Apologies on how late this post is-this week have been awfully busy with me as I have to attend my elder sis' wedding and helping my parents to clean up the house for guests...So I did not have time to develop it. Here I used an idea I generate for my Television series pitch for TV screenwriting class. Here is the synopsis I write
A prince was enchanted by the sinister Queen of Stars,in trying to avenge his mother's death. It leads to the most unlikely squire who was his sister in disguise to rescue the prince.
It is slightly influenced by one of my favourite childhood books-The Sliver Chair..When I am writing the wizard,I tried to incopoerate Jon Pewtree and Tom Baker inside him...So feedback would be awesome
Stars blazed in the night sky. It was indeed a sight to behold-figures at play. They seemed to dance in the sky. That old man itself,he has that childlike twinkle in his eye. Deceabal orchestrated that beautiful dance. Deceabel gave a big grin when he master that trick. Children stared with awe and adults are dleighted by his powers but it was a different story long ago for that man.He is no longer full with childlike wonder then.
Once upon a time....
Deceabel was the most powerful wizard in that particular village called Strombrom. Little children would call him
"Good Sir".
He gave them hugs yet have that gentleness which comfort a sobbing child. Adults come and respect him as a friend. Until one day-a dark magic swarmed him. A powerful evil-dark as night. It swarmed him until he became powerless. The village perished by that darkness.
Fuelled by grief,he spent countless days and nights-scribbling books of magic spells from the mudane-like cleaning up clothes to the powerful ones like removing poison from the rivers in his cave only illuminated by candlelight. He could smell the fragrances of spells but he has no longer have the ability to cast any spell. Decebal is still haunted by the screams of villagers,the smell of smoke and crackling twigs. Visions of that crippling haunted him. Sometimes he woke up middle of the night,with beads of sweat trickling down his forehead.
However as the years grew by,Deceabel grew bored-what to do? He does not know how to integrate society. He become a hermit for years. He spent all of his life just writing spells and attempting to gain back his magical power.
pitter-patter
Footsteps,he never hear them for decades. This is somehow a comforting sound.
Deceabel's eyes widen with awe. This boy have a piercing gaze on him. He kneel down with his heavy sword shafted to the rocks.
"May I seek the wisdom of Deceabel,conductor of stars,the gentle and bearer of friends"
Deceabel never hear the term for a long time....He curled with hesitation. His title sounded jaded to him.
The young man puffed up his cheeks.He did a bow to appease the hesitant wizard
"Aidan, sir I have heard of your wonderous works..I am here to serve you as a humble squire"
Deceabel is lost in thought,he does not know how to interact with that human. He never seen a living soul for ages.
What to do?
"Bah humbug,go and move off somewhere else..."
Etain paced back and forth. There is something to convince Deceabal that this mission is important....Etain must think quick,apparently Decedbal must not simply accept random requests by any person. Etain observed his actions. She can sensed his reluctant nature...
She cleared her throat.
"Apparently a prince of the land is missing for months,maybe you know something about his dissapperance ?".
Etain took something out of her pocket. An emerald green strip. It feels hot and it was stained with blood. Decebal sensed a presence,something ominous about that cloth. He smelt smoke and that bitter note of a certain herb.
He crept out of the shadows with much hesitation. He observed the mark of the cloth. It has marks of something powerful yet it reeks malice and chaos.
It must be the works of Queen Medb
He is now slightly convinced by it.
"May I offer my services,in exchange of looking for that young prince?"
Decebal looks around his caves,it was indeed a mess and he is no longer young anymore. It was scattered with notes,ink bottles spilled everywhere an of course that strong stench. He has the cheeky twinkle in his eye and looked at that young man
"Young Aidan maybe you should start helping cleaning up with my cave."
Author's note:So sorry if I did not post anything,I have been on a writing rut and this one is pretty challenging..I decided to flesh out my play It's a Memory,it is a Venue...
Scene 1
Scene: Edo Japan,It was quiet.
NIGHT. There is a sound of rice pounding. TAKASHI comes in.
