tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75191123701460565212024-03-12T22:30:56.058-07:00Angel Book SeriesWelcome to the blog for D. C. Cowan author of the Elemental Angel Series and the Angelic Heroes Trilogy. Check out the blog for sample chapters, eBooks, and items available for purchase.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421683257683127053noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-19126832917441240132014-07-06T13:18:00.000-07:002014-07-06T13:19:02.962-07:00Angel Numbers and what they mean<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEEZeFJmvGxzezWQBNheaRzWXHwwQvdPmFJeg6cXLWgVd_yvodSJv2aXSYz0oBmnKMIvZkXmzstui95bffD8aIWiwu0M_bLwcr38bwSDkB9vT-5MeYDGvBe5Q_5dWIpypKk78_BtO_HeG/s1600/408fe80cc97bcfdffc4e9732906c879c-742963.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEEZeFJmvGxzezWQBNheaRzWXHwwQvdPmFJeg6cXLWgVd_yvodSJv2aXSYz0oBmnKMIvZkXmzstui95bffD8aIWiwu0M_bLwcr38bwSDkB9vT-5MeYDGvBe5Q_5dWIpypKk78_BtO_HeG/s320/408fe80cc97bcfdffc4e9732906c879c-742963.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6033045826653734466" /></a></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name"><small><small>Okay, so I keep seeing certain numbers over and over again. I see 144 which reminds of the 144,000 saints that are mentioned in the bible (and man would I want to be in that number when the saints go marching in!). Anyway, I've also been seeing 111 my whole life for no apparent reason or so I thought. But then I stumbled upon this article and I found it somewhat interesting. Honestly, I don't know if I believe in all that number stuff, but it sure is fascinating to me.<br> </small></small></h3> <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name"><small><small><br> </small></small></h3> <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">ANGEL NUMBER 111 </h3> <small><small> </small></small> <div class="post-header"><small><small> </small></small></div> <small><small> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Number 111 is a powerful number of <b><a href="http://bodysoulmind.net/attracting-and-manifesting-what-you-want-into-your-life" target="_blank">manifesting and manifestation</a></b>, and carries the combined attributes and energies of number 1 and the karmic Master Number 11. <a href="http://numerology-thenumbersandtheirmeanings.blogspot.com/2011/02/number-1.html" target="_blank">Number 1</a> resonates with assertiveness, independence and uniqueness, motivation, new beginnings and striving forward, insight, self-leadership and inspiration, positivity and achieving success. <a href="http://numerology-thenumbersandtheirmeanings.blogspot.com/2011/05/number-11.html" target="_blank">Number 11</a> tells us that to connect with our higher-selves is to know and live our <b><a href="http://bodysoulmind.net/discover-your-souls-mission" target="_blank">soul mission</a></b> and <b><a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Purpose-of-Your-Life-Your-Life-Mission" target="_blank">life purpose</a></b>. Number 111 symbolizes the principles of <b><a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/SPIRITUAL-PATHS-Steps-to-Awakening" target="_blank">spiritual awakening</a></b> and <b><a href="http://universalspirituallaws.blogspot.com/2010/11/enlightenment.html" target="_blank">enlightenment</a></b>, high energy, inspiration and intuition, self-expression and sensitivity. </span></span><br> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br> </span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Angel Number 111 is a message from <b><a href="http://psychicjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/02/angels.html" target="_blank">your angels</a></b> to be very aware of your persistent thoughts and ideas as these are manifesting quickly into your reality. Ensure that your beliefs, thoughts and mind-sets are positive and optimistic in order to draw the energies of abundance and balance into your life. Angel Number 111 signifies that an energetic gateway has opened up for you, and this will rapidly manifest your thoughts into your reality.</span></span><br> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br> </span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When you recognize an Angel Number 111 sequence appearing to you frequently, take note of your thoughts at the time that they occur. When a series of 111's appear, monitor your thoughts carefully and be sure to only think about what it is you really want, not what you don't want. Choose your thoughts wisely, and do not put your focus towards your fears, as they may manifest.</span></span><br> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br> </span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pay special attention to your thoughts and ideas as these are revealing the answers to your prayers. Your <b><a href="http://psychicjoanne.hubpages.com/hub/positiveffirmations" target="_blank">positive affirmations</a></b> and <b><a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Your-Attitude-Determines-Your-Life" target="_blank">optimistic attitude</a></b> will help to <b><a href="http://bodysoulmind.net/attracting-and-manifesting-what-you-want-into-your-life" target="_blank">manifest your desires</a></b> and help you to achieve your goals and aspirations. They will also assist you with <b><a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Purpose-of-Your-Life-Your-Life-Mission" target="_blank">serving your spiritual life purpose and soul mission</a></b>.</span></span><br> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br> </span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Angel Number 111 also encourages you to assist and inspire the human race via your natural abilities, relying upon your <b><a href="http://bodysoulmind.net/the-inner-voice-of-wisdom" target="_blank">inner-wisdom and intuition</a></b> to guide you. Be an inspirational guiding light to bring illumination to others and to help raise <b><a href="http://psychicjoanne.blogspot.com/2009/08/spiritual-awakening.html" target="_blank">spiritual awareness</a></b>. Trust that the <b><a href="http://psychicjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/02/angels.html" target="_blank">angels</a></b> support you in your ‘<b><a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Lightworkers--Lightworking" target="_blank">lightwork</a></b>’.</span></span><br> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br> </span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once Angel Number 111 appears and is recognized and acknowledged, the repetitive number sequences generally progresses onto other numbers and messages as your <b><a href="http://psychicjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/02/angels.html" target="_blank">angels</a></b> then have new and different messages to send you.<br> <br> <small><small>Source: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sacredscribesangelnumbers.blogspot.com/2011/07/angel-number-111.html">http://sacredscribesangelnumbers.blogspot.com/2011/07/angel-number-111.html</a></small></small><br> </span></span></small></small> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421683257683127053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-3639235486559020192014-07-05T17:20:00.001-07:002014-07-05T17:20:55.300-07:00Best-Selling Book: The Warrior Angels by Rhonda Rochelle<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsAhQB5bnLoU7d9ZZBu7SyE3eHgbycac1QLl3_hE0KOCGbDYr8C33P3ZXi2cFwFLMGjXvhmEL15NZxI4PyybNs_9EjITqN7rxQ06iDLKqWfRxzjQ604ka5irOzPZBtcU5ZTpxgOBL6oQH/s1600/cropped-warrior-angel-orgin-jm-signature1-755301.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsAhQB5bnLoU7d9ZZBu7SyE3eHgbycac1QLl3_hE0KOCGbDYr8C33P3ZXi2cFwFLMGjXvhmEL15NZxI4PyybNs_9EjITqN7rxQ06iDLKqWfRxzjQ604ka5irOzPZBtcU5ZTpxgOBL6oQH/s320/cropped-warrior-angel-orgin-jm-signature1-755301.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6032737077845075010" /></a></p><div id="wsb-element-206546804" class="wsb-element-line" data-type="element"> </div> <p><span style="line-height: 1.6; background-color: transparent;"><b>Synopsis:</b><br> </span><br> In the Angelic Realm, the primary job of The Warrior Angels are to protect the Realm from evil. Sometimes these Warrior Angels take on assignments as humans and live on Earth. If evil forces attack the Angelic Realm while they are on their Earthly assignment, the Warrior Angel must return to the Angelic Realm. <br> <br> Part 1: About a seventeen-year-old girl named Susiana, and her connection with the Angelic Realm. Susiana is an Angel on a human journey, but she is unaware of her Angelic Connection. The Angelic Realm is in danger, and Susiana is called upon by God to return to the Angelic Realm to defend her home. Her journey begins when she finds out that she is a Warrior Angel and returns to the Angelic Realm.</p> <p><br> <b>About the author</b><br> <span style="line-height: 1.6; background-color: transparent;"></span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.6; background-color: transparent;"><i>The Warrior Angels, Part 1 </i>is Rhonda Rochelle's big debut. Rhonda Rochelle B. is a Writer, Life Coach, Consultant, and Singer. Her genre is fantasy based with a Spiritual Connection. In 1997, she joined the U. S. Army and spent four years serving her country. In 2006, she graduated with an Associate of Science Degree in Social Science from Tidewater Community College. In 2010, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Technical Management from DeVry University. When not writing, she enjoys reading, spending time in nature with her dogs, singing and playing video games.