Eons
The beast crooned and the ocean rose like a dream. A pillar of dark water was the last sight the city of Atlantis saw before it disappeared from view.
Ages passed and the city lingered in the minds of many. But the beast was forgotten like letters written in the sand worn away by the waves that crashed upon the shore.
Save but the creature itself remember the weight the city bore upon its back— and how fate brought it crashing down. The city cried its name— “Zaratan!” the sea turtle that carried a world.