“Are you ready?”
asked the scientist with the clipboard as she opened the door to a climate-controlled room.
“It’s a little late to be wielding sWords, don’t you think? This story is already over!!” laughed the mermaid with human legs.
“Quite the contrary,” said the scientist.
“The story is over for them….
….which means… ” she said nodding to the other door…..
“that the story for you….is just about to begin.”
She motioned over to the 16 sWords planted in the earth and watched intently as the mermaid with human legs made her way over and looked at them with uncertainty.
“What am I supposed to do here?” she asked.
The scientist with the clipboard shrugged her shoulders and admitted she had no idea.
The mermaid with human legs, walked closer to the sWords, before stopping in her tracks and listening intently.
She turned to the scientist<and with honesty> asked her:
“Did you just say something to me?”
The scientist with the clipboard shook her head.
The mermaid with human legs walked closer again to the sWords….listening to the calling…feeling the energy of each sWord on it’s own, but watching them as a collective buzz together to form something greater of which she wasn’t quite sure what.
The mermaid with the human legs dragged her fingertips across each one, getting a vision of each letter attached to the sWord.
N
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
E
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
U
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
R
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
O
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
T
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
R
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
A
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
N
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
S
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
M
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
I
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
T
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
T
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
E
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
<bump> <move onto the next sWord>
R
Dragging fingers…..feeling sWords….<blinding electricity>
She continued to run her fingers over all of the sWords until she came to the two largest sWords planted in the middle.
Number 9 was taller than the others.
It’s guard was wider than the others.
And the blade was thinner than the others.
Number 8, was a little bit shorter <but not much> had a near identical handle <but not quite> and was more to the point on the end.
Her hand hovered between blade number 8 and blade number 9, and she felt attracted to the energy of both…pulling her closer, whispering….calling….ever so softly for her to wrap her fingers around the hilt…to hold it…caress it…love it…even if it was only for the smallest amount if time…
The mermaid with human legs placed the palm of her hand on the pommel of sWord number 9 and allowed it to rest for a little longer as she closed her eyes.
<vision> <flash> <battle> <angels> <earth?> <the heart> <the soul?> <a woman> <another sWord>
She wrapped her entire hand around the blade..
<energy> <blue> <electricity> <lightning> <injected into her veins> <travelling to her spine> <energy split> <infused into her spinal cord> <exploding> <blinding white light> <buzzing blue electricity> <increased power> <unbeatable strength>
She pulled the blade from the earth and raised it above her head.
“Where’s the other sWord?” asked the mermaid with the human legs and the woman guarding the sWords shook her head.
“Where is the woman who owns this sWord?” questioned the woman with human legs and the woman with clipboard shook her head again.
The mermaid with human legs closed her eyes.
Felt the sWord in her hands.
Then turned and looked at the woman with the clipboard
“Where is my sWord?” asked the woman who was no longer a mermaid, and the woman with the clipboard nodded–immediately knowing the project was a success.
“Come.” She said. “This is the way.”
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