Aigion

By Barbara A. Strachan

This fairy tale begins with the life of the gods on the planets Yax, Evca, and Urck. The fairy tale’s main characters are Aigion and Deek who are gods from the planet Urck that are sent to enchanted earth on a magical quest. On their descent to enchanted earth, Aigion and Deek are met with Misfortune, the witch who adds terror, bad luck, and misery to their quest upon enchanted earth. Aigion and Deek descends upon earth and are captured—Aigion by the monster Xecorpidious and Deek by the witch Axxica.

Aigion is rescued by the ladybug Simone, Smatious the Mouse, and Ukas the Elf, who, together with the creatures of the enchanted forest, plan the escape of Deek. Spekle, a mortal, is also captured by the witches of the enchanted castle. While Deek and Spekle are at the mercy of the witch Axxica, Simone and her friends and volunteers from the creatures that live in the enchanted village rescue Deek and Spekle. A magical, beautiful venture into the realms of the enchanted village where the elves, dwarfs, fairies, witches and other enchanted creatures all help to make this fairy tale one that will be remembered for an eternity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Jan 24, 2014
• ISBN: 9781466977037

Barbara A. Strachan

I have created a magical work of art by the creation of my first fairy tale book, “Aigion.” It gives me great pleasure having crafted this stunning fairy tale to finally release this magical tale to my readers.

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isbn: 978-1-4669-7704-4 (sc)

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Contents

Preface

List of Characters

Introduction

Urck, Yax & Evca

Aigion

Education for the Gods

Professor Funisias Majic

The God Enchantment

Professor Kivi

Professor Batlestas

Chapter One

Aigion

Gawer

Star Shinioas

Star Shinioas

Mirror, Mirror

The God Plantasus

The Magical Books

The Helpers – Creatures of Enchanted Earth

Chapter Two

Aigion and Deek

Deek

Urck

Ceremony of Missions

The God Survival

Urck

Chapter Three

Enchanted Earth

Misfortune

Aigion in the Forest

The Palace of the Gods

Xecorpidious and Aigion in the Forest

Aigion’s Escape from Xecorpidious

Chapter Four

Aigion’s Escape from Xecorpidious

Aigion Meets Askton the Elf

Aigion Meets Simone’s Friends

Chapter Five

Deek in the Forest

Deek Meets Airphos

Deek Meets Trema

The Witches of the Enchanted Forest

The Witch Nactavious

Chapter Six

The Witches Castle

Chapter Seven

The Village

The Rescue Plan of Simone

Rescue Plan Questionnaire

Simone’s Flight Itinerary

Chapter Eight

Deek’s Capture by the Goblins

Deek at the Witches Castle

Chapter Nine

Simone’s Visits to Upton Village, Zasp Mountain & Golsven Hills

Simone’s Visit to Upton Village

Simone’s Visit to Zasp Mountain

Simone - Ladybug is a Friend of Alvan the Wizard

Simone’s Visit to Golsven Hills

Chapter Ten

The Witch, the Goblin and Deek

Deek and Spekle

Chapter Eleven

Simone’s Return to the Village

Chapter Twelve

Alvan’s Arrival at the Witches Castle

Alvan Meets Axxica, Obseia and the Household

Chapter Thirteen

Alvan’s Day at the Castle

Alvan and Obseia

Axxica Returns to the Castle

Chapter Fourteen

The Escape Plans

Simone and Aigion’s Meeting in the Village

Chapter Fifteen

Alvan and Obseia

Alvan’s Visit with Deek and Spekle

Alvan and Obseia

Alvan’s Call to Simone

Chapter Sixteen

Aigion, Simone and their Friends Departure from the Village

Aigion, Simone and their Friends Arrival at the Enchanted Castle

Aigion and Deek

Aigion and her Friends Inside the Enchanted Castle

Alvan and Obseia

Alvan’s Escape Plans

Preparations for the Witches Party

The Rescue Plans for Deek and Spekle

Chapter Seventeen

The Escape

The Gods have Spoken

Aigion

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Deek

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Simone

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Deek

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Divinity

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Spekle

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Ocea

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House – Enchanted Village

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Dedications

To my family and friends who stood by me

through my struggles with adversity, your unconditional love for me is everlasting.

