Introduction
She comes to you at your most vulnerable, while you sleep, in a dream, offering you the one thing you most desire, the thing you have desired. Her hair is a brilliant gold, and her eyes shine like an emerald fire. Her skin is iridescent; the most beautiful creature you've ever seen. Her name is Manera, and she is the Goddess of Love.
“Make your wish,” she says with a voice like a beautiful tinkling bell, “any wish at all. I will grant it to you. But, you must live with me in heaven. My home, Leatus Dominionate, is the House of Dreams. You will be very happy there, and you will make me happy.”
You make your wish, and just as she promised, she grants it. Now, after a year, you must keep your promise. You fall into a deep sleep, and when you wake, you are in the House of Dreams, a large and majestic mansion in the skies. It's beautiful and elegant, with long stretching corridors, and spacious, comfortable rooms. The gardens outside bear exotic and breathtaking foliage. At first, everything seems perfect. But after a while, strange things begin to occur . . .
The Plot:
This RP takes place in the Goddess' House of Dreams. Your first post will start with you falling asleep post a year of Manera granting your wish. Once you arrive there after having your wish granted, you realize that you are not alone. Others like you, from varying time periods and worlds have arrived in the same manner you did. You have all come to live with the Goddess. You can even understand each other, even though you don't speak the same language! But, every great gift comes with a price.
Manera demands that you become her “pets,” and as time wears on, strange things begin to happen to you. You shift into an animal form. These shifts occur slowly at first, but they become more frequent the longer you remain at Leatus Dominionate. You realize, that unless you can find a way out of the House of Dreams, one day you shift into an animal and never shift back. We need to get out of here, but in the home ground of a goddess, how?
Some extra information for the RP:
You all begin your posts with falling asleep thinking about the year etc, then you will wake up in the house of dreams. It is the plot line that you will soon discover the great catch that comes with Manera’s gift. No one will have known about it previously.
Each player may pick their own animal. Any animal is fair game, I'll even allow some mythical creatures. There will however only be one of each. Manera likes variety. You may also pick the time period which you come from: past, present, future. I’ll keep a record of who has what animal in the first OOC post. I’ll also be doing a small “what’s happening right now” in the first post so if you are unsure just check there! If you’re unsure about anything just ask! :)
You all arrive at the same time no matter what time period you come from unless granted permission by myself to arrive later/earlier.
The wish you had granted can be whatever you want whether it be saving someone from death or having lots of riches. You can’t carry your wish with you into the House of Dreams, whatever you wished for stays on Earth. You had a total of one year with this wish, no more no less. You may or may not have known this depending on how you interacted with Manera in your initial contact with her.
Anything else I can think of I’ll put here or in the OOC posting. Have I not covered anything or if you’re unsure just ask me!
Other extra information:
Please use this Character Skeleton:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance: (I don’t mind pictures but please include a written description as well)
Personality:
History: (Including when Manera came to you and what your wish was and how it turned out. It’d be great if here you could explain why you made the wish you did, your motivation etc.)
Your animal form: (Same with appearance, please include any extra attributes you may have, for example a hawk will be able to fly but have excellent eyesight also)
Any other skills: (For example if you were particularly strong or had a talent for distraction or translation!)
Also I find it a pity that most roleplays seem to die so quickly, so if something is taking over your life or you can’t reply as often or you need a catch up just let me know because sometimes it can happen and I’d like to make this a fun and long experience for everyone!
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Jamie sat there for a moment, his mouth wide, his eyes filled with doubt, his entire being in a state of perfect disbelief, disbelief so perfect, it was almost rage. Had Manera said any other word than pet, Jamie would have been perfectly complacent. Children, subjects, and even servants Jamie would have been, for the most part, ok with. Pets were animals. Pets were non-sentient creatures one kept because they amused them, a paltry term for living, breathing, thinking human beings. Jamie couldn't even express his outrage, his fear, his disbelief. Jamie couldn't form words. He sat there, stupidly, his mouth now clenched shut, his eyes beginning to water, and his voice drowning underneath a torrent of emotions he couldn't verbalize.
Finally, after some time, during which the others finished stating their concerns and their own opinions, Jamie finally spoke, standing up and turning directly towards Manera. "What about our families?" He asked, his voice barely a whispered squeak. "What about the people we've left behind. Our friends? Our families? What happened to them? What will happen now that we're gone?" Jamie started slowly, gaining volume and confidence until he was finally screaming, his emotions pouring out him without his consent. Tears were streaming down his face, and there was no holding them back. "How are they? Do they still remember us? What will they think when they wake up the next morning and we're all gone?" Finally, after the flood of questions escaped his mouth, Jamie collapsed onto his knees and put his head in his hands, sobbing.
