A catastrophic Dream

In the elegant aroma of the soil of Mussoorie, two do children

Ronnie and Maya were together raised as family. Their fathers were
best friends since childhood. They started business in collaboration
with selling sweet-scented perfumes. In the beginning, they faced
some financial crisis, but as time passed by, their business grew up
into an international trademark as ‘Incense fragrances’. Due to this,
middle school education and their families how to transform in
London. It took them half a year to acclimatize to a foreign country,
nevertheless, it impacted their education. They passed high school
with excellent grades. Although they grew up in the same family,
Ronnie and Maya always had distinct perceptions. Ronnie was
socially awkward, was close to nature, and loved flora and fauna.
Maya was whereas an introvert, but a gentle, kind, and gourd young
girl. After graduating from high school Ronnie and Maya went to
Royal Hallway University in London for their higher education and
pursued their career in the field of media. After graduating from
University, they both got jobs at a renowned news channel ‘CNN
Daily London’. Ronnie and Maya both confidently cleared their
interview. After 4 months they had got their first project off covering
a story on the famous ‘National Marintine Museum’ in the Cryptus
island in central American islands. Their parents were happy with
their first project. They left for the cryptic island the very next week.
While travailing in flight, Maya asked Ronnie,” What is this museum
about and this island famous for?”. Ronnie replied”
This museum is famous for its historical, architectural, and cultural
importance for us and humans who existed centuries ago. This island
is also famous for its elegant flora and fauna diversity.” Maya replied,
“It must be there for an interesting topic for your research”. Ronnie
replied ‘yes’ with a smile. They arrived at the airport smoothly. The
airport was pretty different from others. It had a huge greenhouse
with several endangered species of flora and fauna with high
technology. It was the perfect fusion of nature and technology.
Ronnie exclaims “This place is amazing”. The taxi arrived at the
airport to pick up Ronnie and Maya. The taxi was capsule-shaped and
worked on magnetic wheels. Ronnie and Maya were amused by such
high technology which they had never seen before and was full of
greenery. Ronnie was astounded to see that the houses were stable
on the top of high trees which he had never seen before. Maya asks
the driver “Why is there everything made up directly or indirectly
from nature?”. The driver replies “Oh I see, the native people on this
island believe that nature is the supreme power in the universe ….
And so, people are so close to nature.” Ronnie exclaims “Just like
me”. They arrive at the museum. The museum was gigantic and was
the perfect definition of art. It was surrounded by magnificent
sculptures and hand sculpted wall art. This museum is probably
preserved for its significance in new premises. There was a tight
security arrangement providing security for the public to enter the
museum. Ronnie and Maya entered the museum. The museum gave
an artistic aura and the aroma of pride of benevolent historical
culture. It was a temple for wise and the junction for all aesthetics.
Ronnie exclaimed, “This place is great to cover a story. What is that
huge statue there?”. Maya answers in confusion “That might be the
leader of the natives.” Ronnie argued “Don’t act so foolish woman
wasn’t supposed to be the leader in earlier times.” Maya argues if
you are so over smart, why don't you figure out whom does that
statue belongs to?”. Ronnie cries “That’s what I asked you in the first
place”. “OK - OK”, Maya insists “Let’s ask the lady there who does
that statue belongs to”. Ronnie and Maya approach the lady. Maya
asks “Excuse me mam, sorry to disturb you, but may you please tell
who does that statue belongs to?”. Ronnie adds “We work in a news
channel company and are curious about this statue. May we know
who are you?”. The lady replies “My name is Lily and I am a native
archaeologist on this island. This magnificent statue has along with
legend behind it. Long ago… this island was inhabited by a group of
tribal people who used to depend on nature for their very basic
needs. They disrupted the major resources of the island for their
convenient living. One pleasant day, a small boat with some
passengers arrives at the island. They had never seen such greenery
before. They also saw the devastation that the tribal people had
created and so they decided to report all this to their monarch. They
were a European clan who have had bad days... They were too once
gifted with god’s natural gift nature but the people were too busy in
sci-fi discoveries to attain all luxuries, they had injudiciously utilized
up all the resources and were left with none and so, they tried to
capture a suitable place as their habitat. But all this came at a cost.
