ordos45 Posted March 8, 2004 Author Posted March 8, 2004 Prologue It is said that we fear that which we do not understand.
ordos45 Posted March 8, 2004 Author Posted March 8, 2004 Prologue ContinuedIn Colombia, the government of President Andres Pastrana, strugglingwith its own decades-old civil war, "condemn and reject the cowardly andvillainous terrorist attacks committed today against the American people."Pastrana was awaiting the first visit by U.S. Secretary of State ColinPowell, scheduled to arrived in Bogot
ordos45 Posted March 8, 2004 Author Posted March 8, 2004 Chapter 1 She watched in silence as people continued to file in from the outside. It was amazing to see all these people file in like this, all of them solemn faced and thoughtful. It was unnerving to her senses. They were filing in through the massive entrance doors of the Nondenominational Church. They were moving almost as one solid entity, like the sheep. She chuckled at the thought of sheep, seeing as how Jesus was the Shepard of the flock of mankind. Her eyes drifted over the gathering people with pity. So many were here for only the events of the day before, and while they were entitled to seek as much as anyone else, it seemed to eleventh hour for her. She knew after the next few weeks it was doubtful that she would ever see most of these new faces ever again. Closet Christians annoyed her so much, but there were similar people in all faiths. Finally the service began. They began to sing before anything else, but Tara rarely listened to the actual words. She did not need the words, because it was the feeling behind the words that mattered. The adoration of the Lord was the truly important thing in these songs of praise and worship. Once the singing was over, the Worship Leader gave a small prayer,
ordos45 Posted March 8, 2004 Author Posted March 8, 2004 Chapter Four-Also Called The Chapter That Was Made To Move Time Ahead
ordos45 Posted March 8, 2004 Author Posted March 8, 2004 Chapter 7-1 She shivered on the van ride home. It was Sunday evening now, and she could still see the blue tunnel right below her vision, and feel the pain being suffered in the images it held. She was worried about her soul, about the world. She couldn
ordos45 Posted March 8, 2004 Author Posted March 8, 2004 Chapter 7-2Old Beyond Years: Uhoh..Falling One: Uh ohFalling One: I haven't even said why I'm disturbed!Old Beyond Years: Yes...Old Beyond Years: Do tell. O.OFalling One: I have a feeling you know this already somehow but...Old Beyond Years: Let me guess!Old Beyond Years: Halloween = EVILFalling One: When I went down I was concentrating on how much I've been researching Wicca. I fell asleep and saw a few things in my dreams. The next day I experienced everything I had dreamed off.... Old Beyond Years: *pauses and "thinks" *Old Beyond Years: -Shit!Old Beyond Years: You're getting dejavus too?!Falling One: then came the Zip Line, where I worked as part of the ground crew, helping to pull down the rope to help them get downOld Beyond Years: oo Shit... It seems like everyone associated with me is starting to get dejavus.. x.xFalling One: six hudnred pounds of tension pulled down by a handful of changing people and IFalling One: my hands were covered in blisters after all 50 of themFalling One: by dinner the hands were healedFalling One: (yes dejja-vus too)Falling One: and I meanFalling One: healedFalling One: as in they were perfectFalling One: but then things got freakyOld Beyond Years: Freakish.. O.OFalling One: They had a service later that nightFalling One: They wanted the holy spirit to lead the service and prayed for it to help because the band's equipement broke without reasonFalling One: So eventually they get to where they want us to pray to the Holy Spirit to ask what song that each of us should singFalling One: So I was praying and then nearly fell out of my chair when these flashes started going before me, too fast for me to tell what they wereOld Beyond Years: Yes..? o.oFalling One: but they were negativeFalling One: badOld Beyond Years: That's freakish.Falling One: and I don't imagine that from a loving GodFalling One: and then I saw a tunnelFalling One: that's all I can think to call it a blue-ish tunnelFalling One: and it seemed to be headed through the images leading to somethingOld Beyond Years: Odd..Falling One: then someone snapped me out of it with the bell for bedFalling One: but I can still feel a presence and see that tunnel if I think about it nowOld Beyond Years: Hmn..Falling One: and the feeling it gives me is also negative, like, I don't know, like its maybe changing or hurting meFalling One: What do you think about it?Old Beyond Years: *thinks* That's very