dream_catcher (dream_catcher) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-12-28 23:16:00

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Of Wolf and Man
Its a little before dawn. The circles are drawn, the spirits have been called. There's food and drink laid out for family and any friends who want to witness the ritual and who have been invited by Danielle, though everyone except Danielle has been instructed to remain outside the circle and keep any talk quiet and between themselves.

Lucas has been in meditation for over an hour, communing with the spirits of the area and one in particular, preparing the introductions and making sure he has the stories right.

At ten minutes before sunrise he looks to the gathered. "We have a few minutes. If there is any questions or concerns, now is the time. When Danielle steps into this circle, I must request we have no further interruptions or it risks everything. You may talk among yourselves, but not to either of us, and neither of us can leave the circle for any reason or the ritual will fail. We'll be here til sunset. Feel free to come and go, but please keep it quiet once the sun is rising. Everything is ready, and we have a few minutes. Any questions?"

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dream_catcher
2009-12-29 11:12 am UTC (link)

Lucas moves his clay pots to her side, and then settles in next to her, slowly adding lines of pigment to her fur, chanting to the spirits and praying in an increasingly hoarse voice, but he never stops.

After about fifteen minutes, the pain begins. This first time, every bit of the shift from wolf to human can be felt. Bones elongate and twist, muscles shrink or grow, claws flatten to nails, teeth malform then reshape. Each time a new mark is made, a new pain comes with it, but each time, Lucas chants a new prayer, and the pain fades, while spectral images of the same marks appear over his skin as he absorbs the bad medicine into himself, taking all of the pain that he can from her to ease the transition and reduce chances of her crying out.

"I promise you, the pain will never come again, it shall become as natural as breathing, but your body must learn its new shape. Remember, for the next night and day, you must not change form or it will forget again. From then on you will be human at sunrise each day." he reminds.

Eventually the pain fades a little, as the body is now more or less a wolf's skin stretched over a human skeleton - painful and horrific, but not as bad as bones reshaping and growing. He begins to massage the muscles, where his fingertips touch the fur fades to fleshtone, and slowly the stretched look becomes more natural. He apologizes several times when running his hands as briefly and politely as he can over more intimate regions, trying to keep it brief, finishing with the face last of all, with his final gestures being to tell her to close her eyes, and running his thumbs over both eyelids.

"Danielle Hrimharisdottir, please open your eyes." he whispers, voice a faint grating sound now. "And look at the sunset with human eyes." he tells the naked native girl lying in front of him.

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	princess_mutt 2009-12-29 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	Her jaw is set, and essentially the only sound is breathing. There's no pretending the moments of pain aren't difficult, but she manages. She opens her eyes, and the sunset is in full color. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dream_catcher
2009-12-29 07:04 pm UTC (link)

Steeling himself for one more prayer, when she is finished, Lucas rises on unsteady legs. He helps her up, supporting her as best he can while she finds her balance. He looks to the edge of the circle, in his current state looking impossibly far away even if its only a few feet.

"Walk with me, child of Wolf and Man, your family and friends are waiting for you, while I pray and thank Mother Earth and Father Sky for their new blessings and success in this day."

He takes a step, and with it chants in the three tongues.
"As I walk, as I walk."
A second step on the long journey.
"The universe is walking with me."
Step.
"In beauty it walks before me."
Step.
"In beauty it walks behind me."
Step.
"In beauty it walks below me."
Step.
"In beauty it walks above me."
Step.
"Beauty is on every side."
Step.
"As I walk, I walk with Beauty."

He stands at the very edge of the circle, holding himself up straight, hard as it is.
"Thank you Earth Mother, thank you Sky father, for giving the child of four legs and two new life and new eyes, and for honoring me so much as to hear my humble prayers. I am your child, your servant. Your every blessing is a wonder to me."

One more deep breath.
"When you are ready to walk on your own, Danielle Hrimharisdottir, in one more step, your family will be waiting for you, they have prepared a wondrous feast to celebrate your rebirth, a blanket and new clothes to warm you, and their love and support to reassure you. Step from the circle when you are ready, and I will close the circle behind us and follow soon."

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	princess_mutt 2009-12-29 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	She's helped up slowly. Every step feels so strange. And finally, with a deep breath, she steps over and is nearly pounced upon. She understandably has the family's full attention. Except Moira's. Not that she isn't simultaneously overjoyed and worried for her sister, but Danielle's in good hands. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dream_catcher
2009-12-29 08:44 pm UTC (link)

Lucas remains at the edge of the circle. He's almost done, but not quite, needing to find strength for a last few moments.

"Mother Earth, Father Sky, your child and servant thanks you for your blessings and strength. Now I must go into the world once more, but I take your blessings with me, and see your world through new eyes in each new day. Please bless this ground and find it to your liking.

Tehya Sockalexis, thank you for your generosity, and I hope these gifts will please you, that your hands are put to good works, that your voice is raised in the river's song, that your feet walk once more upon Earth mother, that your face feels the caress of Father Sky.

Spirits who have attended, please see this day as holy. Do not look with hate upon the outsider given our gifts, but see the ways expanded, understood, and given thanks for. Give Tehya Sockalexis and Danielle Hrimharisdottir your blessings, that both may appreciate this union in all the days they share it. I thank you for your patience, and for your gifts. Without you I am nothing.

He turns to the North.
"I thank the spirits of the north for cold winds, to remind us winter always comes again, so we must be ready."
East
"The East for reminding us of the blessings of the sea, they cool and soothe us."
South
"The south for warmth and light and coming of new Spring."
West
"The west for fertility and bounty, the lands where things will grow in season."

One more deep breath. "I have been honored this day to be called as Shaman, to heal, to soothe, to bless. Thank you Earth Mother, thank you Sky Father, spirits of all the winds and ways. And with this thanks, I go into the world, and close this circle."

He rubs a foot over the circle's edge, blurring it in the dirt. The circle closed, his job done, he collapses.

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princess_mutt
2009-12-29 08:50 pm UTC (link)

Moira catches him -- he's hardly heavy to her. Shortly, if he' still conscious, there'll be some water -- just a little, she knows better than to give him too much at once. She'll also encourage the logical solution to the whole consciousness thing as soon as he's got something in him.

The two of them are going to be hovered over as much as they'll allow the next few days.

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	dream_catcher 2009-12-29 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	He's conscious, and certainly grateful. Just weak, exhausted, starving and dehydrated. He's definitely going to need her help, especially with all that's still being done for Christmas. Independent as he usually is, he's also definitely not minding the hovering. Especially when its Moira. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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