A cikin dandalin tsohon Rome, hasken rana yana fadowa, yana sanya komai da zinariya. Marian da dan uwanta Edrey suna rike da hannu juna, suna jin dumi daga juna. Haske na faduwar rana yana shigowa ta cikin gajimare, yana haskaka kyakkyawar tsakiyar ruwa na tsarin Atlantis a bayansu. Farfajiyar ruwan tana shafawa kamar madubi, tana komawa da murmushin Marian da Edrey, kamar suna sanar da duniya farin cikin su da kyawawan halayensu.
Suna wasa a dandalin, mutane a kusa suna tarawa cikin yanayin, wasu suna tattaunawa, wasu suna jin dadin abincin yankin. Marian tana son wannan hargitse, duk da haka, akwai wani mummunan jin a cikin zuciyarta. Ta duba sama a hankali, ta ga launin faduwar rana yana canza zuwan duhu, kamar gajimare na shirin rufe wannan sararin.
“Edrey, ka ga taurarin dare za su yi haske?” Ta tambaya, idon ta na nuna shakkun, amma sa'annan ta rufe shi da farin ciki na wasa.
“Eh! Taurari koyaushe suna da haske, musamman a wannan kyakkyawan sararin sama.” Edrey ya amsa da dariya, idanunsa suna haskakawa da fata. Koyaushe yana iya kakkabe gajimare na Marian da kyau.
A wannan lokaci, idanunsu sun ja a kan ruwan da ke kewayawa. Kan ruwan yana yawo da furen ruwa, furen da mutane suka bari a dandalin suna yawo da iska. Marian ta ji wani motsi a zuciyarta, sabbin furen suna da irin wani sihiri, na daga fushin da take ciki. Ta lean kadan, tana kokarin taɓa furen ruwan da ke gefen.
“Me kike yi, Marian?” Edrey ya tambaya cikin sha'awa.
“Na so in sa waɗannan furen su ɗauki damuwata.” Marian ta juya, tana kallon dan uwanta, na farkon damuwa, “Idan muka faɗa wa waɗannan furen duk burinmu, watakila za su taimaka mana wajen cika waɗannan burin.”
“Kyakkyawan ra'ayi ne! Za mu iya fadin burinmu na ɗan lokaci, sannan mu lura da waɗannan furen, ganin ko za su tafi da burinmu zuwa sama.” Edrey ya kasance cikin sha'awa da ra'ayin ta, idanunsa suna haskakawa.
Saboda haka, suka rufe idanuwansu, suna tunanin burin su. Zuciyar Marian ta cika da nau'ikan tunani, kamar neman samun baƙi marasa iyaka don bincika wuraren da ba su taɓa ziyarta ba; yayin da Edrey yana son raba wannan farin cikin tare da ƙarin abokai. A ƙarshe, sun dawo ga ruwan, suna furta burin su a hankali, suna barin su tare da furen.
Ba da daɗewa ba, sun lura da farkon furen suna fitowa da haske, kamar suna amsa muryar su. Marian da Edrey sun yi dariya da mamaki, “Duba, furen suna amsa mana!” Ba su iya jure ba, sun kara daga muryar su, suna faɗi ƙarin buri.
“Ina son in sami ɓoyayyiyar dukiya a cikin zurfin teku.” Idanuwan Marian suna haskakawa da tunanin marar iyaka, “Ina so in ga kyawawan abubuwa a ƙasan teku, in yi rawa tare da delfin!”
“Ni ma ina son samun abokai daga ko ina, in je yawon shakatawa tare da su.” Edrey ma ya gaji da burin da ke cikin zuciyarsa, a cikin faduwar rana, fuskarsa ta yi dumi da ban mamaki.
Yayin da suke cike da fata suka sa burin su kan ruwan, iska mai ƙarfi ta hargitse gari, kamar tana dauke da wataƙaƙƙar iko. Lokacin da suka ja hankali su kan hasken da ke bayyana a kan ruwan, wato hasken da ya ke fitowa daga ƙasa, kai tsaye suna zuwa sama.
“Ka ga! Menene haka?” Marian ta yi kira, tana nunawa a kan alwashin ruwan mai haske.
“Ban sani ba, amma yana da wauta, yana yi kamar yana gaya mana wani abu.” Edrey ya furta, zuciyarsa cike da mamaki da fatar. Ra'ayinsu ya canza, hasken ya rubuta su zuwa babbar kasada.
“Mu tafi mu duba hasken!” Marian ta yi shawarar ba tare da jin tsoro ba, ta riƙe hannu Edrey, biyu suna gudu zuwa kusa da ruwan. Zuciyarsu tana bugawa da sauri, suna jin jin tsoro da jin daɗi, kamar suna shirin tafiya zuwa wani balaguro na musamman.
Yayin da suka kusanto da ruwan, Marian ta tsaya a hankali, “Edrey, ka yi tunanin hasken nan… meye?” A cikin zuciyarta akwai ɗan tsoro, amma haka nan akwai sha'awar da ba za ta iya jurewa ba.
“Wataƙila wannan shine kirar su.” Edrey ya yi magana da yanayi, fuskarsa tana da tsayuwa, “Ba za mu iya rasa wannan dama ba. Duk da haka, wannan shine burinmu, kuma wannan shine kasadar mu.”
Da sauri hasken ya ƙara haskakawa, kamar yana gayyatar su su shiga. Marian ta yi shakkar, amma bisa ga ƙarfin gwiwar Edrey, ta yi ƙuduri, suka shige cikin ruwan tare.
