#❪ auraline & zion : 001 ❫

[violentdesires]

@wickedlvly \ WAYNE , auraline - continued from here .

❛ I WILL DARE TO SAY that i agree with you . unfortunately , this point of view - this knowledge - is one that will be denied , more often than not . ❜ each realm is doomed to be roamed with creatures who believe that they are above all else and death has seen it happen for an unspeakable amount of time . it is something that will not change , cannot change . yet , they find it rather refreshing to encounter the handful of souls that look past their own ego and drink in the bigger picture ; such as auraline . ❛ i hope that you will hold on to it . that heart of yours . it might allow you to become the leader any folk deserves . ❜ might , because these traits are easily lost . her mother - as unfortunate as it is - serves as a perfect example . her question brings one of those rare half-smiles to zion's lips and he leans back , glancing at the clouds . ❛ as above , so below . our choices have an impact , it is inevitable . ❜ dark eyes land on the queen as he goes on . ❛ what i do has an effect , yes . the same can be said for you : each step that we take might raise heaven or hell . it could bring peace or war , happiness or devastation . i will not deny my own power , but that does not mean i wish to bring harm to you and your folk . ❜ and those words are sincere - - - - death has no interest in taking her down , in crossing her . unless she gives them a reason to . ❛ i suppose you could say so , but that does not quite capture my intentions . ❜ they muse , fingers tracing the material of the bench for a moment . ❛ i said that my predecessors left a raging chaos and they did . the hell that you have heard of and the hell that was created are entirely different matters . i intend on restoring its order . i am not saying it will not involve some chaos . it is , after all , the form of afterlife that is meant to punish . ❜

[elysiium]

AURALINE MAY BE QUEEN , but she knows she is part of the circle of life . the push and pull of the realm is in her hands , but faerie will still be here long after her reign ends and when she is long gone . at the end of the day , her ego would eventually be eaten by the world so what was the point on using it for her gain ? immortal she was , but even immortals were temporary . faerie was not . it was ever changing ( perhaps more so since she has been queen ) but it will live and change without her . she just hopes that she changes it for the better — for all creatures that roam her lands . ❛ it is easy to hold onto your heart when you have someone taking care of it for you . ❜ she smiles . a sentiment that she would not have so easily admit to another ruler before , but by now it's no secret the love she holds for leopold . the love he holds for her . and it's that love that will strengthen her realm when he becomes their king . some people saw love as weakness , but now it was her weapon — she was stronger with her husband by her side ; her enemies will learn to not mock her love , but fear it . because their choices , and how they go about it , do have an impact . ❛ true . though my realm has done neither thus far . ❜ god nor the devil has turned their eye to faerie before — instead both remain on each other in an endless war . it is surprising that amara never tried to align herself with either one for power , but perhaps she even knew that would be risky . ❛ but i understand your point . ❜ she concedes . power was a delicate balance . the affects of it trickled down the streams of all realms — have too much and you might be challenged . have too little and you may be overthrown . the reason faerie has stayed neutral when it came to heaven and hell could be that they stayed out of their businesses ( and perhaps remained protected due to the size of their army that outnumbered many ) . ❛ and it eases my mind to know your intentions . ❜ she does not know the details , but she believes them when he says he wishes her people no harm . auraline inhales sharply then , her hand placing down on her stomach where the baby twists inside her uncomfortably . it brings a wave of nauseous back , one she soothes herself with a deep , slow breathe out . ❛ i'll admit , it's hard to picture hell as balanced when it is a place of horror and punishment . ❜ and a place she hopes she never has to visit — no matter how 'orderly' it could be .

@wickedlvly \ WAYNE , auraline - continued from here .

❛ I WILL DARE TO SAY that i agree with you . unfortunately , this point of view - this knowledge - is one that will be denied , more often than not . ❜ each realm is doomed to be roamed with creatures who believe that they are above all else and death has seen it happen for an unspeakable amount of time . it is something that will not change , cannot change . yet , they find it rather refreshing to encounter the handful of souls that look past their own ego and drink in the bigger picture ; such as auraline . ❛ i hope that you will hold on to it . that heart of yours . it might allow you to become the leader any folk deserves . ❜ might , because these traits are easily lost . her mother - as unfortunate as it is - serves as a perfect example . her question brings one of those rare half-smiles to zion's lips and he leans back , glancing at the clouds . ❛ as above , so below . our choices have an impact , it is inevitable . ❜ dark eyes land on the queen as he goes on . ❛ what i do has an effect , yes . the same can be said for you : each step that we take might raise heaven or hell . it could bring peace or war , happiness or devastation . i will not deny my own power , but that does not mean i wish to bring harm to you and your folk . ❜ and those words are sincere - - - - death has no interest in taking her down , in crossing her . unless she gives them a reason to . ❛ i suppose you could say so , but that does not quite capture my intentions . ❜ they muse , fingers tracing the material of the bench for a moment . ❛ i said that my predecessors left a raging chaos and they did . the hell that you have heard of and the hell that was created are entirely different matters . i intend on restoring its order . i am not saying it will not involve some chaos . it is , after all , the form of afterlife that is meant to punish . ❜