unusual...Falling One: *makes a no duh face*Old Beyond Years: *shakes her head* No, you see, normally, I'd call stuff like that just "usual"...Old Beyond Years: But that..Old Beyond Years: Shit!Falling One: To recap, dreams come true aka deja vu, hands heal at incredibly impossible rate, band's equipment breaks down, and then something negative happens in prayer. Shit?! Old Beyond Years: Yep. o.o I'd call that usual..Old Beyond Years: But that vision is bothering me.Old Beyond Years: Do you have any herbs?Falling One: herbs is a negative, and the vision is what is bothering me the mostOld Beyond Years: Ok.. *thinks*Old Beyond Years: Any real gemstones?Falling One: and right now I can still fell the tunnel and see it if I close my eyes and think of itFalling One: no gemstonesOld Beyond Years: ....Damn.. *thinks*Old Beyond Years: Silver?Old Beyond Years: Sterling silver?Falling One: no silverOld Beyond Years: Shit girl. O.OOld Beyond Years: No jewelry with silver in it?Falling One: *nods*Old Beyond Years: Hmn..Old Beyond Years: Ok..Old Beyond Years: I'll do a protection spell for ya.Falling One: one other thingOld Beyond Years: Yes?Falling One: On the first night I was sleepy but I said something for no reasonFalling One: dunno if it is relatedOld Beyond Years: And that was?Falling One: "It's begun"Old Beyond Years: oo Hmn...Old Beyond Years: ..This could be a very, very good or bad thing.Falling One: I'm leaning to badFalling One: Negative images and feeling during prayer is usually badOld Beyond Years: Yes..Falling One: Normally I'd say its nothingFalling One: but its stuck with me for over a weekOld Beyond Years: How long ago was this?Old Beyond Years: A friend is IMing you.Falling One: two weeks agoOld Beyond Years: Yes.. For it to be bothering you even now isn't a good thing.Falling One: does he have UFO Comix in his profileOld Beyond Years: *shrugs*Old Beyond Years: MarrakelFalling One: that's itOld Beyond Years: That's my friend/Mom-figure Mara/AshOld Beyond Years: Tell her everything. She's trustworthy.Falling One: You understand if I told anyone in the Christian Church this I would be forced under scrutiny, and demons would be brought up as a possibilityOld Beyond Years: *nods* I know.Old Beyond Years: Don't worry about the Church...Falling One: I would've told JackieFalling One: butFalling One: well she already thinks I'm crazy after last nightOld Beyond Years: Don't worry.Old Beyond Years: Jackie's trustworthy as well.Old Beyond Years: Tell Mara...Old Beyond Years: *huggles tight*Falling One: I think i freaked Mara outOld Beyond Years: Hmn..Falling One: what was the date of last thursdayOld Beyond Years: Last Thursday? That just past? The 7th.Old Beyond Years: passed*Falling One: seventhFalling One: hmmmOld Beyond Years: *huggles tight*Old Beyond Years: Don't worry, sweety. You're one of us. *smiles softly* Mara had an attack like that Thursday, as I'm sure she told you..Falling One: nooFalling One: she hasn't yetOld Beyond Years: oo Ah!Falling One: maybe I'm just overstressing it, maybe it was all one of my dreams lately, they've been acting upFalling One: why do i get the feeling I am not going to like what you and Mara are about to tell meOld Beyond Years: *shakes her head* Whether you like it or not is not our decision..Old Beyond Years: You must choose for yourself.Old Beyond Years: You might think us crazy, or it might make sense.Old Beyond Years: Listen to your heart.Falling One: I know, now you all mgiht wish to talk straightforward instead of crypticlyOld Beyond Years: *laughs*Falling One: That seemed rather hollow, almost as if you're afraid to have this conversationOld Beyond Years: Somewhat.Falling One: I was afraid of thatOld Beyond Years: You're name's Tara, right? o.oFalling One: yesOld Beyond Years: Ok.Falling One: she's afraid tooFalling One: trepidation at least, but almost fearOld Beyond Years: We both are.Falling One: fear of being exposed?Old Beyond Years: Fear of being exposed, fear of you not believing us.Falling One: Youu might be amazed at what i can find believable after the retreatFalling One: Though what you two are about to do, it isn't something about IndigosOld Beyond Years: *chuckles softly(Old Beyond Years: Just listen now.Falling One: Remember feeling in my stomach, think of it as a wave washing over my body, through it, around it, and accompanied by uncontrollable shiveringOld Beyond Years: *hugs you*Falling One: although that could be because I'm sitting in my underwear in a 50-some degree house, and yes I am listeningOld Beyond Years: *chuckles softly*Falling One: Oh great, I feel like I'm in Final fantasy nowFalling One: Side question to the main story, what do the dark hearts look likeFalling