Book2:KigdomIteDreams
eledandenviedher,thinkinghowwonderfulitwouldbeifshecouldgeherselfatwillintoafish.Afterrestingawhile,Deanaagaintookadeepbreathanddiveddeepintothewater.Thistime,shewasmorefamiliarwiththeuerworld,soshemaneuveredherwaythroughthegrotesquemonsterbeasts,carefulnottodisturbthem.Thoughtheywereonlyinanimaterocks,theyseemedtopossessinordinateamountoflifeandenergy.Iftheyfoundoutshewastheretolookfortheirtreasures,theywouldbesuretopounherandswallowherwhole.Shesuccessfullyreachedtheentrahevalleyandfoundthergewhitefishpatientlywaitingforher.Wheredidthevalleyleadto?Coulditbetheentraohell?Followingherguide,sheswamtowardsthelight.Thistime,shesawclearlythelightemanatedfromarockwhichlookedlikeanopenhumanhand.Inthehandwasanenormousoystershellwhichheldasinglegiganticpearl.Fromherpceseveralfeetaway,Deanacouldseethatthepearlwasasrgeasahumanskull.Deana,whohadbeenroamingthesepearl-produgwatersatwillltheseyears,hadseenallkindsofpearls;butneveroomatchthisiexture.Afolklorehandeddownthroughturiesiribe,suddenlycametomind.Itwassaidthattheeweretreasuresinthekewhichinallydroppedfromthemoon.Thereasonwhythemoonwassoluminousirictwasbecauseshewasroamingouttherelookingforherlosttreasures.Butnoonehadeverseereasuresorknewwhattheywere.Regardlessoftheauthenticityofthisfolklore,thatenormouspearlwouldhavetakenloonurturethanhumancivilizatioed.JustasDeanareachedouttotakethepearl,theoystersuddenlyclosedupandDeaherstoreofoxygendwindlingdangerously.Soshehadtoresurfaceagain. Deanaburstoutofthewaterbreathinghard.Usingherha