Rings of Atlantis

by Tammy Williams

  “Well, we did want to explore a bit,” said Kerian as they followed the last sighting of the Light that seemed to pop in and out.

  “Hmm. Another Undersea Library,” said Prince Serian, peeking past a Door that was ajar.

  “Forever the avid reader,” said Prince Kerian, momentarily peeking in the room before he turned to investigate down another hall way. Dimly lit up, pictures of Mermaids lined the walls on both sides. It seemed as if they were literally swimming, as the pictures somehow moved and swayed as if water would break though at any moment.

  This particular hallway’s vestibule wasn’t like the others. The Corals were shaped differently here and none matched any of the ones lining the Mer City’s Waters outside. It was as if they were more alive in some way or preserved differently. The Sound of trickling Water could be heard at intervals that, when stopped, allowed a complete silence to permeate the Hall. Mer Spirit of Life took over in this Space.

  “Is this like a Temple?” asked Prince Serian. “It’s only a hallway, but it vibrates differently, as if helping ones to remember Mer Life and the way it should feel.”

  “Well, it does make sense,” said Prince Kerian. “They have routines of everyday life just like we do and want reminders to slow down or remain in Spirit, so to speak, or to be closer to Mer Life in its Pureness as it was lived long ago. Even for Ancient Ones, life is different from the way it was, during the Arrivals of the Cloud Lands. Mer Oceans have been in existence for a long time; it feels New and Alive, yet unable to be touched,” said Prince Kerian, intrigued by one of the Pictures. “They were beautiful,” he said, still looking at the pictures.

  “Are you looking for me?” said a Voice, as a bolt of light circled Prince Serian’s legs, then flashed away behind one of the Corals softly swaying.

  Prince Serian’s Ears perked Up as he looked genuinely astonished. Not much got by his sharp reflexes, but Underwater things were a bit different and he had to adjust. Though some Senses seemed heightened, they still lagged a bit behind the Mer.

  Serian and Kerian walked toward the Coral, curious as kids, when a tiny face popped out from the Corals. He dodged back and forth, swifter than the Adult Mers had moved, between Corals and Glimmer Vases before stopping for a moment to give them a haughty glance. He disappeared, then reappeared, swimming at a slower pace for them to actually see his fin moving. He was fast and dodged back and forth for a few minutes until he finally stopped before Prince Kerian and Prince Serian and gave them his own curious look.

  “Why are you here? I know why! You’re waiting to see the Queen. Do you wanna know my name?” he said excitedly, no longer able to hold the intensity of his previous stare. Now the corners of his mouth lit up with a smile.

  “Come back,” said a little girl’s voice, as one of the Corals Opened to reveal a Young Mer Girl not much older than the Mer Boy. He frowned a bit, as if reading Serian’s and Kerian’s minds. “I’m gonna tell Mommy,” she said. We have to play somewhere else.”

  “I’m already five,” he said, before his sister held out her hands toward him.

  She exclaimed, “I’m seven and I have to look after you,” as he swam in her direction, with one quick glance back meant for Kerian and Serian to see.

  “I might be back to talk,” he said with a smile showing the promise of charm, but with the tenderness and playfulness of a child that adults cherished. They both disappeared as the Coral Closed behind them, hiding where they came from. It was truly as if it never opened, as Serian and Kerian both searched it. Nothing could be felt or heard except the changing of the Water Cycle there.

  “I don’t know what to make of that! We haven’t seen any other Mer Children in the Palace and they didn’t go down any of the Hallways. Maybe we shouldn’t say that we saw them yet.”

  “Perhaps you’re right,” said Prince Kerian. “Did I run that fast when we were young?” he asked laughing as they walked back toward their Sea Rooms.

  “No, but you were just as nosey as I, but always hid it well,” said Prince Serian, knowing that they would investigate the Corridor again.

  Hallway of the Mermaids

  Swift Changes are Upon the Outer Realms

  As Prince Serian and Kerian headed back toward their Sea Rooms, two of the Queen Sireanna’s Guards were waiting for them.

  Appearing uninterested in their whereabouts, One Guard merely said, "Your presence is requested by the Queen. It seemed a bit urgent but we haven’t seen the Report of the updates and news yet either,” he informed them as they Swim-Walked on. “We were supposed to have met a bit earlier.”

