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58.46% Tales of Tomorrow / Chapter 37: Chapter 37

บท 37: Chapter 37

While walking over through the boisterous crowd of celebrating Norn Alvar wondered not for the first time if his idea was a good one or just plain stupid. He knew nothing about the man he was walking towards besides what the man had told the children at the introductory day and thus felt too out of control for his liking…

Soon Alvar had arrived before the old man who had a curious expression on his face as he could clearly see that Alvar had something to ask of the old man.

"Hello." Alvar began, not sure how else to start but knew that now, when he had come this far, that he needed to finish why he had come to the necromancer.

"Hello to you too. Can I help you with something, young one?" The old man replied while slurping from his drink in amusement at Alvar's awkward energy that surrounded him like a cloud of dust.

"Yes! Uhm, you see tonight the Havroune of the raven spirit told us that a group of hunters, that died a couple weeks ago, hadn't moved on into the mists where they would be picked up by the patron spirits in order to be escorted into the underworld…" Alvar rattled down, causing the man's eyes to grow from amused to solemn in an instant.

"Yes, I have heard of the matter. Most curious…" the old man replied with his old, yet silky, voice while also stroking his beard in thought.

"So, I was wondering if you knew of any way that enabled someone to gain control over a person's soul when they were about to move on into the mists." Alvar asked, causing the man to hum in thought after which he returned his gaze to Alvar while a question bloomed on his lips.

"I may know but why are you asking in the first place? This is way out of your league, young man." The necromancers question not really startling Alvar as he had guessed as much already when he had made the decision to come over and talk to the man.

"One of the men in the group that fell was my uncle. So you see that I have a rather big motivation to help, if only a little bit…" Alvar replied causing the old man to nod in understanding.

"I see. That does put that incident into perspective indeed. Still, I am not sure if I should tell you about such knowledge as you will not be able to do anything anyway for quite a while, if ever…" The old man said causing Alvar to frown in frustration, even though he had expected as much already.

None the less he at least hoped to know what was going on, for the peace of his mind, no matter if he could help or not. "Could you please tell me? I know I won't be able to do anything but I just need to know! Please, tell me!" Alvar said while bowing his head to which the old necromancer let out a sigh of helplessness.

After a while of silence between the two the old man responded. "Alright, I will tell you but you must swear to me that you will not share the knowledge lightly with just anybody, understood?" Causing Alvar to nod furiously in reply.

"There are various ways to accomplish such an endeavour but all have side effects as such magic usually requires an enormous amount of will to dominate and possess. Another way I could imagine is if one had the ability to enter the mists on their own free will, which you may know, only very rarely is an ability given to mankind. Of course there may yet exist other ways that I am not privy to that have been created newly or existed without my knowledge in the first place…" The old necromancer said causing Alvar to crease his eyebrows in distaste.

"But how would someone even be able to keep control over a soul? I mean, souls aren't really touchable right? So that means you would need to use mana manipulation to keep them under control and that for how long now? A few weeks? Who does have that much mana in their possession?" Alvar asked back to which the old man regarded Alvar with a curious light in his eyes, obviously surprised at Alvar's deduction.

"Indeed, young man. You have a bright head on your shoulders. Pity you didn't pick the necromancer as your profession. We may have yet formed something remarkable out of you…" The old man spoke causing Alvar to shrug his shoulders in semi apology.

"Who knows what the future may bring? Maybe I'll learn something from you still someday or so." Alvar responded with a small smile, echoed by the old man upon hearing Alvar's words.

Indeed, that may yet still hap---!" The old man was interrupted though by the bonfire simmering down in the middle of the great hall, while a frosty wind had entered the great hall, an eerie whisper in the air that reminded Alvar of one particular situation he had been witness too, causing a fearful shiver to run down his spine and his fists to clench in barely surpressed anger.

"Jormag!" Alvar grit out through his clenched teeth causing the old necromancer's eyes to widen in shock at Alvar's words, after which he shoved Alvar behind him in protection, while various men and women had stood up from their places and taken up arms in preparation for what was to come…


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บท 38: Chapter 38

Standing behind the old necromancer, who had gripped his staff and held it before himself and Alvar vertically while mumbling a few words softly that Alvar couldn't quite understand, Alvar's eyes wandered from the obvious spell the old man was casting back to the great bonfire in the middle of the great hall.

By now the hall had been plunged into darkness and frost was creeping up the walls while an icy wind softly whistled through the gates of the great hall, bringing with it a foreboding whispering that spoke of promises Alvar hoped would not come to pass, not unlike that night he had seen his uncle's group attacked in the frozen wastes of the Shiverpeak mountains.

While the temperature of the great hall sunk lower and lower commanders of the different professions had snapped out of their shock, obviously having learned from past experiences, and began to below orders that echoed over the heads of the gathered Norn in the great hall.

Hearing the orders of their officers in charge the soldiers of the different professions snapped to attention and began to rush as orderly as possible to the sides of the great hall, where the frost was creeping up to the ceiling by now, and armed themselves with the weapons that had been stored there for just such an emergency.

The families that were amongst the partying crowd of Norn though weren't trained for such a sudden change of event and as soon as the elderly understood what may be about to happen called over to their families to gather together as fast as possible, the sounds of younger children or civilian women crying under the rapid change in atmosphere echoing through the air, only adding fuel to the issuing chaos in the great hall.

