Alosha (2004)
“The clouds had cleared. In the east a faint light had begun to appear, and Venus shone like a hard diamond against the black-blue sky. The cold, crisp air was too invigorating to sleep in—at least to Ali, but then again she had a lot on her mind.
In her hands she carried the fire stones. They were not hot.
She did not know how she stumbled across the pond. Suddenly it was just there, at her feet, and she decided it was as a good place as any to sit and think. Kneeling near the water, she was pl...eased to see how clear and still it was—an almost perfect mirror of the sky. If anything, Venus looked brighter in the pond. The light of the planet flickered over the icy surface like the gleam in an angel’s eye.
“The planet of love,” she said to herself.
Ali picked up the fire stones and casually rubbed them together.
A red bolt of energy erupted and stabbed the pond.
A gusher of steam exploded into the air.
“Ouch!”
“What?” Ali gasped. Did someone say ouch? The bolt had shocked her silly, but not as much as the miraculous way the water settled back down.MoreLess
In her hands she carried the fire stones. They were not hot.
She did not know how she stumbled across the pond. Suddenly it was just there, at her feet, and she decided it was as a good place as any to sit and think. Kneeling near the water, she was pl...eased to see how clear and still it was—an almost perfect mirror of the sky. If anything, Venus looked brighter in the pond. The light of the planet flickered over the icy surface like the gleam in an angel’s eye.
“The planet of love,” she said to herself.
Ali picked up the fire stones and casually rubbed them together.
A red bolt of energy erupted and stabbed the pond.
A gusher of steam exploded into the air.
“Ouch!”
“What?” Ali gasped. Did someone say ouch? The bolt had shocked her silly, but not as much as the miraculous way the water settled back down.MoreLess
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