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A Vow RenewedApproximately one out-realm year ago, a vampire and a goddess gave oath to one another amidst the shadows of a garden of black roses. The Ebon Lord, Thaygar, stood as their priest. As with all things properly blessed by the Triat, such things tend to come in threes... Thus, a second giving of vows. As with all rites conducted by Thaygar, it was a bit of a surprise... both to guests, and bridal pair...A Huge, Beautiful Cavern [Exits: north east west up] (Blue Aura) Nicademus is flying here. A glimmering light appears, and expands into a shining web-like Pattern Cordir steps quietly into the room, almost unnoticed but for the glimmer The Pattern fades into motes of light, scattered about the chamber. Nyx bows before Cordir. Cordir says, 'Greetings all'. Tripper smiles happily. Dalmiera says (in common), 'Hello ma'am'. Dalmiera smiles softly. Tirayel bows before Cordir. Silonch curtseys gracefully for Cordir. Serenity looks at Nyx. Nicademus bows before Cordir. Serenity grins neutrally. Tripper looks at Nyx. Torchbearer appears before you, surrounded by a soft scarlet glow. Okk bows before Torchbearer. Tirayel looks at Cordir. Solanthas comes dancing into existence. Deamhan bows before Solanthas. Silonch smiles happily. Silonch curtseys gracefully. Okk gets a pair of nasty looking pliers from a canvas bag. Deamhan snickers with Okk about their shared secret. Okk stops using a pair of nasty looking pliers. Deamhan says (in common), 'Gonna use those on the chocolate ogre?'. Cordir nods in recognition to Thaygar. Deamhan cackles gleefully at Okk. Okk puts a pair of nasty looking pliers in a canvas bag. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'do others remain to gather?'. Torchbearer tickles Okk. Cordir says, 'Not that I know of, Ebon Lord.'. Silonch rests. Look Thaygar: You realize that He must have carried that burning flame for decades, Thaygar is bathed in the essence of charisma. Thaygar is using: Thaygar nods. l deamhan Deamhan is using: l nyx There is only one person this can be... Nyx is using: Tirayel smiles quietly in the corner. Serenity beams a smile at Ptarchyzk. Tripper looks at Deamhan. time TFC started up at Thu Mar 16 11:18:04 2000 / The system time is Fri Mar 17 19:46:51 2000 Cordir nods in recognition to Nyx. Thaygar nods to those gathered here, at a Ritus of Water to augment the Ritus of Earth. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'This is the time of Rebirth. The Ritae are invoked for the penultimate time. For now, until the Ritae conclude ...'. A cave fish arrives from the north. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'There shall be no earthly disruptions to the purity of this Renaissance. Stand peacefully in the waters, and act not.'. Thaygar gazes over those assembled, and says, 'Honor these two with your silence, and your solemnity. For those uncertain of protocol ...'. Thaygar thunders, 'NO EATING, DRINKING, MAGIC, SOCIAL DISPLAY, OR ACT UPON EACH OTHER!'. A cave fish leaves west. The black flame about Thaygar's hand flares momentarily. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'Please eat and drink your fill now, and disable all reflexive behaviors'. [Everyone eats and drinks their fill] Nyx gets a candle from (Mystical) a magician's hat. Deamhan thinks we're all done now. Elladan eyes the cave fish and licks his lips. Thaygar wonders if people are done and ready to go hungry and thirsty? Serenity laughs. Nyx stops using a candle. Deamhan chuckles at Elladan's joke. Silonch nods. Nyx puts a candle in the shadows. Gregar nods. Nyx grins neutrally. A cave fish leaves west. Thaygar dissolves into an aura of blackfire and reforms before the waterfall. A cave fish arrives from the west. Cordir steps forward to stand before Lord Thaygar. Thaygar gazes across the placid water and smiles. He unfurls a scroll, the Dictum Mortuum, which hovers beside Him. Thaygar says to all gathered, 'Faithful, Godly, Walkers Alone, we are gathered here for a time of Death, a time of Rebirth, a time of Change.' Thaygar gestures to the couple and says, 'These two stand joined in eternal Union, and seek to strengthen their bond of love.' The Ebon Lord reads from the Dictum Mortuum, 'A pact lies never still, but ever dying and remade. To gain in power, die and rise again.'