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voidtreckernet2020-11-11 03:31 pm
so_dark_a_road) wrote in voidtreckernet2020-11-11 03:31 pm
Mission Vision -- very early in the morning of Imagination Day 6 [Video]
[ Curufin falls out of his bunk, as usual when waking from a mission vision. CRASH! He hits the floor, his blankets entangled with his legs, his right shoulder striking the floor with a thud. Luckily Elves don't break bones easily, but his shoulder is going to hurt. He scrambles to the ICP. ]
Wouldn't you know it, I've just had another prophetic dream. [ He shakes his head and drags his hand through his disordered black hair. ]
Didn't like the looks of this one, either.
I was in a jungle, and it was pleasant enough. Sun shining down through the branches, forest sounds, nice. But suddenly the light intensified, and something seemed wrong with it. I ran to the next clearing and gazed up at the sky, and what I saw was ominous. The sky had turned a glaring dark red and was getting darker by the moment. And then everything grew still, as though the world had stopped. I did not have time to react to that, or wonder what it meant. Abruptly the ground shook under my feet, and the dust rose, and there was fire everywhere, and I heard screams, screams, and more screams. And then I woke up.
Damn if this doesn't seem to me like another candidate for an aborted mission! What the hell happens to the mission world? Is it self-destructing, or is it attacked by unknown forces? Or is this some simple natural disaster?
[ Still shaking his head. He grabs for his jacket and pulls it on. ]
Did anybody else have this dream? Or any variation of this dream?
Wouldn't you know it, I've just had another prophetic dream. [ He shakes his head and drags his hand through his disordered black hair. ]
Didn't like the looks of this one, either.
I was in a jungle, and it was pleasant enough. Sun shining down through the branches, forest sounds, nice. But suddenly the light intensified, and something seemed wrong with it. I ran to the next clearing and gazed up at the sky, and what I saw was ominous. The sky had turned a glaring dark red and was getting darker by the moment. And then everything grew still, as though the world had stopped. I did not have time to react to that, or wonder what it meant. Abruptly the ground shook under my feet, and the dust rose, and there was fire everywhere, and I heard screams, screams, and more screams. And then I woke up.
Damn if this doesn't seem to me like another candidate for an aborted mission! What the hell happens to the mission world? Is it self-destructing, or is it attacked by unknown forces? Or is this some simple natural disaster?
[ Still shaking his head. He grabs for his jacket and pulls it on. ]
Did anybody else have this dream? Or any variation of this dream?
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Nike will be left feeling pensive while listening to Curufin's description of the events he had seen. It was weird meeting someone with an ability like his and Zelda's, and yet she found them to be fascinating as well. It reminded her a little of the telepathic dreams she has with her rain partners. They were both vivid and a little obscure as well. Only showing what needs to be shown.
So, she will try to piece some of the details using the knowledge of the weather and the way her world works because...]
If the sky is turning dark red, like you've said, especially in a jungle while the sun up reminds me of an old saying -- red sky at night; shepherd’s delight. Red sky in the morning; shepherd’s warning.
[Which, honestly, is very clear there is an urgency; however...]
It may be possible the world has abruptly died. No weather disaster can create a sudden red sky with so little time especially in the middle of the day. The only way for it to be possible is if there was a volcanic eruption. Did you see one in your dream anywhere?
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Hi, Nike! We have a saying like that in my world, too, except it is a sailors' saying. But whether on land or sea, that red sky gives me great concern, too.
No, no volcanic eruption, so far as I can tell. I think there may be other sorts of disasters that can produce a red sky. One is extremely extensive fires, and another is astronomical events.
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Astronomical events....?
[What kind of astronomical event can kill a world? Unfortunately, she isn't very common about it as much as the weather.]
Extensive fires may create a red sky. Just not at the speed one would expect. There is a lot that goes for the sky to turn red due to it. It usually takes time for it to happen. But I doubt we won't have much time by what you've seen so far, right?
[Then again, aren't dreams suppose to be random....? Time-wise, at least.]
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I've seen a red sky caused by extensive fires. That happened in my world in one of our wars against Morgoth, a renegade god who tried to destroy the Elvish race. He set the plains on fire north of my territory, using his dragons, and afterwards those northern reaches were referred to as the Plains of Choking Ash. I remember so clearly how the fire front advanced towards the line of hills and mountains that I and my brothers and some of my cousins lived along, and how the fire seemed to reach up to the clouds, and how the clouds reflected that terrible red light, and it looked as though the sky was on fire.
I don't know how much time we're going to have. These dreams seem to pick a particular scenario and portray it, without showing any of the buildup to that scene. All the dreams give us is something to fear and try to prevent. They don't give us any information about how those events are going to occur, nor about how to prevent them.
1/4 i am so sorry
DOESN'T THAT SOUND LIKE A FALLING STAR!?
