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Unveiled (MLL)

With each mile that he passed with his car his anger turned from fury to a blinding fire to a pitch black pit of chaos. And yet the pitch black chaos was too small a word as further ahead he went, until there he stood in front of ‘Manerium Somniorum’ The manor of dreams. Standing at the gates his anger dissipated to a form of fear and melancholy. Christian knew it like he knew the back of his hand that these emotions were his. Whatever he was feeling was an aftermath of what the manor was listening in on. The walls were screaming the story that unfolded between their bricks as the windows tried to leap open, over powered by the yearning need for some kind of a void. An escape from what unfolded. The gate of the manor seemed barred from reality. Acutely preoccupied by the nightmare. Participating and escaping every word the manor screamed. Time did not exist beyond these gates. No what was left behind was simply the shadow of broken hearts. With each second that passed Christian watched a darkness descend upon the manor as thick mists of clouds and shadows formed. Untouched was the reality outside the gate but inside Manerium Somniorum dreamed. Dreamed of a heartbroken man. Echoed of an unquenchable thirst. Begged for her return. Pulling every reality into it in its desperation, whispering and moaning Christian or anyone that dared to watch to enter. Enter their dream. Dream their love. And bathe in their despair as a symphony lulled Christian into a heavy sleep. With each ticking minute the manor seemed to draw further and further away, without even realizing his eyes had closed and his body was mesmerized by her. By them. It played out again like a song, starting with a verse. A look. A pair of eyes. A shadow. As translucent darkness shone brightly around a man and interlaced with his soul. And there she stood. It was her form and her face and yet her eyes betrayed who she was. A conscious thought metaphored into her existence, standing right there under the soft glow of his lantern. Christian was the prince and the prince was chaos as their fell in love for the first time. As their skin felt the fleeting graze of her smile and their ears heard the soft whisper of her gown tease the ground. There all three souls stood as one falling in love with the same form and yet a different woman. "We were never meant for tomorrow ..." She said with a trembling voice as her hand reached out for his, so close and yet much like their fates all there was between them were dreams.

taipan · Urban
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Chapter 23

Arsenio watched as the chateau formed in front of his eyes, the translucent little structure looking even more eerie surrounded by the dense fog that settled around it. Arsenio wanted to scream, snap Athena out of it but he could do nothing. 

He watched as Athena walked closer still, and stretch her hand out to trace the pattern on the wooden door. Finally, she opened the door. 

The fog grew thicker still, the stench of rot and death growing stronger. The structure came to life, losing its translucency the minute Athena stepped inside it. And then for just a second the dense air cleared, and there it stood.

Arsenio recognized it for what it was the minute he saw it. 

A Sarrafas.

A Sarrafas was the living memory of a person. It was not a ghost but it was something close to it. I formed when dark blood was shed in a truly despicable way. Whatever had happened here must have been a true horror in itself. Something very bad happened here, something unspeakable. 

The Sarrafas stood there, its lips bright red a string contrast to the dark charred skin that wrinkled. Multiple scars carved on its skin, still bleeding like the wounds were merely carved yesterday. The hair on its burnt head were sparse as they matched the black teeth it sported in its wide cruel smile.

But, there was something about those eyes. Like it lacked humanity that it once held. Like it was dead before it even was killed or became a Sarrafas. Like its cruel death was a mercy on the Sarrafas. 

Despite everything, for one second Arsenio found himself wondering what the Sarrafas must have gone through. 

"Nagis" It said.

The specs of moonlight fell on it revealing its true form. It took the form of a beautiful woman with the most beautiful cherry blossom hair and piercing black eyes. And then just like that the doors closed, as an evil laughter echoed from with the closing walls of the chateau.

A mist rose from Lake Richen as it came to life. Multiple shapes of water slowly walked out of the lake forming a circle around the translucent structure. They dissipated and reformed into one large wave when the circle completely and just as suddenly the chateau was lost, taking Athena with it. 

Arsenio finally found that he could move, so he screamed out loud. 

"Daniel, Freda!" over and over again trying to guide them to where he was.

The fear and anxiety woke them up instantly. Within moments they were by his side.

"It's Athena.. a Sarrafas took her."

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