Stuck Between the Ages
**insert general "I don't own this" disclaimer here ^.^ Cyan, the creators of MYST, are defiantly my idols~ they deserve all the credit. This was originally written for a contest on mystcommunity.com. I figured not a lot of people have written about the original split between D'ni and Terahnee, and that 'twould be an interesting subject. Enjoy~!**
It had been a full month now. A month since, abandoning the only home they had ever known, Ro'Kehrah, her family, and thousands of others linked to the new world. And began a life so incredibly different from their past.
She was certain that the hardest thing to get used to was the lack of sun. Back in Garternay, whenever she was cold or lonely, there would always be a stray sunbeam that could chase her away from her sorrows. But here, the only light was unnatural, the orange glow surreal, and frankly just plain disconcerting.
D'ni. That's what they had decided to call it. D'ni. A new start for all of them. But she didn't want a new start. She just wanted Garternay back.
Oh how Ro'Kehrah longed that her family had been like most of the Ronay, yearning for a life of luxury and sunlight, headed toward the beautiful paradise that was Terahnee. But no. They had to be humble, they had to be down to earth. And now, that's exactly where they were. Down to earth. Or, more like down in earth. She cursed the names of both her family and Ri'neref.
Ro'Ehree was better off than her, she thought. Oh if only she could see him now, the boy who had always been by her side, all throughout her eleven years in this life. But the rift that had come between them was unimaginable. Already, the great Books linking the Ages were sealed away, never again to be opened. The brilliant doorway to the life she had always wished for had been darkened to her eyes forever.
And now what? All she could feel was hatred, hatred of all around her, hatred of this new place, D'ni. All she could see was a sort of endless darkness, like a black cloud spread across her vision. Never to see her best friend again, the one who in times of need she would surely call brother. She had lost everything she had lived for. Though, as the months passed, she became used to this life underground, this life away from life, she missed Ro'Ehree and the sunbeams with all her heart.
Ro'Kehrah looked up at the nonexistent ceiling, her view stretching straight up into that boundless stone sky. Outside, or inside, children dashed through the narrow streetways, chasing and laughing. A slender young boy walked up the steps to the common library, the light of new knowledge in his eyes. The air here was still and she could feel her heartbeat pounding in her ears as her feet dangled and brushed at the cold rock floor. Her eyes relaxed for the first time in Ages, suddenly and inexplicably becoming accustomed to the shadow.
And suddenly, Ro'Kehrah saw life in this place.
She smiled inwardly and opened up her copy book. Footsteps and voices echoed in the great cavern as she gingerly dipped the point of her pen into the inkwell and touched it to the smooth parchment.
Her writing was far from graceful, but the words were understandable and heartfelt just the same.
A new start for me. Today, I have found my D'ni.
It had been a full month now. A month since, abandoning the only home they had ever known, Ro'Kehrah, her family, and thousands of others linked to the new world. And began a life so incredibly different from their past.
She was certain that the hardest thing to get used to was the lack of sun. Back in Garternay, whenever she was cold or lonely, there would always be a stray sunbeam that could chase her away from her sorrows. But here, the only light was unnatural, the orange glow surreal, and frankly just plain disconcerting.
D'ni. That's what they had decided to call it. D'ni. A new start for all of them. But she didn't want a new start. She just wanted Garternay back.
Oh how Ro'Kehrah longed that her family had been like most of the Ronay, yearning for a life of luxury and sunlight, headed toward the beautiful paradise that was Terahnee. But no. They had to be humble, they had to be down to earth. And now, that's exactly where they were. Down to earth. Or, more like down in earth. She cursed the names of both her family and Ri'neref.
Ro'Ehree was better off than her, she thought. Oh if only she could see him now, the boy who had always been by her side, all throughout her eleven years in this life. But the rift that had come between them was unimaginable. Already, the great Books linking the Ages were sealed away, never again to be opened. The brilliant doorway to the life she had always wished for had been darkened to her eyes forever.
And now what? All she could feel was hatred, hatred of all around her, hatred of this new place, D'ni. All she could see was a sort of endless darkness, like a black cloud spread across her vision. Never to see her best friend again, the one who in times of need she would surely call brother. She had lost everything she had lived for. Though, as the months passed, she became used to this life underground, this life away from life, she missed Ro'Ehree and the sunbeams with all her heart.
Ro'Kehrah looked up at the nonexistent ceiling, her view stretching straight up into that boundless stone sky. Outside, or inside, children dashed through the narrow streetways, chasing and laughing. A slender young boy walked up the steps to the common library, the light of new knowledge in his eyes. The air here was still and she could feel her heartbeat pounding in her ears as her feet dangled and brushed at the cold rock floor. Her eyes relaxed for the first time in Ages, suddenly and inexplicably becoming accustomed to the shadow.
And suddenly, Ro'Kehrah saw life in this place.
She smiled inwardly and opened up her copy book. Footsteps and voices echoed in the great cavern as she gingerly dipped the point of her pen into the inkwell and touched it to the smooth parchment.
Her writing was far from graceful, but the words were understandable and heartfelt just the same.
A new start for me. Today, I have found my D'ni.