Chapter 24 Attending Ocean Clans Meeting

Wednesday, December 27, 2034.

Devil's Planet, Dragon's Ocean, Dragon Island, 16:00 p.m.

Ocean was roaring, as if ocean welcomed the Goddess's return. Salt water under Jackson's feet, formed into staff and condensed into trident. Jackson manipulated the trident with her mind, raising it, pointing at the distance.

"Thank you, your majesty, for your mercy, kindness and accompany. In the past seven thousand years of my life, my life is a vast and endless ocean. It's you who has been a passing boat that sails through my life and takes me back to the shore."

Jackson thanked Morgana for setting her free, for taking her back to hometown, and for being her accompany, when she was alone. Holding on the trident as if she was holding on the staff of ocean's power, pointing at the distance as if she was pointing at hometown, she thought.

'I feel hometown's ocean roaring, as if ocean was calling me to come back home. I feel hometown's sea breeze drifting, as if sea breeze was waving the sail. I feel hometown's wave tide chanting, as if wave tide was performing hometown's melody.'

Ocean was roaring, as if ocean whispered out adieu. Salty sea breeze was drifting, as if sea breeze reluctantly whispered out goodbye. Wave tide was chanting, as if wave tide was chanting the song of separation.

"Let's go home!"

Morgana whispered, looking upon Jackson. She opened a portal behind her, stepping inside, descending at Dragon Island. Watching dragons practiced flight skills over sea surface, listening to mermaid's serene song echoing along wave tide, she thought.

'I feel sunshine that tickles my cheeks. I feel salty sea breeze that hits my arms. I feel wave tide's melody that soothes my soul. I feel everything is lovely. I shall protect everything that I cherish. It's time to host ocean clans meeting."

Jackson closed her eyes, feeling hometown's ocean calling her to come back home, descending at Dragon's Ocean. She saw Dragon Island that she had been dreaming for seven thousand years. She heard ocean roaring, as if ocean welcomed her return.

Morgana sat on gray rock, looking upon tranquil and peaceful surface, listening to wave tide's melody. Wave tide's drifty told her the dark wave, and wave tide's melody told her the ocean's sigh.

"It's time to announce your return and discuss ocean's future. Tell mermaid clan and divine turtle clan to attend ocean clans meeting."

Morgana whispered, looking unto Jackson. Observing surface like mirror reflected blue sky and white clouds, feeling sunshine tickled her cheeks, she thought.

'Mermaid clan and divine turtle clan are ocean residents. They are qualified to attend ocean clans meeting and have right to discuss ocean's future.'

Jackson came back Dragon Island, feeling a sense of complicated feelings. She felt familiar, because Dragon Island was changeless and traditional. She felt strange, because she came to here after seven thousand years.

"I, Jackson, in the name of the Goddess of Ocean, announces that your Goddess is coming back! Mermaid clan and divine turtle clan, come to meet your Goddess!"

Jackson announced, informing every ocean clan. Raising her trident, pointing at the distance, she thought.

'Time is like wave tide that washes away the footprints of memories at the sand.'

Dragons practiced flight skills on the sea surface, looking upon Jackson and Morgana. They hadn't met Jackson, but from the first sight they saw her, they knew that she must be their ancestor.

"Your majesty! Ancestor! Welcome home!"

Dragons bowed down their heads, saluting to Morgana and Jackson with respect. They welcomed their queen and ancestor's return, standing between sand and water strand, lining like coconut trees. Looking upon Jackson and Morgana, feeling Jackson's power, they thought.

'They are so beautiful and powerful! We always honor the stronger. It's been a great honor to follow queen and ancestor.'

Amelia closed her eyes, feeling salty sea breeze, shifting to the beach. She hadn't ever met Jackson, but from the first sight she saw her, she knew that Jackson must be dragon clan's ancestor.

'I can't believe that she can be so powerful. She is standing on sea surface, as if ocean was under her feet. She is holding on the trident, as if she was holding on the staff of ocean's power. She is pointing at the distance, as if she was gonna conquer another piece of sea. I wish one day I could be as powerful as she is.'

Grayson fluttered his bone dragon's wings, flying to the beach, landing on the sand. He raised his bone dragon's skull head, two orange flames in his eyes, gazing upon Jackson, feeling as if Jackson was a tranquil and peaceful ocean. Feeling wave tide chanting, feeling as if ocean welcomed Goddess's return, he thought.

'Ocean has emotions, when she returns ocean. Ocean can be tranquil and peaceful, when she calms down. Ocean can be waving and rolling, when she raises her wrath. How could I dare mess up with her?'

Gael fluttered his dragon's wings, flying to beach, landing on the sand. He stood between sand and water strand, watching upon Jackson whom he used to worship, feeling familiar but strange.

