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<blockquote data-quote="SolidSnake_01" data-source="post: 7520780" data-attributes="member: 63254"><p><strong>Rey's Journal</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><u>Revelations</u></strong></p><p></p><p>My mind is spinning. There is so much to process. So much that makes sense and so much that does not. Where do I begin?</p><p> </p><p>As soon as Ithane went down, I left her to find my friends. A storm was brewing, I could see the darkness and clouds rolling off Seraph’s mountain toward us. I NEEDED to find her quickly, before all tracks were washed away. Etona and Rishkar came with me. I could sense kobolds around me as I ran toward her but they did not intercept me and I did not wish to waste my time with them. What I found was….Seraph and yet not Seraph. I found her in a crater, one she had created. But there was no dragon there. Instead there was a beautiful woman, dare I describe her as such? She was 7 feet tall, with raven black hair and blue...everything. Blue-ish skin, blue armour and blue eyes. I recognized her eyes. I could see that she was in pain, she was bleeding and carried herself as if bones were broken. She said she had three more missions for me to complete. The first one was to take her to the Cairn where she may rest and heal. After her first step I requested Rishkar summon his floating disk for her to sit. Seraph seemed pleased. The trip was fairly uneventful. Etona scouted ahead warning off kobolds. There were a few who were aggressive but did not engage us. </p><p> </p><p>Seraph knew her way around the Cairn. I do not know why this surprised me, I know that she knows everything. She wanted to rest in the Bed of Eternal Rest where we found Egan’s sister those many weeks ago. The Cairn has been cleaned out since we were last here. I assume that is Egan’s work. We made our way to the Architect’s Lair and Seraph made her way to the bed. But before she rested, she turned and faced me. </p><p> </p><p>This is the moment when my life changed. In a moment, all that I had known about myself shifted. Seraph called me “Daughter” then waited for my mind to catch up. There were so many memories and thoughts that burst forward I am surprised my head did not physically explode. Flashbacks to my father, I knew he had secrets. He never mentioned a dragon but I distinctly recall cobalt in our house. The relationship with my mother and brother. Although our home was cheerful, she was rarely warm towards me like she was to my brother Ryan. And father was the opposite, warmer to me than to my brother. I always thought it was because Father and I shared the same interests, where Ryan and mother were content to stay home. Mother taught me her herbs and gardening early on but gave up on me as I left childhood behind. I became the family’s hunter while Father was gone for weeks at a time. Daughter...it wasn’t luck that she saved me that day I walked into her den. And the grief that I felt from her was real, and not in my imagination when I told her of my family. My Mother. Seraph watched me with her knowing eyes then simply nodded as I accepted it as fact. Oh, how I miss my father right now. What I would give to have one more moment with him. One more hug and a thousand questions.</p><p></p><p>My mission: “Find the monster that has infected Ithane and bring its end.” Then she turned and bit me. My entire body was set on fire. I could feel electricity raging through me. My eyes, did I have them open? I saw pure blinding white. I do not know how long this lasted, a lifetime or a few seconds. When I awoke, Etona was staring down at me. I think she was patting sparks out of my hair. I went to Seraph. Mistress, Mother. “Come back to me,” she says as she lays back. I will Mother. I will. Rishkar says she is in a dragonsleep. She will heal.</p><p></p><p>We head back upstairs. I'm having some issues, I feel dizzy and clumsy, then I blink and I'm further than I should be. Etona also seems shorter. She says I am changed. Something about my eyes? There is a kobold prisoner but likely not the work of Egan. There is a strange man in front of the living black mirror looking at Egan's pack. He says his name is Treig and he has a delivery for Egan. He is dressed in worn clothes, ragged and has an eye patch. I don't sense a threat in him but a controlled purpose. By this time we are all certain Egan has entered the black mirror. </p><p></p><p>I hear the kobolds outside. They have amassed an army with dragonkin as their leader. They are here for Seraph. We are outnumbered. Three, maybe four of us against thousands. Then the dark cloud descends and from it emerge the bird people. I am not surprised when they know me. They are here to protect Seraph. I watch as they send the dragonkin tumbling with their wind and shoot lightning at the kobolds. They will protect Mother. I turn towards Etona who needs to meditate. Whatever she sees is not positive. When she wakes, she tells me we need to follow Egan and there will be someone wielding a crimson sword to join us. Today has been a crazy day.