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▬ ♥ chapter 1♥ ▬
▬ ♥ chapter 1♥ ▬
I grasped the cold metal bars, free, but trapped, like birds, this realm was our cage. I felt the soft fabric of my wedding gown tickling my legs.. My eyes drifted, got lost in the world underneath mine, tiny green spots, and blue, all blue.
I think about the myths and stories the older members used to tell us when we were kids, and their warnings,
“Don’t look too long, too far, because the blue will become you.”
They used to say demons and rotten, evil people lived down, underneath us..
I think about those stories most of the time.. If all the bad, rotten people are down below, then why does pain, lying, and deceiving exist here too?
I never knew what part of the story should I believe into, and what to deny completely..
I felt his cold fingers on my neck. Then his disgusting lips.
“My dear, you are doing it again... Giving the rotten ones attention..”
-”I wonder why no one else does it. How do we know there aren’t any good people down there?”
“Because we know so, dear.”
But of course, no need to think further, shush your mind, and agree with whatever the older members say..
“It is time my dear..”
He said, offering me his hand..
I was afraid of this day, since the early days...
The day I would marry, and enter the Pearl city, never to leave and see my family again..
There to serve them, and play pretty, forever.
Or at least that’s what they say happens to brides such as I..
We never heard about any of them...
Their names lost to the wind...
Forever.
[499/500]
I think about the myths and stories the older members used to tell us when we were kids, and their warnings,
“Don’t look too long, too far, because the blue will become you.”
They used to say demons and rotten, evil people lived down, underneath us..
“Long, long time ago, we all used to live together, in the middle realm that has been long gone, in peace, there was no war, there was no pain, until some became selfish, they wanted more than the realm was willing to give, realm was awfully sad, and in pain, why did they not enjoy and love what she built for them? She cried, and cried, and thus the below realm was created, it was filled with salty tears, and her pain only. The good people grew terribly sad, they climbed her dress trying to reach her head, her old, tired eyes. They wanted to comfort her, meanwhile the selfish ones would try to tear her clothes, deform her, they were filled with rage. Once they, or shall I say, we reached her shoulders, she whispered to us, “You are the worthy ones. I will protect you, forever.”, she opened her palm for us to climb, and put us on top of her head, her magnificent horns were different than before, they were carved in such a way that kept us safe, all until today. Our fields were always filled with food, it would never disappear, our rivers, clean, filled with fish, Mother’s tree, growing all kinds of fruit on it. Feeding us, her children, forever, while she, she turned to stone.”
I think about those stories most of the time.. If all the bad, rotten people are down below, then why does pain, lying, and deceiving exist here too?
I never knew what part of the story should I believe into, and what to deny completely..
I felt his cold fingers on my neck. Then his disgusting lips.
“My dear, you are doing it again... Giving the rotten ones attention..”
-”I wonder why no one else does it. How do we know there aren’t any good people down there?”
“Because we know so, dear.”
But of course, no need to think further, shush your mind, and agree with whatever the older members say..
“It is time my dear..”
He said, offering me his hand..
I was afraid of this day, since the early days...
The day I would marry, and enter the Pearl city, never to leave and see my family again..
There to serve them, and play pretty, forever.
Or at least that’s what they say happens to brides such as I..
We never heard about any of them...
Their names lost to the wind...
Forever.
[499/500]
▬ ♥ chapter 2♥ ▬
I open my eyes.. The last memories flashing before me, him, that disgusting snake.. He laughed, and then- emptiness, confusion, I can’t remember..
I’m staring at the wooden ceiling, that’s weird?.. Why would anyone build homes out of wood?
I try to move, I wince at the pain, rushing through my body, like lightning hitting a tree. I look at my legs, my body, it’s warmly wrapped in a blanket.
What happened?..
And just then, a beautiful girl enters the room-
She jumped, startled, she was staring at me, confused,
“Oh good, you’re awake! How are you feeling? Are you cold? Does anything hurt? Goodness, you’re luck to even be alive right now! I found you all washed up on the shore, not even breathing..What happened to you? I’m sorry about the sorry state of my home, I just knew I needed to get you warm- and now I’m rambling, I’m so sorry. Are you hungry?”
She had more questions, than I had answers, I wish I knew what happened.. I closed my eyes, combing through my memories, but no, nothing new.. But the shore, wait the shore-
“I’m alright..” I tried to smile, tried to comfort her.. I can only imagine the fear this poor girl felt.
