#adventures in the otherworlds

[stagkingswife]

Adventures in the Otherworlds: For the Fairest

I hold a golden apple in my hand. Three goddesses stand arrayed before me. I speak to them, see who offers what in exchange for my vote. Threats and bribes flow as freely as a summer breeze off the ocean. None of them offer anything I want, or pose any real danger to me. We are at an impasse.

I hold a golden apple in my hand. Five goddesses are arrayed before me. I set the apple down on the table before me and say “decide amongst yourselves.”

I hold a golden apple in my hand and examine it closely. Seven goddesses are arrayed before me, all eyeing me and the apple hungrily. I cut the apple into seven slices and hand each goddess her own piece. “You ladies really need to get past this whole thing.” I say as I lick the juice from my fingers.

I hold a golden apple in my hand. There are more goddesses surrounding me than I can quickly count. I am tired, I’ve lost count of how many apple’s I’ve held, how many time’s I’ve been asked to choose. I turn my back to them and throw the apple blindly, like a bride tossing her bouquet. I walk away and don’t look back, not even when I start to hear screaming.

I hold a golden apple in my hand. Innumerable goddess are arrayed before me. Silently I bring the apple to my lips and take a bite. I do not blink as I eat the entire apple in silence - core, seeds, stem, and all.

[stagkingswife]

Honestly I struggle with this so much too. I want to tell people about my adventures in the Otherworlds, but the easiest way for me to do that is to write my experiences up in short story format. But I acknowledge the major issues of fictionalization of spirit communication and Otherworldly travel in our community, and I don’t want to contribute to that. And also, there’s the issue of my initiatory taboos. I just can’t talk about certain things, and those things are tangential to a lot of stories I would want to tell, so I would need to find a way to abstract or hand wave around the things I have to omit.

I miss making informative witchy posts, but everything feels so personalized to me now. I’m not sure how to share it anymore.

Like, how do I tell you about a bridge collapse in the spirit world? The month of offerings to grow a mushroom bridge? The conversations about the possibility of taking a dip in the stream that the bridge goes over? The big fuckoff tree? The chinchilla-like spirit that protected the big fuckoff tree?

It was easier when all I had to tell you about was the silly spell where I just yelled “gimme!” at a candle and got a raise.

[oldschoolfrp]

Ads for games and miniatures in Adventurer magazine 9, April 1987

[catastrophic-crisis]

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure Demo | Website

Arranger just released today on various platforms ranging from PC to console to mobile, so I'm posting a few images from when I played the pre-release demo from June.

The lovely-looking tile-based world moves with the player character, the column or row you're on shifting and looping back on itself. It'll be much easier to explain when seen in motion.

[starscribes]

Find the Word Tag Game

Out here catching up with two Find the Word Tag Games from @card-queen so this post will be a tad longer!

I'm tagging @card-queen back and also tagging anyone else who wants to play, say I tagged you so I can know to tag you in the future and have more people to play with! Your words are: Image, Imagine, and Intrigue

Snippets under the cut! Somehow, I found none of these words in my current WIP, so I'll have to fix that, but on the bright side I get a chance to share a glimpse into my other projects!

Star from The Peculiar Adventures of Michael Mallory

Michael joined Andrew at his station as the holoscreen showed an image of the transport pod leaving the ship. Once the transport was out of range Michael turned his face up to Andrew. “I have you on a game card,” Michael grinned, “Actually I have two of you. One that I play the Star Trading game with and the other in a laminated folder, to keep it safe, a lot of my cards got things spilled on them and shorted out the power. But not yours.”

Spike from Otherworld

Now that Maxine could see it properly, she was even more terrified. It was dark out, but the sun was beginning to rise and her vision was back to normal. It was a vaguely humanoid-shaped hole in the world. Just a mass of blackness, the edges of it were tiny spikes, which seemed to move up and down and around one another. Its head was shaped like a triangle, the point balanced on its body and connected by a neck, one of the points acting as the chin. Its arms and legs ended in a mass of sharp, black claws and it stood on its hind legs.

Spare from Otherworld

“It used to be that all the castles were the same,” Emogen continued lightly as they walked through the maze of armor. “But of course, each Great Prophet has put their own personal touches on each one. Take my father Semias, he fills the spare rooms of the Castle of Murias with the hungry every night.”

Despite from Otherworld

“Do you even know where we’re going?” Maxine called after C.J., she still hadn’t caught up with him despite how fast she was walking.  “The portals may appear at my mother’s command, however, there is no sure way to know where exactly one will place you on the other side,” C.J. explained.  “So that’s a no,” Maxine decoded.

Inspire from The Peculiar Adventures of Michael Mallory

As Nick went back over his story of how he escaped an attacking group of pirates and fled safely away on The Stove - an old favorite of Michael’s which he had heard at least five times - Michael imagined how glorious it would be if he were to grow up and be a captain of a team of space explorers like his brother. Shrouded by his thick black bangs, Michael’s chocolate-colored eyes gleamed with imagination and dreams of that bright future. He could see himself in Nick’s spot, retelling his wonderful adventures to his brothers and sisters who were yet to be born, painting a masterful picture of words just like Nick did and inspiring them to achieve their own dreams like he had.

Stride from God of Smoke

They wore those strange clothes, they had strange tools, they talked to one another so casually and didn’t act at all like angels were supposed to. And they didn’t know the guardian language? What kind of angels were these? Ky’tus seemed to notice too and he looked up cautiously when they didn’t respond in the right language. The older man licked his lips but smiled and used both hands to gesture towards the site. He seemed to take all these surprises with such stride. Em’het wondered how he could be so calm. 

Peek from Otherworld

It took most of the day for the three of them to make it to the City of Finias. However, the city was clearly seen once the forest began to thin out and the sun brightened. There was a low, thick mountain in their path. It was quite a strange sight, it looked like something had cut the mountain at the middle because the top of the mountain was entirely flat. And upon that mountain top was a city. Or Maxine assumed it was a city, she could see the towers of what must have been a castle peeking above the tall white walls that served as a perimeter. 

[blueweirdness]

World of Exhaustion - Chapter 2 (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1339303100-world-of-exhaustion-chapter-2?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=BlueWeirdness&wp_originator=TawKqGBh77S2BN8t2CVd%2B0D0fWTCI2vQcZVfSS5WIwBYiUOMgMz4lHcJghm%2B3c%2BjGdc5eRXnPXW%2Fz7h2Bpl0k8W%2FlISA0MicficP0MeD%2F0eQxE19SHRqAtQ5wtoPhlED It started as just another day for Nicole Jordan. Spending the hours after school wandering the woods behind her house, avoiding her cousin, Miranda, and her friends, and dreaming of a new beginning. But when she decides to walk through the woods at night, it quickly lands Nicole and some of her classmates in another world. Made from their dreams and nightmares, the new world around them challenges them and what they know about their memories and friendships. (title might be changed later) (Also, important to note that there will be no romance. All the relationships between the characters are simply friends or family.)

