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Post by Black_Rider on Sept 20, 2008 19:25:39 GMT -6
A heavyness held the air tight as shadows swayed, with there prominate objects. Unheard footing filled listening ears. A dark figure was moving up the road from the north. No footsteps stayed in his wake, as his pace was quick. Blue eyes shone brilliantely as he looked up. Catching the early morning light. The trees whispered and the grass swayed. Water trickles in the small creek that severed the path in the northern road. Yet when the strangers foot stuck the water, not even a splash nor a ripple. A scence very odd indeed if one had common since. Dust swirled from the earthen road, worn down by long years of travel.
A cloak swayed as it caught the wind. Ruffling his black hair as well. Blinking his eyes as he saw a familair figure. In all knowlodge he should not be able to see her, he is still far from her path. For a moment in time he seemed to fade then come back. Whispering the wind brought words to his ears. A harsh irregular chorus was deafening, and Shadow looked up at the treetops he saw the sky dark with wheerling birds. They flapped and drifted to and fro; there were no flurries or sudden movement, only this clamorous interweaving throng of rooks.
A coyote spotted him and hurredly moved out of his way with, its tell between his legs. The birds would not go near them, everyone was terrified of him. Some muttered something it was fear that now filled the air. Yet the sadness and heavness remained. Shadow was feared by everything. IF he wished to not be bothered, everyone seemed to know.
Scrambling out of his way to move. Now Shdow was in view of the girl, who seems to want to be his friend. His movement did not quicken if, anything he walked slower than before. Fading from time to time in the light. It was time he knew he had no option. It would be painful, he cares about her. He dose not know this feeling that everyone seems to call love. Yet Bartimaeus as usual had let it slip.
Now was the time to say the word that would hurt her the most. There was no other way. Perhaps she would understand perhaps she would not. The sky seemed suddenly darker, everything seemed out of place. As Shadow made his way up to her. He kissed her lips softly, it would seem he took a breath softly. Then whispered " Goodbye " the word held, a sad meaning , a painful meaning. Something about that word could not be explained the pain, and sadness it would bring.
Like the wind he moved past her moving now to the west instead. Heading to the pass to the one place, he never let her follow. If she chooses now she may. Perhaps things can be changed. Yet something was terriabley wrong, for a moment once more he seemed to fade like the wind and shadows them self. Coming back into view he was only a swift jog away from her. As the wind whispered sadly in the trees. The rooks became silent everything, fell into a deathly unnatural silence.
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Post by deathgal on Sept 21, 2008 5:44:02 GMT -6
Carrie suddenly couldn't let this be the end. She started to follow him. She knew without him around she wouldn't be where she is now in her life. She knew that when he came into her life that her family members never touched her. She knew she needed him. She couldn't be left alone with her family again. She knew that then they would kill her.
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Post by Black_Rider on Sept 21, 2008 18:34:26 GMT -6
The sunlight seemed to dim and darkness stretched, over the road. One grey cloud hovered infront of the sun, as if it were on the verge of crying. Slowly it passed shadows swayed, trees whispered. A hair scurred off the grass dust worn road. A single raven let out its malicous cry, somehow it seemed sad. As if it to where crying, yet a note of grim passing could be heard.
The trees swayed and they whispered telling there sad tells. Hither and there a small chirp could be heard. The world seemed sad somehow everything seemed out of place. Darkness creeped evading the space's of the light. Second ticks off the cloak and becomes a minute. As the day seems slowly to fade into the depths of the night.
Shadow's pace was steady yet slowly he seemed to be fadeing. As if he was being seen out of focus or, from a far away distance. Out of time and out of place perhaps this was what it was called, rather than out of focus. As memories fade into the mind where, they can not be reached. So he to seemed to be fading from this world, where he dose not belong.
The oldest of the old ones, one who has walked a road no one even knew. Seen many battels and killed to many to count. Has taught some and never loved till now. Knows many people and has been to places no one ever dreamed. Taught the youngest of the old ones Will without the boy knowing he had. Has made many enemies and yet few friends, for he never got close to anyone.
Yet one girl changed that, one girl who was teaching him to trust again. Somehow seemed to make him forget the past and live, in the present if only for awhile. Shadow stopped in his tracks, and slowly turned to face her. The tone in which he spoke, was saddening but it was honest, " I'm sorry forgive me if you can ". His outline faded and everything dimmed.
His bright blue eyes looked upon her, there was something in his eyes. Something no one else would ever see. He was truly sorry something lingered mixed in with that. What could it have been could it truly have been love? Closing his eyes the wind whispered, as if telling a secert it wished to share. Dust churned lightly he faded more than before. His outline became blurry, more out of focus than before.
