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[blessedbyfaee]

To the pesky faeries, there seemed to be a new visitor that fell from the abnormal gate that lead beyond this world, which immediately sparked their interest. They flutter through the trees, revealing themselves just enough for the boy to catch maybe a glance to maybe tempt him to follow deeper into the forest. However, much to their dismay – Chise happened to be traveling through and they were able to sense her immediately. They’ve hidden themselves for now, to avoid the confrontation with the Sleigh Beggy.

Hearing the stranger’s voice, Chise slows her gait, to catch a abnormal sight in these woods. A human? Here? Oh boy. She emerges from behind one of the trees, and frowns. Ruth lays hidden in her shadow for a time. She came a moment too late to catch fae causing mischief, she was at a loss of who it was at the moment.

“….laugh harder? you might make a fool out of yourself.”  She glances toward the trees, seeing the faint sparkle of a trail. Seemed like someone happened to be playing around with him.

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

[ ↺ } Morgan would jump a bit into the air at the sudden sound of something that wasn’t mocking laughter directed at him as he turned around to see another person that had emerged from behind one of the trees. A bit strange given how the second she appeared the laughter stopped. Either she was a force to be reckoned with or the source of it.

[ ↺ } He let out an embarrassed cough at hearing her say that, shaking his head for a moment at her. “ W-Well, I wouldn’t know what to do otherwise.. a-and maybe laughing at them enough would make them stop! It was a try, though.. “ He’d let out a sigh and fumble with his robes a bit before recomposing himself to speak with her. 

“ So then do you know what’s in this forest that’s been laughing at me? I don’t think it’s anything dangerous but just in case it is.. “ 

[nohrpvince-deactivated20170420]

She stood at her full height at the top of the steps, assuming another challenger - a feat of wills the humans had put on - had come to try and take her head. Exhaust piped out of her back as she waited, very patiently, for the other to finally make their way up the steps, violent orange-red eyes glaring at her prey like one would look at a pitiful snack.

“There is but one,” a calm voice answered him, although the being behind it was anything but calm.

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

[ ↺ } Morgan would flinch at the sound and sight of another being here.. although one that was most definitely not human. The sight of them immediately sent the boy taking a few steps backwards, unsure of just what he was staring at. Gulping in nervousness would he slowly start to speak up. 

“ I-I just.. wanted to know where I was.. I don’t know where this is, so... “ 

[minussevcn-blog]

            ❛ In this place, to run would more swiftly spell your demise.  This place has borne witness to much suffering over the years.. your blood should not join that of those lost. ❜ One of the beasts, near.. that growl, that scent of death ‘pon the air.. so long as this one disturbed not the tense peace that lay blanketing the facility, the hunter would not abandon the traveler of the stars to their tender mercies. From shadows he emerged, creature born of darkness itself, and more horrible than anything else of which claimed residence here, were he to surrender to the nature within his blood, the bloodlust of his sire. 

                         The air around him would chill, turn much akin to ice - sensation one would experience alone, for no true change would occur. His aura, cold and reeking of danger, projected in the direction of the monster that lay not far distant. a warning.      ❛ In this place, life is often too fleeting. ❜ 

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

[ ↺ } Morgan’s body would stiffen at the sound of hearing another voice, refusing to turn his body just to keep as still as possible in case there was any kind of creature out there to get him. Even though the voice sounded human, he was too scared to move his head as he bit down a bit on his teeth. Only when the low growl seemed to drift off into the distance would Morgan turn his head slowly to meet with the other individual.

“ W.. What is this place..? I’ve never.. been into a place like this.. It’s.. “ No matter what word he could think of, nothing could possibly come out to properly describe his feelings. He was still tense over the situation itself, unable to find himself relaxing. 

“ I don’t.. what happened here..? “ 

[kyrielles]

@tactfullyforlorn liked for a starter!

How strange. It’s as if nothing has changed, though she knows many months have passed since she last set foot here. Yet this place seems untouched as her boots echo across blue stoned floors. 

A flash of color, too dark to be simply a trick of the light, and her brow furrows as her pace increases. 

“Morgan?” Her tone is one of disbelief, for she can’t help but think it odd that he’s here all alone. “What are you doing here?”

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

“ Who said that? “ Hearing a voice echo throughout the ruins would Morgan turn his head towards the sight of an unfamiliar sight. Some how he found himself drawn to these ruins from time to time for unknown reasons--perhaps in hopes that he may remember something about his past but only to be met with a clouded mind. 

[ ↺ } Being spoken to by a girl that recognized him only served to painfully remind him there were those who knew him but he whom had no idea who they were. 

