Isaac and Eleanor went up the stone stairs of the Water Colossus, and at the second floor, they found numerous members of the Axalthi were restoring parts of the Water Colossus that were weathered and eroded by the wind and rain. They walked to the left hallway and found a stone door with ancient writing, and a light blue orb in front of it.
"What are these scratches on the door?" Asked Isaac.
"It's actually the written language of the ancient Aquan, I studied it when I was a little girl" replied Eleanor.
"Do you know what it's saying?" He asked.
She studied the markings that were carved on the door for a minute, and she was shocked about what she had read.
"According to the writing carved here, it reads: "cast thy water onto the blue orb, and the way into the tomb shall open. Let us mourn for Doris, hero to the Aquan and member of the alliance". It means I must use my water magic on this blue orb in order to open the tomb" she replied.
"Great, looks like we'll meet another member of an ancient tribe that is long dead" he said in a sarcastic tone.
"Hey! The Aquan are my direct ancestors, so don't make fun of them!" She chastised.
He shrugged, and watched as Eleanor conjures a sphere made of water before using it to envelop the blue orb. Then the blue orb glows in a light blue as the glowing light moves towards the door and spreads out on its markings, and the stone door slowly opens by itself. He and Eleanor stepped inside the tomb, and inside, it is dimly lit as the only source of light is the light blue glow of the carvings of ocean waves and mermaids. In the center of the tomb, there were two sarcophagi that are on the ground.
On closer inspection, the right sarcophagus has an image of a woman wearing a blue Greek styled dress and a laurel wreath while surrounded with images of water drops that signify that she is a water magician, and the left sarcophagus has an image of a muscular man wearing only an animal pelt held together by a rope while surrounded with images of rocks that signify that he is an earth magician. On both sides of both sarcophagi, and next to the images of the man and woman, there were carvings depicting scenes of their lives.
"If my observations are correct, then this woman is none other than Doris, but I'm not sure who this man is next to her" said Eleanor.
"Perhaps he was her lover, who knows?" Isaac suggested.
Eleanor examined the writing that is carved on the sarcophagus of Doris, and what she read had piqued her interest. According to the writing and the scenes: Doris is the daughter of a captain of the crew of pirates that terrorized the seas of the ancient world, by the time her father died she became the new captain. However, she started to learn how to use water magic and used it to make the voyage safer by manipulating the ocean waves. The text describes her as a firm but gentle water magician, and not too long does she establish a base on the same island that the Water Colossus was built. Eventually, she was visited by none other than King Ur- Pabilsag and Queen Puabi who offered her to join an alliance, from which she had accepted. Apparently, the text mentions her meeting with other leaders of the tribes of magicians and fell in love with a man named Basselt, an earth magician and chieftain of the Tellus. An unknown disaster occurs, and the six leaders of the ancient tribes band together and avert the catastrophe. Unfortunately, Doris and her lover lost their lives as a result of the disaster.
"Oh my, how tragic!" Remarked Eleanor as tears run down her cheeks.
"What is?" Asked Isaac.
Eleanor explains to him on what she had saw and read, in which it caused tears to well up his eyes. He immediately wipes the tears off his eyes upon hearing the tragedy, and despite being an evil magician, even he is moved to tears. It was like hearing a tragic ancient romance between a water magician and earth magician, from which ended in their deaths.
"Such a story! To think that I right about them being lovers, and they were entombed together for their love to transcend in death" he remarked.
"Let's leave, we shouldn't disturb their eternal rest" said Eleanor.
"I just want to see what they look like beneath the lids, and then we can go" said Isaac.
He walked up close to the sarcophagus of Doris, and lifted its lid while moving it off the sarcophagus. The moment that he uncovered the sarcophagus, he saw the skeletal remains of Doris laying inside. He can see numerous gold jewellery such as rings of different gemstones, necklace made from pearls and gold figurines of fish, and gold earrings with stone figurines of dolphins attached to it. The skeleton wore the same blue Greek styled dress as it was depicted on the lid, and it is surprisingly intact despite being thousands of years old. Strangely, there's black hair attached to the skull which, combined with the intact teeth on the skull, indicates that Doris died in her twenties.
"Wow, the lid wasn't exaggerating that she was wearing such extravagant jewelry. It reminds me of seeing the skeletal remains of Queen Puabi, which has a primitive crown with stars and a necklace made of beads" he said.
"Alright, you've seen the remains of Doris. Now, put the lid back on and let's go" said Eleanor.
Before Isaac picked up the lid, he saw a strange glow of white light coming from behind Eleanor. When he tilt his head to the right, he saw a glowing man standing behind her. The glowing man is bald, slightly muscular, and wears a silver armlets, silver circlet, and a light blue sirwal pants.
"Just what are you two doing here?" Asked the glowing man.
This made Eleanor jump in fright, before turning around.
"Stop scaring me like that! You almost gave me a heart attack!" She yelled.
"My apologies, but let me repeat me question: what are you two doing here?" He asked.
"We found this tomb of both a female water magician and a male earth magician, they were lovers back in ancient times. Apparently, they were part of some sort of alliance of the Equinox king, Ur- Pabilsag" replied Isaac.
"I see, but forgive me. I have yet to introduce myself, for I am Argo, governor of the Axalthi colony" introduced the glowing man.
Eleanor introduced herself to Argo, then Isaac introduced himself. Both of them explained to the governor on what happened over at the Apollo observatory, and how they came to the island, not to mention that they're a part of an organization called The Black Leaves.
"Interesting, but I do not care about this organization. I only care about the well being of this colony, but since you have discovered this tomb, I shall open it for the public. Just don't ask about what happened to the previous inhabitants few months ago, it makes us Axalthi furious" said Governor Argo.
Both Isaac and Eleanor were confused at this, but they refrain from asking questions on the subject on what happened to the previous inhabitants. They just don't want the Axalthi come to them in arms, or thrown in jail.
"You may have my permission to make a wish, I don't care. But remember, each of you can only get two wishes, nothing else" said Governor Argo.
Authors note: sorry for the delay, but this is how Isaac and Eleanor entered the tomb of Doris and her lover Basselt.
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The Elemental Hymn
FantasyIn a world where magic is common, there were ancient ruins left behind by an ancient civilization of magicians. These ruins can harness each of the elements depending on location, to effect the environment. When the Noctua brothers were brought back...
