Fehu and the Broken Wall

In which the Buffalo becomes a Fish

When the boy woke next, he swam in a Sea of Blue instead of Yellow.

"How the Hell?!" HE exclaimed. The Universe Roared through his Mind and Forgot How to Dream.

I mean... How to Breathe. Dang it, this story is already getting away from me... Said the Narrator.

I straighten my jacket and peer over my shoulder to see if I have woken the Mrs. I have not. She sleeps soundly. I sip my Peppermint Tea and check the baby. She is not asleep. Again, she trashes her room, but she does so in a quiet way, so I let it slide. I kiss the top of her head as I close the baby gate and head out to my workshop. I leave my Child, My Berry, with the Old Man Who Watches Stories and the Sleeping Beauty.

Ahem. ANywaaaaay. *Straightens Glasses*

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So The Boy Forgot How To Breathe. He began to feel his lungs burn. His Throat. His Tongue. He discovered these things as he felt them burn within himself. He began to Hurt. He began to Shake. He felt the Acid he had discovered before begin to Spill out of Himself from Two separate Places.

He Vomited Yellow Bile. He Shat A Green Tendril. The Universe Appeared In the shape of a Cat Made of Fire and with a Skilled Paw, pulled him out of the water.

"Are You Drowning, Little Fish?!" She said Maliciously, pulling the Fish out of the Water and into the Realm of Air. The Fish felt the Air burn his lungs worse than the Water!

She Cackled and Clucked Proudly to Herself, and with a Swift Motion, Ate the Boy without Waiting for his Answer.

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When the Boy returned to the Ocean, knowing he was once a fish and once a boy, He decided to keep the bottom half of the fish and keep his top half a boy.

This Time, when He was Plunged into the Black and Blue Depths, He opted for the Tail of the Fish and the Top half of a man. He did not, however, realize that with that form, there was no air, and therefore his lungs quickly collapsed under the pressure of the water. He was on Fire again and, of course, He Died.

The Boy lingered in his Sleep too long. He woke up in the void again, but this time, felt a Heat coming from his back. He turned over in bed, and was surprised to find Flesh in the bed next to him.

What do I do? He asked the Void Silently.

Do. He heard the note ring into his head.

No. Another note, two steps above joined itself to the do still echoing in his head;

Ar. Another note, again two steps above joined the prior two.

Muh. At last, returning to the note of Do in the next octave.

No... Arms? The boy wondered. He knew he grew too curious, but he wanted to ask the void. Still, he had learned to be cautious in the dark and instead looked around for something with which to make light. 

For no discernible reason, he checked the floor at the foot of his downy bed. As the descriptors came to him, his mind raced. "Feet?? Downy? Bed? What are all these things? Where am I?"

The boy felt a candle at the foot. His heart pounded so fast in his chest he felt it may switch sides and take residence in two cavities in his chest, not one. He got so afraid he Died a third time before the light was even lit.

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