Stories from Atlantis

Narrated by Kii' the guardian of the Queen Sage Tashee, the uniting Royal and persona-grata Head of State and Master Magi of Emerald The Splendorous (9th of the 12 great Houses of Atlantis).

The council of the 9 heads of state has fallen to shambles. It has come true. All seven of Queen Sage Tashee's predictions...pondered Kii'. His sister did not believe him believing in Queen Sage Tashee. While he adored her, she despised her. Despite of the fact that Queen Sage Tashee saved her life, once, twice, thrice. How ungrateful. Even if you don't believe it magic. Even if you don't commune with the Divine. Even if you choose to ignore all the clear signs of how great Queen Sage Tashee is. Just to be thankful to someone who saved your life, three times! No, that shouldn't surprise me. For this land is bound to be destroyed, not on its own accord but due to all the double-standards and debaucheries I have seen my lifetime. My own sister included. 

And this is my 20th and last lifetime in this land. It's a holy land. But it is to be no more. It will parish. I have seen it happening with my own eyes. In that crystal cave temple that the Queen Sage Tashee took me once. As crystal clear as my reflection on the glistening walls of the temple. 

Kii' thought of these thoughts and many more. For today was the special ceremony on Emerald the Splendorous. Today marks the great alliance forged between the House of Ja'mel, House of Ectonul, and House of Mishbar. Right here. As the founding rulers of the 10th, 11th, and 12th new states of this Grand Island of Light (Atleantean name for Atlantis). The three are smallest of the 12 Houses. This alliance has forged unbeknownst to the warring Houses of the East and the West, the two grand empires that are spinning this Grand Island of Light into darkness slowly with 10,000 year old forever wars. They are drawing the other 6 Houses into their games, forcing them to align themselves one way or another. When will this foolishness end?

Shit. Who's that? Another assassin? Child? Wind? let me check.

Kii' remembered his ultimate test when he was training to be the Protector of Royal House. His Guru put his hand on his shoulder and said this into his head, "Look ahead. Time shall cease now as you know it. Remember that you took this birth to accomplish one task. Find that task. Search within. Use me and my force. Let that be your force. Let there be no doubt. You are to pay your dues by giving yourself fully to any threat that comes to the Royal House. The loyalty that you hereby swore today is not to them but to yourself. And to me. Take my trident. Let it ring out into the astral planes. Let it ring out into the entire Grant Island of Light. Take charge. And remember, this is a dream of ours. You don't really exist. Only Light does. And you are not alone. I am/We are with you, always" The words were etched into Kii''s mind. Literally. The last phrase rang out so loud that he thought that he was going to pass out. Thousand bells ringing at the same time. Thousand drums banging at the same time. He seemed to be lost forever in those tones. He experienced timelessness. He didn't know time existed before this moment. Time and Space. They are one. My experience. It's all one. His Guru's message played backwards as he began to gain full consciousness. He found out that he could access the entire message with touch of a symbol on the trident. And many others. Many many many others. The entire library of all the Masters that ever existed was available to him. The words could flash before his inner eye in a dazzling silvery display of marry-go-round. And he could stop them with a single, uniform thought.

His Guru vanished immediately thereafter uttering those words and entered the central spire of the trident. Kii' caught it just in the nick of time before it could hit the ground and shatter. The trident was made of beautiful moldavite, carved from a single meteorite-size of a building. Kii' knew he wasn't allowed to summon his Guru for anything mundane. It would have to be an enormous event. An event that would require a full support from the hierarchy of the Masters. Like today's event. 

Kii' humbly lowered his head. He knew better after living almost 700 years on Earth. 700 years! This was longer than even the longest of Atlantean lifespans of 200 years. That ought to knead some wisdom in you. It has to. He felt calm and restless at the same time. No way to tame or deal with this feeling. "Is this the same feeling that Queen Sage Tashee mentions? Is this the same feeling of destruction that Masters of Light have spoken about? Is this the feeling I get when I visit the two Houses of East and Wesssss........." And with that, he felt numb. His thoughts froze in mid-air. His spine rattled like a leaf in a storm. What is this new surge of energy? This is not mine. It's too raw and not tamed. Hum, it has a signature. Very distinct, child-like, but raw. Like a mountain about to sprout but too raw. It's coming from my right. And it is about to discharge something in my direction. 

Kii''s hair moved with that last realization. He had woven his master's trident in to his own hair by first breaking it into thousand pieces and then carefully allowing his hair to grow around them. His hair had 100 braids and the longest braid reached all the way to his knee. Almost all 7 feet of him. They look benign to the untrained eye, tinkling with all the crystal pieces, marking a border here and there, as if it was some sort of fashion statement. 

