Amethyst of the Gods by Richard S. Tuttle

Author:Richard S. Tuttle
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publisher: KBS
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

The Vision

The library in the Royal Palace of Tagaret was full of people. All of the Knights of Alcea were in attendance as well as the most important of the king's advisors. A fire in the fireplace of the library had been lit and the people in the room formed a large semicircle in front of it. King Arik drew the Sword of Heavens and held it before him. From his pouch, the king retrieved the bead that had fallen from the Sword of Heavens when the Dragons' Onyx had been restored. With a last glance around the room to make sure everyone was prepared, the king tossed the bead into the fire.

Almost immediately, a thick dense cloud of white smoke formed in the fireplace. Rather than escaping up through the chimney, the white smoke invaded the room. The cloud grew in size as the smoke swirled around and around. The room fell deathly quiet as everyone held their breath and focused on the cloud.

Slowly a hazy blue vision appeared within the cloud. The image was indistinct at first, but as the smoke thinned, the image grew clear. Everyone gazed at a view of the dark blue waves of an ocean. Whatever was the viewpoint of the vision, be it the bow of a ship or a bird in flight, it appeared the same for everyone in the room. The viewers were skimming across the top of the gentle ocean swells when an island appeared in the distance. It was no more than a blemish on the horizon when it first appeared, but it grew in size rapidly.

With a sense of amazing speed, the viewers closed in on the island. A tall mountain was prominent as the major feature of the strange island, and the viewers were naturally drawn to it. The island grew larger until the mountain itself filled the vision. Suddenly the viewpoint started rising, taking the viewers upward along the slopes of the mountain. A deep crevice marred the side of the mountain, and a long and narrow footbridge spanned the crevice. Across the footbridge was an entrance into the side of the mountain. It was an ornate entrance with a door of black stone, and two statues flanked the door, one on each side. The statues were grotesque, depicting some obscene creatures with horned heads and large bat like wings.

The door and statues quickly disappeared as the viewpoint continued climbing upward. The vision was dark and suddenly nothing could be seen. All of a sudden, the vision burst forth in brilliance. The viewers could see that they had passed through a thick band of clouds as they climbed upward, but more shocking was the sight of the mountain itself. Rather than a mountain of gray or brown rock, as most people were accustomed to, this mountain was an icy blue, its slopes appearing slick and impossible to climb

As the vision halted, everyone stared at the summit of the mountain. There was an open cone indicative of an ancient volcano.

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