“ Erm.. well, I came here to see if I could restore my memories in some way.. but ah.. nothing so far. Have you.. well, have we met before? I seem.. I’m sorry, I really don’t recognize you. “ 

[hymnly-deactivated20191011]

The spirit maiden quickly rushed over to the stranger– even if he’d fallen, he wouldn’t have been in any real danger (the Knights were always on patrol), but while she knew that, he, surely, did not. She could imagine that suddenly falling straight towards seemingly endless clouds without hope of being saved wouldn’t be the best way to start off your morning.

“Yes, it is. I’m sure this all seems strange to you, but this is Skyloft. You can fall off if you’re not careful, but our Knights will catch you and put you right back up here, so don’t worry.” She suppressed a giggle at his surprise. She supposed that his reaction to the floating island was to be expected– while it was normal to her, she knew better than to believe it would be normal to her world’s visitors as well.

“Now, are you alright? That was a close one.”

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

[ ↺ } After catching his breath from such a shock, Morgan found himself unable to believe that were he to fall there would some how be a savior in the skies to protect him and grab him before meeting his end. As much as he wanted to believe that, it seemed so unlikely. Maybe he shouldn’t think like that. Better for him to be happy that he was alright than to be a stain on the ground.

“ I-I see.. I’m alright I’m just.. rather shaken up.. I’ve never been this high up like this.. “ He’d say, gulping before moving back a bit so he was further into the land and away from any edges before standing back up, his hands still shaking with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. 

“ I can’t truthfully imagine how anyone could live like this.. it’s.. rather frightening.. to be constantly in danger like this.. “ 

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

neopoppins

[ ↺ } Well, this was a bit more of an average looking location. Similar to other landscapes he had been in with similarly looking towers and transportation methods, although it seemed he had landed during an awkward time as it was pitch dark outside and most likely everyone was asleep. His foot met with something hard, however. A small gem stone which lead into a few more, turning into a trail of them.

[ ↺ } It was easy for him to pick them all up and tuck them into his pockets as he simply took to the trail, eventually being lead to what looked like an older woman holding a bag of them. He’d quickly pull out the gems in his pockets and held them to her. 

“ Here! I think you dropped these. “ 

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

jusvice

[ ↺ } An incomprehensible land was laid before Morgan as he stepped out. With no discernible land markings.. just.. a series of steps that seemed to just go over the place. Possibly looping but he couldn’t quite tell in that moment. As he took a few idle steps and looked around, one could only wonder the kind of people here.

” Is there.. anyone here..? “ He’d ask, hearing his voice echo back to him gently as he continued to ascend the steps slowly. 

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

blessedbyfaee

[ ↺ } Being dropped into a forest wasn’t a particularly new thing for Morgan, in fact, it was one of the tamer things that could happen to him. But what happened after dropping in was him being curious as to why he could’ve sworn he heard something along the lines of light giggling. As if someone was watching him and mocking him. Rather than being worried about potentially being stalked, he was a bit more annoyed he was being made a fool out of. 

“ Hey, whoever’s laughing at me you better quit it! Or else I’ll.. just have to laugh even harder at you! “ 

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

dxrknocturne

[ ↺ } Of all locations Morgan had to have been thus far, this one was by far the most unsettling and the one he wished to leave from immediately. At first glance, the almost charred and burned remains of what looked like some kind of lab told him that something rather big happened here. Had that been all maybe his curiosity could be sated by exploring a bit more, but the humming growl warned him he wasn’t alone as he chose to stay still where he stood, frozen in fear at what could be around any potential corner. 

“ I might.. just have.. to run for it..! “ He told himself in a quiet whisper, trying not to alert anything else here. 

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

eventilatus

“ Another land in the skies.. I’m starting to miss the solid ground a bit, but how do they all stay afloat like this? There’re no birds or dragons to carry them so.. I’m at.. quite the loss, here.. “ 

[hymnly-deactivated20191011]

@tactfullyforlorn​

Having strangers visit her world was a tricky thing, indeed. If crafting excuses to explain the sudden presence of strangers to the few residents of Skyloft wasn’t difficult enough, there still remained the floating island factor to be dealt with. 

Zelda and the natural residents of the Sky had their Loftwings to ride on, but these new visitors did not. If they fell off the island, the Knights would surely save them, but she didn’t really want to take any chances.

It’s clear why spotting one of the aforementioned visitors wandering dangerously close to the edge of Skyloft was enough to prompt her to take action.

“Hey! Be careful over there, you could fall!”

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

[ ↺ } Morgan had a general idea that where he was.. was kind of interesting in that for some reason, there remained to be a rather amazing breeze that he couldn’t describe. For some reason it was almost unearthly how close the birds flew as well but that was beyond him. Curious as he was as to why such lands would have edges but he was close to looking over to sate such curiosity. 

