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[Tsukiko]

Evening of the 31st of Summer, 513 As the waves rocked her catamaran, Tsukiko gazed at the planks above her, wondering to herself how long she would stay in this city of Knights. She was not used to staying in one spot for so long, and could not believe that she stayed, however, every time she decided to leave, some part of her held her back, one that she could not understand. Sighing in discontent, she rolled onto her side, adjusting her sleeping gear until she was comfortable, and closed her eyes; she would consider such thoughts later. Without being aware of exactly when it occurred, the Ethaefal slipped into a deep slumber, the gentle sound of waves offering their own comfort. Falling. A sensation she could not exactly get used to, despite the frequency of which it happened. This is to say, she often found herself falling into dreams, when she was conscious of them at least. Perhaps it had to do with how she had came to exist in Mizahar, but then, who could say? At that moment, she landed on her back with a thump. Taking a few moments to gather her barrings, she opened her eyes to see where she had come to this time. Tsukiko did not have to squint, for it appeared to be night time, the Moon high in the sky, though she blinked a few times. Trees surrounded her, reminding her of the night she had met the Ethaefal, Eida. This time though, mist hung in the air, shimmering softly in the moonlight, giving it a feeling of unearthliness. The Ethaefal lifted her hair, only to find that it was the black of her celestial form. Reaching higher, she felt the horns that curled near her temples, which would be varied shades of emerald; beginning from the tips, they would be a light shade of green, slowly darkening until they met with her head, merging into the blackness of her hair. These were the colourings her nightly form took during the summer season. Rising to her feet, she briskly brushed herself off, grass clinging to her clothing, as she had landed in a clearing. The grass was rather long, reaching just above her waist; as if it was not used to having creatures roam through it. As she did this, Tsukiko heard a sound, and paused to listen, slowly sliding her hand to her waist, to where her crescent sword resided. All was quiet as she waited for whatever had caused the noise to break the silence that ensued. oocHope this is alright, if there's anything that you think needs to be fixed, just let me know ^^

[Ai Shou]

Ai Flew. She flew over the rooftops of Lhavit, her dreams flying by in a moment as she ran, her feet barely gracing the tiled rooftops before they left, speeding along at a high pace. She saw the gap between her and the next rooftop and increased her speed, launching herself off the roof. For an instant, she thought she would make it. She had planned the trajectory just right to land on the roof with a foot to spare, but something happened. The air grew heavy and a mist drew in around her, pulling her down. She fell. Fell right for the cobblestone pavement, right for the sudden feeling of every bone in her body to shatter and crumble as she collided with the solid stone. Her eyes clenched shut and she braced herself for the last feeling she would ever feel, but after what seemed like an eternity, she opened her eyes again. She was still falling. She was falling through a black area where neither time nor space seemed to apply. The only law was gravity and it suckeed her down towards a pinprick of light that was rapidly approaching. As the light grew, Ai could make out a bit of the scenery. There was grass. Trees. Mist. Ai's eyes widened when she saw the mist. It was the same density of the mist that had pulled her down from the sky and into the black chasm. She tried to scream when she realized she was falling at terminal velocity, but the moment she opened her mouth, she entered the sky of the other dream, falling still. The cry of fear and panic erupted then, reality finally righting itself as she fell for a tree that stood nearly twenty five feet away from the horned woman. Ai got only a glimpse of her emerald horns and raven hair before she collided with the upper branches of the tree, bouncing off one only to hit another a dozen times over as her body rag-dolled its way down to the ground where she landed with a solid THUNK. "Oooowww..."Ai groaned in pain, her eyes squinting shut as she breathed in the soft scent of night time pureed in with the smell of dirt and grass. If it wasn't for the phantom pain that wracked her body from hitting the ground, she would have thought it smelled nice. She lifted herself up by her shoulders and onto her knees, looking over herself for any cuts or broken bones, but she found none. She was perfectly fine, even though she fell out of the sky at terminal velocity and landed in a tree before hitting the ground. Still, her eyes lifted up to gaze across the plains towards the horned woman, curiosity lighting up her irises in a blue glow as she weakly managed to lift herself up to her feet. She tried to call out to the woman, but for some odd reason, she found herself unable to speak, only capable of staring at the woman in awe of the beauty she held. Her gaze spoke for her, the look on her face asking the question she couldn't voice. "Where am I?"