To some he was dieing to others he was fadeing away. What difference did it make when, perhaps by tommarow he would be gone. A memory once more " there is something i need to tell you " he said sadly. But he did not say anything farther he began to walk once more. Then in her mind he spoke to her and her alone. ' You wished for help so i came, You wished for a friend that i could never be, Yet from you i learned something about trust, You needed someone to help you when others would not, So i came when you needed a friend, I did not meet you by chance, You stayed by me when you should have left, I am but a memory Carrie, I can't stay in this world forever, Perhaps i can but i do not know the way. If i did i have forgotten ' it seemed as if he was about to say something more. Yet the unspoken words stayed just that.
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Post by deathgal on Sept 21, 2008 18:38:44 GMT -6
Carrie listened to those words again. She sighed. " I know one way to fix this problem. But, promise not to leave me on my own again" she said. She suddenly contacted Lara some how. She told her to find the magic book and send it with the white owl.
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Post by Black_Rider on Sept 21, 2008 18:55:52 GMT -6
A small smirk was on his face ' i knew you'd say that, yet you know not what i say, this is beyond your reach, a human perhaps you could bring i am not what you think i am Carrie ' something in his words held a note of warning. Then he said simply aloud his tone, held the sadness in it but something dangerous. " You know not who i am " with that his pace stayed the seem. Yet for a moment it seemed he was nearly gone.
The wind seemed to have picked up in the small space of time. He left no sign of his passing as he walked on. ' perhaps if you found the six signs ' (you know what i ment if you read the plot second post). Shadow seemed to truly be fadeing out of time.
As his pace maintened speed the book she things of is not going to help her. Yet something was truly terriably wrong. Shadow's pace never quickening never slowing. They seemed almost caught out of time for a moment. One minute they where walking along a rode, now they where walking threw a small wood path. Grown up in places yet the path was untouched by any sign of life. Not even a worm crawled upon the ground. Not even a mouse scurried across its path. Into the walk the woods became thin then thickened then thinned somemore. Till sometime near noon they reached a crack in some tall mountains.
The path between something the path that had a black diamond tomb to the right of its entrance. Something about this place was unsettling. Something was not right everything seemed suddenly caught out of time. The tomb was like noting she would ever have seen or seen.
Something that no mortal could ever create. It was a midnight ebony black, it was like something out of a dream. Not even a fairy tale could dream up the, beauty and brillance of the tomp. For a moment it seeme to have a icy blue tinge to it. It seemed to have no lid, no cracks nor flaws no sides at all. You could faintly see a outline of something resting in it.
The tomp was to old to be counted, a memory came into her head. Of the world before she would know it. It was flickering images to explain something to her. First a large room with the midnight moon shining threw the window. Suddenly it switched to someone argueing with a few people, as if in disbeleif. Then it flickered to a boy talking to a women Shadow's memories. Then rage and anger would flow threw her, as his mother was dead not two days after he finally found her.
Then a colt this was Stone Image a orphaned foal. It flickered Shadow was fourteen someone begging him to stay, someone calling him ' my lord '. Then the next night at exactly midnight Shadow left he was telling a young boy a few youngers than he not to worry. He called him Nathaniel the boy called him brother.
It flickered again and a battle raged, more battels raged. Things passed threw her she could never imagine, peace quest, to many things to even say. Till the present day " i am but a memory " he said to her at last. Now she would know she never, really would have guessed. She was talking to a memory Shadow never left his tomb. Yet the blue tinged glowed again. " Forgive me Carrie I can not leave this Tomb you wished for help, i sinced perhaps by fate i decided to help you. I knew what you felt and what you where going threw. Perhaps you will be angry with me know, i can no longer maintin this, as i have now for thousands of years i protect the present from everything. This pace you see the crack in the mountain. It is not by fate it was there, it's how i got here its the path i led them through, i'm nither good nor am i evil as i said before. Forgive me for tricking you for in a since i have " The memory seemed to fade , it would make since why he never changed his apperance why no injuries where ever there. Why nothing ever seemed to and why sometimes she would, think her hand passed right threw him.
Shadow was no longer able to maintin this form it may be to late. But perhaps she understood, he had not wanted to die that day, he wanted to live. Yet by a cruel twist and to protect others and his brother , he gave his own life. Maby she could put two and two together. " i'm not a human Carrie like you may think, I am an Elf but i'm the Oldest Of The Old, I'm Sorry Forgive me I Don't want to say goodbye to you, but i must i love you and.." he was about to say goodbye. The image she saw flickered and began to fade.