<br> </span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.6; background-color: transparent;">Available on Amazon's Kindle<br> </span></p> <p><a class="amzn-pp-active" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IWYVFVY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B00IWYVFVY&link_code=as3&tag=httpwwwdccowa-20&linkId=KN7OMNDBXPTLH6WW" id="static_txt_preview">The Warrior Angels: Part 1</a></p> <div class="moz-signature">-- <br> <p>D. C. Cowan</p> <p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/@dccowanauthors">@dccowanauthors</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.dccowan.wix.com/fantasy-kingdom">Fantasy Fiction Kingdom</a></p> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421683257683127053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-55985714308976507812014-07-02T05:13:00.001-07:002014-07-02T05:13:52.298-07:00My Three Angels Bestseller on Book Daily<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3iNtRsQiJH63ZsZOPD4XMYRwoFwMSQRHPtL8iZcqwKX6UT_Bi7VgXZ6LZREz_jlUV-l_9Q4aprQ79m9U1itG67OkR7AG7U9wL2ADZY9SCKPJlmLj-JGFLX_iClepm7kq4gfLzmiyXjM3/s1600/51-GIHj%252BesL._SL200_-732298.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3iNtRsQiJH63ZsZOPD4XMYRwoFwMSQRHPtL8iZcqwKX6UT_Bi7VgXZ6LZREz_jlUV-l_9Q4aprQ79m9U1itG67OkR7AG7U9wL2ADZY9SCKPJlmLj-JGFLX_iClepm7kq4gfLzmiyXjM3/s320/51-GIHj%252BesL._SL200_-732298.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6031436456274423762" /></a></p><div class="copy-paste-block"> <header class="content-subheader"> <h2>My Three Angels</h2> <p>by Rodney Timms<br> </p> <h2><small><small>Book Description</small></small></h2> </header> <article class="book-description"> <p>Rodney Timms didn't have a idyllic childhood. He spent most of his young years in constant fear of his abusive father. Some nights he'd go to sleep wondering if tomorrow would be his last day on earth. In My 3 Angels, Timms tells the story of how a young man's destiny was changed by the hands of three different but equally important individuals. Had it not been for these 3 people, Timms writes, he may not be alive today.<br> </p> <p>Available on Amazon<br> <a class="amzn-pp-active" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1625109776/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=1625109776&link_code=as3&tag=httpwwwdccowa-20&linkId=A7CWY5FDYN2265BH" id="static_txt_preview">My Three Angels</a></p> </article> <span></span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421683257683127053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-4940504552745022602014-06-11T20:43:00.000-07:002014-06-11T20:44:34.410-07:00Sci-fi Book with rave reviews back in stores<i>The Luck of Madonna 13</i> is back in stores after the publisher ceased production in 2002. The digital journal calls it "a much-praised science fiction/fantasy novel". A new revised edition will hit stores from Clownbox Press. <i>Heartland Reviews</i> called the novel "science fiction at its best" and received the Book of the Year award among 92 other best books in 2002.<br> <div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br> </div> <i>The Luck of Madonna 13</i> is Available on Amazon:<br> <a class="amzn-pp-active" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1931347131/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=1931347131&link_code=as3&tag=httpwwwdccowa-20" id="static_txt_preview">The Luck of Madonna 13 (The Last Nevergate Chronicles, 1)</a><br> <small><small><small><br> Source: <a style="color: #003399;" href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1979419#ixzz34OP1rY9I">http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1979419#ixzz34OP1rY9I</a></small></small></small><br> -- <br> <div class="moz-signature"> <p>D. C. Cowan</p> <p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/@dccowanauthors">@dccowanauthors</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.dccowan.wix.com/fantasy-kingdom">Fantasy Fiction Kingdom</a></p> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421683257683127053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-76344832690115115252014-06-10T00:54:00.000-07:002014-06-10T00:55:04.091-07:00Young adult fiction, not necessarily for teenagers.<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiOhHgpo17JLsFu0zDtt0sy4OhOkNQ-TRzukwffd3ekyXA-1m98HvinSVXL43j81bnl19GoOLNWCnNaosgeFF0Il7cwvbSybPEdKGnpt2VvaADuuEGEYdDjEdGvPbKrXT2Xu5ONEkpGIU/s1600/YoungAdultFiction-704092.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiOhHgpo17JLsFu0zDtt0sy4OhOkNQ-TRzukwffd3ekyXA-1m98HvinSVXL43j81bnl19GoOLNWCnNaosgeFF0Il7cwvbSybPEdKGnpt2VvaADuuEGEYdDjEdGvPbKrXT2Xu5ONEkpGIU/s320/YoungAdultFiction-704092.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6023205889072102594" /></a></p>Just because it says young adult fiction doesn't necessarily mean that only young people in middle and high school are going to enjoy it. So when a book is labeled young adult fiction, it really should say "young at heart". Read the whole article. <a href="http://dccowan.wix.com/fantasy-kingdom#%21Young-Adult-fiction-not-necessarily-for-teenagers/c6lo/AA57A552-7050-4FFD-8601-4C94805A59CA">Click here</a>.<br> <br> <div class="moz-signature">-- <br> <p>D. C. Cowan</p> <p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/@dccowanauthors">@dccowanauthors</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.dccowan.wix.com/fantasy-kingdom">Fantasy Fiction Kingdom</a></p> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421683257683127053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-59359839681049543702014-06-10T00:28:00.000-07:002014-06-10T00:29:16.831-07:00Song of Ice and Fire Series will end with author<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIfhiemKyow5lOH6HqA_lbvORovEkbR4fTesu0AHFLdaKmVBKrsJE56AH_qLv7zag8Y3HoUuCdfSDXMRrf7F5TrlAkSuRbU6GCfdKp7hFxhxqOP8TEK2XOdJRj5amVJq1YV-x9-HOodg1/s1600/georgerrmartinh7boxed-756832.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIfhiemKyow5lOH6HqA_lbvORovEkbR4fTesu0AHFLdaKmVBKrsJE56AH_qLv7zag8Y3HoUuCdfSDXMRrf7F5TrlAkSuRbU6GCfdKp7hFxhxqOP8TEK2XOdJRj5amVJq1YV-x9-HOodg1/s320/georgerrmartinh7boxed-756832.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6023199250787863218" /></a></p><br> <div class="moz-forward-container">The Song of Ice and Fire is a series by author George R.R. Martin. It's intended to have 7 volumes, but the author said it could keep going on afterward. The only problem is doesn't want anyone picking up the series if he should pass away. <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://dccowan.wix.com/fantasy-kingdom#%21Song-of-Ice-and-Fire-series-will-end-with-author/c6lo/62ADB44D-1BFC-4FA9-B9BD-A9FED67B338B">Read More</a>.<br> <br> <br> </div> <br> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421683257683127053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-41198886933953670942014-05-07T10:59:00.001-07:002014-05-07T10:59:56.620-07:00Power of the Crowd: Help Diversify the World of Literature<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfYVjJQeTzh0yE_-Eu9qeU3caPN8cV4dWn5dCMHOSrM81arQT0IGJn-BfOkGcdFK_JDfvs_VFRV3S9Wc7k6KpNUfBbbgAU4yZkapjCpwChn9L37t9TyGSPnnWowb91BBjg7VuXOy_JyOh/s1600/Depositphotos_38454441_xs-796620.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfYVjJQeTzh0yE_-Eu9qeU3caPN8cV4dWn5dCMHOSrM81arQT0IGJn-BfOkGcdFK_JDfvs_VFRV3S9Wc7k6KpNUfBbbgAU4yZkapjCpwChn9L37t9TyGSPnnWowb91BBjg7VuXOy_JyOh/s320/Depositphotos_38454441_xs-796620.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6010744873955211714" /></a></p><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">It only takes one to make a difference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Individually, most people are powerless to make a significant change; but when those individuals join forces, they can change the world.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Crowd-funding empowers the public and allows people to get involved with the books they want to see on the shelf.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fund a book and help sponsor one of D. 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class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDur4nShyphenhyphenLgOruwRfBJonUdM6qL3TcLdRRQhwPzL12YpELAkPQT3orxV3J0RPrhIcS__L0tkImWPmUjIWImEyhkxv2G8tPFnojyCOqOQ2RO_CE7JlahXyzK9G9dLRYhakrAXE8UDBFC4c/s1600/bb4c77a1cd4f55da8f2c0d3f3472112c-778376.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDur4nShyphenhyphenLgOruwRfBJonUdM6qL3TcLdRRQhwPzL12YpELAkPQT3orxV3J0RPrhIcS__L0tkImWPmUjIWImEyhkxv2G8tPFnojyCOqOQ2RO_CE7JlahXyzK9G9dLRYhakrAXE8UDBFC4c/s320/bb4c77a1cd4f55da8f2c0d3f3472112c-778376.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5975140800770599026" /></a></p><big><big>We shall find peace. We shall hear the angels. We shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.</big></big><br> <br> Anton Chekhov<br> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-85587310276857135162014-01-31T11:06:00.000-08:002014-01-31T11:07:08.023-08:00Divination and the Zodiac<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9wzg_tS-pncsLzLGodGGpwFj2zfkVGMwVF-FqnYqaV7p3IkxQb_0YJ-9Sboj1Bt_gL9HAKwW9bJa1F2XEv5wjxs2OYfKKtM8_YN4uYZMPvgbTTA5HP2AiqCBu5Yxyy2E5Rf7YBtMENwL/s1600/dba32e5013dced62185e7f2779bf049d-728024.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9wzg_tS-pncsLzLGodGGpwFj2zfkVGMwVF-FqnYqaV7p3IkxQb_0YJ-9Sboj1Bt_gL9HAKwW9bJa1F2XEv5wjxs2OYfKKtM8_YN4uYZMPvgbTTA5HP2AiqCBu5Yxyy2E5Rf7YBtMENwL/s320/dba32e5013dced62185e7f2779bf049d-728024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5975138008391092290" /></a></p><big><big>Taurus</big></big><br> <br> <small><small><big>Element: Earth<br> Ruling Planet: Venus<br> Dates: April 21-May 21<br> Quality: Fixed<br> Gender: Feminine<br> House: Second (Money)<br> </big></small></small> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-84445354961730452612014-01-27T03:32:00.000-08:002014-01-27T03:33:11.835-08:00Elemental Goddesses and Angels<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof06Ci4mpUbSs6Z4-Iq4-1QF3rRtG8AJYTetGB2ca1CApiPxXHl9FIhC5YyRalXVRHdWj_U61Rlkn6hmWEy_Oy4535XzspK7agaT7fjSZPKb5GaBJIdGn7ZiC41HQGx99HIdrlDzlHXZm/s1600/a55fda52f5efbb696acbe366a2834dce-791835.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof06Ci4mpUbSs6Z4-Iq4-1QF3rRtG8AJYTetGB2ca1CApiPxXHl9FIhC5YyRalXVRHdWj_U61Rlkn6hmWEy_Oy4535XzspK7agaT7fjSZPKb5GaBJIdGn7ZiC41HQGx99HIdrlDzlHXZm/s320/a55fda52f5efbb696acbe366a2834dce-791835.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5973536690119143490" /></a></p><big><big><big>Soko</big></big></big><br> <br> Sky god. Nupe [Nigeria, West Africa]. The name refers specifically to the dark sky that stimulates the growth of crops at the beginning of the rainy season.<br> <br> Soko is also the name of an angel in the <a href="http://dccowan-angelsbookseries.blogspot.com/p/elemental-angels-series.html">Elemental Angels</a> Series. She's the goddesses of storms, with golden brown skin, white hair and hazel eyes. She's in the classification of angel called Thrones and is an ophanim, which is a high-ranking type of angel.<br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://dccowanauthors.blogspot.com/">http://dccowanauthors.blogspot.com/</a><br> <small><small>Source: Encyclopedia of Gods by Michael Jordan</small></small><br> <br> #angels, #goddess<br> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-23451165723245169142014-01-26T01:30:00.001-08:002014-01-26T01:30:49.310-08:00Angel Quote<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqZ3jlCO0zhoJZGGWSnFxCS3VKMDYw7luav5kwjaSatg2ChNDL_PAmE8MDx4oUupfES1mDDu7cv7LLzTB5I8VH2gzbEdl9phrFHDhUi4Uk4OiywMelI4abjxqo10weOKSYEOx5l9rir7m/s1600/dc970c1609b8d607319435b2ae7b6216-749310.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqZ3jlCO0zhoJZGGWSnFxCS3VKMDYw7luav5kwjaSatg2ChNDL_PAmE8MDx4oUupfES1mDDu7cv7LLzTB5I8VH2gzbEdl9phrFHDhUi4Uk4OiywMelI4abjxqo10weOKSYEOx5l9rir7m/s320/dc970c1609b8d607319435b2ae7b6216-749310.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5973134066791768450" /></a></p>I just listened to the crowd and listened to the music and I thought of