[Jh'eon]

Jh'eon swam through Charbosi. It was deadly silent. He swam and then burst onto the surface and came out of the Bluevein River in Riverfall. He looked and blinked. Strange. Nevertheless he was out of the water. Then he noticed he was getting higher and higher and the ground further. He saw he was floating. What was happening? Then a crack appeared in the stone beneath. It spread into the shape of a perfect circle and then the circle of stone floated up and then flew like a boomerang into the sky. Then Jh'eon was being pulled into the stone hole and he entered a house. He then landed the rest of the way and grunted as he fell. He looked at the roof and saw no hole. It had gone. He stood up and realised it was his own house. He turned and saw a Glassbeak. He yelped and ran and the Glassbeak followed him. Jh'eon ran to the door and opened it - - and he was falling. He was above the clouds. His house had been floating high above the clouds. He saw a hole open among the clouds and he fell through, feeling the wind whoosh past him. He saw tall grass and mist below. He hated mist. As he got closer he stared, in startlement, two dark haired woman. One looked like a Vantha and the other - it had emerald horns. He was startled as he landed on the grass, and went right through it, and floating in water. He saw the surface above and he swam to it and pulled himself out. He gasped for breath and then he blinked. He was standing next to the two women. He whispered. "What just happened?"

[Tsukiko]

Her eyes sought the cause of the sound, finally resting on the for of a woman. Like her, she had black hair and blue eyes, but something told her that they were of different peoples, not that Tsukiko knew much about her own kind, besides the small conversations she had had about them. She began to relax, for there was no real harm in a dream... right? It was not only because of this that she did so though, since she did not want to seem to tense before a stranger. Things like that could lead to things she didn't want to deal with. Besides, she had found that it was easier to relax in surprising situations if the other people involved were relatively calm. At the same time, she noticed that the other woman's eyes seemed to ask where they were. "A dream," she replied soflty, just as another form suddenly came tumbling from the sky. As she watched, Tsukiko could just make out what seemed to be the face of a Charoda, before he hit the ground. Rather, sink into the ground, which had made a pool of water to accommodate him. Personally, she knew little of the water folk, but she had heard stories from her adoptive Pod, the Oceangems. While he pulled himself out, Tsukiko glanced at the other woman, wondering if she was alright from her fall. It had sounded like she had taken a hard hit in the trees. At the man's whisper, she turned to him, and gave a slight smile, "I suppose you fell into my dream, or maybe Nysel had something to do with it," naming the god of dreams. 'Or it could just be random,' she added silently. for dreams could be tricky things at times. Pausing for a few moments, she looked to each one, wondering what to do next. The trio made for a strange group, and she was not sure where to begin. "Umm... perhaps we should introduce ourselves...?" she asked hesitantly, unsure of how they were reacting to their new surroundings. "My name is Tsukiko," she said, looking from one to the other, "and you?"

[Jh'eon]

Jh'eon blinked. What was going on? He was getting more and more confused by all these bizarre things popping up. "Jh'eon. My name is Jh'eon and I am a Charoda." He assumed that Tsukiko was an Ethaefal. "What just happened?" And then he looked at a tree and its roots ripped themselves from the ground and it strangled itself. All colour went from the tree and it went deathly white. Then it burst to flames and everything vanished, leaving a huge hole in the ground. Jh'eon looked through it to see he would fall - he saw the exact same place he was standing at now. He saw himself looking down a hole, and through that hole and another Jh'eon stood and so on. He blinked, and then spoke. "What is this?" And he put his hand on the hole, and yelped as it vanished. He pulled his arm out and stared at his bleeding arm, where his hand had gone. Then he saw it next to the two women. He picked it up and it resealed itself and the blood vanished.