@Sprottenham Yes I do like it because it is weird! I was first intrigued at the start with the talking teddy! Now it has gotten more 'real' but I still like it so much especially Eliza and the weirdo firey deamons! it's all just such a good read!
oh No as soon as I write that there is a pounding at the door and Natalie says not to open the door! :# Oh it's the most horrible deamon of all! Bianka! Demanding her daughter!
How terrifying for poor Ingun to hear this! ''Bianka: I'm not leaving without Ingun! She belongs to me!'' oh woah there! what a sick thing to say!
yay good to have Ragnar also come in! Poor little kids so terrified of grandma!
I especially like this ''Ragnar: ....but Natalie, if you get in trouble with your mom again, please don't hesitate to give me a call.. and tell the kids that they can come over to our place anytime they want! Me and Ina would love to have some kids around the house!'' Poor Natalie! maybe she needs to get a restraining order against her Mom! It is so not ok for her and her kids to live in fear of Granny, who kicks their door open and comes in yelling and acting so awful and threatening!
~~~ Wow! ''In other words, the seasons have reversed pretty much completely during the course of the last 8 years.'' Somnetia is a very interesting world!
Yay birthday boy Isaac!
And a field trip day with Mother Teresa! ;) Good!
The Monastery Gardens is beautiful! I like how you combined it with the Vault of antiquity and placed it between the Monastery and the Nunnery! It looks great like that!
Yay good that Aaron and Lenore finally made besties! ''Is something in the air, besides the smell of old bones and mummified corpses?'' Cute!
Oh hahaha Thank you Aaron for having wedding ring thoughts as a kid! Now my town isn't so weird! give that boy a gift!?
''Ina wants to prepare Isaac for his teenage years by telling him about love and girls. "Good girls are like unicorns" she says. "A rare find that can show up when you least expect it!"'' hahaha I love that!
I Love seeing the birthday party and Isaac so happy and strrrretching to grow up! amazingly good! ah he looks great I love his face! ''Ragnar does his best to make sure his son won't be able to hear properly on his right ear for a while.''HAHAHA
too funny that he doesn't want a queen at his birthday party!
is Thorleif really a name or did the game make it up?
I love the pic of the treehouse casting light below to the ground!
It is so nice that Ingun loves to read to Natalie's kids!
I really enjoyed these updates! Looking forward to the next, when you feel better! Take care!
@DivaDoodle Oh, I am very thankful that you like it enough to keep reading, it makes me motivated to continue! ;) I do feel that this story has a very limited appeal, but... which makes me appreciate you checking in on it even more!
Oh yes, I think that Bianka would fit the description of a psychopath pretty well for behaving and saying the things that she does! Barging into someone elses house, claiming that another person is your property!
And I just found a parallell to the real world in that, which was not at all intended... say that Bianka could be a certain political leader, that just so happened to burst in the door of someones home country, because "this part belongs to me..."... not cool! It makes me pretty mad... :angry:
My views on Mr. Putin were not so bad until the past weeks, and I used to think he was actually a pretty smart man, not necessarily good, but not one to do rash and sudden things, you know, the cold and calculating type.. but this, no.. this to me makes him look like a mad man... my views on the (insert foul word) has really plummeted in the last few days.. However, I don't want a political/current events discussion here, I just came to think of it, and wanted to express this right now...
Anyway.. oh yes, a restraining order for Bianka sounds like a good idea! I actually haven't thought about that (I think..), but if she shows up again, I don't know, but I will see what happens..
Thanks about the garden! The nuns and the monks really know how to take care of their garden. ;)
Oh, Thorleif is a real name. I actually never thought about it before, that it is a combination of the names Thor and Leif, but I do know that there are people with that name, so it is not something made up. :P I didn't name him, though, but I mostly try to use real names for my characters. :P
Thanks again, I will try to post the next update during the weekend. ;)
The Tallest Man on Earth – Revelation Blues .........................
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Isaac woke up first the next morning, and from the looks of it, he will grow into a responsible person, helping mommy with the laundry, and other chores around the house.
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"Woof!" A bark was heard outside, as a stray dog stops by outside and falls asleep by their front door.
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The stray dog is gone however, by the time Aaron wakes up from sleeping in the treehouse to go inside to have breakfast. Shame, I was hoping that he would notice it and get a wish to adopt it. ;)
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Ingun is still sleeping heavily when Billy enters the room to play with the dollhouse. This immediately gives her the shy moodlet.
