10-19-2025, 10:11 PM
Casey was still putting everything together and trying to come to terms with all of this. There was a lot of supernatural stuff going on around here. Witches, wizards, and girls who could talk to wolves. Did bear people exist? How about vampires and poltergeists? How much was she unaware of. Casey wasn't sure that she believed Elyse, but what reason did she have not to. It made the weird, golden eyes make sense at least.
They were nearing where Kallisti would be located when they spotted another person. Casey tensed a bit not knowing if the woman was friend or foe. She looked to Elyse who seemed perfectly unfazed by this. When Casey looked back, the newcomer began to spasm and fell to the ground. Casey and Elyse almost moved as one, no worries entering their mind about the potential of a trap. Their concern was if the woman was hurt.
They arrived at her side, and Casey made sure she was breathing, but it wasn't long before the woman opened her eyes. "Are you okay?" she asked as the woman blinked and moved to sit up. Elyse helped.
"Yes, I'm fine. Or I will be at least," she said, and Casey noticed that she was wearing a Paramedic jacket.
Casey wasn't convinced. "What happened?" she asked.
The woman let out a light laugh. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
Casey smiled. "I don't know. Today has been a day of discovering weird shit. Humor me. Name's Casey by the way. This is Elyse."
Anita was now looking better. She had appeared to be pale, but the color was coming back to her cheeks now. "Well - to continue with the weird shit, I sometimes see things. Things that are going to happen - prophecies. I just saw one. I've never passed out or seized before when it has happened, but this time. I don't know." She turned her gaze to Casey, meeting her eyes. "It was about you. I guess seeing you triggered it. I can't control when it happens."
Casey frowned. "Me?
Anita nodded. "Guess that gives you the right to know. I saw you - wearing armor. It reminded me off...what were they called. The Norse female warriors?"
"Valkyries?" Elyse asked.
Anita nodded and turned back to Casey and then gasped. "Just like that!" she pointed and Casey looked down. Her black body suit had been replaced with a suit of armor. She had pictured it in her head when Elyse had mentioned Valkyries. Anita chuckled and continued. "You were wearing exactly that. You even had a sword, but it was sheathed, and a shield attached to your arm. Then I saw you in front of a building - a manor house or castle, but it was under construction. A blonde woman came out to meet you. That was it?"
Casey hadn't banished the armor even though she knew how to. Truth was she thought it looked cool. "What does it mean though?"
Anita shrugged. "My guess is you need to find whatever this building is and go there."
Casey smiled. "Makes sense. Do I need to show up in cosplay as well?"
Anita laughed. "Don't think so. Think that's more a commentary on you instead of a requirement. I don't know for sure. I'm not really sure how to interpret them most of the time."
Casey thought about that. Anytime she channeled it had been to protect, and it was something that pushed her. Her friendship with Cadence had started with her feeling a need to protect her. Maybe there was some truth to that. "Just have to figure out how to find this place then. See what happens. Hopefully no danger involved."
"This is more instinct, but I don't think so. But I don't know for sure, so be prepared anyways."
Casey nodded. That was prudent advice. Suddenly an idea came to her mind. "Elyse is here, teaching me about this weird dream world place. I don't know how familiar you are with it, but maybe you can learn or help too." She turned to Elyse. "Elyse, you said this place was a reflection of the real world. Could we find this place in the dream somehow and figure out where it is?" Worst that could happen is that she would say no.
They were nearing where Kallisti would be located when they spotted another person. Casey tensed a bit not knowing if the woman was friend or foe. She looked to Elyse who seemed perfectly unfazed by this. When Casey looked back, the newcomer began to spasm and fell to the ground. Casey and Elyse almost moved as one, no worries entering their mind about the potential of a trap. Their concern was if the woman was hurt.
They arrived at her side, and Casey made sure she was breathing, but it wasn't long before the woman opened her eyes. "Are you okay?" she asked as the woman blinked and moved to sit up. Elyse helped.
"Yes, I'm fine. Or I will be at least," she said, and Casey noticed that she was wearing a Paramedic jacket.
Casey wasn't convinced. "What happened?" she asked.
The woman let out a light laugh. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
Casey smiled. "I don't know. Today has been a day of discovering weird shit. Humor me. Name's Casey by the way. This is Elyse."
Anita was now looking better. She had appeared to be pale, but the color was coming back to her cheeks now. "Well - to continue with the weird shit, I sometimes see things. Things that are going to happen - prophecies. I just saw one. I've never passed out or seized before when it has happened, but this time. I don't know." She turned her gaze to Casey, meeting her eyes. "It was about you. I guess seeing you triggered it. I can't control when it happens."
Casey frowned. "Me?
Anita nodded. "Guess that gives you the right to know. I saw you - wearing armor. It reminded me off...what were they called. The Norse female warriors?"
"Valkyries?" Elyse asked.
Anita nodded and turned back to Casey and then gasped. "Just like that!" she pointed and Casey looked down. Her black body suit had been replaced with a suit of armor. She had pictured it in her head when Elyse had mentioned Valkyries. Anita chuckled and continued. "You were wearing exactly that. You even had a sword, but it was sheathed, and a shield attached to your arm. Then I saw you in front of a building - a manor house or castle, but it was under construction. A blonde woman came out to meet you. That was it?"
Casey hadn't banished the armor even though she knew how to. Truth was she thought it looked cool. "What does it mean though?"
Anita shrugged. "My guess is you need to find whatever this building is and go there."
Casey smiled. "Makes sense. Do I need to show up in cosplay as well?"
Anita laughed. "Don't think so. Think that's more a commentary on you instead of a requirement. I don't know for sure. I'm not really sure how to interpret them most of the time."
Casey thought about that. Anytime she channeled it had been to protect, and it was something that pushed her. Her friendship with Cadence had started with her feeling a need to protect her. Maybe there was some truth to that. "Just have to figure out how to find this place then. See what happens. Hopefully no danger involved."
"This is more instinct, but I don't think so. But I don't know for sure, so be prepared anyways."
Casey nodded. That was prudent advice. Suddenly an idea came to her mind. "Elyse is here, teaching me about this weird dream world place. I don't know how familiar you are with it, but maybe you can learn or help too." She turned to Elyse. "Elyse, you said this place was a reflection of the real world. Could we find this place in the dream somehow and figure out where it is?" Worst that could happen is that she would say no.