[blue-bird17]

Forest Run - Chapter 4

“What is your name?” Jay asked the girl.

“Adele, that is my name.” The girl said, her voice as soft as she looked.

“What is your last name?”

“That I can’t tell you. Until you prove yourself worthy,” Adele said, her white wings elongating.

“Are your wings really white?” Jay asked, he didn’t think it was, due to her necklace. “Are your wings black?”

“Again, you must prove yourself worthy of those answers.” Adele calmly said.

“Umm, okay.” He took his wings out of their hiding spot and used one of his powers to scent out Nevaeh.

“If you think gold wings are going to impress me, you’ve got another thought coming.” Adele said threateningly.

“No, I’m not, I’m trying to find a certain person to prove myself worthy.” Jay hissed.

“Can I know their name?” She asked.

“Hah! If you prove yourself worthy.” Jay replied.

“Ha ha, very funny, if you tell me, I’ll be able to help find that person.”

“Umm, let me think about it.” Jay said in a joyous tone, “No.” He said, his tone rock solid and his face gone cold. He knew this was only supposed to be a joke, but he felt some over-all instinct to protect Nevaeh at all costs, for Jett had warned him that killers might be out to kill Nevaeh because she had the black wings.

Through his daydreaming, he caught on to a familiar scent. “I got her scent.” Jay said, “Follow me.” He followed the scent until they reached the investigation center. Jay busted in through the front doors, immediately going toward Nevaeh’s room.

“Now will you tell me her name, since I’m about to meet her?” Adele said, startling Jay.

“Her name is Nevaeh, I don’t know too much about her backstory, but she’s here because she has no family to take her in, and my father—she calls Jett, which is his first name but is improper to call him that—had a soft spot for her, so now she lives here, with us, and everybody else that works there.”

“What do you know about her backstory?”

“She has no family, really sad about when someone even says ‘family,’ and somewhere—in her family line—someone had black wings, so yes, she does have black wings.”

“Wow, you weren’t kidding when you said you didn’t know much about her past.” Adele commented.

“Hey! I only knew her for a couple of days—if that.” Jay said in defense. “Anyway, come on.”

⸻

Jay and a random girl came crashing in through her door, “Have you ever learned to knock, Jay? Or will you always act like a toddler?” Nevaeh said to them with her back to them. It was one of her powers to tell how many people there were and their genders. It was her scenting powers that told her it was Jay. “Anyway, tell me what you want, then get the hell out of my room.”

“I need you to prove myself worthy of her answers.” Jay replied. Now she turned around, the girl looked like she was a few years younger than them, her golden hair flowing around her white wings.

“I will see what this girl has to say, you can get out of here Jay.” The girl said. Jay left with a sassy look over his shoulder to Nevaeh, as if to say, Don’t mess this up, alright? I need her answers, Nevaeh rolled her eyes. “Hello,” The girl peeped,“my name is Adele, and I am almost eleven years old. You?”

“Tell me your last name too.” Nevaeh demanded, “I’m not telling any of my information until you tell me the important information I need to know.”

“My last name is, umm… Folace. Yeah, it’s Folace.” Adele said nervously, as if she doesn’t want to share her last name.

Nevaeh shrugged her shoulders and told Adele her personal information, “My name is Nevaeh Solace, my last name is very similar to yours, and I’m almost fifteen years old.” Nevaeh sat down on the ground, her hands behind her. “Now, mind showing me your black wings, or do you prefer white?”

Adele gasped, “How do you know I have black wings?”

Nevaeh replied, “Because I scent the strong magic on you, that’s how, but I don’t understand why you’re trying so hard to cover it up.”

“B-but, nobody can scent my strong magic, ever! Not even black wings can scent my magic.”

“WHAT!” Nevaeh exclaimed, “Not even black wings! Then what does that make me!”

“Can you show me your wings?” Adele said soothingly.

“Here.” Nevaeh whimpered. She slowly brought out her wings and put them on the ground.

“Damn, those are big.” Adele said.

“You’re not even eleven years old, why are you saying stuff like that!”

“Black wings like ours are always living, we’ve already gone through life before, and we will keep on living, though it seems like you were brainwashed about your other lives before, probably to keep you safe. Anyway, I’m going to be right back.”

So she’s not really about to turn eleven, and I’m not really about to turn fifteen. Adele came back after one second with a water bottle, “Why do you have a plastic water bottle?” Nevaeh asked.

“To do this.” Adele said excitedly while squirting the water on Nevaeh’s wings.

“Hey!” Nevaeh exclaimed, “That’s cold, y’know.” She took a look at her wings and saw there were spirals of gold going through the blackness of her wings. “But how, are my wings actually gold?”

“No.” Adele said calmly, like it wasn’t a surprise at all, “Your wings are a new type, never discovered before.”

“What?! No. No no no no NO! I don’t want this.” Nevaeh sobbed.

“It doesn’t matter if you want this or not, sister.” Adele soothed.

Chapter 5:

“Sister!” Nevaeh exclaimed, “How are you my sister!”

“We’re both Solace. Well, in this timeline. We were born sisters from the start of the colored wings, and when black wings were born siblings, they always stay siblings.”

“Damn. Is there a way for me to remember my other life, before?” Nevaeh asked.

“Yes there is a way, but before that,” Adele poured the rest of the water on her own wings and they turned into the solid black color, but there were still some streaks of white in there, “I have the steaks too, no need to feel lonely.” Adele said joyously.

Jay busted through the door, yelling, “Lets go, we need to go, now! Don’t ask questions, just follow, we need to go!”

Adele turned her wings back to the white color before she and Nevaeh followed Jay out of the building and took off from the ground, and up to the skies with him. They reached the cloud level where Nevaeh used her magic to make an ice platform. Jay complained it was too cold so Nevaeh again used her magic to make a layer of the greenest grass you’ll ever see, and a tree at one corner of the platform. “I’m still cold y’know.” Jay complained. Nevaeh brought out a thick, warm cloak. The cloak was a crimson red color and it went down to Jay’s knees.

“Is that better for you prince?” Nevaeh asked sweetly.

“Yeah, it’s better, but how do you know how to do all this?”

“I honestly don’t know, it just takes half a thought, and it comes out, but I have to like, summon it, I guess. I have to think about going down into my core and bring out the magic. The magic then combines with my thoughts and it comes out, or, at least that’s what I think.” Nevaeh explained. “Now, mind explaining what happened down there, or are we just going to live up here for the rest of your life?”

