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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Sept 3, 2023 14:02:44 GMT -5
Kamille chuckled at their chosen dinner, but far from her than to deny something so simple, she seemed about to escort them to the bathhouse when Mishap jumped in.
"Mom! I can take them mom! Can I take them?!"
"Fair enough. Don't be rude to our guest, though."
The pink pixie fluttered away, leaving a faint trail of petals as she flew by.
"Come! It's this way!"
As they stepped towards another corridor, Ube could hear the sounds of pots and pans and loud croaks that possibly indicated that Mischief was at the kitchen making Kamille's task at dinner a tad harder. Zhantal remained at the library, staring focused at the board Kamille had set up for them to study Ube's mother's symptoms...
"What's your name again? Ube, right? I hope you stay for some time... You are nice! I like you! Mom's also nice, she'll let you stay if you want! Here, it's this way."
The Witch's house felt a lot bigger than it should, and Ube could feel it was in no small part to some space bending magic. Contrary to common belief, Mishap actually managed to guide Ube properly, directing him to a door that opened up in what looked like a luxury bathhouse lined in white marble. The Witch's house might've been a castle for all they knew, with esculptures of marble dragons here and there spewing out hot water into a larger pool in the middle. A faint golden lighting seemed to come from no particular place.
"Do you need help coming back to the kitchen? Sometimes I get lost here, it's okay if you need help!"
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Post by Ube Calisto on Sept 3, 2023 18:00:49 GMT -5
They followed, waving goodbye to the witch and paper man. Moving through the halls, the sheer size and time it took to walk around felt... odd. It was unnatural, magic being an obvious play in this. Ube didn't understand how this was done but it was clear the scope of the power this revealed. It was a little scary, but the idea of that sort of strength gave a little confidence to a cure for their mother being found.
Ube continued with being led by the flower pixie when she attempted to strike up conversation. The book was once again brought up and written in. "I'll only stay for as long as I'm needed. Even with how kind your mother is... I'm already asking a great deal from her. Any more would be unfair. I don't have much that I could give back."
Once they stopped at the bathhouse, the sheer grandiose sight had taken the fellblood aback. It was one of the nicest things they've seen, being used to much more rickety and simple surroundings. They silently took a deep breath, bowing to Mishap and showing another message from their book. "I won't be long."
A good bit of time passed with Ube performing the ancient tradition of self-cleanliness and sitting in the pool till only their eyes were above the water. Taking the time to reflect, they sat as the sweat and dirt from their travels washed away. They couldn't help but wonder how their mother was doing, how father will react on their return. Ube wasn't exactly excited to see him again but hopefully with this cure, maybe he'll finally cease his hate. The heat of the water helped ease the tensions and worries as they childishly blew bubbles under water.
Once over, they walked out of the bathhouse with wet hair and dressed in the given robes, though holding their original close and tight. It was obvious they refused to part with it, for whatever reason. Looking to Mishap, they waited to be guided back to the rest.
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Sept 19, 2023 10:58:50 GMT -5
Ube was expected anxiously by Mishap, that seemed a bit less happy than usual. Fidgety and scared, the pixie flew straight to Ube as he left the bathhouse.
"Oh! Ohhhhh thanks the heavens you're back! U-ube... y-you're my friend right?"
It was clear that something happened while Ube was out, as the pixie shot nervous glances in all directions.
"I guess... I guess I did something bad.... Oh, mother will be mad......."
The pink pixie started to cry on her hands, sobbing until her little shoulders started to shake. She tried to explain what was going on in between her sobbing, but she suddenly stopped. A haunting, distant screeching could be heard in the back of their minds, something so faint it was easy to let it slide. The pixie went to Ube's shoulder, and they could feel her shaking.
"I... I... She was outside and... and she looked cold! And lost! And she asked to come in! When... When I opened the window... I felt... I felt cold... and then... she was not there anymore! Mother will be furious! She said to be more careful around strangers!"
