The Dark Sea

The Dark Sea

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1. Appels + Oranjes
  - Smashing Pumpkins

"He is terribly afraid of dying because he has not yet lived."
-Franz Kafka





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I. The Dark Sea
No end in sight- the spiral stairs plunged without mercy into the deep darkness. Step by step the tedious hours crawled by. Astira felt a chill slowly creep into her body & soul.
"Stop!" said Ozymandias.
Jamu shined the light on the obstruction. The metal stairway folded in & blocked the passage.
"This stairway is more than 30 millennia old. The tunnel caved in."
Ozymandias said nothing more & matter of factly studied the obstruction. Astira felt a sense of panic rise within her. She felt it begin to spike.
"What now?" she demanded.
"I will try to fix it." said Ozymandias.
"Yea good luck with that one.."
Astira held back her tears. She didn't want to die like this. Not like this. No blaze of glory.
Ozymandias crawled into the folded metal & grabbed on. He then strained to pry open the stairway. Astira gaped in disbelief. He must be crazy. He is crazy one & now we all die she thought in horror.
Astira, Jamu & the Dragon stood transfixed. They watched Ozymandias in the spotlight. The metal joints began to creak. Ozymandias shifted his position to brace himself & then strained his arms with all his might. The metal stairway bended gradually. Suddenly it gave way. The passage opened. Astira stood stunned. Impossible she thought. No one is that strong. No one. She bit her lip & felt a tear of joy. It just a freaking miracle.
"Ok- let's go. We're almost there." said Ozymandias calmly.
The next 3 hours sailed by. Astira floated down the stairs. She felt a joyous rapture, as if she had been granted a second life, a new chance.
"We made it. We made it." said Ozymandias.
Astira picked up a faint scent- slightly mephitic, but strangely fresh like the sea. Ozymandias & Jamu jumped down off the stairs. She looked around in the dim light & finally she jumped. The sand felt soft around her boots. The light shown around her & she saw the black sand. She saw the black water. She saw the gentle waves. She saw a flying fish jump out of the waves- glowing in the dark. She knew she would wake up. She sleep walked in a dream. Everything impossible. Wake up right now she thought. But she didn't wake up. She broke into a girlish smile.

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