Post by Drekentai on Jul 22, 2013 23:19:18 GMT -5
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{[Drekentai's life: The Rising Flame - The Divide of Life]}
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ʬʬʬʬʬ*** - The Hymn "Sekhmet Quarter Calls" in this story is not my work. it is written by Candane C. Kant and it is included in her book "Heart of the Sun: An Anthology in Exaltation of Sekhmet" on pages 94-95 and can be found here.
◊Theme Songs◊
ʬʬʬʬʬAssassin's Creed III Main Theme [x][x]ACIIIMT[x][x]
ʬʬʬʬʬIssues (Gladiator Remix) [x][x]IGR[x][x]
ʬʬʬʬʬCatching Fire (Philomena's Ashes) [x][x]CFPA[x][x]
ʬʬʬʬʬThis Fire Burns [x][x]TFB[x][x]
ʬʬʬʬʬExodus [x][x]E[x][x]
ʬʬʬʬʬArtificial Sun Projection [x][x]ASP[x][x]
ʬʬʬʬʬDoofcake - Battle Of The Sky [x][x]BOTS[x][x]
ʬʬʬʬʬSolar Flare [x][x]SF[x][x]
ʬʬʬʬʬEosin Waste [x][x]EW[x][x]
ʬʬʬʬʬHeart of the Industry [x][x]HOTI[x][x]
ʬʬʬʬʬSong Times And Identification: You will notice through out the story little double quotes with time numbers in them, ex: ((00:00-1:24 TS)) This means that the part that you are about to read after seeing the time, will begin at around that time into the song, until the noted time. If a new bit is to start, with no time, than the song would to be to continue on from there, same time area. Also, Each song has identification letters, as seen in the example, this means that it'll be within which ever song the short is allocated to. For example: ((02:34 - 3:54 ISA)) ISA is assigned to the song I Stand Alone, meaning that the part will have that time of that song. Do note, the times are times of the linked videos.
◊Location◊
ʬʬʬʬʬWhere Does It Take Place?: Nevada Desert
◊Characters◊
ʬʬʬʬʬWho's Involved? Drekentai HieloRey, Flea Hunter, Renatus, Sekhmet, The Yaksha & Yakshini, Acenath (Phoenix), Am-Heh (Phoenix)
◊We Begin..◊
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((Full Song ACIIIMT)) Strong desert winds whistled with a deathly roar, hustling the sands and engraving waves upon the lands. Heat was but a mere fraction of focus, for upon the sky fell meteors towards our lands screaming as they plummeted one by one. Each was but a fraction of a larger one, making way to earth from the sun's direction. Its scale was outrageous as if our moon was its twin. It shattered from thrust, piece by piece as each flew towards our planet, causing havoc upon the lands as the parent rock moved closer and closer. Flea Hunter, Drekentai and Renatus stood there with Acenath and Am-Heh helplessly as the rocks were tearing up everything they had known with fiery rage, reaching end's terms of life. Nearby rested a temple, within was a statue.. Drekentai could already put a name to whom sat upon the black throne. Within the temple was a human priestess in robes, she lay down unto her knees upon the statue, calling to the great Goddess in her final moments. Fear clouded them all as they stood frozen in time, impacts in the distance shaking the lands as they burned into flame. End of days fell upon and nothing could be done, and so they stood. Each caught each other's gaze before closing their eyes, drooping their heads down until a meteor shard hit nearby - loud explosion tied in with a quake.
ʬʬʬʬʬ The thump sent Drekentai's eyes wide open, head up as claws lay lodged within the sands with a heavily heaving chest. Acenath's soft-feathered wing rose above Drekentai from being a blanket as Flea slowly woke from his slumber. Her fiery eyes looked into his as she stood, sharp talons gripping the sand. In the distance was Renatus, looking over the large sand dune with Am-Heh as the sun slowly rose. As it rose, Am-Heh's sand-toned feathers grew orange as that of a Phoenix's flame touch.
ʬʬʬʬʬAcenath: "What troubles you Drekentai? You seem.. Frightened."
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "Just a.. Dream. Downpour of death, world waiting silently as death approached from the sky. Recursive dream."
ʬʬʬʬʬAcenath: "This definitely does sound unsettling my dear."
ʬʬʬʬʬAm-Heh: "Horus's Right Eye rises, we should move before we get scorched in the midst of daylight."
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus: "Seems brighter than usual, it appears as though it is dividing into two ever so slightly.."
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "Am-Heh is right. Plus we're not all made for this kind of heat with this fur."
ʬʬʬʬʬFlea Hunter: "Agreed.. I absolutely detest this desert."
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus: "I believe the heat is to detest more than the sands."
