The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
Author:Axie Oh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
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Kirin and Namgi are waiting for us on the dock when we arrive back at Lotus House. âA missive came for you when you were away,â Kirin says, handing over a scroll. âFrom Crane House.â
Shin unwinds the string, opening the scroll to reveal a short message written in elegant, sweeping calligraphy. âLord Yu claims he has news of Lord Bomâs treachery,â he informs us. âHe says to come at once.â
I turn to Namgi. âOn my first night in the Spirit Realm, you said Crane House was home to scholars.â
âThatâs right.â Namgi nods. âCrane House is home to the greatest scholars whoâve ever lived.â
âThenâ¦â This time I address Shin. âCan I come with you? I would speak to a scholar, or Lord Yu himself, about the Sea God. Perhaps someone has knowledge of his past.â
Shin looks hesitant, so Namgi says, âWith Kirin, you, and myself, Mina will be safe.â
Shin nods reluctantly, and I hurry off to the pavilion to change my dressâstill smelling faintly of pondweedâinto a more decorative one, with a light blue jacket and pink skirt. I keep my great-great-grandmotherâs knife around my neck and my lotus-carved pebble tucked inside a silk bag tied to my waist.
Together, Shin, Namgi, Kirin, and I make our way toward Crane House, which lies northeast of the palace. The setting sun gilds the buildings in a hazy golden glow. Spirits with long poles flit in and out of buildings, lighting candles in their lanterns.
Immediately Shin and Kirin fall into deep discussion, presumably over the plans to expose Lord Tiger.
The air reverberates with a low humming sound, as if thereâs a great waterfall nearby.
âWhat was the Sea God like?â Namgi asks from where he walks beside me.
I think of the expression on the Sea Godâs face as he looked at the pond. âHe wasnât at all what I expected. He was ⦠melancholy, as if heâd lost something and forgotten what it was.â
Namgi kicks a loose stone. âAnd the dragon was with him? Iâd give anything to see the dragon again.â
The longing in his voice is palpable. His profile is stark in the shadows cast by the lanterns. I remember what he told me beforeâthat his kind, the Imugi, fight in endless battles so that one day they might become dragons.
âWhat are the differences between an Imugi and a dragon?â I ask.
âThere are only a few differences, but they are great. While Imugi are creatures of salt and fire, a dragon is a being of wind and water. While an Imugiâs magic burns bright and fast like a shooting star, a dragonâs power is like a riverâslow and steady, but limitless. Itâs rumored a dragonâs pearl can grant any wish. Dragons are also three times the size of an Imugi, and universally benevolent and good. Not like Imugi. Imugi are evil.â
âBut, Namgi,â I say slowly, âyouâre an Imugi.â
Namgi cackles. âYes, I am!â A school of approaching carp darts away in panic.
Ahead of us, Kirin looks over his shoulder, his silvery eyes landing on Namgi, caught by his laughter.
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