. Thaygar says to the bride and groom, 'Should these Ritae prevail, your Union shall be broken and reforged.' Thaygar says unto them, 'To temper this Union, the couple must first be cleansed and laid bare.' Thaygar says (in old-common), 'clasp your hands, wedded ones'. A cave fish arrives from the west. Cordir takes her husband's hand. Thaygar beckons to the inky waters of the cavern. A black globe of water bearing a pale white fish flows out of the lake and floats before the Ebon Lord. Thaygar says to the Wife and husband, 'Clasp your hands, lovers. Clear your minds. Stand free of all distraction.' Thaygar grasps the globe of water in His burning hand, boiling it utterly and obliterating the fish within. Cordir takes a long, deep breath, and closes her eyes. A cloud of black steam and vaporized blood rushes over the clasped hands below, scalding and drenching the flesh. A radiant, indigo glow shines from the hands of the wedded, and washes across their bodies, illuminating their Patterns. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'you are cleansed'. A cave fish leaves north. Thaygar says to the Lady of Fate, 'Your Road has been beside this man for much of an Age. Do you wish to continue along this Path?' Cordir bows before Thaygar. Dalmiera ftells, 'Wow.' Cordir says, 'I do, now and always.'. Thaygar says to the undead husband, 'Other Blood exists to call to you, vampire. Do you still wish to burn for this Lady alone?' Deamhan says (in common), 'Now and always'. Thaygar raises His burning hand and says, 'Then see the fire of blood and passion joining you, and watch it grow ever hotter.' Cordir holds Deamhan's gaze with her own, a gentle smile playing on her lips. Deamhan smiles at Cordir. The boiled blood upon the hands bursts into flame and liquifies, blood once more, and falls across their hands Deamhan whispers to his Lady, 'ouch, dammit, i hate fire...'. Cordir stoically remains still. Deamhan twitches. Nyx ftells, 'Nice to see the Ebon Lord hasn't lost his touch...'. Deamhan holds tightly to his lady's hands. Thaygar watches the Blood settle and says, 'Your Blood Oath to each other is burned and reforged. Drink of it, for it is now your own vitae' Deamhan raises Cordir's hands to his lips and drinks the blood pooled on them. Cordir waits until her husband is done, then raises their clasped hands to her lips, and drinks as well. Gregar ftells, 'maybe he was Robert in another life?'. Thaygar says to those gathered, 'But Passion rekindled and renewed will still run cold unless the flesh supports it' Thaygar says to the couple, 'Your Union is not finished, is not complete, nor can it ever be complete' Thaygar says unto them, 'It must become more than it is. Are you both willing to do anything to see it made so?' Cordir nods and says, 'Aye.'. Deamhan nods. Thaygar gestures to the remaining stains on the couple's clasped hands. The blood soaks into their flesh. The couple's clasped hands crumble to dust. Blood wells forth from their severed wrists and flows together. The bloodlimbs congeal into new flesh. Deamhan says (in common), 'OW'. Cordir gasps in pain and shock. Dalmiera ftells, 'oh...my..'. Serenity gasps in astonishment. Cordir ftells, '(in case you didn't know, this is thaygar ... 'surprising' us...)'. Thaygar says to the congregation, 'Ever must we be ready to experience every touch, every sensation, as if it were the first touch ever' Cordir swallows hard and shivers. Deamhan glances at his hands and hopes they stay whole for awhile. A long while. Thaygar cries out, 'But the mind and body are not alone in needing rededication. The souls themselves must be rededicated.' Dalmiera ftells, 'Ok, if he turns em inside out, he is officially NOT doing my wedding'. Thaygar says to the couple, 'Do you desire to join your Patterns even more tightly than they are now, whatever the cost?' Deamhan swallows, looks nervous, then says, "...Yes..." Nyx ftells, 'I don't think He's referring to Merrick, either.'. Cordir looks at her husband, resolve plainly in her eyes. Thaygar gestures to the indigo glow about the couple's clasped hands. A bright cord of bloodflame, joining the two, is revealed. It twists and writhes with spectral fire between them. Thaygar says to the congregation, 'These souls are forever linked, though the link may be great or wan'. Thaygar waves His hand over the filament of linked soulfire joining the two. The strand of fire shatters into a thousand shards that burst across the cavern. Deamhan winces in pain. The lake hisses with steam as each shard sinks beneath the waters. Cordir gasps, and clenches her teeth, to hold back any further outburst. Thaygar says to the couple, 'But like any true soul, the soullink cannot be obliviated. It dies ... but only to Rise again.' Nyx whispers to his Goddess, 'And you wonder WHY I decided, under His guidance, to become celibate...'