Mady 3771 Share Posted May 14, 2025 ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀᴢɪᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴇ ʙᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴡ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴇᴅ ᴇᴍʙᴇʀs, ᴄᴀsᴛɪɴɢ ғʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀɪɴɢ sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ sᴛᴏɴᴇs. sɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡʟᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏɴᴇs ᴇɴᴛʀᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴍᴜғғʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏʟᴅ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟʟ-ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴍᴀɢɴᴀɴɪᴍᴏᴜs, ᴄᴀʀᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ɪᴛs ʜᴀʟʟs, ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅs ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ—ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏʀʀᴏʀs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴍɴᴇᴅ. ᴏʟɪᴠɪʏᴀ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏɴᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ, ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴠɪsɪʙʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀɪɢɪᴅ ᴀɪʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅᴇɴ ғᴀʙʀɪᴄs ᴅʀᴀᴘᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɪʀʏ ʀᴏʙᴇs ʙᴀʀᴇʟʏ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʀᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴜɴsᴇᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇs. sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ sɪɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ—sᴏғᴛ, ᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ғʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟʟs. sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄʀɪᴇᴅ, ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜs ᴛᴏᴏ ᴡɪᴅᴇ. ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴜʀsᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴄʀᴜᴇʟ ɢɪғᴛ. ᴠɪsɪᴏɴs. sᴘɪʀɪᴛs. ᴘʀᴏᴘʜᴇᴄɪᴇs. ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴜɴʙɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴏɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀs ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴇғᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀɴᴄᴛᴜᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴄʀᴇᴅ ғʟᴀᴍᴇs. ʏᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғᴇᴇᴛ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟᴛᴀʀ, ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴇ’s ɪɴɴᴇʀ sᴀɴᴄᴛᴜᴍ—ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴡɪɴᴅɪɴɢ sᴛᴇᴘs ᴅᴜsᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ғʀᴏsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ sɪʟᴇɴᴛ. ᴀ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ, ᴍᴜғғʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʀᴘᴇᴅ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ. ᴄʀʏɪɴɢ. ᴄᴀᴡɪɴɢ. sʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴʙᴇʀ, ʟɪᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙʏ ᴀ ғᴀɪɴᴛ, ᴘᴜʟsɪɴɢ ɢʟᴏᴡ. ᴀ ᴡᴇʟʟ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴀᴛ ɪᴛs ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ. ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ. ᴄᴀʀᴠᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏʙsɪᴅɪᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʀᴜɴᴇs sᴏ ᴡᴏʀɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙʟᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴀ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ʀᴀᴅɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ɪᴛ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀʟʏ ᴄᴏʟᴅ. ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ʙᴇᴀᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅᴇʀ, ǫᴜɪᴄᴋᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜғғʟᴇᴅ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇs ɢʀᴇᴡ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ sʜᴇ sᴛᴇᴘᴘᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇᴘᴛ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴏᴡʟᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇɴ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ɢʟᴏᴡ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴏғᴛ, ᴘᴜʟsɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇʟʟ sᴡᴇʟʟᴇᴅ, ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ, sʜɪғᴛɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʟɪǫᴜɪᴅ sᴛᴀʀʟɪɢʜᴛ. ᴏʟɪᴠɪʏᴀ ғᴇʟᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜ. ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴍʙʟᴇᴅ ᴀs sʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴍ. sʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀɴᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ, ᴅʀᴀᴡɴ ʙʏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ. sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ. sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ. ᴛʜᴇɴ— ᴀ sʜʀɪᴇᴋ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴇxᴘʟᴏᴅᴇᴅ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡɪɴɢs. ᴀ sᴛᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ᴄʀᴏᴡs ʙᴜʀsᴛ ғᴏʀᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴀ ғʟᴜʀʀʏ ᴏғ ғᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴀᴡs. ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇs, ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴜʀsᴇs ᴍɪxɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʀɪᴇs. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴀʟᴏɴs ʀᴀᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ, ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋs. sʜᴇ sᴛᴀɢɢᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ, ʜᴀɴᴅs ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴠᴀɪɴ, ᴇʏᴇs ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ. ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴍ sᴏ ʙʟɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪᴛ sʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ, ғɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʟʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ʙʀɪʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ. sʜᴇ ғᴇʟʟ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴋɴᴇᴇs, ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜʟᴇss, ʙʟɪɴᴅᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇs ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ—ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴜғғʟᴇᴅ ɴᴏᴡ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇʀʀɪʙʟᴇ, ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɴᴛ ɪɴ ʀᴜɴᴇs ʟᴏɴɢ ғᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ. sʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴏᴏᴅ. ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ɴᴏᴡ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴀʀᴍ, ᴘᴀɪɴᴇᴅ, ᴏʟᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ᴘᴜʟsᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ sʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟᴏᴡ ᴅɪᴍᴍᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴏᴡs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ. sʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ—ᴀɴᴅ sᴀᴡ ɴᴏ ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴏɴʟʏ ᴇɴᴅʟᴇss ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss. ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴡ. sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀᴡᴀᴋᴇɴᴇᴅ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ sʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ, ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴇᴄʜᴏɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʙᴇʟʟs sᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ᴏʟɪᴠɪʏᴀ’s ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴘᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇsᴛ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴅɪᴍᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴛᴇᴀᴅʏ, ᴜɴɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ɢʟᴏᴡ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ—ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ’ᴛ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʟᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇʟɪʙᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ, sᴛᴇᴇᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ sᴏʀʀᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ. ᴛʜɪs ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ. ɢʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴇᴇʟ, ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ ʟᴏɴɢ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʙᴜʀɪᴇᴅ. sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɪᴛ. ɴᴏᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs. ғʀᴏᴍ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs. ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴄᴀɴᴅʟᴇʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴏʟᴅ ᴘᴏʀᴛʀᴀɪᴛs ɪɴ ғᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ʜᴀʟʟs. ᴀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ sʜᴇ’ᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴘᴀssɪɴɢ—ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ ɪɴ ᴘʀᴏᴘʜᴇᴄʏ. ᴀ ᴋɪɴɢ. ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘs ᴘᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ, ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ, “ᴡʜʏ ʏᴏᴜ?” ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ. ɪᴛ ᴍᴇʀᴇʟʏ ʟɪɴɢᴇʀᴇᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴍᴏᴋᴇ, ᴄᴏɪʟɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇsᴛʟɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs. ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇʟʟ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ғᴀᴅᴇ, ᴘᴜʟsɪɴɢ sʟᴏᴡᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇɴ sʟᴏᴡᴇʀ sᴛɪʟʟ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ. sᴛɪʟʟɴᴇss ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴍʙᴇʀ. ᴀ ᴍɪʀᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʀɪᴄᴋʟᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋ, ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴀɪʀ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟᴜsɪᴏɴ ᴅɪssɪᴘᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ɪᴛs ᴇᴅɢᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴏᴡs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ. sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴇᴇʟ ɪᴛ ᴇᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ, ᴀ ʀᴜɴɪᴄ sᴄᴀʀ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʀɪʙs. sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴅ sᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴋɪɴɢ sʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴇᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ɴᴀᴍᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ. ɴᴏᴛ ʏᴇᴛ. Spoiler This is just a narrative post of a vision my character had and only those roleplayed with know of it!! That being said, anyone is free to make a comment below so long as metagaming rules are followed :) 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helldiving 5793 Share Posted May 15, 2025 A nameless Sun stirred, a King contemplated the shared nature of a vision, the North prepared for which that encroached and loomed over it. Questions plagued the sovereign and elders who were privy to the foretold, the chains that bound them all whirled, links caressing one another in anticipation. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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