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Natalie wakes up to take her morning medicine and have breakfast as Billy and Aaron rush out the door to go to school. Isaac has already gone, leaving an unfinished breakfast meal on the kitchen counter.
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"Morning, sis" Natalie says as Ingun comes downstairs to use the bathroom. She follows her with her eyes with that sweet look on her face as she walks past. Natalie is capable of love somewhere inside, and she really feels a deep love and concern for her sister.
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Natalie: I hope you are ready for a little walk into the woods today, Ingun..
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Ingun: Is that really n-n-necessary? Why c-c-can't just Elisa come down t-to us?
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Natalie: That's actually a good point, Ingun... though I doubt she will come down here. She prefers to keep her magic secret, I think thats why she moved into the forest in the first place.
A thunderous bang breaks through the monotonous sound of raindrops falling on the roof.
Ingun: Besides, it is storming p-pretty bad outside.. n-not the best weather for a s-stroll through the forest...
Ingun goes to the refridgerator to eat some leftovers from yesterday.
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"We can always use rain coats.. and we will only take a short trip.." Natalie says while she walks over to check the sink for any leaks.
Ingun: I d-d-don't know.. w-what about the t-thunder? Standing under a lot of t-trees p-probably isn't the smartest thing...
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Natalie: Don't be silly Ingun.. I'll take a shower while you finish your breakfast and then we will go.. https://i.imgur.com/6ShNjl4.jpg
"I really don't want to go into that forest. Especially not in this weather. What should I do now? Maybe if the weather clears up.. I hope it clears up.."
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"I'm gonna need the rocking chair for a while..."
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Natalie: Come along now, Ingun.. we won't go to far, just to the same spot we were with Elisa just the other day.. Ingun: Oh,. I d-don't know.. Natalie: Ingun... come now! I'm trying to help you... Ingun: Alright t-then.. but we are g-going home soon after.. Natalie: Yeah, yeah, sure... But just as they head out for the taxi, Elisa comes running over, seemingly distressed about something..
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Natalie: Hi, Elisa, what a surprise! What brought you here? We were just going for a small trip to the forest.. When Ingun spots Elisa, she immediately turns on the doorstep..
Ingun: Elisa is here, I'm g-g-going back inside..
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Elisa: Natalie, I have some bad news... I think the forest isn't safe for me anymore..
Natalie: What, Elisa? What are you talking about..?
Elisa: The demons, Natalie... they came to my cabin last night and.. I couldn't see them, but I could smell their presence... like a burning sensation....
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Elisa: Now, thanks to the protective spells, they can't get to you or Ingun... so they're going for me instead.. unfortunately, I can't cast a protective spell on myself, it doesn't work that way...
Natalie: So, but... how can we..? Is there anything we can do?
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Elisa: Well, there's always strength in numbers.. and I could teach you to practice magic, so that.. Natalie:.. you want us to cast the spell on you?
Elisa: Something like that.. may I come in? Please....
Elisa almost begged Natalie to come in, an unusual behavior for her...
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Natalie: Oh, of course.. my home is yours... please come inside...
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Natalie: We have a spare bunk bed upstairs you can sleep in..
Elisa: That is much appreciated, thank you very much, Natalie! The demons must have really scared the usually reclusive Elisa to willingly come down to town... Surely it would take a little more than just a burning smell to scare a magician of her calibre, right? I should think so...
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Elisa: Now, we have no time to waste.. I should start to teach you Magic as soon as possible..
Elisa: First thing we need to do is to go shopping at the Elixir store...
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Natalie: Oh.. uhm, well me and Ingun have to go to work soon... can we .. can we wait until tomorrow?
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Elisa: Well, if you must.. but then we go... first thing in the morning! And I will get you the necessary books to read and ingredients to use!
Natalie: Ok, we'll do that, I promise...
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Natalie had to hurry, Ingun had already left, and she was getting late. Isaac made it home from school just as she was about to leave.
Isaac: Who is that, mom?
Natalie: Its.. its Elisa, a good friend of mine. She is going to stay with us..
Isaac: Why, mom? What is this?
Natalie: I'll.. I'll explain later. I have to go now, I'm already late for work...
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Elisa: Nice to finally meet you, Isaac. Like your mother said, my name is Elisa, and I'll be staying with you for a while...
Isaac: How.. how do you know my name?
Elisa: I am your great grandmother, Isaac.