IS THAT WHAT FALLING STARS ARE!?
It was all she can imagine it to be because what else falls from the sky made of rock other than volcanic material!?]
2/4
Someone was trying to harm the elven race? No, more importantly, the detail about the sky turning red in a single evening will leave her silent. She'll ponder on it wondering if there was a plausible explanation from the knowledge she was taught back home.
The mention of dragons will leave Nike silent because--]
The dragons in your world can breathe fire...?
[After all, she will admit.]
I have only met one dragon back in my world. Two, if you count Nessie the holy spirit of the lake.
[Not to mention the one dragon spirit she witnessed was in the form of a child desperately trying to rescue her. It was odd to think dragons in other worlds were being like that. She was beginning to grow frustrated over Curufin's situation.]
But both are related to water. They helped in trapping a spiritual disaster from destroying the world. [A pause.] Even if it meant sacrificing three countries...
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Was it really a god or a spiritual disaster? For a spirit to do such atrocities. How can it be considered to be holy in any way?
4/4 DONE!
I'm sorry. You can disregard that. Spirituality is....a sensitive topic. [A beat. Shaking her head a bit.] No, more like I don't really believe in any human organizations proclaiming to be on the side of a specific divine being.
[Looking down.]
I don't know much about dreams. No one in my family has the ability to do so except for those not blood-related to the main family. I...don't really get it. Other than it can sometimes become silly, sometimes scary, and most of the time unpredictable. [Turning to look at him.] Is...that what you're more or less saying...?
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Yes, the dragons in my world can breathe fire. I wish that some of them had been allies to the Elves, but they were all recruited by Morgoth, and so we only experienced destruction from them. Your dragons are water dragons? I have heard of such creatures but have never seen one, except in Eva's pokemon visions. Obviously, there's a story here! Your dragons helped your people avoid a spiritual calamity, although at great cost?
I only use the word gods to avoid confusion. We had fourteen of them, originally fifteen. They weren't actually gods, since they didn't create the Earth. They were angelic spirits who were given the responsibility of maintaining the Earth and protecting its Elvish and mortal inhabitants. They were called the Valar, which in Elvish means the Powers of Earth. Morgoth's original name was Melkor, and he was the most powerful of them all. He had some sort of grudge, and he decided to destroy what was dearest to them. Needless to say, neither the other fourteen Valar nor the Elves considered him to be holy after that! I guess what happened could be considered a spiritual disaster, though if it was such, I'd have to say that it happened to the whole universe of Arda, not just to the Elves.
I can understand, if spirituality is a sensitive topic for you. I, too, am a skeptic. I've noticed that when intelligent beings create organizations to worship divine beings, their beliefs and hopes tend to harden into dogma. And a dogma is always at odds with reality, or at least resistant to it.
As as for the dreams, I agree with what you say about dreams in general. Silly, frightening, and unpredictable, yes, that's the dream world, though it can also be wonderful and beautiful. But as to prophetic dreams, mine are more often ominous or frightening. And the ones I've had while on board the train usually warn of some danger to come.
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But at the mention of the dragons of her world and situation, her gaze will look down as she seemed very guilty over something. More like...]
There is a song that the traveling minstrels spread across the world. My country became infamous due to it. I wish it were a lie, but... [She blamed herself or rather her bad luck because.] It's true. It had to be done. A great spiritual disaster was on a rampage. The holy spirits and the guardian made the decision to seal her away. It was either allow her to destroy most of the world or sacrifice three countries worth of living souls.
[The spiritual disaster was her past self's romantic partner. Or, rather, a one-sided partner. Thalas's reaction towards her was filled with warmth, but...
Her attention will turn to the explanation concerned the fifteen beings. They sounded similar to her holy spirits. Creatures created to protect a domain. No, it may be possible all fifteen were guardian spirits of different ranks. It was a little weird to consider so many at once though. Her world only allowed for one guardian while the guardian created a copy to take his place after realizing he would not be able to meet the requirements to save the world. Could it be a mix of both? Ah, her mind was so deep that his confession will catch her off guard. It will get her to blink.]
A-Ah, it's the same in your world too? About organized groups praying for a single being? [DID ONE OF THE POPE'S MINON TRY TO KILL HIM TWICE!? Nike was about to scream it, but instead will look down amazed.] ...it sounds like Glorfindel wasn't kidding when he told me our worlds sounded similar. The structure sounds similar enough I can understand you so clearly.
[Looking up at Curufin, curious.]
Your world isn't as futuristic as this one right?
[But the description of normal dreams compare to prophetic ones will have her pouting a bit.]
Why is that!? Why do prophetic dreams have to be made in such a way when normal dreams can be the opposite? Is it took much to ask for positive ones? Which Valar do I need to direct a complaint to!?