The Saga of Raytooth

Listen and I’ll tell you of the Iamer called Raytooth,

of how he fought and won the war above the Spectral Sea

on Pedestal, Enchanted Isle,

which wears the Mountains of the Crown,

on Isotope, the central peak.

That’s where I long to be.

There upon that summit, above the Mountains of the Crown,

the Life Flower of the Universe did weave infinity.

Fondurious, Olonistar,

Synthasius, Teletremir

and Minglas ring Ilfaythur fair,

home of the Iamie

Immortal as the valley Ilfaythur, which means Ring of Light,

taking any shape they choose, there dwell the Iamie.

Streams flow down from Isotope

and cross Ilfaythur there to join

into the Five Forever Falls

that feed the Spectral Sea.

Iamie wear their shapes to identify each other

and perceive the world in which they live

extra-sensorially.

Raytooth was so nicknamed for

the sheen of light that spans his mouth

and changes color as he speaks

with other Iamie.

Far across the Homelands

the Time Dome sits in wonder,

created by the Life Flower

to teach the Iamie.

Within that supernatural place

the platform of the Time Door lies

and opened by a single touch

reveals eternity.

Nothing must pass through it

but the sight of those observing

all the creatures of the Homelands

have been made to know,

for any lifeform passing through

would be without dimension true.

If it escaped the Time Door’s light,

’twould surely come as foe.

Giggly Mimbo and Poppity Robbo

decided to visit the Time Door one day.

When they opened the Door,

five giant figures stood there.

They realized what they were seeing in dismay.

As the Time Doors’ halves

reached the straight up position

giant hands reached out and held them there.

Knowing that they just

witnessed an invasion,

the two Homelanders fled in despair.

Giants forced the Door closed before they’d been exposed.

Rolling like tumbleweeds over the Homelands,

racing to bring news to the Iamie,

crossing an entire side of their planet

the Homelanders headed

for the Spectral Sea.

Electromagnetic whirlwinds

rose before them,

but they braved the dangers most would flee,

singing songs of power,

songs of the Life Flower,

sweeping forward into history,

weary but not failing, dire need prevailing.

Reaching the shore they persuaded a Skeeter

to carry them both across the Spectral Sea.

On one of the beeches between the Great Falls

by chance they did find

one of the Iamie.

Raytooth heard their tale

and took them to Ilfaythur,

held a council with the Iamie,

flew a mission to check

the Time Door’s condition,

found the Giants had destroyed it completely.

Made themselves immortal, they’d destroyed the portal.

“We must fight!” cried the Iamie

“for they’ll enslave all of reality.

The source they’ll take

from the Life Flower,

then they’ll have absolute power.”

Swathed in flame

the Iamie flew forth to combat,

blasting earth from right beneath the Giants’ feet.

But no force could gain them

and no pit contain them.

Giants’ laughter met the Iamie’s defeat.

Back to Isotope to wait there without hope.

Gathered in Ilfaythur

the Iamie were silent.

Ripples marked the Giants’ passage

through the Spectral Sea.

From up above them came a sound

that caused them all to turn around.

Raytooth sat within the Life Flower,

laughing happily.

Up into Ilfaythur

the Giants climbed, undaunted.

Though Raytooth stood on Isotope,

they’d faced his kind before.

He said, “Iambis thulamuse.”

Iambis is the phrase they use

when changing form forever.

Thulamuse means Time Door.

Suddenly he shifted.

The Light of Time transfixed them.

All the Giants stood there frozen

as the mountain peaks.

The light that Raytooth’s mouth revealed

now forms the Time Door’s portal field

and changes color as before,

forever when he speaks.