After the group of passengers reported all this to their monarch, he
had a confused answer to all this “Hmm, I have had never seen
something like this… Strange, out of every place I have had been
capturing ever, the resources would, after most judicious use would
end like a burning candle, but here as my people said, they still never
ended. Let’s now have a secret military expedition to the island.” The
monarch decided that he and his soldiers would arrive on the island
as guests and then after they figure out the mystery, they would
attack. And that’s what they did… One day they arrive on the island.
The king could relate what he heard from the early passengers and
so the king, after taking all the hospitality, twisting the talks, asked
the head of the tribe “What is the secret behind all this greenery at
this island?”. The head of the tribe smiled and replied to the
monarch “Our gods, the sword and shield, make our natural
environment which can never be devastated, and so we don’t need
any care of our resources unless I make the sword and shield
unhappy. If you want to see our almighty gods, we may arrange an
assembly the very next morning?” The chief’s daughter arrives at the
very next moment “Dad, if we are given with all those resources
without anything in exchange, that doesn’t mean we will disrupt
them without any reason…” The chief loses his patience “Enough!
Now I shall not hear any complaint. Better do all the arrangements
for the assembly or do better be ready for an exile.” The monarch
smiles at some secret thought. The chief’s daughter was alarmed and
knew something fishy was going in his mind. So, she secretly stores
the sword and shield from the temple and puts that into a boat, and
sailed off the boat nearby. The next day when all the people arrived
at the assembly waiting for a single glance of the sword and shield,
the chief, monarch, and his soldiers and all the tribal people came to
know that sword and shield had gone missing… In a furious rage, the
monarch announces his soldiers ‘open massacre’. Blood and Blood all
around, distrust of hospitality and humanity given by the tribe to
them. On the seashore when the Chief’s daughter comes to know
about it, realizing all that misery facing herself and her tribe… She
realizes, all this bloodshed was all because of the fight for the sword
and shield. In a furious rage, she throws the shield into still water,
and realizing nothing is left in her life, she cuts her nerves with the
sword falling unconscious, senseless and still on the boat, dissolving
in the thin air, and so does the sword. The shield suddenly dissolves
in the water taking a mighty form… To take revenge on their
devotees(tribe) and the girl, the shield takes the form of a mighty
tidal wave and the sword, whereas takes the form of a giant storm,
ready for the devastation of the island, soon takes an evil form and
destroys all the environment with thousand dead… The girl’s spirit,
now as a goddess creates nature once again and creates humans
who care and love nature as us natives. But in World War 1, our
leader chose the supremacy of America, and so now our chairman is
American and this legend is only legend, not reality” finishes Lily.
Maya sighs and in a sad voice “I feel pity for that girl, she had no fault
yet she had to suffer”. Ronnie claims “Is this statue of the chief’s
daughter”. Lily nods her head. Ronnie asks doubtfully “What is that
small bird on her shoulder”. Lily replies “Ah, this bird! It was like a
pet to the chief’s daughter who had written a legend. My father was
also an archaeologist who had done research on this past and now I
am continuing his research”. Maya asked “What kind of research
Mam?”. “Here on this clay tablet, is a riddle which is has baffled me
up for years. This riddle is from one of the inscriptions from the
library in the museum.” Ronnie requests to Lily “Mam could you
please show us that riddle so that we could figure it out for our news
story.” Lily nodded her head with a smile. The riddle reads as: -

aisdnunfdsd svdvbfv rppyobg,

frejvbubdvwrw,weefbewyhvbavebdbs
v ayagdvvjnh vhymbgn wje hv
dwweubvvr
Maya exclaims “Whoa! I have never seen that language before.” Lily
answers “It is believed that this language can be read-only with the
help of a special lens. I and my team had been excavating for finding
the lens but we had never discovered it yet in these several years.”
Ronnie cries “Ahh! I am hungry, should we eat first, shan’t we,
Maya”. Maya replies doubtfully “I wonder if we find any good place
to eat here nearby.” The lady insists “ I know, you guys can come to
my home for having lunch. I would be glad if you come.” Ronnie and
May can you a happily accepted the lady’s offer.
