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My friend said some magical words, a glowing sphere appeared in her hands. The room began to brighten a green electric color. We looked at the cave for what it was worth. It didn't have much furniture, only a bed. There were shelves and little statues that were on the floor. My friend walked around quickly. She stressed that we should hurry and look around for it. We whispered to each other. we knew that we probably wouldn't find anything around here, since she usually had the belt on.
But by some act of kindness by heaven...the golden belt was on the bed. Beside it was a white gown and some golden braclets.

My friend grabbed the belt. The feather had a small golden chain wrapped at its end. It connected the feather to the belt. As we stare at the feather, we saw that the long branch in its middle was golden. It shined under the green light. I stared at it. I then held it in my hand as my friend pulled on the belt. We snatched the feather off of the chain. We smiled and then stared at it's beauty. We heard sloshing noises from the lake. Our hearts began to pound and bump loudly.



The sloshing noise stopped. We sighed thankfully and continued to wrap things up. I tucked the feather under my shirt. The two of us escaped into the lake and hurried back home.

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The next day. We heard a loud scream from the lake. Me and my friend's eyes widened. We were scared. We didn't say anything, we decided to bring it back out after we didn't need it any longer...we would asked Isis one day. The other villagers were scared. Some of them went to the lake to see what was wrong. My mother was one of them. She told us how horrible it was. The pure water was now a deep red color. The scream only echoed as you got closer. It got louder as it lasted.
At around 11pm, the screaming yelp finally ended. The citizens had called a meeting to the lake. The whole town was to meet there. Isis wans't even aware of this and seemed to stop right on time. When we arrived we noticed that the grass that was near the pond was discolored. It was a dead color.
"Where is it!!" She hissed. "Who has taken it from me!"
The elder of our town assured her that no one had done it. As he spoke he glared at the crowd. He hoped that his word was true. My Friend looked at me...she was terrified. We really didn't want to hurt Isis. We just wanted to see the feather and find out why...why she had it.

That morning we saw the effects of wronging Isis. The trees were beginning to curve inward. They were morphed and were turning gray. In their bark was the face of a screaming person. The grass was a dead green and the water had a tanted taste to it now. We didn't drink from Ivory Lake any longer since it was now red. It appeared deadly. The Elder pleaded with Isis. He stood at the bank and called her name. She never came out to see him.
Around 11am, we began to miss people. Two or three would be gone. One was the Elder's son. He was 24 and the father of 7 children. He, like his father, was an elder. He taught the youth swordsmanship. The second was the man from last night. He was gone too. He worked as a woodcutter. At 12 noon another person came up missing. It was the central statue of the town. It was the figure of Isis herself. Half of its face was left in the center of town, the rest of her body was gone.
"Nira....do you think?" I asked.
"I know." She said.
The two of us began to sulk. We didn't eat or sleep. We stood in fear, we hoped we would not become one of her victims. The Elder, sent in some of his best warriors to attack Isis. They shot arrows into the cave and even threw rocks at her. But they only met the same mysterious fate at 11pm and 12 that morning.

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At four
Nira and I went to the lake. We were tired of it all. I couldn't help but feel horrible. All those people were missing and their families were suffering all because of a feather. We walked to the edge of Ivory Lake and set the broken feather down on the ground. He looked around, making sure no one saw us. As we stepped to walk away, We felt the stare parnoid feeling. We could feel eyes on us. Nira turned her head slightly, her eyes looked into the cave. She saw one glaring red eye. It watched us. It saw us! We began to walk away from the cave.
"You have nothing to say....?" A voice said shakily. "Nothing at all?"
Nira stopped in her tracks. I did too. We were sweating and praying with all our might. My chest was being banged on by my heart. We slowly turned to the cave. Isis was standing outside. Her skin was white. She wore her dress now. She could taste the fear in us. She was smiling at us. The taste must've been delightful to her. A laugh escaped her mouth. It lasted long and hard.
"I -I-I am s-s-s-sorry.-" I muttered.
"It is broken. It died once it left me." She said.
"Forgive us." Nira said.
"I must punish..." She said quickly. "My heart is broken...so I will break yours. You have broken others...do you know that."
She pointed to the village. "Some others do not have their fathers...mothers...or sisters...they are broken because of you."
Isis put her hand down. Her eyes glowed a red color again. She mumbled some words. The red water began to rise. Its waves weaved and turned into limbs. They were vine like limbs, they wrapped around us. They squeezed us tighter and tighter. As it did, a white substance oozed out of our stomachs. It traveled and curved back into the lake.

"The human body is made up of water....did you know that?" She asked happily. "You're all like small rivers that move." She giggled. "Any last words..before you disappear?"
I looked at her. I then looked into the lake. There were other white things floating in the water. I then saw them grab at mine. They pulled on it, and I felt a tug from inside of me.
"Ahhhh!-" Nira screamed.
She was kicking and then suddenly stopped once that scream escaped her. She was limp and lifeless. The water tentacles engulfed her body and placed her into the lake. There she returned back to life and began to grab at her neck. She was scratching the at the water, as if she was sealed in. I tried not to watch...but was shocked. My eyes darkened.
"Please...don't do this. " I said.
I was shaking. I felt the last of my substance be snatched from me. I yelled loudly.

"I shall have no mercy on the theif." She muttered.

I remembered her saying that at the meeting. Was that why Nira was drowing? I was then snatched into the water as well. I couldn't breathe. Once under, I saw the bodies of the other people. Each of them asleep unlike me and Nira. It was an unending event. We both gasped and clawed at the water, neither of us reaching the air on the other side.

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Here I stay in the lake. Isis is still being punished. They send a team down here everyday. Each of them ready to fight. Isis in turn snatches them and kills them in the lake. I watched my mother come here one day...I tried to call out to her. She never heard me. I then watched her become swallowed. I see her body everyday....it says nothing and does nothing. Niva also witnessed her loved ones death. I regret ever having done this...I do. I'm punished to see my people die.

That was a really good story, I liked it!