“Enjoy your rest, lord.”“Thanks,” I said. There was definitely more than one houri. I did feel lucky as I returned to the camp where my women ...aited.I crawled into my tent and snuggled up behind Pyrriah. She groaned as I spooned her. Lasla rolled over and hugged me from behind. I closed my eyes and drifted off into pleasant dreams, recovered from our time in the desert and ready for more days walking toward the oracle.Lasla – The Halani DesertTwo days out from the oasis, and I felt something. If you haven'talready, you should probably read it before this one. It's veryshort (unlike this one). My thanks to Zapper for the beta-readand for his useful suggestions.******************Prologue:Arthur Curry aka Aquaman, King of Atlantis, slumped back onhis throne, appalled by what he had just been shown."Is it real, Vulko?" he asked his chief advisor.The little man was stroking his beard and frowning at what thedevice in his hand was telling him."I'm very much afraid it is, your highness,". It came in a bright red envelope with the name "Will Hudson". At first I thought it was spam until I noticed that it was sent straight from the government. I opened it hoping I didn't share a name with a notorious criminal or something like that. But all it contained was red card with my information and letters reading "LICENCE TO FUCK". I looked over it for a while until my sisters friend Mindy saw how puzzled I looked. Mindy was a very cocky girl, her and my sister used to tease me at school. “So what brings you here?” she asked.“Seemed like fun.”“Hmmm beware … I am not one to sugar coat. Your future may have bad fortune.”He smiled and said, “I take my chances.” She had him shuffle the cards and cut the deck. She dealt out a pattern on the table, and started turning over cards.Her voice changed into something somber when she said, “I am afraid it is bad news. A lot of bad news. You car will be destroyed by objects from the sky.”“Weapons from the sky hey,” he laughed.“Then you will.