Ruwan ya rabu da su, yana tsunduma su cikin hasken. Ruwa mai ɗan ƙarfi ya yi ma su shawagi, sannan ya bayyana haske da inuwa, yana bayyana cikin yanayi mai ban mamaki, da gaske kamar suna cikin mafarki.
Lokacin da suka farka, sun ga kansu cikin wani sabon duniya mai jujjuyawa. Kyawawan tsarin ruwa sun mayar da Marian cikin jin tsoro, idanuwanta suna yawo da mamaki, haɗarin korallen ruwa yana haskakawa da launi, kananan kifaye suna yawo a kusa da su, suna maraba da zuwansu.
“Mun… ina muka isa?” Marian ta tambaya, idanuwanta suna duba a duk inda hasken ke fitowa.
“Wannan yana kama da labarin Atlantis!” Edrey ya amsa, yana cike da farin ciki. Sun yi yawo zuwa wani wuri mai haske, suna neman asalin hasken.
A kusa da su, ruwan shuɗi yana shawagi cikin nutsuwa, iska tana kadawa da sanyi, kamar tana murmushi. Marian da Edrey sun ji sabuwar farin ciki, wannan ya sabawa da hargitsin da suka yi a dandalin. Duniya a ƙasan ruwa na da kyawawa, kamar wani zane yana bayyana a gaban su.
A wannan lokacin, sun ga hasken da ke firgita a ruwan, wannan shining shine asalin hasken da suka gani. A sararin sama hasken yana kacowa, yana yi kamar yana jiran su.
“Gaba! Duba can!” Marian ta yi kira, tana nuna wani babban fankin lu'lu. Wannan fankin yana haskakawa a ƙasan ruwa, kamar an haɗa shi da taurari da ruwa. Edrey ya kalle shi da mamaki, ya san wannan shi ne inda aka ɓoye dukiyar Atlantis.
Lokacin da suka kusa da fankin lu'lu, ƙarfi mai ƙarfi ayaa ja su, kamar wani keɓantaccen iko yana jan su cikin dakin.
“Tsaya! Za mu tsunduma!” Marian ta yi kira cikin hanzari, tana ƙoƙarin riƙe hannun Edrey.
Amma sudah ba a yi ba, sunɗan nan sun riga sun shige cikin fankin. Lokacin da suka shige, sun shiga wani babban daki, inda walƙiya da kaifin hannun dakin sun kasance suna bayyana kyawawan kayan ado, bango na yana ɗauke da zanen tsawo, kamar suna ba da labarin tsohon labari.
“Wannan wuri yana da kyau! Na kasa yarda da script ɗin yana da kyau!” Marian tana cike da farin ciki da fatan alherin arziki. Ta yi hankali da tafiya a tsakiya, lokacin da ta gan komai mai haske a gaban ta.
Wannan shine kwalliya mai haske, cikin wanda aka rufe layi mai haske yana farantawa kabarbura, yana da kyawun iko. Marian ba ta yi jinkirin tsoma hannu ba, tana samun jin daɗin ciwo kamar ruwan ya wuce a jikin ta.
“Wannan shine asalin burinmu!” Edrey ya yi kiran, idanunsa suna haskakawa da farin ciki yana bayyana kamar suna haskakawa dakin.
“Muna ba da burinmu a gare shi, watakila zai ba mu damar cika burinmu!” zuciyar Marian tana tsinko, burin zuciyarta yana tarawa a lokaci guda.
A lokacin, hasken lu'lu ya fitar da haske, yana rufewa Marian da Edrey a cikin haske. Hasken yana wuce sama kamar tauraron dan adam, yana ɗauke da burin su zuwa wasu wurare.
“Marian, riƙe ni!” Edrey ya riƙe hannun Marian, sabuwar ƙarfi yana fitar da ruwan ta, yana sanya zuciyarta ta ƙara ƙarfi.
A cikin dan lokaci, hasken ya haɓaka da tsanani, yana zama kamar zagaye, yana ɗauke da nau'in burin da yawa. Marian da Edrey sun ji ƙarin alaƙa, angradenin na zuciyarsu suna haɗuwa, suna fuskantar dandalin da jinjirin taurari.
Sun rufe idanuwansu, suna furta kowace burin, suna gina ƙaddamar su na gaba. Rabo na neman gudanar da wasan kwaikwayo marasa iyaka, tare da ƙarin abokai, suna bi da kyakkyawar kyakkyawa don kasancewa cikin burin su.
Ruwan ya ratsa su cikin nutsuwa, yana yi musu alkhawari da sauri. Lokacin da suka bude idanuwansu, sun lura suna tsakiyar dandalin. Ruwan yana ci gaba da haskakawa a faduwar rana, saƙon jaji yana kiyayewa a kusa.
“Hey, mun dawo!” Marian tana cike da farin ciki, tana son faɗa wa abokai na kusa game da balaguron da suka yi.
“Burikanmu har yanzu ba su cika ba, amma na yi imani cewa hasken zai jagoranci mu zuwa babban balaguro!” Edrey yana cike da ƙarfi, yana riƙe hannun Marian, suna dariya a cikin muryar jinjirin da ke kewaye.
Haka ne, 'yan'uwansu biyu sun tafi tare a cikin hasken faduwar rana, suna riƙe hannun juna suna tafiya zuwa tafiya. A cikin zuciyarsu akwai tsananin fata, suna tuna gidan juna, kyawawa da haɗin da suka gina, ba za su taɓa sanya hasken da tunaninsu ba a tsakanin su. A kowane tauraruwa, suna adana tafiyar a karkashin ruwa, suna jiran ƙarin gudanar da balaguro.