“Huh? What about you—”

“Don’t question, just answer.” Nevaeh commanded.

“Hunters, now there’s a bounty on us.” Jay gasped.

“How much?”

Now it was time for Adele to question, “What do you mean, ‘how much?’”

“I’ll explain later, but now I need to know how much, Jay.”

“Seven million, nine hundred forty-seven thousand.” Jay said quietly.

“Well, it’s not that bad, but,” Nevaeh looked Jay in the eyes and then looked at Adele, “we’ll always stick together, I promise I’ll take care of you, Adele, I promise.”

“Hey! What about me?” Jay asked angrily.

“You’re old enough to take care of yourself, plus, you’re worthy now.” Nevaeh said calmly.

“I am!” Jay said excitedly.

“He’s fifteen years old, and yet he still acts like a three year old.” Nevaeh murmured to Adele.

“Agreed.” Adele said.

“Hey! I heard that!” Jay said while pointing at them.

“Too bad,” Adele whispered to Nevaeh, “But umm, what were your questions again? Aha ha…” Adele trailed away. She put one hand behind her head and closed one eye.

“What is your last name? And are your wings actually black?” Jay questioned Adele.

“My last name is the same as the girl next to me, as you see, we have the same amulet. We have been sisters since The Beginning of the Wing Age. And, to your other question,” Adele took out her wings, letting them turn the black color with the white streaks throughout. “neither, our wings are the one in only. Never found before.”

“That’s most likely why there’s a big bounty on us, Jay.” Nevaeh said. She took out her wings, too. She let the gold streaks go throughout the pure blackness of the wings. “And, before you ask, I don’t know how many powers we have in total yet.”

“Damn, you two.” Jay said thoughtfully, “But my father—I’m sorry, Jett—said that you had to pry your mother’s hand open to get the necklace.”

“To keep me safe,” Nevaeh started, “she brainwashed me—most likely so my memories of all the other lives I’ve been through are gone until I get them back—and she took this necklace from me, for what reason? I don’t know.”

“So what are we going to do now?” Adele peeped up.

“Yeah, commander, what are we doing?”

“Shut up, Jay.”

“Yeah, shut up, Jay.” Adele squeaked.

“Hey, don’t go to her side. No no, tell her to shut up.” Jay said in a baby tone.

“Shut up, Jay!” Adele was now yelling at him, her head tilted up to look him in the eyes.

“Oh, damn. Looks like I got a minion, now someone will always have my side.” Nevaeh stuck her tongue out at Jay. Somehow Adele knew—probably one of her powers—and stuck her tongue out at Jay, too. “Now come on, Adele, let’s go on a quick flight before we leave.”

“Hey! What about me?” Jay exclaimed.

“You’re too cold. Plus, you’ll get too tired after we just started. You see, your wings are too weak to keep up with us.”

“My wings are a lot stronger than Adele’s, I bet you.” Jay challenged.

“Bet!” Nevaeh and Adele said in unison, “Plus,” Adele continued, “you’ll have to pay both of us if you lose. You sure you want to do this?” Adele asked.

“If you think I’m that weak then you’ve got a surprise coming for you.” Jay said.

“How much?” Nevaeh asked.

“What do you mean?”

“How much for this bet?” Nevaeh asked again.

“Oh. Umm, twenty-five dollars, or are you that broke?” Jay teased.

“Well, I hope you got fifty dollars in your pocket.” Nevaeh said right back. “Anyway, everybody follows me, got it?”

“Why, why do we have to follow you?” Jay asked sourly.

“Because, sour puss, I’m not in this bet.”

“Well I might have to pay you, how does that work?” Jay exclaimed.

“It just does, now, follow me!” Nevaeh pushed off the platform, Jay and Adele following. Five minutes have passed and Jay is panting like he just ran a two thousand mile race. Adele was up next to Nevaeh going along like she was just standing there. 

The sisters turned around and teased Jay, he started catching up a bit then slowing down again. Nevaeh was turning around to tease Jay again when she saw him falling. “Jay!” Nevaeh screamed.

⸻

Jay was trying to catch up with Nevaeh and Adele, but it was just so hard. He was panting so hard and for a second he felt like giving up. Let them take the fifty dollars they want. No, what am I thinking, I must keep going. I will keep strong. But it’s so hard. His eyes were trying to quit, but he was forcing them open. This has to end soon, right? His wings were failing him, even though his thoughts were somewhat holding him upright, he was slowly going downwards toward the dense forest below. One flap; two flaps; three flaps; four flaps; up; down; up; down; up… Hello green leaves, animals beyond, and beautiful plants.

“Jay!” Nevaeh screamed as she dove toward him, Adele in tow. The streaks in their black wings glowing; Nevaeh’s gold streaks looking like the sunlight in the blackness. Her wings wrapped around her body as she got faster and faster toward Jay. Adele seemed to be holding back, as if she didn’t really care… Or she had all her trust in Nevaeh to rescue him.

Nevaeh’s gigantic wings shot outward, next thing Jay knew she was gliding down. Jay tried to do the same, but he was just so worn out. Nevaeh simply just looked down at him, like he was just some bug that she didn’t care about. Then he felt it. And saw it. He felt the magic wrap around him, the invisible air saving him from all the branches scrapping him from all sides. He saw Nevaeh’s eyes start glowing as the magic was now lifting him up, up, up. Now he was up by Adele, Nevaeh shooting up to be with them.

“Now, that we have all regrouped again, where’s—”

“Nuh uh,” Jay interrupted, “Get on the ground first.” Jay panted. “I need to get out of the atmosphere. Now!” He demanded. It was true, he really needed to get his feet back on the ground, again. He needed to make himself feel steady again.

“Alrighty, down we go.” Nevaeh said. Adele cheered and took all efforts off her wings and dove down, face first, screaming in thrill. Nevaeh copied her and released Jay in the process.

“Wait!” Jay shrieked, “Bring me down slowly, I’ve had enough of this falling today, don’t you think?”

“Nah, I don’t think so. Plus, isn’t it fun falling and then catching yourself at the very last second? I think it’s pretty fun.”

“It sure is!” Adele peeped up, “I totally think that you should loosen up a little, Jay. You’re too tense.”

“Yeah.” Nevaeh agreed.

“You two are like one connected soul, y’know.” Jay said, holding back his retort just in case none of the one soul would catch him once they start gliding down to a safe landing.

⸻

Adele threw out her black wings with the white streaks in them. She and Nevaeh glided down to the forest floor. As she landed, Nevaeh put Jay safely back on his feet. Now that she was back on the floor, she changed her wings to the white color her white streaks were.

