It was a hot but breezy evening when Lorian entered the lands that night.
Sensing the spirit of her recently fallen Sister Indigo, she rushed off for
the Lake to greet her first-hand. There she was, with Phiros, talking as if
she had not been through a bit of stress! Yet there was something rather
peculiar in Indigo.

Indigo exclaims, "H'loi Sister!"
Lorian says, "Phiros.... I am Lorian"
(Phiros smiles)
Phiros says, "H'loi Lorian"
Indigo says, "Yei, this is Lorian."
Phiros says, "Indigo - I will not know if my music is good"
Indigo says, "Lorian, my new friend Phiros."
(Phiros smiles)
(Lorian embraces Indigo)
Indigo says, "ah, I understand."
(Indigo hugs Lorian warmly.)
Lorian exclaims, "Sister... I was so worried..... about you!"
(Lorian holds Indigo tightly)
Lorian says, "Let me look at you..."
Indigo says, "Nothing to fear now, Sister."
(Lorian pulls back)
(Indigo smiles.)
(Lorian nods and smiles)
(Lorian looks for a bruise on your head...)
Lorian asks, "Are you okay?"
Indigo says, "A little scar there now."
Indigo says, "Nothing serious."
(Lorian nods)
Lorian asks, "Are you sore at all?"
Indigo says, "Yei, some."
Lorian says, "You must feel just terrible."
Indigo says, "Actually...."
Lorian asks, "Did you.. just .... wake up after being unconscious for some
time?"
(Lorian listens)
Indigo says, "I feel rather energized."
Indigo says, "I find it hard to sleep now."
Lorian asks, "Oh?"
(Indigo smiles.)
(Lorian looks puzzled)
Lorian asks, "Are you well?"
Indigo says, "I don't know exactly why, but when I woke....."
(Lorian seems concerned)
Indigo says, "I had a large gash at my heart."
Indigo says, "Herac had to heal me."
Lorian says, "Oh my..."
Indigo says, "Nobody else could close it."
Lorian asks, "Did it leave.. another... scar?"
(Indigo nods.)
Lorian says, "That's terrible... I'm sorry."
Indigo says, "Yei. Right next to Lacrima's."
Lorian asks, "Who... I wonder... how did it get there?"
Indigo says, "No! It must have been important."
Lorian asks, "How could you have survived such a wound?"
Indigo says, "My mother was speaking to me...."
Lorian asks, "Your... mother?"
Lorian asks, "Is she here on the island too?"
Indigo says, "and before I could reply, I fell into a deep darkness as my
heart felt pierced."
(Indigo shakes her head sadly.)
Lorian says, "Hmmm..."
Phiros says, "I'm sure you two have much catching up to do"
Phiros says, "I will wonder this snell"
Phiros ponders, "wander"
Indigo says, "You are welcome to stay or go, Phiros. :)"
(Indigo smiles.)
Indigo says, "Interesting one, he is."
(Lorian nods)
Lorian says, "So..."
(Indigo's eyes almost glow with radiant energy.)
Lorian says, "Tell me what..."
Lorian says, "did you..."
Lorian says, "were you..."
Lorian says, "on some sort of..."
Lorian asks, "journey?"
(Indigo smiles.)
Lorian asks, "To see her?"
Indigo says, "It was more like a dream."
Indigo says, "I think that was the purpose, yei."
Lorian exclaims, "I thought you were hit on the head and lying nearly dead
somewher!"
Lorian says, "Oh... so... it was like a vision then..."
Indigo says, "I was.... but.... you see Nirah's dagger it....."
Indigo says, "well, it transported me."
Lorian asks, "It what?"
(Lorian looks very surprised and very concerned)
Indigo says, "It must have. I can think of no other way."
Lorian asks, "Do you... you... still have it?"
(Indigo looks to her side.)
(Indigo nods.)
Indigo says, "Yei."
Indigo exclaims, "It is not what we though!"
