Ashes In The Sky

The Dark Ocean

Music=
1. The Beast & Dragon, Adored
  - Spoon





"Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star."
- Confucius

UFOtext=
I. The Dark Ocean
The group of four moved in haste through the makeshift tunnel. Jamu led the way, shining his bright lantern.
"Stop!" said Ozymandias.
"Jamu, shine the light on that nest of snakes."
Jamu aimed the light. The band of snakes slithered away.
Ozymandias pulled out a small device from his pocket. He fingered the device in deep concentration. One minute passed by. Then another.
A small trap door opened beneath the nest. Jamu shined the light into the black hole. A metallic spiral stairway plunged deep into the planet as far the lantern could see.
"This is the stairway to the dark sea." said Ozymandias. He looked at the trio in triumph.
"We will sail the dark sea to an ancient spaceport of the Lost City. I have a small spacecraft there. The Clans who rule the surface of Gobi know nothing of this spaceport. It's electronically dead, except for a few things I need. It is like a museum of ancient space travel. I can take you to another planet but there is danger from the Clans. We will need to be careful & lucky to escape."
"How can you know all this & have ancient spacecraft below the desert & Clan fools know nothing of this?" asked Astira.
"I have lived on barren Gobi off & on for many years. There is no native population to speak of other than a small city by the Crescent Lake. I am unique in the galaxy. Nobody knows what I know. The Dark Sea will take you to enlightenment. But there is no moon or star above the Dark Sea- only an embedded treasure of black diamonds hidden from the worlds of the galaxy."
Astira, Jamu & the Dragon stared in stunned silence at Ozymandias. A snake wrapped itself around his ankle.

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