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As the night unfolds,
The sense of dread increases.
The beating of her heart alone is enough to shatter boulders.
The large mineral clusters that scatter the rocky hill
somehow blanketed with enough moonlight to cause them
to shimmer a bright crimson in this darkness.
Sweat beads down her forehead and into her eyes.
Vision becoming increasingly difficult, she continues to wander.
Catastrolicus left in shambles.
Utterly destroyed by the Count of the neighboring valley.
Just over the earth's backbone shaped ridge
lies a dark and dreadful place.
Many have come to Catastrolicus to seek refuge
from this evil place called Tredgmore.
Both valleys instilling fear and misery in their inhabitants.
The path she walks is not a protected one.
“What was that?” She thinks to herself
as the noise of a branch snapping nearby sounds.
She nearly exclaims out loud but catches herself in time.
In these settings it is best to remain quiet,
yet one tends to crave the sound of another voice
when deprived of it as long as she has been.
Another rustle in the leaves verifies her fears. She has company.
This can not mean anything good for the future of Miriam.
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A Deep Gouge
03:23
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The shriek of the shrill creature
Reminiscent of a freight trains brakes
screeching to an unexpected halt.
Looking around she notices it’s just the one.
“Weird,” she thinks “they mostly travel in pairs”
Their skin gray and colorless.
Scratched and ripped, as if they had been
traveling for miles and hadn’t bothered to
make way for the thorny and branchy forest.
Even the plants seem to have
a sense of violence about them.
Like they want to inflict the very same harm
we have brought upon this land.
As the days have grown darker,
the plants and vegetation have adapted.
A deep gouge down her back leaves her unsure
if her healing spells will save her this time.
“Where did that even come from?”
She wonders as the beings seem
to be vanishing and reappearing
These were not regular beasts.
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Dagger of Magdalene
06:27
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The warm dampness of blood trickling down
her back leaves her clothing drenched.
She bleeds a lot more than she used to.
That must have been a recent change.
Trying to keep her head clear she swipes out
in front of her with dagger of Magdalene
Kalimora, namesake of her only elder and sworn protector.
Somehow it lands. The blade digs deeper
and deeper, the shrill creatures flesh seemingly
drawing her further towards embrace.
The job completed.
The life sucked away.
A lucky hit.
Now if she could just manage to make it to
Tredgmore without another incident.
This would be ideal yet very unlikely.
Her goal is to come out on the other side
of these sickening valleys.
to the land of Verulica.
She would bring Mother Miriam along to this
place of sanctuary. She was almost there.
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Safety for Now...
05:23
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Safety for now.
She needs to fix her wounds
before completely draining out.
There’s been talk of a burgeoning great war
of impending death and destruction for all of the land.
From Catastrolicus to Tredgmore, no mortal would be safe.
These were just whisperings, however,
and she had much more to worry about in the present moment.
There’s no such time for thoughts as these.
Are they closing in? Once the defensive pheromone is released
it’s only a matter of time.
Continuing along the path, beaten and bruised.
Along the path to her certain death.
With Magdalene gone, she would have to
care for Miriam on her own. Miriam was wise beyond
her years. She gave all of her attention to taking care
of the community, befriending the animals, and caring
for her family. She also makes the greatest swords
in all of the land.
They are infused with her magic.
She could see the light emanating from the town
where Miriam was known to be hiding out.
They have been coming for her.
Her magic is sought after by the most evil….
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Mother Miriam
04:19
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Swords clashing
Like strikes of lightning.
Thunderous blows as she
evades her attacker.
After reaching the village
it wasn’t long before the invasion began.
She barely had time to refill her elixirs
and purchase a sword from Mother Miriam,
an elder which she had been sent to protect.
Now, Miriam is nowhere to be found.
She was kidnapped in a
moment of great confusion.
Taken east towards the outskirts of Tredgmore.
A final slice and the neck of the demon
was left shredded apart.
Beheaded was the enemy.
It’s pale white eyes with their 1000 mile stare.
Nothingness.
Feathers growing from its deep maroon scales.
Claws that could rip apart a human with ease.
There had to be more coming,
she needed to be on her way as fast as she could.
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An Evening Most Dire
03:47
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Mother miriam was found in a cellar alive
Thankfully the distraction worked and
the guards were absent at the time.
The break in was easy.
They were going to torture her for information,
she needed to move fast if she was to
free her and escape.
Untied and bruised from the ropes,
Miriam was freed and the two of them
made their way through a quiet part of the town.
as a great battle ensued in the other direction.
They were Back on the path.
The same path she’s always traveling.
It seems there’s no escaping a life
of travel between the two valleys.
She knew they would be followed.
It wouldn’t be long before they
realized Miriam had escaped.
The trip to verulica was an unpromising journey,
yet they both knew that if they stayed,
a much worse fate awaited them.
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A Narrow Escape
08:45
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Lights coming from Verulica.
The flicker of candle light.
She couldn’t believe they were this close.
That she could actually see it.
What a miracle this was.
They just needed to make it past the guards.
The great evil ones would send their guards
deep into the path, far away from Tredgmore.
They would attack and maim anyone they came across.
The dark and moody blue horizon.
The sun has not made its great return
for quite some time. Endless shade.
Down the hill and into the valley they stumbled.
Each step growing more exhausted.
This will be a narrow escape if they are able to pull it off.
A guard's footsteps could be heard in the distance.
They were always roaming around these parts.
They would follow the creek away
from the path to avoid being seen.
A grunt and a whoosh, a large man with a
twisted face swings his hammer into the sky.
She snatched up Miriam’s arm and dives
haphazardly in any direction away from the massive weapon.
All in a matter of seconds.
Throwing Miriam to the side she draws her dagger.
Fed up with the world she lunges herself at him
with no fear in her heart. She had one shot.
The dagger was pierced into his throat.
He gurgled and stumbled backward
falling to the ground making a big thud.
Verulica was just up ahead.
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