The Steps Of Eleutherian: Sci-Fi Novella by Jason R. Hemmings

Author:Jason R. Hemmings [Hemmings, Jason R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-10-27T06:00:00+00:00

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Pegasi

To begin with, the sun cast a pale green light onto the ocean, which soon spread across the buildings, then the pastoral landscape around me, at first light. Before long, as I watched, its silvery light burned brighter to enrich the colours of everything it touched. It was a pleasure to be close to the water's edge. I was growing very fond of being here. It was as though something told me I had found what I was searching for all these years; a place where I felt happy. Only one thing was missing; Loren.

I noticed Eleutherian’s shadow appear beside me, so I turned to face them. They stood above me silently, with a look of understanding in their expression. They sat down next to me, studied the waves for a moment, then commented that I appeared to love the ocean. I agreed, by smiling and raising my eyebrows gently. I explained how it soothed and romanced me with caress. I remarked of my growing fondness for the place too. Eleutherian asked me about Loren. I started laughing, that somehow they knew I must be thinking of her. So I started telling Eleutherian about us.

I had known Loren for some time, then one day our friendship suddenly became more than that, without invitation. We fell in love from that definitive moment and for the next few years, our affection for one another flourished, without question. As time went on, we found ourselves wanting different things. Loren wanted to settle down, whilst I wanted adventure. We drifted further apart, until one day I discovered how it felt to be abandoned; the day she left me. I had missed Loren, to this day.

Eleutherian spoke softly, as they suggested my time with Loren was only about to begin. When I asked them what they meant by that, they smiled in a familiar way, then added I should believe in my feelings for Loren. They after all, were what brought me here. I frowned, as I tried to decipher what Eleutherian meant by that. Eleutherian stood up and reminded me we had another matter to resolve.

They called the rings and invited me to follow them. As we emerged from the rings, we stood in an empty bay on the floating city. Eleutherian said we would take their spacecraft to travel to Earth. But there was nothing else in the bay, as I asked them where their ship was. Eleutherian reached out their arm and brought my attention to the centre of the room. From nowhere, the outline of something began to shimmer, like a mirage on a desert dune. The opaque body of the craft became more defined from its transparency, until it stood complete and real in front of us. Eleutherian said this was the ‘Pegasi.’ It was named after the creatures who lived on the plains here. My eyes studied the craft in astoundment of its beautiful appearance. It floated effortlessly above the ground, glistening in pearlescent cream tones, like a mother-of-pearl shell.

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