#it's magnificent to see a woman who can freely wield her power over others

[lord-alexander-locke]

Origins

I know I haven’t posted a story in many weeks, I was on vacation. Here is a story I wrote before I left but didn’t get around to posting. It does fit the most recent prompt, so I’m going to pretend it was all intentional. @baldore-of-the-boros @undeadlobster Agnes sat in her rocking chair it was made of strong dark oak that glistened in the lamp light of the foyer, and across from her sat a tall elf, Alistair, he sat in a plush chair the upholstered fabric the colour of the deep sea. Between them on a plain brown rug sat an elegant mahogany coffee table the top was empty save for a small lantern that was the only source of light in the large room. The room around them was an inky abyss that swallowed all light around them and despite their location inside the comfy living chambers the howl of geists could be heard outside. "You are part of my family now and it is time for me to tell you my story and by association the story of our family, " the older woman moved her hand over the table creating a small figure made out of white light. "Lifetimes ago when I was young woman I lived on a plane that is long gone by now. I was a travelling healer a member of the priestly class, much like you, I traveled the countryside administering aid to those in need. Another duty of mine was to deal with tending to the dead and caring for their spirits until it was their time to finally move on. "It was during one of my many journeys that I had encountered a poor soul who thought it a good idea to rob me, though I carried no coin on me because I had no use for coins or money the hospitality of others was all that I needed when I traveled. The moment that he knife would have slid against my neck I was gone and in the blind eternities. I had sparked and I was overcome with immense power that our kind were able to wield in those days. The overwhelming power was magnificent I traveled for a long time going from plane to plane exploring. During this time I encountered countless others like ourselves the majority of them claimed to be protectors of their home planes. They acted more like tyrant gods who crushed all who dared to speak against their reign. The planeswalkers from my time were greedy and wanted nothing more than more, myself included.  "After I had grown out of my youth of wandering and seeing what the multiverse had to offer I went out to forge my own home. It was a plane in which the dead did not quite stay that way; it was like my own home in that respect. Once someone had died their spirit wandered the dark wastes of the plane and those beautiful wastes were where I had decided to create my home. It was a magnificent city full of the dead from which I ruled. I did have a family there an actual bloodline who acted as the ruling class though I refused to let some go namely my dear love, he was sadly mortal and he like other mortals died and I refused to let his spirit wander aimlessly and be drafted into the legions of spirits at beck and call of my familial line.  "Eons passed in the blink of an eye my life had been the same for so long and that was okay, but the plane that I called my home could no longer support the lack of life and it too began to die. I left it is what I had to do, I despised the idea of leaving my love and my family behind doomed on a dying plane, but I had to. And with time came the mending the act that changed planeswalkers and created walkers lie yourself, and with it I chose to not search for my waning power and instead I chose to experience the rest of life including old age. I will not die for some time, but I am not as strong as I once was I can heal and conjure the dead as I once did, but there is a limit now. I am no longer a god among men. And that is okay," The spectral puppets evaporated. Agnes looked up the pale light of the lantern reflected off the tears that freely fell from her face, but she was smiling. This oldwalker was not striving to be a god, but she was still enjoying what remained of her life with her newfound family.