I thank you all,

Barbara A. Strachan

Preface

Fairy tales have always drawn parents from around the world to purchase these books in an effort to help their children stimulate and enhance their imagination with mythical and magical tales. Fairy tales can stimulate and enhance the imagination of the child and increase their wisdom, emotions and intellect in the affairs of mankind.

Fairy tale creatures are normally used to represent characters that seek to explain to the child in a magical and mythical manner the characters personalities, emotions, intellect and behavior.

Gods, angels, fairies, witches, sorcerers, wizards, monsters, giants, goblins, dwarfs and elves are just some of the characters, which oftentimes convey important messages to its readers. These characters will lead the reader to fantasize in their lifestyle; fantasizing after all is the perfect antidote, for the world as fairy tales tend to satisfy and enrich the lives of all its readers.

I wrote this fairy tale because as a child they brought joy to my life which I sadly miss today because of adulthood. If fairy tales were read by teenagers and adults as they are by children, the world would be full of laughter, tears and joy as they could relive the scenes from these wonderful fairy tales over and over again.

Although, fairy tales are written for children, this fairy tale is considered suitable for the older child and the adult, a fairy tale that will give new meaning to the subject of enchantment and the adversities and struggles that the characters face.

Millions of children from around the world read fairy tales daily and of course have their favorites. I believe that Aigion will also be read by millions of readers from around the world and become one of the classical, fairy tales of all times because of the love of magic, fantasy and adventure.

Aigion and Deek are likeable characters in which the reader will desire to befriend and the plot in which you’ll want to believe in. Believe that miracles can happen, and you’ll be right there with them every step of the way.

Enjoy the epic adventures of the two gods when they land in the enchanted forest and are captured: Aigion by the monster Xecorpidious and Deek by the witches. The enchanted creatures help Aigion escape from the monster: Xecorpidious and Deek escape from the witches, trolls and goblins.

This fairy tale will enchant the reader with its characters, adventure and whole-some fun for all and will take you there to the land of enchantment where gods roamed the earth and where witches, sorcerers, monsters, trolls and goblins lived and protected each other according to their evil deeds upon enchanted earth. Aigion and Deek are charming and lovable characters that will delight its readers throughout the fairy tale with their trust, faith and courage in each other. As the reader delves into the fairy tale, the reader will become fascinated with the roles that the fairy tale characters portray in this tale.

Does this fairy tale have a happy ending? The reader will find out at the very end of the fairy tale what becomes of Aigion and Deek as they endeavor to escape from the enchanted forest, and the enchanted castle, from its cruel and vicious rulers.

Enjoy Aigion!

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List of Characters

Introduction

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Urck, Yax & Evca

The universe is intriguing, majestic and fascinating for mortals because of the gods and the celestial beings that live on the planets. The black mysterious universe filled with its brilliant dazzling stars emblazoned throughout the planets; a gift from the gods.

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The universe is also intriguing for us because we endeavor to locate new planets in which to find the existence of celestial beings. To locate new planets we observe the universe frequently through our transparent spheres that are stationed between two columns in the center of town so as to locate and select those planets we believe are best suited to explore.

Who am I?

I am a god that lives on the planet Urck which is located between the planets Yax and Evca in the universe. Urck is considered Paradise by the gods because of the peaceful and tranquil environment in which we live. Profuse green vegetation grows on the planet due to three seasons that exist on Urck: spring, summer and fall beautifying the ancient homes and buildings of the gods. Yax and Evca, however, are warm barren planets where no plant life exists. On these planets can be found celestial beings that appear to be mortals but are gifted with superhuman powers that have enabled them to become very powerful throughout the universe. They live on Yax and Evca in a manner that is considered by them to be as mortals, however, the difference between the mortals on earth and the gods on these planets; they live in outer space and are superhuman.