ʬʬʬʬʬ Long journey was found upon their lives in desolate lands as they moved, seeking for wise words, assistance or something that could help. Troubled times of dark matters plagued the three. Upon the lands, they encountered two Phoenixes that roamed - one, Am-Heh, was a sandy gold, more of a wood like tone as subtle flames rose from his feathers as purple eyes stood out. The other, Acenath, was a beautiful orange with a fiery, yet passionate ambiance burning upon her physique with blue eyes. They roamed the desert together, guarding it for what they could. During the encounter with the other three, it had grown apparent that Drekentai and Am-Heh shared a similar fate; bonds with Sekhmet amongt others. With reasoning having been explained, the Phoenixes agreed to join them as the five begun to move out, set towards a certain Temple that stood within these deserts.
ʬʬʬʬʬ Dry shrubs coated the dunes as they walked and flew across the plains and hills by time. Heat of the day put strain upon Flea Hunter and Renatus while Drekentai, Acenath and Am-Heh lived upon the heat: Cold nights brought home upon the felines, Phoenixes keeping warm by their flame. Days of endless travel passed by, guided by the birds of life as Drekentai was at the back of the pack, trapped in thought. Steep down fell the hill ahead, revealing a small river in the distant - A Cerberus had been making way towards them. A desire for destruction marked upon its three blackened faces, demonic eyes with a bright red as it spotted them with clearer sight. The two Phoenixes flew up to safe heights as it picked up the pace, running towards them. Flea padded back a few steps, Renatus doing the full opposite as Drekentai looked up ahead, spotting the two birds fly up. Drekentai picked up the pace as he spotted Renatus run off beyond the hill.
ʬʬʬʬʬFlea Hunter: "You.. Might want to see this."
ʬʬʬʬʬAm-Heh: "What is it doing out of the underworld.."
ʬʬʬʬʬSekhmet (Spirit): "It is a rogue, the true guardian never leaves the gates!"
ʬʬʬʬʬAm-Heh: "Did I.. Did I just hear Sekhmet?"
ʬʬʬʬʬ Drekentai had reached the top as they all heard Sekhmet's essence speak, down below he spotted the two as they approached each other ferociously, growling. Renatus crept down low, lunging past the Cerberus, hoping to cause distraction and lead it astray, as its heads took a swipe down at him. Teeth dug into his flailing tail as he leaped past, fur and skin being torn off from the grip of two. A loud yelp screamed from his lungs as his thick tail was torn down, long streaks of fur missing, soaked up with rising blood. His body tumbled down from the shock as it quickly rolled, attempting to get back on his paws to move back. Pain-stricken, he rose back up, backing off as he eyed his tail, a vast portion of the fur was already torn off from the slightest grip - luckily only from two heads with only partial grip from one, another and a tail no more. Heaving chest as his attention returned to the devastating creature, its attention quickly returning to him, heads shaking to rid of the furry flesh from their teeth, ready to take another strike while he was stricken in the moment.
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((Full Song CFPA)) As Drekentai's eyes caught Renatus' tail being torn up, past flashing before his eyes, momentarily frozen. Every moment relived, from the exhaustion to being thrown to the ground with a severely damaged shoulder, merely skinless. Eyes closed shut to damper the vision into shadows, reopening them to return into present time - bearing a frown as eyes grew a sharper green with snake-thin slits, streams of green smoke emitting from his pupils. Renatus stood to the side with his tail curled to him, chest heaving with a pain-painted face. The Cerberus was making way towards Renatus, tail flicking as the three heads hungered for death, blood seeping from their teeth. Renatus made way further ahead, keeping his distance from the vile creature, keeping his tail up, avoiding further agony from friction.
ʬʬʬʬʬ Claws unsheathed into land, markings and paws grew vibrant, emitting their own shade of blue smoke atop his eyes, clouding the air around him. A mere spark lit the smoke into blue flames, body surrounded and engulfed as wings begun to take form into the air, tribal by tribal until a wide and large wingspan of light was revealed. A loud roar arose from Drekentai, almost a screech to capture the creature's attention. Surely enough, the Cerberus stopped in its tracks, turning to face the flame-engulfed feline. Its mouths were merely drooling with hunger, taking very little time to respond, beginning to charge towards Drekentai. Drekentai's wings begun to form a sharp, icy crust upon the front, forming sharp, icy blades that continuously sparked with light to remain intact within the wings.
ʬʬʬʬʬ Flea Hunter moved back furthermore, keeping safe distance before making way around the scene to get to Renatus. The two Phoenixes followed, Acenath landing with her wingspan large and wide, forming a fiery shield to keep Renatus out of sight. Am-Heh kept focus upon the torn tail. The tall bird stood calmly with closed eyes, tears of life seeped down from the purple depths of his pupils, landing upon the torn tail. Renatus cried out in sheer pain as Am-Heh reopened his eyes and Flea watched in fright for his fellow kind. The tears caused a heavy burning sensation as they slowly sealed the damage, skin closing up revealing large scars.