Lorian asks, "May I.... can I... see it?"
Indigo exclaims, "It is not what we thought!"
Indigo exclaims, "it was filled with answers!"
(Indigo fidgets with the dagger.)
Lorian asks, "Answers?"
(Indigo holds it tightly in her hand.)
Indigo says, "Yei, answers."
(Lorian looks at it curiously)
Indigo says, "I do not know which of the Ancient Matres opened it....."
Indigo says, "Her face was cloaked."
Lorian asks, "Igra'at?"
Indigo says, "I cannot be sure."
(Lorian ponders)
Lorian says, "Well... can I...."
(Lorian looks at the dagger)
(Indigo looks at Lorian.)
(Indigo slowly opens her hand and offers it)
(Lorian takes it by its hilt)
(Lorian lays it down on the grass)
(Lorian draws her own blade and lays it down beside)
Indigo says, "the great Matre who opened it....."
Lorian asks, "Opened... what?"
Indigo says, "My mother came forth from it and spoke to me."
(Indigo looks at the Dagger.)
Indigo says, "That."
Indigo exclaims, "It was filled with many spirits!"
Lorian asks, "Opened... "opened" the dagger?"
(Lorian looks very concerned)
(Lorian looks from one to the other)
Indigo says, "They are similar in size."
Lorian says, "They look... so... similar."
Indigo says, "That is, if you look at yours with the tip in the
imagination."
Indigo says, "Yei, I know."
Indigo says, "I noticed that, but was not sure."
(Lorian's blade has a small red spot of blood on it still)
(Indigo frowns.)
Indigo ponders, "don't let them touch!"
(Indigo moves Nirah's dagger over slightly.)
(Lorian picks hers up and wipes it clean on the grass and then sets it down
again)
Lorian says, "I... don't understand."
Indigo says, "The spirits whispered the crimes....."
Indigo says, "committed against them."
(Lorian looks up at Indigo and then ack down at the blades)
(Lorian nods)
Indigo says, "Nirah was not what we thought, Lorian."
Lorian asks, "What was he, some Darshak Lord?"
Indigo says, "I am not sure of it, but he was not sent by Darshak."
Indigo says, "No, not at all."
(Lorian picks up Nirah's blade)
(Indigo watches cautiously.)
(Lorian nods)
Lorian says, "Yei..."
(Lorian listens)
Lorian says, "Go on..."
Indigo says, "He had some mission, and I don't think he was allowed to know
exactly what it was."
Lorian says, "Hmm.. I'm not quite sure what you mean, Sister."
Lorian asks, "Can you be more specific?"
Lorian asks, "Mission?"
Lorian asks, "What do you mean?"
Indigo says, "He was meant to find a particular Sister, but I dont' think he
knew which one."
Vagile is no longer Clanning.
Indigo says, "He thought it was the Matre....."
Lorian says, "Well he seemed intent on finding the Matre."
(Lorian nods)
Indigo says, "And indeed it might have been."
(Lorian grips it tightly and closes her eyes)
Indigo asks, "notice the stone in it?"
(Lorian nods)
Indigo asks, "Is it shaped like yours?"
(Lorian glances to hers on the ground beside you)
Lorian says, "Go ahead.... Sister."
(Lorian nods and smiles)
Indigo asks, "did you receive an important item from Nirah?"
(Lorian seems a bit lost... suddenly... as her eyes close)
Indigo asks, "Lorian, are you alright?"
Indigo asks, "Lorian?"
(Lorian slowly raises the blade above her head, holding it with both hands)
Indigo asks, "What are you doing?"
(Indigo begins to reach out for the dagger.)
(Lorian's hands begin to quiver slightly)
(Lorian grips it tightly)
Indigo says, "Lorian...."
(Lorian bows her head and squeezes her eyes shut)
Indigo yells, "Lorian?"

