The Grey Mist

[Myth and Legend]

Heliasillyel was floating cross-legged, observing the weird ritual the goat-man had instigated. "Even though we are only in spirit form here, and are projecting this weird way of ensuing mutual trust, I prefer not to rely on the virtual mixing of blood between deities. Still, I dislike conflict - it obscures beauty and hampers joy. You Duretepp - the Goddess took on his arm and shook it briefly, before floating back to her position. - as well as the rest of you Gods have my word, that I will not venture in your realms and will not be the first to show aggression. I will readily defend my followers and lands however."

 

[Frozen Messiah]

Ubariya stares blankly at the Lost Prophet. Slowly, she takes the tip of the black spear she wields and draws it across her palm til blood wells. She grasps Duretep's hand in her own. "As the blood of Death and Madness mingle, I swear that I shall not enter the Realm of Dreams uninvited and hold you to respect my realm in kind." When she withdraws her hand she licks the wound closed though her eyes never leave those of Duretep's until she is finished.

"I shall respect your realm, your childern, and your being. I am glad that you have taken this opprotunity, Weaver Uncaring." Duretep says in his deep and contemplative tone while a pleased smile, that has none of the danger behind, it curls across his face as he matches the gaze of Ubariya. He then turns and accepts the hand of Heliasillyel but becomes confused and almost taken aback by her oath to all of the gods, for in this he did not intend for his gesture to be changed into.

"Now I must say there is joy that comes to me for you to take my hand Shining Goddess but the pact that I wish only only concerns me and not that of the other gods," Duretep says keeping her hand in his, in an almost caring way, "If you understand the the choice that you are making and what it will do for your future, than make it." Duretep doesn't release the hold waiting for Heliasillyel to make that move

 

[GlassEye]

Ubariya laughs when Heliasillyel makes her oath. "Truly, Sister? The light of your sun will only shine on lands you claim? Let me make a counter proposal, if you will. Between us, let us divide the world in two. You take half and bathe it in your light, and I take half to shroud in darkness. After a period of time, we relinquish our half to the other." Ubariya smiles. "In this you fulfill your duty to bring new beginnings to lands touched by darkness and also have opportunity to renew them. And, so that you are not totally powerless during the Shifting Realm of Night I offer you an eye with which you can pierce the darkness even from your blazing palace. In return, though, I would request that mortals and objects standing between us reach out towards me with a shadow of their substance."

 

[Myth and Legend]

Heliasilylel sighed and nodded at the Lost Prophet "Yes, I understand that you attempted to secure your own safety and not ensure mutual understanding between the rest of us. However I stated my intentions pliantly, to you and to anyone else. - the Goddess pulled away from Duretepp's grip and eyed him with annoyance, and then cast her gaze over the other deities. - I hold no desires for domination and aggression, these are the aims of lesser minds. Should any of you desire peace and prosperity for your followers as well, you may trust in my support."


At Ubarya's words, Heliasillyel displayed a coy smile. "I applaud your eloquence, and of course, I will not be turning this world in to Solarianderryel. Eternal daylight and summer cannot be imposed on creatures that are born outside my domain. Hence your proposition is what i had in mind all along. Now... Where is the Forger?" the Sun Goddess looked around and produced light from her being, basking the nothingness around them as she gazed in to the mist.

[sblock]If Duretepp tries to continue holdiongHeliasillyel against her will i suppose we have to do either a grapple check (if we are indeed corporeal) or a will or int or cha check if we are using our minds only to project these images. (depends on HM) She will treat it as an act of hostility however.[/sblock]

 

[Frozen Messiah]

Heliasilylel sighed and nodded at the Lost Prophet "Yes, I understand that you attempted to secure your own safety and not ensure mutual understanding between the rest of us. However I stated my intentions pliantly, to you and to anyone else. - the Goddess pulled away from Duretepp's grip and eyed him with annoyance, and then cast her gaze over the other deities. - I hold no desires for domination and aggression, these are the aims of lesser minds. Should any of you desire peace and prosperity for your followers as well, you may trust in my support."

"Very well than, as long as you understand the pact that you make," Duretep lets go of her hand the moment that she pulls away "for these things are not fleeting and holds large amount of signifigance in the way this world will turn. Now then any other takers in the binding of The Mad Seer to his city of dreams and land of imagination?" Holding out his hand for any of the other gods.

 

[GlassEye]

As Duretep turns to the other deities to see if they accept his proposal Ubariya continues her conversation with Heliasillyel. "It pleases me that you accept this. Shall we finish it?" As she says this Ubariya closes all but one of her smaller more human-like eyes. "Shine as you have always done in Solarianderryel and let me gaze upon your true brilliance."

 

[Roman]

Chrextes listens to the godlings staking their claim to their realms in the future world with interest.

Dream realm, lava realm, sun realm, realm of darkness and a realm of plants? So be it! But how shall we integrate them together?

Mayhaps a ball of primordial molten stone covered with a skin of cool earth and life? Or Darkness and light reigning over different parts of the surface at different times? Chrextes asks rhetorically before volunteering his desires.

My requirement for the world is that it must have change as well as cycles of various levels and various predictibilities. I wish that objects in the sky should change in predictable patterns of various time-scales, but I also desire less regular cycles. The earth should shake and the water shall fall from the sky at irregular intervals!

In return, I will give direction to the world and ensure that periodicities and cycles function as they should. Indeed, I propose these cycles as the integrating function to some of your realms as parts of the into the world as a whole.