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Isaac:... what? Why hasn't mom told anything about this?? I have a great grandmother??
Elisa: Thats a long story... My home, my real home is the old cabin in the Forest of Illusion..
Isaac: So you're that old witch that burn people just by looking at them?
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Elisa: No, Isaac.. you shouldn't believe all the rumours that people tell you...
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Isaac found this all a little weird, but was happy to discover that he had a great grandmother. Aaron and Billy came home, and noticed this old lady they had never seen before standing there..
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Aaron: Hello, lady, who are you? Are you an actor?
Aaron hoped that she would be an actor working at the theatre, but Elisa told the excact same thing to Aaron, as she did to Isaac. Now that she was going to stay with them, she might as well just tell it like it is. That she is their great grandmother, but that was also everything she would admit to.
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---- She did live in town once, together with her then boyfriend Dominique Vasquez, and they even had two children together. But their relationship broke when she learned that he was having a side affair, and Elisa fell into a deep depression.
https://i.imgur.com/VCRAHQl.jpg Picture: Dominique holding Elisas oldest child, Idun. Dominique then is Isaac and Aarons great grandfather, and Idun is their grandmother...
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For months, she locked herself up in her home and did nothing but play the blues, before finally moving away from town and into the cabin in the forest... hence she has a very high skill in guitar playing... -----
Back to present day..
https://i.imgur.com/icUojIu.jpg Now that Isaac was a teenager, it was sometimes his turn to read bedtime stories for his younger brothers.
https://i.imgur.com/mbnnkms.jpg Elisa quickly found herself at home in Natalies house, but now she had another concern. The kids. In particular Isaac and Billy. She was sure that they would need a protective spell cast on them too. She knew that, in fact, but she didn't want to tell them why or what it was for.. she thought it would be best to not tell them everything yet... She wanted to talk to Isaac first, as he was the oldest..
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As Elisa went over to talk to Isaac, Natalie and Ingun had just finished their shift at the Zombie Restaurant. Inguns work perfomance had become a lot better now that she had escaped the claws of her mom and began in therapy with Dr. Sara, which had earned her a promotion to Line Chef and a bonus of 624 simoleons.
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Elisa: Isaac, as I am your great grandmother.. you are also part magician, and I want to show you how to use it..
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Isaac: Oh, oh, that sounds really cool grandma. What can I use it for?
Isaac was hoping she would answer good looks, money or being popular with the girls. Yes, Isaac was getting into that age... but Elisa had other things on her mind..
Elisa: Go over to stand by the kitchen bench, and I will run a demonstration...
"Okay... what are you gonna do?" Isaac said with a mixture of hopefulness and expectation as he walked to the kitchen bench.
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"Just stand still" Elisa said and began to recite the same spell she had cast on Ingun and Natalie earlier. Isaac didn't understand a word and had no idea what she was doing, but he was really amazed at what he was seeing. He had never seen anyone perform magic before.
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Then he became frightened when he realized that he was the target for whatever witchcraft she was using. "G-g-grandma, what are you doing!?" he stuttered. Elisa couldn't stop to explain once she had started, she had to keep going.
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Ingun recognized the words Elisa was using, and it made her freak out.
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Isaac: Mom! Mom!! What is she doing!??
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Isaac: Brrr! Why do I feel so c-cold? What did you do to me?
Elisa was really happy that the spell appeared to be working.
Elisa: I cast a good luck spell on you, Isaac. The feeling of cold is only temporary.
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Isaac: So..but.. now I will be permanently lucky?
Elisa: No, not permanently, it will wear off with time, and I will have to cast another one..
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Isaac: Ok, and you are going to teach me this.. so that I can cast it on myself?
Elisa: I can teach you how, but you can't cast spells on yourself...
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Isaac: Why not?
Elisa: Because they will invert and have the opposite effect. It would be a curse instead.
Isaac: But what if I cursed myself then? Would that work?
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Elisa: Haha, no, Isaac... that wouldn't work either. Unless you actually wanted to curse yourself, that is.
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Isaac: I don't get it...
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Elisa: You will with time, Isaac. You will with time...
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So what was it that really happened to make Elisa run away....
It was a rainy morning, and Elisa was in her cabin peacefully cooking breakfast. Alfred was sitting on the couch reading a book.
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Neither of them noticed it at first, because it slithered so silently. It managed to squeeze itself through a small crack inbetween the foundation and the wood paneling on the outside.