  “The Meeting Chamber is just ahead,” the other pointed. They both Synchronized her Sea Light Crest to Open what once had appeared as a Smooth Sea Wall not that far up ahead.

  “The Queen has already Set herself to Siren,” said one of the Older Sea Guardians, already sitting with the other waiting Guardians in front of a large monitor. The monitor was fashioned between two Large Golden Fish that anchored the monitor into place. They looked at what appeared as old pictures of the landscape of the Outer Realm that seemed to pop out like 3-D pictures. “We’re just catching up on a few of the scenes that we already saw, but there has been a new development since the Queen Entered her Inner Throne Chamber this Sea Morning, and it is very dire. It is what held her up.”

  “Look for yourselves,” said one of the Guardians to Prince Kerian and Serian. “Queen Sireanna has called her Sea Sisters together.”

  “Why do you sometimes say Sea Sisters instead of Mermaids?” asked Prince Serian quite curiously, his Fae Ears Perked again with interest that he didn’t hide.

  “Because the Time to be Given Rulership over their own Seas is fast approaching. It is much awaited for because it will mean expansion of our Realms that drop deeper in the Seas, which is Up for us, unless we exist as one of the Cloud Realms.”

  “Hmm. So, your Rulers are regarded through the Sea that they reside in or Dominate?”

  “In part, but the very waters are Changed by Triton himself as our Essence of Life is placed there. This is done so that we don’t become overcome by the Planet, such as what happened to Humans who are seen to return to the ground.

  We Ascend Up each time, no matter how low we vibrate, so that recalibrations can occur without interruption and without us stepping into lower bodies. It is a Mer Way. We are not beholden to any Planet Form and are only Returned to Triton as Neptune Rises us, so we were never in fact considered Terrestrial.

  We do have smaller Kingdoms of Triton, not known by even us until the Day of Ascension and Review of our Light Sea Lived. The Lower Sea Worlds are considered our Worlds for growth and lessons Upon Water and Land to become well rounded and acclimated to other life ways with and without the fin. Long ago, Earth was seen as the only place to Incarnate on for further growth away from our Star Homes. It fell so low that Humans are no longer open to star travel even of the mind. It was considered meditation at the time, but it was a way of traveling. An Earth Psychic-Link with Gaia had sunk so low that we couldn’t, nor were we allowed to, link Doorways of Schools of the Seas with them any longer. So much went into Darkness that Neptune allowed Great Stones of Knowledge to fall into the Seas. Some speak of this as the end of Atlantis but it was not so.

  We secretly waited Underwater to Remove the Crystal Knowledge off World and store it again with us. What Ones saw during those Times, as many Atlantis’ Existed, were great falling Rocks of Knowledge. Sacred Walls fell into the Oceans, never to return again, as some escaped to Inner Worlds not of Mermen to survive. Though your Realm is not such a Realm, it existed as a window of sorts, as Neptune and Zeus watched and waited.”

  “And Hades?” asked Prince Kerian.

  “He has a Space where he places lower Planets Set for Destruction that we don’t view. Once given to Hades, it is Done.”

  “So today, what is meant to occur?”

  “Queen Sireanna was not Set to Siren so soon, so something has happened outside—even as we watched—that s
hifted downward and took the Realm lower. Mountain Anchors are shifting. Everything is energy and the energy is no longer supportive of life. This is bad and is considered a sign. Zeus Anchored the Mountains long ago and the Immortal Sons of Neptune and Triton reinforced them over time, but this Life Period, they will not.”

  “The Queen will be with us in one moment but please, look at the Monitor.” Even as the Guard spoke, a change occurred as Queen Sireanna’s Secret Chamber Sea Crystal connected with her eyes. A Stormy Sea lit as Triton set the New Course, causing a rush of Water to Rise and Cascade down. These were Waters of Triton’s Cosmos, not the normal bodies of water that surrounded the Planet, so Triton was coming as Neptune. This meant that the Time of Neptune’s Answer to the Outer Realm, now spinning as its own separate World, was here.