ʬʬʬʬʬAcenath: "The sun still appears as though it is dividing.."
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus: "I wasn't seeing things.. Thank you, Am-heh." The male dipped his head down in respect.
ʬʬʬʬʬAm-Heh: "It was the least I could do."
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((Full Song TFB)) Drekentai's flames begun to grow stronger, seeping down into the ground. The flames burned from his paws and burned the desert sands as they flowed around him, laying upon them sigils. Each pattern that burned held its own meaning. With wings held out, ready to strike, the male's eyes begun to grow brighter and brighter with them. In a matter of seconds, his wings became bright, so bright as to blind as the ice blades shimmered. Acenath and Am-Heh held out their wings, spanning enough to cover each other's eyes from the light as Flea and Renatus hid behind - Flea keeping wary in case of an attempted attack.
ʬʬʬʬʬ Pure light bloomed from Drekentai as his body was encapsulated as a sun of the day. Blinded, the Cerberus screeched as it turned to its side, attempting to cover what eyes it could with its paw. Once Drekentai saw its focus fade from attacking, he took advantage to leap forward, wings thrusting to the front with readied blades. In the midst of his leap, the blades begun to form hooks at the ends, prepared to be lodged: Flames were trailing behind him, marking his movement upon the air as the trails faded in motion with him along with the light. The Cerberus heard movement and quickly shut its eyes in attempt to avoid being blinded any further, heads snapping their jaws at the air and paws swinging violently with claws far out. The hook blades had caught one of the creature's swinging paws and managed to hook around the middle head's neck. As his body grazed over the creature, he begun to bow his head down, his body tilting and ready to land rolling. In the process, the loose swinging paw managed to cut through one of his wings, causing the light to grow distorted before reforming. The brown male's markings and eyes grew more vibrant once more as he pulled with the wings, tugging at the creature - causing it to start tumbling. The blade hooked around its middle neck begun to puncture into the neck, lodging itself right into the jugular vein as the pressure pulled on the head. Blood begun pouring out onto the ice blade, hook lodged within the neck as the head dropped, loosely hanging onto the body with streaming blood down the chest accompanied by loud screeches.
ʬʬʬʬʬ The creature screamed and struggled as its body was beginning to be lifted upon the air. As Drek landed and rolled, his wings pulled forth and begun to launch the creature over him and into the air. Its paws swung wildly, managing to hook unto Drekentai's shoulder scars, tearing the wounded flesh open once more. Drekentai did not take lightly to the returning pain set aside a deep groan, once again reliving the very vision of the battle with Kensel. Flames grew bright and tall from his body as they quickly shifted to their natural fiery colours - that of anger. The hook blade remained lodged within the Cerberus' middle neck, shattering from his wing from the pressure as both begun to melt from the scorching heat - blood splattering down onto Drek's pelt. The heat waves rose from around him as well as his wings, distorting the light around them while growing hotter. The creature fell to the ground ahead of him, momentarily unconscious before attempting to get back up to it's paws in the midst of pain that was set aside by blood-lust.
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((00:00 - 01:07 E)) Head down and eyes shut marked by a continuous frown, Drekentai held his firm stance as the flames reverted back to blue. Faint green smoke emitted and bloomed from beneath his eyelids, twisting with his blue under-eye's own smoke. Extended claws dug as each paw and marking begun to seep blue flame unto the lands once again. His shoulder was streaming crimson blood down his leg while the flames begun to burn upon the lands symbols once more. Each one trailed the lands as they marked four corners around Drekentai, each bearing it's own unique mark. When the flames dimmed out, leaving the burned sands marked by what one could consider ancient writing, the male begun to radiate with blue flame as wings grew brighter; fully stretched out with a subtle arc to the folds. With the eruption of his flames, the symbols each lit up one by one, emitting a thick orange smoke. As each symbol lit, a set of flames burning as hollow circles lit around the Cerberus.
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((01:07 - 01:11 E))Flea Hunter: "..believe me when I say we should move back while we have the chance."
ʬʬʬʬʬAcenath: "I'm not sure I want to find out.."
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((01:11 - 01:42 E)) The two Phoenixes quickly lifted from the ground, fully unaware of what was happening or what they had been witnessing when they had the chances to look. Flea Hunter and Renatus quickly paced further until Flea deemed it far enough, Phoenixes gracefully landing and turning. Just as they all turned to look, Drekentai's body was being lifted into the air. The amount of energy that was pouring from his wings had been uplifting him as they slowly and gracefully pushed against the land - holding him up. The flames around the Cerberus were growing brighter and stronger as it woke back into the conscious realm. A puddle of blood had formed beneath it from the sliced throat, leg slightly sore from being hooked. It look all around itself to see the flames, growing angry when spotting Drekentai.