. The lake begins to boil and glow from within as a fiery radiance fills the cavern. The cold waters warm and grow searingly hot. Thousands of fiery waterspiders float to the surface of the lake, one spider for every soulshard. Where they steam, steam rises. Cordir forces herself to remain still. A cave fish leaves west. Deamhan watches the spiders crawl closer. The spiders flow over the couple and swarm upon them. As they crawl, flesh is singed and radiance emitted. Deamhan clenches his teeth. Khorlan ftells, 'Greetings'. Cordir holds Deamhan's hands tightly. The spiders flow over the couple's clasped hands and meld together, filling Dalmiera ftells, 'my word..if this is what it takes to get married, remind me to stay single'. Khorlan ftells, 'where's the cermemony'. Cordir utters the word, 'Summon'. Khorlan arrives suddenly. Thaygar says to the couple, 'Your Union is hereby sundered, and reforged. Triat grant that it be stronger now than it was before.' Deamhan looks at his scorched flesh. Thaygar rolls the Dictum Mortuum, stores it, and says, 'You are still and once more husband and Wife' Cordir smiles tremulously. Deamhan utters the words, 'heal'. Deamhan looks at his wife. Dalmiera ftells, 'or melt his hands off *giggles*'. Deamhan feels much better. Cordir smiles at Deamhan. Deamhan bows before Thaygar. Cordir looks at her husband. Thaygar smiles to Deamhan and says, 'You may now Kiss the bride.' Deamhan kisses Cordir's hand. How continental! Cordir smiles at Deamhan. Tirayel is so excited that she cheers just for the hell of it. Deamhan smiles happily. Thaygar nods in recognition to Deamhan. Dalmiera smiles warmly. Solanthas says, 'spiders'. He shivers uncomfortably. Deamhan looks at Cordir. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'your vows are complete ... this Ritus is Cordir bows before Thaygar. Elladan has an incredible itch between his shoulderblades and wonder if he Deamhan plans to. Okk pets a spider fondly. Silonch smiles happily. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'this is the last action this One shall do, officially, in this Realm ... as He entered, so shall He leave'. Cordir ftells, 'Okay, now you may do your yelling, Gregar'. Gregar looks hungrily at a spider on the floor. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'thank you all, audience'. Serenity gently throws rose petals of indigo and silver at the feet of the rejoined couple. Nyx bows before Thaygar. Thaygar throws confetti in the air! Serenity curtseys gracefully to Thaygar. Elladan smiles happily. Serenity laughs. Ptarchyzk smiles happily. Silonch curtseys gracefully. Cordir bows before Thaygar. Silonch throws confetti in the air! Torchbearer bows deeply. Solanthas brings his plated boots down on the spider. Silonch is so excited that she cheers just for the hell of it. Cordir utters the word, 'Summon'. Kennet arrives suddenly. Khorlan bows before Thaygar. Deamhan bows before Kennet. Tripper throws confetti in the air! Kennet bows deeply. Silonch smiles happily. Nyx beams a smile at Kennet. Silonch blows a kiss to the bride and groom. Deamhan ftells, 'Very glad you could make it, Kennet'. Gregar shouts (in common), 'all hail cordir, may all praise her renewed vows!'. Dalmiera smiles gently at the happy couple. Elladan breaks off a stalactite, scratching his back madly. Tirayel bows before Cordir. Solanthas dances a pas-de-une. Okk showers the room with blackwood leaf. Silonch smiles happily. Cordir says, 'Thank you all for attending'. Dalmiera says (in common), 'Thank you for the invitation ma'am'. Serenity says (in common), 'how could it be missed?'. Okk bows ungracefully. Deamhan bows before Silonch. Elladan gnaws the top of his walking stick pensively, then wanders off. Nicademus spontaneously combusts leaving only a handful of feathers! Okk stops using a chocolate ogre. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'in time ... there need be a Third taking of vows ... this One shall not be available to do it'. Torchbearer is engulfed by a shimmering aura and fades from your vision. Cordir frowns slightly. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'may the Ritus of Air go as well as the Earth and Water have'. Gregar raises an eyebrow. Cordir steps towards Thaygar and lays a hand upon his arm. Ptarchyzk says (in common), 'oh what the hey.. I'm sure Ican toss something together if Thagar isn't around..'. Cordir says, 'Why, my most revered Lord?'