09-14-2024, 01:37 AM
The air itself seemed to hum with an eerie, weightless quality as he found himself in a place unlike any other. There was no horizon, only a wash of green and gold that stretched endlessly, as if the sky and ground were one. The atmosphere was thick and heavy, as if just beyond reach waited an entire other existence, and although it was vast, it felt intimate, almost suffocating in its silence.
He found the courage to look down and find that he stood on a surface that resembled water but did not ripple beneath his feet, a mirrored plane that reflected the endless dusk above. Time was distorted here—fluid, a whisper of what once was and what could be. In the distance, there was a soft glow, a faint ember flickering, as if the sun itself was trapped in eternal twilight. Yet, there was no warmth, only the cold weight of all reality pressing against his chest.
The solitude was profound, broken only by the presence of the solitary blobby thing hovering before him. His eyes widened when introduced to m'Antinomian. It was an internet fairytale, a myth to scare adolescent hackers into obeying the law and frighten police from digging too deep in the dark web.
While Jaxen was surprised that m'Antinomian actually existed, he wasn’t surprised that it was so surprised. Clearly the thing wasn’t human, and Jaxen was quickly becoming an expert on non-human critters.
He pursed his lips and thought how to answer its question, then at the mention it being a god, he figured the best way to parlay with a deity was to be one himself. “Well, I’m an Ancient,” he repeated Sora’s words. Then something slipped off of m'Antinomian. It buzzed like the bumble of a bee shivering his skin, but it didn’t hurt, yet he felt the essence of the ancient power flowing through him. It wasn't siphoned, not in the same way he witnessed during the Ascendancy's ball, but it was like they were linked somehow, two surfers riding the same wave.
“A token, eh? Alright. I’ll take a token, but if it’s offerings you want, I am game to make a deal. What do you want? Maybe I can give it to you if you can give me something interesting in return.”
He found the courage to look down and find that he stood on a surface that resembled water but did not ripple beneath his feet, a mirrored plane that reflected the endless dusk above. Time was distorted here—fluid, a whisper of what once was and what could be. In the distance, there was a soft glow, a faint ember flickering, as if the sun itself was trapped in eternal twilight. Yet, there was no warmth, only the cold weight of all reality pressing against his chest.
The solitude was profound, broken only by the presence of the solitary blobby thing hovering before him. His eyes widened when introduced to m'Antinomian. It was an internet fairytale, a myth to scare adolescent hackers into obeying the law and frighten police from digging too deep in the dark web.
While Jaxen was surprised that m'Antinomian actually existed, he wasn’t surprised that it was so surprised. Clearly the thing wasn’t human, and Jaxen was quickly becoming an expert on non-human critters.
He pursed his lips and thought how to answer its question, then at the mention it being a god, he figured the best way to parlay with a deity was to be one himself. “Well, I’m an Ancient,” he repeated Sora’s words. Then something slipped off of m'Antinomian. It buzzed like the bumble of a bee shivering his skin, but it didn’t hurt, yet he felt the essence of the ancient power flowing through him. It wasn't siphoned, not in the same way he witnessed during the Ascendancy's ball, but it was like they were linked somehow, two surfers riding the same wave.
“A token, eh? Alright. I’ll take a token, but if it’s offerings you want, I am game to make a deal. What do you want? Maybe I can give it to you if you can give me something interesting in return.”