by B. C. Harris
I clear my head of all thoughts.
I hold my emerald before me.
The only image I allow into my mind is a picture of Lattisan slowly ascending to the surface of the lake. I imagine Lattisan floating on the blue waters before me.
Small ripples appear on the surface of the water.
It’s beginning.
The ripples grow stronger and larger.
Small waves appear.
As the top edge of the sphere that contains Lattisan breaks the surface of the lake, I maintain my concentration.
The sunlight reflecting off the celleria is amazing, but I don’t let it interfere with what I’m trying to do.
I’m attempting to raise a huge city, with thousands and thousands of people, from the depths of a large lake.
I continue to imagine the sphere rising in the water.
Large waves are now crashing against the shore where I’m standing.
The massive sphere is continuing to rise. It’s hard to believe that a city is lying inside it.
I focus. I can’t let my thoughts wonder.
I visualize the sphere rising. It’s moving slowly. I don’t want it too move too fast.
It looks like a planet is emerging from the water.
Concentrate, I tell myself.
I feel my emerald glowing warm in my hands.
Soon the bottom of the beautiful sphere will be resting on the surface of the lake.
It’s almost as if the lake is giving birth to a new being.
Energy is surging through me like a tsunami. It’s as though I’m touching the source of creation.
The sphere is floating like a beach ball in the water.
I feel Capurni brushing against me.
“You’ve done it,” he says. “You’ve done it.”
I blink.
The sight of the sphere sitting peacefully on top of the lake is overwhelming. The celleria are constantly changing colors. The effect is hypnotic.
“Ready for the next part?” Capurni asks.
I’m still in shock at what has already happened.
Using my emerald to raise the sphere from the bottom of a lake is one thing; transporting the sphere to another planet is going to be something entirely different.
Capurni and I will now travel to Drapesia. Our exact location is a large lake on the island of Thoth. After this, my next challenge will be to transport Lattisan to the lake on Thoth, the lake that Capurni says is known as Junas.
“Are you sure about this?” I say to Capurni.
He smiles. “I’ve never been more sure.”
“What about the ice-age that’s supposed to hit Drapesia? Why go back there if the planet is doomed?”
“The scientists among the Forgotten People believe that the ice-age can be prevented. They believe that Drapesia can once again become a paradise.”
“I can’t wait to visit someday,” I laugh weakly, my mind still absorbed with the enormity of the task that is facing me.
“Shall we go?” Capurni says.
I take a final look at the incredible sphere floating on the lake. The celleria are glistening with constantly changing colors. If all goes well, in less time than it takes me to brush my teeth, Lattisan will be transported to another planet.
“Yes,” I say, holding my emerald in front of me.
Capurni touches my arm.
“Sandarium, Junas Bay, Drapesia.”
A warm breeze greets us.
In front of me is a large turquoise-blue lake.
Although I would like to relax and enjoy the view, I know I have to move quickly.
I focus on the lake before me.
I shut out all other thoughts.
Slowly, I develop a picture of Lattisan appearing on the surface of this lake.
I concentrate.
My emerald is glowing brightly.
The lake is calm.
In my mind, a clear picture of the sphere containing Lattisan develops. The sphere is floating on the lake before me.
Focus.
The image is clear.
I picture the sphere containing Lattisan arriving on the waters of this lake.
My eyes are closed.
My focus is intense.
I think I hear someone crying.
I open my eyes.
It’s Capurni. His face is wet with tears of happiness.
Before us, a majestic sphere is floating on the rippling waters. It looks like a delicate piece of crystal resting in a blanket of blue.
A civilization has returned home.
I have completed my final quest.
I unclasp the emerald from my neck.
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Books by B.C. Harris
LOST WORLDS
Keeper of the Emerald
Book 1
FIERY ILLUSIONS
Keeper of the Emerald
Book 2
FINAL QUEST
Keeper of the Emerald
Book 3
CYBERBULLY
The Society of Spies
Book 1
