Disclaimer: I do not own the "Avalon: Web of Magic/Quest for Magic" series, or the song "Castle Down", they belong to Rachel Roberts and Emilie Autumn respectively.
You can see that I swim
Through the sea of painful
You have watched as I pull
Myself from the floor
And you were there when I
Built my tower like pebbles in the rain
Trying to balance all that I had left
With what I didn't have anymore
Dreamer transformed bck into his solid form, his front paws landing on the ground before the rest of his body had even reappeared. He looked guiltily at his pack-mate, who pressed him close to her side comfortingly. Lyra bounded away from the group, across the expansive, exposed lawn, and into the garden. She turned frantically, motioning for the rest to follow her lead. Deciding that if they had already been spotted, then taking any cover would be useless, and if they hadn't, they should run before they are, the group sprinted towards Lyra and the garden. Thankfully, no evil manticore or orc came out to annihilate them.
And would you tear my castle down
Stone by stone
And let the wind run through my windows
'Til there is nothing left but a battered rose
And would you tear my castle down
Stone by stone
And let the wind run through my windows
'Til there is nothing left but a battered rose
Emily sighed. "How do we get in?" She whispered. Kara and Adriane glanced at each other helplessly. Lyra jumped to her paws and stood perfectly still while her sparkling golden wings grew from her shoulders. Kara whispered furiously to her bonded, but the leopard ignored her. Instead, she lifted herself up into the sky, wings flaaping slowly and gracefully. She flew to the limestone wall of the palace, careful to avoid any windows. She levitated higher and higher until sh had positioned herself above the roof. She landed silently, and her wings disappeared again. Lyra walked on the roof, investigating various nooks and crannies, until sh could not be seen by the rest of the group.
You seem so devoted
Your love is unconditional
You were self-promoted
I never asked you
You were my everything
My apparitional faith
Where are you when I am screaming to my God
What am I coming to?
Emily looked t her friends. She felt a horrible headache coming on-- not quite as horrible as the ones that preceded the visions, but painful enough that the Healer assumed that it had something to do with her being close to the source of her misery. She shivered and placed two fingers to her temple, muttering something incoherent about Advil. Kara stared at the roof, squinting against the quickly fading sun. Aldenmor's twin moons were rising in the sky, and the world far behind them was already coated in darkness.
And would you tear my castle down
Stone by stone
And let the wind run through my windows
'Til there is nothing left but a battered rose
And would you tear my castle down
Stone by stone
And let the wind run through my windows
'Til there is nothing left but a battered rose
The blazing star's blue eyes finally spotted a leopard picking her way over the crest of the roof. The cat's wings appeared once agin, and she took flight. In a matter of seconds, Lyra was telling them about a small room she had found when she climbed down the chimney ("Santa would be proud," Kara had remarked sarcastically) and scouted inside the mansion. According to Lyra, the small room emanted magic, and the scent of something vaguely similair to the Black Fire was undeniably strong.
'Til there is nothing, nothing left
'Til there is nothing, nothing left
'Til there is nothing left
Would you tear my castle down?
Would you tear my castle down?
Would you tear my castle down?
Short chapters suck.