✧ descent | sakura & desirée job ✧

✧ Glistening with the tiny beads of rain that would gently drizzle down from the dark clouds, moonlight would begin to make an appearance through a small opening, shining down upon the lower peaks of the Phoenix Mountains- filling the rocky clearings with a faint white glow, it would almost appear as if the dew upon the various flora were resonating with the divine light of the galaxy, and would accompany a simple nothingness in response to its show. It was as if the calm was upon the peaks before the storm; not a single bird would appear to rustle within the trees, and the wind would slowly rise and fall within the many trails that lined this landmark. A dark sunset, if a mage were to find themselves wandering down the lower trails it would potentially feel almost too still upon the horizon, with a small draft of magical power fiddling through the breeze. ✧

✧ Suddenly, a wretched cry would echo through the mountain range as the storm would begin to manifest and tremble through the clouds; in the form of a rift in the sky, a dark portal would appear to rip open and emit immense magical energy into the surrounding cliffs, scattering small fragments ruinated crystals across the horizon. This portal would look almost like a giant chimney puffing out clouds of soot towards the surface of earth-land, but would glow in the colors of corruption. Within the gaps of the black clouds that would fall from this opening in time, small glimpses of what used to be the crystalline realm would appear- an endless expanse of black, crumbling crystals and ruins, filled to the brim with demonic spirits and beasts, which would scream endlessly in vexation. It was the end to their unholy invasion of the realm that resided deep within the fabric of the atmosphere- commanded by a ruined prince and his pet, the hellfire demon worm, the demons successfully slaughtered every last crystal that had lived within chrysalis and fully corrupted their realm with vile magic. Turning holy crystals of celestine into that of charred, shattered obsidian, the dimension was destroyed and conquered by the unpure. ✧

✧ Or so the wretched beings had thought- a single star of azure would shimmer through the darkness and smog that would coat the fallen dimension, nearing closer and closer to what appeared to be the last open gateway within its ruins. Followed by that of the hellfire demon worm and a swarm of impish demonic creatures, this fragment of light would reach the entrance of the rift and fly through; it was finally time for the lost star to give up on the dimension that she once called her kingdom and return home. In a giant burst of holy light that would reign down in bright, glistening fragments of crystalline figures upon the horizon, a blue-haired girl which appeared to be mounted on a giant fluffy mire wolf would gracefully descend from the dark clouds within the reverberation of evil squeals and wretched crying, surrounded by a centipede-like demon- the pet of the ruined prince. Eventually meeting the rocky surface of the ground with her feet, she would hop off of her companion and allow for it to shrink down to its normal size of a small rabbit, holding a large lance within her grip as she would study the demon. It would scuttle through the sky floating upon mythical demon clouds as the portal would close, also appearing to be in a state of observation- its surroundings were different than it had been used to, which temporarily caused the hellfire demon worm to be unable to see. ✧

✧ It had been years since both the demon and its opponent had visited Earthland, and with this had many events occurred within their lives- this was especially true for the fallen angel of the crystal dimension. Gasping for breath as she would sigh in tiredness, Desirée clenched her weapon and stuck it inside of the rocky terrain, slowly lowering toward the ground to finally rest within the flowers. Having fought the demon army that had invaded Chrysalis for nearly two weeks on her own in crystal time, she was just as tired as she was in a state of shock; the dimension that she had ruled for years on end in succession was gone, and with that, all of the otherworldly beings that she held ever so close to her heart. A tear running down her cheek, she would collapse into the mane of her mire wolf and would whimper in a soft ache, allowing her crystalline halo to glisten ever so slightly in resonation with her pain. During this, her mire wolf would stare intently at the floating creature in disgust, its eyes locked on the target in case it were to attack once more. ✧

✧ Once again, Desirée had lost everything that she had held dear to her heart- it felt just like how it felt as she watched all of her friends get brutally murdered around her in cold blood as a child. Heinous, like the unwinding of one's soul. ✧