We arrived at what could only be described as a stronghold at about dawn. Again I notice how I am still breathing fine even though we have been running for hours.
DOES THIS PLACE HAVE A WAY OF EFFECTING HOW A PERSON PERCEIVES TIME? I ask as I began to notice how time seems slower but really long all at the same time.
“ It shouldn’t,” It replied as it knocked on the door with its hands.
“ Who is it,” another voice echoed from the other side of the door.
“ It’s me, Lilia, let us in.”
“ Who’s us? Who is with you?” Lilia asked as more voices whispered behind her.
“ Quite all of you,” She yelled behind her, “ now tell me.” she demanded
“ I have the one from our legends of old,” They yelled back.
THE ONE! WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE ONE? I JUST WANT TO GO HOME TO MY CHILD.
“ I’ll explain when we get inside now be quite,” It growled at me as it turned back towards the door as it opened.
“ Now come on,” They said as they began to walk forwards towards the open door that ended with blackness.
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Once it seemed that everyone one was seated inside a large chamber in the center of the compound. Lilia told me that if They were to tell the story then everyone had to be there due to the circumstances. Now as i sit surrounded by all of these beastly creatures I seemed fine even though the sight of the other one made me feel ill.
“ Gather around now my friends and here the story of creation,” My beast started with a loud booming voice as if to draw everyone in with the tale they were spinning, “ Once a long time ago there was a man who had the power to make dreams come true. Giving no name to himself he started with the dream of being exactly what people wanted you to look like and acting the way people wanted you to act. So now there were no more enemies and no more wars. Next He made true the dream of being whoever you want to be. And so now there were no more set gender. Next He gave the choice of power, the ability to create what you want to make. And so the Veil was created. And the Veil was the place were bad dreams of little children came true. From those dreams came the Halts beasts made from shadows, mist and the oil of Change. With this oil the Halts could change their arms into whatever they needed to steal the lives of their creators.”
At this point the beast’s voice got quieter and softer. Then they continued.
“ Now the Creator sat upon a throne at the center of the Veil where he watched over all who ventured here. He gave a promise to protect all and from his promise came the Ones.” And at that point everyone in the room seemed to melt and in their places stood people that looked just like me but they all had some kind of grace and beauty to them that mesmerized me.
“ The Ones were given the task of protecting the children and the Creator. Out of all of the One’s the Creator made one stood out to him and some they were joined as one. And over the years the happy union had a child who had the same ability to shift everything about themselves on their own free will. Thus the Shifts were created. Wanting his children to be safe He placed them on the world parallel to this where they could create a world safe for all. And the old world was consumed by the Veil. He only said one thing before he left and that was that one day a person would would come whose child will be wanted by the Ones and the Halts and they will be the one to save us all.” And as the beast said it’s last words the air shifted and everyone changed back to their beast forms. And then the ground shook and terrible sounds echoed off the walls.
“ They’re coming.”
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