Post by Autumn Weaver on Aug 16, 2014 1:44:38 GMT -5
(( kind of therapeutic writing right now. ))
"Hey tell us another tale!"
"Yeah come on!"
Arlene smiled slightly at the demand. She was sitting on the grass outside a small Inn, her audience of a handful of young children and some college students all sat in a semi-circle. She wasn't really sure how this hole set up had come to be, acting as a story teller for them. She didn't ask for money, this was just a way to help get the dreams and visions out of her head. Telling them as fiction -which she hoped they were- helped cope with the..more scarier images. Besides, sitting among a crowd of children was better than being alone. For the last few days she had left the Inn, sat on the grass to write or sketch and then slowly she gained an audience interested in what she was writing. One story lead to another, and next thing she knew the kids had dubbed her their personal story teller. Arlene didn't mind, kids were fun...though she wasn't sure why the adults came to listen -mostly guys- but she shrugged it off and decided to entertain them all. Now she was here, for the fifth day of her stay here in Romania, telling her next tale.
Crossing her arms feigning a sigh she put off an tired appearance. "Such a demanding audience, really I should just leave." At their awe's and whines of protest she chuckled, "..but if you insist I shall tell another."
Clearing her throat, which was now feeling a bit raw from all the talking. Really, she needed a break but one more tale wouldn't hurt...She would just take a small nap afterwards.
"Long ago...in the ancient mountains; there lived a dark, and tortured Prince of great authority. He was a strong warrior, well read in the latest arts and history of the world. His people loved him, respected and protected him. Just as he cared for them in return, and with all his power he tried to save them from a spreading darkness. Though no matter how strong he was..the Prince was lonely, having been alone and unfeeling for so long made him cold and void of all emotion." That was partially true, though in her visions something told her it was something else that made him go cold.
"The prince, in his despair and loneliness cried out to the heavens for some kind of comfort. He just wished for the loneliness in his heart to be gone." Some of the children -and a few men- looked sad at this, her heart also felt heavy because she honestly knew what that kind of pain..it wasn't nice. "Falling to his knees, the Prince gazed up at the sky and..his salvation came to him!" She smiled at the children's faces light up. "There, above him was a glowing raven. With eyes as bright as sapphires, it's feathers glossy and dark as an onyx. The raven cawed, breaking the Prince out of his despair. The bird informed him it was a she, and she had heard his desperate cries for help, and so moved with compassion the she bird came to his rescue." Again she was taking some liberties with what happened next, but honestly children didn't need to know all the dark parts...SHE didn't even want to know the dark parts. "Over come with happiness, the prince captured the bird and decided to have it as a companion to fill his lonely nights forever. However, the raven was upset. She had always been free flying, why must she stay put? Why could she not stretch her wings? When the bird tried to fly free he would become angry and scared, afraid something would happen to his precious companion but also afraid he would lose his friend."
She winced because a small pressure was on her mind. Arlene paused a moment, shaking her head as she tried clearing away the images. It felt like someone was trying to..invade. "There were many hardships for these two young friends. The Prince, slowly learned to become more lenient and the Raven found that his actions were caused by good intentions...they weren't great actions, but she understood. Slowly they became closer..however, and evil creature was going to break their bond." The audience gasped..or the children did, the older boys and coeds looked interested. "The creature hated the prince, which was sad because he used to be one of the princes' loyal subjects. But he made a deal with an evil sorcerer, becoming a terrible entity of the night. Seeing the Prince happy made him enraged, and as punishment he stole the Princes beloved companion! They had a heated battle, the Prince angry at this creatures actions decided to end him once and for all! And in a mighty blow the Prince struck down the beast, destroying his blackened heart with lightning. A power he had of his own, and finally the best was dealt with...However, his poor companion and friend had been injured. Crying, he pleaded with God to save his friend.. and once he confessed to how much he loved the bird...she transformed! She became a beautiful maiden. She had been cursed as a child, given a power to touch peoples minds and heal their emotions. However, it caused her great pain and to escape her life she turned herself into a raven, going into isolation were no one could hurt her. But she had been guarded, and alone in that form for so long she had forgotten what it was like to be human. But through their love, they saved each other and both lived happily~" Smiling she bowed her head, signaling the story over. The children clapped and some of the college students looked mildly pleased, but she wasn't expecting them to like it. Also, she changed many things about her story...but she thought it best to keep at as far from her vision as possible.
Standing up she dusted off her jeans, smiling at them all. "I thank you for hearing my tale. But now I must rest, I'll see you tomorrow okay?" With the chorus of 'okay's the children left to go be with their parents, the older ones slowly drifted off. Probably to join their friends and do something together...Arlene's smile dropped slightly, turning away from them to head back inside.
This was the part of her trip that sucked...being here alone. Though, it didn't help that all her friends were in different countries and had lives of their own. What right did she have to ask them to come along? None...
Even visiting historic sights left her feeling hollow because..there was no one to share the happiness with. It was one of the reasons she hated being single..maybe if she had found someone, he could share in these moments with her...but what man would want her honestly? With a heavy heart, Arlene headed towards her bedroom. Locking the door behind her before flopping on the bed, her body feeling heavy from fatigue and head throbbing with the minor encounter from earlier.
What was that anyway?
Incidents had happened like that before. Mostly in her dreams, when the visions assaulted her of things from the past. Things that are happening, and things yet to come...the latter terrified her more than the past visions...because, why was she seeing these things? What did they have to do with her? And the pain..the things that tried entering her mind, they felt cold and...void of everything good. Sighing, she forced her eyes closed and went to sleep. I'm not supposed to be thinking like this...this is my vacation damn it, and I plan on relaxing! She thought before finally drifting into a mildly dreamless sleep...