[ ↺ } He’d stop short of walking off the edge when he was called out to by a stranger, turning his head for all but a moment but only having missed it by a split second. Realizing there was no surface beneath his foot past the next step, he’d quickly force himself to fall backwards to avoid falling off. Inching closer to give a look at the situation at hand and seeing the truth behind all these oddities would he cry out. 

“ W-Wait a second--is this land.. floating in the air..?! “ 

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

[ ↺ } I’d like to bump Morgan’s activity just a smidgen so like this for a small sentence - paragraph mini! Most likely taking place in your muse’s world unless you’d like to visit Ylisse, just specify! No cap!

[liberitum]

       An unrecognizable voice unexpectedly rings out, and her fleeting moment of  uninhibited solitude vanishes instantaneously. Though the intelligible answer is doubtlessly correct, it cannot be stated with unfeigned sincerity that the abrupt reception of that particular statement was foreseen. It is a more appreciable sliver of an unfabricated truth that she genuinely desired, but the pensive female dare not voice a distasteful or even lighthearted complaint. For it cannot be denied that she is quite pleased by the sudden arrival of an absolutely unfamiliar companion. 

❝ Yes, I am. I traveled through the Stargate without really knowing where it was that I wanted to go. All that mattered was going somewhere new. Even though I haven’t been here long, I can honestly say that I got what I asked for. ❞

      Bare appendages leisurely come to rest upon the masculine extremity that the personable individual has courteously offered. Save for the smallest - of course, which has long since been made rather peculiar by the unignorable presence of an inanimate possession that was not originally designed to conceal the smooth tip of a nimble digit. 

❝ ELIZABETH, and I would be HAPPY to walk with you. Do you mind telling me more about this place? ❞

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

[ ↺ } The Stargate.. a term and name all too familiar with the boy as hearing those two simple words resonate in his mind immediately, taking a firm grasp of the situation at hand. Presented to him was almost a mirror of his experiences with this mystical existence that first brought him to parts unknown, and her budding curiosity only furthered reminded him of the things he did before hand. In that regard, there was no reason in his mind to be mad or to condone her. If anything, as the first person to have met her, he should act as a temporary ambassador of sorts to ensure her first experiences here are as pleasant as possible. 

“ Well that wish seems to have been granted with tandem to finding the Stargate in the first place. It almost seems like you’ve found two new places now have you? The first would be where all lights meet and the second would be here. “ Delicate digits quickly intertwined with her in a firm yet welcoming shake, offering pleasantries between the two to ensure no hostilities were the intent from either party in the matter. 

“ Well that would be difficult to explain in its entirety unless you had the entire day or even fortnight to hear! I suppose I should start with telling you that you’re in the Royal Kingdom of Ylisse. The castle that stands high above all else--and to be a time honored guest here is quite the privilege!  Well, even if you are a secret one of sorts. “ 

[aevitera]

     Kamui rarely got to play, in fact almost never would have been more appropriate, but with the king and his advisers otherwise occupied and her little sister having tugged at her arm, Kamui saw no reason not to now. There was a little risk but she wanted to have fun with Ylisse and so long as they played hide and seek and Kamui was the one to hide, they were even safer. With a little giggle, Kamui moved in a dance of barefeet against stone and earth before twirling and tumbling into a hiding spot. It was when her skin met the silk lining of a robe that Kamui realized something was out of place. She was not alone. 

    With a turn of her head, Kamui’s eyes met a boy with royal blue hair, a cloak of deep eggplant, and a nervous quiver in his lips. “Hello?” She meant not to frighten him, not with how he seemed to be trying to not be seen, but she would bring him no harm. “Are you okay? My name is Kamui I’m one of the princesses here and… you’re safe with me.”

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

[ ↺ } Morgan nearly found himself letting a scream of fright upon being addressed all of a sudden, only for him to place both of his hands against his mouth and even going as far as to bite down on his gloves to prevent himself from making any further noise, just hurting himself a bit more as he braced himself to meet with whomever spoke to him. 

[ ↺ } As he turned to meet with the supposed princess of these parts would he examine her outfit closely and come to realize just how.. different it was in comparison to others he had seen. He was unsure of the land he was in but if everyone dressed the same as their princess.. he felt he was in for quite the time. Taking his hands out of his mouth would he speak in a quiet whisper. 

“ Are you sure? Well I mean.. I suppose you are the princess of this land so if you say it’s alright for me to be here but.. I just didn’t want to seem like I was intruding. I really wasn’t! I know nothing about this castle, nothing to steal. N-Not that I’m here to steal I meant I wouldn’t know what would be worth taking but I guess I wouldn’t need to since I’m not--Can we start from the beginning? I’m just.. rather lost. “ 

[abelovedfuture-blog]

     ❝ ⁷⁷⁴ ▬   “?? There’s a squirrel here right now? How did that happen?”

