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Two Paths: Prologue

I am no poet. I can only write about what I see and hear. Marae tries to teach me so that words come easy when I write in my book. At the end of the day is when I write, long after night falls. I don’t know what day it is.  
 
Marae is asleep now. I should sleep, but I can not. I can hear them, outside the walls. I can hear the laughing. It does not sound like laughing, but that is what it is. It sounds like dogs. Like hell. Animals outside our walls, walking like men. I can not say what it sounds like. Marae maybe could, but I have no words. They are not men. God would not make men such as this.   
We are dead. I mus

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Two Paths 25: Moira's RoadA heavy wheel drops into a hole amongst the paving stones. Sister Moira gives silent thanks to Cydre that her mask conceals her gritted teeth. Stitched and tightly bandaged, the deep gashes in her thigh erupt in fire as the immense coach rumbles along an old Imperial highway, in centuries of disrepair.  
 
Her plan is working too well, she muses through the pain. Moira wounded herself grievously enough to keep from having to bring Sister Elene to heel, but she cannot sit a horse, let alone march the rest of the way to New Beldevera on a near-useless leg. She grips the drivers’ bench too tightly with one hand while cradling her Two Paths 25: Moira's Road
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Two Paths 24: Hidden TalesHe hears the mumbles as he walks quickly through the echoing corridors, struggling to carry a wooden tray heavy with glassware. He feels the stares of his Brothers as they shuffle out of his way. He cannot make out the words they whisper to each other, but he doesn’t have to. He has heard them his entire life.   
The Rat.   
They call him that for two reasons. Frer Robert has grown up in the Abbey, he knows every alcove, buttress, chapel and tunnel. He can navigate the labyrinthine passages of the Abbey with ease; even the Father Abbot furrows his brow in wonder when Robert appears within moments of a summons.  
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Two Paths 23: Met by MoonlightIt is crowded again, tonight. Tsolt’s place is filled with smoke, the smells of bitter ale, hearth bread and spitted lamb, and the raucous laughter and cursing that hovers about the games of chance favored by working men. More quiet, but carrying no less an appetite for strong drink and hearty food, are the dozens of pilgrims drifting through the tiny town. They crossed the river this afternoon on their long journey to New Beldevera, and a hoped-for glimpse of the new Imperceptor, as yet to be named if the talk held any truth.   
The old man struggles along with Karl, his eldest son, to keep pace with the parade of empty mugs w Two Paths 23: Met by Moonlight
in Fantasy on 4/21/08
Two Paths 22: SanctuaryThe Abbey of Glory. Dominic has heard it called such since his earliest memory. The nobility speak of it as a place far away, where bastard offspring, the disgraced, and the plague-doomed are sent to be forgotten. The priests revere it as a purgatory on earth, a last chance to serve the Mother in this life. To the peasants, it is a place of ghosts, where armies of the condemned ride forth to martyr themselves in battle with nightmares.  
 
In this mind’s eye, Dominic envisions a lonely, grey fortress astride a craggy hilltop, where the exiled survey a blasted landscape from sullen, windswept ramparts. In his mind’s eye, th Two Paths 22: Sanctuary
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A Tuesday, I presume?

Journal Entry: Tue May 13, 2008, 8:58 PM
First of all, if you aren't taking advantage of deviantartcommunity, then you might want to take a look and get yourself listed. It operates like a directory of deviant types, so if you're looking for your friendly neighborhood digital landscaper, jewelry maker or emotional poet, make it your first stop.

At the time of this journal's posting, I'm one of two Fantasy Writers listed there. Tonight, I met the other one, the very kind and generous ~Lady-Shade, who in addition to spinning her tales, is producing color artwork for the first ten people who reply to her current journal. So, if you have a character that burns to be captured in living color, you might want to pay her a visit. Why not give her gallery a look, too?

Before I get chided by certain people, and you know who you are (:hug:), I am indeed writing. For the next Two Paths installment, I'm continuing the idea of using a POV other than Elene's or Dominic's. It's proving to be very refreshing and inspiring, so I hope to make the most of it.

