Shivers [Mysteria and Selkiris]

[Serenity Caine]

Blossom Festival Thread for: Mysteria and Selkiris
Located: The Bone Temple
NPC'd by: Buggy

She had just about seen enough of this woman, but for some reason she was insanely popular this year. With a silent sigh, she would appear next to Mysteria, wherever she was. She would let out a long dramatic sigh to alert the woman, before walking directly in front of her. "You know, for someone trying to stay under the radar, you've seen a lot of people recently." She commented shaking her head. Lifting a hand she poked Mysteria in the forehead, not exactly gently. "Its annoying." She grumbled as the bright light would envelop Mysteria, taking her to the decided location. Moments later Selkiris would appear as well, both of their eyes still fuzzy. When she fetched Selkiris, she simply snuck up on him, grabbing his shoulder from behind to bring him there. 

As their eyes were clearing, they would hear her voice in their heads. "You're both rather odd, and seeing as one of you can't go out in actual public places... well... enjoy the venue." She stated in a dry tone as she disappeared. When their eyes were clear, they would find they were in the bone temple, nothing left for them by their capture. 

[Selkiris]

Selkiris muttered under his breath. He didn't even look at who was with him this time. He was doing something rather important when he was dragged this time. He had been carving more glyphs into the trees of the forever forest. But he guessed the gods had different plans for him. When Selkiris finally decided to look at who he had been paired with is time his eyes widened with shock, he even had a very light blush on his face. "I-It's you..........the beauty of the abyss." That was the nickname The Anceint One had given to Mysteria. She was quite beautiful Selkiris wouldn't lie. But why was she paired with him? He looked around at where they were and chuckled a little. The bone temple, where they first met one on one. How fitting.

[Mysteria]

Mysteria was in her home in Bane; examining the red flower she had purchased at the market place, when she felt a presence manifest from behind her. However, before she could react and turn around in time to see who it was. Mysteria found herself being pulled back and suddenly teleported else where...Again…. This had to be ‘her’ magic. Plus, the voice she heard was something Mysteria could never forget so easily. And that thought alone unsettled her greatly. However, it seemed this time the place was that of the Bone Temple.

Her violet-teal eyes slowly blinking to adjust to the dim lighting of the temple, when she heard a familiar voice speak up behind her. Mysteria slowly turned in the direction of the voice, her eyes meeting his as she blinked at him. It was Selkris and the flower had brought them here… The place where they first became acquainted with each other. It was ironic. Mysteria thought to herself; Along with the words he had greeted her with ‘ Beauty of the abyss’. Which turned the tip of her ears a light shade of pink.

“ Beauty of the abyss? now that's something I’ve not heard before. “ She smiled lightly, holding the red flower in her hand at her side.


Outfit reference: Dress

[Selkiris]

"Well I uh....that is what my master gave you. He sees you as an ally, and uh...even a blind creature like the Ancient One can see your beauty. So you are the beauty of the abyss." Selkiris stared for a moment and she was a strange woman....that must have been why he had been interested in her. "So....uh do you know why we are here? This happened to me before...last time it was something about a flower? I wasn't really sure."

[Mysteria]

Mysteria’s brow quirked when Selkiris made mention of the Ancient One and how he had seen her as a ally. Strange.. Never in her years had she made an ally without actually meeting the person. Though she didn’t bring up her thoughts; instead accepted the compliment with a light nod and smile. “ I see. I wasn’t aware I had caught your master’s eye. I’m flattered.” The pink hue still on her cheeks as she held the flower in her hand. When he stared at her, she slowly approached him and held out the flower for him to take if he wished.

“ The last time I saw you, something you said caught my interest. So...I wanted to see you again... I had heard rumors of farmers selling magical flowers in the market... So this morning, I bought this flower hoping that the rumors were true...which it seems they were, for here you are. “ Mysteria paused, clearing her throat a bit while turning around and looking at the temple they were standing in. . “ Though I hadn’t expected the flower to bring us here, though I am not complaining. It does bring back memories from when we first spoke without anyone around. “ She smirked, glancing over her shoulder to look back at Selkiris.

[Selkiris]

Selkiris chuckled "Yes I don't know how he sees really. The creatures he uses as his eyes are strange. Parasites to everything but him, to him they are symbiotes." Selkiris looked at the flower she offered. He took it and took a good look at it. The flower didn't seem special, but it obviously was if it could send both of them here.

He looked back at the woman and spoke in his naturally calm tone. "Oh? What got you interested? Was it the mention of my master? Most seem more wary than curious. Someone spouting heretical nonsense normally doesn't bode well. But you look at the prophet with a look of interest. You are really strange. Not like the others." Selkiris put the flower inside his robes, next to his tome. Selkiris looked around as well, he never understood why this temple was erected. It was and horrible place.

[Mysteria]

Well this was an interesting development. It appeared this man’s boss saw things through other means such as creatures? Perhaps she would have to look into it later, though she only looked at him with further interest. Her hand dropping down to her side the moment he took the flower. “ I see. So your master uses ‘creatures’ to spy on his peers? Does he trust everything his creatures show him? In my time of studying at the castle, I had read that you can’t always trust in what you see. “ Mysteria smiled warmly, taking a moment of silence as she listened to him speak again in a calm tone.

Her smile growing into a grin at his question. “ I’m a curious being; One that has grown accustomed to listening to the abnormalities in the world… I used to have to dive right on into the depths of what one would call ‘hell’ to find out what hides within. anything that is new to me is interesting, be it your master or the prophet.” Her grin turning back to a normal, soft worn smile. Her attention turning to the temple and the decor around them. Nothing romantic about the place other than the memories it carried when the two had first met alone.

“ So, besides worshiping your lord… What do you do in your spare time? “ Mysteria asked, still looking at the walls to avoid making eye contact for the moment. Curious to what someone like him would do in his free time, while she made note of all the doors,windows, and oddities within the room.

[Selkiris]

Selkiris laughed "Eyes are untrustworthy definitely but the other senses do not lie. And luckily for him all of the other senses are actually his. He is smarter than he may seem. He never puts complete trust into the sight the creatures give him. It's more of a bonus than anything to him. He can operate fine without them but having eyes has some pluses that he wouldn't have being blind."

He ran his hand down one of the bone pillars near him. "Hell has frozen over. All the demons up here. This world is filled with mysterys that are best left unsolved. For sometimes the price of learning the truth is too great. I learned that personally. My seal is the symbol of this. My master is fair and respectful and the power he gives is truly great. But I still believe the Abyss may have been best left cut off from Nova. But it's not like control that now. I'm a puppet of a much larger game now. A game I can't even comprehend. One of gods and monsters. Mistakes and corrections. Truths and lies. All just jumbled together."

Selkiris perked up when the woman asked what he did in his free time. He rustled through his robes and pulled out his black tome, flipping to a section at the end of the time. On the left page was words not from the realm and on the other was a being seemingly emerging from a hole of nothing. It's arms outstretched and wisps of darkness forming in his hands. He turned the book to Mysteria and showed it to her. "I spend much of my time reading this tome. The things written here are fascinating. Origin stories. Stories of the reign of the Great and Ancient one. This one in particular is one of the entires on one of the creatures of the beast. Seemingly a hand of the dark lord. I believe it does its bidding, dealing with the more dangerous missions and objects. Just the culture of the Abyss is fascinating. It even evolving enough to have a culture is amazing."