In Lorian's mind, dark clouds begin to swirl all around her. In the
blackness she sees an agent meeting with a hooded figure. As the agent
turns around, she recognizes Sendorian. The hood is that of a Darshak
necromancer.

Then, in a dark swirl of mist, Lorian sees her helpless form on a table with
two hooded figures hovering above her birhmarked arm. A thin, gleaming
crystal flashes in the moonlight.

Next, Lorian winces as she sees her flaming dagger bringing down destruction
on a hapless village, with women and children running and screaming in all
directions. One particular woman catches her eye. She is scurrying for the
trees. The full force of the blade drops down on this one poor victim.
Why? Some strange release of power tears the heavens as her body burns in
the blue flames, and on the ground, Lorian sees a Nox Sorora pendant.

Weeks and weeks of horrific scenes fly by her mind, and in the end she comes
to see that, while Sendorian and his rogue association of vigilantes sought
the Darshak to help eradicate the Sylvan, the Darshak themselves saw a
chance to do something far more underhanded, using this effort to wipe out
the Nox Sorora Sisterhood.


(Lorian's eyes stream with tears, but she remains silent)
(Indigo frowns.)
Indigo whispers, "Shhhh.... please. tell me what it is."
(Lorian drops the blade to the ground)
Fleming is now Clanning.
(Lorian folds her hands over her face)
(Indigo quickly takes the blade and stores it in her belt.)
(Lorian sobs quietly)
Fleming is sharing experiences with you.
(Indigo looks toward Lorian's unfinished blade.)
Indigo asks, "Lorian, tell me please. What is it?"
(Lorian looks up at you, with a sad expression on her face...)
(Indigo looks at Lorian with empathy.)
(Indigo places a hand on Lorian's shoulder.)
(Lorian nods)
Indigo whispers, "did you see them? the mists?"
Lorian says, "Spirits."
(Indigo nods.)
Lorian exclaims, "So... so... HORRIBLE!"
(Indigo nods.)
Indigo says, "You have seen what I saw."
(Lorian holds herself by folding her arms around her own shoulders)
(Lorian shudders)
Indigo whispers, "all at the hands of the Darshak."
(Lorian nods curtly)
(Indigo rubs Lorian's shoulders warmly.)
Lorian exclaims, "Why couldn't I... just... just let you tell me!"
Indigo whispers, "I know it is a shock to see it."
Lorian says, "I mean... well...."
Indigo says, "It's alright."
Lorian says, "I just had to know if it were like mine.. if mine were not so
unique."
Lorian says, "But.."
Indigo says, "Now you understand. Or will."
Lorian says, "it isn't..."
Lorian exclaims, "it isn't like mine at all!"
Lorian says, "No... not at all...."
Indigo says, "no."
Lorian says, "I thought..."
Lorian says, "I thought it might be... a clue.."
Indigo says, "similar in shape and size, but with different.... abilities."
Indigo says, "This blade ... my blade.... is going to help defeat them."
Lorian asks, "Your blade?"
Indigo says, "It is now mine."
(Lorian nods)
Lorian exclaims, "I do hope so!"
(Indigo smiles confidently, nearly shaking with vital energy.)
(Lorian picks up her own blade)
(Lorian puts it away)
(Indigo stows her blade in her side pouch.)
Lorian says, "We do have to hope that is the case."
Indigo says, "My Sister.... I have more than hope."
Lorian asks, "Do you know any of its.. history?"
Indigo says, "All I know is...."
Indigo says, "it is ancient, and it is powerful."
(Lorian nods)
Indigo says, "and it holds secrets yet unlocked."
Indigo says, "I need to gain strength rapidly, Lorian."
Lorian says, "I hope we can discover those."
(Lorian nods)
Indigo exclaims, "Yei!"
Indigo exclaims, "We shall!"
Indigo says, "And to that end I hunt endlessly."
Lorian says, "I think.. i know.. how to help out in that way."
Indigo asks, "Yei?"
Lorian says, "I understand."
(Lorian nods solemnly)


Lorian thinks to herself...

Maybe it's true... Maybe Indigo is the one. And she does need to gain
strength rapidly.... I can't.. I can't let this happen... again...

(Lorian bites her lip)

It's been... so long... so hard...

Indigo thinks to you, "where are you going?"
You think to Indigo, "up by the water's edge...


