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The Scrying of the Fire
Raye was dreaming... she had to be. The walls around her were a deep red color, as if fire radiated from them. There were windows all over the room, all to face the direction of the rising and setting sun. Somehow she knew her grandfather thought the sun sacred to the fire... What is this place? She thought wildly.
She suddenly was afraid and overwhelmed by the memories of this place. It was so familiar, like a dream... but suddenly real. She noticed she was inside some sort of palace, in a room... a very sacred room. She raised her eyes towards the altar at its center and gasped. A huge fire roared from it... It's colors blazing reds, yellows, orange, and purples. Like her eyes...
Before Raye could stop herself she was walking towards the blaze. She knew the fire had the answers to all her questions. It always had...
She reached the altar and kneeled before it. Her dress- red silk and satin- flowed beneath her. She touched it, feeling the texture with awe. It's so beautiful she thought, so red... like the flames...
Her thoughts moved from the dress back to where she was. She had to pray... Something was coming and only the Fire could warn her. She instinctively reached down for the scarf Chad had given her for prayers, but didn't find it. Chad... No, I can't think of him now, Raye thought. She brought her hands together and started the now familiar mantra:
"I am flame, flame is light. I am fire, fire is sight. I am flame, flame is light. I am fire, fire is sight..."
The answer was coming, but with it her fear grew. She's coming! She's coming! Her mind screamed! I must warn Grandpa! I must tell him! I must! She ran from the altar, gathering her strength and courage. The walls began to shake around her. She screamed in terror!
"NO NO NO! It's too soon, how could she come so soon?!" Raye cried.
Suddenly the doors opened at the other end of the hall. A figure stood in the doorway. She recognized the man- his broad shoulders and muscular body... factors made even more apparent by the crisp white shirt, fitting black pants, and red sash tied round his waist. Why she recognized all this, she didn't know.
"Help me!" She cried and reached for him as the ground gave way beneath her, "she cannot win!"
The man ran for her with all the speed he could muster. "Princess no! I've got you!" He screamed as he reached for her hand.
Raye saw the love and anguish in his eyes, in his sobs, in his voice. Then the world became black and a familiar voice rang through the void.
"I can never lose you my princess, please find me again. There is a new evil... fight it with me."
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Raye woke up in a cold sweat! What a strange dream... Why did I have it? I must tell Luna about it. It was my past, I'm sure of it... She desperately tried to recall the dream and remembered the shadowed figure that had rescued her... Who was that man? There was something special about him... something different... I cared about him so much, and I trusted him. Who could he be?
She shook her head to clear it. I must find out... Luna or Pluto will have the answer.
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The Scrying of the Fire
Raye was dreaming... she had to be. The walls around her were a deep red color, as if fire radiated from them. There were windows all over the room, all to face the direction of the rising and setting sun. Somehow she knew her grandfather thought the sun sacred to the fire... What is this place? She thought wildly.
She suddenly was afraid and overwhelmed by the memories of this place. It was so familiar, like a dream... but suddenly real. She noticed she was inside some sort of palace, in a room... a very sacred room. She raised her eyes towards the altar at its center and gasped. A huge fire roared from it... It's colors blazing reds, yellows, orange, and purples. Like her eyes...
Before Raye could stop herself she was walking towards the blaze. She knew the fire had the answers to all her questions. It always had...
She reached the altar and kneeled before it. Her dress- red silk and satin- flowed beneath her. She touched it, feeling the texture with awe. It's so beautiful she thought, so red... like the flames...
Her thoughts moved from the dress back to where she was. She had to pray... Something was coming and only the Fire could warn her. She instinctively reached down for the scarf Chad had given her for prayers, but didn't find it. Chad... No, I can't think of him now, Raye thought. She brought her hands together and started the now familiar mantra:
"I am flame, flame is light. I am fire, fire is sight. I am flame, flame is light. I am fire, fire is sight..."
The answer was coming, but with it her fear grew. She's coming! She's coming! Her mind screamed! I must warn Grandpa! I must tell him! I must! She ran from the altar, gathering her strength and courage. The walls began to shake around her. She screamed in terror!
"NO NO NO! It's too soon, how could she come so soon?!" Raye cried.
Suddenly the doors opened at the other end of the hall. A figure stood in the doorway. She recognized the man- his broad shoulders and muscular body... factors made even more apparent by the crisp white shirt, fitting black pants, and red sash tied round his waist. Why she recognized all this, she didn't know.
"Help me!" She cried and reached for him as the ground gave way beneath her, "she cannot win!"
The man ran for her with all the speed he could muster. "Princess no! I've got you!" He screamed as he reached for her hand.
Raye saw the love and anguish in his eyes, in his sobs, in his voice. Then the world became black and a familiar voice rang through the void.
"I can never lose you my princess, please find me again. There is a new evil... fight it with me."
*************************************************************************************
Raye woke up in a cold sweat! What a strange dream... Why did I have it? I must tell Luna about it. It was my past, I'm sure of it... She desperately tried to recall the dream and remembered the shadowed figure that had rescued her... Who was that man? There was something special about him... something different... I cared about him so much, and I trusted him. Who could he be?
She shook her head to clear it. I must find out... Luna or Pluto will have the answer.
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