<br>angels and clouds. I thought "I can do this." and just enjoyed myself.
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<br>- Michelle Kwan, after winning her third U.S. Figure Skating Championships
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<br>#angels, #quotes
<br><a href="http://dccowanauthors.blogspot.com/">http://dccowanauthors.blogspot.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-61145633610076674622014-01-24T18:28:00.001-08:002014-01-24T18:28:27.056-08:00Divination and Angels<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeRuAJIVMoiYaLPzCBeofP3PIhPudJKHZd2NMoIU3zNJRnVNw6sNzod4F2nnjhx3zENoOgiHGiRMqupxU43vxDeT-RyQPjccsAOx8EbUW2e9Q7HFoqEv3y933VIC_EU16XPfheDFE98oz/s1600/e42f08964f78101edad5a251c800582a-707057.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeRuAJIVMoiYaLPzCBeofP3PIhPudJKHZd2NMoIU3zNJRnVNw6sNzod4F2nnjhx3zENoOgiHGiRMqupxU43vxDeT-RyQPjccsAOx8EbUW2e9Q7HFoqEv3y933VIC_EU16XPfheDFE98oz/s320/e42f08964f78101edad5a251c800582a-707057.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5972654140963249058" /></a></p>According to Merriam and Webster, <i>divination</i> is defined as the practice of using signs (such as an arrangement of tea leaves or cards) or special powers to predict the future. Divination includes things like astrology, numerology, talismans, tarot readings and in a way alchemy. In a literary sense, I have always enjoyed connecting the divine, such as God and angels, to divination such as astrology and alchemy. In many of my books I use these two types of divination as a reoccurring theme. In the Elemental Angels Series, many angels are named after the 12 zodiacs and in the Angelic Heroes Trilogy, alchemy is an important part of the story. When you think about it, divination is meant to see into the future and it's very similar to religion in the way that religion foresees future events such as in the bible there are many prophecies. I'm not saying that I am a believer in divination, but I certainly enjoy using it in my work.<br> <br> One book that inspired me since I was in high school is The Book of Divination by Ann Fiery. I enjoy the pictures and the author's depth of understanding different types of divination.<br> <br> Picture Source: <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/353673376958719850/">Pinterest</a><br> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-11279587971718351482014-01-24T13:38:00.001-08:002014-01-24T13:39:26.883-08:00Angels in Religion<h1>
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Angels in Religion<br /> </h1>
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Angels in Protestant Christianity</h3>
In Protestant Christianity, angels are messengers and carry out God's will but have less elaborate characteristics and less prominence than in Catholicism. Angels are most important in their gospel role of ministering to Jesus and assisting the disciples.<br /> <br /> <b>Angelic Form</b><br /> Angels are created as spiritual beings - not as humans. They can take on a corporeal form if doing so will help them do their work on earth. They are genderless and invisible.<br /> <br /> <b>Heavenly Intervention</b><br /> They provide guidance and assurance to believers and pray for them in heaven. John Calvin rejected the concept of guardian angels, saying, "All the angels watch over our salvation." Not all angels are good however. Satan, or Lucifer, the rebel angel, is a constant threat to unwary souls.<br /> <br /> <b>Important Angels</b><br /> All biblical angels are important. Most protestant theologians, however warn against the Catholic practice of praying to angels (which they view as idolatry) and the angel hierarchy of Catholicism because these traditions are not biblical and are not seen as having pagan roots. The devil is prominent as the "ruler of this world" whom humanity must struggle to overcome.<br /> <br /> Source: Big Book of Angels, by Editors of Beliefnet<br /> Blog Feed: <a data-cke-saved-href="http://dccowanauthors.blogspot.com/" href="http://dccowanauthors.blogspot.com/" target="_self">dccowanauthors.blogspot.com</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chapter 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Queen Uno sat on
her throne, holding a champagne glass of wine between her fingers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delicately with her chin rested on one hand,
she watched the wine twirl around in the glass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She did not have much of a taste for the forbidden fruit, but she did
enjoy a glass every now and again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
yawned then noticed a vassal standing before her throne; he patiently waited
for her desire to hear his message. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
he would have to wait longer; she looked away from him to all the people standing
around her court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her children stood
towards the front of the crowd staring at her along with the rest of the nobles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The grand doors opened, and two guards
dragged Calypso in, walking up the steps to her throne, and tossing him to her
feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She leaned down into his face, as
he sat up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calypso jumped back stumbling
down the stairs, into the aisle then bowed low to the floor in front of
her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She slammed down her wine; the
crystal glass fractured and almost shattered with the impact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her scowling face softened into a smile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Now that you’re here you will wait your turn
to be addressed.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calypso gulped, moving
to the side. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She waved the vassal up to
her, and he stepped forward bowing to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Read me the news... but only what’s important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just don’t think I can handle any more
deaths.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uno said thinking about her
half-brother, Dawn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Well, I’m
afraid that… that is all I have to report.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The vassal gulped and started to close his scroll.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Oh, go on.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She waved her hand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yes, your
majesty!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> [Contents Removed Spoiler]</span> the Head of the Tau
School and Safe-house was shot down by a royal guard who sacrificed himself in
the line of duty to save his fellow guards.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Then we must
send something nice to his family, who did he kill again?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">[Contents Removed Spoiler]</span></span>.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Hum... I
recognize the name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used to know her a
long time ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of those resistance
fighters...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said thoughtfully
winding her index finger around the edge of the wine glass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What else?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“The woman who
killed the officer was killed by the gas chamber, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">[Contents Removed Spoiler]</span></span>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He read from the scroll.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Hum... what a
shame, my brother cared so much about her safety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If only she had not killed that officer I’m
certain I could have spared her.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
yawned then waved the vassal along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
stared into space for a while thinking to herself, while the court watched
her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her tiara lay slanted on her head,
as she leaned back into her throne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gaudy
jewels dotted her neck and twinkled against the light of the crystal chandeliers
above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She tapped her finger to her chin,
and leaned back in her cushion, her gown hanging loosely on her thin frame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Um...