(Lorian looks out over the lake...)
Lorian says, "I will miss this place."
Indigo asks, "Where are you going?"
Lorian asks, "It is so beautiful here, is it not?"
Indigo asks, "Why will you miss it?"
Indigo says, "Yei, you know I love this place very much."
Lorian says, "Fleming and I had a number of very special dates here."
(Indigo smiles.)
(Lorian looks over the sea)
Indigo says, "Lorian..."
Indigo says, "I do not like this look."
Indigo asks, "What is wrong?"
(Indigo turns Lorian to her.)
(Lorian takes hold of your hand)
Indigo asks, "Lorian?"
Lorian ponders, "Maybe you can succeed where i have failed...."
Indigo says, "Please, don't hold whatever it is inside."
(Lorian grips your hand tightly)
Indigo says, "You know you can tell me anything."
Fleming thinks to you, "Where are you sha'miel?"
Indigo asks, "Why do you look so sad?"
(Lorian draws her blade and looks carefully at it)
Indigo says, "Lorian..."
(Lorian still has hold of your hand)
(Indigo looks ready to pounce.)
(Lorian raises it high above her head... and focuses her attention on it)
Lorian says, "Benedictum Dea"
Indigo exclaims, "Lorian no!"
Lorian says, "Benedictum Cor eia saratissimum"
(Lorian's blade begins to glow with bright blue light above us)
Lorian says, "Emitte Spiritum tuum et creabuntur..."
(Indigo twists her hand slightly.)
(Lorian's blade produces a blue shower around us that seems to take us to
another place)
Lorian says, "Sit mini unum velle et nolle tecum, nec aliud posse velle aut
nolle,"
(Indigo looks with awe at the light.)
Lorian says, "nisi quod Tu vis et nolis."
(The world and sounds around seem to fade away)
Lorian exclaims, "Veni Sancte Dea Nostris. Veni!"
(Indigo stands transfixed under the blade.)
(Lorian brings the dagger down hard with the flat part of the blade on
Indigo's shoulder.... pouring the blue charge directly into her)
(Indigo shrieks.)
Indigo yells, "Aiieee!"
Phiros asks, "?"
(Indigo shudders with the sudden movement.)
Lorian says, "(the Blue light collapes and disappears, folding inside your
body, and away)"
(Indigo looks around herself, gasping.)
(Lorian nods and smiles)
(Lorian places her blade on the sand...)
(Indigo seems unaware of anything around her.)
Lorian says, "Be well, Indigo.. and may the strength of both together... be
with you."
(Indigo blinks.)
Lorian says, "Phiros... look after her..."
(Phiros nods)
Fleming yells, "Sha'miel?"
Lorian says, "She will need some time to recover."
(Phiros nods)

Lorian wanders off... to the west only one snell, still by the lake, where
she meets Fleming.

(Fleming embraces Lorian.)
(Lorian embraces Fleming)
Lorian exclaims, "Hloi Shamiar!"
Lorian says, "Let's go from this place"
Fleming says, "The beach seems brighter."
Fleming asks, "Why?"
Lorian asks, "How have you been?"
(Lorian seems totally empty and drained)
(Fleming kicks some sand.)
Fleming says, "I've been well."
Fleming says, "You look tired."
Lorian says, "You have"
Lorian asks, "?"
Lorian exclaims, "But it's been so long!"
Lorian says, "You've been working on that boat"
(Lorian smiles)
Lorian exclaims, "I can't wait!"
(Fleming smiles.)
(Lorian collapses)
Fleming says, "I do have the wanderlust badly."
Fleming asks, "Sha'miel?"
(Lorian's blade is missing)
(Fleming lifts Lorian's head.)
Lorian says, "Shamiar..."
Lorian says, "I've missed you so much..."
(Lorian looks with weak eyes into the depth of yours)
Fleming says, "And I have missed you too."
(Fleming strokes Lorian's hair.)
(Lorian fumbles in a pouch for a brush)
(Lorian pulls out a silver brush with fine white bristles)
(On the back is a carving of two centaurs, one flying, the other wingless)
Lorian says, "Would you..."
Lorian says, "Please..."
Lorian says, "Shamiar..."
Lorian asks, "Please brush my hair?"
Fleming says, "Of course."
(Fleming takes the brush, admires it shortly, and begins brushing.)
(Fleming takes long soothing gentle strokes.)
Lorian says, "Shamiar...."
(Lorian looks up at you weakly)
(Fleming notices the mark on Lorian's arm is slowly fading)"
Lorian says, "Shamiar...."
Lorian says, "Stay with me please...."
(Fleming looks from the arm to Lorian's eyes.)
(Fleming puts his arm around Lorian and sweeps her hair out in the wind.)
Lorian says, "Do you remember..."
Lorian asks, "The tingleberry?"
(Lorian smiles weakly)
(Fleming smiles.)
(Fleming laughs.)
(Lorian giggles quietly)
(Lorian closes her eyes)
Fleming says, "Lorian...."
(Lorian opens them...)
Lorian says, "I'm sorry I doubted you..."
Lorian says, "Even if you are not who you say you are I don't care."
Fleming asks, "Doubted me?"
Lorian says, "You're the one I have come to love..."
(Lorian nods)
Lorian says, "Dierdre tells me that you ..."
(Lorian tries to catch her breath)
Fleming asks, "Not who I say I am...?"
Lorian says, "That you are not really Fleming..."
Lorian says, "that Fleming is held by Mazulan."
Lorian says, "But..."
Lorian says, "You're all I've ever know."
Fleming asks, "What?"
Lorian says, "known."
(Lorian nods)
(Lorian tries to lift her head but then falls back into your hands)
Fleming exclaims, "Lorian!"
(Lorian shakes her head quietly)
(Lorian reaches up and takes your hand)
Fleming exclaims, "Look at me? I am Fleming!"
Lorian says, "Shamiar it doesnt..."
(Lorian looks weakly into your eyes and smiles)
(Lorian nods)
Fleming asks, "Why are you so tired??"
(Fleming sounds worried.)
Lorian says, "It is better this way..."
Fleming asks, "Who were you just with?"
Lorian says, "Indigo..."
Lorian says, "She has it now...."
(Fleming pulls Lorian toward the lake.)
(Fleming sticks her feet in the cool water.)
(Lorian smiles)
Lorian says, "I..."
Lorian says, "I have failed in so many ways."
Lorian says, "Maybe..."
Lorian says, "Maybe she can do what I cannot."
Lorian says, "Could not."
Fleming says, "But without your dagger...."
Shepherd is sharing experiences with you.

