LOG 72: Song from the East

Inside the chasm, deep and wide, Professor Juniper places two tablets upon her lap. Couple of minutes was all she took, before translating what's old to new.

During the olden days, the olden city was a place of jest and galore. People went around the city, enjoying the merriment of music and danced to the tune. They did the festivities while doing their duties or just enjoying around. For their patron was her, the goddess of music and dance. She, with her flowing green hair and bright red shoes, visited the olden city and blessed its inhabitants with the gift of her power. During the day, she and the Kricketot and the Kricketune, Her bug-servants, performed songs, sonatas, and concertos. Her voice flowed freely with the xylophone sounds and the violin sounds of her bug-servants. In the night, Her persona would change. She becomes the glimming pirouette. If Her previous persona, the majestic aria, was dedicated to Her music, the pirouette was all about her movements and dances. Her green hair turned vibrant red and clipped to minimize distraction. She would dance in front of the city's residents on the stage in the middle of the city by the fire of the night.

Everyone enjoyed the festivities, but one does not. The old hag of the city favoured peace and tranquility. She would lock herself in her wooden hut to block the music that was her noise. Of all the residents, she slept early, for she ignores the dance of her. The old hag won't take her as a higher being, just a normal creature with the talent of music and dance.

As the days and months moved on, she hated her with a passion that grew worse. On a silent night, after she danced her performance, the old hag thought of an idea.

The next day, when the people of the city woke up and started to sing and work, she went to the nearby river. There, in its muddy riverbank, she set off to find the filthiest of the filthy Magikarp. Once the old hag got satisfied in catching what she wanted, she took a sharp knife, and cut a little wound on the helpless fish, blood dripping to the flask that the old hag brought.

She went back and reached her hut in the afternoon, flask hidden from sight. She took her special glass cup and poured a well-stored glass of red wine and poured its contents. Then, she took the flask and the blood flowed and mixed with the wine. While mixing the vile concoction, she let out a manic laugh.

The night came, and everyone went to the stage, ready to see another performance of Her. The residents were shocked at the old hag's appearance, as they knew the old hag's point of view when it comes to Her. Still, they took it as a change of heart, and welcomed the old hag and offered a seat. At last, She arrived with her bug-servants. The bug-servants performed a song while She danced along. Her movements were graceful, the old hag thought as she watched the performance. After Her round, the old hag stood and went to the goddess.

"I offer thee thy wine. For thou have changed my thoughts and I offer my beliefs," the old hag said. She (hag) offered the flask of wine, and She took it. She took the wine and took in the contents. Nothing happened, but then She turned green and glowed. She reverted to her aria, her head spinning with dizziness and muttering complaints and curses.

"I cannot take this vileness. Thou all shall be cursed of misery and will never hear or see any forms of my blessings of music and dance," She said. She glowed in a bright light, all people blocking the light, and disappeared, leaving Her two red shoes.

From that day onwards, the olden city became silent, yearning for the festivities that the goddess once provided. People still kept Her pair of red shoes, until they moved on and the shoes disappeared from sight and memory.