mother...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calypso started to say, but
her head snapped sharply towards him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You do not
speak, until you are spoken to!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
tossed the glass at him, spilling wine on his white trousers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She laughed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Oops guess we’ll have to burn another pair of clothes.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She stood up from her throne and crossed the
room over to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He stood perfectly
erect, while she encircled him like a vulture over dying prey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I don’t know why you’ve been so rebellious
lately.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She flung his ponytail over his
shoulder, and laughed in his face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Then
again, I guess you are used to being insubordinate, huh?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She leaned onto his shoulder, and played with
the glasses over his eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would not
and could not look at her; he stared straight ahead at the throne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She crossed in front of him to meet his eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“My dear boy, why did you leave the
colony?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have I not made a perfect home
for you here?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Well...”
Calypso started to say.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Please, son,
you must understand, everything I did was for you and your siblings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of them are submissive so why can’t you
be?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Isn’t that right, Taro?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have you eating out of my hand like a
puppy.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She laughed, as Taro glared at
her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Why can’t you be like a puppy,
Calypso?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My weird little son…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She pinched his cheeks in her hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You have no chance of ever ruling… I would
have expected this from Taro, but not you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I guess he hasn’t got the guts.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She laughed at Taro, passing by him and grazing his face with her fan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Why hate me?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I expect your brother to, he’s so close to ruling he can taste it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He probably wants me dead.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She laughed at Taro staring him in the eye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I don’t.”
Calypso shouted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Don’t what, my
boy?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uno turned away from Taro.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Want me to die?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I don’t hate
you...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said and adjusted his
glasses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You’re alone
then.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She frowned and returned to her
seat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She rubbed her hand over the gold
trimmed armrest, glaring at him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I just
have to know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it true what you did?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Well, I...”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Just tell me!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I didn’t
mean...”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I need to hear
it from your own lips!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She shouted, the
room resounding with the echo of her screech.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I married </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">[Contents Removed Spoiler]</span></span>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He bit his lip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Not Australis
anymore, now is it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now she’s a
Borealis. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you so much, for messing
up the lineage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our family only marries
inside the Sigma Clan, another Borealis, or royalty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marriages with a… a demon such as your...
wife are annulled immediately.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uno yelled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You can’t!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m old enough to decide for myself!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calypso said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“During the time I was away, I turned of age to decide who I want to
marry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m old enough to make my own
decisions.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You’re only old
enough to disobey me and the family you were wrongly brought into.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always knew you were the black sheep that
would mess up everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I should have
done as my ancestors and buried you under the castle when I knew you were
different!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You and no one else who is in
this castle can think unless I order it! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Haven’t you understood that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now I have a half-blood vampire for a
daughter in law.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wrinkled up her
nose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Not for long I won’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have many means to dispose of such
unwanted necessities.” She laughed, fanning herself off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You don’t touch
a hair on her head!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He pointed his
finger at her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Or what…?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She chuckled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“You’ll do what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will Calypso,
the black sheep who always has his head in the clouds actually stand up for
himself?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess we’re starting to see
your real self, the one that deliberately defied me by marrying my enemy!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“No!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someone from the court yelled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone spun around to see who dared speak
out of turn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto stood in the doors,
the light from the stained glass windows striking a brilliant shine onto his
dark hair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You should learn from his
courage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did something you could
never do!” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto shouted. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uno stared at him, without a word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her facial expression softened and she stood
from the throne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During all the
confusion with Priestess Pax, Uno did not have a chance to meet with him that
day or even see him except at a distance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now, there he stood, like he had in her dreams and memories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had grown older in their years away from
each other, but so had she.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Age had
formed him into a gallant and handsome older man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He looked exactly how she had imagined he
would.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this silence while she stared
at him, the court expected for her to explode and to demand his imprisonment or
execution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lifting up her arms to him,
she felt as if she could embrace Pluto once again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, how she wanted to run to him and forget
everyone else?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With all the eyes on her,
she broke out of her trance and sat back down on the throne. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Pluto…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said gently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What are you doing barging in here?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not to meet with you…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have lost, or have you not heard the news
that your friends are all dead?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I know what
happened, but I’m still here.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto
said as he approached the throne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her
heart fluttered with every step towards her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Why haven’t you killed me Uno, I was the leader of the organization
against you.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He walked up beside
Calypso.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“What?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uno said turning her face away to hide the
tears forming in her eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I never had
plans to do anything with you except the negotiations with you and the
priestess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wherever the priestess is now,
I’m certain peace for the citizens is the least of her worries now.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“That’s no
excuse.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I have resisted you up until now and so I am
just as guilty as any of the others; you’re letting a resistance fighter roam
freely around your castle…”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Be quiet, I can
have you killed any time I want.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
swallowed the knot in her throat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Then why
haven’t you?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto asked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The queen fell silent, and the court began to
whisper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uno bit her lip looking around
at them all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I’ll tell you why.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s for the same reason you are jealous of
the marriage between Calypso and Styx.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You’re
senile.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She laughed nervously.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I can have anyone I want, why would I be
jealous of my son married to that albino demon!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Can you really
have whomever you want?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto said and stepped
passed Calypso and closer to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Not
everyone agrees with you Uno, and you know it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’re afraid of people like me; that’s why
you keep me out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You think because the
negotiations have been delayed, and my resistance shredded that I will join you
on your path of destruction across the colonies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, I’ll tell you now, I’ll never agree
with what you are doing.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“But
Pluto…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uno asked holding her hand out
to him as he approached her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She pulled
her hand back to her chest. “Then why did you come here?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Because I was
hoping for a compromise…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Something that
I always wanted from you…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know
why you can’t compromise… everything has to be the way you want it to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even about us...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He stopped in front of the steps leading to her
throne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The people in the court began to
whisper, and Uno looked around, standing from her seat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Stop…!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was never an ‘us’...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She started down the stairs towards him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Do you deny me,
in front of the people?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto asked her
as she stopped in front of him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The
plans we had together?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never wanted it
to go as far as it did, but you insisted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You have charm Queen Uno, to manipulate the heart of a weaker male.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The prince was mad for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could have had anyone in this kingdom,
though you chose me.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He grabbed her
hand and started to kiss it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hesitantly,
she snatched her hand away, slapping him across the face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She trembled from anger, and took a moment to
steady her breathing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Guards…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said nearly in tears. “Have this
delirious man removed from my court!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She commanded while staring at Pluto.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The guards
rushed around him, fighting to pull him from the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Why don’t you tell the truth, Uno?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About what really happened to the king!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What we really had together!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I lost my whole life over!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How we truly feel about each other!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe even, the real reason why Calypso and
Styx shouldn’t be married…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The room
fell silent waiting for the response of the queen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her lip quivered, and she turned her back on