“Now,” Her sister started, “let me see that moolah.” Nevaeh started to rub her hands together in anticipation. To be honest, Adele was excited to get her share of the fifty dollars. She still couldn’t believe that Jay thought he would be a stronger flier than her. After all, Adele and her sister, Nevaeh, were—are—the strongest known alive. All the while, Adele does have some pity for him. Not very much, obviously, but just enough to not snap at him for saying some of the most craziest things.

But when they get back on the road, Adele is going to make sure Nevaeh remembers all of the lives they’ve gone through together. Make sure she knows that they can go through anything and everything together without this annoying brat, Jay. It is so hard to pretend like I don’t know anything at all, like I’m still that little ten year old. HA! As if, I’m like, centuries older than him, but still two years younger than Nevaeh. Once I get all the stones from all around Earth, I’ll possess it into Nevaeh, I think, then she should get all her memory back, hopefully. “Let’s see,” Adele murmured, “We need to go to Annothe to get to all the Goddesses’ temples, like Cydea’s, Aenta’s, and Tearis’s, yeah we should go there first, because their are all in the same temple, maybe we could go to Mula’s and Zetris’s temple. After that we should definitely go to Itix’s and Iva’s temple, good luck and miracles are what we need. Maybe that would be enough, if not then I guess we’ll have to go to all of the Goddesses’ temples. Hopefully after that, it would be enough, if not then we would have to go to—”

“Adele?” Nevaeh interrupted, “What are you saying?”

“Huh?” Adele looked up from the embers she was playing with, “I was saying that out loud?”

“Yeah, you were, are you okay?” Nevaeh asked worriedly.

“Yeah I’m fine.” Adele said, dazed. She has to keep this journey a secret, only steering them in the right direction a few times here and there to get them going. “Where are we going to go now?” She asked, “And where is my share?”

“Ugh, here.” Jay said, handing her the twenty-five dollars.

“We are going through the forest to get to Philadelphia, then we’re getting on a plane.” Nevaeh announced.

“Where are we going? Are we going to a different country? Ooh, are we going to Japan?” Adele blinked her eyes affectionately at Nevaeh, “Come on, Japan is a great place to be. Out of all the lives I’ve been in I think Japan is the coolest place to be.”

“No, we’re going to go to Oakland, California and we’re getting on the special plane there, we’ll have to get checked over and stuff. And don’t ask about the price, we need to get on that plane. We need to get to Annothe.” Nevaeh said, marching right ahead.

“Do you even know where you’re going?” Jay asked, Adele could see the unsureness in his eyes.

“Of course I do. Now, what are we waiting for?” And just like that, she shot off, Adele took off after her sister, Jay in tow.

“So that was your plan,” Adele said once she was next to Nevaeh, “to try and spot it from above, huh?”

“It’s not really a plan,” Nevaeh explained, “more like a technique.”

“Maybe, but what are we going to do if they follow us into another world—another dimension—are we just going to run for our lives, I mean, it doesn’t really matter to us, but to him… That would be his one and only life, no turning back, no undoing that.” But Adele has something that could change Jay’s life, only if it turned out well, hopefully nobody would guess that when they’re running for their life, she’s helping her sister get not only her memory back, but something far more important.

They landed and Nevaeh sent Jay off to get some wood or sticks, along with a few rocks so that way they could start a fire.

Nevaeh looked down to her hand, playing with the embers coming out of her hands, some white light shown at the tips of Nevaeh’s index fingers. She said, “You have some idea in mind, don’t lie to me, I see the plan forming together in your head.” That voice, it didn’t sound like Nevaeh’s voice at all, she looked at Adele and her eyes, it wasn’t that grayish like before, no, it changed to a deep blue, the spark from her eyes gone. Her gold glittered pupils changed to a dull black. It’s like Nevaeh opened up a door, let another spirit in, and left entirely.

“Uhm,” Adele said, her voice shaking, “I was thinking we could go to the other world, Annothe, but it was for a different reason. I thought maybe we could get your—I mean—Nevaeh’s memory back, somehow. But we need to try, so umm, Aenta?” Adele straightened her back to make her seem taller, “What are you doing in my sister’s body?”

“I’m helping her get the knowledge she needs to know, duh.”

“Then why isn’t Estelle there instead?”

“Because,” The Moon Goddess started, “She is a little bit busy being someone else. Or I guess pushing aside their spirit for a bit, I should say.” Aenta checked out her nails, “Plus, it’s been a while since I saw you last, and I wanted to hang out with you.”

“What?!” Adele yelled, “No! Let Nevaeh back in, Jay will be here soon—”

“What about me?” Jay said while coming out of the bushes lining the clearing where they were staying for the night.

“Uhh, hey Jay, ha ha…” Adele laughed nervously, “What’s up? What are you doing here so early?”

“I got the food supplies, so I’m back.” Jay said, Adele could see the confused expression on his face.

“Do you think you would be faster going to get the camping supplies we need for tonight, like, do you think you could get to Doylestown faster than me right now? Are you feeling up to it?” Adele challenged, “Or are you too much of a wimp at the moment?”

“I’ll beat you no matter what! I’ll be back in like, I’d say, twenty-five minutes.” Jay took out his wings and took to the skies, “See ya later.” He called.

Adele turned back to supposedly Aenta, “You need to go back to your world you thrive in, and next time, turn into someone more useless to me, please.”

“No one is just useless.” Aenta said formally.

“I didn’t say that. I said someone that is useless to me, did you hear me. Someone who’s useless to me!” Adele said, losing her patience.

“Alright, alright, I hear ya. I guess I’ll see you later, Adele.”

“Bye, I want Nevaeh back now.” Adele said stubbornly.

Aenta stalked to the line of bushes and trees. Adele tapped her foot while waiting, after about five minutes Adele was annoyed and went to go see what was taking so long. She heard people talking, it seems like both of them are females, one a little bit ghostly, as if she was dead.

“Will you actually come to me when I command?” One of them asked.

“Of course, darling. You can trust in all of us, even the Gods have agreed. You are the promised one, you are the one all of us have been waiting for, so we will come to you in your command and your command only.” What are these people talking about, who are them, where did Aenta go? I’m still waiting for Nevaeh. Adele found that that conversation was none of her business, and she went back to the clearing to wait.

⸻

Nevaeh was fighting the Moon Goddess inside of her, trying to kick her out. It was useless. She saw Adele talking this spirit, calling her Aenta, telling her to get out of me. I’m still here Adele, and I thank you for looking out for me. I thank you for trying, but I think—what’s her name, Aenta?—prefers my body, prefers this world. Aneta made her walk out of the clearing, into the dense forest of bushes and trees.