</p><p></p><p>Rishkar bids us goodbye. He needs to return to the Swamp and help rebuild his community. I count him as a friend and will miss him. I do not believe he can reciprocate those feelings for me. I am glad he can return to his lizardkin. After some discussion Etona and I decide we cannot leave the kobold here. She doesn't want to kill it and I don't want to leave it unsupervised. I take him to the bird people for interrogation. Killing it may have been kindness. I return just in time to see Etona step through the black. I'd feel exasperated but...this is Etona. Luckily there isn't a monster on the other side. We do find Treig. He looks like he disposed of a guardian for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SolidSnake_01, post: 7520780, member: 63254"] [b]Rey's Journal[/b] [B][U]Revelations[/U][/B] My mind is spinning. There is so much to process. So much that makes sense and so much that does not. Where do I begin? As soon as Ithane went down, I left her to find my friends. A storm was brewing, I could see the darkness and clouds rolling off Seraph’s mountain toward us. I NEEDED to find her quickly, before all tracks were washed away. Etona and Rishkar came with me. I could sense kobolds around me as I ran toward her but they did not intercept me and I did not wish to waste my time with them. What I found was….Seraph and yet not Seraph. I found her in a crater, one she had created. But there was no dragon there. Instead there was a beautiful woman, dare I describe her as such? She was 7 feet tall, with raven black hair and blue...everything. Blue-ish skin, blue armour and blue eyes. I recognized her eyes. I could see that she was in pain, she was bleeding and carried herself as if bones were broken. She said she had three more missions for me to complete. The first one was to take her to the Cairn where she may rest and heal. After her first step I requested Rishkar summon his floating disk for her to sit. Seraph seemed pleased. The trip was fairly uneventful. Etona scouted ahead warning off kobolds. There were a few who were aggressive but did not engage us. Seraph knew her way around the Cairn. I do not know why this surprised me, I know that she knows everything. She wanted to rest in the Bed of Eternal Rest where we found Egan’s sister those many weeks ago. The Cairn has been cleaned out since we were last here. I assume that is Egan’s work. We made our way to the Architect’s Lair and Seraph made her way to the bed. But before she rested, she turned and faced me. This is the moment when my life changed. In a moment, all that I had known about myself shifted. Seraph called me “Daughter” then waited for my mind to catch up. There were so many memories and thoughts that burst forward I am surprised my head did not physically explode. Flashbacks to my father, I knew he had secrets. He never mentioned a dragon but I distinctly recall cobalt in our house. The relationship with my mother and brother. Although our home was cheerful, she was rarely warm towards me like she was to my brother Ryan. And father was the opposite, warmer to me than to my brother. I always thought it was because Father and I shared the same interests, where Ryan and mother were content to stay home. Mother taught me her herbs and gardening early on but gave up on me as I left childhood behind. I became the family’s hunter while Father was gone for weeks at a time. Daughter...it wasn’t luck that she saved me that day I walked into her den. And the grief that I felt from her was real, and not in my imagination when I told her of my family. My Mother. Seraph watched me with her knowing eyes then simply nodded as I accepted it as fact. Oh, how I miss my father right now. What I would give to have one more moment with him. One more hug and a thousand questions. My mission: “Find the monster that has infected Ithane and bring its end.” Then she turned and bit me. My entire body was set on fire. I could feel electricity raging through me. My eyes, did I have them open? I saw pure blinding white. I do not know how long this lasted, a lifetime or a few seconds. When I awoke, Etona was staring down at me. I think she was patting sparks out of my hair. I went to Seraph. Mistress, Mother. “Come back to me,” she says as she lays back. I will Mother. I will. Rishkar says she is in a dragonsleep. She will heal. We head back upstairs. I'm having some issues, I feel dizzy and clumsy, then I blink and I'm further than I should be. Etona also seems shorter. She says I am changed. Something about my eyes? There is a kobold prisoner but likely not the work of Egan. There is a strange man in front of the living black mirror looking at Egan's pack. He says his name is Treig and he has a delivery for Egan. He is dressed in worn clothes, ragged and has an eye patch. I don't sense a threat in him but a controlled purpose. By this time we are all certain Egan has entered the black mirror. I hear the kobolds outside. They have amassed an army with dragonkin as their leader. They are here for Seraph. We are outnumbered. Three, maybe four of us against thousands. Then the dark cloud descends and from it emerge the bird people. I am not surprised when they know me. They are here to protect Seraph. I watch as they send the dragonkin tumbling with their wind and shoot lightning at the kobolds. They will protect Mother. I turn towards Etona who needs to meditate. Whatever she sees is not positive. When she wakes, she tells me we need to follow Egan and there will be someone wielding a crimson sword to join us. Today has been a crazy day. Rishkar bids us goodbye. He needs to return to the Swamp and help rebuild his community. I count him as a friend and will miss him. I do not believe he can reciprocate those feelings for me. I am glad he can return to his lizardkin. After some discussion Etona and I decide we cannot leave the kobold here. She doesn't want to kill it and I don't want to leave it unsupervised. I take him to the bird people for interrogation. Killing it may have been kindness. I return just in time to see Etona step through the black. I'd feel exasperated but...this is Etona. Luckily there isn't a monster on the other side. We do find Treig. He looks like he disposed of a guardian for us. [/QUOTE]
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