Phantom's Spark (Book Two of the Phantom series)

Hear Me

Nya's POV-
At some point, I cried myself to sleep. In dreams, I found myself standing on water.
I looked around, only to see that I was completely alone. All around me was an empty void, there was nothing within sight.
I looked down to see that I was standing ankle deep in water. There were cobblestones beneath that. My bare feet touched the smooth stones. It felt cool, and relaxing.
It was then I noticed what I was wearing. Instead of my usual high-collared work tunic that I most certainly fell asleep in, I was wearing a loose gown that came down about to my shins. The dress was composed of teal and blue silks, felt like pure water on my skin.
Suddenly, the once-calm water around me started moving from all directions towards a focal point in front of me. I was knocked off my feet and fell into the water.
The liquid was forming into what seemed like the form of a woman.
"Lady Maya!" I exclaimed, scrambling to get up and bow.
Maya chuckled. "Calm, Nya. Here, you can treat me as an equal. You are to take my place."
Maya's words jolted new thought into my head. The realization that one day, I would be the Goddess of Water. It was frightening to think of.
I looked up at Maya. She had long, dark, wavy hair that seemed to float as if in water. Her eyes were soft, and the same dark gray-blue as mine. She looked like my mother did, calm and kind.
"Maya..." I said, my gaze traveling from her to the field of water around me. "Where are we?"
Maya lifted her hand, causing a stream of water to float upwards. "This is my sanctuary, the Citadel of Halcyon."
With a wave of her hand, Maya formed a spire of pure water that twirled upward into the skies.
Maya turned to face me again. "We are safe here."
I nodded. "Why am I here, exactly?"
Maya frowned and looked to the distance. "Your friend Skylor, the one who fell into Morro's hands..." her voice trailed off.
I was startled by Skylor's name. I stepped forward, the water around me rapidly moving in response to my anger. "What about her!"
Maya remained neutral, looking out onto the distant horizon. "She, as you may have known, was the Goddess Sora's predestine, as you are mine."
I nodded. "Yeah, so what?"
"As Skylor has fallen into Morro's grasp, Sora has no predestine. But Skylor is trying to escape the Departed Realm."
Everything stopped moving, for just that second, everything froze up. "She's... coming back?"
Maya looked downward. "If Skylor returns to the living realm, the world will be set off-balance. As caretaker of water, I cannot let that happen."
"Oh." I said. I looked down. The once clear sky reflected on the water now seemed gray, dark and dull.
"But Sora has refused to listen to my advice. She has gone out into your world and is looking for Skylor."
I looked up. Rain was falling from the sky, hitting me and the water that seemed to make up this world.
"Please, Nya." Maya said, turning to me again. "Please, be safe. These are dangerous times."
The water composing Maya's aqua form dissolved into fog. As the rain fell, I closed my eyes and stayed still, slowly waking up.

A/n- ANOTHER CHAPTER DONE
it's shorted mostly cause ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!? GRAY SKIES!!!!