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Post by deathgal on Sept 23, 2008 9:49:14 GMT -6
Carrie knew stuff that she knew wasn't right. But also knew she now couldn't help. She looked down to her feet. Tears were starting to form in her eyes. She just didn't want to hear it. She knew her life was a big mistake to carry it this far. " Don't say it. I know your going to say goodbye. But, don't say it. I can't handle this at all right now" she said. Tears could be heard trying to keep her from talking. She knew that before meeting him she was hated by everyone but no her friends.
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Post by Black_Rider on Sept 23, 2008 18:28:39 GMT -6
A soft tone came into her voice. A voice close yet distant, calm and soothing in its tones. Perfect in many ways yet something in it, was melchanoly. Chant like at times When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back; Three from the circle, three from the track; Wood, Bronze, iron; water, fire, stone; Five will return, and one go alone.
Iron for the birthday, bronze carried long; Wood from the burning, stone out of song; Fire in the candle-ring, water from the thaw; Six signs the circle, and the grail gone before.
Fire on the mountain shall find the harp of gold Played to wake the Sleepers, oldest of the old; Power from the green witch, lost beneath the sea; All shall find the light at last, silver on the tree'
A pause for a minute or so. ' Listen to the words think them threw i'll send you the locations the last thing you need to do, find them and bring them here. I'll give you the power you shall need for a travel safer than your feet. Listen well and think wisely let not your emotions cloud your judgement. Carrie you must trust me the book you shall need it is here already. I'll give you the knowlodge for the time. But once you finish i must take it away. If you wish i can teach you later. Your stronger than you belevie, your wiser than you give yourself credit for. You must trust me you ment well, but the book you thought would help is limited as your magic is. For now it shall not be trust you must have in me. Forgive me for not telling you sooner. ' the blue tinger left the tomb. A bright flash of light and knowlodge rushed into her information kept dormant for millions of years. " Think of where you wish to go and it shall be so. Let not your emotions cloud your thoughts. Trust your wit it is often right. Belevie in yourself and let not your guard done. The road in which you take is not at all safe. I protect you now when you shall return the knowlodge will stay. Only after the fact will it go away. I'd help you if i could more yet i can not live this tomb. I'm awake yet i am not, do not feel bad and regret anything for me, it will do you no good. I'll explain all you wish when you return, remember think and i shall be there. Help is always given to those who ask. " he has to trust her to let her do this.
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Post by deathgal on Sept 25, 2008 19:49:10 GMT -6
Carrie sighed. " I'll do what I have to. But, it still won't change the fact that my whole entire family wants me dead" she said. She was still looking to the ground. Her eyes still full of tears. But, she wouldn't let them fall to show her weakness.
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Post by Black_Rider on Sept 27, 2008 18:35:25 GMT -6
The image falter nearly dissappeared for good. Time was ticking off the clock. Then suddenly he said. " Iron i give you now. Find The walker you find bronze. Find the house Merriman shall take you The Lady shall renew the wood of rowan then the third sign will be yours. Find the old church hidden to most, there you shall find stone. One sign of fire you have already. Water with the old king buried on the ship. " then silence was found. One more the image almost all but dissappeared. There was an unearthly silence. With no warning a man tall, with a fierce curved nose. Deep shadows amongst his eyes, white tosseled hair on his forehead like snow. If one did not know better they would swear he was carved out of stone. Merriman...could it be merlin by a chance? " The Prince asked me to give you this the sign of Iron. " Merriman said with respect and a small bow, she would be unaccustmed to. " I shall accompany you on this journey though at times i shall dissappear " Merriman said after the fact.
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Post by deathgal on Sept 28, 2008 6:53:21 GMT -6
" I have to say my legs aren't strong enough I'll have to shape shift into different animals. But, I am greatful for the company" said Carrie. She knew her animal forms could take her where they have to go.
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Post by Black_Rider on Sept 29, 2008 5:59:44 GMT -6
Shadow normaly would have sent a small glare towards Merriman but it, may give it away even so. To him perhaps it was a good thing, that she had not caught on, to how Merriman address's him. As everyone seems to that may very, well be his reason for not telling her that part. Merriman sinced however " we better hurry " Merriman said a note of great worry in his tone. " its been....i lost count at four thousand " he muttered the last part to him self. " if your angry with him take it out later " Merriman said taking her and whisking her to the first place. And thus her search began but he dissappeared once he got her there. A fading tone on the air " hurry if you wish for him to stay " and with that she was alone.
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Post by deathgal on Sept 29, 2008 6:20:12 GMT -6
Carrie was now looking for the walker so she could find bronze. She knew with her strength she'd make it possible for him to stay. She would keep her mouth shut until this whole journey was over. But, knew she'd have to talk sooner or later.