Eyes looked upon Jamie, whom asked the last of the questions. She thought a moment, then smiled. " They're gone forever. You're forever gone to them. Get used to it, kid. " Eyes darted back to Manera, as if asking her if she had spoken correctly. After a moment of staring at the Goddess, she spoke her own questions. " Had you said there would be other's Goddess?" Her brows furrowed again, showcasing clear anger at this thought. Once again, Tarani had thought she would be the only one at Manera's side and so she had prepared herself to do so. " I feel your beauty has all but decieved me.... " She trailed off a moment, as if realizing something. Eyes looked away and to the ground, softly muttering to herself, " ... into a false love." She could not explain it any other way. Over the past year, as she developed her needs to be able to care for Manera as she assumed was asked for her, she thought that perhaps she developed a type of Love for the Goddess. Betrayel was the word that echoed through her mind. The only thing that Tarani approved of the current situation was that she would still be her pet. She would have to share with the others, but still do Manera's bidding as she had hoped.
Unfortunately, despite Tarani's intelligence, she could not make the detail out completely. Being a pet was being someone's slave. This she approved of. Had she not been so intertwined in feelings of the Goddess, she may have figured it out. She may have finally realized, pet was not a term, but an exact representation of what the Goddess truly desired.
And when she spoke, Adelina was enraptured. She listened to every word. Tears rose to her eyes when she heard that Manera felt lonely - Such a good, kind soul should never have to feel such pain. She paused and listened carefully to how she could ease the Goddess's pain. I'll be her pet? Adelina thought dizzily. Why, that means we're going to be her dears, isn't it?
A broad smile stretched across her face, and she looked around at the others to see their reactions. She noted with surprise that Gunter and the Captain looked uneasy. They mustn't have understood. Perhaps English was different from where they were from! At least, I believe she is speaking English.., Adelina thought, in confusion. Jaime began to cry, crying out about his abandoned family. Adelina wanted to hug him, but she knew that was a ridiculous thought. She couldn't embrace a near stranger, no matter what age. Tarani spoke next. She still retained her dreadful countenance, even in the company of the Goddess. Adelina stood up next. "I would love to be your friend, dear Manera. I would be honored beyond anything." She curtsied and then looked around expectantly, expected the others to speak next.
Looking at young Gunter, she put her hand to her belly as a habit, to cradle the slowly swelling bump that was her child. She froze, hand over her belly button. She looked down in disbelief. Where a bump used to be, was nothing more than a slim stomach. She pressed both her hands to her middle frantically as if she just misplaced it and could find it. The was nothing. Now, terror cut through her happiness. Where is my child?! She felt like screaming. She could feel herself becoming hysterical. How could she have lost her child? The was no blood, nothing! Her son or daughter was inside her just yesterday, listening to their mother croon to them!
She allowed herself to fall back into her chair, and moaned aloud in total grief. She simply couldn't care that she was creating a scene, that these strangers would think her insane. All of her happiness was ripped away from her, and in place was a feeling of loss, one greater than she ever felt before. She wasn't mistaken. Her child had disappeared. She should have noticed it before. She should have felt it immediately, the lack of her little darling that she was supposed to protect through her own flesh and blood. Yet now she felt it all. She was only one now, no child was cocooned within her. Tears began to cascade down her cheeks, and she rocked herself backwards and forwards, cradling her wanting stomach.
Yuan Ying'e stepped forward. "I will take it, goddess." she said softly. "I have no desire to become your pet for any price."
Manera looked surprised. No one had ever taken her offered out before. Nevertheless, she granted her wish. "It shall be done as you have requested." she responded, and slowly Yuan Ying'e faded from view. What Manera didn't say was this would count as another wish, to put everything back. And if Yuan Ying'e was unwilling to pay the price, well she would have to take someone else as payment, someone close, someone special to the chosen. And realistically she could put her back in whatever situation she wanted. She could make her worse off than she had been before or change her fate to something else. She could put her whereever she wanted. Of course, she would never tell her this. Often humans so blinded by their emotions rarely asked for the terms to her agreements. In the years that she had lived, Manera had never met a one that would beat her and she bet she never would.