"Hey tell us another tale!"
"Yeah come on!"
Arlene smiled slightly at the demand. She was sitting on the grass outside a small Inn, her audience of a handful of young children and some college students all sat in a semi-circle. She wasn't really sure how this hole set up had come to be, acting as a story teller for them. She didn't ask for money, this was just a way to help get the dreams and visions out of her head. Telling them as fiction -which she hoped they were- helped cope with the..more scarier images. Besides, sitting among a crowd of children was better than being alone. For the last few days she had left the Inn, sat on the grass to write or sketch and then slowly she gained an audience interested in what she was writing. One story lead to another, and next thing she knew the kids had dubbed her their personal story teller. Arlene didn't mind, kids were fun...though she wasn't sure why the adults came to listen -mostly guys- but she shrugged it off and decided to entertain them all. Now she was here, for the fifth day of her stay here in Romania, telling her next tale.
Crossing her arms feigning a sigh she put off an tired appearance. "Such a demanding audience, really I should just leave." At their awe's and whines of protest she chuckled, "..but if you insist I shall tell another."
Clearing her throat, which was now feeling a bit raw from all the talking. Really, she needed a break but one more tale wouldn't hurt...She would just take a small nap afterwards.
"Long ago...in the ancient mountains; there lived a dark, and tortured Prince of great authority. He was a strong warrior, well read in the latest arts and history of the world. His people loved him, respected and protected him. Just as he cared for them in return, and with all his power he tried to save them from a spreading darkness. Though no matter how strong he was..the Prince was lonely, having been alone and unfeeling for so long made him cold and void of all emotion." That was partially true, though in her visions something told her it was something else that made him go cold.
"The prince, in his despair and loneliness cried out to the heavens for some kind of comfort. He just wished for the loneliness in his heart to be gone." Some of the children -and a few men- looked sad at this, her heart also felt heavy because she honestly knew what that kind of pain..it wasn't nice. "Falling to his knees, the Prince gazed up at the sky and..his salvation came to him!" She smiled at the children's faces light up. "There, above him was a glowing raven. With eyes as bright as sapphires, it's feathers glossy and dark as an onyx. The raven cawed, breaking the Prince out of his despair. The bird informed him it was a she, and she had heard his desperate cries for help, and so moved with compassion the she bird came to his rescue." Again she was taking some liberties with what happened next, but honestly children didn't need to know all the dark parts...SHE didn't even want to know the dark parts. "Over come with happiness, the prince captured the bird and decided to have it as a companion to fill his lonely nights forever. However, the raven was upset. She had always been free flying, why must she stay put? Why could she not stretch her wings? When the bird tried to fly free he would become angry and scared, afraid something would happen to his precious companion but also afraid he would lose his friend."
She winced because a small pressure was on her mind. Arlene paused a moment, shaking her head as she tried clearing away the images. It felt like someone was trying to..invade. "There were many hardships for these two young friends. The Prince, slowly learned to become more lenient and the Raven found that his actions were caused by good intentions...they weren't great actions, but she understood. Slowly they became closer..however, and evil creature was going to break their bond." The audience gasped..or the children did, the older boys and coeds looked interested. "The creature hated the prince, which was sad because he used to be one of the princes' loyal subjects. But he made a deal with an evil sorcerer, becoming a terrible entity of the night. Seeing the Prince happy made him enraged, and as punishment he stole the Princes beloved companion! They had a heated battle, the Prince angry at this creatures actions decided to end him once and for all! And in a mighty blow the Prince struck down the beast, destroying his blackened heart with lightning. A power he had of his own, and finally the best was dealt with...However, his poor companion and friend had been injured. Crying, he pleaded with God to save his friend.. and once he confessed to how much he loved the bird...she transformed! She became a beautiful maiden. She had been cursed as a child, given a power to touch peoples minds and heal their emotions. However, it caused her great pain and to escape her life she turned herself into a raven, going into isolation were no one could hurt her. But she had been guarded, and alone in that form for so long she had forgotten what it was like to be human. But through their love, they saved each other and both lived happily~" Smiling she bowed her head, signaling the story over. The children clapped and some of the college students looked mildly pleased, but she wasn't expecting them to like it. Also, she changed many things about her story...but she thought it best to keep at as far from her vision as possible.
Standing up she dusted off her jeans, smiling at them all. "I thank you for hearing my tale. But now I must rest, I'll see you tomorrow okay?" With the chorus of 'okay's the children left to go be with their parents, the older ones slowly drifted off. Probably to join their friends and do something together...Arlene's smile dropped slightly, turning away from them to head back inside.
This was the part of her trip that sucked...being here alone. Though, it didn't help that all her friends were in different countries and had lives of their own. What right did she have to ask them to come along? None...
Even visiting historic sights left her feeling hollow because..there was no one to share the happiness with. It was one of the reasons she hated being single..maybe if she had found someone, he could share in these moments with her...but what man would want her honestly? With a heavy heart, Arlene headed towards her bedroom. Locking the door behind her before flopping on the bed, her body feeling heavy from fatigue and head throbbing with the minor encounter from earlier.
What was that anyway?
Incidents had happened like that before. Mostly in her dreams, when the visions assaulted her of things from the past. Things that are happening, and things yet to come...the latter terrified her more than the past visions...because, why was she seeing these things? What did they have to do with her? And the pain..the things that tried entering her mind, they felt cold and...void of everything good. Sighing, she forced her eyes closed and went to sleep. I'm not supposed to be thinking like this...this is my vacation damn it, and I plan on relaxing! She thought before finally drifting into a mildly dreamless sleep...