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 Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:22 pm
Quote: It starts off quietly at first. A single, tinkling sound that starts at the back of mind. You think it’s nothing. Ringing in the ears isn’t anything new. But soon enough it rings and rings and rings, to the point where you simply know it’s something more than simple tinnitus. It grows so loudly, developing into a sound beyond the confines of your home. A mighty urge overtakes you, forcing you out of wherever you are and filling you with a desperate need to locate that awful ringing. For some, it feels like you walk for hours and hours, for others, mere moments, but either way, you find yourself before a shimmering, frosted archway blocking your path into what seems to be the woods.It seems almost like fogged glass fills it, but you can clearly feel a breeze through it, and when you push your hand through, it gives no resistance. You choose to... Walk around the arch Anniliese has had been having headaches lately. There were not so bad at first just a minor ache in her head that would go away just as quickly as it came. But over the course of days it started to intensify Then it went from being a painful ache in her head to now not only that but a ringing sound too. It too like the headache would just come and go But now no more. Now it was persistent. It come and stay. She tried taking pain meds, tried everything she could think of to get rid of both the pain and the sound. It has not come to the point that she couldn't get a good night sleep anymore. Quite dreadful it has become. The sound was the worse of it all. Cause now not only does she it hear it in her head she hears it outside of her mind too. She would hear it wherever she went. She decided that she couldn't take it anymore and would go in search of the sound. Hopefully she could finally get some sleep. Get a sense of well being. That was how she found herself walking aimlessly, without no sense of where she was going. She just knew she had to follow the sound and find where it was coming from. After what seemed like hours she found herself shimmering, frosted archway. Quite odd. On the other side was the woods. "Is it coming from the woods?" The only way to find out was to enter the woods. She could either walk though the archway or around it, or she could just turn around and go home. Option three was out of the question. She was no chicken. She was going to do this. She was going to enter the woods. Besides who knows if the sound will go away. She examined the archway. What if she walked though it and it turns out to be some portal of some sort? She was going to be safe about it and walk around. She peeked around the archway and saw that it looked normal on the other side. She was about to walk around it when she found herself being led though the archway instead of around it. “Better tread more carefully. You nearly came in the wrong way!” "Whose there?" She heard a voice but saw no one around. ((400))
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:50 am
Quote: No matter how you arrived there, you see a path before you cleared of snow and made of crystalline bricks, all paved out neat and tidy. Along the path are bright lanterns, alternating with cool blue and warm red colors. Between each lantern is a garland of icy white and fiery orange ranunculus flowers, draping downward but still just barely out of reach. You’re sensing a pattern here, but you only have a moment to focus on it before a building begins to glow in the distance. A more focused look reveals what seems to be a cathedral, glowing with an unnatural light. Even from here you can see its massive stained glass windows with images of a dancing flames, icicles dangling off a wintery landscape, and a single star between them surround an intricate gate, covered in those same ranunculus blooms. And again, the bells ring. Loud and clear and echoing throughout the iced woods that surrounds you and your path. Whether or not you are soaked, melting, or feeling quite comfortable, you have a choice. You choose to... Head towards the cathedral Anniliese had no idea what was going on. There was no one around but her. Who could that voice belong to? And who pulled her through the arch? She decided to stay alert and look out for anything suspious. She saw that there was a neat looking pathway with lanterns along it. She squinted and saw that the path led to a cathedral. And the sound returned. Was it coming from the cathedral? She walked forward and stopped. She was at a point of whether she should keep going or keep checking out her soundings. It was quite pretty around. She was already here might as well keep going. She made her way to the cathedral. Despite everything else she felt at peace. The ringing was still there but it wasn't as bad as it had once been. Anniliese looked down to see that her outfit had changed and that she was holding a coin of some sort. She was not scared anymore at least. ((165))
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:28 pm
Quote: The closer you get to the looming cathedral, the heavier the flowers’ scent becomes. The garlands soon become wreaths, then become rows and rows of woven treillage, finally meeting at a point right before a pair of great mahogany doors. In front of these massive doors stands a man draped in red and blue robes, embroidered with fine golden trim. The most striking thing about him is his hat, rising nearly a foot off his head and covered in jewels that you aren’t quite sure are real. It is magnificent, nonetheless. Nothing seems out of the ordinary, simply a man with a long list that runs onto the floor. Nothing out of the ordinary at all, except there feels to be something magical about him. If you are powered, you feel the energy from him, though it is neither Chaos nor Order. He is simply there and feels powerful. Eventually, he looks away from his list, and looks down at you over a pair of frameless glasses. “Hmm… Are you here for the flames, or the ice?” His voice is monotone, as if he’s asked this time and time again, and the longer you wait, the more annoyed he seems to become. After careful consideration, you answer that you’re here for… The Ice She finally made her way inside the cathedral. The scent of flowers was starting to get very overwhelming. Flowers and Garlands were everywhere. She looked around her in awe. She went futhor in and stopped in front of a weird looking man with a long list looking paper. He looked her up and down. At first she didn't hear what he had asked her, she was too transixed by his hat. "Um excuse me?" Fire, ice? He asked her about whether something about them. Damn his hat. Without even thinking she blurted the first thing that came to mind. "Ice...." After checking something off the list In his hand he then gives her a ranunculus bloom. It was quite beautiful to her but the odd thing about it was that it was hot. It got hotter and hotter but it didn't burn. ((142))
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:19 pm
Quote: When the bells began to ring before, it was short and brief, loud enough to echo throughout the land as a sign and a summoned. Now they ring lightly, a happy cheery sound that announced the coming of the couple. Somehow you now know exactly why you are here. It pops into your mind like you’ve known this for months that you had an invite. The joining of the fire and the ice, the marriage of two spirits who had been fluttering around with their romance and their teasing for nearly a millennium. A story long told about how dearly they loved one another but could never be with one another. They were far too different, too likely to hurt one another. And yet through everything they made their love work, and decided to share that love with all who could hear their sweet summons with a bell ring. The Flower you once held suddenly rises from your cupped hands and joins all the others that reach high above your heads, joining in a dance of swirls and dips before coming together in a single giant flower, then bursts into a rain of petals. The moment the petals rain down upon the guest, the doors come open, and two bright lights, one a bluish white, another an orangish red, float in slowly. They dance around one another, entranced, as if any other glimmer or soul in the room never existed. And you feel that. You feel the love and the warmth and sweetness all wrapped up into one. No matter who you are, what side of the War you find yourself on, in this moment, a pure, kind, and genuine happiness comes over you. Eventually the light comes to the front of this cathedral, twisting around until two beings come forth from the light. Draped in beautiful robes and gleaming gems, they come forth, speaking in a language that no one can really understand, not even the other guests. One thing is for certain though, they are happy. And you can feel that as well. Even the Officiator who allowed you in can be seen smiling and enjoying the playful words between the couple. And you… You can’t help but feel moved. You… Enjoy the wedding and scoop up more flower petals, adding them to endless shower of them. Annilise started to put everything together. "Is it a wed..." It was indeed one. Two spirit like being came in and danced and walked down the aisle. They made the way down to where the man that had giving her flowers was and talked in a strange language. But it didn't need to know what was being said. It was all the same as all wedding were. She had been thorough many in her life time. She enjoyed them very much. Everything was a blur from then on forward. She remembered throwing petals and having a good time. But of course it had to come to an end and she found herself back to the archway. She didn't want the night to end but she had to get home. Plus, the sun was coming up. Her parents were going to freak out when she came home. She made her way through the arch only to black out and find herself in the park on the ground. Confused she stood up and made her way home. ((175))
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