The Shared Journal

Detailing the Adventure of the Royal Escape

Written by ninne124

by Ninne124

So, yesterday was... a day. Bashel and I were almost murdered by a beast, which must have been an Onogeci, except those are supposed to be myths. But oh well. Bashel saved me after I tripped, due to the efforts of launching myself over a bush with a monster in pursuit. But now my ankle is all messed up.

— Crown Princess Zuree

by Ninne124

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The Shared Journal

-27.05.787- On this day, the Castle of Lion and Bechlea have fallen in the hands of the enemy forces. The King and Queen of Edrea have been captured by rival forces the date before this one. The Crown Princess has managed to evade the foes, for now. This is her writing, Crown Princess Zuree of Edrea. The Ring of Death is responsible for both the killing of an Iwach emissary as well as the kidnapping of the King and Queen. We suspect they are also the ones responsible for the Iwachi invasion; as they might be trying to start a new war. Four other individuals have escaped with me: Bashel of Altein, who is a royal guard at the castle. Carlin of Altein, who is the brother of Bashel. Adjuri of Ildres, the daughter of an Iwach emissary, who was killed by the enemy on Edrean soil. Lastly Farrah of the Southern Lands, the personal royal maid of the Crown Princess. Adjuri has injured her ankle, due to one of the Iwach soldiers. She was cut with a dirty sword and she already has a temperature; we have tried cleaning the wound. We are currently residing in the forest outside of Bechlea. ~ Crown Princess Zuree Aslann of Edrea

-30.05.787- We have managed to find our way to Hinall, the town which provides Bechlea with lumber. It is in the middle of the forest in a remote location, we believe it will take the enemy forces a while before they get here. We rented a cabin where we can rest for now. Adjuri's injury has been dealt with, as she heals at abnormal speed due to her heritage. Now I myself have sustained an injury too, we will rest here for a day or two before moving on. I twisted my ankle, and it seems to be sprained. Bashel and I were chased in the woods by a big creature, and I fell. ~ Crown Princess Zuree Aslann of Edrea

-04.06.787- We have all decided, that we should get to the Ildrean President as well as the southern continent. The President knows Adjuri well, and should very well listen to her. But we doubt he will do anything else than pull his forces back from Edrea. That would leave the city under the control of the Ring of Death. For that we might need the assistance of our southern allies. We have yet to decide whether or not Adjuri should go alone, or if I, as the Princess of Edrea, should go with her to settle any confusion. We are now making our way to the nothern part of The Country of Ildres, where the Treil reside. They possibly have the only harbour which isn't under the army's control. ~ Crown Princess Zuree Aslann of Edrea

-09.06.787- This is no longer the Crown Princess writing, as she has fallen ill. We have made our way back to Hinall, to seek guidance from their local medical expert. She is running a temperature and we fear she might succumb to whatever sickness that has befallen her. ~ Bashel of Altein, Royal Guard of the Castle of Lions

-14.06.787- The plan has been changed. Zuree seems to be suffering because of pent up magic. She will suffer from Magic combustion soon, and a big one at that, if we don't do something. Her eyes are already starting to glow faintly. There should be one Shrine left, and it's said to be in the Laicha Mountain Range, which is close to us. The problem is, that The Shrine of Aralican has been missing for over a century. But we either find it, or Crown Princess Zuree dies. The strange lady who rented us the cabin does know more than she let on at first. Bashel's gut feeling wasn't wrong about that. She has given us directions to find the shrine. I'm still positive she somehow has magic. ~ Farrah of Wodila'hei, maid of the Crown Princess

-22.06.787- We seem to have found The Magicae Tower of Dimilnen and whatever is left of Dimilnen. I thought it was just a story, but seems like it was right. We are currently inside the tower, where we'll be resting for the night. ~ Bashel of Altein, Royal Guard of the Castle of Lions

-23.06.787- We have been attacked inside the tower. An Onogeci had apparently taken up residence in the tower and it was very unhappy about us being there. We managed to defeat it, thanks to Bashel and Farrah. Carlin and I had to hide out, so that we wouldn't get injured. This also led to a revelation about Bashel. He's █ █████████. ~ Adjuri of Ildres