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

“ Well.. it started off as an experiment and.. all I can truthfully say is I hope he’s found a brand new home by now. “ 

[itsmillabitch]

Milla’s eyes widened watching the boy struggle to regain his legs but he found himself giving up that struggle to rest for a moment longer. In the silence that followed she tried to observe him further. His hood made it difficult but it had slipped backward just an inch that she could tell he was rather young. Not young like her smallest companion Elize but more so like Jude. Perhaps they could even be close in age? Well it was a guess. 

Yet the one thing that still stumped the swordsman was the designs on his clothing. Nothing about them showed any sign of tribe nor an emblem pertaining to Rieze Maxia. Considering her time in Elympios even then she had seen nothing even similar to it before. Perhaps the thought that had stuck itself at the forefront of her suspicious was correct. This boy might have come from somewhere other than Rieze Maxia or Elympios and it all centered back to the discovery of that portal of light. His question broke her analytical thought stream and she would decide when to revive it later.

Turning to the side she gave a curt nod to the villagers that remained gathered just up the hill. At the gesture they all dispersed knowing that she’d take charge of their surprise guest and went about their routines. Returning her attention back to the younger crossed her arms over her chest relieved to be rid of all those eyes on her back. 

“This is Nia Khera, the village of spirits.” Her answer was a little hard to explain seeing as to most this was just a place inhabited by the more traditional and nomadic kind. 

More people would have guessed the capital city of Fennmont to hold that title seeing as everything was created and illuminated by spirit artes.

“While I’m not as adept as most,” she paused uncrossing her arms to play them on her hips instead, “If you’ll allow me I can heal your minor head injury.”

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

[ ↺ ] Nia Khera.. No, the name was completely unfamiliar with Morgan. It was all too certain to him now that where ever he was, the portal took him completely out of Ylisse and somewhere far, far from there. Not that he was surprised, perhaps it only came out in that kind of thought process due to his rather minor head injury. At the very least, it wasn’t fatal or even all that dangerous, just disorienting to deal with initially. 

[ ↺ ] Giving his head one last shake to clear his aches and to focus his vision would he get a much clear look at the woman before him. Definitely much older than him, but not by a large margin. More mature looking also, as she seemed to excrete a kind of aura that made him feel a bit smaller in comparison to her. Perhaps it wasn’t intimidation as she was a rather kind soul hearing her speak, but more so along the lines of.. two different planes. Or his head still hurt, who knew?

[ ↺ ] When offered to ask heal his head up, he let out a bit of an awkward laugh as he scratched his hair a bit, shaking his head and politely declining her offer. “ I should be alright.. I wouldn’t want you to worry too much about me. Really..! I’ve had much worse head injuries.. owie.. “ He’d mumble that last little bit out, looking to the side. 

“ But this village seems nice..! I mean if the people are half as nice as you are, then I wouldn’t mind exploring these parts a little bit.. Well, only if you’ll allow me! Maybe I was seeing things but you managed to get those people away rather quickly. Are you perhaps the ruler of these parts as a monarch or exalt? “ 

[liberitum]

( @tactfullyforlorn )

ARCHAIC. 

            it is this precise term that promptly surfaces within an enriched mind whilst aquatic pools ravenously consume captivating sights that appear to be entirely devoid of detectable intimations of familiarity. ever present is the exceptionally disconcerting threat of a calamitous collapse as the inevitable passing of years constantly proves itself to be utterly incapable of truly benefiting ordinary structures. intricate cracks are known to eventually make imperfect destructible walls, and vibrant paint begins to lose its aesthetic appeal after overexposure to harsh lighting. though its appearance can undoubtedly awaken amazement within all of those whose beating hearts permanently contain an unfeigned appreciation for unique architecture as well as an undying appreciation for the visual arts, it is ultimately not to be considered a true exception.

     this mystifying sight successfully enables the swift creation of multiple queries to occur within, but it is only one that is consciously permitted to escape. even if it is posed without a specific recipient in mind, the reception of a suitable answer would very much so please the inquisitive brunette. 

❝ how old is this place? ❞

[tactfullyforlorn-blog]

“ Older than the both of our ages combined is what I would definitely guess, but one can’t be too sure without records. “ There’d be a voice to give her an answer, although coming from a young boy younger than the woman herself who’s visage brimmed with the vigor and energy one could only find in youth his age. Presenting her with a smile that only spoke to his innocence and his lack of fear for the stranger before him did he pull back his hood to fully reveal his face, glancing upwards to do his best to meet her eye to eye. 

“ I don’t quite think I’ve seen you around here before! If you’re a stranger than it would be better to let yourself be known, otherwise there would be others that would find your presence here alarming. But if you walk with me then it shouldn’t be too much of a problem. “ Presenting her with a small bow and a curt nod would he extend a hand towards her. 

“ My name is Morgan, and your’s? “