"Aunt Jackson! I'm Gael! I'm sorry for letting your expectations down. I haven't achieved my goals." He continued, "Amelia! Greet to your great-aunt!"

Gael whispered, greeting to Jackson. He felt familiar, because he was brought up by Jackson. He felt strange, because it's been seven thousand years. Looking upon Jackson, feeling her immense power, he thought.

'Seven thousand years is long enough to erase everything. I can't remember her face and voice, but from the first sight I saw her, I know that she must be my aunt Jackson. I'm glad she comes back Dragon Island.'

Amelia couldn't believe that Jackson was her great-aunt, because her father never mentioned that she had a great-aunt. She gazed upon Jackson's blue eyes with hues of ocean, and found one tenth similarity with her eyes.

"Great-aunt! I'm Amelia! Nice to meet you!"

Amelia whispered, greeting to Jackson. She bowed down her head, looking at her beauty's form in the water, inding one tenth similarity with Jackson. Considering the resources she had, considering the burden on her shoulder, she thought.

'I have the God of Dragon's Treasury and the God of Dragon's Treasury of Knowledge. I'm supposed to finish the God of Dragon's wills, but I'm afraid it's too hard. I'm glad that my great-aunt comes back Dragon Island.'

Jackson had a reunion with her family, looking upon Gael and Amelia, walking on sea surface. She stepped on rippling sea surface, walking toward seashore step by step, blooming one lotus in one step.

"You have grown up and have become a father. You have tried your best and have protected Dragon Island well. I'm proud of your growth. Two guests are coming from the distance. We shall prepare a banquet for the guests from the distance."

Jackson whispered, telling them to prepare a banquet for the guests from the distance. As the Goddess of Ocean, she knew everything in the ocean. Listening to wave tide's melody, feeling as if ocean whispered to her, she thought.

'As the Goddess of Ocean, I have right to use ocean's power, and I have responsibility to preserve ocean's peace. I wish the future could be as tranquil and peaceful as ocean. It's time to discuss the future with ocean clans.'

A beautiful mermaid who was mermaid clan's princess Mia, she sang along wave tide, swimming along her serene song, coming to the beach. She ceased singing, looking upon Jackson, feeling the Goddess of Ocean's authority.

"My lord! I'm Mia, the mermaid clan's princess! Mermaid clan knows your return and sends me to express mermaid clan's respect. I represent mermaid clan to meet you and deliver mermaid clan's sincerity, one thousand mermaid's pearls!"

Mia whispered, saluting Jackson with respect. She hadn't met Jackson before, but she had heard the legends of the Goddess of Ocean. Listening to wave tide's melody that echoed over island, looking upon Jackson who stood at brink of shore, she thought.

'It's rumored that the Goddess of Ocean held on the trident and conquered every ocean clan. The trident is the staff of ocean's power. The Goddess of Ocean is honored by every ocean clan. It's been a great honor to meet the Goddess of Ocean.'

A massive divine turtle who was divine turtle clan's elder Theodore, he carried with an island on his back, swimming like a floating island, coming to the beach. He floated up sea surface, looking upon Jackson, feeling the Goddess of Ocean's authority.

"My lord! I'm Theodore, the divine turtle clan's elder! Divine turtle clan knows your return and sends me to express divine turtle clan's respect. I represent divine turtle clan to meet you and deliver divine turtle clan's sincerity, a magic stone island!"

Theodore whispered, saluting Jackson with respect. He was ten thousand years old, the eldest divine turtle in divine turtle clan. Seven thousand years ago, he was just three thousand years old. By the time he was young, he had heard Jackson's legends. looking upon Jackson, feeling familiar but strange, he thought.

'It's rumored that the Goddess of Ocean always preserves ocean's peace, and punishes the clan that dares wage war on the ocean. In seven thousand years ago, devil clan messed up with the Goddess of Ocean, she almost downed their village.'

Jackson watched upon Mia and Theodore, laying one thousand mermaid's pearls and the magic stone island into the Goddess of Ocean's Treasury.

"Thank you, for your sincerity, respect and contributions to ocean's peace. I wish mermaid clan, divine turtle clan and dragon clan could work together and build the harmonious and peaceful ocean community."

Jackson made a speech, expressing her will. She wished ocean's future could be a harmonious and peaceful future. Looking upon tranquil and peaceful sea surface, and listening to wave tide's melody that made ocean appear as if ocean was more tranquil, she thought.

'Which kind of ocean we want to live in, which kind of future we want to move forward, it's up to every ocean clan. A future of peace, equality and freedom or a future of chaos, fears and worries, it's up to every ocean clan to decide. I wish every ocean clan could work together and build the harmonious and peaceful ocean community.'