It seemed she was making Nevaeh walk for an eternity before they finally stopped. Aenta finally got out of Nevaeh, her spirit coming out of her mouth and going into a form of a white winged beautiful female—no wonder why the Moon Goddess and Adele get along so well, they both like to hide their powerful wings with the color white, unbelievable though.

“Alrighty, now let’s talk about some matters.” Aenta started. “First, let’s start off with my name, my name’s—”

“Shut up, I know your name, Aenta right?”

“U-uh, yeah—” Aenta stuttered.

“Okay,” Nevaeh interrupted again, “now that’s done with, what do you want with us?”

“Okay, back to what I was about to say—”

“Spit it out, stop fooling around, I need your answers. Now!” Nevaeh demanded.

“If you’d let me talk I would. You are the chosen one, okay? You are the one to command us. If you want us by your side, we would be there. You are the promised one.”

“How do I know if you’re not lying? How—why should I trust somebody like you!” Nevaeh exclaimed, “How am I supposed to believe you when you used my body as a puppet? Please do tell, I would love to know.”

“The Goddess of Knowledge sent me, I don’t know why I have to inform an annoying little youngster.” Aenta taunted, “Ow!” A few drops of white blood hit the ground.

“This future queen will not like you y’know, she could rise against you, or summon you and gut you.” A ghostly woman—sort of like Aenta—appeared beside her.

“Well, thanks for the idea, stranger.” Nevaeh remarked, “Because she is annoying me out—a gigantic pain in my ass.”

“Name’s Estelle, Goddess of Knowledge, and I am truly sorry I couldn’t make it earlier, Majesty.”

It was like a dagger hit her in the back. Majesty, is this serious, Nevaeh would never be a princess or a queen her entire life—or lives. “Majesty,” Nevaeh choked, “But how? Why?”

“Everything will make sense to you later.” And that was it, Estelle vanished, her words echoing through the forest.

“How?” Nevaeh whispered.

“Any questions?”

“Yes, many.” Nevaeh replied.

“Any I can answer at the moment. I mean without having to seek for Estelle for the answers.”

“Umm, yes, there is…”

“Well, what are you waiting for, get on with it.” Aenta demanded.

“Will you actually come to me when I command?” Nevaeh asked.

“Of course, darling. You can trust in all of us, even the Gods have agreed. You are the promised one, you are the one all of us have been waiting for, so we will come to you in your command and your command only.” Aenta replied.

And that was that, Nevaeh got her answers she apparently needed for right now, hopefully more will come on the way.

4391 words :) Thankyou for reading!

[pablo--costa]

Gray Familiar - Vol 1 Ch 1: Two drops (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1500681717-gray-familiar-vol-1-ch-1-two-drops?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=PabloC0sta 

 Two strangers-one human, the other inhuman-are thrust into an enigmatic world, one that feels as alien as it is unsettling. Neither remembers their past, identities, or how they came to be in this strange place. All they have left are their names and an inexplicable, powerful sense of loyalty to one another, a weird bond that went over time and memory. As they explore their new surroundings, they encounter others; locals of a world split into small pocket lands, which they call "layers". Haunted by fleeting, cryptic visions and driven by the need for answers, the pair ventures deeper into the unknown. Along the way, they must confront both external threats and the inner turmoil of discovering who-or what-they truly are. With each step, the mystery of their relocation unravels, revealing not only the secrets of the world they now inhabit but also the deeper, more unsettling truth of the lives they left behind.

[ghostcatcherire]

Oweynagat Cave and the Irish Origins of Samhain and Halloween

🖤 Discover the dark origins of Halloween! 🌌 Dive into the legends of Oweynagat, Ireland’s "Cave of the Cats"—a mythical gateway to the Otherworld and home to eerie Samhain tales like "The Adventures of Nera." 🍂👻 Read more on the blog! #Halloween #Iris

(Neopagans in Ireland celebrating Samhain. Image Credit: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Tucked away in the beautiful scenic landscape of County Roscommon, Ireland, lies a mysterious and legendary cave known as “Oweynagat” (pronounced “Oen-na-gat”), also known as ‘Cave of the Cats’. This ancient cave is believed to be the mythical entrance to the Otherworld, Ireland’s Gate…

[enbysadboy]

tell me to feel something i dare you

[auntiezelda]

"Marvelous," she replied with an ever brighter smile of her own. It seemed she couldn't stop herself from it. Sitting there flirting shamelessly with this woman, Zelda felt... happy. Almost deliriously so. Farah made her happy, and somewhere in the far depths of her mind a siren was going off.

Farah watched as Zelda's fingers brushed against the strand of her hair and continued to smile. "I suppose I can find a way to keep your hands busy," she conceded, shifting in her seat. "If that's what you need."

[vagabundler]

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[gawrkin]

On making a Welsh version of the entire story of King Arthur:

No Lancelot and No Affair. PERIOD. And absolutely no compromise or cheating on this one: you cannot turn anyone else (coughBediverecough) into a Lancelot analogue. You must sacrifice the Love Triangle completely - no "duty vs. love" drama. You're going to have make do without that conceit. You must exercise your own creativity and forge a different dramatic conflict for Arthur and Gwenhwyfar, if at all.

Supplementary to the above: Divorce is legal.

Arthur is at the forefront. Sometimes, Cai, Gwalchmai and Bedwyr is the focus of a particular adventure, but Arthur is a Man of Action, who often outdoes his own warriors. And in particular, he may not even be a King - he may even just be a military chief (Wleddig, Ameraudur or Dux Bellorum), freeing him up to rove around.

Giants, not fairies, as the primary supernatural race Camelot interacts with. Next to that, Saints and Deities come afterwards.

On the legal side: Celtic Law is Tort Law - a weregild system is at play, known as Saraad (Insult/Honor Price) and Galanas (Injury/Homicide Price). Livestock as a measure of wealth. Inheritance system is Gavelkind (although tribal politics may come into play. See Tanistry).

Emphasis on Poetry, Song and Poetic Speech. Englyns are recommended. Bards as serious authority figures.

Be liberal with the supernatural. Mystical items are always fought over and Knights have cyneddf, or mystical abilities.

The Grail Quest has to be whole sale rewritten and given a new mythos: it's either "The Raid on the Otherworld" where the story is about the capture of a mystical Cauldron (Preiddu Annwfn). AND/OR. It's the Peredur version of Perceval, involving a Severed Head instead of a Grail - Maybe its Bran the Blessed himself! - and possibly a battle with the "Nine Sorceresses"

Exceptions to the "No Affair" rule: Medraut and Melwas. The former requires commitment to Traitor!Guinevere and the latter ends with Arthur winning and taking back Guinevere, whether Melwas lives or not.