  The Movement of all waters occurred with a Rush of Water Light, entering the Faery Realms, as the Rings of ‘Lit Up Atlantis’ encircled Mer Goddess Sireanna’s Wall Barriers and Anchored her Seas for the Ascension lift. Her Underwater Barrier Walls would rise and become the very Walkways for some of the Faeries now set to leave with Neptune’s Flight. Many Ways were becoming clear, with Ones that could fly and Ones that held other Enchantments, such as the Gatherer Fairies did. Mer Risers were waiting Above to usher some through. A Spinning Sea Tunnel stood Open for a time to pick up the fairies once they came through the Gatherer Exist Points with the little wee Ones upon their shoulders.

  Queen Sireanna pooled her Sea Energy together for what was to be done now and its import on Time instead of the planned meeting with her Guards and the Princes.

  Her Bathing Chamber Inner Doors lit up on the other side as Giant Golden Mermaid Statues came to life upon the borders of the Doors. They were the Mermaids of the Golden/Blue Seas and came through to assist with the movement of the Sea Creatures being carried over. They also emitted a low frequency sound, barely audible as it flowed out of the Sea Chamber. It would be picked up by the Whales waiting at the edges of the Sea and sent to the Outer Realms to touch the Sea Floors, as what was Above was also Below.

  Mermaid Light of the Golden Ones held Queen Sireanna’s Inner Bathing Chamber Doors Open and they became Four Spinning Circles as they ushered the Queen’s Sea Creatures in. The darkness of Space could now be seen, along with rotating stars, while the Doors continually swung in anticipation of what was next to occur.

  Back at the Guards’ Sea Council Chamber, the Monitor Pulsed and Glowed as it Spun, just like Earth but more rapidly, as Time and what would happen was being shown to them.

  “See? There!” pointed out one of the Sea Guards.

  “Darkness is spinning and it is not of a Tsunami nor Earthquake frequency. Rains are not occurring yet, but in concurrence with the darkness, the ground has split and the skies are open. It is not normal nor of Neptune, but if you look Above, Neptune’s Wave of the Sea flows, as Light comes down from the Higher Heavens and Zeus’ Lightning Bolts are Sparked.

  Hades’ Chamber is already Open and it is Above Earth, so One knows what that means. His Realm only opens below. This truly was not so just this Sea Morning, when we started the Monitor’s Light, but it has been building for some time upon the Outer Earth Skies.” Just as one Guard Spoke, the Sea Crystal Monitor Dimmed and Lit again, as something that had never occurred before happened.

  The Golden Fish turned as if Physical, Fish of Triton and Water as a light frequency flowed across the Monitor Changing the Scene again. An Image that Triton sent crossed the upper most part of the Screen, then disappeared. The Official Sea Colors of Queen Sireanna crossed the Crystal, Changing its Colors, then disappeared. The Monitor was now different and a Sign obviously went through each Sea Guardian as Sea Word came up also through small bubbles of Water in the Closed Sea Room. They were given word for the Lesser Guardians to stand in Sea Formation immediately.

  At this point, Queen Sireanna’s Seas were Leading the Ascension lifts, but not alone. Three other Sea Realms had been heralded with hers, to her Sea Guards’ surprise. Joy spread through the Seas with this news.

  The Sea Guards all stood as One swiftly as their eyes lit up. They were all synced somehow and this was paramount, for none were to be lost or left behind through the Gathering as the Ascension Waters Spun. Prince Kerian’s and Prince Serian’s Eyes lit too as their Senses went into overdrive. The Wolves of Serian now came running through an underground Dimensional tunnel at full speed to join those of his Twin.

  It was time to move and everyone could feel it. Queen Sireanna’s Head Sea Guards, along with the Princes, all Emerged through a Secret Sea Corridor not seen by the Princes before this moment. It made it easier and faster to Travel to the Other Sea Meeting Halls of the Lesser Guards. Some had gathered, while the majority began to station themselves along the Ocean beside the waiting Mer denizens.

  Every Guards’ eyes were lit up along with their lower bodies of Scales and fins. “The Crystal Shells have Risen in each City and are Spinning. We closed all the Sea Gates of the Inner Walls and the Outer Ocean Rims here are being filled with Giant Whales, capable of sending out Sounds into the Outer Rims set for destruction.”

