Prepare for the #LodanRespawn2024 Existing characters may choose to be displace from/have memories of different timelines, thereby allowing returning members the option to retcon their whole character. These changes are the result of the "Unnatural Fog" plot device that is running between now and the Respawn. The plot is simple: no matter where your character is, that place is shrouded in a thick fog that suspends time, but not thoughts or memories, so even if they're repeating the same day over and over again, they continue to remember, so each time feels like a new day. For those retconning OCs; this is where new versions of themselves have the opportunity to replace the old versions. Official lore and tree updates will be announced asap
Everything hurt. Everything swam in horrible images and shapes and blurs, it was a miracle she'd been able to get out of the city fast enough. It was only due to the late hour that she'd managed to drag herself through the streets unseen, magic spilling out of her every being and dancing around her eyes like living fire, blinding her all the way to the forests edge, and it had been then that her wings had burst forth out of her back. Her sobs accompanied by the sounds of ripping fabric and a lit flame, her wings unfurled behind her in all their feathery glory before her very essence set them alight with phantom flames.
Vieka let out a harsh noise, her breath caught in her throat. She hadn't had a panic attack like this in years, but it seemed like all it took was a build up of denying her wings and one terrible dream about her mother. 'Gods, so many burning bodies...' the half blood thought, watching her shaking hand dig into the dirt before she curled in on herself, coughing up bile while ghostly hued flames flickered around her, setting Eire lights against the trees.
Post by Elowyss 'Ella' Cleireigh on Jun 20, 2015 21:34:34 GMT
It had been during Elowyss' evening herb collection that she had experienced a large and piercing explosion of colour within the deep confines of the forest, swearing that the floor itself shook from the burst of raw power; Ella's skin tingled from the taste of magic that suddenly swirled in the air and she found herself making her way towards the fire.
Her golden eyes watched as the flames danced the usual hues of orange, yellow and red, but was entranced by the fact the fire also possessed swatches of blue and purple; she was left speechless by the fact there was a young girl amongst the firey pit, being touched softly by the flames surrounding her but not being burnt.
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"Get a grip Vie...." she wheezed softly to herself, her cheek resting against the ground and her hand clenching, trying to stop the shakes. slowly, the images of burning bodies and ash and dust surrounded in white flame dissipated into her own sunset tinted storm-fire, and the screams and shrieks faded into the soft campfire crackling noise. the world was still blurred, but at least it was her world now, in all its imperfect glory. Another haggard breath and shapes and lines started to become sharper, something sticking out among the sea of blues, purples and reds.
'Is that.... another person here?' she thought vaguely, not quite clocking that others were present to see her current form.
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Post by Elowyss 'Ella' Cleireigh on Jun 20, 2015 21:53:00 GMT
"..Are you alright?" Elowyss managed to call out to the figure, approaching her cautiously as the flames licked at her skin, causing the hair on the back of Ella's arms to stand up from how thick the magical residue was sitting in the air.
Ella reached out to the girl, not touching her but holding out a hand should the girl want to take it, "Are you hurt..?"
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Vieka watched the other figure approach with a sort of morbid fascination. As clogged as her head was, she still had enough sense to know that any average person would be running away from this situation, not towards it.
"Are you.... an Anderswelter... too?" her tone was rasped and the air was thick, although she couldn't tell from what. her magic? was the air hot? cold? "Who... are you...?"
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Post by Elowyss 'Ella' Cleireigh on Jun 20, 2015 22:11:47 GMT
An Andersweltler..Of course. The only explanation.
Elowyss' demeanor softened and she nodded slowly, still holding her hand out to help the girl, Ella shuffled a few steps closer, gently speaking to her. "I am, I'm one of the winged; are you in pain at all?"
Her eyes scanned the girl, checking for any obvious signs that she may be in discomfort or bleeding; the flames hadn't done any damage but Ella guessed that the flames were probably magic spawned from the explosion, what that explosion was..She still didn't quite know.
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Vieka eye'd the hand offered to her, thinking about it, before slowly placing her own in it, her own fiery wings folding slightly on her back. Had she been in a better state of mind, she would not have taken the proffered help, but in her current situation all she wanted was to stop hiding, stop fearing what she was, if only for a short while.
