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Tainted Truths

‘Burning....’ She kicked and thrashed until the blanket fell from her bed, long black hair matted to her forehead and neck as she spread out on her bed, seeking some sort of relief from the burning that was happening within her body.... ‘I...I am burning...’ She squeezed her eyes shut as she felt every cell in her body shaking, She tried to stay within the realm of dreams as her body continued to burn her... ‘ Fire...Everything around me must be burning...’ The flames engulfed her room. Bright red and orange morphed to hues of green and blue as delirium took her mind to wondrous imaginations... she grasped at pleasant dreams and memories as the fever within her body physically presented itself in the form rare and exotic colors that seamed to burst from her body and dance around her... whispers of images and memories danced within the colorful swirling flames.... ‘Is this hell?’ She was clammy, hot, unbearably uncomfortable... her clothes were burned away from her body that was physically shaking as she started to whimper aloud... ‘Have I come to hell?’ Her cellular shaking was beginning to burn her joints and her bones... she could feel them tearing apart thread by thread... She could feel every fiber of her being ... it felt as if a dull hot blade were cutting her layer by layer...fiber by fiber stretching... ‘Is this how it feels to be torn apart?’ Every nerve tingling with raw energy, shaking, creating more friction within her body; making it burn even more... Her heart was pumping so fast it felt as though it would burst out of her chest at any moment. The new pace was bruising her sternum, making the now golden eyed girl gasp for air as it was sucked out of her room- her windows shattered to give her the fresh air she needed. ‘It...hurts...’ Her chest constricted as her body refused to obey her commands, she wasn't even aware of what she was commanding her body to do... she could hear screaming, thumps and thuds... but she could not make out anything else... she could feel a thunderous shaking rumbling from her bruised chest... ‘Make it stop...’ Everything hurt....everything felt unbearably sore...everything felt too real to be real... Part of her wondered if the burning fever drove her mad as it hurt too much to produce a coherent thought... ‘Is this... how I die?...’ She screamed as painful convulsions ripped through her battered body. The burning came back tenfold and she felt the air leave her body as she gave into the smothering darkness... “Wake up young one...” A mystical melodic voice whispered from within the darkness... “It is time.... To Wake!”

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Prologue: Tunkum Kulantai

(In the Distant Past)

Deep within a nameless forest, sat a cottage. The cottage was worn and rotting into the ground, unfortunate to the eyes of many weary travelers. Once a rich brown, the cottage was rumored to have been built with the love of a man looking to start a new family, it was quaint and small. Within one the three rooms rested a cradle that was the gem to many tales told by mothers to make naughty children behave. In its worn state, the cottage was avoided by travelers and villagers. Lest they become subject to the growing terrors that were birthed from haunted walls.

Five figures in midnight black cloaks dwelled within this cottage. The cloaked figures stood around the cradle, watching the gem within. Wrapped In a white wool blanket rimmed with spider silk, a baby slept soundly. "Nām kuḻantaiyai nakartta vēṇṭum. Eṉṟa cantēkam kirāma makkaḷ mattiyil valuttuḷḷatu (We must move the babe. The villagers are growing in their suspicions)." Zeru, a midnight eyed, intimidating stature of a man murmured. "Tuṭukkuttaṉamāka irukkātē, ceru (Do not be impudent, Zeru)." Daella, a golden eyed slender woman scolded as she pulled her hood down, revealing midnight black hair. "Maṉitarkaḷ eḷimaiyāṉavarkaḷ, āṉāl avarkaḷum kavaṉikkiṟārkaḷ. Nām ippōtu nakarntāl, avarkaḷ kavaṉippārkaḷ. Cantiraṉ maṟaiyum varai nām irukka vēṇṭum (Mortals are simple, but they are observant as well. If we move now, they will notice. We should stay until the moon is covered)." "Metuvāka cakōtari (Gently Sister.)" Keyonie, the youngest of the troupe, and the brother of Daella chided as he took his sisters hand within his own. Though older, Daella was the smaller of the duo, barely rising to meet her brothers shoulder.