Unlike mortals, the celestial beings are so gifted with mind power, that just by thinking, the gods can lift objects and project them to different locations within a confined or open space and can read the minds of any creature in the universe. Their eyes function as the window of the universe, and can see what lies ahead of them when embarking on the exploration of new planets. They speak a language that is considered to be strange; their speech, a very highly excitable pitch, a kind of chatter that is indistinguishable to the ordinary ear but with patience one can understand their language after one has spent considerable time with them. They can hear and understand almost all languages of the gods and the creatures that they have met on their explorations. They also do not age beyond thirty on the planets so the need for the exploration of new planets in which to live on has become crucial. The celestial beings believe in the advancement of scientific and technological development in order for their planets to become two of the most powerful planets in the universe.

The gods on Urck have traveled to these planets to seek out the true intention of their quests in the universe. The gods have found that the celestial beings on Yax and Evca are truly kind towards each other and have only the good intention of the creatures that they have found on other planets at heart. The gods seek to continue to meet, learn and understand through further exploration of the planets in the universe the ability to live with the creatures that they find.

The celestial beings needs and desires are to be successful at the exploration of the planets of the universe, so the gods of Urck have assisted them by giving them the tools required to be successful. That is, showing them how to live on these planets, where to find required materials to build and produce spacecrafts and how to successfully create a peaceful environment for them. They are very well taught in the implementation and development of technical instruments in order to build spacecrafts to reach any planet in the universe.

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I have visited these planets with my parents, but Urck will remain to me my home, no matter what the other planets possess or where they are located.

Aigion

Growing up as a child, I was brought up as most children, with parents who cared about me deeply, with a structured lifestyle that could be considered normal for the gods. You could say, I received an enriched childhood which included my parents teaching me how to understand and care for others. I was taught by my parents to be a kind and gentle god and am considered to be kind and gentle, however, if the need arises where I am put in danger then my godly powers will be used to protect myself from harm.

To describe myself to mortals, I find it very difficult because when I look upon the gods that I have lived with, I see no one that looks like me. As for my parents, I appear to look dissimilar to them, despite the fact that my mother says that I look like her. My father, however, says that I look more like him; despite the discrepancy in the way that I look by them both, I am grateful to be their child.

On Urck, our names are bestowed upon us based upon our godly powers. Aigion, the name given to me when I was only five years old was the name selected by the gods for me. As with all children, the gods viewed us during the developmental stages of our childhood to ascertain what our powers as gods would be and in so doing named us accordingly. My name Aigion stands for Metamorphosis, (the ability to alter or change one’s appearance). Our parents knew of our ability as gods to perform magical feats but as children we knew not of our powers nor of their limitations. The gods, however, were wise and knew that over time we would be able to perform magic that would surpass that of our parents but we were trained throughout our younger years not to practice nor to reveal our powers unless authorized by the gods.

Education for the Gods

As gods we were educated, again, based upon the powers that we possessed (through the god’s selection process), which consisted of grouping all the children and creatures who had similar powers into specific groups so that their expertise could be utilized. Highly prized groups included the gods who could fly, which included Kereil and Lexoe, those who could turn themselves into animals: Qioer, Jeroe & Terklo, the insects Neriv and Hesa and the inanimate objects Kewl, Vist and Voct. Another group were the Children of the Universe whose powers were unlimited and badly needed both by the gods on Urck and the mortals on earth.

These children were considered to be the force between Urck, the universe and earth. Magically, they could arrange and rearrange the stars in the sky so as to depict the god that would be descending upon earth. They would also forewarn mortals when the gods were happy or angry with them by the climatic changes that would occur in their villages and towns. The gods also depended on the children because the children had very little to fear when it came to the exploration of new planets in the universe because they were young and had not experienced any terrorization by any god or creature that had tried to prevent them from exploring new planets.

So schooling for the children was very important and at a very young age, separating and classifying the children into gods at various times of the Urck year was essential. We were taught the basic skills required for gods: astronomy, Latin, philosophy, mathematics, languages, biology, athletics