The Fall of Camelot - There 3 options for how it should unfold without Lancelot: a) defaulting towards Historia Regum Britanniae's version of events. b) the Gwenhwyfach feud. And c) Non-Traitor Medraut ending. The first, similar to the No Affair exception, requires commitment to Traitor!Guinevere. The second involves establishing Gwenhwyfach as a character in her own right. The third and last is the most difficult: the writer must concieve a sufficiently satisfying third party as an opponent for Arthur and Mordred for a tragic last stand.

No Incest. Medraut remains Arthur's Nephew.

No Villain!Morgan

Optional for the above: Iddog Cordd Prydain as an instigator for the hostilities between Arthur and Medraut

As an extention of the "No Lancelot" rule, No Lady of the Lake and No Galahad either.

Arthur assumes the throne through normal means - No Sword in the Stone or Sword from the Lake. Kings Lot and Urien are allies all they way. Excalibur/Caledfwlch is part of a set of Three Holy Weapons, the others being Rhongomyniad and Carnwennan.

Exceptions to the "No Affair" rule: Edern ap Nudd as Guinevere's lover. Highly unrecommended, either for potentially establishing a Love triangle (defeating the whole purpose of removing Lancelot) and for potentially resulting in Arthur's early, non-Camlann death.

Trystan and Essyllt potentially do not end in tragedy (Total omission of Brittany, Isolde White Hands and the Black Sails motif) (Writer's choice). Although Mark could still treacherously kill them both, ala Prose Tristan.

King Mark as potentially Conomor the Cursed.

[blueweirdness]

Insomniac's Den - Chapter 1 (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1338620727-insomniac%27s-den-chapter-1?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=BlueWeirdness&wp_originator=eCKmHu%2FR851SgT69pClTIsBCfrKn3cYpO4IDshxyEio5Hsf7kVSFp4jXXOatVAklenrtoFS4Ggo0483DWkOsfuTt5lmGm2MObmwOU9mru4ryMntaxGHSKanJMWx%2FKA5P It started as just another day for Nicole Jordan. Spending the hours after school wandering the woods behind her house, avoiding her cousin, Miranda, and her friends, and dreaming of a new beginning. But when she decides to walk through the woods at night, it quickly lands Nicole and some of her classmates in another world. Made from their dreams and nightmares, the new world around them challenges them and what they know about their memories and friendships. (title might be changed later) (Also, important to note that there will be no romance. All the relationships between the characters are simply friends or family.)

[blue-bird17]

Forest Run - Chapter 5

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Enjoy :)

“Sister!” Nevaeh exclaimed, “How are you my sister!”

“We’re both Solace. Well, in this timeline. We were born sisters from the start of the colored wings, and when black wings were born siblings, they always stay siblings.”

“Damn. Is there a way for me to remember my other life, before?” Nevaeh asked.

“Yes there is a way, but before that,” Adele poured the rest of the water on her own wings and they turned into the solid black color, but there were still some streaks of white in there, “I have the steaks too, no need to feel lonely.” Adele said joyously.

Jay busted through the door, yelling, “Lets go, we need to go, now! Don’t ask questions, just follow, we need to go!”

Adele turned her wings back to the white color before she and Nevaeh followed Jay out of the building and took off from the ground, and up to the skies with him. They reached the cloud level where Nevaeh used her magic to make an ice platform. Jay complained it was too cold so Nevaeh again used her magic to make a layer of the greenest grass you’ll ever see, and a tree at one corner of the platform. “I’m still cold y’know.” Jay complained. Nevaeh brought out a thick, warm cloak. The cloak was a crimson red color and it went down to Jay’s knees.

“Is that better for you prince?” Nevaeh asked sweetly.

“Yeah, it’s better, but how do you know how to do all this?”

“I honestly don’t know, it just takes half a thought, and it comes out, but I have to like, summon it, I guess. I have to think about going down into my core and bring out the magic. The magic then combines with my thoughts and it comes out, or, at least that’s what I think.” Nevaeh explained. “Now, mind explaining what happened down there, or are we just going to live up here for the rest of your life?”

“Huh? What about you—”

“Don’t question, just answer.” Nevaeh commanded.

“Hunters, now there’s a bounty on us.” Jay gasped.

“How much?”

Now it was time for Adele to question, “What do you mean, ‘how much?’”

“I’ll explain later, but now I need to know how much, Jay.”

“Seven million, nine hundred forty-seven thousand.” Jay said quietly.

“Well, it’s not that bad, but,” Nevaeh looked Jay in the eyes and then looked at Adele, “we’ll always stick together, I promise I’ll take care of you, Adele, I promise.”

“Hey! What about me?” Jay asked angrily.

“You’re old enough to take care of yourself, plus, you’re worthy now.” Nevaeh said calmly.

“I am!” Jay said excitedly.

“He’s fifteen years old, and yet he still acts like a three year old.” Nevaeh murmured to Adele.

“Agreed.” Adele said.

“Hey! I heard that!” Jay said while pointing at them.

“Too bad,” Adele whispered to Nevaeh, “But umm, what were your questions again? Aha ha…” Adele trailed away. She put one hand behind her head and closed one eye.

“What is your last name? And are your wings actually black?” Jay questioned Adele.

“My last name is the same as the girl next to me, as you see, we have the same amulet. We have been sisters since The Beginning of the Wing Age. And, to your other question,” Adele took out her wings, letting them turn the black color with the white streaks throughout. “neither, our wings are the one in only. Never found before.”

“That’s most likely why there’s a big bounty on us, Jay.” Nevaeh said. She took out her wings, too. She let the gold streaks go throughout the pure blackness of the wings. “And, before you ask, I don’t know how many powers we have in total yet.”

“Damn, you two.” Jay said thoughtfully, “But my father—I’m sorry, Jett—said that you had to pry your mother’s hand open to get the necklace.”

“To keep me safe,” Nevaeh started, “she brainwashed me—most likely so my memories of all the other lives I’ve been through are gone until I get them back—and she took this necklace from me, for what reason? I don’t know.”

“So what are we going to do now?” Adele peeped up.

“Yeah, commander, what are we doing?”

“Shut up, Jay.”

“Yeah, shut up, Jay.” Adele squeaked.

“Hey, don’t go to her side. No no, tell her to shut up.” Jay said in a baby tone.

“Shut up, Jay!” Adele was now yelling at him, her head tilted up to look him in the eyes.

“Oh, damn. Looks like I got a minion, now someone will always have my side.” Nevaeh stuck her tongue out at Jay. Somehow Adele knew—probably one of her powers—and stuck her tongue out at Jay, too. “Now come on, Adele, let’s go on a quick flight before we leave.”

