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this chapter Twisted Hearts
Chapter 5 - Confrontation of Dreams
The Past (5 months ago)
Erone sat on the floor of a huge courtyard. Light, reflected off the water that fell in fountains surrounding the edge of the courtyard, bounced around her to form patterns on the marble floor. She looked up and found the Great Gods surrounded her. Mithros Sunlord sat on his golden throne; the Great Goddess stood holding a black cat.
The scene disappeared and Erone suddenly found herself struggling with invisible bounds. She fought to breathe as something covered her mouth and nose. The substance covering her nose was slowly peeled back and as she fought to get enough air through her nostrils the substance that also covered her eyes was pulled away. She looked down and found herself trapped in bounds of webbing.
She tried to scream but all that came out was a small "Yip". She saw trees ahead of her and felt the springy grass under her feet. She looked to the side. Surrounding her were wolves. She ran with the pack as a wolf.
Then suddenly she was sat in a brown tent cradling a limp, black hawk in her arms. She was trying to coax it to eat a piece of raw meat. Then it wasn't a hawk in her arms any more but a woman her golden curls in disarray.
Suddenly Erone was stood and she was swept up into the arms of a tall, tanned man. She pulled away and looked into his face, and then they kissed. They shared a deep, passionate, longing kiss, which left her whole body tingling. He scoped her up into his arms and carried her to a stone, which he sat on, holding her to his broad chest. "Magelet I thought I'd lost you" he whispered. She began to cry.
When she opened her eyes again she was sat in front of an enormous badger. She watched as it pulled out its silver claw and handed it to her. She could feel the coldness of it against her hand.
She felt a breeze on her face and looking up from the claw found herself at a ships rail. She was speaking words she could not hear to a blond stormwing. The rail changed beneath her hands and turned to stone as she watched the same stormwing plummet to the ground to smash against a rock.
Then she found she was at a grand meal, laughing as a dragon pouring more water on the floor and itself than it was getting into its mouth.
The scene changed again and she was flying, wind in her face fleeing from something. "Hurry Cloud please" she whispered to the horse she rode, turning back to see if she was pursued.
She threw herself toward the door, screaming, screaming her rage and anguish. Erone could hear those tortured cries, as they rose and fell, she could feel the People as they cried with her.
Erone jumped up still screaming. She stopped, covering her mouth. Each vision she had seen stayed fresh in her mind, as if they were memories long forgotten, that had been awoken. She felt coldness against her hand and looked down.
She opened her hand and a silver claw rolled down her palm onto the sheet.
Now
"Enchantress Chalice it is most pleasing to see you again" Mithros said, the smile he wore not meeting his eyes. "It has been so long since we Gods last spoke to you"
"Yes Mithros Sunlord" she said falsely, curtseying to the God, "We should make a habit of speaking more often"
"Not really no" the Graveyard Hag muttered, "We don't like you and you don't like us"
Mithros glared at her "I apologise for my sibling, she hasn't been of a good temperament today"
"What she speaks is true" Chalice replied, the false nicety gone from her voice, "What have you called me here for?"
"To find out what you have done to my daughter" screeched Sarra running out of the crowd toward the Enchantress. Arms reached out to grab her before she reached the woman. "Leave go of me" she cried, struggling against the arms. Weiryn came to comfort her.
"What daughter?" Chalice said studying her long nails "I know nothing of any daughter of yours"
"The girl called Daine" the Great Goddess said, "Why have you taken her memory and placed her as a slave in Carthak?"
"What girl called Daine? I don't know-"
"DON'T TRY TO FOOL US, ENCHANTRESS. WE HAVE SEEN WHAT YOU HAVE DONE" Mithros roared.
Chalice looked unperturbed at his outburst. "Very well" she muttered, "So I took the girl. I was bored"
"That is your reason for harming my daughter?" said Weiryn dangerously, beginning to move towards her the hatred clear in his eyes.
"Stay Weiryn" Mithros said gently "Where did you gain the power from to perform these complex spells"
"Oh just some mage" was the bored reply.
"Just some mage. You expect to fool us with that?"
"If it makes you happy I will tell you how to get the girl's memory back. I'm bored with her now"
"BORED" roared Weiryn "YOU TOYED WITH MY CHILD AND KNOW YOU ARE BORED?"
"Calm yourself. It will take a while for you to get her memory back but I wouldn't worry. It isn't damaged. You just have to do an individual spell for each part of her memory, you know like her magic, her past, her future, and her knowledge"
"Yes we understand" said Mithros shortly
"Well no need to be so rude. I shall leave then"
"Wait" boomed the Sunlord.