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((01:42 - End E)) Suddenly, Drekentai's body had settled back on the ground, holding a stance as if ready to attack. His wings had completely diminished, particalizing into thin air while the flames around the creature merely burnt out. Quickly, his eyes opened as blue flames raced to burn like a bonfire around him. The fire around the Cerberus grew at large at the very same moment, beginning to burn high into the sky as an erupting geyser, scorching with heat. Drekentai's eyes and markings ferociously begun to burn more, his wings were beginning to take form again, growing at a slow pace this time. As they grew, they pulsated bright with energy and light. The more energy that seeped from him, the more there was burning around the creature, trapping it in a rising vortex of intense heat. It's cries were dimmed out by the scorching flames, it's lost blood evaporating from beneath it. It tried to escape the flames, one of the heads attempting to penetrate the field of fire around it. The Phoenixes and Leopards watched as the head stuck out. Stained by nothing but pain and cries before the flames continued to burn upwards, it's fur being burned away to baldness; flesh followed as it deteriorated to ash followed by the skull. The head was no longer seen, ash picked up by flames into the air. The head was burned in half, blood poured and evaporated until no more was visible. The temperature was burning away at the creature's body, eating away as it was consumed by flame and turned to ash inch by inch. Drekentai's wings were growing bigger and brighter until fully cast, his markings and eyes continued to seep, but so did his scar. The more energy he put out, the more it bled. His leg was streaked with red and the puddle on the sand wasn't getting any smaller.
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((00:00 - 00:16 ASP)) Quickly, the flames around him stopped burning, the inferno also ended as the flames stopped rising from the symbols, no longer igniting - leaving behind a warped circle of sand partially turned to glass. His wings too had faded, rising up into the sky as they evaporated back into nonexistence. His eyes dimmed back to normal as all the tinted smoke around him faded out. A deep growl rumbled his throat as his attention quickly turned to his shoulder, looking at the blood puddle on the sand and trails down his leg. The male limped his way towards the others. The Phoenixes watched, partially trembling from the scene. Renatus stood silent for a few moments, absorbing what he saw before making motion towards Drek. Flea rushed over to bring some lean-on support.
ʬʬʬʬʬAm-Heh: "What did I just witness..?"
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "Sent back to the underworld where it belongs."
ʬʬʬʬʬFlea Hunter: "Dammit Drek, that scar's going to be the death of you if it keeps doing that."
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "I'll be fine, not the - arggh - first time it happens." The male let out a groan. Eyes begun to glow vibrant as flames begun to grow over the scar - a gentle look but burning hot touch. Eyes shut tight and jaw clamped shut as the flames burned at the scar, coagulating the blood with a sizzle from the burning and causing the tissue to burn to a seal. The flames faded to smoke as Drekentai took a heave of the chest with a limp leg, letting out a long breathe to keep calm, despite the groaning.
ʬʬʬʬʬAcenath: "Please be careful! How can you tolerate doing that to yourself?"
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "I can't, it isn't exactly something I want to get used to either."
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus: "Never have I seen these levels of power, what in the world bonded itself to you?" Drekentai looked at Renatus for a few moments with a pause before turning his gaze over to Flea.
ʬʬʬʬʬFlea Hunter: "Do you remember the hill? Stood tall were found three shrines among the tree. Standing out from the rest upon the fresh lands."
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus: "Yes, but who could possibly make it up that hill? The energy those spirits threw off was ridiculous! It ate out my energy like a snack for peat sakes!"
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "And you think it didn't tear me down as well?"
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus: "But why would you go through all that?"
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "I guess it's an appropriate time to say curiosity killed the cat. Now let's move please."
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus: "I'm serious Drek. We're only 4 that we know of that has made it out of that place marked by the shrines. You and Kensel both had something."
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey:"Look, the first time I made it up there there was nothing, it was a dead place until I got pinned at the top. Next time I was set on finding out what did that to me and forced my way through it all."
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus: "Hrmm. Why are we even out here?! What is it you're looking for that needs going through this? My tail doesn't exactly look like a tail anymore because of this!"
ʬʬʬʬʬAm-Heh: "We are going to The Temple of Sekhmet. I don't know what he intends to do but I trust he will have good reason." The Phoenix's purple eyes looked down unto Drek as words were spoken, before looking to the sky to find the right direction. "This way, let's go."
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "Settle down Ren. Whatever happens from now on happens. The sun still looks like it's splitting into two, this isn't looking any better."
ʬʬʬʬʬAcenath: "Can you walk fine, Drek?"
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "I won't be able to walk right for a few hours until this scar settles, I'll just join the flight. This shoulder has a habit of momentarily making my leg go limp."
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus: "And leave me here with him? He'll give me fleas!"
ʬʬʬʬʬFlea Hunter: "Very funny Ren."
