Fire in the Ocean by K.D. Keenan

Author:K.D. Keenan
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635761856
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2018-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

“So he told me it would take legislation, a court order, or an act of god to stop it,” Sierra told her friends over dinner that night. “So I guess it has to be an act of god. Gods.”

“What’s that mean?” Chaco looked up from Auntie’s excellent lomi-lomi salmon.

“I’m going to try to speak with Kauhuhu,” said Sierra firmly, taking a bite of fried plantain.

Clancy groaned. “Please don’t do it, Sierra. You don’t know what you’re getting into.”

Sierra cocked her head at him. “And you do?”

There wasn’t much Clancy could say to that, so he replied, “Then I’m coming too.”

Keikilani spoke for the first time since Sierra had begun relating her meeting with Roberts. “No, you can’t. That really would be dangerous. You have no powers like Sierra. Kauhuhu and Kanaloa won’t recognize you. Besides, it’s just a little putt-putt boat. No room.”

“I’m small,” Fred put in. “Couldn’t I go?” The chorus of “Nos” silenced him. Fred resumed his attack on a dish of coconut pudding, which he liked almost—but not quite—as much as chocolate.

“And then the next day,” Sierra continued, “I’m going out to the construction site on Huff’s helicopter.”

There was a small uproar.

“Oh, it’s ‘Huff’ now, is it?” This from Chaco, accompanied by a scowl.

“Why are you doing that?” from Keikilani and Fred in chorus.

“That does sound interesting,” Clancy said. Sierra cast an appreciative glance his way.

“Maybe he’ll take you, too, Clancy. Come with me to the helipad. The worst he can do is say no.”

After dinner, Auntie Keikilani insisted that she and Sierra spend some time to prepare. “There’s no guarantee that Kauhuhu will show up,” she explained. “But with the proper chants and gifts, perhaps he will manifest. I’d like you to help me with the chants.”

“What sort of gifts?” Sierra asked uneasily. She had an image of a dead goat being tossed over the side to attract the huge shark. It struck her that supernatural sharks might not be the only ones attracted.

“A lei. Some ‘awa.”

Sierra breathed a silent sigh of relief.

As Sierra had lost none of her knowledge of Hawai‘ian, learning the chants was easy. Then Keikilani helped her run through a series of mental exercises with those twining ribbons of mana. They seemed brighter and stronger than before, and Auntie was satisfied.

“I hope—that is, I don’t think that you’ll need to call on your powers if you’re not being attacked. But you need to keep practicing, keep your mana strong to protect yourself,” she said. “From what you told us, the Avatars sense your powers and are drawn to them.”

“Yeah,” Sierra said. She was reassured by the apparent strength of her mana, but she still felt insecure about her powers when confronted by these ancient gods. She dreaded the next day’s adventure, but said nothing to the others about her fears. They could do nothing, and she knew that sharing her fears would make Clancy even more insistent on being there, despite the fact he could contribute nothing beyond his own worry and desire to protect her.

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