Enki stood steely eyed in his boat watching the still, black water’s surface. He slowly lifted his bow and pointed it towards the floating, lifeless bait he had thrown in the water earlier. His eyes scanned the shimmering surface, looking for any signs of movement. A few minutes passed in still silence. Then a large spiked shape appeared just under the water and lunged at the bait. In an instant Enki aimed his bow slightly above the bait and let go the taught wire holding his arrow while exhal. . .

Enki stood steely eyed in his boat watching the still, black water’s surface. He slowly lifted his bow and pointed it towards the floating, lifeless bait he had thrown in the water earlier. His eyes scanned the shimmering surface, looking for any signs of movement. A few minutes passed in still silence. Then a large spiked shape appeared just under the water and lunged at the bait. In an instant Enki aimed his bow slightly above the bait and let go the taught wire holding his arrow while exhal. . .

Eya slowly awoke from her slumber. After sleeping for hundreds of years, it can take a while to wake up. The machines surrounded her body like a cocoon, massaging her flesh and articulating her joints. It filled her body with life giving sustenance and mind altering chemicals like a coffee cup laced with cocaine. After several hours she was fully awake and felt her senses come back to fullness. She smelled the aroma of gamma rays and saw the millions of stars around her. She felt the coldness . . .

Eya slowly awoke from her slumber. After sleeping for hundreds of years, it can take a while to wake up. The machines surrounded her body like a cocoon, massaging her flesh and articulating her joints. It filled her body with life giving sustenance and mind altering chemicals like a coffee cup laced with cocaine. After several hours she was fully awake and felt her senses come back to fullness. She smelled the aroma of gamma rays and saw the millions of stars around her. She felt the coldness . . .