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  • Current Age: 35
  • Current Residence: Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Interests: Writing, folklore, history, fishing, ghost stories, theatre, graphic design, many others
  • Favourite movie: Anything involving the Coen brothers, Jim Henson, Hayao Miyazaki, or Vincent Price.
  • Favourite band or musician: Loreena McKennitt, Billie Holiday, Diana Krall, Hybrid, Nightwish, Kamelot, The Birthday Massacre
  • Favourite genre of music: Metal, Goth/Industrial, Trance, World, Showtunes, Jazz, Blues, Country...anything, really.
  • Favourite poet or writer: William Gibson, Jacqueline Carey, Orson Scott Card, Guy Gavriel Kay, Arthur Conan Doyle
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod Shuffle
  • Personal Quote: "It's been a funny sort of day, hasn't it?" - Shaun of the Dead
  • Tools of the Trade: A healthy respect of others' perspectives.

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*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: 15 hours 33 minutes ago
Rock on. Great little piece.

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=Drunken-Splice:iconDrunken-Splice: 23 hours 30 minutes ago
Thank you for the :+fav: on I Placed Her

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*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: 2 days 4 hours ago
Thank you so much for that! I'm happy that the story is keeping you interested. I wish I could write nonstop too! :D

Claymore is an awesome series! I discovered it well after I'd begun writing TP, but the series has easily inspired me. I have yet to watch any of Chrono Crusade, although several people have recommended it to me. Not enough hours in the day, I guess. :)

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~the-Grim-Sage:iconthe-Grim-Sage: 2 days 7 hours ago
From the day you got the DD for the prologue of Two Paths I was hooked. I read all the chapters as quickly as I could and then started waiting for the next you'd write. Your story is amazing! For my taste it is perfect. I love the setting of the medieval/fantasy world complete with the desperate Christian like faith and the imminent daemonic threat. I wish you could write nonstop so I can read it all and see what happens.
If you haven't already, you should watch Claymore and/or Chrno Crusade. They're 2 anime series that use the Christian vs. daemons theme, complete with something akin to warrior nuns.

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... Where lies the world's meaning? So smiling and gay,
Did you, dear, live only to die in this way?
If this has some meaning, it's godless and odd:
Upon your wan forehead one cannot read "God"!
(Mortua Est! / Mihai Eminescu)
*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: 4 days 54 minutes ago
Most welcome! It's a ghoulishly fun story.

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=Centauran:iconCentauran: 4 days 1 hour ago
Thank you for some colorful favs!

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*raspil:iconraspil: 6 days 12 hours ago
you should.

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*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: 6 days 15 hours ago
I should make it a habit.

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*raspil:iconraspil: 6 days 16 hours ago
i like it when you come by my page.

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*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: May 10, 2008, 2:39:25 PM
You're very kind, thanks! :hug:

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~HerEvilGothMajesty:iconHerEvilGothMajesty: May 10, 2008, 11:44:31 AM
Thank you very much for the compliment!
I just read your story and I think it's truly great!
You should publish it! :)

P.S. I'll watch you! :D

Much Love,
Iris :heart:
*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: May 10, 2008, 6:43:57 AM
You're very welcome!

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~Gorgoro:iconGorgoro: May 10, 2008, 6:42:01 AM
tnx a lot for the favs :)

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*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: May 7, 2008, 5:03:32 PM
No trouble at all. :hug:

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*raspil:iconraspil: May 7, 2008, 3:42:04 PM
thanks for the fav, buddy :hug:

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*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: May 6, 2008, 8:07:18 PM
Rock on. Just gotta submit something now. :paranoid:

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~RenderWonderland:iconRenderWonderland: May 6, 2008, 6:08:56 PM
Thanks for the watch and welcome to the club! :)
Drink that tea of madness--and thanks for the journal ad!

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*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: May 6, 2008, 4:39:18 PM
No problem. Awesome work.

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*bobbyrock:iconbobbyrock: May 6, 2008, 9:28:07 AM
thanks for parking my mustang in ur garage :D

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*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: May 5, 2008, 6:21:36 PM
Thanks very much for reading!

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~Xazz:iconXazz: May 5, 2008, 4:28:09 PM
I really love your story, and how you write. Looking forward to reading more! :)

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~mushaka:iconmushaka: May 4, 2008, 10:42:46 AM
Thanks :D

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*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: May 3, 2008, 10:56:12 PM
:D Glad I could help. I hope you feel better soon.

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~mushaka:iconmushaka: May 3, 2008, 10:48:15 PM
haha sick and with nothing to do. Your story really hit the spot =)

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*Memnalar:iconMemnalar: May 3, 2008, 9:57:51 PM
Wow, that's quite a marathon session! Thanks so much for sticking with it; I hope I can hold your interest.

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