Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第17/246页)

amidthebzingfireswhichreddenedhalfthenightsky.Angelscouldbeseenflyingtoandfro,andshekhestruofthegoldpacewasgoingonred-hot,atfullbst.ThergewhitefishswaminacirclearoundaspotnearbyandDeahatwasthepcetodivedownintotheheartoftheke.Afterraisingherheadhighabovethewatertoinhaleasmuchoxygenasherlungscouldhold,shenose-divedintothewater.Herabove-averagelungpowerenabledhertoremainierlohanmosthumans.Asshecarefullydesdedintothestrangeunfamiliaruerworld,anindescribablefellingoffearcameoverher,butthefamiliarfigureofthergewhitefish,alwayshnearby,bolsteredherfidenusualrockseandgrotesquesizesandshapesresembledfiercebeasts.Theyhadneverseenthelightofdayastheyweretheproductsofhugegesoftheearth’scrustmanymillions,nayevenbillionsofyearsago.Theywouldhavetowaitbillionsmoreyearsforthehuge,earth-shakingmovementtoraisethemabovegroundsurface.Butthen,itisalsopossiblethatthemovementmightburythemevendeeperintothewater.AsDeanadesdedslowlyandcarefullytowardsthebottomoftheke,itgotdarkeranddarker,ainctivelyfeltshehadetoasortofuervalley.Ablurrylightappearediance.Justasshewasabouttogoforwardandiigate,thedwindlingamountofairleftinherlungswarhatiterativeforhertosurfadinhaleorshewouldbeirouble.Decisively,shegedherdireandslowlyasded,tempivingupherurgeofdiscovery.

    Assheytherepantingonthesurfaceoftheke,wavesofheatinatingfromtheGiantMountainhitherintheface.Thebzingfireshadraisedthetemperatureofthearea.AwispofsmokeflewbyoverheadandDeawasWhiteFairy,whohadetoseehowthingsweregoingandwouldthengobadreportherfindingstothebeauties.Shehadtheremarkableabilitytoassumeanyshapeshewanted,whetheritofsmoke,ageouswhitelilyorhumanform.Deanamarveledandenviedher,thinkinghowwonderfulitwouldbeifshecouldgeherselfatwillintoafish.Afterrestingawhile,Deanaagaintookadeepbreathanddiveddeepintothewater.Thistime,shewasmorefamiliarwiththeuerworld,soshemaneuveredherwaythroughthegrotesquemonsterbeasts,carefulnottodisturbthem.Thoughtheywereonlyinanimaterocks,theyseemedtopossessinordinateamountoflifeandenergy.Iftheyfoundoutshewastheretolookfortheirtreasures,theywouldbesuretopounherandswallowherwhole.Shesuccessfullyreachedtheentrahevalleyandfoundthergewhitefishpatientlywaitingforher.Wheredidthevalleyleadto?Coulditbetheentraohell?Followingherguide,sheswamtowardsthelight.Thistime,shesawclearlythelightemanatedfromarockwhichlookedlikeanopenhumanhand.Inthehandwasanenormousoystershellwhichheldasinglegiganticpearl.Fromherpceseveralfeetaway,Deanacouldseethatthepearlwasasrgeasahumanskull.Deana,whohadbeenroamingthesepearl-produgwatersatwillltheseyears,hadseenallkindsofpearls;butneveroomatchthisiexture.Afolklorehandeddownthroughturiesiribe,suddenlycametomind.Itwassaidthattheeweretreasuresinthekewhichinallydroppedfromthemoon.Thereasonwhythemoonwassoluminousirictwasbecauseshewasroamingouttherelookingforherlosttreasures.Butnoonehadeverseereasuresorknewwhattheywere.Regardlessoftheauthenticityofthisfolklore,thatenormouspearlwouldhavetakenloonurturethanhumancivilizatioed.JustasDeanareachedouttotakethepearl,theoystersuddenlyclosedupan