Oebrione Part I
The Beginning
Chapter I
The Enchanted Gift of Percephone

Lucia Walker was an ordinary girl, with an ordinary life...
but that soon was about to change. Lucia was thirteen years old when it all started. She was walking down the dusty road home from school, to her ranch home in Montana. Lucia had pale skin, blue eyes, and long brown hair. She was very much into the supernatural.
She heard a raspy voice coming from the forest.
“Lucia, Lucia!” almost ghostlike was the voice. Not knowing where it was coming from, Lucia followed the mysterious voice. She stepped off the road, and into the forest.
“Lucia! Lucia!” it got louder. The forest thickened, and it looked as dark as a moon less night. She grew afraid and ran from the forest in terror. But she couldn't find the road.
“Lucia!! Lucia!!” the voice screeched deafeningly loud. She felt a strong force fling her backward into a deep pit, that suddenly appeared. She screamed as loud as she could, but it was in vain, for she knew no one could hear her. She kept falling down, down, down into the dark pit. Then, she hit the bottom of the deep pit, after falling for what seemed like hours on end.
Suddenly, a kindly face of woman emerged from the darkness. She had fair skin, long blonde hair, blue eyes, and was dressed in a flowing white gown. She was sitting in a velvet arm chair trimmed with gold, in front of Lucia.
“Do not fear child,” she said “my name is Armela, sorceress to King Briano and Queen Cecelia of Oebrione.”
“Where am I? Why am I here?” she asked.
“Fear not Lucia, you are Lady Percephone of Oebrione, and you are Soman of Earth,” she replied in a soft tone” You see, you are no ordinary girl. You have powers that are so great, it cannot be put into words. But, it can only be used in Oebrione.”
“How do I get to Oebrione?”queried Lucia, still not sure that this was really happening.
“Now that it is time for your power to be unleashed, just say to yourself that you are Lady Percephone of Oebrione, and you will be there, to return, simply say to yourself that you are Lucia Walker of Earth.” she replied.
Armela chanted a long spell over her to activate her powers, and with a flash of light, she appeared in a castle. The castle was floating upon a large cloud in the sky. The entire land of Oebrione appeared to be floating upon the clouds.
The land of Oebrione is in the sky, but is not visible to the average human's eye. As she entered this land in the clouds, she was greeted by crowds of euphoric people. Lucia, now Percephone, asked why they were cheering. Armela explained that there was a land deep in the core of the Earth called Goron. The Goronians want to destroy Oebrione, the protector of Earth, so they can reap Earth's rich resources.
They want to mutate humans into fiery beasts called noracs, to be their slaves and soldiers. But there are only three people, who happen to reside on Earth who can stop this evil force. They are Percephone, the Lady of Life. She is almost Mother Earth herself.
There is Aria, Lady of Fire. Who can create, destroy, and renew by the power of the flame. And there is Mele, Lady of Water. She is the giver and sustainer of all life. The crowds cheered at the find of the first of these people called Somans. The other two Somans have not yet been found. But time is running out, for the Goronians have already claimed many Oebrionian lives.
King Briano rushed into the crowd, and took Percephone into a room away from the crowds.
“Percephone, thank God you're here to save us. We must find the other Somans before it is too late!” he spoke in a cluster of worried words,”The Goronians have already passages into Earth called volcanoes, to transport between the lands. Before we know it, there will be norac armies slaying people of higher power, such as me, in our sleep! There is little hope, we need you!” He then showed her a map of the worlds.
He explained that they also used volcanoes to get to Oebrione. Percephone looked at three clocks. One had the time in Oebrione, another on Earth, and another in Goron. It was almost six o'clock on Earth.
“Oh no, I have to leave, but I'll be back!” shouted Percephone.
“But wait!” exclaimed King Briano. But it was too late. She had vanished with a puff of smoke.
Lucia was back on the dirt road. The sun was setting, and she ran.
“Where have you been!” scolded her mother.
“Oh, out riding.” she lied quickly.
“Go take a shower, you're filthy!” she ordered She marched up to her room. She looked out the window and saw small explosions go off in the sky.
“It's the Goronians.” she said under her breath. Lucia rushed down stairs screaming, “Mom! Mom! Look at the sky! Didn't you see those explosions?”
“Good Lord child, I thought you were old enough not to make up whoppers like that to get get out of showers, now get up to your bathroom!!” she reprimanded.
Lucia marched up to her room and turned on the radio. She heard it say that a volcano had erupted in Guam. As the water ran over her, leaves began to sprout first from her wrists and ankles, then all over.
“What the...?!” she exclaimed. Once she got out of the shower, all of the leaves disappeared. She figured this must be side effect of having her powers activated while on Earth. Lucia was rather befuddled by this incident, and she quickly got dressed. That night, and the next day at school, all she thought about was her trip to Oebrione.
As she was heading home on the same dirt path that she had the day before, she decided to return to Oebrione. She wanted to see if it was a mindless fantasy, or a reality.
“I am Lady Percephone of Oebrione.” she chanted. She disappeared, and reappeared in the same castle in the sky.
“Percephone, come with me.” said King Briano at her arrival. He led her down a long corridor, and at the end, there was a golden door. This door was fifty feet tall, and led to a room where the celling looked like the sky. It was gigantic, and had three thrones. One made of leaves, another of fire, and another of water.
King Briano said that this was the soman's throne room, and that the leafy throne was hers. Behind her throne, she had her own chamber. It had a large wooden door, with a golden knob. Inside, it had a celling that also looked like the sky. It was very high and domed. The rest of it was painted green, and was very large. In the center of the room, there was a wooden four poster bed. It had a green bedspread, with a leafy canopy. She also had a closet filled with many beautiful green dresses. Green was her favorite color.
She put on a bright green tube dress that brushed the floor, and was very flowing. She spotted a green tasseled pillow that her crown rested upon. It was gold, and had five green leaves on top of it. The leaves were trimmed with gold, and it looked stunning with her dress. Also lying upon her bed, there was an old looking book. It was leather bound, with a title in a language she did not understand. But it read “Tali Lafea”.
The book puzzled her, but it was written in plain English. It told her how to use her potentially awesome power. After she left her room, she went to Armela, and asked what the title of the book meant.
“It's Gnomic for Powers of the Earth,” said Armela, “All spells are in Gnomic, because gnomes are great sorcerers. They are very mysterious, but we have strong allies with them as we do the elves.”
With that, Percephone read some of this mysterious book. Then she walked through the golden curtains to her stone balcony.
“Omatoren Sytropos!” she exclaimed as she leapt from her balcony. She took to the skies with great ease, and flew over the clouded kingdom. She then saw a small army of Goronians charge into a small village.
“Vima Herrenaka!” she shouted. Vines surged from her wrists, battering and killing Goronians. She then landed on a small cloud, as the village cheered for her. She had saved the defenseless village from destruction.