A strange portal | Desirée Blooms & Charlotte

424 / 2000 WC

Charlotte Whiterose

~Outfit appearance

The young white witch normally used to spend most of her time in the Silver Inn, a place that functioned as a guild hall for her guild. But ever since she was accepted as a highly regarded cleric of the Black Cross, she would start diving her time where she was at the guild and then the headquarters of the healer's organization. Today she could be found in the Inn, once again trying to tinker with her potions and lotions. While she usually did this in the privacy of her own room, today was a bit different, as she simply sat at one of the many tables around. Instead of food, the wooden structure was completely filled with strongly smelling herbs and vials with colorful liquids of unknown origins. Pehrhaps best left untouched for those who did not know what the contense actually was, Charlotte would sign as she once again failed to improve the healing properties of her very own healing formula.

"Why won't it work... I'm sure I was doing everything correct..."

She would mutter to herself before nearly jumping out of her skin as she heard a somewhat familiar voice. It appeared to be Desirée, one of the newer members of the guild. The two girls did not interact all that much so far, hence why Charlotte was still somewhat unused to the blue-haired beauty's presence or the fact that she would just talk to her like that. Though the witch's senses sharpened a bit when a quest was mentioned. Albeit she was not as adventurous by her nature as some of the other members of this community, she always wanted to help in any way she could. Especially when it came down to dangerous jobs and missions, she figured that her magic could be quite useful to just about anyone.

"Y..yes! I wouldn't mind accompanying you at all. And, um... thank you..."

Her voice sounded quite sheepish, but that was nothing out of the ordinary. And so she would leave her little experiments behind as she got up and stretched a little, swiftly taking hold of the black metal staff she always carried around everywhere, approaching her new partner. Though she suddenly stopped when she saw the tiny octopus-like creatures on top of Desirée's head.

"Oh... I don't believe we have met yet! My name is Charlotte Whiterose, member of the Black Rose guild and a cleric of the Black Cross church!"

She would spew out an introduction at the creature, hoping she did not startle it in any way.

883 / 2000 WC

Charlotte Whiterose

~Outfit appearance

The young white witch had her own style indeed, as she always seemed to dress mostly in white clothes. Honestly, sometimes she managed to look like a white stain on the reality itself with how much she was blending together with everything she was wearing. Though her current choice of attire wasn't actually her own, it was something chosen by Eva, the leader of Black Cross. It seemed that the clergy loved to dress the girl up for some reason. Not that Charlotte would mind it, though she did have to get used to moving about in such complex and fancy clothes. Thankfully it was of no problem now so she would not become a liability for her allies. When the creature started flying about and talking, Charlotte herself would almost start sparkling as she grew excited herself, clapping her hands together before performing another smaller bow to the creatures.

"It is a great pleasure to meet you, Master Kiwi. I hope our mutual experiences will be pleasant ones~"

With clear excitement in her voice, she would observe the shining creature and its beauty that could only be enhanced by a darker environment that they currently lacked. Though Desirée managed to tear her away from the trance as she performed yet another thing that captured the white witch's interest successfully, her white orbs watching the multicolored light with a great interest, proceeding to stare at the angelic being that had emerged. Summoning, just like she had shown when she first came to this place. But this time, she brought along such a beautiful lady, it was amazing. Charlotte just had to stand in one place for a little bit and take it all in before she realized what she was supposed to do and move to the side of the angel.

"I..I'm sorry. I have powers that allow for travel through the magical weaves as well, but it's mostly used to enter an entirely different world rather than another location in Earthland."

She tried to explain and thank the girl in a strange way that she would magically teleport them away to where they needed to go. Desirée was also the one who looked at the job and thus had all the direction, which meant that she would have to be in the lead for this exciting expedition for at least some time. Not that the white-haired girl ever really took charge in anything. With both her personality and her magic, she was simply the type to stay back and obediently follow instructions. And in the end, she did not even mind that, as it worked for her. At least until she would be yelled at, which granted yet had to happen, but she expected it any day now.

"Ready!"