“Thank you for saving me.” I said, nodding my head, so brave. Then back to my original thought, “You said...shore?...Water?..Sea?” I asked, puzzled.
Without saying a word, she left to the other room, and quickly came back with soup, I never smelled anything like this before-
She helped me sit, and answered, “Of course, the shore and the sea. They surround all of the islands, remember? The vast expanse of lapping waves with all of Land’s green blessings serving as our island homes... are you feeling alright dear?” I had trouble understanding any of the words she just said.. Islands? Land?....She looked at me, from head to toe, and said, Have you forgotten where you’re from?” There was no reason to lie, I simply nodded my head. “I don’t think I’m supposed to be here.. Is this... Down?..” I asked, raising my eyebrows high.
“Sweetheart, I’m not really sure what you mean. Down? This is the highest we get, besides the abandoned island...” She paused, then continued, “Oh! When I found you, you were in a wedding dress- I’m sorry, I had to take it off of you to make sure you could get warm, but it’s only in the other room... maybe it would help you remember?”
The words, wedding dress, hit me flat in the face, and I remembered the confusion.. I was in Pearl city.. The ceremony started and it.. It wasn’t what I thought it would be, not a bit. His damn words ring in my head,
“Mirabelle, you maybe wondered, how do we keep all of this food growing, all the crops growing? Well today is the day you find out!” I was in a room, next to a few more girls, all in wedding gowns, some older men and women looked at us, judging, they had a basket filled with flowers, each would give one flower to one of us, in the end, I had the most flowers...
I was the sacrifice.. Thrown down below, to be tested, to find out if the people here are worthy of “us”...
I felt my body shake, as I tried my best to hold the bowl..
I felt the weight being shifted from my hands, she took my bowl away, gently touching me.
“Shhh... you’re safe now, I’ll protect you. I’m here, you’re safe with me..”
I wanted to hug her, but I don’t know if she’s into sappy stuff like that... We just met after all...
I looked at her eyes.
“There you go, see? You’re so brave.. now why don’t we finish this soup, okay? We can talk more after if you want to.”
I felt very uncomfortable and awkward, no one ever feeds others where I’m from.. Not even old people.. We have standards, and we’re proud... But if I really AM down there... I couldn’t care less about pride. I smiled at her, and gulped the soup.
Next, we talked, about nothing and everything. I enjoyed listening to her beautiful voice, and the way she was telling her stories, I felt like I was actually there with her, and soon, I was feeling more and more tired.. I needed rest, I think, after all, a lot has happened today.. I fell asleep to her voice, “You wouldn’t believe how beautiful this other island was-”
. . .
I felt a gentle touch on my shoulder.. “Mirabelle?” it was her gentle voice again.. I opened my eyes, and looked at her.. She wanted me to see something. Soon, we were outside, in her carved boat, the sea, the water, all felt so calm, I never experienced such tranquility. I couldn’t help but smile, seeing the stars in such a way I’ve never seen before, sea mirroring the night sky, you couldn’t tell where one ended and the other began.. It felt like we were sailing through the night sky.. Just me, and her.. I noticed her smile, and it only made me smile more. Her night light showing her beautiful face. No, there is no evil down here, and now I know it, for sure.
She spoke words that made my heart thump faster, her words were smooth, like gentle fingers gliding through harp, playing sweet music, I knew I fell in love with her. I wanted to say something, I wanted to let her know but she quickly changed the topic.
“look, there’s a shooting star! Make a wish, maybe Land will answer it!”
But I need to let her know. It’s now or never.
“I wish we could stay together, and sail the seas. I want you to show me the world. I never felt so free. I never knew how big the world was. How beautiful it was.. Thank you.”
[997/1000]
I open my eyes.. The last memories flashing before me, him, that disgusting snake.. He laughed, and then- emptiness, confusion, I can’t remember..
I’m staring at the wooden ceiling, that’s weird?.. Why would anyone build homes out of wood?
I try to move, I wince at the pain, rushing through my body, like lightning hitting a tree. I look at my legs, my body, it’s warmly wrapped in a blanket.
What happened?..
And just then, a beautiful girl enters the room-
She jumped, startled, she was staring at me, confused,
“Oh good, you’re awake! How are you feeling? Are you cold? Does anything hurt? Goodness, you’re luck to even be alive right now! I found you all washed up on the shore, not even breathing..What happened to you? I’m sorry about the sorry state of my home, I just knew I needed to get you warm- and now I’m rambling, I’m so sorry. Are you hungry?”