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Post by Black_Rider on Sept 29, 2008 18:37:33 GMT -6
(you'll have to complete it on your own skip back if you wish dose not matter to me it would take 20-40 post to finish the journey correctly faster version is between 6-20 post if lucky)
Time ticked off the cloak his mind wanted to rest, as he had not since he had died. Nathaniel he thought, then thought of Zanarakand as well. Not to mention Blitzball a sport ah that was fun, Nathaniel and Him and the others Tidus as well. His mind slipped again Sin....damn that thing damn sin to hell. Time ticked off the clock as he passed the time with memories, there was not much time left
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Post by deathgal on Oct 2, 2008 8:39:39 GMT -6
Carrie easily morphed into a tiger after collecting the Bronze. She started running to get the next bit of thing she needed. She would change into a faster animal after getting that.
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Post by Black_Rider on Oct 2, 2008 18:09:11 GMT -6
Time slid on memories changed, yet Carrie would hear a girls voice saying this " On the day of the dead, when the year too dies, Must the youngest open the oldest hills Throught eh door of the birds, where the breeze breaks. There fire shall fly from the raven boy, And the silver eyes that see the wind, And the Light shall have the harp of gold.
By the pleasant lake the Sleepers lie, On Cadfand's Way where the kestrels call; Though grim from the Grey King shadows fall, Yet singing the golden hapr shall guide To break their sleep and bid them ride.
When light from the lost land shall return, Six Sleepers shall ride, six signs shall burn, And where the midsummer tree grows tall By Pendragon's sword the Dark shall fall."
the voice was lost in the wind yet it said " time draws on years go by..." what was said was lost in the wind. A omen that time is fading how long he has been resting... " Balance is wavering, the gate way is closing, the protector is leaving, the watcher is fading, the rider is dieing, time draws on millions of years have passed. Five shall return one go alone. " the voice could not be put to anyone..
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Post by deathgal on Oct 4, 2008 5:25:52 GMT -6
Carrie kept going. She had used magic to make a bag to carry everything. She had gotten most of them so far. She was in the form of a fast dog now. The bag was tied onto her back.
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Post by Black_Rider on Oct 4, 2008 18:16:11 GMT -6
Before her she would see a wavering in the air for a split second the land turned dark and menacing. Then quickly it snapped back to normal, then a gate way opened before her. The dead walked beyond it yet it was closing slowy at first then faster then it vanished. Things she could never explain were showing them selves. The realm of the dead, the balance of the world, the way to the shadows, they evil and the good, the dieing and the living, everythign was falling faster, and faster the gates where closing. Time was rushing nothing was going right. Merriman appeared " millions of years have passed, i don't know how much longer he can keep this up. He should not have kept this up in the first place for so long....." Merriman gave a deep sigh he did not know what to do. " you must hurry, or this world will leave " Merriman left before explaining to her. All of this was connected directly to Shadow, who was he and why his passing affecting everything?
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Post by deathgal on Oct 5, 2008 6:14:11 GMT -6
Carrie understood. " I know and I won't let him down. I can't let him down" she said. She was still in her dog form but she could understand and talk. She knew what to do. She needed to be at the speed on a horse she knew was faster. She morphed quickly into that horse and hoped she'd be fast enough to do what was right.
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Post by Black_Rider on Oct 5, 2008 18:35:25 GMT -6
" Don't lost your way with each passing day You've come so far don't throw it away Live with beliving dreams are for weaving Wonders are waiting to start live your story Faith hope and glory hold to the tree in your heart If we hold on together I know are dreams will never die Dreams see us threw to forever with nows moonlight For you and I souls in the wind must learn how to mend Seek out the stars hold on till the end Finally mountain there is a mountain washs are tears all away Worlds are swaying some one is praying please let us come home to stay, If we hold on together I know are dreams will never die Dreams see us threw to forever with loves lauaby For you and I when we are out there in the dark will dream about the stars In the dark will fill the light warm are hearts Everyone if we hold on together I know are dreams will never die Dreams see us threw to forever As high as souls can fly the clouds roll by for you and I."
Awhile later that seem stunningly beautiful voice said again " thank you for helping my son tell him i'm sorry i never got to i don't think he has entirely forgiven me i don't know if he can " the voice faded sadly at the end. Shadow had never told her much about his mother he did not seem to want to talk about her.
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Post by deathgal on Oct 5, 2008 19:50:28 GMT -6
Carrie took on a speed she knew would make time go by quicker. She had to collect just a few more things before she could go back. She would stay in this horse form until she got back.
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