I had been working on larger and larger amounts of water to move and mould, as this is the only tool I have to achieve my goal. I had been turning small amounts of water at a distance, lifting and holding small puffs above the surface that appeared to be no more than wind-blown whitecaps on the ocean below. But I knew my ability was growing, lifting larger and larger aqua balls, then releasing them to explode across the surface.

I asked my main dorsal pilot to work with me and he turned in agreement, looking up. I formed an arrow-shaped air pocket just above him. My main dorsal rose to it and captured the water, forming an arrow on top of his back, just above his eyes. I held the formation in place and it became one with him.

I could clearly see the air encapsulated within the arrow, and he moved about freely with it lightly hugging above him. I asked him now to take it deeper and see how well it could withstand the distance and pressure. He slowly turned towards the lower depths and it held beautifully. Then as he began to penetrate the deeper blue, the arrow dissolved into a mist of tiny bubbles.

Hmm! Let's try again.

We ran this through three more times, but each ended with the spearhead dissolving into a puff the moment my dorsal pilot reached the deeper blue.

I tried smaller and smaller arrows and was able to achieve deeper and deeper depths, one after the other. I was pushing for more depth, but then I realised I was able to generate the air pockets at will. It had nothing to do with distance — it was about what I could generate from wherever I stood. I smiled deeply and lifted a large swirling spool of water just for fun, letting it spiral up into the sky.

I can now generate the power of water at will and have regained the pleasure and excitement of my purpose in life. I am Lord of Water. I have power and dominance over water. I am protector of water planets in this universe. Tomorrow I will take my first steps into the ocean, to reach the high point of this planet and secure her water stability for yet another million turns of the sun.

My dorsal leader launched high and long into the air, soaring many lengths above the surface. He landed with perfect grace and carved back into the depths, turning and taking his place in the formation of my mighty warriors.

I had forgotten where I was and looked up to find Gary had been standing there with me — for how long, I did not know. He just gleamed at me and spoke,

"Wicked. It looks like you have found your space, my Lord."