  “What of our People and Realm?” asked Prince Serian as his eyes began to shift between visions of his Lands and visions of his wolves running. Their eyes linked as One. This hadn’t happened since he was a young child! He was able to view some of his Land through the eyes of his running wolves just like his twin. Everything was happening so fast, but it gave him an adrenaline rush that must have affected his Wolf senses. His Wolves seemed to have sensed something from Kerian’s wolves because they now ran in a different direction toward the Main Palace, giving Prince Serian snapshots along the way. This was helpful, as Prince Serian quickly sent direction to the wolves to lead some of the fairy people back through shortcuts to meet with Mer; he could now have them Stationed at points that he alone was familiar with and alert his Fae Guards.

  “Your Oceans will sway from the Sounds, because the Whales have Gathered in abundance and form a line of defense, but your Walls will not break,” said one of the Mer Guardians. Your weather will be interrupted for a while, but the Siren’s Song will hold it. This is the True Purpose of the Songs and Sea Gift. They are Sea Anchors and Stabilizers of Neptune’s Domain and aren’t often Seen Low or Outside of the Cosmic Waters. Ascension can be difficult on a Planets Support System, so Neptune is assisting you with this Lift and your Realm will be spared. The Promise is in Place, so we will all Raise as One. Your help with further details not yet disclosed will be needed, because this is only the first phase.”

  “Just the first phase?” said Prince Kerian, as a different set of Stars seemed to pull on him now affecting his Wolf Sight.

  “For fewer disturbances, we can move without fins until certain frequencies are called for, but we must all pull together and work in order to make the Lift go smoothly or small land breaks could occur. As Mer, we naturally pull water to us, but especially during an Ascension. It is how we rapidly Gather and Move. We don’t want the waters to move too swiftly yet, so some of us can change our fins into feet so that our natural cycle doesn’t occur. Underwater it is most helpful, because we join our Energy Pools together to shift and move the currents in any direction we want. This moves groups of Others at one time along with us, instead of becoming scattered and disorderly. This can help the Faeries once they come under.

  We are trying to bring along and lift as much of the Whole Realm as we can at once, but it can be tricky as light re-interprets things. Everything shifts of light and physicality and things break apart as Light Moves through but it rebuilds at the same time. If all isn’t carefully held together and by many, than tears can occur from things small to great. This is what some humans remember as other past cataclysms occurred. Some bodies broke apart in the light, beginning the Stages of the first lower deaths of the body, but this one is the worst that I have ever seen.”

  “We must hurry. Neptune is angry.”

  Neptune Waters Shower Down

>   The Image of a Face Appeared in the Distant Cosmos, that of Sea God Neptune and in truth, one couldn’t tell the difference between His Face and the Darkness of Space.

  No other life seemed present as Eyes lit, revealing the murky outline of hair waving back and forth as if preparing the Space for stars one day to shine. Neptune’s Image moved in a way that was separate yet a part of Creating the Space to be called a Heaven.

  Time was set differently in the Heavens. One move somewhere else had the possibility to ripple in other places not housing life, as well as in those where life occurred. The difference was that Neptune hadn’t looked in eons of Time, so no one among the Ancient High Up could pinpoint where the Mermen and Mermaids actually were. A Shift ever so slightly had occurred and could be felt, as Queen Sireanna closed her Secret Dream Chamber Water Borders for the final time now that her Sea Creatures had been Gathered. As for the Golden Mermaids, in their place now stood several Giant Golden Disks, sending out a Golden Light that Reflected through the Closed Borders. The Light reached through every crack, touching all of the Fae Oceans as it moved and fanned out, creating large, smooth waves that flowed in a way that seemed calculated. It was harsh, but it would build up more and more once it reached its final destination, beyond the Whales crashing as Great Sea Walls continued to rise.

  Queen Sireanna stood with her Young Mermaid Sisters who would be Sirening with Her for the first time. Although it was a bit rushed, the Water Glow around them was Barrier enough for the Shift to occur, with them doing their part to secure an Upper Sea Space for Lifting with the Ascension of Triton’s Levels. It was comforting to know that two other Mer Realms were with her. Their Sirening would be felt also as it supported the Lift, with different Sea Colors filtering through the waters acting as soothing buffers and separating what didn’t bind with the Lift. Queen Sireanna’s Sea Kingdom was strong, but much was still young as Triton’s Ancientness revealed. Even the Ancient Mer Waters seemed to Sparkle with youthfulness as Sirens of Olde rose to be heard again beyond Sireanna, their Daughter of the Seas’ Song.