Unconquered Sun

by Philipp Bogachev

  As soon as reduction "in an order" Fairies, at last, was finished, right there the mirror panel quietly opened and Prinze - glory to the Creator, without this awful mask entered. He attentively examined the Fairy from legs to the head and with satisfaction nodded as though having made sure that now it, at last, is worthy to appear before its Perfection. Of course, such reaction did not please the fairy in any way. The prince obviously was not that earlier …

  Earlier, costed to the Fairy instead of the house dress or a working tunic, to dress something brand new - in honor of, for example, day off (even Keepers of the Limit have them!) or "appointments" (when spouses left somewhere together, separately children) or a holiday (like New Year). Some pustyakovina, like a cheap medalyonchik from usual average test of silver, a new dress to make a new hairdress or to be tinted a little (The fairy not really loved cosmetics, preferring natural colors), Prinze already devoured it with the such childly surprised and delighted eyes as though he saw some magic. And here … It dressed and namastit as also their Knowledge does not put on, and it … Looked at it as the footman defining whether appearance of the visitor approaches to allow it to an audience at madam …

  Her female vanity was so cut to the quick that it did not sustain:

  - My dear Prinze, what you tell nothing it to me how I look?! - also inflated sponges.

  - You are beautiful, my dear, - right there mechanically politely and metal Prinze tenderly answered. - But it is time for us - its Perfection already waits for us!

  2.

  The prince and the Fairy went hand in hand to the Emerald hall. Fairy internally

  collected all the forces in a fist - she understood that it goes there

  for this purpose, for what it went to this dangerous way - to battle with Invincible

  The sun and to rescue Prinze. She did not doubt it at all. Yes, it went without

  the weapon - and it was annoyingly, but, on the other hand, all the same the weapon it is impossible to win against the sorcerer - even all cumulative power of Community of fairies is powerless here. She was tormented by another - Prinze's regeneration was too obvious, but after all the hope still was...

  The prince stirred with it about something all the time. Yes, it, apparently, spun something about infinite perfection of the Empress - her wisdom, beauty, kindness, justice etc. But the Fairy did not listen to it, only mechanically nodded in agreement, and tried to look only to herself under legs - at all not to look in the magical mirrors lasting along walls. She trained herself

  for a duel for the sake of which did all this formidable, dangerous

  way.

  The emerald hall was really fine. High mirror

  golden ceiling, huge gold chandeliers, mirror walls, floors - and

  all this was decorated with large emeralds. Izumrudno green were

  stained-glass windows at windows, emerald were frames of mirrors and windows, emeralds were

  chairs and columns, chandeliers and other luxury goods and use are decorated.

  Green emeralds were surprisingly well combined with gold, and the golden light shining from everywhere played on sides of jewels. It fancifully refracted in light green beams which green spots of sunlight jumped here and there, giving to the hall really fantastic look.

  The prince and the Fairy approached an emerald throne in the distant end halls.

  There, of course, was nobody (the sorcerer had no body), but other picture was reflected in both wall mirrors. On a throne majestically sat as if the statue turned from an integral piece of gold, motionless, executed advantages, with the roundish person, a mane of the straight golden hair falling on shoulders and empty eye-sockets from which beams of bright light streamed.

  As soon as spouses approached a throne, the shrill and at the same time majestic sound of invisible fanfares was distributed. The golden lions at armrests who were so frightened Prinze in due time suddenly became on racks and deafeningly roared.

  But the Fairy did not even stir, and, on the contrary, slightly reddened - such reception she considered herself absolutely unworthy. It was inclined in a deep curtsey before the Empress of the Gold Hall …

  - I welcome you, my dear friends, in the throne hall, - sounded in

  consciousness of the Fairy solemn Voice. - As it is pleasant to me to see you here, at me on a visit, after the so many millennia of the compelled loneliness! - at these words the Prince dropped to one knee and inclined the head, and the Fairy made a deep curtsey again. At the same time she tried to watch only at tips of the shoes that, following Cora's advice, not to get under a charm of magical mirrors.

  - I welcome you and I, the modest fairy of the third rank, the Keeper of the Limit No. 3. And from the heart I thank you for the fact that you saved to me life in Rocky

  mountains, showed me such hospitality and helped me again

  to reunite with my dear and beloved husband whom thanks to you I found again... - solemnly and almost sincerely the Fairy spoke.

