“You weren’t alone down there,” Enki promised. “Ever since your fire hit Liraz’s surface, I’ve been with you.”
“Why didn’t you resurface? Why weren’t you in your form?” Shaun questioned.
“There are a lot of reasons why that kept me from rising. Nerranne isn’t anything like Aluna.”
Shaun frowned, unsure of what or who Nerranne was, and yet, somehow he could tell the being wasn’t anything more than a being to Enki.
As much as he wanted enlightenment, all that mattered was the world around them. Both men searched the sky and sea’s surface for any indication that more had risen.
“The others have gone,” Shaun whispered lowly, as if Akuji was still present.
It was the last thing he remembered Fahy saying.
“You don’t think they went backwards, do you?” Enki answered Shaun’s question
