Golden Sand
7/4/1947, The Flogged Prince, Atlantis
The four of them had been laughing and enjoying their drinks now as Dorma had sat there, liking everything that she was seeing when there was cheer that was going on now and that made the woman look and see that there was a screen that had been installed by one of the scientists which such a orb to observe some scenes which had showed explosions, the fireworks that Namor told her of.
That made the woman smile, looking at everything that was there and as she took a drink, the doors had opened to reveal The Sharka who had been coming in now, observing everything when they saw that there was two that had went to sit on either side of her while a voice that was very familiar to her spoke, “Dorma, it has been a long time.” Attuma said towards her.
That made Dorma pause and take a breath before she turned towards him, “I am glad to see you again, it’s been a while.” he told her now and hearing that, Dorma smiled when he put a hand on her shoulder, “I was actually thinking of visiting Namorr, is there anything you can tell me about his current Whereabouts?” he asked and hearing that, Dorma got all the more worried.
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7/7/1947, Beach, Blue Harbor
The Atlantean looked towards everything that was there right now, Namor anxious and missing the water as he stayed near the grass like he had been told to while Nammu and Nay had been playing with the water and some of the fish that were there, as they had started to enjoy their day a little longer, at least until they had noticed that there were some Atlanteans that were coming out from the water.
They saw that they were actually Sharka, Talokan to be exact if the Mayan inspired gear was any indication now as they started to move towards them now, “[Namor of Atlantis!]” one of them said in Talokanil, Namor knew it and glared, “[What do you want?]” he asked and hearing that, the man had aimed his blade towards him, “[From Attuma.]” he said now.
The others had went and tossed a grenade towards them now, “Run!” Namor shouted now, rushing forward to tackle the leader while Nammu grabbed Nay and ran now, the man smiled as he grabbed his Macuahuitl and slashed downwards, making him starting to feel the pain now as he backed into the explosion of a few more Talokan grenades which hurt him, HARD.
He had been flung around now, in pain and looking around at everything when he saw that there was the three of them starting to beat into him now and as he had tried to get up when the Prince had felt anger right now, “Imperius Rex!” he shouted, rising up and throwing a fist which had destroyed the Macuahuitl, the shards hitting him and the others with one almost slicing his ear off.
He was in pain, but Namor was still strong as he punched the man now and that made Atlantean get thrown into the water before he turned to the two that were there now, seeing them, he glared in anger, “[Go back to Attuma, and tell him that he should face me on his own next time.]” he snarled before throwing them back into the water with a glare towards it all right now.
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7/7/1947, Peterson Residence, Blue Harbor
“What the hell was that?” Randall had asked of Namor who had walked in, pulling out the metal that had been lodged into his body, “Sharka from Talokan.” he said and hearing that, Veronica had looked towards them with confusion, “Talokan? I thought that there was only Atlantis and Lemuria?” she asked and hearing that, Nammu shook her head, “No, there are many kingdoms… it’s like the Allies and The Communists.”
That made them look towards her, “There’s Maluhia which is located in the Polynesian Islands, Talokan who you saw, inspired by The Mayans with their immortal master, there’s also groups in the Gomti River, Atlit Yam and Yonaguni.” she had continued towards them, “The Sharka are dangerous, and it seems that The Talokan are having more traitors.” she said.
“If K’uk’ulkan learned of this, he’d hunt down Attuma himself.” the Prince said which Nammu agreed with, he had been alive for centuries, he supplied his people with Vibranium from a ancient meteor and that was why they hadn’t been conquered by his grandfather yet, “But I need to leave.” he said and hearing that, Nay got upset by that, “No!” She shouted now, making the group look at her.
“It’s not forever, Nay.” he said towards her now, “I just want to make sure that people like Attuma will not go and hurt any of you.” he said, making Nammu sigh, “Lucky for you, there’s somewhere we can go.” she told him now which made him look, “Wait, where?” Randall asked which made her grin, “Maluhia, at least, the village in Honolulu.” she said.
“Kailani, really?” he asked of her which made Nammu shrug, “Who else did you have in mind?” Nammu asked and hearing that, the Petersons were curious by that while she grinned, “He’ll be in Honolulu if you need him!” Nammu said, deciding to stay here for a bit right now while Namor had been curious on how he was going to see her and what had been going on there.