  - Well-at-at, it is trifles, expensive, - it is indulgent, with notes of understanding of the superiority, the Voice sounded. - It was possible to me. You, on the contrary, did such long and dangerous way for the sake of the husband. It causes in me

  respect, admiration though I up to the end also cannot understand motives of it

  act …

  - What here unclear, oh, generous madam? - with forced

  bewilderment the Fairy spoke. - I love the husband and I do not imagine

  lives without it! When you love - it is possible to be ready to do anything for the sake of darling!

  - Fine, delightful, remarkable words! - delighted exclaimed - unclear - sincerely or not - the Invincible Sun. The sorcerer even stood up from a throne and clapped illusive hands the hands. - Also they are especially remarkable the fact that they proceed from lips of the fairy from which infrequently it can be heard!

  The fairy was not what to answer. Of course, it would be possible to tell lies something … But she was not able to lie, and stories that fairies for the sake of the husbands went on danger of death - she really did not hear. Perhaps because husbands at fairies usually it is in danger did not get, or perhaps the Fairy, sitting at themselves in a solitude, there was a svedushcha in the events happening in Community a little - it never had close girlfriends …

  - Well and, - the Invincible Sun continued approach, - as to you at Me? I see, my bathhouse attendants and hairdressers well tried! You look just amazingly! Just real princess! - and its voice hardly considerably trembled.

  - About! Huge to you thanks! To me very much, very much it was pleasant! I would even like to ask for you formulas of these spells to make the same at home if it is, of course, not a secret …

  - Any secret, darling, any! For you - anything confidential! - the ghost waved handles. - Only about the house, the darling, you early exorcized something …

  - No, your perfection, not early … - having seized the sprained opportunity, the Fairy told. - Because after I thanks to you met the husband, allow me to take away him and to come back home. Tell, than I could thank you for the good done to us...

  - … The Voice was the fact that you will remain to stay for a while with me still - right there. -

  I so long stayed in the complete loneliness that I need communication with you. I want to learn about everything: about what is created in the world, how are you in Skies that new occurred at people... And if you miss children, I

  I will dispose that they were brought to the yard immediately. Live at

  it is a little more of me...

  - Yes, it is valid, - as if regained consciousness from Prinze's dream as this time it only also was occupied with the fact that devoured with eyes reflection in the Mirror. - Darling give

  let's remain with its Perfection a little more. Here it is so good, she is so kind that would be inexcusable nonsense to leave its hospitable hall now!

  The fairy understood that she loses this fight. Calculation of her competitor was clear for the Fairy
- she will hide the original intentions behind a friendliness mask, and therefore will not give the chance to apply to the Fairy the blow prepared by it. And the fact that Prinze is bewitched - only facilitates it achievement of the artful plans...

  And the Fairy decided to go for broke.

  - To us your invitation, madam would be very flatter to accept. But at our place there are a lot of affairs and we cannot remain with you …

  - Darling, - the Fairy to Prinze turned back and made to him "big eyes". - We

  immediately we go home, isn't that so? I am your wife and mother of yours

  children, and I order you to go with me and to say goodbye to ours

  the generous hostess, I order you as the wife, darling and mother of yours

  children, you hear? Children? You remember them - the boy and the girl - you

  you remember them? - And suddenly the Fairy ran before Prinze's eyes hands, having quietly whispered a spell. Before Prinze's look arose as if in an illusive haze, a green meadow on which two kids - the boy and the girl - which carefree played with Oslenk in dogonyashka, even run

  their fresh joyful children's voices were heard...

  In the opinion of Prinze something flew, he as if began to waken.

  In eyes there was an intelligent expression, something human …

  - Yes, children, they are so dear, my small children as the small suns on

  to meadow... - But at the word "suns" in his consciousness joined some again

  program. By the changed metal voice, he said:

  - But, expensive, we can call children here and live here all together.

  Its Perfection will train children in the secrets, and they will become perfect as the suns, new people of the new solar world!

  The fairy understood that conversation is not struck up, it as if is turned around

  same. She felt a wasp who, having got to the locked room, for nothing fights about glass and cannot find a way out. She understood what nothing will be able to make until the Invincible Sun plays from itself hospitable

  hostess. And she should reconcile to it and to wait what following course

  the competitor will make it, and therefore …

  - Well, darling, you is right, let's remain for some time, but for children we will not send yet.