Alvar meanwhile had let his eyes wander over the crowd that began to fall further and further into chaos until his eyes came to rest on his friend Veli that was standing besides a young brunette like wooden statues in the middle of the bustling crowd, obviously out of their depth and not knowing what to do.

Without a second of hesitation Alvar made to rush out into the crowd to come to his friends help but an old yet strong grip at his upper arm held him back, causing Alvar to struggle against the obstacle that was now keeping him from doing what he simply needed to do!

"Let me go! Please, I need to help my friend!" Alvar cried out while turning around to the old necromancer that held him back with an iron grip.

"You cannot go, young man! I would be sending you to your possible doom and I couldn't live with myself if I did something like that!" The old man responded with a sad yet firm shake of his head, clearly waring with his own thoughts at his actions.

After hearing the old man's words Alvar turned back around to the bustling chaos in the great hall, his eyes falling back onto his friend Veli that had let his eyes wander over to Alvar's position and took in the scene of Alvar struggling to come rushing over to him, the two making brief eye contact until Veli's form disappeared behind the huge frames of the bustling Norn, causing Alvar to fall even further into a desperate struggle. To him the night began to feel eerily similar to what he had felt when he witnessed his uncle fight his last battle that night and he hated the feeling of complete helplessness he had felt then and he was feeling now, but besides that there really wasn't anything he could do and thus stopped his struggle, for now…

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Gerdi had successfully snuck out of her home and entered the cold air of the night, swiftly moving into the direction of the great hall. While her mind had been overcome by a desire to see Veli as fast as possible the young girl didn't seem to realise that the air grew colder until it began to form small clouds before her face each time she exhaled. Even as she realised the rising cold her mind snapped back to the great hall as she swiftly entered through its gates and began to look around in search for her one and true love.

Though, she was not prepared for what she saw once she found him. There he was, in his usual form radiating happiness, but unlike the other days where she stood right next to him when he did so now he was swinging and twirling from left to right with another girl in his arms.

'The brunette again…! Why. Why is it not me that he is holding like that? Why can he not be happy with me instead? I don't want to feel this pain anymore. Please! Someone! Anyone!?' Gerdi thought with tears brimming in her eyes, threatening to stream down her cheeks until her sadness turned into anger, bright and burning in her guts like a twisting rod of molten iron.

'Yessss, why does he not take notice of you? You are so beautiful and have so much to offer him! Truly a shame... How can someone not see the beauty within your soul? Their arrogance must be paid for…Yessss, paid for, indeed! Join me and I will make sure the pain will become nothing but a faint memory of the passsst…' An eerie voice began to whisper in the back of Gerdi's mind but so lost was she in her pain and anger that her only wish was to make the pain in her soul go away, discarding any logic and reasoning that may have prevented her otherwise from making such a decision.

'Good young one, good! I will give you my blessing and you will spread the word to your friends that they need not fear me as I will take them in with open arms… All they need to do is swear their allegiance to me and they will become more powerful and free than they can possibly imagine…' The voice whispered into Gerdi's mind once again, accompanied by an ice cold sensation that originated at the back of her mind and slowly spread like an icy wave throughout every fibber of her being until she had been taken in completely, bringing with it an icy determination to do what must be done to fulfil her desire and those of her new master…

'You will receive instructions form a teacher under my command to form you into your best version soon enough. Until then endure the feelings raging inside you just a little bit longer. I promise you my daughter, you will get what you want one way or another…' The voice whispered for the last time as it slowly left Gerdi's mind like a frozen illusion of some kind, its words causing Gerdi to smile in happiness. Yes, Veli would be hers or perish...

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The panic that had begun to spread like a fire in a dry forest through the crowd had all come to a sudden standstill when a soft whispering began to fill each and every head in the great hall, at first only softly swirling around the ceiling along the icy winds that had entered the hall, but soon left its amusement behind and descended upon those standing under its sheltering height.

'Hello my dear children…It has been a looong time indeeeed since we last had the pleasure to converse with each other. My, what proud Norn you have become in my absence! I could truly not be any happier at the sight of you and your children's growth.' The voice purred into the silence causing many parents to clutch their confused and scared children to their sides in reaction.

'Ahhh, you need not fear me my dear children… I would never mean to harm you… On the contrary! In fact I have come to offer you shelter as a storm is approaching and I fear that many of you may not survive the cold the next winter may bring without my protection…' The voice continued in its purring way, now and then slightly chuckling at its own words.

"You are not welcome here, Jormag! Leave this place and don't return!" One of the Havroune called out into the silence after the whispering had grown silent for a minute. Behind the Havroune the other Havroune were standing in a united front, all whispering incantations in unison while Alvar could see the sweat running down their foreheads in concentration.

'Hahahahaha! Do you really think you, my little Havroune, can banish me? Please, do not insult me like that. Your little patron spirits are no match for me. In fact it may surprise you that three of their brethren serve me faithfully and it will only be a matter of time until raven, bear, wolf and snow leopard will join their brothers and sisters at my side! Why not skip the back and forth and join me now? You all will be welcome into my arms, and no harm will come to you ever again. That I promise you, my children…!

It seems some have not yet been convinced fully and need another push but don't worry…The last words have not yet been spoken… Until we meet again my sweet children…' The voice whispered with clear amusement apparent in its voice when it spoke to the Havroune, soon afterwards leaving behind the shaking crowd as it disappeared, through the open and by now completely frozen gates, out into the night and vanished like a bad dream…


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