Svalin Thorsdottir (shield_maiden) wrote,
@ 2011-05-22 00:26:00

Every Second of the Night I Live Another Life
Svalin moved quietly and cautiously through the skeletal trees. Soggy leaves barely moved under her feet and it helped silence her footsteps. Her sword was drawn and ready, but she couldn't see anything with this fog all around. Shadowy shapes moved through the fog, but they never drew close enough to see if they were friend or foe.

Svalin had charged after a few, but she never reached them.

Movement to the right caught her eye and she turned quickly. The dark shape lingered for a moment and retreated into the fog. Svalin gave chase. Her movements were slow and awkward due to the pregnancy and she couldn't move quick enough to catch the shadowy figures.

She growled in frustration and received an agreeing kick from the child inside of her.

The fog swirled and moved around her as watched for any shadows to appear.

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	first_son 2011-05-22 02:31 am UTC (link)
	Finally, one shadow lingers long enough to catch and hold the eye. Its faint, at first, the outline of a figure, a faint impression of the stylized 'S', but he gradually becomes more real, hovering just above the ground, much like the fog. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-22 02:44 am UTC (link)
	"Jon?" she asked when the shadow materialized. Her sword was still drawn and ready. One couldn't always trust one's eyes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-22 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"Yes." he answers, simply, making no move toward her, though his image becomes more solid. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-22 03:04 am UTC (link)
	Svalin sheathed her sword and took a step toward him. "What art thou doing here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-22 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"Looking in on you. That's a heavy weight you're carrying - just want to make sure you knew you're not carrying it alone. A world apart, a part of me is still with you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-22 03:31 am UTC (link)
	Tears welled up in her eyes. "I art dreaming," she said. She wasn't asking. She had dreamed about Jon every night since she had last seen him. The dreams always started out pleasant enough, but lately they had been turning into nightmares. "I hath missed thee." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-22 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"I miss you too. I always will." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-22 03:50 am UTC (link)
	"I wish thou wert here with me," she said. "Our son ist in danger e'en before he ist born." She put a hand on the baby bump. "I fear for him and for two worlds." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-22 03:52 am UTC (link)
	"I do too. And for you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-22 04:15 am UTC (link)
	The fog around them started to swirl and coalesce into shadowy shapes. Svalin did not look. She knew what was coming. It was always the same and had been since her wedding day. She tried to make it stop, but knew she wouldn't. Her dreamscape always seemed to be out of her control. She reached out for his hand. "Feel thine son's strong kick." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-22 04:16 am UTC (link)
	He lets her take and guide his hand, resting it gently against her stomach. "He's a strong one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-22 12:58 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin couldn't help but to smile even as the fog turned into a landscape of destruction around them. "Aye, like his father. He wilt shape the fate of two worlds." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-22 03:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Like his mother - she's a strong one too. He has good guidance. He'll shape things for the better." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-22 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	"We canst hope," she said. "Otherwise all that we see here wilt come to pass and two worlds wilt be destroyed." Svalin tried not to look at their surroundings, but she couldn't help herself. Buildings lay in ruins, smoke and fires filled the air, and death walked freely while pain and suffering followed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-22 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	Despite everything else being in ruins, Jon remains sure and steady, eyes just on her. "Not only can we hope, we will. If we don't have hope, we have nothing. He... and you, won't let two worlds be destroyed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-22 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	"I doth suppose I art not doing well as the Goddess of Hope if I doth have so many doubts and fears." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-23 12:14 am UTC (link)
	"Everyone has doubts and fears. Your job, and what makes you the goddess of hope isn't that you don't have them - its that you can overcome them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-23 12:44 am UTC (link)
	"Thou'rt always so optimistic," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-23 12:50 am UTC (link)
	"Not always. But I believe in you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-23 01:07 am UTC (link)
	Svalin smiled and kissed him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lastscion 2011-05-23 01:17 am UTC (link)
	Finally, Jon too disappears, fading into a blue mist. A different figure forms, watching her, backlit by flames from the ruins. "Hello, mother." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-23 01:25 am UTC (link)
	She had been savoring the kiss when Jon disappeared. She didn't have time to wonder where he went when she heard her son's voice. "Solver?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lastscion 2011-05-23 01:37 am UTC (link)
	"In the invulnerable flesh." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-05-23 01:45 am UTC (link)
	"What art thou doing here?" Svalin asked. She was still pregnant with him. Her hand went to her stomach and realized it was flat. There was no baby bump and she wasn't pregnant anymore. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lastscion 2011-05-23 01:49 am UTC (link)
	"You said it yourself, mother, you're dreaming. All dreams can't be chocolate and roses." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)