"I'm just tired...." she grumbled softly, her eye lids sinking half way as she carefully pulled herself upright, slowly looking at the flurry of flames around her that she'd caused. "drat... got out of the city just in time..." the half blood muttered, the other hand not in the dual haired's one stroking her temple before pushing her hair out of her face, the warmth of her flames tingling her back and rinsing over her shoulders.
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Post by Elowyss 'Ella' Cleireigh on Jun 20, 2015 22:30:25 GMT
"Out of the city..?" Elowyss raised an eyebrow. Just in time? What was she going on about?
"May I ask what happened?" Releasing the girl's hand, Ella's eyes went back to surveying the damage around them, half the trees were now at a strange angle and the ground almost seemed like it was charred.
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Vieka eyed the woman carefully, her dual coloured hair standing out against the bright background, her features soft, she looked trustworthy, but the half bloods old sense of wariness was starting to kick in again. Still, if the woman was winged Anderswelter too, surely she didn't have anything to hide?
"I don't really know how to explain it...." she scratched her cheek, looking at the mess of things she'd made around her uncomfortably. 'I had a nightmare about my mom killing an entire village and it resulted in my magic flaring out of control' sounded like several shades of both crazy and messed up, and while Vieka would willing admit to being own special kind of fraked, she'd much rather keep that information as quiet as possible. "Magic gone out of control is probably the best way to say it...."
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Post by Elowyss 'Ella' Cleireigh on Jun 20, 2015 22:52:24 GMT
Upon hearing the reason, Elowyss' eyebrows raised in surprise, "A magic overload..? That must've been quite a build up.." Slowly making her way around the clearing, Ella noted that some of the phantom flames still clung to the broken trees, she waved her gloved hand over them to help put them out; her wrist glowed a gentle violet in the darkness.
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Watching the other in fascination as the flames died away at her will, Vieka felt an edge of envy creep into her veins. To be able to control her birthright so easily, so... without fear or effort. the half blood clicked her tongue, turning away from the sight and staring at her hand. slowly, the flames of her wings died down to fiery wisps instead of the raging inferno they had been before as she reigned in her haywire emotions, stretching out fully before settling back against her back. It'd been a while since she'd had them out, no doubt at least in part a cause for the magical outburst that had happened naught 5 minutes ago.
"You seem used to using magic...." the brunette voice before wincing. The flames may not have touched her but the bile and hacking certainly had, it felt like she'd swallowed a glass of sand.
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Post by Elowyss 'Ella' Cleireigh on Jun 21, 2015 11:40:55 GMT
"I'm one of the lucky ones, I was taught to control it during my adventures outside of Lodan." Elowyss turned her attention back to the young girl, she frowned slightly but wore a look of concern across her soft features; "I'm assuming you struggle to control yours..? That can lead to some dangerous situations.." She waved her hand to indicate the damage to the surrounding area, shaking her head slowly.
"You shouldn't hold it back; that's the worst possible solution.."
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The brunette frowned, the downward pull of her features catching some of the light from the lingering flames. "I redirect it, and for years that's worked perfectly fine." She grouched, a hard edge in her tone showing her displeasure. "Unfortunately my magic has a history of being a destructive force with a will of fire of it's own. apparently, she wanted to remind me of that...." her sentence trailed off, her dark gaze turned towards the ash laden ground as her thoughts took her somewhere she hadn't thought of for a long while now.
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Post by Elowyss 'Ella' Cleireigh on Jun 21, 2015 12:34:59 GMT
"You can control that, you just need to have the patience to train it; it's like learning how to speak or how to ride a bike, it's part of your being but it's something that needs thorough training." Elowyss spoke softly to her, she didn't want to lecture the young girl but she was scared that a similar situation may happen again in future if she didn't attempt to control her magic; perhaps with even more dire consequences. Approaching her slowly, Ella noted the girl's distracted expression; it seemed she was struggling with inner turmoil that possibly connected to the outburst of her magic.
"Penny for your thoughts, dear?" She tilted her head to the side slightly, wearing a friendly smile.
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"I don't want to control it, i want it to go away" she snapped, raising out of her thoughts and watching as the lady moved towards her warily, the kind expression on her face contrasting her careful movements. 'ah, does she think I'm going to explode again?' she thought with minor amusement, shifting her sitting pose with one knee up to rest her elbow on, the other tucked underneath while her palm supported her chin. The amusement probably showed on her face at this point.
"I don't bite you know, just growl a bit..." she mused, raising a bow and ignoring the other Ander's previous question; She didn't want to talk about her crazy mother.
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