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Once inside, it slowly wiggled across the floor and up right behind Elisa was standing. It was getting ready to launch a bite as she turned around to walk over to put the pot on the oven. Elisa wasn't an easily frightened woman, she had seen snakes many times before, but she knew that bites from some of them could be poisonous, if not downright deadly. "Congelo!" she shouted to stun the snake for a moment just long enough so that she could put the pot down and move away from the snake.
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Alfred heard her shout and got up from the couch. "What's going on?" he asked.
"Its a snake.." Elisa answered "Its a shield tale snake...".
"A shield tale? I didn't know you had any of those."
"I don't." Elisa said. "Its an intruder." The shield tale snake came back to life and prepared itself to jab Elisa once more.
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"Rutrum ut interficiat angues caput!” Elisa shouted at the snake. The snake was stunned for a while, but quickly resumed its position to bite.
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“This isn't an ordinary snake” Elisa said as she jumped away. The snake hit the the wall with a solid jab. The painted coating appeared to vaporize with a hissing sound outwards from where the snakes teeth had penetrated wall.
Alfred ran over to Elisa. “I'll get it” he said.
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“No, Alfred! This snake will kill you!” But it was in Alfreds nature, he had been her loyal butler for the past 40 years. He wasn't going to sit there and watch her get bitten by any snake. Alfred had handled snakes many times before, but this one was different. As he grabbed a hold of its tail, it immediately turned its body and bit him in the hand, forcing him to let go. It then launched itself up in the air right in front of him.
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“Trulla ut interficias serpentes!” Elisa shouted, but it had no effect. The snake bit Alfred straight in the face and he immediately caught on fire.
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“Coniuro te, Abzu, ut hunc ignem exstingue!” she shouted, but again it had no effect. Alfreds screams were heard until nothing was left of him but a pile of ashes on the floor. Then the snake went for Elisa. This certainly wasn't an ordinary shield tale snake... Probably not even a snake at all..
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“Sanctorum invocabo Agatha, in Sicilia, Elisabeth Hungariae...” Elisa began, before the snake interrupted her.
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“None of that is going to help, Elisa!” the snake hissed. “None of it! Now die, witch!” the snake said, its mouth wide open spewing venom.
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“Soteria scutum!” Elisa shouted, before running as fast as she could out of the cabin.
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Once outside, she called upon Hermes, the old god of transportation to transfer her to the edge of the forest.. she had to get away from there as fast as possible..
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"Hermes, Elisam transfer ad ripam silvae!”
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From there, she used her broom and went down to Natalies house as fast as she could. She knew that as Natalie and Ingun had the protective spell on them, the snake... or demon... shouldn't be able to get to close. Atleast for now...
Ingun was the first of the adults to wake up this morning, and of course, she knew what her life time wish was. ;) When she wakes up and that is her first thought, it is clear that she wakes up as her original self, and that therapy is working.
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Elisa woke up soon after, and started to clean up the toys around the house. Natalie wanted to talk to Elisa, because she wanted to know a little more about what had happened to bring Elisa to come down to town... she didn't quite believe the story she told about the burning smell... she thought there was more to it than just that... It didn't make sense for her that Elisa would be so easily scared..
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Natalie: Elisa, excactly what happened yesterday?
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Elisa: What do you mean, Natalie? I already told you...
Natalie: No, I don't think you did. What happened Elisa, and why isn't Alfred with you?
Elisa: Oh, Alfred, he uh... he uh..
Natalie: What happened to Alfred, Elisa?
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Elisa knew she was cornered and had to tell the truth. "Don't tell the kids, Natalie" she spoke in a whispering voice "but they got him. They came to my cabin yesterday, in the form of a snake. I had cast a protective spell on him, just like on you, but... they still got him. They poisoned him with their bite, and then he.. caught fire, and.. it happened so fast, and I tried, but my powers couldn't stop it..."
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Natalie: Wow, Elisa, but.. if your powers can't help, how can we...
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Elisa: My powers alone can't help much anymore.. but if we stick together... thats why we have to go to the elixir store. Now.
Elisa: That means you too, Ingun.
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Ingun: Oh, d-d-do I really have to?
Elisa: Yes, you do. From now on, it is vital that we all stay as close together as we can..
Natalie: But what about the kids, Elisa? Will they be safe at school?
Elisa: Yes, Natalie, they will.. I already cast the spell on Isaac yesterday, it should have some effect..