1310 / 2000 WC

Charlotte Whiterose

~Outfit appearance

In all honesty, the young white witch was actually expecting something far more different from what had actually transpired. She was getting herself ready for some sort of teleportation or maybe melding with the Earth and elements themselves. That seemed to be a method of travel preffered by a large amount of mages in this world, as even one of the previous members who was a thunder demon slayer could turn himself into lightning and move from one place to another in an instant. Of course, not everyone was capable of such feats by themselves. But when Desirée offered a method of transport that was supposedly very quick, this was the first thing that came to the white-haired maiden's mind, rather than actually flying at a high speed through the air. With the sudden liftoff, she grabbed the summoned creature's attire much more tighter in fear that she would fall to the ground if she was to not hold properly. Not that it would be so much of a problem, considering Charlotte's actual powers and the capabilities of her puppeteer turning her essentially immortal, the thought was still scaring her however. It took a bit, but she eventually go used to it all. And soon, she was even able to enjoy whatever scenery they were passing.

"This is amazing!"

She would let out, not even properly realizing she said those words as she stared at the beauty of the sea and then the many crowns of trees growing tall and strong beneath their tiny little forms in comparison to the greatness of this entire world, the Earthland. And then they finally started slowing down, making Charlotte much more comfortable with her grip on the angel, her heartbeat slowing down for once. But one surprise after another, her companion desired to know more about the white girl now of all times. Well, it was fair to assume that Desirée was probably used to flying in the skies like this and thus it did not phase her as much. But still, having a conversation up in the clouds was not something the white witch expected to experience today.

"I... hehe, I'm really not that interesting of a person. I stayed home for most of my life before Seth said I should join a local guild, so I did! And after few adventures with other members, the Church of Black Cross contacted me, wanting me to become another member because of my powers. It's really not much to talk about... but I would be very pleased to hear about Desirée!"

2075 / 2000 WC

Charlotte Whiterose

~Outfit appearance

Oh, Charlotte was indeed one of the most mysterious members of the Black Rose alright. What she had revealed so far was something that the girl perceived as most of her life, but the reality was that the information contained only a tiny piece of the white witch's existence. Though she did drop another name, Seth. Desirée didn't seem to react to it, probably assuming that it was name of a relative or even parent. Such assumption was probably for the best right now, for the complicated manner of a puppeteer and their doll could only confuse the new member of the guild. One they, the truth would have to be confronted, but that time was not now, nor today in general. Especially considering that Charlotte herself did not know of the many mysteries that were surrounding her, including the Observer that only she could see and the 'friends' that were inside of her home, beings born from her very own magic and loneliness. Of course, such blisfull ignorance did not stop her in the slightest from reacting to what her companion had said during the trip, the words of the blue-haired girl's past painful and twisting Charlotte's pale expression into a saddened one, driving her to the verge of tears as she stared at her new friend. She too was abandoned at birth, but did not have recollection of it at all. Still, she felt extremely sorry for the other girl, as she could have had so much more pleasant life than what she had described.

"I'm... so sorry you had to go through all of that... I'm sorry..."

Few tears actually escaped her white orbs, the crystal clear liquid separating from her skin and soaring through the skies as a beautiful reflective rain in the sun. Finally, they flew over the Spooky Forest, place known for its dangers and dark nature. It did not take long at all to find their destination which only made things easier. And in no time at all, they were back on the ground. Despite getting used to the flying sensation and beauty of land below, Charlotte felt most safe when her feet had solid ground beneath them after all, despite her magic allowing for flight as well. It was different to be controlled by someone else rather than having your own wings, it seemed. The portal was indeed quite beautiful, though there was something that caught the white witch's attention. The gate itself was sitting between adorned pillars. Rather than a random portal, this was actually a construct. Someone specifically designed this place to be a connecting point between two worlds. A fact that raised many questions and piqued the girl's interest all the more. Closing in on the pillars, she had placed the petals of one of the roses into her palm, caressing it gently and examining it as her eyes sparkled with somewhat melancholic hue.

"Black Roses... ah!"

