Ada and the Colossus IV

## Ada and the Colossus

Ada and the Colossus, written by Hayden, is a popular fairy tale in Eraveil and an inspiration for Caelestites. The book tells the tale of a Caelestite girl named Ada establishing a mind link with Kaz, the weakest Colossus, and leaving Eraveil to explore the world. Through their adventures, the author explains concepts like Eoria, endless day and endless night, Aurorians, Eclipsites, and others.

## Introduction

The ship sailing the desert stops in front of Ada and Kaz. It is carrying a group of mysterious Aurorian travelers. The wind lifts fine sands off the ground. The ship is actually not sailing over the dunes, but following the trail of the stars.

## Volume IV: Star Travelers

"Sand covers everywhere here. If we stay here, my exterior will become filthy for sure... Ow, the sand's hot, too!"

Ada and Kaz flew to a desert and made a stop.

"Well done, Kaz! We can't see all this without you!"

The scorching sun overhead roasted the air. Sand dunes stretched all around forever. Even a Colossus was but a small grain in the desert. It was a sight perceivable only by leaving Eraveil.

"Can't see this without me? Yes, yes, that is true! I'm a great Colossus! So this is what a desert looks like! But there's no one around."

"What is that over there, though?"

A commotion arose in the otherwise quiet desert.

"Is that a ship? It's moving this way and going to crash into us!"

The poor Kaz had been wary ever since the journey began, and just got broadsided by a ship sailing in the desert.

"Ouch!" Kaz screamed. The ship rammed right into her wings.

The ship's captain stumbled out of the vehicle, holding his head.

"How do you do... Wow, that was a big crash. Anyway, I'm the leader of the Star Travelers. We are Aurorian nomads exploring the wonders of the world on our airship."

"I read about it in the files that ships sail on seas. How can there be a ship in a desert?" A puzzled Ada looked at the captain.

"There's no ship in deserts, of course, but there, you see."

Ada lowered her head in the direction that the captain was pointing. The sand under her feet was blown away to reveal a whole "sky". Even more amazing was that they saw a unique planet in it.

"That is our world, Eoria," explained the captain.

"It looks like a crumbling cookie in a bowl of water," Kaz whispered.

"Yes. As for the crumbled cookie, that's Astra. One side of this world is perpetual daylight, the other half is perpetual night. We live in the thin line between them."

"And you expect to explore the wonders of the world in a cruddy ship like this?"

The captain scratched his head. "It might look cruddy, but inside is quite luxurious. And we have the best crew around. Take our mechanic, for example..." An Aurorian on the ship swung a hammer as if to demonstrate skills, only to smash a hole in the ship. Another Aurorian attempted a graceful leap from the ship but fell headfirst into the sand.

"How embarrassing!" The captain rolled his eyes but quickly regained composure. "Blazing new trails and searching for the unknown is what we do."

"Are all Aurorians this curious?"

"Normal people wouldn't sail boats on sand."

"Sand?" Ada looked down and saw the galaxy beneath her feet was again covered in sand. When she looked up, the ship had vanished.

Were the Star Travelers just a dream or did they exist?