DimitriwalkedonthinkingofhisfriendRichard,whowasinthegamblinghouseasusual,engagedinalife-ahbattlewiththeodds，hopingtowinmoremoney．Heptedonthepowerofmohatcoulddrivesomepeoplecrazy．Somemadetheaccumutiohtheirprimegoaloflife，buttoDimitri，moneywasofnosignificebecausehisfortunewasofsuchastronomicalfiguresthatitwasalmostincalcubleandtherebyequaltozero．Inthisworld,nojobsuitedhimbetterthanhispresehatofaical,rovingobserver.Tohimeadividualthatpassedbeforehimwaslikeabookontheopenrackofthelibrary．Ifthedifferentisandtriflesofhisorherlifewereloyallyrecordedanddescribed,itwouldmakeanoutstandingbook．Whenyouhavereadallthebooksontherack，youwouldbesatisfiedandhaveswhenitwastimetobeinterredihoftheearthwiththesecopiousstoriescollectedfromtheworldofmortals．
Onthesidewalkofthebusystreetwherepedestrianswerede，JamazandhisbandofAfristreetmusiswerepyingforapaltrydonation．UsingseveralkindsoftraditionaldrumsahersimpleAfrimusistruments，theyperformedvigorouslyahusiastically．Thesimplereiterationofthemonotonousbeatbestowedanatmosphereofprimitivemystery，sofulloflife.Dimitrisatonabenchacrossthestreet，acupofcoffeeinhishand,enjoyingtheirperformance．Jamazlookedupatthecrystalblueskyandthendownonhisownshinybckbody.Thebluenessoftheskieswerethesame，ungeableinanypartoftheuniverse,butthecolorofskindifferedindiffereories．Jamazwastheleaderofthebandandhispanionstriedtokeepupwiththerhythmofhis．Crowdsofyoungwomenpassedthem．Itmustbeagirls’schoolhostingsomeouting．Jamazfeltthatthefairyoungdieswerelikeflocksofsheepanddrovesofdeerthatroamedoverthevastdesotepinsofhishomend,toonumeroustorequirebeinghunted．Arandomarrowshotintoacroearthrownintotheirmidstwouldndapreyatanytime．Buttheseyoungwomenbeloheofanimalsandcoulded．Intheanimalkingdom,themalesdomihese，strong，virileandresple，butintheworldofhumans，itwasthefemalesthatweremorebeautifundcaptivating．Jamaz’sbeatbecamefasterandfaster,refleghisimpatiendhisbandacceleratedinapa.Influehemusic,Dimitri’sheartbecameuneasy，notknowingwhyafeelingofarmandterrorinvadedhisserenity．Anoftrepeatedpictureappearedinhismind-Ileenlyingspread-eagledonthemedicalexaminationtable,hervoluptuousbodyfullyexposeduhestronglight，legswidelyparted，undergoingapelvicexam．Whowouldhavethoughtthatshewastofallpreytothecruelestofdeathpenalties，beingchoppedintwoatthewaist?TheinvoluntaryrepetitionofthisisotedsedisturbedhimandgavehimtheuneasyfeelingthatallwasnotwellwithhisKingdom．HedecidedtogivefreereintohisbrainahesegonaturallylikeamoviesothathecouldseehowthestorywoulddevelopandwhatwouldfollowinhisKingdomofDreams．
TheKingdomofDreamswasbathedinwarmsunlight．Aishawashardatwork，pletihesis,butthelonghoursoftrationtiredher,soshestretchedandlookedoutofthewindowatthelovelygoonandmountainranges．Degsomerexationwasinorder,shestooduptogotothetearoomforsomecoffeehtcocktaindperhapschatandpassthetimewiththebeautieswhomightbethere．Athinrollofmbskin-coveredbookinhand，shemovedhershapelybody，whichwasunhamperedbyanyclothinginthiswarmweather．Thenaturalfragranininefleshrushedstraightatherassheehetearoom,announgthepresenceofquiteafewofthebeauties．Anincrediblearrayofcharmihereyes．Itwaslikeamasterpieceofart,whichhadforitssubjectstheandmostbeauteousofanimals,perfectlyformedineverydetail，fromthestrandsoftheirglossyhairtothetipoftheirdelicatetoes．Ahemwouldbeworththetimelessappreciationofanartist．Enmass,theywereadazzlingrepresentationindeed．Aishasmiledandhemaopourherselfacupofcoffee,addingafewdropsofbrandy,atrickshehadlearntfromKingDimitri．Thebeautiesseemedtohavebeentalkingaboutsomethingmystifying,astheyalllookedperplexed．Aishasatdownamongthemobythewindow．Hercalmyetmagicpersonalitymadeheratoheteraroundwhichtheygathered．
LittleDornahadgrowntobeabiggirlnow,herfigurebloomingintoyoungwomanhood."Aisha!"sheexcimed，"You’retheveryonewewerehopingtosee!Wewaalktoyou，butknowingyouwereinthemidstoffinishingyourthesis，wedidnotwanttodisturbyou.”Aishasmiledaffeatelyattheimpulsivegirndasked，
"Whatareyouallsoseriousabout?"Deanna,whowasbornandraisedintheregionfarfromtherealmsofhumancivilization,tookituponherselftoenlightenthenewerwiththestoryofMedusa．Romilookedatthenativegirlwithlongbckhairdarkasnightfallinglongbelowherwaist,adornedonlybyasinglegiant-sizedtropicalflower．Ifthedelicateflowerfairywithherlongcasgsnow-whitehairweretherebesideher，seenfromtheback，theywouldbeaperfetrast，bringingasingur,unparalleledimpact．Deaontosay，
"Notonlyarethetreasuresgone．I’veheardnativessaythatonmoonlitnightsaone-eyedmonster，withasinglehornoopofhishead，hasbeenseenroamingtheGiantMountains．IfmightbeCyclops,whohassomehledfreefromthecavewhereMedusahadimprisonedhim．Ifso,itbodesillforeveryoheKingdom．Thenewswasmetwithastunned，shockedsilence．Exquisite，crystal-likeAngelicawasthefirsttoreact．Ashiverpassedthroughherbodyandherdiamond,pendulum-likedrstrembledslightlyinrepercussion．
"Really?I’vebeenimmersedinmywritingandneverknew!Oh，howterrible!Whatifhecrashedthroughthegatesofthepace?"ThepoisedandsophisticatedSamantha，whowasalwaysextravagantlymadeup,wassittioher．Shekhatforallhersharpintelligehetalentedpoetesswasemotionallyfragileandeasilyshattered，soshewenttothebarandpouredouttwogssesofbrandywithherperfectlymanicuredhandsandbrilliantlypaintedlongfingernails．ShehandedooAngelicatosootheherandsaid，
"Don’tbeafraid．Thisisblessednd．NoevilmonsterharmushereorusurptheheavenlyordainedsntyofKingDimitri．Heisinvinciblebecauseheisprotectedbyhundredsofgods.”
Natalie,stillinherballetshoes,washuddiedonacushiononthefloor，handscspedaroundherkneedeepinthought．Shesaid，
"IhadapremonitionthatWhiteFairyinKingDimitri’sballetwilppearandhelpusthroughthetimesoftriandtribution.”Novel,whohadbeenlyingsidewiseonthedavenport,stretchedasifwakingfromanap．Sheturnedherslenderwaisttowardsthegatheringsaying，
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