“Hey! What about me?” Jay exclaimed.

“You’re too cold. Plus, you’ll get too tired after we just started. You see, your wings are too weak to keep up with us.”

“My wings are a lot stronger than Adele’s, I bet you.” Jay challenged.

“Bet!” Nevaeh and Adele said in unison, “Plus,” Adele continued, “you’ll have to pay both of us if you lose. You sure you want to do this?” Adele asked.

“If you think I’m that weak then you’ve got a surprise coming for you.” Jay said.

“How much?” Nevaeh asked.

“What do you mean?”

“How much for this bet?” Nevaeh asked again.

“Oh. Umm, twenty-five dollars, or are you that broke?” Jay teased.

“Well, I hope you got fifty dollars in your pocket.” Nevaeh said right back. “Anyway, everybody follows me, got it?”

“Why, why do we have to follow you?” Jay asked sourly.

“Because, sour puss, I’m not in this bet.”

“Well I might have to pay you, how does that work?” Jay exclaimed.

“It just does, now, follow me!” Nevaeh pushed off the platform, Jay and Adele following. Five minutes have passed and Jay is panting like he just ran a two thousand mile race. Adele was up next to Nevaeh going along like she was just standing there. 

The sisters turned around and teased Jay, he started catching up a bit then slowing down again. Nevaeh was turning around to tease Jay again when she saw him falling. “Jay!” Nevaeh screamed.

⸻

Jay was trying to catch up with Nevaeh and Adele, but it was just so hard. He was panting so hard and for a second he felt like giving up. Let them take the fifty dollars they want. No, what am I thinking, I must keep going. I will keep strong. But it’s so hard. His eyes were trying to quit, but he was forcing them open. This has to end soon, right? His wings were failing him, even though his thoughts were somewhat holding him upright, he was slowly going downwards toward the dense forest below. One flap; two flaps; three flaps; four flaps; up; down; up; down; up… Hello green leaves, animals beyond, and beautiful plants.

“Jay!” Nevaeh screamed as she dove toward him, Adele in tow. The streaks in their black wings glowing; Nevaeh’s gold streaks looking like the sunlight in the blackness. Her wings wrapped around her body as she got faster and faster toward Jay. Adele seemed to be holding back, as if she didn’t really care… Or she had all her trust in Nevaeh to rescue him.

Nevaeh’s gigantic wings shot outward, next thing Jay knew she was gliding down. Jay tried to do the same, but he was just so worn out. Nevaeh simply just looked down at him, like he was just some bug that she didn’t care about. Then he felt it. And saw it. He felt the magic wrap around him, the invisible air saving him from all the branches scrapping him from all sides. He saw Nevaeh’s eyes start glowing as the magic was now lifting him up, up, up. Now he was up by Adele, Nevaeh shooting up to be with them.

“Now, that we have all regrouped again, where’s—”

“Nuh uh,” Jay interrupted, “Get on the ground first.” Jay panted. “I need to get out of the atmosphere. Now!” He demanded. It was true, he really needed to get his feet back on the ground, again. He needed to make himself feel steady again.

“Alrighty, down we go.” Nevaeh said. Adele cheered and took all efforts off her wings and dove down, face first, screaming in thrill. Nevaeh copied her and released Jay in the process.

“Wait!” Jay shrieked, “Bring me down slowly, I’ve had enough of this falling today, don’t you think?”

“Nah, I don’t think so. Plus, isn’t it fun falling and then catching yourself at the very last second? I think it’s pretty fun.”

“It sure is!” Adele peeped up, “I totally think that you should loosen up a little, Jay. You’re too tense.”

“Yeah.” Nevaeh agreed.

“You two are like one connected soul, y’know.” Jay said, holding back his retort just in case none of the one soul would catch him once they start gliding down to a safe landing.

⸻

Adele threw out her black wings with the white streaks in them. She and Nevaeh glided down to the forest floor. As she landed, Nevaeh put Jay safely back on his feet. Now that she was back on the floor, she changed her wings to the white color her white streaks were.

“Now,” Her sister started, “let me see that moolah.” Nevaeh started to rub her hands together in anticipation. To be honest, Adele was excited to get her share of the fifty dollars. She still couldn’t believe that Jay thought he would be a stronger flier than her. After all, Adele and her sister, Nevaeh, were—are—the strongest known alive. All the while, Adele does have some pity for him. Not very much, obviously, but just enough to not snap at him for saying some of the most craziest things.

But when they get back on the road, Adele is going to make sure Nevaeh remembers all of the lives they’ve gone through together. Make sure she knows that they can go through anything and everything together without this annoying brat, Jay. It is so hard to pretend like I don’t know anything at all, like I’m still that little ten year old. HA! As if, I’m like, centuries older than him, but still two years younger than Nevaeh. Once I get all the stones from all around Earth, I’ll possess it into Nevaeh, I think, then she should get all her memory back, hopefully. “Let’s see,” Adele murmured, “We need to go to Annothe to get to all the Goddesses’ temples, like Cydea’s, Aenta’s, and Tearis’s, yeah we should go there first, because their are all in the same temple, maybe we could go to Mula’s and Zetris’s temple. After that we should definitely go to Itix’s and Iva’s temple, good luck and miracles are what we need. Maybe that would be enough, if not then I guess we’ll have to go to all of the Goddesses’ temples. Hopefully after that, it would be enough, if not then we would have to go to—”

“Adele?” Nevaeh interrupted, “What are you saying?”

“Huh?” Adele looked up from the embers she was playing with, “I was saying that out loud?”

“Yeah, you were, are you okay?” Nevaeh asked worriedly.

“Yeah I’m fine.” Adele said, dazed. She has to keep this journey a secret, only steering them in the right direction a few times here and there to get them going. “Where are we going to go now?” She asked, “And where is my share?”

“Ugh, here.” Jay said, handing her the twenty-five dollars.

“We are going through the forest to get to Philadelphia, then we’re getting on a plane.” Nevaeh announced.

“Where are we going? Are we going to a different country? Ooh, are we going to Japan?” Adele blinked her eyes affectionately at Nevaeh, “Come on, Japan is a great place to be. Out of all the lives I’ve been in I think Japan is the coolest place to be.”

“No, we’re going to go to Oakland, California and we’re getting on the special plane there, we’ll have to get checked over and stuff. And don’t ask about the price, we need to get on that plane. We need to get to Annothe.” Nevaeh said, marching right ahead.

“Do you even know where you’re going?” Jay asked, Adele could see the unsureness in his eyes.

“Of course I do. Now, what are we waiting for?” And just like that, she shot off, Adele took off after her sister, Jay in tow.