Natalie: But what about Aaron and Billy?
Elisa: Aaron is safe, and Billy too, as long as he is with Aaron..
Natalie: What? How can they be safe? Did you protect them too?
Elisa: Lets hurry up now! We haven't got much time to waste!
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Elisa takes Ingun and Natalie to the elixir store...
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Elisa: Come along, you two! The Elixir store is this way! Just around this corner!
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Elisa: We've got no time to waste. Now, lets buy what we need and get out of here.
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Elisa: I would like two Magic for Beginners in angel version, as well as two beginner wands. And uh.. an alchemy station if you have one..
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Birk Birkesson (store clerk): I'll get you the books and wands you want, but unfortunately we have no alchemy stations in stock right now. We are expecting a new delivery next week, please come back then.
Further inside the store, Ingun and Natalie had gone around to explore..
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Ingun: Hey, N-N-Natalie, this mirror just t-talked to me! It offered me a m-make over!
Natalie: Don't be silly, Ingun. Mirrors can't talk!
Ingun closed her eyes from the bright yellow light that surrounded her. The light gave out a strange low pulsating hum that made Natalie freak out.
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Natalie: Aaah, what is that sound!? Its the demons!
Ingun: Its alright, Natalie. L-look, it gave me a n-new dress!
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Natalie: Ingun, w-what happened?
Ingun: The mirror, Natalie! Its alive! It t-talked to me, and gave me t-this new dress!
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Ingun: I could f-feel this light surround me, as if it c-came from some strange power above! You should t-try it, Natalie!
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Natalie: But Ingun.. are you sure this isn't some kind of trick? Maybe that dress is cursed...
https://i.imgur.com/QP5O1P2.jpg Ingun: But I f-feel so pretty! I have n-never felt this pretty before! I don't think this is c-cursed at all! You should try it, Natalie!
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Natalie: I don't know, Ingun.. I'm not convinced.. I feel fine just as I am..
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Ingun: C-c-come on, Natalie! I t-tried it and came out just f-f-fine! And I thought I was the c-c-coward here!
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Elisa: I see you have discovered the mirror there, Ingun, you look absolutely delightful. Now, I have bought the things you and your sister needs.. lets hurry back home, we should be safer there..
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Natalie: I told you that mirror was dangerous! Elisa: Its not the mirror, Natalie. That was a Agape, a Virtue. Hurry up now, we're going back home!
A Virtue is a type of deity that controls the elements and they are sometimes described as "the shining ones" because they appear as sparks of light.
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Elisa: Behind you are the wands, I put them on the kitchen bench for you. Now, what I want you to do is pick up those wands, and the books from the living room table and read the first chapter.
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Elisa: Then after reading the first book you can practice spell casting, but only then. And do NOT try to cast any spells on anyone until I say so! Do you understand?
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Natalie: So.. what..? How do I practice spell casting if I can't try it on someone?
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Elisa: Because you need be 100 % sure you are casting the formula correctly.. The words of the formula must be spoken the excact same way, every time! One wrong word, and who knows what effect that could have! So in the beginning, only practice on objects!
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Natalie: Ok, well I don't want to get anything wrong..
Elisa: Did you get this as well, Ingun?
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Ingun: Y-yes, but what if I hurt m-myself?
Elisa: Just read the book first, and follow my instructions and you'll be fine. I will be here the whole time.. now, lets get to it. The books are on the living room table..
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And so the sisters picked up their wands and sat down and studied their first book about magic, while Elisa watched over them from the rocking chair. Until both of them had to go to work, that is.
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Ingun: I'm s-sorry Elisa, but I t-think we have to go to work n-now!
Elisa: Oh, that is fine.. but we will continue tomorrow! No slacking!
Natalie: Yes, dictator..
Elisa: I heard that, Natalie...
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With mom out of the house, Aaron decided to invite Lenore over for another visit.
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And Isaac wanted to become best friends with Samira, so she was asked to come over for the evening as well. Both Aaron and Isaac was happy that neither of them declined and should be around any minute. It was only Billy (of the kids) that didn't have a wish to hang out with anyone.
Samira Mørch-Engebakken was the first of the invited visitors to arrive. Like Isaac, she has recently had her 13th birthday, and aged up to a teenager. Once on the lot, she goes over to talk to Aaron, who has already gone outside to play in the treehouse. Aaron doesn't know her very well, she is only an aqcuaintance to him. "This girl has some strange glowing eyes" he thinks "is she a ghost?"
