Chapter 98 - How To Catch Fish

"Ah! Don't! You'll drop me!" Screamed Amanda as he and Christopher blaze against the seas of Trinity Bay.

They returned to the town where they met, along with Christopher's men to fetch fish in the middle of the wee hours. They were flying low but at high speed, practically half a meter from the surface of the seas.

It was because Amanda did not want to use her wings, at least not when she was with Christopher, that she clung on to him, holding from the front of his chest. Now that she had a choice, she would rather avoid being visible in the dark, hiding her fiery wings.

"I don't think I can catch a fish with you as my baggage!" Yelled Christopher, screaming against the wind blasting against his handsome face.

He only heard Amanda giggling as a response. But no matter. Kyle and his men will just have to do the catching for them.

Amanda watched as how the men of Aeros captured their fishes. Some fishes would jump out of the water, which was an easy catch for them.

What she did not expect was how some soldiers would purposely cut their small catch with their sword and throw it back to the sea. Kyle did this and only after he dove and came back with a bigger fish did she realize the flying fish was mere bate.

After holding up against his chest, what it looked like a large Trevally fish, Kyle flew up, spinning around with his wings covering him and the fish. He was literally shaking off the water off his body and he did it so effectively.

While others settled for the fishes that jump out of the water, many preferred to get a bigger catch.

Christopher flew further out into the deep water surfaces, taking Amanda to see more serious fishing.

To Amanda's surprise, the outer seas of Trinity Bay were actually a good bank for Tuna fishing. It was no wonder so much tuna was sold in town. At some point, large bluefin Tunas were practically just jumping out of the water.

Only the moon provided light for the flying men but having done the same so many times, they had become experts in catching fishes from Trinity Bay.

One by one, the soldiers of Aeros flew back to the island and to the sea, taking their daily catch to Christopher's home and then to the Aeros. They only stopped after seeing boats sailed from the islands, out for their daily fishing.

In their every gesture, they took extra precautions. It was imperative that they remained unseen from the settlers of the island. From Christopher's home to the cliff, nearly one soldier served as a look-out every ten meters, landing their feet on the ground and keeping their wings.

Fortunately, Christopher's home on the island was well surrounded by trees and was a good distance away from the next home. They maintained to gather food for their nation without any interruptions.

Amanda and Christopher landed on the cliff, near his home. After Christopher kept his wings, they both watched as the sun slowly acted to rise.

"This was the spot. The very spot where the spirit of water found you," said Amanda while maintaining her gaze to the sea.

With a smile on his face, Christopher said, "Yes. It is. It was... Apparently. I had very little memory of what happened. It was only from Trisha's visuals did I recall."

He reached for Amanda's hand and held it tight. He said, "Thank goodness you also came to this town... Thank goodness I saw you at the restaurant that day. Thank goodness I was immediately drawn to you."

It was because the two of them had very little rest that day that they took a moment to rest. From bringing out water to healing the injured people of Aeros, Christopher, and Amanda had very little time for themselves, lasting till the next day at dawn.

Christopher and Amanda, along with the soldiers of Aeros, crossed many times the gates to earth for days. They brought back food for the nation, after an attack that greatly destroyed many of the people's stored edibles. It was exactly how Trisha anticipated.

At the end of the sixth day, everyone was utterly exhausted. The two masters only had a day to rest before Trisha would return and help Christopher with his training.

They slept through the night in Amanda's room, only to wake before sunrise. Christopher was the most eager, shaking Amanda to wake, "Amanda. Wake up, today is my training day. I wanted to try it first before Trisha would arrive."

Even if they were tired, the couple still indulged in their responsibility to have "unity" the night before. They were both completely naked, merely covered in sheets.

Amanda's eyes fluttered open with difficulty. She hummed before saying, "Okay. We can start with the pitcher of water on the bedside table."

After forcing themselves to wake, Amanda and Christopher got changed into comfortable clothes. They both pulled out a chair for each of them, concentrating on a glass of water they had poured out for the purpose of Christopher's first practice.

Seeing the serious look on Christopher's face, Amanda smiled and said, "Try it. Be one with the water. Feel the water. Command the water at your will."

Amanda explained how at the start, one had to meditate, exclude all other sounds in the surroundings, merely focusing on the element of your strength.

Leaning forward against the bedside table, Christopher closed his eyes. He relaxed his mind, only to focus on the task. He felt the water from within the glass. He opened his eyes, confident to be in command.

Slowly, he raised his hand at the glass of water and imagined it following his hand movements.

He saw the glass trembled, but it was only after he drew his brows together did the water finally moved, following his hand.

Christopher's hand was essentially trembling, nervous, worried if he was doing the right thing. He and Amanda saw how the water left the glass, floating in the air.

"Wow!" Said, Christopher. He raised both of his hands and seemingly let the water move from side to side as she swayed his fingers back and forth. "This is amazing."

He put back the water into the glass and turned to Amanda. He said, "Show me what else you can do with your fire?"

"Pfft! Sure, but not here. I don't want to burn anything down," answered Amanda.. "But ultimately, just about anything you could imagine."