Prologue

A family of four walked along the path, thick walls made up my thriving palm trees on either side, insects flying from flower to flower, birds flying from insect to insect. Life went on. The sky was tinged a gorgeous golden-orange as the sun was setting, the clouds almost pink and the water reflecting sun before it was to disappear over the horizon.

The mother and father were talking as the two children, a six year old boy and a fifteen year old girl chased each other. The mother looked at the two briefly before looking back at her husband. The two children stopped running about, or rather the boys sister was too wore out to continue.

As his mother and father hugged, a loving gesture, and as his sister sat down, he had a great idea form in his still young mind. He looked out at the sea, it looked so inviting, and it was really hot…

He started running, the others didn’t see this until he was at the water and already swimming, they ran as fast as they possibly could, but it was too late, he was too far out and they could see the sharks swimming for him.

“We can’t do anything… he’s too far out,” the father murmured as he watched his young son, why hadn’t he told the young boy earlier that the see was shark infested? Why, why, why! The mother was sobbing her eyes out, knowing the fate of her son.

“Please, I call to the Heavens!” the sister had dropped to her knees, looking up at the sky. The mother and father looked at her oddly as she cried. “Save my brother Holy Ones, please! I beg you to save him from the sharks!” she screamed at the sky.

Even though it seemed so pointless do pray for help, the cry was heard.

There was a mystical place that hardly anyone knew existed, white tendrils of light were everywhere, dark stars shining through the light. There was a burst of light, several bright red and golden rings shooting out as a ball of copper fire shot out from the middle of the rings.

As the mortals panicked they did not notice the ball of fire that came through the clouds. They did notice though when it struck the water, skimming over like a flat stone thrown over a lake. Water sprayed, denying the humans vision as the boy shrieked in panic.

Somebody had wrapped their arms around him and he found himself flying, thrown actually, and landed on the beach. His mother hugged him tightly like he was about to disappear into thin air.

There was a ball of copper light, it suddenly burst and there was a beautiful young woman hovering in the air. She was dressed in something between black suede and leather.

A sleeveless shirt that hugged the curves of her upper body but exposed her flat abdomen and the small of her back. The black trousers she wore also hugged her long and shapely legs and had a somewhat low waist line.

A belt was about her waist with a sword tied to it encased in an unbreakable jet stone sheath. Her eyes were subtly glowing silver, her skin was tanned like a Spanish woman. Her mid-night black hair reached the small of her back. Her eyebrows slender and slightly arched, lips very tempting. Her face was not perfectly round, but leaning slightly to narrow, she was still had striking features nonetheless though.

In short, she looked extremely desirable, and would make any wandering male’s mouth water.

“Thank you! Thank you Holy One,” they all cried in unison. Starting to bow to the deity that had saved their son. The deity smiled, something unnerving.

“Your welcome,” she said silkily, her voice causing the hair on the back of the parents necks to stand on end. She landed on the ground, and the family led her to the village. They explained that they could now finish the temple. They had been worshiping a statue of her for centuries, believing for so long that she would come to their aid.

“So as not to sound ignorant in front of others, what should we call you?” the man asked. The goddess looked at him, her eyes unnerving. “I shall leave that to you my followers…” she said. Hovering off to look at her village.

The parents looked at each other, fearing that their supposed benevolent deity, wasn’t as benevolent as they had dared believed…

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I wasn't sure about this story. Care to review. I'm still buzzing on the first chapter. It'll come soon though.