Mr.Fioodupstraightandsaidinaloudvoice,“QueenVioiseverbenevolentandfivesallDimitri’stransgressions.Whatisdoneisdoneandotbeundone.Shewillnotprobeintoitanymore.TopreservepeadtranquilityintheKingdomofDreams,QueenVioiswillingtoceasetheenmitybetweenthemandmakepeacewithDimitri.Inspiteofthegreatdisparityoftheirrespectivepositionssheiswilliendherhandinfriendship.Hermajestyhadchosentwelveofthemostbeautifulyounggirlsofourrealmandtraihemherselftoperformadancewhichsheisnowsharingwithourillustriousguest.”Hecppedhishandsthreetimesandmusicagainresouhegreathallofthegoldpace.Thesoundofinvisiblemusispyingallkindsofdrumsfilledtheair.Atfirsttheitsbeatwasslow,likeraindropsfallingonleaves,butgraduallygatheredmementoandbecameterseandfastandloud,likehordesofwildhallopingonthegrassnds,theirpoundinghoofstramplingthegrouingaloudcresdo.Justthentwelvenakedyoungwomeheirentrydangswiftlyintothehallfromdiffererawirlinganddanglight-footedandagileastheantelopesthatroamthegrassndonthehorizon.Theyflewalroundthehall,dipping,turningandjumping,theirsupplemusclesaifulfiguresperfebinationsoffemininegradbeauty.JustasDimitriwasshakenbythemusidtheunbelievablesebeforehim,thetwelvenakedbeautiessuddenlyclosedinaroundhim,fthebattlearrayofhunterssurroundingandgoingaftertheirprey.ItwastooteforDimitritomakeabreakandtrytoescape.
Dimitri’sloyalservants,CreativityandImagination,sawthegravityofthesituation,soholdingeachother’shandandgtheirfiightlytogether,theypoiheirfreehandtowardsthesky.Theseaofflowersbehindthem,boundlessandlimitless,begantoswayandrolllikewavesinthesea.ViogavetheorderforthedaoadtheyimmediatelysprangtowardsDimitrilikebeastsofprey.Somegrabbedhimaroundtheneetackledhisarmsandlegswhiletheothersworkedtogethertotrytocarryhimawayastheirhostage.CreativityandImagination’sfingerspointedaheadandinaheirandtheseaofflowersbehindthemrushedaheadlikefloodwaterburstihedam.
Waveafterwaveofflowers,majestidunstoppable,swelledandrapidlygainedspeedastheysurgedforwardtowardsthegoldpadswalloweditupwhole.Theseaofflowersrolledonandon,waveafterwave,obliteratingwhateverwasintheirpath.Ihesurroundingpaces,skyscrapersandtallbuildingswerealleradicatedbythegepersistentandever-movingseaofflowers,leavingbehindnothingbutemptiness.Wavesoftheseaofflowersroseandfellgentlylikeamotherbathingherpreciousinfant,sprayingwateronthebaby’sbody.Wavesoftheseaofflowersmovedon,ushingwaveonandoly,likeamother’shandsprayingwateronherbaby’sbody,carefullywashinghim.Wavesoftheseaofflowersmovedolyandnurturingbutwhereveritpassedeverythingwasdestroyed.Eventhewavesthemselvesdisappearedattheendofthehorizon.Thegoldpacewasgone.SowereVioandherobsequiousattendant,Mr.Finger,whowerepushedbytheseaofflowerstoweknownotwhere.CreativityandImaginationhadalsodisappearedandDimitrihadnonotionofwheretheywentbecausehehadstoppedusinghisbrains.Sincehehadstoppedusinghisbrains,therewasnowayforhimtoknowwhathisloyalservantswereabout.
Dimitrisquatteduhestreetlightsasthoughhehadnevermovedhisposition,butunfortunatelyhewasagainblindbecausehisloyalservantsCreativityandImaginationhadtemporarilylefthim.Normallythosetwowerealwayswithhim.Whyhadtheyleft?BecauseDimitrihadstoppedusinghisbrains.Whearts,histwoloyalservantswouldnaturallybebacktobeatthebedcalloftheirmaster.
Dimitrifelthewasinawilderness,surroundingbysilendlessexpanseofgrassnd,boundlesswildernessalleerilysileewardsindefinitely,withonlyhimasthelonesolitarymaehisearth.Itwasasifmankindhadfullyevolvedandthereforehadpoputedtheearth,soDimitrifeltlonesomeandisotedastherewasnootherhumanbeingonthiswideexpanseofwilderness.Buthowwastheearthformed?Whatwasitlikebeforetheearthcameience?Beforethis,everythingwasahugeballofrfire,unimaginablyfrighteningandterrifying.Whenthefiredieddown,allthatremainedwerewhiteashesblowingabouttheearth.Thatwasbeforeheaveharated.Itwasonlywhentheashesgraduallycooleddownandsolidifiedthatndwasformed.Laterthendcametolifeandgreenpntsandtreescoveredtheearth.Dimitrifeltasifhewastheonlyhumanoh.Therewasnobirdinthesky,nootheranimalwalkingonthesurfaceoftheearthandnofishandotheraquaticlifeinthesea.Hewastheonesolitarylivingthiewasn’tthispceametropolisnotlongago?Why,hundredsandthousandsofpeopleusedtoliveandworkhereandcarsandtruckspackedthestreets!Peopleusedcretetosealuptheearthandusedcreteaobuildaman-madeforestthatrepresentedhumanintelligendskill.Thatwasnotsolongago.Sincewhendidallthisrevertbacktowilderness,silentandlonely?Wasn’tthispceinallyaseofdesotionwithhotashesfloatingeverywhere?Dimitriwasbaffledandperplexed.Ashes,wildernessaropolis,areallstopsinhumandevelopment.Eaeseemedtobeastartingpoint,butalsoaterminal.Therewasreallynosignifitdiffereneaniweenthembecausetheyfolloweachotherinacycle.Timemoveson,butitsspeedwastooslowortoofastforustofeelthemovement.Thingsge.Perhapsthespeedofgewastoofastorslowforustofeelthege.Sometimeshugegesocafshfastaslightning,butatothertimesslightgeshappenonlyafterhundredsofyearsofpatientexpectations.DimitrithoughtofhisretversationwithVio,ofhowhetoldhertherewasreallynomarkedboundarybetweentrueexistendphantomimpressions,thatthediffereweeentandencewasvagueandindistinorespecific,thesetwostatesofexistenceareintergeable.
