AmbrosiaCaress
Phoenix Rising!!!
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It was time, she knew it was time, she knew that by the setting sun, the firey orange light fading ever so slowly in the distance, giving way to the darker shadows that preyed upon that light. Night was falling, the time of darkness, shadows, chilling breezes, a haunting mist, and the ever present howls of the creatures that called this dark time of day, home.
It was time. As much as she didn't want it to be. She had come of age that very day, at the hour of 6am, exactly 18 years since the day, the hour, the minute, she had drawn her first breath, crying into the new morning.. She had 12 hours from that hour, to leave, leave the only home she had ever known, the only place that had ever been.... home...
The Home, as it was called, places like this never had or was given a proper name. The Home, where children, unwanted, not needed, unloved, were sent, or found their way to. It was run by several compassionate adults. In this day and age, the time of Kings and Queens, of Elves and Dwarves, of Wizards and Witches, of Vampires and Lycans... in this day and age, compassion was hard to come by. Hell, Survival was hard to come by. It was nothing short of a miracle that the children who made it to the doors of The Home, were alive, and had made it there in such a state.
Some were brought, by relatives, or others. Some came in the mid of the night, scared, alone, hungry.... All were orphans... Most had lost parents to battle, or perhaps to a hunting Vampire or Lycan... Most only knew one parent, the other was an unknown among a sea of faces. All had the same thing in common, they were unwanted, unloved.... alone...
Mist came to The Home as an infant, barely a few days old. She had been left at the door, abandoned. No name, no family, no love. She was named for the mist that surrounded her, and that shrouded the grounds that night. Pale, weak, it was thought she would not survive. But survive she did, and thrive. This was her home...
But not anymore. She had come of age. The rule of The Home was simple, and brutal really. Once you come of age, 18 seasons, you were to leave. It was that simple, that matter of fact. You had 12 hours...
She had come of age nearly 12 hours ago.... it was time for her to go.
It was funny, thought the Elder who ran The Home. The same Elder who had found Mist outside the gates, whimpering, alone, abandoned. It was funny how the same mist that had announced her arrival to The Home, seemed to have returned to see her leave. The Elder smiled, she would miss the girl, the girl with the long pale golden hair, and the matching golden eyes , she would miss her angelic beauty, and the sound of her voice when she spoke, sang, or prayed.
"it is time, Mist"
"Yes Grandmother" that was what Mist called the Elder Woman, had always called her....
She had already made her decision. She had read and researched as best she could, choosing to join the order of the heavens... to become what one may call a nun.... to forsake all that is worldly and instead devote herself to the heavens above.
Mist had made the decision to journey to the Abbey of the Celestial, where she would train, learn, and devote herself to the order, the Abbey, the Church... She had heard of the Reverend there, a very charismatic man, who sought to build upon his church.... Mist had been intrigued, the Reverend had seemed kind and gentle, and in her correspondence with him, he had promised to teach her, to bless her... Her correspondence had been little, in this day and age, a runner who could survive to bring parchments was rare, but several had gotten thru over the months, and she would be welcomed there when she arrived.
"Grandmother, I will send word when I arrive, I promise" the sweet girl kissed the Elder Woman's cheek, fighting back her own tears. She would come back, she vowed to herself, some day....
It was time. As much as she didn't want it to be. She had come of age that very day, at the hour of 6am, exactly 18 years since the day, the hour, the minute, she had drawn her first breath, crying into the new morning.. She had 12 hours from that hour, to leave, leave the only home she had ever known, the only place that had ever been.... home...
The Home, as it was called, places like this never had or was given a proper name. The Home, where children, unwanted, not needed, unloved, were sent, or found their way to. It was run by several compassionate adults. In this day and age, the time of Kings and Queens, of Elves and Dwarves, of Wizards and Witches, of Vampires and Lycans... in this day and age, compassion was hard to come by. Hell, Survival was hard to come by. It was nothing short of a miracle that the children who made it to the doors of The Home, were alive, and had made it there in such a state.
Some were brought, by relatives, or others. Some came in the mid of the night, scared, alone, hungry.... All were orphans... Most had lost parents to battle, or perhaps to a hunting Vampire or Lycan... Most only knew one parent, the other was an unknown among a sea of faces. All had the same thing in common, they were unwanted, unloved.... alone...
Mist came to The Home as an infant, barely a few days old. She had been left at the door, abandoned. No name, no family, no love. She was named for the mist that surrounded her, and that shrouded the grounds that night. Pale, weak, it was thought she would not survive. But survive she did, and thrive. This was her home...
But not anymore. She had come of age. The rule of The Home was simple, and brutal really. Once you come of age, 18 seasons, you were to leave. It was that simple, that matter of fact. You had 12 hours...
She had come of age nearly 12 hours ago.... it was time for her to go.
It was funny, thought the Elder who ran The Home. The same Elder who had found Mist outside the gates, whimpering, alone, abandoned. It was funny how the same mist that had announced her arrival to The Home, seemed to have returned to see her leave. The Elder smiled, she would miss the girl, the girl with the long pale golden hair, and the matching golden eyes , she would miss her angelic beauty, and the sound of her voice when she spoke, sang, or prayed.
"it is time, Mist"
"Yes Grandmother" that was what Mist called the Elder Woman, had always called her....
She had already made her decision. She had read and researched as best she could, choosing to join the order of the heavens... to become what one may call a nun.... to forsake all that is worldly and instead devote herself to the heavens above.
Mist had made the decision to journey to the Abbey of the Celestial, where she would train, learn, and devote herself to the order, the Abbey, the Church... She had heard of the Reverend there, a very charismatic man, who sought to build upon his church.... Mist had been intrigued, the Reverend had seemed kind and gentle, and in her correspondence with him, he had promised to teach her, to bless her... Her correspondence had been little, in this day and age, a runner who could survive to bring parchments was rare, but several had gotten thru over the months, and she would be welcomed there when she arrived.
"Grandmother, I will send word when I arrive, I promise" the sweet girl kissed the Elder Woman's cheek, fighting back her own tears. She would come back, she vowed to herself, some day....
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