if on que the thing cracked from the far side all the way around, but held its shape.Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation.
"impressive young Auraelish, perhaps you will become a stone crafter in the future" [an interesting thought]. touching the cracked stone ball Auraelish found himself enjoying this new experience a little too much, shaking himself as if cold he pulled himself away from the fascinating little object of his own creation. [did put mana into that thing?], trotting along Eliysiah caressed the little ball as she passed, she found its smooth yet cracked surface fascinating also.
Not the only one it seems fascinated by the new stone ball, another eclipsa seemed to appear out of nowhere and begin investigating the thing also. Leaving this new arrival to his musings she simply credited to this eclipsa having some duty to record and study such things for the knowledge of the eclipsa as a whole. As they near the barriers protecting the most intense glowing bright region the two eclipsa focus themselves on full body barriers and stroll forward with confidence.