  - Well and it is wonderful! - the Voice in her head was distributed. - And if so, we with

  The prince are simply obliged to show you my possession. Let's go. Expects you

  it is a lot of, it is a lot of unexpected finds... - with these words the ghost descended from a throne and went to an exit from halls, and after it Prinze and the Fairy followed.

  Double-faced game of the solar sorcerer irritated her outright and frightened: what does she prepare? In what trap conducts? But it remained nothing else how to wait until the Invincible Sun makes the first course in this party on which game two lives - its own and Prinze lie...

  3.

  The first night on the new place passed for the Fairy extremely disturbing. By it it was not fallen down. The prince did not remain to spend the night with it, but, having kissed her on a forehead the obzhigayushche hot lips, told that it has important issues which to it were charged by its Perfection, and left.

  "What such important issues at it?" - the Fairy thought. Something was obviously not so here … The Fairy did not like it, it was not pleasant …

  In addition lodged her separately from Animals, and it was even impossible to talk to them, to consult. Right after a dinner at its Perfection, Animals were taken away by gold golems servants to certain rooms, somewhere in an opposite wing of the Gold Hall. And it too very much was not pleasant to it …

  The fairy vainly turned over from one side on another, but could not fall asleep. It was necessary to do something, but that?

  Suddenly the Fairy felt that someone looks at her. Probably, any woman is especially sensitive to foreign views. And this look was pronizyvayushch and is unpleasant. Strange, who could watch it in this Hall?! At the Invincible Sun here all under control!

  - No, not all-sss, not all-sss … under control, not all-ssss - whispered in consciousness of the Fairy painfully familiar thin vile golosochek.

  - Who are you? Again Murin? What do you do here? - scaredly the Fairy whispered. - Still a step - and I will cry!

  - It is not necessary-sss, it is not necessary-sss, dorogush-sh-sh-a, is not necessary-sss. Not in vash-sh-sh-shikh intere - with - with - Sakha, not in vash-sh-sh-shikh, yes-sss!

  - Why it? - the Fairy passed to dialogue by means of thought.

  - Why to you to lose the friend-sss? Especially in the house yours-sh-shego of the enemy, da-s-s-s-s-s, fierce, kovarnogo-s-s-s-s-s as poisonous z - z - z - z - a snake - ssss, the enemy! Govoryu-s-s-s is correct?

  - Interestingly, - the Fairy puzzly thought. - And what with you can be friendship? You kidnapped me, nearly killed, you torment youngs of wild animal and babies, you serve the Invincible Sun, you …

  - Tish-sh-sh-sh-e, tish-sh-sh-sh-e, dorogush-sh-sha, ti-sh-sh-sh-she, mum's the word! - again zashepelyavit a voice. - Not znayushch-shch-shch-shchy nothing yes is silent, not uznayet-s-s-s-s-s, yes-ssss, yes-ssss yet!

  - Who you are, it be presented, well, otherwise conversation will not be! And why I know nothing it? Speak immediately!

  - And we z-z-z-z-are familiar, dorogush-sh-sha, z-z-z-z-are familiar, da-s-s-s, - with these words on an opposite wall of the room got out a huge three-headed creature with six spidery paws, predatory zhvala, nasekomy eyes and a huge tail with a sting of an air vent. From disgust and horror the Fairy covered the face with a pillow.

  - Oh - x - x - x - with - with - with-with, z - z - z - we know - with - with-with, are disgusting, och - h - h - en we are disgusting by sight, but that podelayesh-sh-sh-sh-sh - pitalis - with - with - with - vs - with - with - with - syakoy gados - with - with - with - Stew, zh-zh-zh-zh-zhili in darkness, here and s-s-s-s-stali such, da-s-s-s, da-s-s-s!

  - Who you are, speak immediately, or I cause the Invincible Sun - and let it deal with you here!

  - Well that so s-s-s-sraz-z-zu, dorogush-sh-sha that so with - with - with - sraz - z - the storage to be nervous, yes-sss! Mum's the word - with, mum's the word - with … - the Creature went down on a wall on a floor meanwhile and became near a bed, rubbing forward pads and greedy driving moustaches-vibrissami.

  - Well, we will long play cat and mouse? Tell who you are and why came and why you here without the knowledge of your Hostess?