They were quite appropriate, weren't they? Though as she was pulling away from it, one of the thorns dug into her pale skin, drawing a bit of blood in the process. For the members of Black Rose to be solving the mysteries of this portal, perhaps Seth orchestrated this adventure as well? Charlotte could only giggle at the thought and looked at Desirée once more, who was now extending her warm and welcoming hand. The white witch could only offer as she blushed at the offer, quickly extending her limb to hold hands with this other girl. For some reason, it made her heart race like never before. It was also now noticeable that the wound on her hand from the thorn was somehow completely gone as if it was never even caused in the first place. But as she prepared her body to be pulled into the vortex of spacial magic, she suddenly jerked back and moved her hand into a pocket of her attire.

"Sorry, give me a moment! Just in case there is something unpleasant waiting for us on the other side... there!"

From her clothes, she produced a small white card, adorned with an intricated design and a figure of a person in a blue coat coering their body, a small magical staff in their hand. Throwing the card into the air above her head, it suddenly grew much larger while spinning and then dissipating into a white light. A light that would transfer into the girl's body and make her start glowing a little bit, as well as make her magical power noticeably stronger. Now they were ready to enter the unknown!

2615 / 2000 WC

Charlotte Whiterose

~Outfit appearance

The young white witch could only chuckle at the somewhat impatient little creature that poked out of her partner's body, despite the act itself being somewhat strange one. Or at least it would most likely be to a regular human being who was not all that submerged into the world of magic. But Charlotte knew full well the extend of things that could transpire when ethernano became involved, how many fairy tales could become reality in a blink of an eye. Smiling back at Des, both of them leaping through the veil of energy and magic in an instant, letting their figures be embraced by the unknown that lied ahead. It was what adventure truly meant, to tackle what was unknown to you and gain new experience. The tightening feeling inside of the white-haired girl's chest grew stronger as her eyes closed shut. Nervousness. She couldn't quite help it. It was just something she felt whenever she was faced with a situation like this.

But there was something helping her overcome it this time. That was the fact she was holding onto the hand of another person. Their warmth... the sole fact that they were close by. It helped Charlotte calm down so much, it was incredible. It gave her the courage to open her eyes. But the person she saw next to her wasn't Des. It was a much older lady, gently holding onto her hand with a calming smile. For some reason, her presence made the young girl feel happy and safe. And as if she could hear a whisper... "everything will be fine, my child". And in an instant, they were standing on the other side. They made it through the portal. And she was holding Des once again, rather than a stranger. But something seemed to be suddenly wrong. After all, the other girl was crying.

"Huh...? I think I saw someone, but I'm not really sure... u..um... don't worry! Whatever you saw, it wasn't anything more than an echo from the portal, you don't need to cry! I'm here so I will definitely protect you from anything scary!"

Blurring the words out too fast to even think about them all, Charlotte would thrust her body forward and hug the other girl tightly while dropping her own staff to the ground. Her interactions with other humans were limited, she was still a scared little cat who was forced out of her shelter. But even then, she desired to help others. The only problem was that she did not quite know how to just yet. She could only hope that this hug would calm Des down and maybe give her some sense of safety and love, just how Char could feel better when they were holding hands. Perhaps it was a childish way of thinking, but that in itself was at least a little beautiful. Though the sounds of zippers quickly scared the young white witch as she started looking around, seeing the people who appeared almost out of nowhere. Why would they make a camp so close to the portal? Nevermind that, they asked for help!

"He said they lack food! No one likes being hungry, so I say we should help them if we can!"

3170 / 2000 WC

Charlotte Whiterose

~Outfit appearance

It appeared that Des agreed to the pleas of the man very quickly after she got Charlotte's okay. It was almost little comical in a sense, but it was true that neither of them were interested in seeing these people starve to death here because they were too weak to defeat monsters that blocked a path to where they could find food. That said, the young white witch wasn't exactly someone who could really combat any kind of monster. In fact, she did not possess a single offensive spell in the entirety of her magic. For that was the way of white heart, she was a healer, a clearic. It was her duty to protect others no matter what cost or who they were. Injuring someone or something was completely against the very core of her nature. Which left her hoping that the blue-haired girl was capable enough of taking care of the enemies they would face. She already knew the nature of her magic from the previous show as they flew here, as well as that one time when she first came to the guild. But what all summons she had in the store, that was an unknown.

