Ravens In The Clouds by Taylor Wilson

Author:Taylor Wilson [Wilson, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

That night, Lacey stared at her ceiling, unable to sleep. In a way, she selfishly wished that Alex had never remembered the emerald pendant. It was awful to watch her parents and friends struggle. Yet, if she and Alex had the knowledge their friends needed to heal the villagers, it was worth a little angst on her part. She couldn’t get Oliver’s words out of her head: “It doesn’t look good.” When she got home, she had Googled radiation sickness and cities that had significant radioactive events. Hiroshima was never fully evacuated; the affected people had long-term health issues, but the land began to recover from the radiation within a short time. When the Fukushima nuclear plant was compromised, the contamination was “moderate,” and the area was expected to be safe within a few decades. However, the Chernobyl incident rendered about 100 square miles uninhabitable for the next 200 to 20,000 years. Where would the people of Alinn go if they couldn’t live there anymore? Of course, Lacey thought miserably, that’s assuming they survive at all. After fretting for hours, tossing around in bed, pacing around the room, Lacey’s body finally overpowered her mind in sleep.

And she dreamed.

She was falling through darkness, plummeting dizzily in an empty void. To Lacey, it felt a lot like traveling through the dimensions, but she seemed to fall faster and for much longer, tumbling uncontrollably. Oliver’s words repeatedly echoed in the vast space. “It doesn’t look good... It doesn’t look good... It doesn’t look good….”

She blinked. As her eyes focused, she saw the ceiling of her own bedroom again. Sighing heavily, she realized she was disappointed. Traveling to the dark dimension herself wouldn’t be helpful, even if it were possible. Still, it would have been comforting to see her friends in person and hopefully hear what the Voice had to say. The room was still dim, so she rolled over to check the time on the bedside clock. Suddenly, she gasped and sat up.

The wall was gone. In its place were stalactites and stalagmites, with their mineral deposits glittering in dim torchlight. A subterranean stream trickled gently beside a low rock. On the rock sat an ancient woman, who Lacey had been longing to see. It was the Voice.

Unlike Lacey’s previous meetings with this goddess/oracle/spirit of the mountain, the Voice looked old and feeble. Her cragged face looked ashen, and her shoulders sagged as if they carried the weight of the mountain. Still, she offered Lacey a weak smile. “It’s good to see you, child. I wish there were a better reason.”

In awe, Lacey asked, “Is this a dream, or has my room suddenly traveled to the dark dimension?”

The Voice chuckled, “A bit of both. I’m not an invention of your brain; you are truly speaking to me. However, it takes a lot less effort to create a window between the dimensions by using a dream. It’s also a lot less messy.” She wrinkled her nose with playful emphasis.

“Are you okay? What is

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