TAKASHI
Inari-sama
He bows down to the mysterious person. We get to see INARI NO KAMI,she was in a long kimono
INARI NO KAMI
Sweet Takashi,that moon is full tonight..
Tsuki-Yomi-San must be kind to us on that everlasting lull. It sure glisten.
TAKASHI
Yes the leaves with hues of auburn and orange,signify the death of us,but alas..
[A Moment of slience between them]
It is the beginning of a long winter.
INARI NO KAMI
Yes,but it maybe the fading of life but sure there are times together to connect..But it seems to glide in the air.
[She used her hand and moved the aroma to Takashi]
See? This smells of Autumn
INARI NO KAMI
So,they always thank for the harvest,this year the humans serve us well,so we bless them indeed. However they have been neglectful for these years
Inari points to a devastated shire
They used to be a shire god-he used to bless this land..Now I only smell is that thick fog and those bobbing yokais in awful suits.. He passed on,and I cannot even revive that old fella.
TAKASHI
Pity that fella...
INARI NO KAMI
I kinda wonder why humans can be so cruel
TAKASHI
But wait,not all humans have cold hearts like our faded Yuki-Onna. Have you ever wondered why Yuki-Onna,despite being cruel always spare a child or two..
INARI NO KAMI
Huh? Why that thought? She is often cruel to those who caused her wrath. Sometimes I heard humans weeping for that lost child..She is just inhuman,
(sacristy)
unlike us who served good to humans though they do not deserve it
TAKASHI
Myabe she desired to preserve the purity of that human...She may be a vampiric and often unpredictable as lightning but..she is lonely herself. Sometimes the cold froze her emotions and she want to reatin that memory but she could not
Scene 2
Takashi smiled. They looked the sky,the milky way glows.
TAKASHI
Have you heard the story of Orihime and Hikoboshi?
INARI NO KAMI
Yeah...
TAKASHI
Orihime was lonely,weaving treads of cloth from the sky. Tentei-Sama wanted to make her daughter happy. However her happiness distracted the weavings,so she dwelled in that sadness,only waiting for once a year to be reunited.
Takashi takes sake cup and drink it
Humans called it Tanabata,they often write wishes for us to fulfil. I admire them for being so hopeful despite the darkness. It can be damn lonely. If I wondered alone,I would like someone to be near
INARI NO KAMI
So,they wished everything...but we have the power that is limited. Often they failed..Don;t tell me you have a soft spot for them
changes to an old man form
Takashi,you have to be slightly detached from these humans. You supposed to serve me. Not to assimilate with them
TAKASHI
But if we do not understand what is like being human..then how we can help them..
INARI NO KAMI
So ? Even if I come physically,they will never change...You never change. They will rot with the grass and dwell in their afterlife wandering too.
TAKASHI
Maybe that is why Tanabata resonates with them,the idea of mortality that is easily snapped away. You pound the rice and the kernels are gone. It disappeared as it ferments. Their wishes are fragile like Orihime,but they still prayed. Sometimes when it rained at Tanabata- one said it shows the couple's tears to wait another year. But they still hoped... Even immortals failed.
Inari grew quiet
I think we have a lot to learn from these humans,not always from the cruel side.
Well I like someone who can make me laugh and won’t judge me when I say something silly or weird. I also like a friend who is honest and that I can trust :3
Hey! Just letting you know I updated the 30 day challenge post, it has started so people can go to The Inky Corner to find out what to do. They have to scroll to the bottom, thanks!
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Okay here we go:
I’m lazy
I’m weird
I’m awkward
I’m half Turk half Australian
I just fell down the stairs while i was on my way to school,this morning(It didn’t happen at school or outside so yeah)
I’m kinda messy(kinda? nah)
I suck at expressing myself
I’m not scared of heights
I’ve got a huge imagination(i guess)
I just realized that i have never told anything nice about myself to you guys.
I know i wrote more than 5 facts(i just realized) about myself but whenever another cute message like this comes i’ll just copy paste the shitty facts about myself(i suck sorry.)Okay that’s more than 10 facts here.