the court, heading up the stairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
leaned over on the armrests, breathing sporadically.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You could have
been a happy man...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She whispered to
herself as if she spoke to Pluto. “But you insist on being difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we ever could have had something
together... never more...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With her back
to the congregation, she played with the lion’s head carved into armrest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Have him thrown in the dungeon, where he’ll
rot with his children...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said just
loud enough for them to hear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The guards
started to pull him from the room, and he struggled against them while crying
out for her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Delta Soldiers who
worked for the queen had many of the same dark powers as Pluto and they easily subdued
him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Wait!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She held her hand up for them to stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto and the court held their breath as they
waited for her next command.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would she
admit to something or would she release him?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Bring his daughter up... I want to see the newlyweds done away with
together...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kill his son on the spot; I
don’t want him to have company down there...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A twinkle of hatred sparkled in her eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had always hated Krono and Styx because
they were a remnant of Orcus, Pluto’s wife and a woman she had always
abhorred.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The guards waited with her
final commands for Pluto.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Take him
away.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Uno…!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto shouted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Don’t do this!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know this isn’t right!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just take me!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He cried in vein as they pulled him from the
room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Silence overtook the hall again,
and the people stood motionless afraid to budge in front of her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Guards…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She growled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They clicked their heels together, slamming the doors shut to the grand
room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They raced into the aisle pointing
guns and swords at the people in the court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They all screamed, and huddled among each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Valaro grabbed her two younger siblings, and
Taro started walking towards her, but a guard cut him off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She leaned up from her chair, still facing away
from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“If any of you take what you heard
in this room and tell to anyone... you will die...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She grabbed up another glass of wine from an
attendant and started to sip slowly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
leaned her elbow on her armrest and her head fell into the palm of her hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without looking at anyone in particular, she
whispered, “Get the hell out...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
guards shoved the people through the opened doors, with screams and cries as
they stampeded from the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the
room emptied out, she curled her knees under her chin, tears rolling from her
cheeks onto her gown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She took the last
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“What is wrong
with you?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taro shouted and tried to run
back into the room; he cared not for the soldiers with swords pushing him back
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space, gripping onto her head and trembling in her seat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I don’t know…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She whispered to herself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chapter 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The nights of Dionne
lit up with the neon lights from its clubs and casinos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Corruption lined the street like icing on a
cake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The police, the military, and the
royal family were just sprinkles on the top. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aikido rode through the city of sin, in the
back of Aysa’s limo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Mihos limos
were sent out to personally escort Aikido and others to the meeting for the
civil organization called the Last Forces for Freedom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had to fight because no one else would.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since the time of Aikido’s grandfather, the
clans that fought for the rights of the commoners had long been extinct.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She longed for the times of old, where she
could be happy with her daughter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
driver parked in front of an old abandoned building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He opened the door for her, and she slid from
her seat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She used her cane to pull her
heavy aging body from the cab.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
driver promptly bowed, and returned to the driver’s seat of the car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She stopped in front of the door of the
boarded up and decaying abandoned building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“What’s the password?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Said a
muffled voice from behind the door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“There was no
password.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aikido stomped her cane down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“D––.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s what Aysa said too.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He looked around, and waved for her to come on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The decaying boarded door spun around, like a
revolving door to let her in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
dilapidated exterior of the house vastly differed from the sleek modernized interior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Officials raced around inside; they talked on
phones, and rushed papers from office to office, running up and down
floors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“This is the central base that
we all use.” Pluto said to Aikido.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Good idea to
place it in the abandoned house.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yeah, Aysa’s
idea…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I would think
no less of her ideas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are always
brilliant.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aikido followed Pluto into
an elevator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He pressed the button, and
they shot up to the next floor. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The doors
slid open on people wandering around with maps and documents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Did you discover anything?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aikido asked Pluto.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yes, that’s why
we need those outfits you brought.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
replied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You can get off here; I have
to greet Dawn and Knight at the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Just go to the end of the hall, and you should hear Aysa through the
door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can’t miss her.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He pointed pass her, as the doors closed
shut.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She meandered to
the end of the hall, looking around at the people and the paintings. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sound of Aysa complaining to a client over
the phone could be heard along the whole hallway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aikido searched for a handle, or a lever to
open the door with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aysa saw her
struggle and stood up from the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She pressed a button to allow Aikido entrance into the room all this without
skipping a beat while complaining to the party on the opposite end of the
phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The doors slid open, and Aikido
walked through looking around at the others in the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Thanks.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Aikido said and Aysa nodded still with the phone on her ear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I guess I’m not use to all this new
technology.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said to herself.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Fine... I’ll
take care of it... don’t worry about where I am right now!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She clicked off the phone and tossed it to the
floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“That man, I swear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’d be complaining about his stocks even if
the world came to an end.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Bad trading…?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aikido asked motioning to the chair around an
oval table.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“My crazy ex-husband
thinks it’s a good idea to invest in companies that have just opened,
regardless of whether they do well or not!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Some do well, and there’s a big payoff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A lot of our assets are still tied in together so we have to make sure
there are enough funds in our shared accounts to purchase stock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it always seems to be my responsibility
to sell stock that doesn’t do well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not
only is he getting on my nerves, but he’s using my money to do all this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could care less what he does with his own
money!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aysa ready to pull her hair out,
slumped down at the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wiped her
face, and leaned on her finger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I bet
he’s caused ever wrinkle on my face and white in my hair.” She frowned at her
reflection in the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“He drives me
crazy.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“At least you
have someone to drive you anywhere...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Aikido said to herself.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Sorry about
that... I just have outburst when it comes to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Syria was the only reason we got along, you
know.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Kind of like
China and I… we got a long better when Lynx came along...”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yes... I hope
you enjoyed the ride over here, I only thought it best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t trust giving anyone the address;
they could lose it or give it away to the enemy if threatened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least I’m sure that none of you go
anywhere else before or after you leave here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It helps to exclude that suspicion.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“It’s afterward
that you have to worry about.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You are
stranded here, in an abandoned building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My butler has that covered as well.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They heard voices drifting down the hall
towards the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They watched through
the glass walls as Pluto traveled down the hall between Dawn and Knight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I just can’t
believe I didn’t tell you a password...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pluto said standing outside the door trying to figure out how to get
in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dawn walked up and pressed a button
springing the doors open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Oh… thanks…”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“There was a
password?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dawn asked him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone shook their head, and Dawn turned to
Knight and shrugged.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Why did you
think you forgot it?” Aikido instigated.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Sort
of...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knight said.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Afraid you’d
get it mixed up with another password?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Aikido hinted at the password used between the royal guards.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“No, of course
not…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto stepped in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We are all together on this...”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Don’t be so
confident.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aikido glared at Pluto then
to Dawn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Under this tyrant we call a
queen, if we straddle the fence it will only lead to the fall of the whole
Dionne Galaxy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t care what your
relation to her is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need a full
allegiance between all of us here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Agreed?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I concur.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pluto said looking at Aysa.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Agreed…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aysa slammed her phone down looking at
Knight.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I...
