Thread: Atoll of Fate{KayLove & Wolvenrogue}

RE Atoll of FatePartner Needed Maneao was born on the tiny pacific atoll of Cocos island a place that sat in the middle of the vast pacific and was the only home he had ever known There were only fifty islanders on the atoll who eeked out a subsistence living from the sparse resources that island provided, and the rich marine life in its shallow sheltered waters and along it s shelf with the great ocean. Like most of the islanders. Maneao was a free diver, and among his people he was one of the most accomplished. Not only could he swim actively under water for up to 3 minutes before returning to the surface, but he had several times reached the bottom of the islands shelf at a depth of over ninety feet. The crushing pressure seemingly having little effect on him. Because of his abilities he was an extremely effective spear fisherman, catching easily twice what his peers did. The islanders were very conscious of the fact that vegetation was sparse, and the warm climate, fire was seldom if ever used. The had no readily available fuel. They ate their fish raw or sun roasted in reflector ovens constructed of a few scraps of aluminum from wrecked dingy which had washed ashore many years ago. The hot sun produced more than enough heat to cook their meat when it was needed. Being bronze skinned, the islanders did not have need of clothes, and so typically wore none at all. Except in the most violent of storms they were never cold and having never worn clothing were not in least modest about their bodies. This particular day, Maneao had risen early by moonlight, and was swimming the shallow waters of the lagoon in search of the smaller but succulent creatures that sheltered there. He had found from experience, that by moonlight he was much more likely to reach them unseen as he swam along the bottom in complete silence. He had just rounded one of the many jetties that spread like fingers into the lagoon when lying in the shallows he saw a shimmering shadow, iridescent with pinks in the blues in the moonlight. It was the biggest creature he had ever encountered in the lagoon and he estimated its body was almost twice as long as his. Having experienced Humboldt squid, the only other creature of its size, and found them extremely dangerous, so he approached quietly and with great caution. His eyes were sharp, and well adapted to the sea water, so he spent almost three minutes studying the creature, which seemed to be vaguely of feminine form with an very long tail instead of legs. He wondered if it was one of the legendary Mer that they told stories of by moonlight after supper. Surfacing silently, he watched the creature from a distance and was amazed to find that apparently, its upper body was out of the water and that it was breathing air. It looked very like the young girls of the island except that its hair and skin were of a very pale silver blue and it seemed to be missing the large nipples which the island girls had. Maneao resolved not to disturb the creature yet, and to keep his discovery secret. He sunk silently into the dark water and swam back around the jetty before leaving the lagoon and returning to his hammock with his catch. He decided to return later in daylight and attempt to observe the mysterious creature again.