One: in their true formFalling One: not the decieving oneOld Beyond Years: *shrugs* Never saw them. ooFalling One: why do you all always have to do that to me like that in the chatFalling One: and I think I scared her againFalling One: Shivering just stopped at reading "bringing a message"Falling One: oh please, not the Spiral of RebirthFalling One: that always screws things upFalling One: I swear if she says what I think she will next....Falling One: ok, when shall I shut my big mouthFalling One: *groans* Why is it this sort of thing always ends up within my path? Just when you think something bigger is going on...someone throws stuff at you and you fill in the blanksOld Beyond Years: Heh..Old Beyond Years: I know the feeling.Falling One: okay, I saw that one comingOld Beyond Years: Heh..Falling One: what does she look like in real life?Old Beyond Years: *tilts her head* Life nowadays is getting odd. Mara-chan?Falling One: yesOld Beyond Years: Brown hair, freckles (I think. x.x), about as tall as I am.Falling One: around 16-early 20sFalling One: no dyed hair?Falling One: or maybe some blonde hair streaked inOld Beyond Years: I don't think so.Falling One: Finally I'm wrong!! ^^Falling One: especially when you know they were going to say soemthing like itOld Beyond Years: Actually...Old Beyond Years: I think she DOES have blonde streaks. oo()Falling One: *glares*Falling One: Even if she is right about it never stopping, I do have one thing in my favorOld Beyond Years: Yes?Falling One: I can keep whatever I see under control, break off occasionally. I've clawed my way out of dreams beforeOld Beyond Years: That's for now.. But good.Old Beyond Years: You'll need it.Falling One: if u 2 say what I think you wil about the dying....Falling One: Did I mention I hate you?Falling One: a lotOld Beyond Years: Heh.Old Beyond Years: Feel what you will.Falling One: just kiddingOld Beyond Years: *smiles*Old Beyond Years: I know.Falling One: but you did what I thought you wouldOld Beyond Years: I know.Old Beyond Years: BRB.Old Beyond Years signed off at 8:27:13 PM. Old Beyond Years signed on at 8:31:32 PM. Old Beyond Years: *poke* o.oFalling One: oh helloFalling One: I'll have to get off around 9 until maybe 10:30 or 11ishOld Beyond Years: Ok.Falling One: and now you wonder if I accept the story I was toldOld Beyond Years: Yes.Falling One: what do you think?Old Beyond Years: Probably not.Falling One: Then you might be surprisedFalling One: I don't knowOld Beyond Years: *blinks* I am.Falling One: parts of it struck me, others didn't seem possibly trueFalling One: as if my own experience didOld Beyond Years: Heh...Old Beyond Years: I understand.Old Beyond Years: It still is hard to believe for me sometimes, and I've known this for the past 2 years.Falling One: now if that damn blue tunnel would disappearOld Beyond Years: Really >Falling One: oh, so that's what you've been hiding for the last two years?Falling One: the reason for your constant terrorFalling One: the reason you were afraid when you thought you were seeing my grandmotherOld Beyond Years: Not constant, not terror, but anxiety, yesFalling One: Can you tell me how you think I felt at that comment?Old Beyond Years: Terrorified? o.o Which comment?Falling One: last one, constant anxietyOld Beyond Years: Heh...Old Beyond Years: Not sure. Mixed emotions.Falling One: *nods* Not mixed, more around the lines of pure terrorOld Beyond Years: Heh..Old Beyond Years: Don't be afraid.Falling One: Don't be afraid, but from what I've just been told...I'm being hunted and cannot hide. For my own shadow can be a most lethal enemyOld Beyond Years: *shakes her head* Fear fuels it.Falling One: oh look Jackie's on. Fear, fear is something that I find interesting. Such as I've been so rocked by it recently.Old Beyond Years: Heh.Falling One: so does Jackie no about thisFalling One: *knowOld Beyond Years: Nope.Falling One: then I'll tell her we were talking about the Freaky Things RPGOld Beyond Years: OkFalling One: Lies within lies, deceptions within deceptions, secrets within secrets, and yet you feel you can't tell me all that is going onOld Beyond Years: I don't know fully myself.Falling One: *smiles* Of course not, but you're holding something you do know backOld Beyond Years: *shakes her head*Old Beyond Years: Nope.Falling One: part of me doesn't believe you, but then I'm quite screwed up todayFalling One: and you wouldn't lie to me directlyOld Beyond Years: Nope. ^^Falling One: must go for a few hours probably, think you'll be back on around 11?Old Beyond Years: Sure. ^^Falling One: thanks, I'll see you thenShe logged off tired and bleary eyed, and afraid. Ash
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