Fiction: Group 2
New Tales of the Pearl River Delta
Stewards Pooi Kei Primary School, Lee, Henry - 10, Fiction: Group 2
n the year 3333, the cities were extremely noisy, the roads were as dirty as sewers and the whole world
was a wasteland except the Pearl River.
In the deepest cave of the Pearl River, there was a hidden kingdom of river mutants silently living there.
The land-dwellers were not aware of the harm they did to this kingdom. "The land-dwellers continued to
dump rubbish in the Pearl River contaminate our food chain. Most of our children have accidentally eaten
the toxins and got really sick!" roared the werewolf-like telkhines (pronounced as tell-kines). "The land-
dwellers also throw all sort of plastic bags to the river. When we touch them, our bodies will turn to ashes
and die instantly!" cried the half-horse half-fish hippocami. "That's it! We shall send the great army to stop
them. They are so foolish to think that they can do such as evil thing without a consequence! Who can
withstand our great army? Our catapults can throw magic fire that will not cease burning until target is hit
and scream in the terror as they crumbled to ashes. It is time! The land-dwellers would be doomed!”
shouted the river king, Michael.
However the satyrs (pronounced as stirs), part of the army troops, who advocate for peace and harmony
disagreed with the king. "We don't need to fight with the land-dwellers. It is going to be a bloody war and
no one will be the winner. If we send our ambassador to tell the land-dwellers that they are causing
pollution to our sacred river, we believe they will be remorseful and repent!" Michael silenced the
arguments of the sea creatures with the stamp of his trident. “Only termination can silence these foolish
land-dwellers! Now, prepare the forces, we are going to conquer the land!"
As Michael spoke, one satyr slipped slyly away from the crowd. That satyr was Omega, son of Grover
Underwood, tribal chief of the satyrs. As the young satyr slipped away, all his thoughts were to warn the
land-dwellers to avoid the war.
But once Omega slipped out, Michael commanded "Omega, you shall be in charge of our forces! Omega?
Omega!" Before the king realised something was not right, the guards rushed in and said" My lord, Omega
has fled. He must be going to tell the land-dwellers as he did not like us to be at war with the land-
dwellers!" Michael spat curses and roared in fury" Infuriating pest! Guards! Bring him to me for execution.
Omega swam up and up. He was so tired that he fell asleep without knowing. When he woke up, he was in
a magnificent mysterious forest that was housed inside an enormous clam. As Omega walked along the soft
enchanted soil pavement in the clam, the magic of the forest started to occur. The pavement suddenly
opened up and flowers burst forth from the pavement. The deer and rabbits ran along the pavement, causing
the pavement to spring out blooming trees. There was a deep magic power enchanted on the clam so there
was always air inside. The sunlight brightened up the space created in the clam. “What an incredible scene!
“Exclaimed Omega. As Omega was bewildered by what he was experiencing, the royal guards arrived to the
scene. The only thing Omega had in his keeping was a small dagger while the guards had deadly sharp
bladed spears. In the end, tricky Omega was able to outwit the royal guards. However, he had taken a
critical hit in the battle. There was a long gash along his thigh. He lied down next to a tree as to took cover
and rested for recovery. Suddenly, all kinds of creatures living near the clam sprang away from him.
Gryphons (pronounced as gri-horn) swam away as quickly as possible. Centaurs galloped to other parts of
the clam and nymphs morphed back to the water.
Omega was speechless at what he saw. He saw a beautiful palace flashing light itself in rainbow colours.
Disregarding his serious injury, he slowly swam through a pair of golden gates and entered the throne room.
In a split of a second, the forest nymphs and animal spirits whirled up around him and started whispering.
Although Omega did not know what they were whispering about, he could tell that they were friendly in
their tone of whispering and their kindness reflected in their eyes. Suddenly, a whirlwind appeared and there
stood a beautiful goddess, Hecate. She seemed know everything happened. The goddess gently touched
Omega, the wound on his leg was instantly healed to full strength. She asked him" What brings you here,
water-dweller?" As Hecate's beauty dazzled on Omega, Omega felt as if his voice had parted from him, he
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