Day 1
When we first set off from the forest I had high hopes. Less than a full day later and I am beginning to question our true capabilities in a fight. We are only three, and with the danger that is inherent in simply practicing magic during this time it seems that we may face more than just the unknown depths of whatever cave the Mir may be hidden within. The Prince, of War would be a powerful ally, but what will we have to give to receive it's aid? Mir never offer it without taking something. Every single tale speaks of the sacrifice to gain their favor, what will we give?
Day 3
3 days and we have yet to reach Red River, the Riza seem to have doubled their patrols in the villages we had hoped to pass through and instead we have been forced to slip along the outer edges. It almost feels like we haven't left the forest in that regard, though then we still had the caves to return to once we'd distracted their forces long enough.
Day 7
It was supposed to take 2 weeks of travel to reach the cavern, at this point it will most likely take over 3. We seem to have grown a tail though, a small group, no more than 10. Rasa claims them to be bandits, common thugs. She’s fairly certain her name alone would scare them off. But it would also run to great a risk. Amrakhu smells a storm, if Mirowa grants it we can slip away from them then.
Day 10
We lost them. We hope. Amrakhu and Rasa have agreed that we must change our plans though. Two days from now we should reach a small farming town. If Mirowa looks upon us we should be able to barter for a few horses.
Day 13
Mireth was far from friendly but we managed what was necessary, three horses. Though we didn’t have enough for tack, I don’t believe the man expected us to pay for them knowing we wouldn’t be able to pay for the tack.
Day 17
Once we managed the horses we made up for the time we had lost. Two days and the caves should be in sight. From then on all we must do is find our way to the cavern.
Day 19
We’ve arrived, and only 4 days later than we first planned. Rasa believes we’ll be able to find the correct cavern if we seek out any magic in the area. I fear what may come of us if we follow any such trails. What magic does a Mir leave in the open? And if such magic is there, what reason for it? Hopefully we don’t wake anything to do so.
Day 25
6 days since my last entry and we have found nothing. I am starting to fear there is nothing here to find. Rasa thinks it may be a trick, a riddle of some kind but I have seen nothing to make me think it may be true. They say the Mir are sleeping, at least those that do not take such a direct role in the lives of us mortal creatures. How true is that?
Day 28
Amrakhu, Rasa and I have come to a decision. It is far more risky than any of us would usually carry out but we are quickly running out of options. Tomorrow when we enter the caves we will split up. Rasa and I have come to the agreement that if Niromath does rest here, she will test those who come before offering them audience.
Day 29
I am already questioning this decision. The cave’s seem far darker without them at my side. And something most definitely here.
Day --
I am uncertain how long I’ve been within the caves. I haven’t seen either Rasa or Amrakhu but I have run into more than one creature. I wonder if that is one of Niromath’s tricks, throughout the time we searched together we didn’t find a single living thing and now I must fend them off constantly? Something has most definitely changed. I wonder what Master Oroc would say if he could see this.
Day --
I know what he would say now. “Did you remember any of my teachings? There is a reason we mages do not interfere when it comes to the Mir.”
Day --
I believe I’ve found something. A voice whispers in my ear but I had been ignoring it. Now, it seems more beneficial to simply listen. It has so far guided me through three forks, each time I have been met with a fight. The first was wolves, the second a forktail, the last were soldiers. But now looking back, I realize that all of these are the tests we had thought we may find. The soldiers had no faces, though I had not noticed when fighting them.
Day --
How long will Niromath test me before they either kill me or speak? I am geting bored of these games.
Day --
Something has changed. There is something new in the presence around me. The whispers have gotten quieter.
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Day --
Niromath has spoken. And what I feared has come to pass, she asks for something in return for her power, what do we have to give? We’ve lost everything is that not why we have come here? Is that not why we have sought her out?
Day --
I have decided on what to offer her. If I do not return, then Niromath did not accept. I doubt they plan to release us if they do not gain anything from the bargain.
Day --
I have offered, and she has given no answer. I had thought t was what she sought, my soul for her aid. But now I question that. She laughed when i offered, and spoke for the first time. All she said was that I had something more to offer her, and that my soul was hers already.
Day--
It has been more than a day since we spoke I believe, and she has not returned. I wonder now, if she will or if I have failed.
Day--
Niromath returned, I know now what they wanted. I have heard tales of the Mir’s champions. What does it mean to become one? And if I accept will rasa and Amrakhu be given the same option?
Day --
I have accepted. And now I will never be free of it her power courses through my veins and her voice is ever present in my ears. I wonder how much of my freedom I have lost. She says I may leave the caves now, and nothing will hinder me. Will they be waiting?
Day 41
Amrakhu was waiting when i made it to the entrance. The horse as well, I am glad we had let them roam. 11 days in the dark, Amrakhu refuses to speak of his tasks. But he too bears the mark. We can only hope that Rasa will as well.
Day 42
Rasa has finally exited the caves. She has told me more of her time within them than Amrakhu will, but she also admits that she had another to shield her. She may now be a Daughter of War same as I am, but she is first and foremost the Prince of Darkness voice, Valen’s blade.
Day 44
We’ve managed to map the cave system as well as possible with such a small number. Amrakhu believes that we should leave tomorrow, we’ve found what we came for and secured the aid we came for. I wonder what the Ilravel will think of our sacrifice.
Day 47
It has been agreed between the three of us, the maps of the cave system will be hidden. Should any listen to this journal, the Altar of War is more than just a single cavern. It is where the Mir of War slept, unbidden and unbothered. She remains there until such time as she feels the need to wander.
Day 50
Amrakhu thinks that we should arrive within a fortnight. I see no reason to disagree, but we have barely discussed the full extent of the power we now hold, what shall we do when the time comes and we are asked to use it? As mages, both Amrakhu and I will require practice. And it what I believe she wants from us is true, she will require her own pound of flesh alongside it.
Day 56
This will be my last entry I believe. No great decisions have been made in regards to what we have gained and what we may have lost. And none can be made till the time comes that She Who is War decides to ask us herself. I wonder though, how far will Valen go against his sister on Rasa’s behalf? And who holds the greater claim? She has certainly served the Prince of darkness longer than she has served Her sister.
A question for another day.
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