“So that was your plan,” Adele said once she was next to Nevaeh, “to try and spot it from above, huh?”

“It’s not really a plan,” Nevaeh explained, “more like a technique.”

“Maybe, but what are we going to do if they follow us into another world—another dimension—are we just going to run for our lives, I mean, it doesn’t really matter to us, but to him… That would be his one and only life, no turning back, no undoing that.” But Adele has something that could change Jay’s life, only if it turned out well, hopefully nobody would guess that when they’re running for their life, she’s helping her sister get not only her memory back, but something far more important.

They landed and Nevaeh sent Jay off to get some wood or sticks, along with a few rocks so that way they could start a fire.

Nevaeh looked down to her hand, playing with the embers coming out of her hands, some white light shown at the tips of Nevaeh’s index fingers. She said, “You have some idea in mind, don’t lie to me, I see the plan forming together in your head.” That voice, it didn’t sound like Nevaeh’s voice at all, she looked at Adele and her eyes, it wasn’t that grayish like before, no, it changed to a deep blue, the spark from her eyes gone. Her gold glittered pupils changed to a dull black. It’s like Nevaeh opened up a door, let another spirit in, and left entirely.

“Uhm,” Adele said, her voice shaking, “I was thinking we could go to the other world, Annothe, but it was for a different reason. I thought maybe we could get your—I mean—Nevaeh’s memory back, somehow. But we need to try, so umm, Aenta?” Adele straightened her back to make her seem taller, “What are you doing in my sister’s body?”

“I’m helping her get the knowledge she needs to know, duh.”

“Then why isn’t Estelle there instead?”

“Because,” The Moon Goddess started, “She is a little bit busy being someone else. Or I guess pushing aside their spirit for a bit, I should say.” Aenta checked out her nails, “Plus, it’s been a while since I saw you last, and I wanted to hang out with you.”

“What?!” Adele yelled, “No! Let Nevaeh back in, Jay will be here soon—”

“What about me?” Jay said while coming out of the bushes lining the clearing where they were staying for the night.

“Uhh, hey Jay, ha ha…” Adele laughed nervously, “What’s up? What are you doing here so early?”

“I got the food supplies, so I’m back.” Jay said, Adele could see the confused expression on his face.

“Do you think you would be faster going to get the camping supplies we need for tonight, like, do you think you could get to Doylestown faster than me right now? Are you feeling up to it?” Adele challenged, “Or are you too much of a wimp at the moment?”

“I’ll beat you no matter what! I’ll be back in like, I’d say, twenty-five minutes.” Jay took out his wings and took to the skies, “See ya later.” He called.

Adele turned back to supposedly Aenta, “You need to go back to your world you thrive in, and next time, turn into someone more useless to me, please.”

“No one is just useless.” Aenta said formally.

“I didn’t say that. I said someone that is useless to me, did you hear me. Someone who’s useless to me!” Adele said, losing her patience.

“Alright, alright, I hear ya. I guess I’ll see you later, Adele.”

“Bye, I want Nevaeh back now.” Adele said stubbornly.

Aenta stalked to the line of bushes and trees. Adele tapped her foot while waiting, after about five minutes Adele was annoyed and went to go see what was taking so long. She heard people talking, it seems like both of them are females, one a little bit ghostly, as if she was dead.

“Will you actually come to me when I command?” One of them asked.

“Of course, darling. You can trust in all of us, even the Gods have agreed. You are the promised one, you are the one all of us have been waiting for, so we will come to you in your command and your command only.” What are these people talking about, who are them, where did Aenta go? I’m still waiting for Nevaeh. Adele found that that conversation was none of her business, and she went back to the clearing to wait.

⸻

Nevaeh was fighting the Moon Goddess inside of her, trying to kick her out. It was useless. She saw Adele talking this spirit, calling her Aenta, telling her to get out of me. I’m still here Adele, and I thank you for looking out for me. I thank you for trying, but I think—what’s her name, Aenta?—prefers my body, prefers this world. Aneta made her walk out of the clearing, into the dense forest of bushes and trees.

It seemed she was making Nevaeh walk for an eternity before they finally stopped. Aenta finally got out of Nevaeh, her spirit coming out of her mouth and going into a form of a white winged beautiful female—no wonder why the Moon Goddess and Adele get along so well, they both like to hide their powerful wings with the color white, unbelievable though.

“Alrighty, now let’s talk about some matters.” Aenta started. “First, let’s start off with my name, my name’s—”

“Shut up, I know your name, Aenta right?”

“U-uh, yeah—” Aenta stuttered.

“Okay,” Nevaeh interrupted again, “now that’s done with, what do you want with us?”

“Okay, back to what I was about to say—”

“Spit it out, stop fooling around, I need your answers. Now!” Nevaeh demanded.

“If you’d let me talk I would. You are the chosen one, okay? You are the one to command us. If you want us by your side, we would be there. You are the promised one.”

“How do I know if you’re not lying? How—why should I trust somebody like you!” Nevaeh exclaimed, “How am I supposed to believe you when you used my body as a puppet? Please do tell, I would love to know.”

“The Goddess of Knowledge sent me, I don’t know why I have to inform an annoying little youngster.” Aenta taunted, “Ow!” A few drops of white blood hit the ground.

“This future queen will not like you y’know, she could rise against you, or summon you and gut you.” A ghostly woman—sort of like Aenta—appeared beside her.

“Well, thanks for the idea, stranger.” Nevaeh remarked, “Because she is annoying me out—a gigantic pain in my ass.”

“Name’s Estelle, Goddess of Knowledge, and I am truly sorry I couldn’t make it earlier, Majesty.”

It was like a dagger hit her in the back. Majesty, is this serious, Nevaeh would never be a princess or a queen her entire life—or lives. “Majesty,” Nevaeh choked, “But how? Why?”

“Everything will make sense to you later.” And that was it, Estelle vanished, her words echoing through the forest.

“How?” Nevaeh whispered.

“Any questions?”

“Yes, many.” Nevaeh replied.

“Any I can answer at the moment. I mean without having to seek for Estelle for the answers.”

“Umm, yes, there is…”

“Well, what are you waiting for, get on with it.” Aenta demanded.

“Will you actually come to me when I command?” Nevaeh asked.

“Of course, darling. You can trust in all of us, even the Gods have agreed. You are the promised one, you are the one all of us have been waiting for, so we will come to you in your command and your command only.” Aenta replied.

And that was that, Nevaeh got her answers she apparently needed for right now, hopefully more will come on the way.

a/n (again) I will be doing a Q&A for the next chapter, so feel free to ask me questions about me or some of the characters! Sorry - no spoilers for the upcoming chapters though!

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[moiraimyths]

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