After long training, he could use his hair strands as weapons. He could control them individually and move them as he wished. They could emerge from around his body as whips with very strong astral and hyper-astral lights. They could move back and forth between his head and the target with immense accuracy and resounding tones that resembled a mix of heavy chain, gong, and electric hum of the ferroelectric material of transformers of our modern day. The hair-locks bedazzled the untrained target with their penetrating light. And before the unfortunate soul could comprehend what was happening, he/she would obliterate and vanish with a sting so strong and so forceful and so final with a single contact. It was too much to bear. Very few knew how to dodge such a force. But even they could, they would fall within two or three such blocks. Kii' never used his weapon unless it was absolutely necessary. Unless a Royal House member was under attack that they couldn't handle. Unless Kii' was personally threatened. Unless Kii' inner voice commanded him to do so. Unless Kii' was guarding Queen Sage Tashee. Consequently, he had used his mighty weapon, his hair-locks precisely 4 times in his 700 year long life. 

 And today, he was guarding Queen Sage Tashee. 

And today, three of his hair strands moved independently in three different directions as if to search for the intruder. Invisible? Yes. Powerful? Yes. Unsure? Yes. Does he/she/it know I am here? Yes. Do they know where the Queen is? No. How far? two and half dream-plane overtones far. Coming closer. Closer. Good. They want to materialize. No, wait. They are being pulled into this plane. Ha ha ha. Mother Earth's electomagnetic field at work again. She is pulling them into material existence. Ha ha ha. This will be easy. 

And at that instant, three beings, non-human, stark naked, with non-earthly bodies materialized. Assassins. Not Martians. He knew the Martians very well. Not from this solar system. 

Kii' consciously moved three more braids around them to quickly subdue any unplanned discharge due to the unplanned materialization. The previous three hair braids were waiting for his thought-command. Ready to strike. Kii' moved closer for inspection. He felt cold intention. Almost devoid of life-force. But the same raw mountain-like energy ready to erupt. Oh no, suicidal discharge!

How to stop this? I have not encountered this before. They can't discharge unless the Queen is around. The Queen is safe in her palace preparing her speech. I can see her. Then why are they here? Unless, I am the target!

With that realization, Kii' felt instantly numb. Pressure wave building up. Wind being sucked out. Literally. The weapon, the tri-fold assassins, is going to explode on me. I am the target. 

Centuries wasted. Queen's speech won't be made. She will die with me. Energy. Pure. Energy beautiful. Energy personal. Energy impersonal. It's all there. Wow. It's not that bad. 

With that thought and feeling, Kii' fluttered his eyes intending to close them. About to surrender to the Almighty. The Great Spirit. The Great Unknown. Here I come. 

From the endless depth of his being, came words, rather they bubbled up, then finally zapped him with their pop. WAKE. UP. NO TIME. Master Kii'Ue rose from his hair braids. He materialized. Picked up Kii's numb body that was about to hit the palace ground. He instantly materialized several crystals and chanted few verses in ancient Atlantean. Each verse grew bigger and bigger pressure waves and turned into light, almost enveloping Kii' but not quiet. The chanting continued till they engulfed him completely and became the shield around his body. A bubble had formed around Kii'. Time stood still. No time. Kii' opened his almost-closed eyes half-way. He saw that three crystals were placed on his third eye, heart center and his solar plexus. Master is here. Did I invoke him? 

NO. YOU DID NOT.  AND YOU FAILED YOUR TEST.

But you said, I passed...and you vanished into your trident.

NO, I DIDN'T. THIS WAS YOUR TEST. YOU HAVE FAILED. 

You said, I can not invoke you unless it was necessary. I felt it was not necessary. 

WAS IT NOT? HOW CAN YOU GIVE INTO YOUR DARK SIDE? NO TIME, NO KII'. KII' MUST SURRENDER TO THE DIVINE FULLY AND TRUST. YOU FAILED BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT TRUST ME. 

Kii' opened his eyes fully. Fully awake, he fumbled around. He didn't know what he was looking for. Did he fall asleep? Did the Queen make the speech already? No. There she is. She is still in her chambers. I can feel it. I better move.

...three hours later, the Queen finally made her speech. The long and short of it was that Atlantis should prepare for its destruction. It will take 5 generations, almost 1000 years before the beginning of the fall. But there is a hope. And that is to allow 5 subsequent generations to collect all the previous knowledge, all their wisdom, all their survivals skills and start immigrating to other lands. It will take 100 years or so to complete the move, but it must be done. The 9th house shall lead the effort. The 10th, 11th, and the 12th house will follow. She will provide the necessary funds, personnel, equipment, and political security to accomplish this. This alliance will enter into a covenant- to protect and bear the future humanity. No matter what the cost.....and, we must learn to trust. Trust each other. Trust.

Kii' listened to the last word. He smiled for the first time in his 700 years of long life. And closed his eyes for the first and last time in his 700 years of long life. For he had lived to protect and serve. Only he failed to serve the Great Spirit. He had not learned to trust the Supreme.