Torches with purple flames crackled quietly as the heavy black crystal door was opened. The shadow of a hooded woman appeared on the wall. A tail with a downy tip protruded from under her long, white as mist robe. In her right hand she held a modestly decorated silver lantern, which with a delicate amber flame, lit her way down the stairs. Her left hand slid with the rhythm of her steps along the damp wall. The woman could hear her breathing and the quickening of her heart. She knew that her foot should never rest here. She knew that if the other gods found out that she had contact with him, they would kill her. But from the moment she first saw him in her dream… She couldn’t stop thinking about him. And her heart beat only for him. When she reached the very bottom of the stairs, an old coffin made of black stone appeared before her eyes. The woman ran her fingers over the coffin lid, which was covered in a thick layer of dust that had gathered over the centuries. Under the thick layer of dust she felt carved symbols of protection and inscriptions in a forgotten language.
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The old language of dreams. The woman began to read.
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‘This is where we lock up the primordial nightmare. Though his body was destroyed, his flame survived. Let him rest here forever, let his flame be forgotten here.’
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The woman lifted her face from the coffin. From under the hood of her cloak her eyes shone, amber like the first rays of sunlight. Then she fell to her knees by the coffin, her cheek resting on the cool stone.
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“This is where they locked you up my beloved.” she replied, her thin lips spreading into a small smile as she felt the cold seep into her skin. This was the “Primordial Nightmare”. Her lover. Although he had no body or voice, she understood him.
“You have come, my light.” His voice was soft and quiet like the dead of night.
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“I have come, my shadow, I would have found you even if you were on the other side of the world. I love you so much.”
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Suddenly, the cold left her body. The woman was reaching out her hand to an entity that wasn’t there. Her eyes were filled with desire and longing.
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“Please don’t go…”
“You know very well that I love you Yara…But we can’t be together, my power has no body, I don’t have a vessel in which I can exist with you for eternity.”
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Yara raised her head.
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“My beloved, I will give you a body, but for your and my safety I will have to take your memories and the only thing you will remember… will be me.”
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The primal nightmare was silent. Yara didn’t wait for an answer any longer.
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She got to her feet and walked towards the stairs. Before leaving she turned to the empty room and whispered:
“Soon we will be able to dance together Nox.”
Then she left.
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That same night, Yara knelt by the old altar of memories. Candles burned around the altar. On the cold altar itself lay a doll made of black porcelain. This doll had white curly hair as wild as the first snow. A pair of wings grew from its back, black as a night without stars. So similar to the wings of a moth. The doll’s eyes were empty and Yara gently ran her fingertips over its cheek. Looking at the doll’s chest in which she slowly placed the heart made of her dreams and desires.
“Nox my beloved shadow, this is my gift to you, a new body. This way we can be together forever. Light and shadow. Nightmare and dream.” She whispered. After her words, she felt the shadows around her tremble, and the doll’s eyes lit up with an intense purple flame. From the corner of her eye she saw the doll’s fingers twitch. After a moment, the doll sat up, looking at Yara’s smiling face.
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“My light.”
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The words weren’t spoken aloud, but Yara could hear them in her heart. She gently placed her hand on his cheek.
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“You’re finally here, Nox, with me. Real, not just the remnants of a fading dream.”
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Nox, not yet accustomed to his new body, embraced Yara. He slowly pulled her closer to him.
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“We can finally be together…”
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“Forever.”
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