ʬʬʬʬʬ Now without threat, the group made way towards the river here, stopping for a drink as it split from their path up ahead. After the moments passed, they all rose one by one, looking ahead into the distance of their path as they begun to head into the direction, Drek taking flight along side of the Phoenixes with light-incarnated wings. They all felt as though they were near, soon finding out once able to see beyond the hill ahead. Am-Heh rose higher into the air as he flew forward with the others, getting the higher up advantage for view. In the distance could be seen a temple - just what they had been looking for.
ʬʬʬʬʬAm-Heh: "It's here, Drek."
ʬʬʬʬʬAcenath: "That was rather quick."
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "Good, come on guys, splitting sun isn't looking any better. I feel like we're running out of time."
ʬʬʬʬʬFlea Hunter: "What exactly are we here for, Drek?"
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "You'll see in a few moments."
ʬʬʬʬʬ Dry shrubs continued to stand ground, not far ahead could be seen pebbles and stone that coated the land more. Within Drekentai's line of sight was some sort of labyrinth laid upon the ground, walls marked by white stone as it surrounded darker stone to the middle. His wings continued to beat against gravity until he remained above the center. They slowly ceased to exist, fading into particles that lit the region around Drekentai, dimming out quickly until his body was settled onto the ground. Acenath took to ground at one side of the circle-shaped labyrinth, Am-Heh making way to the other to stand. The two male felines that followed made way to the circle as well. Am-Heh directed them to the other two sides so that each may form a point around Drekentai - each of the four representing a direction: North, South, East, West - The four winds. Drekentai lifted his front right paw, closing his eyes before settling it down, putting more weight on it to test the scar muscle tissue. A burning tension grew within his shoulder, jaw clenching tight as it continued to burn, slowly dimming out from growing used to it once more.
ʬʬʬʬʬAm-Heh: "Are you sure you want to do this? She might not even show.."
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "She is already with us Am-Heh. We're here because this area holds her energies, Flea. With just my own I cannot do this."
ʬʬʬʬʬFlea Hunter: "But do what? Who is 'her'?"
ʬʬʬʬʬAm-Heh: "'She' is Sekhmet, a Goddess."
ʬʬʬʬʬFlea Hunter: "Wait a minute.. Isn't she one of those.. Spirits, Drek..?"
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "Yes. May we please advance? That demented sun up there is getting brighter by the minute."
ʬʬʬʬʬAcenath: "I am afraid to say, but I am a little frightened by all of this.."
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "You'll be safe, Acenath."
ʬʬʬʬʬAcenath: "From the looks of the sky I feel as though we do not have long.."
ʬʬʬʬʬ Drekentai's front right leg was extended out forward, claws unsheathed, while his left stood strong - as if ready to lunge at a prey. Markings grew bright as his body begun to felt a strong energy revolve around him - it was that of the Temple that grew around him. Vision around was being distorted by the energy that had begun to grow - just as the heat of a flame. The male's wings shot out into existence as they waved into reality beginning to end. The blue light being emitted from them took shape of feathery light marked by tribals as, they too, grew distorted from the energy. The forces continued to bloom around him, keeping within the circle of the four winds. As it begun to grow stronger, the male's eyes became blinding, pure white light orbs could be seen as they shone into the atmosphere. The energy had started to swirl around Drekentai's still body, circling him while it grew. Every pulse of light that his markings threw off, small amounts of energy could be seen distorting vision of Drekentai as they pulsed off of him, expanding the field and mixing with the land's energy. Following the long moments of build up, streams of light begun to flow from the four surrounding Drekentai, flowing around him with the energy. One at a time as he called out their quarters: to the East was Flea Hunter, to the South was Am-Heh, to the West was Acenath and to the North was Renatus. Each stood in silence as they witnessed the light emerge from their bodies. He first turned to face Flea Hunter, warping energy fields with his movement.
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((***))Drekentai HieloRey: "Lady of Fragrance, Source of the Words of Power, At Whose Wish the Arts were Born, Fly into this sacred space with the hot desert wind, Breathe into us Your inspiration and laughter."
He then proceeded to face Am-Heh as Flea Hunter's light emitted with a touch of green, swirling around Drekentai.
"Lady of Flame, Whose Essence is Fire, Eye of the Sun, Powerful One who empowers us, Ignite this sacred space with the embers of courage and strength."
Am-Heh's light begun to join, a purple haze that flowed with honour. It was not often that Am-Heh had a chance to deeply connect with the Goddess. The surrounding light and energy continued to warp as Drek motioned once more, facing Acenath as his white-lit eyes focused, emphasizing the healing elements of a Phoenix. His wings, glowing bright, were waving back and fourth with grace, keeping form from within the fields.
"Lady of Enchantments, Who Controls the Waters of Life, Flow into this sacred space, Bring Your healing waters. Let us drink deeply of Your love."
Red amber light begun to flow from Acenath as she felt lifted. Onward to the fourth as Drek faced Renatus who, still not used to any of this, was a little nervous, despite his attempts to shroud it.