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7/8/1947, Honolulu, Oahu
Namor had walked around Honolulu now, looking around and as he did so, there was a feeling that made him sigh, wearing a baseball hat and one of those floral shirts that they had been selling, looking around, he took a breath, wanting to just find a place to hide when he heard something, “Namor? He aha kāu e hana nei ma ʻaneʻi?(Namor? What the Hell are you doing here?)” a voice asked.
He turned and saw that there was Kailani walking towards him with a smile right now, her raven hair complemented by the blue markings over her body made the people there start to watch them as she went to punch him in the face, “Pehea ʻoe e hōʻike ai iā ʻoe iho ma hope o kou pepehi ʻana i koʻu mau kaikunāne!(How dare you show yourself here after you had my brothers executed!)”
He glared towards her, “I’m not here to hurt anyone, Attuma–” he started before seeing that there was a crowd around him now, “Is there somewhere less public that we can talk?” he asked and hearing that, Kailani had taken a breath before she motioned for him to follow now, “There’s a hut that I live in on the surface, we can talk there.” she said and hearing that, Namor was happy to follow now.
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7/8/1947, Kailani Residence, Honolulu
To call this a hut was an interesting statement as he looked over everything that was there, some of the beauty of the area there when Kailani had went and glare towards him right now, “So why are you risking my people instead of your own locked away in The Royal Palace?” she asked and hearing that, the Prince sighed now, “Because I’m exiled from The Ocean.” he told her.
That made his fellow Hybrid pause, looking at him with some surprise, “Why are YOU of all people exiled? I thought you were our grandfather's favorite after you killed for him, on multiple occasions.” she said towards him now and hearing that, Namor sighed towards that now before he spoke, deciding to use her mother’s language to explain what was going on.
“No ka mea, ua komo ʻo Byrrah lāua ʻo Krang i loko o ka manaʻo o ka Mōʻī.(Because Byrrah and Krang had wormed into the King's mind.)” he told her now which made Kailani pause, surprised by that, “Byrrah? I always hated that little blonde bastard, I honestly preferred Bobo over all of you.” she continued which made Namor wince, taking a breath now.
“I’m only here for a little while, I’ll leave once Attuma had ceased the hunt for my head.” he continued now and hearing that, the Hybrid had been surprised, “Alright then, I’ll see what I can do about that.” she said towards him, going to head into the water now and as she went to go into the water, she paused, “What kind of Sharka did he send?” she asked of him.
“Talokan Sharka.” he said towards her which made Kailani whistle, “I think that I need to talk to Dorma, she should have a better understanding then you.” she told him, already stripping before she paused, “We are not friends, this is only so you’ll leave me alone.” she told him and hearing that, Namor had stayed silent now, not going to argue but only nodding right now as he waited to see what she would come back with.
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7/8/1947, Talokan, The Cenote
Dorma had swam through Talokan, out of all of the minor cites, this one always seemed to shine with the metal that the people mine to make their buildings, their weapons and technology, it was quite incredible and she was almost too enamored by it that she didn’t notice that Kailani had been approaching her, “Dorma!” she shouted towards her now, making the red head smile.
Kailani was a student of The Reef Bazaar who had become fast friends with her and the rest of their gang, Nammu and her always stealing food to feed the beasts that were abused and children orphaned by the many wars waged, but neither her or Dorma knew what had happened to her, one day she was earning her place as a member of Maluhia high society like her sand farmer father wanted, the next… gone.
Namor had lost a bit of his smile and Bobo had been shell shocked for some reason, but whenever she had a chance to visit Maluhia, she made sure to take it, “Kailani!” Dorma had said, going to hug her now and as she went to do as much, Kailani did the same, “Dorma! How have you been? I heard that you’ve been helping the unfortunate in Atlantis?” she said, “How’s Numma been?” she asked.
“Oh, Numma’s been fine, her twins are with her cousin Tali and–” “Her twins? Whose the father?” she asked, making Dorma take a breath, “We don’t asked, she doesn’t like talking about it.” Dorma explained to her as they started to swim now, the pair of them looking towards the temple where their god had lived, “So, remind me about K’uk’ulkan.” Dorma said as they approached.
