Radiance

Catching Up

On bated breath the sorrowful one waited for response, thin fingers twitching against one another. Eons had come and gone since such eyes had fell on the keeper of her being; seeming eons ticked by awaiting an answer.

Wind was let out of the sails and chin lowered as chest sank. No such luck. A nod was all she could muster in response to the inquiry as shoulders hung low. More eons, more time before head lifted ans forced smile was plastered on ruby lips. Such a feeble attempt to cordialality; the effort nearly seemed wasted.

"And you, what of your own?"

A secondary feeble attempt but one must keep conversation moving forward when it threatens to stale; and it had been far too long since she had been able to speak to the mother.

Catching Up

"Eons."

Thought and memory came to mind; remembrance of that first meeting. An apple came to her, from him. Able to touch, able to taste. The smallest of bites taken between pale dusty lips.

The sound of the skin breaking, the crisp taste that enveloped the senses; cool and refreshing. Gentlest of sighs escaped in reaction to memory alone, nothing more than whispers of nightingales.

The light of Tania within her soul sparkled when she tasted that first apple. Then came his touch, oh sweet Omega, his touch. Shiver ran from spine to tips of fingers. Caught up they were to find another with the same curse and freedom in each other they clung to. Such sweet oblivion it was.

"Have you heard from him?"

Eyes of deep sorrow swept towards the one that wished to be known as Happy for the time, a glimmer of hope radiated within them; awaiting for answer.

Catching Up

Hands folded together and rested gently in the lap of the floating Radiance; satin folds of gown curtaining around to brush against worn floor planks. There she watched the sudden shift in mood of the mother; smile coming to ruby lips to hear sweet chuckle.

"Happy it will then be."

A strange choice of name, peculiar. Question or argue it she would not though. Everything the woman before her did had thought and meaning behind it; this must to.

"I wonder."

Words were spoken aloud but were to herself. A simple turn of head and a wistful gaze brought Radiance through the form of the bar. Sinking down, eyes darted to and fro. Perhaps they were here, left over from so long ago.

"There you are."

Reaching out, she touched. Tactile sensation spread to the tips of fingers; wrapping around a single apple, hovering like she. Pulling back and rising she held it like one would touch a new born.

"Omega."

Catching Up

Such sorrow did seem to envolop the mother and it did cause an ache within Radiance. So many years she had sat and watched quietly; floating in the tavern and in realms beyond.

The mother was always touched by a fire that burned brighter than the sun; be it love or anger, it mattered not. She was a beacon to them; they the moths and she the flame. It did pain so to see such fire dwindle to this hollow state.

"Tell me, are you not the same as you were before? You have ever evolved, need not shuffle away what you were and rebirth. Embrace the new but remain you. Do not let time snuff out who you were."

Radiance had wanted to drift off into nothingness; to cocoon and break free, a butterfly renewed. But she was she and the mother, in any form, was still the mother.

Catching Up

Such words from the mother, a mocking scowl came across the lips of Radiance; looking towards the woman, hand pressed to chest and huff passing from lungs below. A shake of the head and a wag of the finger.

"Now show some respect for your elder."

A humph of playfulness in the voice before the being nodded and went with her old friend. Then a question and a true huff did pass.

"Bound still, forever more it seems. Was such a sweet curse at one point and then."

Words they did trail off as memory passed mind. Entering the old tavern eyes fell to the bar and a grimace came to features.

"He was gone."

A whisper, nothing more. Floating over to her place, feet tucked beneath; hovering and knowing nothing tangible was within her range of touch. A change of subject was needed.

"What should I call you now if not Mother?"

Catching Up

And there, high apon the worn plateau of the overlook the enigma stood. The wind wept about her, playing with her hair and tickling at her senses. It had been long since such sullen eyes had dared to look down at the village below.

"Home."

A single word, nothing more was needed.

The late evening air still held nuances of the previous days awakening but it like everything else was slowly giving way to slumber. All save the rolling mists which crept in each night; stretching out from the lake as it teased the surfaces of everything it touched.

Gaze met shimmering splendor and joyous wave of hand; which was ardently returned with a quick wave. Call brought her to peak and now eyes understood why. Had it truly been this long, such change but as dawn turns to night each day is spun quickly a new; so quickly.

Move with fog, ride tendrils down below; be carried on waves of times not forgotten to the road which led home. Step lightly and move quickly. Time seemed to freeze as she moved and then there she was, before an old friend. The one who had called her home.

"Mother."

Time For Introductions

Radiance stands there, looking each of them over in turn; not knowing whether to smile or smirk at their words. Instead of either she simply gives a nod in acknowledgement to what they have said.

"I see, interesting. Well I thank you for the welcome. This should be an interesting journey indeed."

Time For Introductions

She takes a deep breath and finally steps in from the shadows; bowing deeply as she comes into the light.

"Greetings from the other side. I have been watching in silence for sometime now. I believe it is time for proper introductions now. I am Radiance and have been Rping in various formats for sometime.

I enjoy most all types of RP but I have a love for fantasy, period and historical, as well as more character driven Nation Rp; I know, blasphemous!

I look forward to finding some Rps to call home for a time and getting to know you all here. I would say more but I believe in allowing it to reveal itself when needed.

Having said that, hello."