"Nāṉ ṭēlāvuṭaṉ uṭaṉpaṭukiṟēṉ (I agree with Daella)." Miru, a grey eyed man murmured as he watched the infant sleep. "Lūṉā uccattil irukkumpōtu nakarvatu niccayamāka taṟkolaitāṉ (To move when Luna is at her peak would surely be suicide)." Vamir, the twin of Miru said, "Kaṭantu cellum pōtu, kirāma makkaḷ"āṇai" inta vaḻiyil aṇivakuttuc celvatākap pēcuvataik kēṭṭēṉ

(While passing, I overheard the villagers talking of "The Order" marching this way)." Keyonie flinched at Mirus venomous tone when mentioning The Order. An organization dedicated to enforcing the will of God…and eradicating anything that could contradict that will. Anything including the sleeping baby within the cradle. Keyonie looked at Vamir and Miru who were identical except Vamirs eyes were chocolate and rich while Mirus eyes were stormy and sharp. Exactly like their personalities, Vamir was gentle and warm while Miru was cold and harsh. "Kirāma makkaḷ eṅkaḷaik kaṇṭāl, avarkaḷ ārṭar eṭuppataṟkāka eṅkaḷaip piṭittuk koḷvārkaḷ. (If the villagers spot us leaving, they will surely hold us for the order to take)." Daella tried again.

"Veṟum maṉitarkaḷāl nam'maik kaṭṭuppaṭutta muṭiyum eṉṟu nīṅkaḷ nērmaiyāka niṉaikkiṟīrkaḷā?(Do you honestly think that a band mere mortals can restrain us)?" Vamir snapped, "Amaiti tampi (Peace brother)." Miru murmured. "Ṭēllā oru karuttai nirūpikkiṟār. Avai eḷimaiyāṉavaiyāka irukkalām, āṉāl kāṭṭil uḷḷa eṟumpukaḷum eḷimaiyāṉavai, mēlum avai avaṟṟiṉ aḷavai viṭa pattu maṭaṅku makattuvattai aṭaikiṉṟaṉa. Avarkaḷai kuṟaittu matippiṭuvatu tavaṟu (Daella proves a point. They may be simple, but the ants in the forest are also simple, and they achieve greatness over ten times their size. It would be a mistake to underestimate them)." Vamir clenched his fists, "Nīṅkaḷ eṉṉa niṉaikkiṟīrkaḷ, kīyōṉi (What do you think, Keyonie)?" He asked only to be met with silence. When the four occupants in the room looked at their youngest comrade, his ice blue eyes were staring past them, unseeing. Daella took in her brothers rigid stature to notice that one of his hands was resting on the cradle in which the infant slept. With a tug on her brothers hand, Daella brought him back to reality. "Cakōtaraṉ (Brother)?" She coaxed as he brought a hand to his head and sighed as exhaustion wrapped around him like a thick blanket. "Nām veḷiyēṟa vēṇṭum eṉṟu niṉaikkiṟēṉ (I think we should leave)." He murmured, falling into his sister, "Avarkaḷ eṭukkum ovvoru aṭiyilum āṇai maraṇattai neruṅkukiṟatu. Nāṅkaḷ inta iṭattai viṭṭu veḷiyēṟa muṭiyātu eṉṟu nāṉ payappaṭukiṟēṉ (The Order brings death closer with every step they take. I fear we will not be able to leave this place)." Daella grunted as her brother became lifeless against her form.

"Āciriyārukkuc colli aṉuppukiṟēṉ. Namakkut tēvaippaṭṭāl avar ñāṉattaiyum utaviyaiyum vaḻaṅkuvār (I will send word to Aciriyar. He will offer wisdom and aide should we need it)." Zeru murmured as he gathered Keyonie into his arms and laid him in the makeshift cot that was perpendicular to the sleeping infant. "Eṉ cakōtaraṉai kaikkuḻantaiyuṭaṉ iṇaikkum vitiyiṉ caraṅkaḷai eṉṉāl pārkka muṭikiṟatu (I can see the strings of fate connecting my brother to the infant)." golden eyes caught and held Zeru's, "Itai uṅkaḷ eḻuttil cērppīrkaḷā (Will you include this in your writing)?" Daella murmured, her voice dripping with concern. Zeru nodded, "Avarkaḷ iruvarum virumpi pātukākkappaṭa vēṇṭum eṉṟu nāṉ kēṭṭukkoḷkiṟēṉ, mōcamāṉatu naṭantāl (I will ask that they both be coveted and protected, should the worst come to pass)."

Aciriyar - Teacher

Tunkum Kulantai - The Sleeping Baby

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