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Post by Ube Calisto on Sept 24, 2023 5:54:35 GMT -5
A relaxed body and calm look promptly shifted into full seriousness and focus upon seeing the fear-filled flower pixie. They placed a delicate, protective hand over Mishap while they looked over to the nearest open window. Its been cracked open enough for about a small rodent to pass through. Definitely weren't a beast...
Suddenly, the window slammed shut, the candlelight going out. The fellblood jumped, moving to place their back against the wall. A dark expanse made it difficult to see, the evening settling in hadn't help in the visual department. Ube raised their free hand and kept it on the wall as they slowly shimmied their way to where they believed the kitchen was. Whoever this intruder were to be, it apparently held the capabilities for magic in some regard. They moved at a steady pace, the entirety of them being incredibly tensed. Ube had no experience fighting such a thing. The only thing they could do for now was ensure the pixie returned to her caretaker and let the witch know what had happened.
A spine-tingling chill crawled up the fellblood's back. There was a discomfort, however another feelling drew with it: An unnatural sense of dread. It wasn't as if Ube figured they wouldn't survive this ordeal nor were they concerned for their own safety. Rather, regardless of what they wanted, that feeling was persisting without rhyme or reason. It was like they were being forced to be this way... Ube pulled their free hand away from the wall as pink light glowed from the darker stripes of their body, their tell-tale sign of magic being prepared. The low hum of emitted light offered a sparse sense of sight around the two. They squinted, scanning the area for any sort of unfamiliar figure. Nothing had seemed to be out of place within that hallway. At least... not before they looked up.
Sprawled on the ceiling, looking down on the purple demon and frightful flower like prey to a predator, a ghastly woman of uncomfortable proportions. The legs and arms elongated as it looked to almost hold itself up despite her opacity not making it clear. She looked down with eyeless stares and an unnerving smiling. She appeared to be twitching sporadically, no doubt what Mishap mistook for someone being cold.
Ube didn't dare move, worried it would act on the slightest instance of panic. Rather, the fellblood gently put their hand around Mishap and slowly moved her behind them and out of sight. 1With a free hand, black claws of threatening length shaped at the finger tips as the fellblood continued their staring contest with the being. They weren't too sure what it happened to be or its reason for being here. What was clear, however, was what it might be. Ube mouthed the words to themselves: Bad spirit...
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Oct 21, 2023 19:02:00 GMT -5
An unnatural chill rose, slithering in through the window in an otherwise gently warm house. The apparition was silent, unmoving as if made of stone, its dead eyes focused on Ube.
It was like staring into a void. Despite the malicious, toothy smile, the eyes could have been empty sockets. It gave off a feeling of hunger as a thin drop of drool started to slowly slide from the corner of its dead lips.
And then, it was a matter of half a second, the blink of an eye - and the apparition was gone, appearing again much, much closer, its eyes peeking from between the crystals of the fancy candelabrum...
...set right above Ube.
A faint, nearly unnoticeable sound of chains and metal screws preceded an ear ringing bang: the fancy, heavy crystal candelabrum was let go of its support on the ceiling, plummeting right to the ground.
Right on top of Ube.
"Jump, Ube!"
The flower pixie had remained cowered, protected by Ube - but when she noticed what was about to happen, she tried to warn them and flying away.
Crystals flew everywhere, and it felt like the whole house shook with the shattering of the heavy candelabrum - heavy enough to crack the marble floor. And definitely heavy enough to split a skull open if Ube didn’t get out of the way.
Despite the chaos that followed, Ube would still be able to see, if only for a moment, when the aparition scurried away, moving unnaturally fast. It dragged itself across the ceiling as if gravity didn’t mean anything to it, moving deeper into the Witch's house, until...
Until it looked clearly drawn to one particular room and extended an elongated hand towards its lock.
Mishap flew towards Ube, hushing him.
"Ube? Oh, Ube, are you okay!? Are you hurt? Hurry up, please! That is mom's office! It's where she keeps her magical artifacts!"
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