. Deamhan chuckles at Ptarchyzk's joke. Solanthas must depart. Solanthas says, 'i hear the calls of battle in the distance'. Nyx bows before Solanthas. Deamhan says (in common), 'thank you for coming'. Tripper bows before Solanthas. Gregar bows before Thaygar. Solanthas bows deeply. Solanthas dances wildly across the room, and suddenly fades out of existence. Tirayel throws confetti in the air! Gregar says (in common), 'thank you much for coming lord thaygar'. Serenity nods. Cordir hugs Kennet. Cordir says, 'Good to see you, brother'. Kennet says (in common), 'I'm glad to see you're well'. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'this One need ... do the Triat's will ... and be Reborn'. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'the exact means ... this One does not know'. Cordir says, 'I.... if that is Their will...'. Serenity says (in common), 'may we be blessed by Your presence in our lives again, Thaygar, however that may be.'. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'but this One shall not remain as He is ... He is sure of that'. Cordir says, 'Thank you, Serenity, beautifully said... and felt in many of our hearts'. Serenity blushes. Cordir says, 'Lord.... Thaygar... you will be sorely missed...'. Serenity nods. Deamhan nods. Nyx nods. Khorlan nods. Cordir drops in a deep, reverential curtsey before the Ebon Lord. Deamhan bows before Thaygar. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'Loss is the Truth ... do not miss this One, celebrate my absence'. Dalmiera says (in common), 'Though I know of him not at all as myself, as another I hold Lord Thaygar in deepest of respects'. Ptarchyzk says (in common), 'yeah.. even by me, I suppose.'. Serenity snickers softly. Dalmiera says (in common), 'You shall be missed indeed, Sir..may your journeys be as rewarding to you as your presence has been to us'. Cordir sighs. Gregar says (in common), 'I get the distinct feeling if you combined the playing years of everyone in the room it would be a BIG number'. Serenity laughs. Cordir says, 'And Jahiliya missed it AGAIN!'. Serenity giggles. Dalmiera says (in common), 'Jah is always late Cordir..you know that'. Serenity smiles at Cordir. Cordir stamps her foot in the water, splashing everyone. Ptarchyzk shall scold Jah when he see's her next for you.. Deamhan says (in common), 'You'll have to let her have it, when next you see her'. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'this One has a few last details to attend to .. but will go before the Goddess of Chance and the High Father of the Nyx blinks. Serenity ducks! Thaygar says (in old-common), 'and greet what tomorrow always holds'. A candle goes out. Cordir says, 'No doubt, she shall interrupt us tomorrow night, with exquisite timing.'. Thaygar nods at the candle. Serenity laughs. Cordir says, 'May I beg the boon of being present?'. Deamhan coughs. Nyx says (in common), 'I would like to be as well...'. Deamhan nods. Thaygar says (in old-common), 'that you may'. Nyx puts a cave fish in the shadows. Cordir blinks. Nyx gets a cave fish from the shadows. Tripper says, 'as would I Sire'. Gregar nods. Nyx says (in common), 'No sense in letting His work go to waste.'. Thaygar thanks the cave fish for its help, and gives it its due reward. Nyx says (in common), 'Anyone needing to return to the guild can follow Cordir takes a deep, happy breath, and smiles at her husband. Deamhan smiles at Cordir. Nyx says, 'You stay with the Lady, Deamhan.'. Thaygar need depart this locale at this time. Nyx bows before Thaygar. Thaygar bows to those gathered. Tripper bows before Thaygar. Nyx bows before Cordir. Khorlan bows before Thaygar. Thaygar draws a flaming sigil, steps through it, and departs. Nyx leaves north. Deamhan bows before Tripper. Deamhan says (in common), 'Thank you both very much for coming'. Cordir nods. Tripper says, 'I'll leave you 2 to your joys'. Okk says, 'Blessing?'. Cordir nods. Tripper hugs Deamhan. Cordir says, 'Perhaps another time, Okk?'. Okk smears a streak of black blood across Deamhan's brow. Okk says, 'n'oi Jaa'nawkhleh Cordir'. Okk says, 'b'oi Jaa'nawhkleh Deamhan'. Okk smiles happily. Deamhan bows deeply. Deamhan says (in common), 'Thank you, sir'. Cordir says, 'Thank you...'. Deamhan stands up. Okk bows ungracefully. Okk says, 'Understood you might wish to be alone'. Deamhan chuckles, evidently amused. Deamhan says (in common), 'We timed this rite too near sunrise, love, I Deamhan says (in common), 'But tomorrow we will complete it...'. Cordir nods. Deamhan gives Cordir a long and passionate kiss. Cordir smiles happily, and says, 'Tomorrow, then'. Deamhan smiles happily. (End Scene) Click here to return to timeline |