Sky of Water by Stacey L. Tucker

Author:Stacey L. Tucker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SparkPress
Published: 2020-07-14T16:00:00+00:00

The silence echoed in Skylar’s ears. The happiness she had felt in Sophia’s presence vanished.

“We have to go back, Argan,” she said. “We’ll find more answers there.”

He nodded. “And get the other half of the stone.”

They made their way to the open front door.

“We can’t pass through,” Argan said.

“You moved the stone?” Skylar asked. “I came in the back way.”

“I did too. The energy was impossible to walk through here,” Argan said. “Maybe if Suki were here …”

“Why Suki?”

“Apparently she’s the alchemist among us,” he said. “Story for another time.”

Skylar pursed her lips. “But we’ve gone through energy portals before.”

“Yes,” he said. “With Suki.”

“So?” She was confused for a moment, and then it clicked. “Nooooo! Get out!”

A smug smile spread across Argan’s face. “Yup, I knew you’d find that interesting.”

Skylar tried every manner of energy manipulation she had learned to date but was only met with intense static electricity.

Argan grew bored and sat on the dusty floor. “Can you hurry up?” he asked. “We have our impending doom to return to.”

She conjured a few sparks of light and a faint orb in front of the door, but nothing. Her last attempt landed her on her butt next to Argan. She blew air out of her nose in exasperation. Then she looked at Argan—really looked at him.

“What?” he asked.

“You came for me,” she said, letting the realization sink in. “That’s hero work.”

He dismissed the compliment. “We’re not in the clear yet, Sky.”

“I know, but it doesn’t matter,” she said. “Whatever we’ll face, we’ll do it together.” She leaned in and kissed him softly on the lips.

He intensified the kiss and held her shoulders tightly, then pulled back slightly and leaned his forehead to hers. “I’ve missed you.”

“How did you get here?” she asked. “I mean not just here, but here.”

“Vivienne,” he said.

“Really?” Her surprise gave way to understanding. “I guess this is her turf.” She got up and dusted her behind. She reached out a hand to help Argan up. “The interesting thing is, I feel this is my turf too. I feel so comfortable, even though the places are foreign.”

“You are Sky of Water,” he said, grazing her face with his hand. “My beautiful mermaid.”

“Oh, Argan, mermaids!”

“Yeah, I saw them,” he said. “Like nothing I’d ever seen, and we’ve seen a lot of crazy stuff.”

“We have to help them while we’re here,” she said. “I mean, why wouldn’t we, when we can? I know we can.” She looked at him. “We can, right?”

He chuckled. “Yes, we can.”

They gave up on leaving through the door and made their way back to the crevasse in the back wall. Soon, they were back at the shore.

The dwellers on the threshold were waiting.

“Now what do we do?” one asked.

“There’s two of them?” asked another.

“Are they both the one?” asked a third.

“Two can’t be the one,” the first said condescendingly.

“Maybe two can be the one,” said the second.

“Yes, two definitely can be the one,” they all said in unison.

“Then can three be the one? Or four? How many can be the one?” a fourth asked.

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