agree...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knight eyed Dawn and they all
waited.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“... Yes...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He managed to say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We’ve all agreed, now can we start?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Not everyone,
just yet.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They heard a soft voice from
behind the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Who came through the door? A surprise and blast from the past. Find out who in Volume 11 of the Elemental Angels Series. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chapter 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Krono set the
ship to auto-pilot and walked to the back where the others sat around at a nice
dinner table eating and talking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He sat
down next to Saturnus who had already proceeded to fix a plate for him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Sorry guys... there’s a little problem.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He broke into their conversation, quieting
them down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“There aren’t enough rooms
for all of you so some people will have to share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the smaller of the two ships that my
father stole from Queen Uno.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Krono
informed them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You’ll have to find
roommates…” Cupid yawned, stretching his muscular arm over Vixen’s
shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From either side of Nova, Dai
and Apollo glared at each other before gripping Nova’s arms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both Nova and Vixen cringed and looked to
Krono for help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“…Preferably of your own
gender!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vixen peeled Cupid’s arm off
and Nova sat still until they released her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lynx looked around
the table at all the couples; whether happy or not, she still envied them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even little Si and Otto seemed to like each
other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She felt lonely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I guess I’m the only one who has nothing to
worry about.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She returned to her book,
without finishing her dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I’m sure you
will find that special soul mate soon!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nova said to encourage her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lynx
didn’t bother to look up, but stuck her head further into the pages to hiding
her blushing cheeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova sighed and
started to play with her food using her fork, when she noticed Apollo hadn’t
touched any of his food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Are you
alright?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She asked touching his hand
that trembled as it held his fork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He pulled his
hand away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Yeah, yeah... just one less
thing for me to worry about…”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Worry about
what?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She asked innocently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dai placed his
arm around her shoulder leaning back in his chair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“He knew you would have chosen to stay with
me.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He whispered loud enough in her ear
for Apollo to hear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Nova
frowned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Oh... Dai…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She pushed him back playfully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You’re just joking right?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She looked back to find Apollo gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“…who would I choose?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She whispered to herself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once dinner ended everyone appeared to
already know who to stay with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova
stopped in front of a vacant room and pushed the door in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the dark hallway, she could hear a
struggle in the shadows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two people
seemed to be arguing about something, but she could not see who it was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Who’s there?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Alright,
alright... I will...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Son-Shi said as he
rolled out from the shadows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You will
what?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova asked him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Oh, um…
nothing…” Nova leaned down into his face with a big smile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adjusting his collar, he felt a little
nervous with her looking at him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
cigarette bud hung from his lips, which seemed strange for a little monkey to
do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He tried to appear as adorable as he
could so he tossed out the cigarette bud.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Well actually… Nova... Apollo wants... I mean I was wondering...”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Would a cute
little monkey like you want to stay with me in my room?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She asked him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“No, not
me...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He shook his head with his eyes
stretched.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova failed to hear his plea,
as she grabbed him up and brought him into her room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out of the shadows, Apollo walked up after
they entered the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With his foot he
stomped out the cigarette Son-Shi tossed away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He couldn’t tear himself away from Nova’s door; he placed his hand it,
gently, as if he was touching Nova instead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Resting his head on the door, he laughed at himself for trying to use
Son-Shi as a mediator to tell her his feelings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In his line of business and for the sake of his soul, there was no room
for feelings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was for the better; if
Hydra discovered that he had feelings for her it might be the end of him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thinking about Hydra made him shutter; he
hoped that hellion god would never find him again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, he wanted to protect Nova in case
something hideous like Hydra appeared or something worst – Dai. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He pulled a chair up to the door, leaned
against it, lit a cigarette, and blew a smoke ring in the shape of a heart into
the air.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">***</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In the middle of
their rest, the ship shook violently tossing Apollo to the floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He woke up with a start, running to the pilot
seat, to find Syria passed out in the co-pilot seat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He noticed the dashboard flashing wildly with
red warning symbols; one, in particular, for engine malfunction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sand from the Desert Planet mixed had shot up
into the motor damaging the engine of the ship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Veering out of control, the spaceship hit the outside wall of a space
dome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He grabbed Syria around the collar
shaking her violently. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Wake up!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ship jerked forward, as it entered into a
small hole in the side of the dome. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Into
the passageway, they passed pieces of debris being thrown out of the space
dome’s garbage shoot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He watched
helplessly as they spiraled toward a forested area of a colony.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Most of the ship
is made out of shock absorbent material that helps give each passenger a smooth
ride; so, inside of their rooms they feel nothing and hear nothing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With Syria unconscious, Apollo was the only
one who knew about the dire circumstance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He dashed back to Nova’s door; stumbling over the chair, he began
banging on the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Shiva, Shiva, wake
up!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Her eyes
fluttered open with every bang on the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unable to hear or see what was going on outside of the ship, Nova was
confused about why Apollo wanted to come into her room so frantically.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Apollo...? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dai isn’t in here... just me and...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She rolled over to find Son-Shi gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his place laid a brawny, dark skinned,
afro-haired man lying in the bed next to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was the man she had seen with Apollo a few times before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But what was he doing in her room?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She screamed, just as Apollo broke through
the door. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova rushed into his
outstretched arms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ship crashed
against a massive tree, ripping a hole into Nova’s room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The afro haired man woke up, but a branch of
a mighty tree slashed through the wall striking him over the head rendering him
unconscious. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still holding on tight to
Nova, Apollo plummeted from the ship with Nova in his arms and the other man by
his side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rest of the ship descended
on an aimless path across the jungle until it landed several miles away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apollo watched it crash with all the others
on board as he faded into a slumber.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
could just barely see two tall angels, Luna, with a mask of the moon and Samus,
with a mask of the sun carrying Nova and him down safely to the jungle floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hours passed, Apollo
could feel cold water being poured down his throat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could see two hands wrapping a bandage
around his head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When his eyes cracked
open he saw Nova’s face; it looked more beautiful than the faces of the two
angels that saved them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova’s golden
hair sparkled in the sun as she leaned over him, to tie the cloth tight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He reached up gently and pulled her down to
him, pressing his face into her shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With a deep breath, he breathed in her fresh scent, allowing himself to
be lost in her embrace. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He realized what
he did, letting her loose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I’m sorry.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“It’s
alright.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfazed, she finished wrapping his head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She crawled up next to him, leaning against the
tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apollo let his hand wander along
her hair, to her chin and finally down to her collar bone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He touched her necklace of the little silver
heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With his fingernail, he popped it
open to find the picture of Venus’ family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“It’s my grandfather, grandmother, and mother... or is it my uncle?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They think it was my brother in this picture
and not my mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My uncle was stolen
away from his father and mother as a baby.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Apollo felt pain from the words “stolen from his father and mother”
because the same thing had happened to him. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“My mom received this necklace from my grandma
who had turned into an angel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She didn’t
know she was her mother at the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
was young when grandma gave it to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Later on mom gave it to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the
only picture I have of them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We lost all
the old photos when the cottage was destroyed.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I wish I knew
who my mother was.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apollo sighed touching
Hyperion’s face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Really you
don’t know who your mother is?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He shook
his head letting go of her necklace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
sprung up with a smile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Then I’ll help
you find her...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knelt down and
grabbed his hand. “I promise… you’ll find her someday...”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He stared at her
a long while, surprised by her words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After sometime, he sighed and looked away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Sure... I’ve tried my entire life… I doubt
I’ll find her that easily.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Come on…” she
bounced up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You can’t give up hope that
easily.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out of the corner of her eye, she saw
something moving in the bushes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What
the...?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apollo sat up and looked in the
direction of her gaze. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A gargantuan
creature slithered from the brush.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
colossal serpent slid into the clearing watching them closely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apollo rose up in front of Nova pulling her
along behind him as he sidestepped away from the snake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova observed from over Apollo’s shoulder as
its red eyes followed them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The serpent
reared back to strike, but as it projected forward to strike a man landed on
its tail to deter it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It spun around
hissing at the man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He swung a pole
colliding with the snake’s scaly face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Other brown skinned people with aboriginal clothing emerged from the
bushes scaring the large snake away by waving their primitive tools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apollo took a sigh of relief, while Nova
gripped tighter to his shirt, when the head of the native people approached him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The man drew his weapon on them; Apollo
placed his hands up and spoke in a foreign language.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What did you say?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova asked him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I think I told
them we’re friendly... hold on...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
said something else in their language, but it caused them to explode in
conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The angered man raised his
weapon to lash out on him, when the afro-headed man descended from the trees
catching him by the arm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He stepped
before the people speaking in the same language that Apollo attempted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After conversing for a while with older man
for a while, he spun around laughing to Apollo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“I thought I taught you enough of the language to know the difference
