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NETHERBRIDGE, OCTOBER 3RD, 1813.  4:13 pm.LETHE LAKE.

tw: drowning.

It has been two hours since the search party for the Couple has set out to track them and bring them to the Holy Sanctum to be wedded. Some attendees returned to the church an hour after the search had begun, hoping that the elusive betrotheds would simply walk  in on their own. But, minutes passed and turned to hours and the sun had already started to fade, a promise of a dusk approaching too hastily for anyone’s liking, especially those of BELLADONNA NYMPH, JESSAMINE DAEMON, DRAGONBLOOD CETUS and DANDELION SPHINX. The four of them had been among the last ones to return, arriving shortly after VIOLET GORGON, LAVENDER ARACHNE, ORCHID BANSHEE and CALLA CENTAUR, full 13 minutes behind the agreed deadline.

But, the pair was nowhere to be found. What started as an annoyance and a possible scandal, now turned into worry and fear. Where in Heaven's name are they? Are they hiding?  Are they on a run? Has something happened to them? Hiding and running way never made any sense to anyone in attendance, but the hour is ticking late and people are desperate enough to think of anything. 

However, there is something no one could have predicted or thought of.

The wind blows cold, rustling the leaves and it is VIOLET GORGON, HEMLOCK SIREN and IRIS VAMPIRE that turn towards the gates of the Holy Sanctum, waiting, listening. No one dares to breathe or even move when a loud, ear shattering scream echoes from the forest of Dendros. TULIP CHIMAERA is the first to gather her wits and reacts before anyone else - hastily approaching the gates in time to greet a SHEPHERD BOY shouting and running towards the Sanctum as if he is being pursued by wolves. 

“Dead!” THE BOY screams, approaching DANDELION SPHINX and clinging to the priest for comfort and reassurance. “The young mistress! In the lake! I was getting water for my sheep when –” he pauses, gasping for air; “Good Father I swear to God and all the angels in Heaven above us that ain’t natural! Young master Crowley was there! Hair white as snow, it is! Horrible thing! He was holding the young mistress’ hand and – and when he’s seen me, good Father, he wanted my help! Said he’s being hunted! Said he watched it drown the young mistress!” 

A loud, horrified gasp captures the attention of the crowd and they all turn to BELLADONNA NYMPH, hands covering her mouth and staring at THE BOY. JESSAMINE DAEMON rushed to DANDELION SPHINX and grabbed THE BOY’s shoulder, turning him to face them, eyes wide with terror: “Dead? My daughter? Dead?” 

“Dead. I saw it with my own two eyes. Young master Crowley begged me to save him, but then he screamed and took off deep into the forest.” THE BOY paused and his attention returned back to DANDELION SPHINX. “That’s when I saw it, good Father. It ain’t of this world. A woman, all in white.  I couldn’t see her face, she was wearing a veil, but she just looked at me and then she was gone! Just like that. Gone! I didn’t even blink I swear to God, she was there and the next moment… not there anymore. I ran here the moment she vanished! It ain’t natural, it ain’t of this world…” THE BOY begins to ramble - but no one is paying attention to him anymore.

The guests all look to each other, some in disbelief, the others wondering if it is a practical joke played by the Couple. No one dares to speak for a moment, but ACONITUM FURY huffs and frowns at the crowd. 

“What are we waiting for? We should go to Lethe lake at once! Whether or not this… apparition is real, we shall see. THE BOY is at the edge of his sanity, so something must have happened. If nothing, we should see what is going on.”

“A murder ghost, maybe?” DATURA UNICORN snorts in retort, but PEONY WEREWOLF is the one who bites back: “Hold your tongue! If young lady Blackwood is indeed dead, you will be sorry for your tone.”

“Now, now. We don’t know what really happened and what we will see. I suggest we all go there, together, as my dear cousin already suggested.” IRIS VAMPIRE interferes, but there is a hint of unease in the tone of his voice. 

The company agrees and, accompanied by THE BOY who does not feel comfortable to be left alone, sets towards the lake. He told them, in great detail, how he stumbled upon THE BRIDE and THE GROOM, but at first didn’t recognise THE GROOM as young master Crowley’s hair had turned white from either shock or terror. The young lady Blackwood was half ashore and half in the lake, but he admits he could not see her face. The repeated how THE GROOM seemed panicked, saying over and over how he’s being watched and hunted by something he cannot escape from. THE BOY said how THE GROOM screamed at something and took off deeper in the woods and that he’s seen THE WHITE LADY look at him and then vanish. The company is divided - some believe his words, some don’t and they begin to quarrel among themselves –

They reach Lethe lake and JESSAMINE DAEMON lets out a heartbreaking scream. BELLADONNA NYMPH, ACONITUM FURY and IRIS VAMPIRE rush to her side, followed by DANDELION SPHINX, DRAGONBLOOD CETUS and LAVENDER ARACHNE, but they are all struck with mortification when CALLA CENTAUR wads in the lake and turns over the body.

It is true. 

THE BRIDE IS DEAD. 

THE GROOM IS MISSING.

But, there is no apparition, nothing to vouch for the rest of THE BOY’S testimony. Yet, HEMLOCK SIREN, VIOLET GORGON, PEONY WEREWOLF, ORCHID BANSHEE, YARROW HYDRA and ROSE HARPY are uneasy, instinctively looking at each other. Something is not right, but no one can pinpoint exactly what is wrong.

“My brother is still missing.” ORCHID BANSHEE quietly speaks, interrupted by JESSAMINE DAEMON’S sobbing. 