The moment their fingers became interlocked, the white-haired maiden blushed once again as she averted her gaze to the side a bit, too embarrassed to look back at her friend even if they were to start talking face to face this very moment. It was still very strange to her, being this close to someone. Thankfully more words were soon uttered, giving her something else to focus at, dispersing the fleeting uncertainty in her heart. Looking at the skies, she noticed the moons herself.

"We are in a different world. I came to a similar place to this one when I was on a journey. Don't worry, my magic will allow us to return no matter where we go, so we won't get lost!"

She tried to dispell some of the worries that might have been swarming her partner. Though the worries would soon grow instead if disappear due to the blockade of enemies they encountered. There were no animals or insects that Charlotte was afraid of, so such sight didn't do anything to her. But she did tighten the hold on Des' hand in nervousness, as it was clear that combat would soon begin. And indeed, it did. The blue-haired girl swiftly summoned another one of her companions that managed to deal quite a bit of damage right at the start. But despite how it seemed, the defeated spiders soon started glowing white. They were not dead. They could not die. It was the white witch's magic, no life could come to an end as soon as Charlotte was around. But they were without any energy and unable to continue fighting at least. Something like this would probably normally get in the way of what they had to do, but it was also making the defeated foes calmer. From now on, they would no longer attack any innocents. The problem were the hounds that did indeed start charging at them right away. Letting go of her friend's hand, the white-haired girl would jump in front of her as a white shield formed in front of her body, absorbing the attack and forcing the animals back.

3657 / 2000 WC

Charlotte Whiterose

~Outfit appearance

"This much is nothing... it is the duty of the White Witch to protect everyone equally. I won't let anyone hurt my friends, so..."

She would reply to Des' words as blushed when she was thanked and even praised about her magic. In all honesty, she felt as if she was almost cheating. After all, this magic of hers wasn't quite hers. It was something passed down onto her by the power of her blood. She inherited this magic from the original White Witch Margery who started this bloodline. On the other side, there were all other mages like Desirée herself who surely had to train hard to obtain their magic. A summoning like that, it was impressive to Charlotte and she admired it.

"Your magic is very pretty too! To be able to summon someone like that, it's incredible. I admire you for it..."

In the end, she admitted it to her. Now to just hope that the other girl wouldn't find it creepy or something. But despite the fact that they did not know one another as good as they could just yet, the young white witch truly did adore the presence of this blue-haired maiden. Perhaps it was because there were not many other girls of similar age. Or maybe it was something else? It was probably too soon to tell with any real accuracy. But right now, they were tied by wanting to help the strangers by the portal. They had to help them so they would not starve! Soon they arrived near a patch of trees though which was a clearing with a monster of dark energy. Charlotte could feel it... her magic was of the white. She was much more sensitive than anyone else to black magic. And soon enough, there was something even more overwhelming. Something behind them. When they turned around, it appeared to be just a regular girl who started talking to Des. But the white-haired child was completely frozen in fear, sweating and her eyes open wide. She could only stare back at her in terror while her friend did the talking. Only once she disappeared into the shadows and re-appeared elsewhere she could move again, breathing heavily. And before she could even properly gather herself again, Des was already dragging her out of the way. But it was of no use. Even if the first attack missed, something was happening! A shadow suddenly appeared right in front of them, a giant black bird. It made her feel weak. But she wanted to help too. As the creature's giant beak was thrust down at them, Charlotte would squeeze Des' hand tightly as she forcefully got in front of her and embraced her. The shadow easily pierced her back but did not go completely through. Desirée was safe from the attack.

"Ah... are you... alright? That was dangerous... but... I won't let them hurt you... so don't worry...!"

4,306 / 2,000 WC

Charlotte Whiterose

~Outfit appearance

The young white witch just kinda slumped down onto Desirée's body. The Shadow creature that pierced her back slowly disappeared, showing that it was part of the other female that sat atop the treeguard. But the wound from her back was not disappearing, meaning that it was no illusion despite going away so quickly. But Charlotte would be just smiling as she tightened her embrace around the blue-haired girl.

"Yes, I don't have to... but I want to... so please, allow me to be selfish like that."