  - F-f-f-f-fu, gados - with - with - with - t, to a fff! What it to me h-h-h-oz-z-z-zyayka-s-s-s-s?! F-f-f-f-f-u! As to a tiger dres - with - with - with - with - with - sirovshchik in circus - with! We are s-s-s-s to it s-s-s-sotrudnichayem, sometimes - with, yes-sss, sometimes - with. And my name to you izves - with - with - stno, och - h - h - en izves - with - with - stno, not, why proiz - z - z - znosit - with, yes-sss …

  - Azail?! - having forgotten about "conspiracy" the Fairy screamed, and in a breast at it grew cold, it became insufferably heavy.

  "Creator! - she thought. - Really, this a vile three-headed insect has the general name with that gray-eyed and zolotovolosy handsome?! N are N - no, cannot be!"

  -, mozh-zh-zh-zh-et, dorogush-sh-sh-a, mozh-zh-zh-zhet … - and the Fairy seemed that his black body somehow trembled, and in compound eyes something similar flashed on feeling of pain …

  - But how? How? Why? Oh, Creator! Why? You are a husband and the father … Triune Knowledge?! You!!!!

  - Da-sss, yes-sss, I-sss, - sadly moved short moustaches the three-headed monster and shuddered all over once again. - With - with - with - Stella, As-s-s-s-try also Es-s-s-s-ster, yes-sss which e-shch-shch-shch-shchyo were not any Premudros-s-s-styyu and furthermore, Triune, yes-sss, yes-sss … - and in compound eyes of a creature some long ago forgotten feelings flashed again. Probably, she remembered something light, kind, infinitely expensive, deeply buried in dark chasms of soul - and these memoirs were pleasant to her …

  The Fairy did not sustain it
any more! Her celestial-blue eyes were filled with tears. Large peas they began to flow on its pink cheeks. She silently began to sob and … rushed to a paukomonstr. Having forgotten about disgust, about fear, suddenly began to iron his ugly semi-cat's heads, its curved black, covered with a firm armor, a body, his moustaches and paws and to kiss them, shuddering all over with pity and mental anguish.

  "Oh, if I could if I could make something for this unfortunate being if I could return it former shape, return it to Skies to the wife and daughters! Oh, if I could!" - the Fairy thought about herself and sobbed, sobbed, sobbed, without restraining any more …

  And the creature stood without having stirred. Only tips of moustaches and pads slightly shook - whether for nervousness from awakening of the feelings forgotten a millennium ago long ago, whether from excitement from the come very close production …

  Then the creature sharply jumped aside aside.

  - It is not necessary-sss, it is not necessary-ssss, dorogush-sh-sha, I am a hishch-shch-shch-shch-nickname, da-s-s-s, hishch-shch-shch-shchnik, I can ukus-s-s-sit, da-s-s-s!. I s-s-s-sebya control, so far - with, da-s-s-s but difficult with - with-with, difficult with - with-with …

  - Why you came to me, unfortunate?! - wiping eye nightgown cuffs, the Fairy weepingly whispered, - That I can make for you, poor you a being!

  - Beregis-s-s-s, beregis - with - with - s, Zh-zh-zh-zh-eltaya the Witch prepares for you death, da-s-s-s!!! We vs - with - with - with - with - e znayem-s-s-s, vs - with - with - with - se znayem-s-s-s … Begi-s-s-s, s-s-s-so mnoy-s-s-s. Prokh-h-h-h-hod … ventilation … I will remove tebya-s-s-s, directly to moryu-s-s-s … There are your druzya-s-s-s!

  - But I cannot leave without Prinze! He is my beloved husband, I love it, I came to rescue it and I will not leave without it from here anywhere! Help to rescue also it better!

  At words "I love" a being who just language does not turn to call "Azail", again shuddered all over and short moustaches of a zadrozhzhala are stronger.

  - Akhkhkhkh, akhkhkhkh as long ago-sss we are not s-s-s-s-slysh-sh-sh-sh-shali such - with s-s-s-s-slovechek … Chudnenky, chudes-s-s-s-snenkikh s-s-s-slovechek! Akhkhkhkh, as long ago-sss … - but here his voice broke and became the rigid, executed poison of hatred and rage again. - Your muzh-zh-zh-zha not to return, no-sss, it preobrazh-@-@-@-wives, it preobrazhzh-@-@-wives, vs - with - with - with - se to s-s-s-s-sgorelo, everything-sss, yes-sss! He is not a person, it is chudovishch-shch-shch-shche, lzh - - - - live, s-s-s-s-silnoye, dead as s-s-s-s-ama Zh-zh-zh-zh-zheltaya Vedma-sss, yes-sss!