Funeral Rites

[duke_kostan]

The crystal casket of Queen Mera makes its way down the streets. Grown men are seen collapsing to their knees and rending their clothes in grief. Women wail and children are silent. In the turbulent waters of Atlantis, there seems to be a unity only in grief

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[jla_extras]

Overhead, the chorus of whalesong echoes down through the city streets, and slowly, people stop their rioting and look upwards at the mighty giants paying their respect to the dead Queen - her exiled King communing with them.

Makeshift weapons slip out of hands; people pull fallen friends to their feet. Peace descends over the city - its grip may be tenuous, momentary even, but for the time being, it is enough.