siobhancan99
The Divine
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On the night of the new moon, with only the stars to light the temple of the Moon goddess Mesec was a very different place. Ordinarily, sickle wielding Paladins stood watch over the night, bringing Her holy wrath on the demons and undead that plagued the night and escaped the justice of Her brother the Sun god, Helios.
As His reflection dimmed from Her face, however, those who followed the Moon to unearth the secrets that come in the darkest night emerged. Writhing in sexual and drug-fueled ecstasy, the new moon congregation came together for an orgy of sex and consumption of psychedelics. Ordinarily, Matron Miroslava would have been down among them, reveling in the shifting nature of her goddess, the cycle between fierce protector and quester for the forbidden.
Instead, she stood outside the massive marble edifice, sweating despite the chill in the autumn air. She wrinkled her nose at the acrid smell of the fires of the city just over the mountain, and looked down at the ground. "This work should have been done under the full moon, sister" She rubbed her temples, exhausted from the effort of forcing the demon from the man bound in the pentagram drawn on the slate of the temple curtilage.
"Legion did not give us that opportunity, Matron" came the reply. Her second, Sister Marzanna, replied tersely. “We would all prefer to be inside.” The woman kicked at the man with a booted toe, though not hard, as if shifting the unconscious body would reveal something evil still lurked inside him. They all regarded him in the light shed by the being hovering above. It appeared as a shifting set of rings, interlocking, with eyes all around each ring and all of it wreathed in silver fire.
*Enough of your squabbling children. It is for this purpose that I am here. I have touched this one’s mind, and he is one of many. Legion has been allowed to take root here in the City. The original infected must be rooted out. Only then can all be saved without effort that would be beyond us.*
Miroslava looked over at the women who had performed the exorcism. Allies of her second, and her probable replacement if this was not dealt with. The Duke’s recent invocation of the right of free investiture made her position unsure. This had to be dealt with. Her eyes settled on a Tiefling. She remembered her vaguely, a devotee of the Lawbringer, with some… unsavory practices that had gotten her tossed from His grace. She was a logical choice to go looking for a demon that possessed its victims through illicit activity.
*She will not be alone. With her darkness, I send my own light* The angelic being spoke into her head, and hers alone for a moment. A shaft of light split the darkness, turning into a ring. Suddenly in the center of the ring was a young woman. Beautiful, with hair that was truly black, ivory skin and shining silver eyes. An Aasimar. Perhaps of the line of the angel itself. *Natasza. My great grand daughter. She will be my vessel*
“well. I say” the girl blinked somewhat surprised “I was just…” she looks around “well no matter. I appear to…” she inhaled “Yes grandmother. Yes grandmother. YES GRANDMOTHER” the last bit perturbed. “I am Natasza of Wrovlec. Charmed.”
As His reflection dimmed from Her face, however, those who followed the Moon to unearth the secrets that come in the darkest night emerged. Writhing in sexual and drug-fueled ecstasy, the new moon congregation came together for an orgy of sex and consumption of psychedelics. Ordinarily, Matron Miroslava would have been down among them, reveling in the shifting nature of her goddess, the cycle between fierce protector and quester for the forbidden.
Instead, she stood outside the massive marble edifice, sweating despite the chill in the autumn air. She wrinkled her nose at the acrid smell of the fires of the city just over the mountain, and looked down at the ground. "This work should have been done under the full moon, sister" She rubbed her temples, exhausted from the effort of forcing the demon from the man bound in the pentagram drawn on the slate of the temple curtilage.
"Legion did not give us that opportunity, Matron" came the reply. Her second, Sister Marzanna, replied tersely. “We would all prefer to be inside.” The woman kicked at the man with a booted toe, though not hard, as if shifting the unconscious body would reveal something evil still lurked inside him. They all regarded him in the light shed by the being hovering above. It appeared as a shifting set of rings, interlocking, with eyes all around each ring and all of it wreathed in silver fire.
*Enough of your squabbling children. It is for this purpose that I am here. I have touched this one’s mind, and he is one of many. Legion has been allowed to take root here in the City. The original infected must be rooted out. Only then can all be saved without effort that would be beyond us.*
Miroslava looked over at the women who had performed the exorcism. Allies of her second, and her probable replacement if this was not dealt with. The Duke’s recent invocation of the right of free investiture made her position unsure. This had to be dealt with. Her eyes settled on a Tiefling. She remembered her vaguely, a devotee of the Lawbringer, with some… unsavory practices that had gotten her tossed from His grace. She was a logical choice to go looking for a demon that possessed its victims through illicit activity.
*She will not be alone. With her darkness, I send my own light* The angelic being spoke into her head, and hers alone for a moment. A shaft of light split the darkness, turning into a ring. Suddenly in the center of the ring was a young woman. Beautiful, with hair that was truly black, ivory skin and shining silver eyes. An Aasimar. Perhaps of the line of the angel itself. *Natasza. My great grand daughter. She will be my vessel*
“well. I say” the girl blinked somewhat surprised “I was just…” she looks around “well no matter. I appear to…” she inhaled “Yes grandmother. Yes grandmother. YES GRANDMOTHER” the last bit perturbed. “I am Natasza of Wrovlec. Charmed.”