Watch! the time lord exclaims as the front of the clock opens revealing a complex mechanism of interlocking wheels, levers and chains. See how everything integrates together to make a single whole? Well that is what I offer for this new world! But worry not, there will not be full predictability. As if to confirm his words, the internal structure of the clock's mechanism changes, with the components becoming less than perfect. Suddenly, the wheels sometimes skip a turn, levers don't always click perfectly and the clock sometimes skips a beat and at other times goes slightly faster to illustrate the point.

To make this especially salient, I would like to guarantee the pact between Ubariya and Heliasilylel about the periodicities of their realms, should they agree to it, of course.

Turning the face of the clock to Durentep, he adds:

Dreams can also be integrated seamlessly into the world through time. Perhaps the mind of sentient beings could spend a periodic portion of time in the realm of dreams.

He then assumes the form of an hourglass of considerable size and projects his voice from it: So? What say you?

 

[Myth and Legend]

The Sun Goddess smiled charmingly, her smooth tan lips curling in to a rose bud, as she approached Ubariya. Heliasillyel's wheat coloured hair was rustling ever so subtly, and her glowing golden eyes contrasting with her copper tanned skin. "I am starting to like you, Mother of the Unclaimed Souls. - the Goddess said with a beguiling voice, as she gently ran the tip of her finger over Ubariya's cheek. - then, it is settled. Let our realms be the two parts of a whole, forever changing, chasing and fulfilling each other."

The Smiling Maiden said those words with a pleased look on her face, and decided to fulfill the other Goddess's request. Heliasillyel's form grew translucent, and her body became as if woven from rays of sunshine, and from her being emanated bright yellow light, that reminded of a tranquil summer afternoon, or the rays shining trough the clouds as the rain had stopped.

 

[Frozen Messiah]

Turning the face of the clock to Durentep, he adds:

Dreams can also be integrated seamlessly into the world through time. Perhaps the mind of sentient beings could spend a periodic portion of time in the realm of dreams.

He then assumes the form of an hourglass of considerable size and projects his voice from it: So? What say you?

"My intetion was for this to be, I thank you for putting it into words. The mortal mind its to weak to survive my realm but I shall create...spaces,no... pockets of my realm where those who sleep may wander and change at their behest. All other travellers will have to go through a gate," At that moment he dips his finger in his own blood and begins drawing in mid air the gate that he wishes to have. The gate is massive black iron structure that has a wall of some silver fluid where the door should be, "I will make...no, I will find a guardian for this gate, until that point the realm of dreams will only astral travellers will be able to pass...it needs a name, name, name. Ah, Portcullis Chimeric, because I will not have just one guard but I will have three." At this Duretep pauses as if in admiration of his own brilliance "Yes, one for the astral, one for the physical and the last to punish those who have entered the realm of dreams unwanted."

Duretep than begins to rub his head as if he has a splitting pain in his head. "The first shall be a creature that I have contrived. Rygthdan, The Fractured, a massive creature with many tails and on each tail a face, an entity, all looking and judging those that pass." As he spoke the fog began to sculpt itself into the form of the creature he spoke of

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After a small while he waved his hand through it dispursing it with his blooded hand. Duretep Then sighed heavily as if he a great amount of effort was taken on his part and looked over at the clock and raised his blooded hand "So do we have a deal or what?"

 

[GlassEye]

The Sun Goddess smiled charmingly, her smooth tan lips curling in to a rose bud, as she approached Ubariya. Heliasillyel's wheat coloured hair was rustling ever so subtly, and her glowing golden eyes contrasting with her copper tanned skin. "I am starting to like you, Mother of the Unclaimed Souls. - the Goddess said with a beguiling voice, as she gently ran the tip of her finger over Ubariya's cheek. - then, it is settled. Let our realms be the two parts of a whole, forever changing, chasing and fulfilling each other."

The Smiling Maiden said those words with a pleased look on her face, and decided to fulfill the other Goddess's request. Heliasillyel's form grew translucent, and her body became as if woven from rays of sunshine, and from her being emanated bright yellow light, that reminded of a tranquil summer afternoon, or the rays shining trough the clouds as the rain had stopped.

Ubariya gazes into the light of Heliasillyel's with seven eyes closed and one open. At first she stands sure but it is not long before she begins to quiver. Her eye fills with tears which begin to stream down her face and drip from her body. It is clear that Ubariya's immortal flesh cannot withstand the strength of sun goddess' light as her eye turns from its normal color to milky white. Ubariya flinches back and her hands quiver with the effort of not reaching up to cover her eye. "Enough!"

As Heliasillyel dims her radiance enough that Ubariya can open her other eyes without danger of blindness the spider goddess firms her grip on the black spear. With an awkward slash Ubariya uses the speartip to cut out her eye and a small portion of the surrounding flesh. Blood runs down her face as she holds out her hand to Heliasillyel. Sitting on her palm is the milky white eye looking much like a large pearl and glowing with the memory of Heliasillyel's light. It blinks once then is still. "The eye that I owe you, Sister. Give it to the Forger to fix in the night sky and you will be able to see into the Realms of Night as I promised."

Not unaware of Chrextes declarations, Ubariya says to the Master of Time, "Change is but another challenge. I accept your requirements and the direction you can give to our world." She looks in some concern at Duretep and his imaginings but says nothing yet.