stars are not small or gentle - they are burning
The night was awash in the oddest of colours, a myriad of purples and blues and pinks that seemed to dance upon the edges of reality. The horizon stretched out in the distance and yet it seemed all too close, as though the world had suddenly shrunk. A grassy field is splayed out in the darkness, the fronds of shadow-swept green standing perfectly still as though the air were frozen. Far above the silent meadow the sky is dotted with a million stars all sparkling like diamonds amid the midnight blue expanse. Dancing languidly across the glittering sky the aurora borealis waltzes to a song of its own making, shining in a beautiful array of cyan and violet.
Yet for all the beauty of it this world is not right- this world is unknown. The field bears no resemblance to the many lands of Novus nor any known realm beyond. In fact this field may not be in any realm, at least not a physical one. Yet before time allows for exploration a cry sounds out from the shadow-dusted field, a distant yelp of fear from the throat of someone young. There, amidst a small gathering of rocks and bushes was a young fill, back against a particularly large boulder. Creatures of corporeal shadow and dagger sharp teeth were pacing towards her, forms without forms but frightening all the same. Another whimper leaves the young mare’s lips, frozen in the still air. She has not noticed Azrael, instead is wholly focused on the creatures of nightmare.
Suddenly a voice strokes the silence, smooth and silken and dark as night. “This is a dream, Azrael of the Shed-Stars,” the voice croons in melodic tones. A face appears between the gleaming stars and dancing colours in the sky, the face of the Night Goddess herself. “You are in this girl’s dream.”
The face falls from the sky like a shooting star and suddenly Caligo is standing besides Azrael, dressed in the silks of the night. “Save her from her demons and you can leave her dream.” With that, Caligo returns to the stars, her voice whisper all around the field.
Save her. Save her. Save her.
Yet for all the beauty of it this world is not right- this world is unknown. The field bears no resemblance to the many lands of Novus nor any known realm beyond. In fact this field may not be in any realm, at least not a physical one. Yet before time allows for exploration a cry sounds out from the shadow-dusted field, a distant yelp of fear from the throat of someone young. There, amidst a small gathering of rocks and bushes was a young fill, back against a particularly large boulder. Creatures of corporeal shadow and dagger sharp teeth were pacing towards her, forms without forms but frightening all the same. Another whimper leaves the young mare’s lips, frozen in the still air. She has not noticed Azrael, instead is wholly focused on the creatures of nightmare.
Suddenly a voice strokes the silence, smooth and silken and dark as night. “This is a dream, Azrael of the Shed-Stars,” the voice croons in melodic tones. A face appears between the gleaming stars and dancing colours in the sky, the face of the Night Goddess herself. “You are in this girl’s dream.”
The face falls from the sky like a shooting star and suddenly Caligo is standing besides Azrael, dressed in the silks of the night. “Save her from her demons and you can leave her dream.” With that, Caligo returns to the stars, her voice whisper all around the field.
Save her. Save her. Save her.
@Azrael has wandered into a young filly’s nightmare and in order to return to his own mind and dreams he must save her from the formless demons. Once he does, and in leaving her dream, he takes with him the ability to walk into others’ dreams.
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This quest was written by the lovely @Darkrise. <3
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