Manera next turned to Tarani. There was always one. she thought. One who thought she was the only one. Manera spoke to her. "I apologize for any misunderstandings, but as I said before, to make assumptions is silly." Then the tall woman stood up and voiced her misunderstood joy. But then her hand went to her stomach. This was the moment Manera had been waiting for. The woman swooned, bawling and rocking back and forth. Manera's cold smile remained. "Good-bye, my pets. I will be watching over you." And she slowly faded from view, leaving them to their sufferings.
Gunter looked up at the goddess as she explained that they were forgotten, non-existent. At first, he was at least a little okay with this. But then he thought of Anna. The beloved Gesundheitsdienst who had taken care of him in the infirmary. A sweet, caring face smiling at him. Long, blonde braids under a cap and a splash of freckles on fair skin. Deep, brave grey eyes that threatened to envelope him. Now they were all gone. He would never see her again. He fought back tears. He wanted to scream at the goddess, but he choked on the lump in his throat. He stood up to attack her, run at her, and tear her limb from limb, but he knew it was impossible. Then she offered the out. He almost took it, but then he thought about what it meant. It meant he would be a Nazi again, back in the trenches of the Battle of Berlin, fighting the Russians and trying to protect his love, Anna, who had joined illegally, pretending to be a boy. He shuddered. He would never participate in that regime again. Yuan Ying'e took the out anyway. Then Tarani said something that he didn't quite hear, and Adelina swooned. She began to cry and rock back and forth. He wasn't sure what had happened, but he walked quickly over and gave her a hug. He felt powerless, like an animal caught in a trap. He glared at the goddess, rage blazing in his eyes as he held the grief-stricken Adelina. It was heart-breaking. Slowly the hateful apparition faded from view and Gunter looked back at Adelina, trying to determine what had destroyed her so.
For a moment, Jamie's heart soared. He could go back! He could see his family again. If he did, however, his wish would be reversed. He would still be a nobody, he would have no friends, no life, and no future. Jamie shook his head sadly. He didn't want to go back, but he couldn't stay either. He heart was rent in two.
Just as he was about to speak up, declaring that he would use the out, Yuan Ying'e stepped forward. "I will take it, goddess." she said softly. "I have no desire to become your pet for any price." Manera looked surprised. It was almost as if no one had ever taken her offered out before. Nevertheless, she granted her wish. "It shall be done as you have requested." The goddess cooed, and at that, Yuan disappeared, her body simply vanishing into the air. Jamie was deadened to the world, his thoughts on one word alone. Death. Why stick around? Why give her the satisfaction? Jamie had tried to kill himself once, he could always try again, just like his bullies had encouraged when they'd found the scars on his wrists. Jamie stood as she finished addressing the others. "Good-bye, my pets. I will be watching over you." She said. "Fuck you..." Jamie whispered as she faded from sight. When she left, he walked outside the throne room, its charms had worn off. The whole world was dead to Jamie. It suited him. He was going to die anyway, why should anything else be bright? Jamie knew that suicides were banished to hell, but even that seemed better than this limbo, caught between life and death.
After a few moments, she was able to sit up again. She stroked Gunther's cheek, then sat back in her chair. Looking around, she realized three were gone; Manera, the empress, and Mr. Maddock. She couldn't believe the Goddess of Love had left her in her pain. Couldn't she have comforted her, like even the child thought to do? She rubbed her eyes, rubbing away the tears. It felt as no matter how had she rubbed, her cheeks were unceasing damp. She gave up and looked at the others.
"Forgive me." She said, her voice rough. "I quite lost myself. It won't happen again." She didn't know whether or not to explain to their her distress. Perhaps her loss of control disgusted the Goddess. But Adelina's blind belief in the goddess was slowly fading. Her grief for her child was stronger than Manera's magick. She tried standing up, but her legs were too weak yet. "Were we given instructions?" She asked, attempting to sound normal.
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Just so you guys remember, Adelina was pregnant before she came to the Land of Dreams, and I didn't think her child would be allowed to come with her, because that would mean that Adelina loved someone more than the Goddess which I don't believe she would allow. So that's why she's freaking out.
And also in England 'a pet' also means someone who is dear to you, that's why Adelina misunderstood. If she wasn't enchanted, she would have thought it weird, the way she said it, but alas, she was :p
Lastly, sorry about the triple post - I don't know how to delete it yet!
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Yeaup, I'm cool with that!
Just want to keep going. Makes it hard to enjoy the RP if we're stuck in a rut because a couple people don't/can't post.
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And thanks for pointing it out - I'd feel a bigger fool if we were much further into the rp when I realized I had her name totally wrong! (:
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haha, too funny.