At the lady (Lily’s home)- Ronnie and Maya thank the lady for such
delicious food. Meanwhile, they were watching the news about the
greenhouse reserve in the airport, The reporter says “Welcome to
Cryptic Daily News, today the temperature is 38 degrees Celcius and
fewer chances of rain. Today’s breaking news, the endangered
species of plants are shedding their lives quickly leading death of
several plant species. Many animal species are also suffering from
very annoying diseases and are dying. The reason is unknown and
scientists are investigating what the issue is. Meanwhile, stay
connected with us through Cryptic Daily News. I reporter Iris, signing
off.” Ronnie in sorrow “Ahh! what bad news is it... What must be the
reason behind?” Lily answers “The reason is unknown yet, but…” the
folder lady code complete, her phone rang. Lily answers “ Hello, yes,
whom am I talking to?”. The person in the call answers “Hey Lily, it’s
me, professor, we have found out the lens and are going towards the
museum. I hope you would be there in not just time. Lily answers
“Okay sir.” Cuts the phone, “Hey guys, let us be ready for going to
the museum. I’ll tell you everything in the car.” Maya, Ronnie, and
the lady arrive at the museum where they see a group of excavation
teams trying to figure out something. The lady approaches the
professor and exclaims “Professor, What did you figure out about the
unknown riddle?” The professor replies “Umm, nothing special. The
riddle yet sounds confusing to me.” Ronnie speaks doubtfully to
Maya “What’s that confusing that they can read but can’t
understand the riddle even in their native language.” Lily reads out
aloud “It says When leaves do shed and Fauna would shrink clouds
red and air still, then be ready for cataclysm.” Rinne cries “Hey Maya,
did you notice on the news, as the reporter said. I think we are
already in huge trouble and we even don’t know it.” Maya asks the
lady reportingly “Shall not us inform all this to the chairman. They
would alarm the authorities so that this island could be vacant.” “no,
we can’t complain about the chairman to this, they think this is no
more than ‘fantasy’. We are in big trouble.” Ronnie excitedly “Can’t
inform all this to our boss. She might understand our point and help
us in this emergency. There was only a little hope left for this miracle
to happen. But it is said that if the hope is full of positivity and
optimism it is called the mere future, and that’s what happened. The
boss said “even if this is said in a legend but the lives of thousands
more important than any logical inference. And as the Boss
promised, she sent many emergency boats for a safer rescue. Late
yet trustful when the American government came to know about all
this, they didn’t hide their faces out but rather reported the
neighborhood islands about the catastrophe and also sent many
helicopters for rescue. Ronnie and Maya went from home to home
and told the natives about the cataclysm. Media had played a huge
role to warn the natives of the island. All the people on the island left
their homes with some valuable items, their children, and also some
foodstuff and water preventing them from starving and thirst. After 2
days of knowing about the calamity, the sky had turned blood red,
the air becoming thinner and thinner making it difficult for breathing
and reducing the air pressure. Scientists believe that air with such
low pressure can lead to a gigantic tornado. Now all the citizens of
the island had been safely dropped on the rescue helicopters or the
emergency boats. On the day of catastrophe, the surrounding air
when came in contact with the moonlight, it turned in the form of a
gigantic golden sword, and with such great pressure, turned the
large, beautiful island into fragments. The water rose in the form of a
shield and submerged all the fragments into the water leaving
nothing. Tears of being separated from home, the devastation of
supreme power by supreme power, nature had bought tears in the
hardest heart too. Maya and Ronnie realized all the misery that
happened to the people. But suddenly Maya saw something
peculiar, all the people(natives), professor, Lily, and Ronnie what
acting as if they don’t know anything about a catastrophe that had
been accursed. Suddenly Maya heard a charming humming from the
evil air like an angel in disguise. She realized that the humming from
the air was nothing bird an indication to Maya that everyone had
forgotten the cataclysm. She realized that any significant proof of
what all had accursed should be eradicated, without any second
thought she dropped the camera in which she and Ronnie had
recorded every information about the catastrophe. Suddenly a
strong beam of light falls on eyes. Felling excruciating, she rubs her
eyes realizing she was on her bed and all this was a catastrophic
dream. Suddenly, Ronnie appears at the scene, excitedly cries “Hey
Maya, have you read the headlines today, it says ‘A cataclysm in the
Cryptic Island is an unknown tragedy… Researchers think it is a
nuclear explosion, what might it be.’” Ronnie leaves the room. Maya
was in a state of consternation, had she dreamt concealed truth, or is
it all hallucination. Whatever the enigma be, but she got to know one
thing for sure, ‘If a legend becomes a truth, the truth would become
a legend