-26.06.787- Zuree is still very ill, we fear that her last day could be upon her at any moment. She is running a fever and is talking in tongues. Her eyes are glowing so bright that they light up the dark at night, even when her eyes are closed. ~ Bashel

-30.06.787- We found the shrine. I honestly didn't believe that it still existed; I thought that to be a tale meant to give hope in the dark times. But we found it, and Zuree is going to be okay. It seems to be overgrown and it feels like it itself has a mind of its own. We haven't ventured in yet, but we will tomorrow. We need the light of day to do it, as there could be traps or just dangers lurking. We are currently in the caretakers quarters. ~ Carlin

-01.07.787- We almost died multiple times today, but we managed to survive. I'm in shock as I write this and cannot believe what I have witnessed with my own eyes on this day. Arkna is real. Not as a concept, but Arkna is the Goddess Arkna. We didn't see Arkna herself, but we heard her loud and clear. She blessed Zuree and the shrine unlocked her magic, so that she wouldn't die from the pent up magic. As it happened, Zuree floated in the air, her hair whirling around her face and she opened her eyes. The ground shook and her eyes stopped glowing. Then she collapsed on the ground and hasn't woken up since, but she's breathing and she's alive. I suspect her body needs rest after all she's been through. We're currently plotting our next move, though we can't fully visualize a plan without Zuree. ~ Bashel

-04.07.787- The plan is as following: We all travel to the Treil territory together, where Adjuri will make sure Zuree, Carlin and Farrah get on a boat to the southern continent. From there, Adjuri and I will travel through Ildres and make it to the capital, where the President should be. I should be able to fit in as long as I make sure I don't look human. ~ Bashel

The official journal entries end here.

Another entry seems to have been made, but the page is ruined.

There are more scribbles around the book, most in a more relaxed language.

Other entries found throughout the book So since I was so delirious during a part of our travels, it seems I missed the announcement of my best friend being a Half-breed. I admit I admit my reaction was... unfair, in a way. Let's just say you risk flying a bit if you surprise someone who recently unlocked their magic, and has zero control of their powers! I still feel bad, though it is quite funny to look back on. — Zuree by Ninne124 by Ninne124 We went bathing today! It was quite fun, except for the fact that we only went because I was covered in Onogeci blood from head to toe. At least I'm not dead right? — Farrah So Bashel's a half breed and Crown Princess Zuree has magic. Our lives were already complicated but now it's nothing short of a madhouse! — Adjuri

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Type

Journal, Personal

Medium

Paper

Authors

• Adjuri
• Bashel
• Carlin
• Farrah
• Zuree

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The Shared Journal Detailing the Adventure of the Royal Escape is a journal written by Princess Zuree and her companions as they flee the The Castle of Lions after The attack on the Castle of Lions.

The journal was penned by Zuree in the beginning, and she kept at it despite the complaints from her fellow travellers, that it might put their lives in danger if anyone was to find it. She began writing as her own way to deal with the situation; her father and mother were taken and she had to flee from her home.

by Ninne124

When she fell ill during their travels, each of her companions took turns writing. Their goal with the travels was never to discover anything, they only aimed at survival and hoped they could liberate The Kingdom of Edrea once again.
During their travels they discovered The Magicae Tower of Dimilnen and the town of Dimilnen which many thought had been lost to the ages after it was abandoned. Somehow, the tower was still standing.

by Ninne124

The tower didn't seem to have suffered much damage through the years either.
They stumbled upon The Shrine of Aralican as well. A place no one had seen for over a century after it disappeared during the The Second Great War.
While finding the tower was shocking, the discovery of the shrine was unfathomable. The discovery even leads to Zuree unlocking her magic and furthermore, the goddess Arkna revealed to them, that she exists.

The entire journey was filled with shocking and even traumatising situations, which have been hard to deal with for those involved. Bashel and Zuree later concluded that she had taken up writing the journal as a way of coping with everything she had seen. The journal doesn't always give the most realistic picture of their actual reactions to what they've discovered. Especially in the first entries, where she has written it as if it was a formal report.
The journal consists of "official" and "unofficial" entries. The official entries are written neatly and in order, they're dated and are written in a formal language; almost mirroring the style used in official reports. But there are also random scribbles around the book; both doodles as well as running commentary on their adventures.

by Ninne124

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