“Ch’ah Toh Almehen, his real name, not his title, was the son of the last K’uk’ulkan and a pinkling, apparently a female pochteca that named herself after one of the great cats… at least that’s what the legends say…” Kailani said, “Ch’ah Toh Almehen had grown and aged slower than any other, and had become a god amongst his people.” she continued to tell Dorma as they had been approached.
“[Kailani, to what do we owe the pleasure of you and The Lady of Atlatis?]” Ulkana had said towards them, the right hand of Ch’ah and the one Kailani usually talked to, “[We are here to discuss Talokan Sharka attacking The Exiled Prince of Atlantis.]” Kailani told Ulkana who paused, hating the sound of that it seemed, “[Come with me, The King will want to hear of this.]” she told them.
Dorma and Kailani had both moved towards the entrance that she preferred, “[How have you been, Ulkana?]” Dorma asked her, making the warrior pause, “[Things have been fine, though I wonder if you and Namor will finally make a heir]” she said and hearing that, Dorma had begun to blush bright enough for both of them to laugh, followed by another larger man who approached them.
“[What are we laughing about?]” the man, Yaotl, had said towards them a warrior that was as strong as Ch’ah but was a simple man who only wished to fight, “[How you’re able to live like a normal person even though you have no brain.]” Ulkana told the warrior making him scoff, pretending to be hurt by that comment as they gone through the entrance, looking around at everything before seeing the throne of K’uk’ulkan.
In the center of the room so that all may look at him equally and so that he could hear all, wearing the sacred metal of their people over his body, a golden feathered helmet covering his head as the immortal ruler of Talokan had waited, “[The Talokan Sharka are hunting Namor, tell me why should I care?]” he said towards them, not even giving a look as Kailani had motioned for her to move forward.
“[Great K’uk’ulkan, the immortal ruler of Talokan, gracious and divine,]” she said, recalling the old ways that were done when speaking to him, “[I worry that the cowardly prince Byrrah and The nationalist Warlord Krang would use the actions of The Talokan Sharka to steal your metal, to make your magnificent city another colony like what had been done to Submera.]” she said towards him.
That made all Talokanil glare, hating the fact that Byrrah would do something like that, “[They will try to take your strength, they will murder you, and they will make sure that no one ever remembers K’uk’ulkan and the glory of Talokan.” she continued, making them all start to get enraged, start to shot towards her statement with fury when Ch’ah had lifted his hand now, silencing them all.
“[Yaotl, you will assist them in dealing with these fools,]” he said, “[Be as… thorough, as you wish.]” he told the man and hearing that, Yaotl had grinned, “[I will do as you wish, my King.]” he said with a smile now which made K’uk’ulkan no longer focus now as Yaotl turned to them, “So… any weapons? Any… calling?” he asked of them now, trying out Imperial which made Ulkana groan.
Hearing that, Dorma had showed one of the weapons and some of the armor that had been taken by the Talokan and seeing this, Yaotl smiled, “This good… Find… break.” he said so Ulkana spoke now, “He’ll make sure that The Sharka will no longer be a problem,” She told them, “How long? Just so I know when I can kick him out of my home?” She asked, and Ulkana was happy to answer.
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7/10/1947, Kailani Residence, Honolulu
Namor had been cleaning up one of the rooms that were there when he saw that there was Kailani walking out of the ocean now and looking towards them now, “ʻEkolu pule! Ua pili au iā ʻoe no ʻEkolu pule!(Three weeks! I am stuck with you for Three Weeks!)” she snapped in anger, making Namor look towards her with confusion, “What are you talking about?” He asked her.
“I had spoken to K’uk’ulkan, well, Dorma did, and after she convince him it was a ploy by Byrrah to take over Talokan, so now they’re going to take care of them.” she told him, “Yaotl… he’s the violent one that liked to get his head smashed in, right?” Namor had asked and she nodded towards him before the Atlantean went to sit down right now, “I‘ll be out of your hair in–” “No.”
That made the man ;pause, looking at her, “No? But you wanted me to leave–” “Yes, but I don’t want Dorma to get upset, so until Yaotl deals with everything, you’re going to stay here.” she snapped towards him and hearing that, the Prince wanted to argue, but instead, she went and tossed his a few bags and a list, “If you’re going to stay here, you’re going to help.” she told him.