“We should all go looking for him. It is getting dark and the forest is not as safe once the sun sets.” TULIP CHIMAERA offered, but she is aware not everyone will agree to follow along - JESSAMINE DAEMON the first. However, those who joined the search and those who had decided to stay with JESSAMINE DAEMON agreed to meet in the HOLY SANCTUM at dusk, in two hours time.

EVENT DETAILS:

WELCOME to our second event! This is a PART TWO of our two part event. IN GAME, part two lasts for TWO HOURS so until 6:13pm the same day. OOC. the event will last from TODAY, OCTOBER 19TH, until WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND. which gives both our current and future members enough time to plot and interact on dash. As stated in the event, the participants will originally divide into TWO GROUPS following JESSAMINE DAEMON and TULIP CHIMAERA, however!! participants are allowed to divert from their original group and pair off with another character and search in another direction. GROUP ONE, taking and guarding THE BRIDE’S body, led by JESSAMINE DEAMON:

IRIS VAMPIRE

BELLADONNA NYMPH

DANDELION SPHINX

PEONY WEREWOLF

ACONITUM FURY

AZALEA WYVERN

ROSE HARPY

VIOLET GORGON

GROUP TWO led by TULIP CHIMAERA to search for THE GROOM:

DRAGONBLOOD CETUS

CALLA CENTAUR

ORCHID BANSHEE

LAVENDER ARACHNE

DATURA UNICORN

HEMLOCK SIREN

YARROW HYDRA

OLEANDER PEGASUS

We wish you all good luck and happy writing for the event. May the search party begin!

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NETHERBRIDGE, OCTOBER 3RD, 1813.  2:12 pm. THE HOLY SANCTUM.

Excitement and loud, jovial murmur pulsed through the Holy Sanctum as the attendees gathered for the most prestigious wedding Netherbridge has seen in decades. Everyone chatted, wide smiles curling the mouths of even the gloomiest of persons - who could ever stay indifferent to such a wonderful, happy occasion? Even the stoic men smiled and laughed with their wives, many of them reminiscing on their own weddings, years and years ago. DANDELION SPHINX stood at the altar, watching his flock with a slight smile, his wife HEMLOCK SIREN sitting in the front row, glazing from her husband to JESSAMINE DAEMON, DRAGONBLOOD CETUS and the rest of the CROWLEY family, standing closely to their patriarch. In the first row sat BELLADONNA NYMPH with CALLA CENTAUR, ORCHID BANSHEE, IRIS VAMPIRE, PEONY WEREWOLF and ACONITUM FURY. The people were on their best behaviour, putting aside their private affairs to avoid spoiling such a grand occasion.

Soft and bubbly chatter soon turned into fidgeting which, ultimately, turned into anxious glances cast towards the open gates of the Holy Sanctum. Discomfort pulses through the crowd, grasping each and every person’s heart. VIOLET GORGON was the first to notice something amiss, a tension in the air that seems sickeningly familiar to something alluding even the oldest of members’ memory. IRIS VAMPIRE knows the feeling way too well, but they refuse to see the eerie resemblance. 

Minutes tick and tick, and the wedding that has been scheduled for 1:30 pm has been half an hour late now. JESSAMINE DAEMON and DRAGONBLOOD CETUS look at each other, both with a question mark lighting the depths of their eyes - even DANDELION SPHINX seems at an edge, glancing at HEMLOCK SIREN. Minutes keep ticking and when the belltower strikes 2:00 pm sharp, everyone falls dead silent. Waiting. Listening. 

But, even the iron cast bell falls silent after a minute and the silence now seems to echo around the Holy Sanctum. No one dares to speak, or breathe, but AZALEA WYVERN is the one who ultimately breaks the silence. “I do not think they are coming.” he speaks and LAVENDER ARACHNE agrees and calls for a search party. Murmur courses through the room before DATURA UNICORN repeats her brother’s words louder ; “As LAVENDER ARACHNE wisely noticed, shall we search for them? Perhaps they’ve lost track of time.” 

The CROWLEY, BLACKWOOD and CLARE families stand in unison, prompting the rest of the guests to divide and search for THE BRIDE and THE GROOM, and with some intervention from DANDELION SPHINX and VIOLET GORGON, they agree to pair into groups ; one group who will follow JESSAMINE DAEMON and hunt for THE BRIDE and the other will follow the CROWLEYS and look for THE GROOM. They’ve agreed to meet in the Holy Sanctum in two hours time with or without the couple.

EVENT DETAILS:

WELCOME to our first and opening event! This is a PART ONE of our two part event. IN GAME, part one lasts for TWO HOURS so until 4:12pm the same day. OOC. the event will last from TODAY, OCTOBER 1ST, until FRIDAY, 15TH. which gives both our current and future members enough time to plot and interact on dash. As stated in the event, the participants will originally divide into TWO GROUPS following JESSAMINE DAEMON and DRAGONBLOOD CETUS, however!! participants are allowed to divert from their original group and pair off with another character and search in another direction. GROUP ONE led by JESSAMINE DEAMON:

IRIS VAMPIRE

BELLADONNA NYMPH

PEONY WEREWOLF

ACONITUM FURY

DANDELION SPHINX

VIOLET GORGON

AZALEA WYVERN

ROSE HARPY

GROUP TWO led by DRAGONBLOOD CETUS:

TULIP CHIMAERA

CALLA CENTAUR

ORCHID BANSHEE

LAVENDER ARACHNE

OLEANDER PEGASUS

DATURA UNICORN

HEMLOCK SIREN

YARROW HYDRA

We wish you all good luck and happy writing for the event. May the search party begin!