between ‘We are friendly’ and ‘We are manly’.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He laughed hysterically, slapping him on the back like a familiar
friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“As if those words didn’t
challenge the alpha male enough, you could have left off the second statement.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“What did I
say?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apollo asked. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I’m manly, even
more manly than your mother.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I guess being
away for so long I’ve gotten some words mixed up…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apollo blushed with embarrassment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I was trying to say, we were friendly and
gentle like a mother.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Now that is
funny!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova laughed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Oh Nova, I
didn’t see you just then.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Afro man
said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“No, you just
saw her all night is all.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apollo
grumbled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Oh, you’re not
angry about that, are you?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova studied
the stranger; he seemed so familiar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
wanted to figure out who he was and how he ended up in her room. “Are you
really angry?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hey, it’s not my fault
she...”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I’ve got
it!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova interrupted their conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I know what happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You came into my room, ate that adorable
monkey, Sushi-San, and took his clothing… and stretched it out… a lot…”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“It’s S-O-N -
S-H-I, short for Son-Hou-Shi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the
name of an ancient god of monkeys.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Well whatever,
the problem is you ate him!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You killed
my pet!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean… friend!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She grabbed his afro, developing a small ball
of light in her hand; his afro started to glow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“You’ll pay for eating my friend!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Hold on!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He yelled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Watch this!” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before their eyes,
he metamorphosed into a spider monkey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“I am him...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a cheeky
smile, he wiggled his eyebrows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Huh...?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She frowned, letting go of his hair to give
him a big hug.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“He coughed you up!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Apollo and
Son-Shi slapped their foreheads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Maybe
she’ll figure it out later?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apollo
suggested.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Somehow I doubt
that.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said being squeeze by Nova’s
firm grip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Venus and her children are
known for their strength, but they are lacking in other departments…”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chapter 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The morning sun
shined on the Morgana Castle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calypso
lay asleep in bed dreaming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inside his
mind, he sat on a fluff of white clouds, eating the most scrumptious candies
and fruits in the kingdom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A self-serving
all you can eat buffet was lined up with all his favorite foods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As he splurged, he could hear a faint cello
being strummed in the background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not
before long, he could hear an entire orchestra of music invading his peaceful
dream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He woke with a start and stared at
the small band of musicians playing alongside his bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were sent to play classical music as a
sort of live alarm clock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He frowned
miserably and tried to continue his dream of cakes and cheeses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Uh, uh, uh, Prince Calypso.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His trusted advisor said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It’s time to wake!” the servant opened the
window to allow fresh bright light into the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He waited then grabbed Calypso up by the arm
and forced him into the dressing chamber.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He presented him with a set of clothes he picked out himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I have placed ye clothing and trust that ye shall
enjoy wearing them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too bad they must be
burned at the end of the day like the others.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yeah…” Calypso
said unbuttoning his pants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I really
liked that outfit yesterday... but gotta wear something different everyday…
queen’s rules.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He yawned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Master, what
are you doing?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The advisor slapped his
hands away from his belt.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Taking off my
pajamas so I can get dressed…”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Nonsense, you
have servants to do that for you!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
clapped his hands twice, and thus entered an army of butlers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They dragged him to the bath, undressed him then
washed, cleaned and brushed his hair and teeth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They dried him up and tailored his clothes as they placed them on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They fixed his collar, and combed his long
pink hair, tying a matching ribbon to bind it back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They wiped his glasses clear, and placed them
on as he stood in front of the mirror.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Not bad I
suppose, you guys still haven’t beaten your record time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing will beat the day I was almost late
for graduation.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calypso emerged from
his room laughing with the other servants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The servants adored working for Calypso and would sometimes fight over
who would serve him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was so much more
gracious and kind than the other siblings and their mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would slip them extra food if he could or
some wages if they needed to purchase something for their family. Calypso met
his brother Taro in the hall on the way to the kitchen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Good day brother.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Good morning,
Cally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where were you for Holy Book studies
yesterday?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taro asked him.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Probably out
with that invisible girlfriend that no one knows.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Echo commented.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Sister how did
you know...”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You talk in
your sleep, besides everyone knows you have a girlfriend, brother.” Azo
joked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Just like everyone knows that we
are supposed to have either thirteen butlers or thirteen maids, not twelve
maids and one butler like Valaro.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
laughed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As they approached their big
sisters door, Taro shooed away the maids snooping in front of Valaro’s
door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He knocked loudly on the door, and
called for her to come to breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All, but Taro, laughed when a handsome young butler ran from the room
first. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then moments
later Valaro came to her door. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Can’t a
girl get some privacy?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She asked
brushing through her annoying siblings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Any more
privacy and you would have gotten yourself in trouble.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Azo laughed, before she gave him a firm tug
on the ear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Ow… ow! okay… okay…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She released his ear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Taro counted
heads to make sure all were dressed and coming with he noticed the only pink
haired one in the family missing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He spun
around and saw Calypso staring out the window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Calypso what are you doing?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Taro asked him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Huh... uh...
I’ll be there in a moment...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calypso
said with his eyes still fixated at something outside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Alright, but
when mom comes by don’t say I didn’t warn you.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Taro watched his brother until he finally peeled his eyes away and
headed towards the dining area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Calypso had his
eyes fixed on a magnificent rare bird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
seemed to follow him down the hall, as it hopped from window to window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He began running down the hall to catch up
with it when he struck what felt like a soft brick wall in his path.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the floor, he looked up and could see
his mother’s bodyguard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From behind him,
the aged slender face of his mother, Uno scowled down at him from over her
nose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Prince Calypso, isn’t there
somewhere you need to be?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She asked
him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calypso jumped up and bowed to her,
before stumbling off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I still can’t
believe I produced that insult to the family name.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Almost every day
of Calypso’s life seemed this way – a pauper in prince’s clothing, a duck among
swans, or a moth among butterflies. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
was a misfit in a royal setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Everything from the extravagant lifestyle to the servants at his every
whim left a distasteful feeling in his mouth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>From church service to etiquette lessons, everything left him
dissatisfied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surprisingly, he only felt
comfort with fencing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the swords,
he could release anguish inside of his soul knowing he would not seriously
injure anyone in the process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The queen
was actually proud to acknowledge his abilities in handling a sword, for he was
better than all his siblings and matched Taro in skill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, alas, fencing only came once a week for
recreation or extracurricular activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The first class
of the day seemed the most boring – proper schooling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With only the best and most expensive
scholars, they were taught mathematics, science, literature, writing, history,
and languages – the essentials to an education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Each royal child was assigned two levels above what any public or even
private school would offer for their age group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Calypso’s mind would never fail to wander during sessions. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His mind flew to his friends that he wished he
could have adventured with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I wonder
what they’re doing right now.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He sighed
as he stared out the window.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chapter 5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The remainder of
the day went pretty smooth, surprising to Krono, president of the student body
who monitored the activity of the students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The school administration asked that he watch the students and see if he
could find anything that would help reduce the breakout of fights and petty
theft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The school board worried about
their students, especially Nova and Cupid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Those two always picked a fight with everyone, but today Nova seemed
calmer than normal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They only saw her
like this when she had some sort of sickness, but usually that meant she would
skip school altogether.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At lunch, Krono
started his rounds across the cafeteria checking up on the students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Krono crossed passed the “Satanists” table,
while heading for his “snotty” friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He waved to Styx and she smiled back at him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of Styx’s friends noticed her waving to
him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Seriously, I don’t see the
relation between you and your brother.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She said as her lip ring bounced against her teeth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Are you sure you’re twins?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Well, he did
come out after me, made something happened in those couple of seconds.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Styx and the others laughed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The guidance counselor
pulled Krono to the side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Have you
noticed that the Vulcan siblings aren’t fighting today, Mr. President?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Well, yes, if
you ask me it’s a step forward.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Krono
said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“But, Mr.
President...”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Please, don’t
call me that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Go back to your office and
rest; I’m sure everything is fine.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Krono said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Well,
alright…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The counselor said taking out
a handkerchief to wipe off his brow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
seemed so nervous despite everything going well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“But it won’t last all day, if you ask me.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“That’s why no
one asked you.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Said Cupid followed by a
different girl latched to his arm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
counselor became frightened at the sight of him and hurried from the cafeteria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cupid and the girl laughed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Guess I’m too tough… scaring little old men
away…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He laughed and flexed his
bicep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You guys need to loosen up
Krono.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He slapped him on the shoulder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Krono laughed.
