[Aspirant! Welcome to the Nightmare Spell, Prepare for your First Trial..!]
She didn't have a body, and she was high in the sky. she was overlooking a chain of Mountains that were shrouded in fog.. Time was passing in reverse. The Sun rose from the west and fell from the east, followed by the Moon, which rose from the west and fell to the east.
this process repeated for thousands of times.. Lilith could not look anywhere else. and nothing happened, she was thankful the process only took a few minutes.
Lilith, who was now in a human body, opened her eyes and found a mirror in front of her. She was sitting on a wooden chair, on a wooden floor, surrounded by walls of black stone and no windows. There was a wooden and metal door beside the bed. And a big, round, wooden table in the middle of the room.
The only source of light was a fireplace a few meters away from her, and an Oil Lamp on the desk..no, it was not a desk, it was a makeup vanity.
"This certainly is a good start.. except I never learned how to put up a stunning makeup.."
Lilith taught for a moment.
"why would I even wear this..? let's put it aside for now."
She looked in the mirror and saw a young woman a bit older than herself, probably in her early twenties. But also quite similar to the Lilith of the Waking world, the girl had pale skin, redhead(ginger) hair, with an incredibly beautiful face.. 'ok, maybe not so similar, I don't look nearly as good in the waking world..plus, I'm a few years younger too..'
Lilith swiftly checks her runes and sighs hard.. this was certainly disheartening..
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Name: Lilith Arcane
True Name: —
Rank: Aspirant
Soul Core: Dormant
Memories: —
Echoes: —
Attributes: [Beauty] [Mark of Profanity]
Aspect: [Willing Sacrifice]
Aspect Description: [You, like many before you bear the weight of an ancient Sin committed toward these powerful beings, and therefore, your village chose you as a Sacrifice. you could not pose any complaint. any way of escape or resistance was futile. so you accepted your Fate.]
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"this is just unfair…does it mean i'm destined to die?"
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Attributes Description:
[Beauty]: [You were the most beautiful in the Village. and maybe also the most weird.. so you where chosen as a Sacrifice to the 'Gods']
[Mark of Profanity]: [You bear the faint feeling of Profanity, as though something briefly touched by it once, a long time ago]
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"..beautiful and profane… i'll take it as a compliment.."
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She finishes putting on 'her' makeup, and looks around. The room was comfortable and there was a big bed, drawers, Dressing rooms, and so many shoes, but all clearly not in the modern style.
'..Well, obviously genius.. we are in the Dream Realm before the disaster that made everyone a bloodthirsty beast..'
She looks at the wooden and metal door and decides to open it. the light blinds her for a moment.
outside she sees tens.. no, hundreds of buildings, all surrounded by a dome of white fog. This village was clearly situated on a mountain because of the pendency.
the buildings all looked alike. made of black stone, and giving off a feeling of death… Lilith could smell fresh mountain air, but somehow it gave her the feeling of smelling a rotten corpse.. not that she knew what that smelled like.
before she could look further though, She saw a tall..man? no.. it was a monster. Lilith tensed. the monster was extremely pale with sharp fangs. claws where nails should have been, and it was dressed quite nobly.
Overall that thing did look like a Human.. albeit it was 2 meter tall or so…
Before she could even realize, it had noticed her. and it disappeared from a dozen meters away.
it looked down at her, he was right in front of the door now, she looked at him and he looked at her. like she was a pig meant for slaughter, but not his property's pig. He said coldly.
"What are you doing out here Human girl? go back inside!!"
She doesn't argue and she does. She closed the door and sat on the bed. why? because she could clearly feel that being that was not human and still had intelligence.. could kill her without her even noticing.. it was as if a human was surrounded by ten hungry lions.
"..guess i wait..? …I'm really gonna die here..."
And she did. hours passed, and then a day, and then two. Food was brought to her once a day. Lilith sat at the table and ate slowly. the door had been locked after she had peeked out.
and then the pattern changed. She was finally called, albeit Lilith didn't know by whom or what. It was night, 2 of those human male looking creatures escorted her.
She was brought to a Dark, Cold, Menacing and Gothic Cathedral. The first thing Lilith saw was the blue flamed lanterns.. then she noticed a long table, It was 35 meters long or so, made of black wood. There were nobles of the same species as the 2 Pale guards with fangs and claws escorting her. their presence and clothes gave off the feeling of menacing royalty..
Lilith was made to Kneel in front of the Nobles, all males. She couldn't even dare speak and almost could not breathe in their presence. her body was shaking. That was until an Old lady of that same species tapped her finger on the wooden table Lilith was kneeling on. Lilith's head was bowing in her direction as she stood at the table head.
Eerie silence ensues in the Cathedral, as this old woman..Old looking Being, spoke.
"Do you feel weak and afraid, Human Girl? being made a Sacrifice?"
Lilith taught for a few seconds and answered, without lifting her head, she was surprised the shaking in her body was gone.
"..i do feel weak.. but im not afraid."
All the nobles of this Nightmare's Race started to whisper and gasp as if she spoke of insolence and blasphemy, Lilith felt cold sweat trickle down her back.
but they were all put to silence again once the old lady tapped her finger on the table once more.
"Is it because you're Stupid or Brave..or Both..?"
Lilith answered in a trembling manner.
"Neither, I just don't.. usually feel afraid.."
The old lady from this race looked at Lilith as if looking into her very soul and said.
"Strange.. you picked my interest.. we won't consume you right away… but.. I will take your answer as disrespect towards me.."
Before Lilith could do anything, her left arm and her right eye had just disappeared in thin air. she wasn't able to see what happened at all before she started to scream and weep from the pain. the wounds were bleeding profusely, and then ..she passed out…
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The old lady said.
"Take her to a prison room in the Cathedral's basement. I will personally oversee this sacrifice's training."
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