[ IP ] The City of Palaquin

The boat cut through smooth, glass-like water. I sat and began questioning everything I'm seeing. He recalled the hike up the cliff side- which was no easy task. At 29,000 feet, they were the only team to ever hike this peak. Everyone else focused on Everest, but something drew him to the neighboring location. He could n't explain it but he knew he needed to climb the peak. They had reached the summit only to find a large body of water waiting on them. Was there really a lake above the clouds? How? What was even stranger was the old skiffs pulled ashore 100 yards down. But it was what he was looking at that caused him to question everything he knew. It made him doubt his very existence. Standing before him in a circle were four gigantic, stone warriors. In their hands high above the water was an island. However, it was n't just the island that amazed him but each warrior had buildings protruding from it's body. He was witnessing a living breathing city. A city in the sky. 
 
 The woman was busy teaching young-lings when a crowd of voices began echoing through the streets. The young-lings stopped and looked at the door then turned and looked at her. She hurried to the door and caught a passerby. It was one of their old water crafts making its way toward them. The last time she saw a craft on the water was when her father left Elpis' lands and descended to the lands below. Her and mother was left to care for themselves. It was the last time she saw him. The woman had never been to the lands below but heard stories about it. Some good, some bad. She told the young-lings their teaching was over and rushed off toward the water. Her journey down Otos' leg was made simple by a set of platforms and counter-weights. After all these years they were still working. She made it to the docks as the water craft hit shore. The crowd had begun to form and the woman pushed her way through. There were five individuals exiting the craft but it was the one male in front that caught her eye. He felt familiar, like she knew him but she had never seen him her lifetime. His dark brown hair feel below his ears and his eyes held a glimmer of hope. The same way her father's did.