“Alright, but I don’t think they know the meaning of the word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They take my office so seriously.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cupid took his girl by the arm as another
girl approached him as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Krono
feared the girls would fight over him, but the girl walked away without
incident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His girl joined him at the
table as he sat down next to Nova.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cupid
asked Nova to hand him the salt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova,
busy staring at Apollo sitting on the opposite side of the lunchroom, handed
him the pepper instead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Salt… salt I
said! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gees, doesn’t anybody listen?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The girl beside
him sprung up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I’ll get it honey!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The salt was on the other side of the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Standing from the table, she stepped back
into another girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Oh, I’m sorry.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yeah I know,
and you’re going to be even sorrier when I’m done with you!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The girl who sat with Cupid on the bus fumed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“How dare you try to take my boyfriend?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Your boyfriend,
he’s all mine and he’ll tell you!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
turned and looked at Cupid who just shrugged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“See, you’ve gone and confused him!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The girls
bickered back and forth Cupid just sat laughing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another guy strutted over and grabbed the
girl by the arm. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Hey, I thought I said you’re
my girl!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What are you doing fighting
over this little boy?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Little Boy?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cupid stood up, but Nova pushed him back down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She stood up and stared the boy in the face;
the same troublemaker from the bus that morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I remember
you!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“This one’s mine, Cupid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once I’m finished with him, you can take his
girlfriend and the other girl if you want both.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For now, you can take his flunkies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have a score to settle with this one.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She cracked her knuckles and waved for the kid to come on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kid thrashed his arm forward, Nova moving
aside to dodge him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then he threw an
uppercut and she did a back flip onto the table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Just then the
troublemaker’s friends ran up to the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Cupid tossed down his jacket. “Let’s rumble!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He took on three of the kid’s friends at
once, blocking and dodging all of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He grabbed a cup of soda, knocked one to the ground, threw the drink in
one of their faces, and chucked the empty glass at the third.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With one stomp on the floor, the whole
cafeteria shook and they dropped to their knees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Krono watched in
amazement at their fighting skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Styx
came up behind him and shook him from his trance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Hey! Mr. President!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aren’t you going to break them up like you
usually do?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Are you
kidding? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova has mad skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Want to bet on her?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Krono nudged her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yeah right, who
would take that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know she’s going to
win.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She laughed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The troublemaker
was a chunky kid and his arms grew tired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nova was too quick on her feet for him; she floated and buzzed around
like a hummingbird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He suddenly stopped
swinging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out of breath and working up a
sweat, he fell over catching himself on his knees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“That’s it… I’m going to prove that you two
aren’t as tough as you seem! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reason
you win is because you ain’t never been hit before!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’re too darn fast!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I dare you to stand still!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He shouted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Everyone stopped fighting, including the two girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Nova looked
over, and saw Apollo’s eyes on her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
fact, the whole cafeteria watched them. Nova bounced down off the table and
stood in his face. “Do it!” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You’re going to regret it!” The boy laughed and
ran his fist into her stomach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took a
while to set in, but everyone heard a crack when his fist hit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They all waited and watched.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His face contorted in pain from the fracture
in his fist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Ow!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He grabbed his hand and fell over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nova stood perfectly calm looking down at him
wallowing in agony.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">All the kids
were stunned, most ran out of the room in terror.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“How can she do that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is she some sort of freak?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They crowd of whispers said as they ran
passed her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The comments
tore at her soul and she threw her fist through the table breaking it into
pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“If you have something to say,
say it to my face!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She shouted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The room fell silent again; she looked to Apollo
but he no longer sat there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking down
to her feet, she felt her cheeks turning red with embarrassment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then the school’s security came up behind her
and Cupid, and handcuffed them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You’re coming
with us you two!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Principal Corona said.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Okay…” Cupid
shrugged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“But we ain’t wearing
these.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He lifted his arms up and broke
the chains; Nova did the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
walked after the principal and out of the cafeteria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As they exited the cafeteria, medics
surrounded the bully who still lied on the floor in agony.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shiva did not have an ounce of pity in her
face for him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before leaving she locked
eyes with Dai; his worried expression tugged at her heart.</span>
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<![endif]--><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-54942935586393131962014-01-23T14:00:00.000-08:002014-01-23T14:00:58.146-08:00Divination and the Zodiac<span style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Virgo" class="pinImage" height="300" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ab/f6/7f/abf67fb6a686317274dada11f7eb834e.jpg" width="400" /> </span><br />
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Element: Earth<br />
Ruling Planet: Mercury<br />
August 24-September 22<br />
Quality: Mutable<br />
Gender Feminine<br />
House: Sixth (Health / Work)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-58941196250203562312014-01-23T13:56:00.001-08:002014-01-23T13:57:02.801-08:00Angel Quote<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths and they have not hurt me, because i was found blameless before him.</span><br />
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<i>Daniel 6:22</i><br />
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Daniel (8th Century B. C.), Explaining his survival to King Darius, who had thrown him into the lions' den. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-10889806882894055602014-01-19T15:51:00.003-08:002014-01-23T10:26:55.203-08:00Imaginary Places<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow Queen's Castle </span></b></div>
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In the <a href="http://dccowan-angelsbookseries.blogspot.com/2013/10/angelic-heroes-book-of-omni.html" target="_blank">Book of Omni</a>, the captain and her crew visit the people of the Nordic Country. They are all fair skinned blonde haired people who live far away from the rest of the world in the Northern Region covered in a blanket of snow. When she visits the Nordic King, he commissions her for a certain adventure that takes her to the Moon Queen's castle. The Moon Queen's castle is an enchanted place with many similarities with the Snow Queen from the fairy tales.<br />
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The Snow Queen's castle lies in Finland and the snow does not fall there. There's giant polar bear who lives there; he was actually the lover of the Snow Queen who had been put under a spell. Inside the castle, there's the "Bear's Ball" or a dance hall filled where polar bears dance on their hind legs and a herd of fox ladies are, I guess, doing the fox trot. There are windows with "cutting winds", and hundreds of hallways illuminated by the Northern Lights.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-74153348547598550732014-01-19T15:35:00.004-08:002014-01-19T15:35:33.201-08:00Angel Quote<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been on the verge of being an angel all my life, but it hasn't happened yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Mark Twain, Autobiography</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-782984966432351032014-01-17T08:41:00.002-08:002014-01-17T08:41:36.114-08:00Angels in Different Religions<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Angels in Catholicism</span></b><br />
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<b>Angel Basics</b><br />
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Angels are intermediaries between God and humans. In addition to their roles as servants and messengers, angels are also attendants to God's throne. Catholic angelogy, formulated by St. Thomas Aquinas, outlines a complex hierarchy of nine choirs of angels divided into three groups: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones; Dominions, Virtues, and Powers; Principalities, Archangels, and Angels. The Catechism of the Catholic Church declares: "The existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls 'Angels' is a true of faith'. Angels have a huge role in Christian history - announcing Christ's birth, protecting Christ in the wilderness, and battling Satan in the Book of Revelation, and more. Their most important function, however, is as attendants of God's throne.<br />
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<b>Angelic Form</b><br />
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Angels are pure spirits and remain incorporeal forever. Traditional Catholicism teachs that angels speak 'within' a person, not 'to' them, thereby maintaining their spiritual nature.<br />
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Each individual has his or her own guardian angel. Guardian angels can intervene in human affairs to help people. They can also influence people's senses and imaginations, but not their wills. They remain with their charges even in heaven. The Catechism states: "From infancy to death human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession." Catholics pray to angels to ask for their help and intercession in human affairs.<br />
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<b>Important Angels</b><br />
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Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael are archangels or chief angels. Gabriel announces to Mary that she will give birth to the Son of God. Michael's role includes fighting evil and Satan and rescuing the souls of the faithful at the hour of death. He will be present at the time of the Antichrist and the end of the world. Raphael appears only in the Apocryoha, as the angel who helped Tobias cure his father's blindness in the Book of Tobit. The unnamed Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament is said by some to be the preincarnate of Christ. Lucifer is the fallen archangel who, with one-third of angelic host, was cast out of heaven for the sin of pride. He presides over hell and seeks to lure mankind to sin.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source: The Big Book of Angels by Editors of <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beliefnet.com%2F&ei=QRXUUvjIMYWO2gXh54CQBg&usg=AFQjCNFQL-Ot3X4DSrljm6eEJcOjQfILkw&sig2=Jj5UGn5qc0O9zhLGA9sG5g&bvm=bv.59026428,d.b2I" target="_blank">Beliefnet</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-83989586493083377132014-01-16T18:28:00.000-08:002014-01-16T18:29:01.787-08:00Divination and the Zodiac<br />
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GEMINI<br />
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Element: Air<br />
Ruling Planet: Mercury<br />
Quality: Mutable<br />
Gender: Masculine<br />
House: Third (Communication)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519112370146056521.post-88831525118452197402014-01-16T18:22:00.001-08:002014-01-16T18:22:20.951-08:00Angel Quote<br />
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One should not stand at the foot of a sick person's bed, because that place is reserved for the guardian angel.<br />
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-Jewish Folk SayingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0