Adaliah Battle for the Covenant

BOOK TWO - PART ONE: Power

I slowly blink my eyes open. I am lying on the ground. It is soft and plush. I am flat on my back, with my legs and arms spread as if I am soaring. My fingers are spread wide against the velvety feel beneath my touch. As my eyes adjust to the brightness, I first notice a large leaf, the colors shinning brilliantly. The width of the leaf is enough to wrap around my body two-fold, it is twice my height as well. The luminescent green is almost too much to bear, it's as if I am seeing this leaf in HD. I rise up on my elbows and began to scan my surroundings. I am surrounded by tropical leaves, bushes, and trees. All the colors are exuberantly bright and clear. It is as if I am seeing everything for the first time. The trees look to be 30 feet high. I shield my eyes as I look up at them, the resemblance of one tree is similar to a palm; they have large oblique fruits hanging from them, that look double the size of watermelons. Suddenly I feel something squirming up my arm; my eyes dart to the tickling feeling. It is a large purple beetle like creature, it has small yellow dots; the beetle has six legs which are moving rapidly up my arm. This bug is about the size of a tarantula. I seize for a moment, frozen with fear of the insect. Finally as it passes my elbow, I come to my senses and shake my arm, sending the beetle flying a few feet away. As I look around on the ground, I see dozens more critters, of different sizes, shapes, and colors. I jump to my feet in astonishment.

As I look down at the creatures I realize that I am wearing a very thin veil wrapped around my entire body, and nothing else. It is very beautiful; the material is sturdy, yet soft and sequin. It has a very soft light bluish tinge. I run my hands down the material as it hugs my body and cant help to be amazed at how good it feels against my skin and hands.

            "It suits you well." A young woman's voice speaks softly behind me.

            I jump at the sound of her voice, and spin around. "Wh ... who are you? Where am I? What's going on?" I said in a trembling voice.

            "You are where you chose to be." She said waving her hand in a gesture as if I knew what this place was. "And I am your guardian." She did a small bow at the waist but kept her head tilted up so that she maintained eye contact with me. "My name is Elva." She stated with strong intention.

She slowly rose back up and closed the gap between us. The energy she was giving off was strong, it was as if her aura radiated out of her and into me. Her skin seemed to be almost translucent, even though the tone of it was as dark as ebony. Her intense eyes seemed to glow, they were a deep hazel color, which were intense and seemed bright due to the contrasting color against her dark skin. Her body was long, lean, and muscular. When she was only about a foot away from me my I had to tilt my head up slightly and allow my eyes to gaze upward as she had to be more than 6 feet tall. I noticed her ears were strangely shaped, they were ever so slightly pointed towards the top. She wore a dress that looked to be of the same material as the veil wrapped around my body. Hers had a light bluish tinge as well. Even though she wore no makeup, her skin had a lustrous glow; her lips moistened as she smiled showing a beautiful set of straight white teeth.

            "Please allow me the honor to lead you through your next stage of development before accepting The Source." She did another slight bow.

            Her statement snapped me back to what happened. The ensuing fight between Osirion and Nettilia.

What happened. My mind is foggy. I can't quite remember what transpired.

            "With time Adaliah, your memory will return. You have come to a place that is far beyond your normal mental understanding and comprehension. It will take time and strength to regain your full memory and most importantly your power." She stated calmly

            "Oh geez, you can read minds too." I asked incredulously

            "Adaliah, our mouths are not meant to communicate with each another. Humans have adapted to doing this overtime because they separated from one another. Over time the separation caused cultural differences, so when these different cultures met up again, the original 'thought' of communication was lost, and therefore language developed." She stated.