Iance,afgwasflutteringinthewind,awindowleftopenbyacarelessemployeealsocreakedandsqueakedinthebreeze.Dimitrisuddehathewasbathemetropoliswherehundredsofpeoplelivedtogether.Becauseitwasafterofficehours,therewasnooneabout,therebygivinghimtheimpressionofsolitaryisotionandloneliness.Healsoheardcriesof“Dimitri!Dimitri!”fromafaringcloserandclosertohim.HekwashisgoodfriendsRichardandJamazingtolookforhim.SoonheheardrunningfootstepsandRichardwassaying,
“Dimitri!We’vebeenlookingforyoueverywhere!Whatareyoudoinghereallohisemptysquare?eo’sgobacktothedesertedrosegarden.Mr.Kaffee,Big-OandDwarfMickeyareallwaitingforyouthere.reparedasumptuousdinnerandalotofgoodwine.equickly.Wewanttoweleyoubadcelebratethereunionofoldfriends.”RichardhelpedDimitriupwithoutwaitingforhisreplyandJamazpickedupthewhiteeonthegroundbesidehimahreeofthemquicklyleftthedesertedsquare.
Chapter3GiantMountain
ThecrystalclearbluewaterofStar-MoonLakerippledgentlyuhestarlitskies.Adarkfigurefshedbyinthemoonlightastrideaflyingbroom.Itwasnottheinalowhebroom,butasvelteyoungwoman.EversinceAmaliafellill,shehadbeenlivinginDream-MakersBakeryuhetenderlovingcareofSheiandYoko,soitcouldnotbesheearedintheKingdomofDreams.BeforeleavingtheKingdom,DornahadgiventhebroomtoDeannaandithadbeeavemeansoftransportationfortheyoungnativegirlinherworkasliaisoweeivetribesspreadartinthemountains,savingherfromhavingtoclimbmountainsandwadethroughwaters.DeannacircledaroundGiantMountainsonherflyingbroohiswasherfirsttripbacktoassessthedamageafterthehugeearthquakeandtsunami.Shestoppedinmidairtofurtherchecktheheadofthegiantwhichwasstilldisable.FagthedecapitatedheadalohedeadofnightmadeDeanna’sfleshcrawl.Theatmosphereofhorrorandfrightraisedthefinehairsofherbody,butshefeltshehadtoexamiheremainsofthegiant’shead.GiantMountainwasindisarray,havingbeenbrokenintoseveralses.Partsofithadsunkallthewaytothebottomoftheke,butpartswerevisibleabovethewater.Thebestpreservedsewastheheadofthegiantwhichwasstillgazingupattheskies.ButDeannanoticedthattheupwardgazingheadwastiltedslightlytowardstheright.Theshiftwasbarelyperceptible,butcouldnotescapethesharpeyesoftheyounggirlwhohadgrownupinthesepartsandwhokneweverymountairee,andeverybdeofgrass.“Butwhywastheheadtiltedtowardstheright?”sheaskedherself.“Perhapshishugebodywhichhadinparalyzedonthehorizonsihebeginningoftimewasbeginningtofeeltheeffeobilityandwasnumb,stiffandtired.Hemayjusthavewaogehispostureabitandturntht.Hehadininthesamepositionfortoolongcausinghisfleshtorotandhisbooloosensotheslightestgetohisposturebroughtaboutahquakeandatsunami,breakingGiantMountainintoseveralses.Butromptedthegiantwhohadbeenlyingmotionlessonhisbathehorizonsihebeginningoftimetomovehisbody?Didhereceivesomestimution,someunbearablepainorperhapsanintolerableitchthatcausedhimtowanttomovehisbody?TherehadtobeacauseandIhopeIwillbeabletogettothebottomofthis.”Deannagearedherbroomfordestuntilshehoveredtwothreefeetabovethewater.Shesaidtothebroom,
“Begoodandwaitformehere.Don’tyougowanderinganywhereelsebyyourself.IwanttodivetothebottomofthekeandtakealookattheditionofKingDimitri’sgoldpace.Iwillbeupveryquickly.IotletavaluableassetoftheKingdomlieburiedatthebottomofthewaterwithouttakingalook.”Beforeinghere,Deannahadalreadypleatedherlongandlustroushairintoabraid,whichshenowwoundaroundhernedtheothebluewaters.
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