The Aeronaut's Daughter

The Mulefa Riders

For millennia, the Authority has ruled in the Kingdom of Heaven with absolute control. He named himself the Creator, the Father, the Almighty. He is none of those but just an angel like ourselves. And he rules with a dark angel by his side. Metatron. We who fought for truth were cast of the Kingdom. Since then, we have lived between the worlds, watching and waiting for vengeance. A spark of life is among humankind. A bold leader is rallying warriors. He may be mortal, but his ambitions transcend his kind. A serpent has been summoned. A new Eve emerges. The time for a new rebellion is coming.

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(Y/N) woke up gasping rapidly. "(Y/N)," whispered Aster. He crawled into her arms. "Just calm down. It was just another dream,".

Will woke up too and crawled up close to her. "Are you okay?".

The pale-faced child wouldn't look at him. "I heard it again,".

"Heard what?"

"The voice. The same voice that guided us into the tower back in the city,".

"What was the voice saying?"

"It was talking about angles and their leader. He calls himself the Authority. And the voice there was going to be a rebellion of sorts and the person who would be leading it was a mortal, a man. I'm starting this it's Lord Asriel,".

"You think this angel who calls himself the Authority is who Asriel is going to fight?".

(Y/N) couldn't shake her head. Nor did she want to nod either. But the answer was plain as crystal in her eyes. Will became scared. But he buried it for there were more important things at hand. He embraced (Y/N) calming her down as tears left her eyes.

"I'm scared Will. I've never felt more afraid in my life," she cried. "I miss my father more than anything,".

Will sniffled. "I miss my dad too," he grieved. "I am more scared now than ever,".

Iera approached them on her large four feet. She had been on the lookout and it broke her heart to see the children so full of heartache. "I know you both are frightened but we must be strong for Lyra and your other friend. If your fathers were here, they'd be telling you to keep on going. And we have to,".

"You are right, Iera," (Y/N) said. "For them," she wiped her eyes and hugged Iera again. The sun rose and Iera allowed the children to ride her back into the forests of the fifth world they had travelled to, to try and search for Lyra Silvertongue and (M/C) Lionheart.

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Viktor was walking alone in a wasteland with pipes growing from the desert. "Lia? Lia?!"

"(M/C)!" a loud voice cried out over hundreds of people walking ahead of him.

He looked forward and saw a blond-haired lassie trying to reach for him. "Lia! I'm coming!" but before he could even run, another voice rang his eardrums.

"(M/C)! Don't leave me in the clutches of my mother! Don't abandon me!"

"Lyra!" (M/C) cried out louder, trying to find her. "LYRA!!!!!!"

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In another mountain world, in a cave, Danal stood guard, keeping her firm gaze up at the sky. I thirst for more oil.

"Here you are Danal," Arthur chop off a chunk from a large, round seed pod the size of a ball. He held it up to his mulefa and she slurped up the oily liquid inside it with her trunk. He disposed of it but Roger the little mulefa who had accompanied them, played around with it. He laughed. "How's the sky, Danal?".