"Mother of All the Gods, Who Makest Sound their Bones, Mistress of Life, Ancient One, Root this sacred space in the rich soil of Your protection."
Drekentai's head was lifted up to the sky as he returned to face direction of the dark stone, eyes set on the multiplying sun.
"Goddess of the Galaxies, Sparkling One, Keeper of the Divine Order, Light Beyond Darkness, Illuminate this sacred space."
His eyes closed slowly, emitting light fading into nonexistence from within his eyelids: head dropping down towards the ground as his wings begun to dim.
"Great One of the Place of the Appearance of Silence, Guide and Protectress from the Perils of the Underworld, Guardian of the Gates of Life and Death, Darkness Beyond Light, Enfold us in this sacred space."
The male's wings pushed down against the ground, leaving a trail of distorted light as they moved upwards after the thrust. As they pushed down, they flickered back into brightness, no more were they dim, but crackling with more light that craved to see day. His body begun to levitate as eyes opened, returning the bright beams that shone brightly from them. The final call from within remained, as it were his essence. Four streams of light continued to flow around him as energy twisted, shifted and distorted reality with sheer life.
"Lady of the Place of the Beginning of Time, One Who Was Before the Gods Were, Encircling One, Bringer of Wisdom, Awaken within us this sacred space."
ʬʬʬʬʬ The male's wings continued to keep his body lifted from the ground. Upon the final call, Drekentai's body let out one final pulse of energy that stood thick with blue light, all of the energy was tinted with his essence as it grew stronger. The energy begun to slowly shift away from Drekentai. It begun to compress down low against the ground as it spun in a smaller span of area. The clouded energy slowly begun to rise, growing taller by the second.
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "Come forth, mother Sekhmet. I call upon you as masses of energy await your walking form."
ʬʬʬʬʬSekhmet: "I heed your call, child."
ʬʬʬʬʬAm-Heh: "Sekhmet.."
ʬʬʬʬʬ The male Phoenix extended his wings with his head dipped down in respect, bowing to one of his beloved deities as she took form. Slowly the energy continued to rise, shrouding what was within as a form could vaguely be seen taking shape. The Deity's form continued to take as the energy slowly faded, no longer surrounding her, but rather being a body to walk in - composed of nothing but so. Slowly, the Goddess could be seen, clearer and clearer, wearing her crimson red robes as she stood tall. She had taken shape of a sort of anthro, red-pelted body with a white underfur. The Eye of Horus could be seen marked upon her eye region, head crowned by the Uraeus with a Solar Disk. Thick black hair, joined with red flowed down her head and over her shoulders just as that of many Egyptian gods. Acenath kept her composure and bowed, keeping calm as she witnessed a summoning for the first time. She had heard Am-Heh speak of the Gods on occasion, how he would love to visit some Temples and perform rituals - but never witnessed anything. Flea Hunter had been somewhat settled in with it all, being used to the general of what went on over the years; He too, paid his respect as well as Renatus who, surprisingly, stood in silence, without comment.
ʬʬʬʬʬ Drekentai's body gently settled back down to land, wings keeping in form as their energies shifted: Tribals no more as they shifted to glistened streams that waved like the tall plants in a summer breeze. Down bowed his head with shut eyes as he stood in silence before the Goddess. This got Flea Hunter curious, as he's never seen Drekentai's wings look like anything but tribals. Drekentai's eyes opened up, a clear green could be seen once again without blinding light as his markings had settled down from their glow.
ʬʬʬʬʬSekhmet: "You are blessed with the presence of Phoenixes, I see."
ʬʬʬʬʬAm-Heh: "We guard these lands to protect them, my lady."
ʬʬʬʬʬSekhmet: "I am glad thou remains to guard the sands of time. Who are they? I am not familiar with them."
ʬʬʬʬʬAcenath: "I am Acenath, I roam with Am-Heh for solitude can become.. Harsh in these deserts."
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus: "I am.. Renatus. I strive to protect what is sacred to others."
ʬʬʬʬʬFlea Hunter: "I am Flea Hunter. Name aside, I live to guide the lost."
ʬʬʬʬʬSekhmet: "Welcome to all. I must get to the point. Drekentai; explain yourself for summoning me."
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "The parting sun, the repeating dreams. Darkness swallows by day and fear by night. Guidance is.. Required."
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((Full Song BOTS)) Sekhmet: "Ahh yes, thy dreams. It is a puzzle! Put the pieces together. Within vision found a deep truth. I hast not shown dreams without reason, child. Thou hast been guided here, to my energies. The sun changes not, read the dreams!"
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "I was hoping it wouldn't come to that.."
ʬʬʬʬʬSekhmet: "I cannot guide further, you must mark your own path."