She was a healer and support for others. Not knowing any offensive magic herself, nor even having any desire to harm anything alive, this was all she could do. If this were to be taken away from her, then... there would be nothing left for the girl to do. She would once again find herself completely powerless and useless to others. And she did not wish for that to happen in the slightest. But she also understood that doing something like this would make others worry. So she would try to move herself a bit away from her friend, no longer forcing her into the hug that was meant to protect her from the previous attack. Holding their hands, the white witch would smile warmly. Not only was it her duty to help others through her magic, she also had to help them on a more emotional level. Chase away their fear with a welcoming smile and reassure them that everything would be okay. All the while, a white steam started coming out of the wound on her back, her flesh slowly starting to mend on its own.

"See? You don't have to worry about me. I want to give it everything I want as well. So... I'll make sure your summons win, okay? Please, tell them to get a little bit further away from the enemy if you can."

She didn't want to part their hands but had to right now. And so, she would let go of Des' hands and point her hand toward the ongoing battle as her staff appeared out of thin air. Hopefully, the other girl did as Charlotte asked and her summons would make some distance between themselves and the Treeguard with that girl on top. What the white witch was about to do was spell that would affect everyone it would touch after all. She tightened the grip on her staff and pointed it into the skies. They could only win if Des' summons would defeat their foe. And for that, the girl decided to use her strongest spell, one closely tied to her blood and power of the White Witch. Everyone needed her help and she desired to give it to them.


As that one single word echoed throughout the field, the night's sky would light up as if it was in the middle of a day, giant magical circle forming above everyone. Rotating around in a rainbow of colors, it would surely draw attention not only of her allies but the foes as well. And as it rotated, two different chains would emerge from the circle, one pure white while the other pitch black. And in that very same motion, they would circle around them, for a moment imprisoning Desirée, her summons and herself. It took few seconds, but the chains finally touched the ground and reformed the exact same magical circle there as well, filling everyone inside with a great power. Not only nearly completely healing their wounds, but also forming a protective shield-like bubble around their entire body that would partially null any incoming damage. This was the ultimate power, the carrier of good news, the gift that Margery herself sent down the lineage of White Witches. Both chains and circles started quickly disappearing as the spell finished and Charlotte herself fell to her knees.

"Now... they can surely win...!"

4,748 / 2,000 WC

Charlotte Whiterose

~Outfit appearance

It seemed that the enemy did not manage to get inside of the chains, as they would aid them as well if they did. It was unfortunate that Bismuth had to get injured in order to actually get far away from them, but at least that spell also healed her wounds in the process while making her stronger and giving her a shield that would absorb another blow. Not that she really needed it, as the morale seemingly rose with the casting of this magic as well, allowing the summon no efficiently deliver powerful attacks and defeat the two opponents that dared to plague this place and restain the people they had met before in a way of taking away their chance to gather food. But even with that, Charlotte's magic would remain active and her aura protected both the treeguard and the girl atop it from any lethal injuries, allowing them to flee. They could return one day to cause havoc, or maybe they would learn from this experience to be a little bit better toward others. Only time would really answer that question.

"We did win..."

The young white witch would exclaim as she watched the summon draw closer with a number of items in her hand. Did she found those in what remained after those two? It seemed that way, as she laid down two roses and a tablet of sorts. Before even gathering herself to reach for one of these, Des already had a rose in her hand and without any hesitation placed in behind her ear. Something that made Charlotte suddenly blushed quite a bit, making her cheeks look more like the roses themselves.

"T..thank you..."

She wasn't even able to focus on the fact that the other girl moved the other item into her bag. Though she would still take Des' hand and try to stand up with her. While holding her staff with one hand, she would try to not let go and interlock her fingers with Desirée's on the other hand as she looked behind them. It seemed that people were running toward them from the camp. They must have noticed her spell from before and realized that something was happening.

"We helped them. Want to go home now?"

If the answer was positive, the two girls would simply vanish into the thin air. They were in a different world here, and Charlotte had a very nice ability that allowed her to travel between worlds. So in this situation, she was simply capable of 'teleporting' them back into Rose Garden where they could go back tothe Silvermoon Inn. They did a fine job here.