I am a Rock
Excerpt from Chapter 4, Ships of Song, A Parable of Ascension.
On the surface, Elizabeth was exploring her new playground. Barely able to hold her childlike excitement, she waited patiently for John to catch up with her. They had agreed to explore the five major islands which graced one of the planet’s oceans. Atlantis, as it later would be called, was an excellent base for planetary exploration. Soaring high above the terrain, her patience was rewarded with the arrival of John swooping like an eagle after its prey.
‘Gotcha!’ he yelled.
‘Okay, smarty! We’ll see who’s mastered flying! The first one to the big island wins!’
They soared and then dove toward the island. ‘Oh, by the way, to win you must land perfectly on the surface,’ Elizabeth challenged.
She knew this would be difficult since their physical mass was so ethereal their bodies would easily pass through solid objects. It was more a […]