You think to Shepherd, "do not be lost... I am not ever too far, my special
one."
You concentrate on sending your message to Shepherd.
Fleming ponders, "Why was I away for so long."
Lorian says, "Shamiar..."
Lorian says, "Here..."
(Lorian tries to take off her green amulet)
(Lorian collapses back into the sand)
Fleming ponders, "Green amulet?"
Lorian says, "The one that warns...."
Lorian says, "Of the presence of evil."
Lorian says, "It.. it turns red."
Lorian says, "It is from my grandmother...."
(Fleming looks deep into Lorian's sleepy eyes.)
Lorian asks, "Would you.. give it to Dierdre?"
(Fleming tries to look into her spirit.)
(Lorian's spirit is all but gone....)
Lorian says, "I'm sure...."
(Lorian gasps)
Fleming asks, "Why is your spirit leaving me, sha'miel?"
(Fleming says very quietly.)
You are no longer sharing experiences with Indigo.
You are sharing experiences with Lugh, Fleming, and Phiros.
You are no longer sharing experiences with Phiros.
You are sharing experiences with Lugh and Fleming.
You are no longer sharing experiences with Lugh.
You are sharing experiences with Fleming.
You are no longer sharing experiences with Fleming.
(Lorian struggles)
You begin sharing your experiences with Fleming.
Lorian asks, "Shamiar?"
(Lorian reaches for your hand)
Lorian says, "The brush is Aeaea's...."
(Fleming takes Lorian's hand, tears in his eyes.)
Indigo thinks to you, "Sister!!! Your mark is on my arm!"
Fleming asks, "And you...you're mine?"
Lorian says, "Shamiar... soul of mine...."
(Lorian squeezes your hand tightly as the mark fades entirely from her arm)
*** We are no longer connected to the Clan Lord game server. ***



(ooc)

Thank you all who helped me play Lorian this past year and a half. It was
wonderful! One of the best times I've had. If she made things more
interesting for you, or more fun, then that is the best satisfaction I can
have! I'm not leaving CL yet. There's not yet a better alternative! But
it's not the game that keeps me around, it's my friends. And to that and
for that, I am ever grateful.

To those whose stories were cut short by this sudden departure: I am sorry.
I didn't plan it in advance. I saw the best opportunity I could foresee,
and so I took it. Apologies especially to PWC Mazulan - you're the best
storyweaver I've known. Don't lose heart, and I hope the story has a nice
ending!

SM Lorian