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((00:00 - 01:20 SF)) The male's head suddenly drooped down, eyes down to the ground with a subtle expression of sadness upon them. Tall and silent, stood the Goddess in front of him as she looked down to him, body of energy occasionally flickering from the desert breeze. Drekentai's eyes closed shut slowly as he lowered down to lay on the ground, wings sizzling away soundlessly. The group looked at each other, getting a little worried about what was going on and questioning each other on it. Acenath took concern with Drekentai as she moved forward to settle down next to him with wings folded against her soft, warm, fiery feathers. Each took their turn to speak, until Drekentai finally made word after a few moments of silence.
ʬʬʬʬʬAcenath: "What troubles you again, Drek..? Everything feels uneasy."
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus, Flea Hunter, Am-Heh: "What is going on Drek? This doesn't feel right."
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "The sun is fine. What we've been.. Seeing. It's.."
The male's words stopped cold in their tracks, claws clenching into the ground at the thought.
ʬʬʬʬʬSekhmet:"A meteor, it is not small. It makes destructive way to this home world."
ʬʬʬʬʬ Complete silence broke into the group, each remained speechless. Each stood in fear around Drekentai and Sekhmet, looking at each other and observing Drek, who remained.. Calm looking, despite the pain beneath. As the minutes passed by.. The meteor continued to approach their world, growing larger and larger in size to their eyes. Am-Heh's eyes gazed upon the Goddess, she seemed un-phased, as if certainty of survival ruled. The male Phoenix slightly pulled away from the group, standing in the direction of the falling meteor. He stood tall upon talons with wings spread out. His flaming feathers scalding the air with heat as they held out, head drooped down with closed eyes. Quietly, he remained in place, mind fading away from reality. Acenath and the other two were on the verge of losing composure, the meteor was growing bigger without end as it approached, reaching the atmosphere.
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((01:21 - 04:27 SF)) The entire dream that Drekentai had last gotten continued to pass through his mind, images stinging him like a swarm of hornets. Death and destruction images clouded him until he could no longer stay still with them. The male's claws dug into land, eyes opened with a frown as he rose. His body begun fuming with his blue flame. He eyed the Goddess as the rest had their attention taken by him.
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "I will not let this place fall without a fight, even if it means the death of me."
ʬʬʬʬʬSekhmet: "Act of thy's will, decision may have outcome, decision may have end."
ʬʬʬʬʬRenatus: "..Whatever it is you're thinking, please don't do it, you can't possible stop that thing yourself!"
ʬʬʬʬʬDrekentai HieloRey: "I'd rather die trying than standing. Understand this, Ren."
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((04:27 - 04:50 SF)) Flames continued to burn strongly from his body as he moved forward, away from the group. Streams of light brightly emitted as a fiery blue light that burned in the air and waved - They were now flame instead of light. The male's fur weaved as the flames blew their hot air upwards, eyes growing a piercingly sharp green as they begun to burn with green smoke. Markings had turned to a boiling point of the flames, always standing out brighter. As he moved further back, his head remained lifted, flames wrapping upwards around him like a faint twister rising from the ground. Drekentai's shoulder scar begun bleeding up slowly as the heat ate away at the torn flesh, struggling to burn it much more. His fur could be seen as it was lit in flame, burning up with energy draining. The male's eyes were set upon the sun, as if to ask for it's energy to aid as he continued to build up. Flames continued to burn around him as his body remained lit, slowly growing hotter and hotter, reaching the threshold of his tolerance to the heat. Blood sizzled away as it seeped out, smoking up the flame more. Wings gusted the flames to the side of each stream as if cutting through, lifting Drekentai's body from the ground as he hovered a few feet upwards. Flames begun to engulf his body much more, surrounding him completely almost as a large ball of fire building up.
ʬʬʬʬʬ As his eyes focused on the sun, a solar flare that it had released had made way towards their home world. It's energy was being launched by Drekentai as Sekhmet did her best to guide it his way. As he absorbed the purity of it's essence, the sun had caused the male's flames to boast a stronger burn, causing the ground below to grow patches of lava from the melting rock. Something, however, seemed to be going wrong.. The male's fur could be seen beginning to burn up at the tips a bright yellow. Instead of being burned off, they merely became essence of the sun itself, his body being devoured by it slowly as it was slowly carried to solar form, fading from existence. Such burn caused Drekentai's body to lose grip of physical reality, however boosting with such energy surge. His burning flame fought the solar burns, causing his fur to glow with such tones. The flare that he absorbed caused his own body to emit flares. Suddenly, the Goddess had begun to make motion forward. To Drekentai's thoughts of the sun's energy, her Sun Disk begun to shine. Sekhmet had begun to speak in her own native tongue, one of which none of the others understood. Am-Heh's knowledge of the language was unfortunately restricted. With a loud, echoing tone, she spoke.
ʬʬʬʬʬSekhmet: "أدعو لك رع! تؤدي إلى هذا يجري الطاقة الشمسية الخاصة بك، بحيث طفلي قد جلب عليها هذه الأراضي قوى حماية!"
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((04:50 - 05:39 SF)) Her voice echoed the entire valley. And with it's rumble, came more rupturing flares as they erupted from the sun's surface. each one waved towards Drekentai as he continued to absorb their energies, his body burning up more and more as the solar patches begun to burn more visibly than before with each flare. It seemed as though the Goddess had called upon her creator for his essence. With each Flare that burst upon him, the level of energy that was burning off as flame grew more and more than he could naturally handle. His body continued to burn from the sun's purity as it continued to fade from existence, his own flame fighting back. This caused his body to have a clouded feel, constantly being burned in and out of reality - a constant battle as his essence kept him from death.
ʬʬʬʬʬ The group watched in fear as they witnessed the male practically burning himself alive and having bursts of solar energy. Acenath in particular seemed to be suffering the worse of the worry. She quickly made way towards Am-Heh, burrowing her break into his chest feathers as she could not bear to witness much more of this. The meteor continued to burn and fall, sun merely hidden behind the giant rock. Solar Flares seemed to have stopped emitting and being absorbed into Drekentai. Fangs were being bared as pain and anger lurked within the male's face, flares being launched from his body. With each pulsing flare, the solar energy grew with larger bursts as it devoured his body, being countered by his own energy.
ʬʬʬʬʬSekhmet: "هذا يكفي، وقال انه لا يجب أن تلتهمها نقاء الخاص بك!"
ʬʬʬʬʬ Loudly, the Goddess once again called upon the sky as the Flares begun to settle. Drekentai's wings begun to lift up straight, weaving in the air and being distorted as flares shot out through the burning light. His body fell down to land. Solar energy could be seen pulsing through them, morphing the tones as it passed. Paws settled down onto molten lava, more freshly rising from the ground. The land beneath the male was sinking slightly as more lava rose due to the melting rock below. Drekentai's eyes burned a bright green as his eyes set upon the ground between the others and he, head turned back with body still facing away. The sand begun to burn lines that curved and dotted the ground, smoke rising. What was possibly Drekentai's last words were burned upon the lands in text only he knew. Flea Hunter had recognized the looks of it for he has seen Drekentai mark text of such style beforehand, though he never understood it. If one were to learn his alphabet, it would read out: "My death is now marked upon me. The sun now remains by my side with guiding light. May my body fade in peace". Am-Heh and Renatus looked at Drek's eyes while they had the chance to see. Neither of the two had a good feeling about the looks they spotted. Am-Heh's wings wrapped around the female, holding her into safety.
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((05:40 - 06:41 SF)) Drekentai looked ahead once again with his head down. Wings continued to burn with bright, thick flames, easing off on the weaving and settling down motion wise. Within seconds, the male's body lowered slightly before boosting himself upwards in a jump, wings gusting down with brute force to launch his body upwards rapidly. The strong gust from the wind caused the lava to solidify faster, while the rest splashed upwards and outwards. The lava made way around the male's previous position, some heading in the group's directions. Am-Heh quickly moved Acenath and himself forward to avoid some of the oncoming lava. Renatus and Flea moved back slightly without as much risk due to being further back. Acenath released herself from Am-Heh's hold after the movement, looking back to see pieces of lava scattered around the ground. Looking up, she saw Drekentai's body moving higher and further up into the sky, surrounded by faint flame trailing behind his body that struggled to remain within the physical realm.
ʬʬʬʬʬ Sekhmet begun to make way forward, eyes fixated on the ascending male. Her arms were extended downwards to either side of her hips as she stopped with a leg slightly forward. The Goddess' mouth opened wide as she begun to unleash her loud roar, causing hot desert winds to gust towards the flaming male. As the winds hit Drekentai, the heat from Sekhmet's breath heated up his flame, causing it to stabilize during the flight while pushing him upwards faster. The wing streams that spread from his body each weaved upwards in pairs, taking turns as they gave the male an extra gust.
ʬʬʬʬʬ ((06:42 - 07:22 SF)) Sekhmet closed her mouth as she returned to a normal standing position, eyes still focused on him as if she were examining every action. The meteor continued to burn its way down, head to head with Drekentai, nearing an impact. The solar energy that was built up in Drekentai caused flares to frequently rise ahead of him, almost seeming as if a shield was intact in front of him. The closer he got to the meteor, the more he begun to release a stronger flame. Using the solar energy that was absorbed into his body, the male begun to put a stronger focus on the 'shield' that remained ahead of him. Solar energy could be seen flowing from his body and into it, as if readying a weapon. The more energy he poured into the shield, the more his body could be seen getting devoured by it, his flame just barely keeping up to keep him within the realm. As the energy continued to build up, a strong, powerful hiss of energy could be heard, growing higher and higher in pitch.