She had more questions, than I had answers, I wish I knew what happened.. I closed my eyes, combing through my memories, but no, nothing new.. But the shore, wait the shore-
“I’m alright..” I tried to smile, tried to comfort her.. I can only imagine the fear this poor girl felt.
“Thank you for saving me.” I said, nodding my head, so brave. Then back to my original thought, “You said...shore?...Water?..Sea?” I asked, puzzled.
Without saying a word, she left to the other room, and quickly came back with soup, I never smelled anything like this before-
She helped me sit, and answered, “Of course, the shore and the sea. They surround all of the islands, remember? The vast expanse of lapping waves with all of Land’s green blessings serving as our island homes... are you feeling alright dear?” I had trouble understanding any of the words she just said.. Islands? Land?....She looked at me, from head to toe, and said, Have you forgotten where you’re from?” There was no reason to lie, I simply nodded my head. “I don’t think I’m supposed to be here.. Is this... Down?..” I asked, raising my eyebrows high.
“Sweetheart, I’m not really sure what you mean. Down? This is the highest we get, besides the abandoned island...” She paused, then continued, “Oh! When I found you, you were in a wedding dress- I’m sorry, I had to take it off of you to make sure you could get warm, but it’s only in the other room... maybe it would help you remember?”
The words, wedding dress, hit me flat in the face, and I remembered the confusion.. I was in Pearl city.. The ceremony started and it.. It wasn’t what I thought it would be, not a bit. His damn words ring in my head,
“Mirabelle, you maybe wondered, how do we keep all of this food growing, all the crops growing? Well today is the day you find out!” I was in a room, next to a few more girls, all in wedding gowns, some older men and women looked at us, judging, they had a basket filled with flowers, each would give one flower to one of us, in the end, I had the most flowers...
I was the sacrifice.. Thrown down below, to be tested, to find out if the people here are worthy of “us”...
I felt my body shake, as I tried my best to hold the bowl..
I felt the weight being shifted from my hands, she took my bowl away, gently touching me.
“Shhh... you’re safe now, I’ll protect you. I’m here, you’re safe with me..”
I wanted to hug her, but I don’t know if she’s into sappy stuff like that... We just met after all...
I looked at her eyes.
“There you go, see? You’re so brave.. now why don’t we finish this soup, okay? We can talk more after if you want to.”
I felt very uncomfortable and awkward, no one ever feeds others where I’m from.. Not even old people.. We have standards, and we’re proud... But if I really AM down there... I couldn’t care less about pride. I smiled at her, and gulped the soup.
Next, we talked, about nothing and everything. I enjoyed listening to her beautiful voice, and the way she was telling her stories, I felt like I was actually there with her, and soon, I was feeling more and more tired.. I needed rest, I think, after all, a lot has happened today.. I fell asleep to her voice, “You wouldn’t believe how beautiful this other island was-”
. . .
I felt a gentle touch on my shoulder.. “Mirabelle?” it was her gentle voice again.. I opened my eyes, and looked at her.. She wanted me to see something. Soon, we were outside, in her carved boat, the sea, the water, all felt so calm, I never experienced such tranquility. I couldn’t help but smile, seeing the stars in such a way I’ve never seen before, sea mirroring the night sky, you couldn’t tell where one ended and the other began.. It felt like we were sailing through the night sky.. Just me, and her.. I noticed her smile, and it only made me smile more. Her night light showing her beautiful face. No, there is no evil down here, and now I know it, for sure.
She spoke words that made my heart thump faster, her words were smooth, like gentle fingers gliding through harp, playing sweet music, I knew I fell in love with her. I wanted to say something, I wanted to let her know but she quickly changed the topic.
“look, there’s a shooting star! Make a wish, maybe Land will answer it!”
But I need to let her know. It’s now or never.
“I wish we could stay together, and sail the seas. I want you to show me the world. I never felt so free. I never knew how big the world was. How beautiful it was.. Thank you.”
[997/1000]
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Kalarissa (Mirabelle) components:
x2 art pieces: ( 1- Kalarissa, 2- falling star)
x3 text (1446 + 3 words such as "chapter", and her name)
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Kalarissa (Mirabelle) components:
x2 art pieces: ( 1- Kalarissa, 2- falling star)
x3 text (1446 + 3 words such as "chapter", and her name)
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