But she had already disappeared.
The Past (5 months ago)
Erone sat on the floor of a huge courtyard. Light, reflected off the water that fell in fountains surrounding the edge of the courtyard, bounced around her to form patterns on the marble floor. She looked up and found the Great Gods surrounded her. Mithros Sunlord sat on his golden throne; the Great Goddess stood holding a black cat.
The scene disappeared and Erone suddenly found herself struggling with invisible bounds. She fought to breathe as something covered her mouth and nose. The substance covering her nose was slowly peeled back and as she fought to get enough air through her nostrils the substance that also covered her eyes was pulled away. She looked down and found herself trapped in bounds of webbing.
She tried to scream but all that came out was a small "Yip". She saw trees ahead of her and felt the springy grass under her feet. She looked to the side. Surrounding her were wolves. She ran with the pack as a wolf.
Then suddenly she was sat in a brown tent cradling a limp, black hawk in her arms. She was trying to coax it to eat a piece of raw meat. Then it wasn't a hawk in her arms any more but a woman her golden curls in disarray.
Suddenly Erone was stood and she was swept up into the arms of a tall, tanned man. She pulled away and looked into his face, and then they kissed. They shared a deep, passionate, longing kiss, which left her whole body tingling. He scoped her up into his arms and carried her to a stone, which he sat on, holding her to his broad chest. "Magelet I thought I'd lost you" he whispered. She began to cry.
When she opened her eyes again she was sat in front of an enormous badger. She watched as it pulled out its silver claw and handed it to her. She could feel the coldness of it against her hand.
She felt a breeze on her face and looking up from the claw found herself at a ships rail. She was speaking words she could not hear to a blond stormwing. The rail changed beneath her hands and turned to stone as she watched the same stormwing plummet to the ground to smash against a rock.
Then she found she was at a grand meal, laughing as a dragon pouring more water on the floor and itself than it was getting into its mouth.
The scene changed again and she was flying, wind in her face fleeing from something. "Hurry Cloud please" she whispered to the horse she rode, turning back to see if she was pursued.
She threw herself toward the door, screaming, screaming her rage and anguish. Erone could hear those tortured cries, as they rose and fell, she could feel the People as they cried with her.
Erone jumped up still screaming. She stopped, covering her mouth. Each vision she had seen stayed fresh in her mind, as if they were memories long forgotten, that had been awoken. She felt coldness against her hand and looked down.
She opened her hand and a silver claw rolled down her palm onto the sheet.
Now
"Enchantress Chalice it is most pleasing to see you again" Mithros said, the smile he wore not meeting his eyes. "It has been so long since we Gods last spoke to you"
"Yes Mithros Sunlord" she said falsely, curtseying to the God, "We should make a habit of speaking more often"
"Not really no" the Graveyard Hag muttered, "We don't like you and you don't like us"
Mithros glared at her "I apologise for my sibling, she hasn't been of a good temperament today"
"What she speaks is true" Chalice replied, the false nicety gone from her voice, "What have you called me here for?"
"To find out what you have done to my daughter" screeched Sarra running out of the crowd toward the Enchantress. Arms reached out to grab her before she reached the woman. "Leave go of me" she cried, struggling against the arms. Weiryn came to comfort her.
"What daughter?" Chalice said studying her long nails "I know nothing of any daughter of yours"
"The girl called Daine" the Great Goddess said, "Why have you taken her memory and placed her as a slave in Carthak?"
"What girl called Daine? I don't know-"
"DON'T TRY TO FOOL US, ENCHANTRESS. WE HAVE SEEN WHAT YOU HAVE DONE" Mithros roared.
Chalice looked unperturbed at his outburst. "Very well" she muttered, "So I took the girl. I was bored"
"That is your reason for harming my daughter?" said Weiryn dangerously, beginning to move towards her the hatred clear in his eyes.
"Stay Weiryn" Mithros said gently "Where did you gain the power from to perform these complex spells"
"Oh just some mage" was the bored reply.
"Just some mage. You expect to fool us with that?"
"If it makes you happy I will tell you how to get the girl's memory back. I'm bored with her now"
"BORED" roared Weiryn "YOU TOYED WITH MY CHILD AND KNOW YOU ARE BORED?"
"Calm yourself. It will take a while for you to get her memory back but I wouldn't worry. It isn't damaged. You just have to do an individual spell for each part of her memory, you know like her magic, her past, her future, and her knowledge"
"Yes we understand" said Mithros shortly
"Well no need to be so rude. I shall leave then"
"Wait" boomed the Sunlord.
But she had already disappeared.