Reverent - Chapter 1.05: Awaken

NOTE: This is an edit that goes in between Parts .0 and .1 .  I'm not going to put up an edit of .1 until I have completed the chapter though, but pretty much everything stays the same just minor edits here and there.

The large trees that once towered over the sand now looked similar to large bushes, dancing in time with the wind atop the now calm waters. The only other movement was the lifeless body of the man who had tried so hard to save himself and reach the dune that stretched just past the tops of the trees. The same dune that now was dwarfed by the vast amount of water that surrounded it, which  allowed only a small crest of sand to escape the waters forced arrival. The mans body drifted down towards the submerged foot of the dune and came to rest there.

His eyes snapped open as air filled his lungs, and the visage of a beautiful women came into full view as she pulled away from his own face. She looked at him in earnest, as the water around the pair began to glow with a cool light.

“Arctaire, I will not let you die here.”

Her voice came to his senses, yet her mouth did not speak and his ears did not hear, her thoughts reaching into his mind. He opened his mouth in an attempt to talk, but only air escaped his lungs. Not a sound to be heard. She once again brought their mouths together and breathed new air into Arctaire’s lungs.

She floated away this time, allowing Arctaire’s body to ascend slightly towards the surface, yet something still held him under. His eyes were drawn down the woman's body as a shining tail of navy blue stirred the waters. His eyes darted to her own, her lips turned up with, what he thought could only be, a hint of pride. Her locks of chestnut floated in front of her face and twirled around with the flow of the water. The light around them obscured any vision beyond their bodies, the surface and the sandy floor nonexistent to Arctaire’s vision. Frightening was not a way he could describe the luminescence that encapsulated the floating pair; it was peaceful, calming, a radiance that filled one with hope. With the feelings of the light in Arctaire’s head, the soft voice of the mermaid could also be heard.

“I shall heal you Arctaire, and in time you shall come to remember all that has been lost.”

The glow around them began to burn bright, while flashes of memories ran through Arctaire’s mind. He tried to remember but they had passed too quickly when a heat brought his mind back to the physical world, he searched his body and the visible wounds swiftly began to heal, leaving behind only a trace of pink where damage had once marked his person.

“Have hope Arctaire.”

With these words the mermaid drifted away from Arctaire, he reached out to take her hand but as contact came near, only water was there. Her arm slowly became one with the water, fading together as if the appendage was never truly there in the first place. The fade was gentle, like drops of paint into a clear glass of water. The colors swirled and rippled together, water mixing with scales after a quick flip of her tail. With a gentle smile she was gone just as quickly as she had appeared.

The glow faded and Arctaire began to float towards where the dune and the waves met. He crawled up the sand and gulped in a mouthful of fresh air, body collapsing under his weight. Eyes closed, his mind began to wander back to the glimpses of memories he longed to remember but nothing was clear. A small splash heard to his right, made Arctaire jump up in search for his mermaid savior, only to be disappointed by the ripened fruit which fell from the nearby tree.

Dizziness set in upon Arctaire from his quick exertion, even though his wounds were healed his body is not yet fully rejuvenated. Disorientation turned to blackness, and once again consciousness was stolen from Arctaire, his body crumbling into the warm sands.

NOTE: Yes , I know the character and I share a name but I had created the name to use as characters in video games and it just fit perfectly for what I want to do with all of this. Plus the character is kind of based of myself anyway.

Next update to the series should be the end of Chapter 1! Exciting stuff, but I'll need all the thoughts and advice from reviews for when it comes time to edit. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed.