Asherons Call: Chronicles of the June Event Pt 3

During the month of Seedsow PY 13 (June, 2002), High Queen Elysa Strathelar called her people together once again. She attempted to ceremonially light the Leafcull Festival Stone, but was interrupted by the love sick Martine.

High Queen Elysa Strathelar has arrived at the Leafcull Festival Stone.

Elysa says, "Today we light the torch upon the stone of memory, to signify those that we have lost--those that are missing and those that have sacrificed of themselves to see us grow."

"The list is longer than most will ever know."

"But the light from this stone will serve as a reminder of all those who have fallen."

Martine appears.

Martine says, "Melanay? Please listen to me."

Elysa says, "Martine?"

Elysa looks around her.

Elysa says, "I have no words for you, I have nothing more that I can offer you. There is no temperance within my arm to stave off an attack upon your being."

Martine says, "You. You speak as if you bear me great ill. . . while I hold nothing more than love for you, my sweet, sweet Elysa. Come, let us end this petty squabble and join together for the good of the people."

Martine's voice sounds soft, filled with love.

Martine says, "I've missed you."

Asheron says, "Martine."

Martine turns toward Asheron.

Martine says, "You! You!"

"Elysa, no. Don't let him take you away from me again. No."

Martine runs toward Elysa.

Martine says, "Come away with me, quickly before he takes you."

Martine reaches toward Elysa and pulls back suddenly!

Martine says, "Why do you recoil, my love?"

Martine stumbles away from Elysa and Asheron.

Martine says, "Stay away from me!"

Asheron says, "Martine please. . . let me help you. With your help, I can make everything right. I can make everything whole again."

"I can take that thing out of you."

"Martine, no. Stop this, you don't want to do this."

Martine says, "But we do! We want to see the inside of the flesh. We want to see the inside, the inside!"

"Tell them Asheron, tell them what your protection does. What the Lifestones do!"

"Tell them how their deaths is used to save your people! Tell them! Tell them of the double-edged sword you wield! Your split allegiance!"

"Tell them. . . or I'll show them how easily I bypassed your magic and end the lives of these people forever, even your precious little Elysa!"

Martine begins to glow with an unearthly purple light, electricity cascades off of him and a deep thrum sounds from within him, spreading into the ground around him.

Asheron says, "Martine. . . I. . ."

Martine says, "No. . . get back down you thing!"

Martine grabs his head, the sound dissipates with the halo about him.

Martine says, "No!"

Martine disappears.

Elysa stares into the distance.

Elysa says, "Asheron."

Elysa disappears in a haze of portal magic.

Asheron says, "I must take my leave of you. I must. . ."

Asheron disappears.

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