That made Namor confused, he looked down at the list and saw everything that was there before realizing it was supplies that were impossible to be produced in the water, “Huh, I’m surprised we haven’t been doing this for Atlantis.” Namor said towards her, making Kailani scoff, “Try and get an individual idea.” she told him now which made the Prince want to say something, but he decided not to.
Instead he went to leave until Kailani had thrown some clothes towards him now, “At least dress right if you’re going to be living here.” She told the Imperial who took the clothes, looking over everything before the man sighed and stripped, Kailani watching him and as she did so, The Maluhian noticed that he had been covered in scars, to the average eye they would look invisible.
But there were scars, claw marks and blades, there were even a few that were hidden by time, “What?” he asked, looking towards her now, “Just… surprised that you have so many scars, I thought you were tougher than the average Imperial?” she asked of him, making the Prince sigh as he went to put on the new clothes, “The world is bigger than just the ocean.” he told the woman.
Kailani had looked towards him with a raised eyebrow before seeing that he was dressed like a native now and smiled towards her, “Pehea wau e nānā ai?(How do I look?)” he asked, there was a heavy accent, but it would have to do, “Ua lawa pono.(Good enough.)” she said, putting her hair in a low ponytail, “Come on, let me show you around here.” the woman said as they went to move now.
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7/10/1947, Kendal Residence, New Canaan
The Ten Year Old had been drawing the images once more and as she designed the image of the rats and of the evil man, she saw that there was Liz who had been reading an old story it seemed, “What’s that?” she asked, making the woman smile, “This is the story of Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde.” she explained and hearing that, the younger Kendal approached with some curiosity.
“Why are there two people in the story title? Are they brothers, cousins?” she asked and hearing that, the woman shook her head, “They’re the same person, it’s just that there’s a potion that turns Henry Jekyll into Edward Hyde.” she told the girl who had been surprised by that, looking at the story there when she noticed how there was also a picture that made her surprised.
She looked and saw that there was a picture that showed five people there and that two of them were of the people that rescued her, one of them was definitely her sister Lizzie, a girl that was like her when the last one, another boy Atlantean, had made her pause in some surprise, looking towards him with a bit of confusion at how similar he looked compared to Cass.
“Whose that?” she asked, making Lizzie smile, “Do you remember when I had brought you to my friend Bobo’s home?” she asked, making the girl nod, “This is Bobo, when we were young, the two of us…” she started before smiling, “Let’s just say that the two of us like to kiss each other.” she said and hearing that, the girl smiled, “Do you like him? Do you want him to be your husband?” she asked.
Hearing that, Liz had paused, looking towards her with a glare, “Shouldn’t you be getting ready for bed?” the woman had asked, making Cass smile towards that as she went to go upwards to her room while Liz had looked at them alright now and as she had remembered that brief time when they were all together, she had taken a deep breath, wishing that all of them were safe right now.
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7/10/1947, Honolulu, Oahu
Namor and Kailani had been walking right now and as they had walked the beach, Namor staying away from the water while Kailani had basked in the seaspray now, “You look… at peace.” he said towards her as she wore a white blouse and a sarong, seeming to be at ease before she turned and looked towards him, “I am not at peace… if I was at peace, I wouldn’t try to kill you.” she told him.
“Because of you, my brothers, of blood and of bond are all murdered, their loss had stained my heart with grief, with wrath… with vengeance, and because of that I will never forgive you for telling Thakorr of our plans.” she snapped towards him now and hearing that, Namor had been about to speak before pausing, “You’re right.” he said towards her now.
“It’s because of my carelessness that they are dead, and I can never atone for it.” he told her, “But I swear, I will retake the throne, I will make sure that Byrrah never rises to power, and that all of the kingdoms of The Ocean shall have a voice.” he said towards Kailani and hearing that, she paused, looking at him with caution and curiosity at his wording with it all, “I’ll believe it when it happens.” Kailani said.
She had started to walk away and as she did so, Namor had watched her, remembering that there was a spark there, but honestly, he knew that she would– “Come on, don’t you want to head back?” she asked, a small smirk on her face, it wasn’t much, but he would take it as the man went and started to follow after her to his residence at the moment, wondering what he would experience.