I CREATED THE SOUND OF MADNESS WROTE THE BOOK ON PAIN SOMEHOW I'M STILL HERE TO EXPLAIN --- THAT THE DARKEST HOUR NEVER COMES IN THE NIGHT --- |
It was odd to live her life day to day. No black outs. No missing time. No waking up in strange places without any clue as to how she’d gotten there, how long she’d been missing. No coming to and finding herself covered in blood, surrounded by corpses, or a myriad of other alarming circumstances. No fear.
And not only that, but to have answers. All this time, she’d simply had no idea that she’d been sharing her consciousness with two other women, women that were her... and yet, nothing like her at all. Particularly Thana, the scary one. One look at that woman had been all it had taken to be shaken to her core, and Calliope, as she was now calling herself, was grateful that the woman was dead. Aeron had seemed just as shaken by the experience, her and Calliope both now free from the dark mage’s influence, able to carve their own separate paths, yet both sharing similar struggles from the fissure of her soul. It would take time – a lot of time. She didn’t know what the future held for her now, but as scary as that was… Calliope had never felt so alive, so whole.
Then again, motherhood had a way of making a woman glow. During the months that she had been waiting for Nathaniel to find her, Calliope had discovered that she was with child, though she hadn’t known how that was possible. She wasn’t a virgin, certainly, but she had not had sex with anyone in quite some time. It was only after Mythal had separated the three fractions of her spirit and Thana had been killed when Calliope had learned the truth about how she had come with child, a truth that was both terrifying and also relieving. It had been difficult to grasp at first, but at the end of the day all that mattered to her was that the child was Nat’s, and she certainly harbored no ill will toward him for what had happened. The only thing she was was happy. Well and truly happy.
But she needed to find a place to settle, now that everything had calmed down. The leaders of the Rune Knights, Serilda and Mythal, had graciously let her stay with them for a time as Calliope finished out the term of her pregnancy. It hadn’t been too long since Serilda had also born children, so the couple was more than prepared to help Calliope learn everything she needed and to have a support system to get her through. She had Nathaniel, too, of course – though due to his criminal history, he was still going through rehabilitation in prison. Calliope hoped he would be out sooner rather than later, and then they could figure out the next steps, but for now she was on her own. She knew she couldn’t stay with Mythal and Serilda forever, and as much as she appreciated their generosity, she did not want to overstay her welcome.
So, once she was ready, she asked them for help with finding a new guild. Calliope had visited a couple of the ones that had been recommended to her already, but had yet to make a choice. All of them were lovely places with kind and curious people, but none had yet to truly strike a chord of belonging in her. Today, she would visit yet another: a fairly newer legal guild known as Luminous Rose. Serilda had been there before and worked with one of its members on a job, so the noblewoman was able to tell her what to look for in order to make it to the hidden entrance. It took a little wandering to find the ravine that led to the caverns which the guild’s members called home, but the sight when she finally arrived was breathtaking. In a way it reminded her of the home she once had with Elysium, though brighter and less dreary.
Not really sure where to start, Calliope simply meandered slowly through what appeared to be an underground city of sorts, her mismatched brown and pink eyes nearly unable to hold still from trying to see everything at once. She wore a sleeveless white top that was trimmed in black with a small window over her chest, and a comfortable pair of jeans. Her pink and brown hair was comfortably down. Swaddled to her chest was an infant that was only a couple months old at least, with short blonde hair, the babe sleeping comfortably against her mother’s chest. After a few minutes of looking around, Calliope decided it would probably be best to ask for assistance. Looking for someone bearing a guild mark, she approached the first person she saw. “Hi there, I’m sorry to bother you,” she said with a polite smile, her voice on the more quiet and soft side. “I am looking for a guild to join. Luminous Rose was recommended to me by a friend, so I was hoping to get some information… I don’t suppose you would mind pointing me in the right direction?”
And not only that, but to have answers. All this time, she’d simply had no idea that she’d been sharing her consciousness with two other women, women that were her... and yet, nothing like her at all. Particularly Thana, the scary one. One look at that woman had been all it had taken to be shaken to her core, and Calliope, as she was now calling herself, was grateful that the woman was dead. Aeron had seemed just as shaken by the experience, her and Calliope both now free from the dark mage’s influence, able to carve their own separate paths, yet both sharing similar struggles from the fissure of her soul. It would take time – a lot of time. She didn’t know what the future held for her now, but as scary as that was… Calliope had never felt so alive, so whole.
Then again, motherhood had a way of making a woman glow. During the months that she had been waiting for Nathaniel to find her, Calliope had discovered that she was with child, though she hadn’t known how that was possible. She wasn’t a virgin, certainly, but she had not had sex with anyone in quite some time. It was only after Mythal had separated the three fractions of her spirit and Thana had been killed when Calliope had learned the truth about how she had come with child, a truth that was both terrifying and also relieving. It had been difficult to grasp at first, but at the end of the day all that mattered to her was that the child was Nat’s, and she certainly harbored no ill will toward him for what had happened. The only thing she was was happy. Well and truly happy.
But she needed to find a place to settle, now that everything had calmed down. The leaders of the Rune Knights, Serilda and Mythal, had graciously let her stay with them for a time as Calliope finished out the term of her pregnancy. It hadn’t been too long since Serilda had also born children, so the couple was more than prepared to help Calliope learn everything she needed and to have a support system to get her through. She had Nathaniel, too, of course – though due to his criminal history, he was still going through rehabilitation in prison. Calliope hoped he would be out sooner rather than later, and then they could figure out the next steps, but for now she was on her own. She knew she couldn’t stay with Mythal and Serilda forever, and as much as she appreciated their generosity, she did not want to overstay her welcome.
So, once she was ready, she asked them for help with finding a new guild. Calliope had visited a couple of the ones that had been recommended to her already, but had yet to make a choice. All of them were lovely places with kind and curious people, but none had yet to truly strike a chord of belonging in her. Today, she would visit yet another: a fairly newer legal guild known as Luminous Rose. Serilda had been there before and worked with one of its members on a job, so the noblewoman was able to tell her what to look for in order to make it to the hidden entrance. It took a little wandering to find the ravine that led to the caverns which the guild’s members called home, but the sight when she finally arrived was breathtaking. In a way it reminded her of the home she once had with Elysium, though brighter and less dreary.
Not really sure where to start, Calliope simply meandered slowly through what appeared to be an underground city of sorts, her mismatched brown and pink eyes nearly unable to hold still from trying to see everything at once. She wore a sleeveless white top that was trimmed in black with a small window over her chest, and a comfortable pair of jeans. Her pink and brown hair was comfortably down. Swaddled to her chest was an infant that was only a couple months old at least, with short blonde hair, the babe sleeping comfortably against her mother’s chest. After a few minutes of looking around, Calliope decided it would probably be best to ask for assistance. Looking for someone bearing a guild mark, she approached the first person she saw. “Hi there, I’m sorry to bother you,” she said with a polite smile, her voice on the more quiet and soft side. “I am looking for a guild to join. Luminous Rose was recommended to me by a friend, so I was hoping to get some information… I don’t suppose you would mind pointing me in the right direction?”
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