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Samira: Hi, I'm Samira. Is this your treehouse? It looks very nice.
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Aaron: Oh, it's mine and Billys. We play in it a lot. I was going to hold a feast for the court. Would you like to join?
https://i.imgur.com/Q73D8jJ.jpg
Samira: That sounds like a lot of fun! I used to play like that, too. I have a tree just like that at home, but I think I'm to old for it now!
Then a friendly voice is heard calling, and Lenore has also arrived on the lot.
https://i.imgur.com/p6zfwsF.jpg
Lenore: Hey, Aaron!
https://i.imgur.com/QssH3kx.jpg
Lenore: I came as fast as I could, but my brother wouldn't let me leave until I had done my homework!
https://i.imgur.com/ZTN3cnx.jpg
Aaron: My mom never tells me to do my homework, but I want to do well in school, so I always do it anyway!
https://i.imgur.com/dmbKzaA.jpg Lenore: I wish I had a mom. At home its just dad and my brother, and dad is almost always out somewhere!
https://i.imgur.com/tmXjgUZ.jpg
Aaron: Oh, having a mom isn't always that great..
https://i.imgur.com/vj1FdaR.jpg
Lenore: Some people have great moms! Edmunds mom makes very good cakes, and always reads for me when I am there!
https://i.imgur.com/MTutWNz.jpg
Aaron: I think it is better to have an aunt than to have a mom. My aunt Ingun always likes to read for us, too. She is much better at it than mom!
https://i.imgur.com/af7dkXV.jpg Aaron: Lets play in the treehouse! I'm the king and I'm going to hold a feast! You can be a princess!
https://i.imgur.com/z1BkDHK.jpg
"I'm not a princess, Aaron! I'm a Queen, and one day I will rule the entirety of the worlds!" Lenore replied with determination in her voice, as if she was actually thinking about taking over the world and not just playing...
https://i.imgur.com/xvxzIPL.jpg
Meanwhile, Natalie had gotten a raise of 8 simoleons per hour at work, because she had discovered a new and more effective way of serving buns which greatly pleased Ramona, her boss. Isaac wasn't doing so great with Samira.. he had just made fun of his little brother Aaron, which bored her, before then he began to flirt with her, but the response was negative.
https://i.imgur.com/NEtzA7z.jpg
Samira: Isaac.. that's not funny.. Samira thinks he's clumsy...
https://i.imgur.com/6k4SJzN.jpg
Samira: ..but if you don't mind, I have been looking at this new jacket, so I was wondering if you had some money to spare.. It doesn't have to be much, only 10 bucks and I will have..
https://i.imgur.com/PdaDFgE.jpg
Isaac: No! No, I'm not helping you pay for your jacket! Get your own money!
https://i.imgur.com/I6wpTJG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/YuXmeIR.jpg
"This wasn't much fun, I want to go home.." Samira thinks, before she goes to do her homework..
https://i.imgur.com/Qw5F8lL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fL3IxUn.jpg
Then Billy complains about having to do dishes and Isaac tries to kiss Samira, but that is very unwelcome. Billy lights up the situation by bragging about his pranking skills, and maybe that worked... a little..
https://i.imgur.com/ypJk36k.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oKou0Xn.jpg
Samira: If you take me to the cinema, we can kiss in the dark...
https://i.imgur.com/Mg66BcX.jpg
Isaac: Oh, I would like that...
https://i.imgur.com/o6v3Opa.jpg
Then Isaac wants to kiss her once again, but gets interrupted by Billy who wants to play tag.
https://i.imgur.com/9U9vOuF.jpg Lenore and Aaron are still having fun holding their royal dinner for the court in the treehouse.. umm, I mean, castle, of course. ;) "Oh, these vegetables are most splendid. I love feasting on the most splendid. I can't get enough of it!" Lenore says. "Ah, yes, excuisite!" Aaron replies and both of them giggle and feel proud for knowing how to use such posh sounding words.
https://i.imgur.com/coIcbRZ.jpg
Well, Billy changed his mind about playing tag, because he got hungry, and Isaac managed to steal his first kiss. Now lets see if she liked it...
https://i.imgur.com/1ezEoed.jpg
She did not. Isaac, there is this thing called timing... maybe you should have a talk with your father about, you know, girls and romance, and all that...
https://i.imgur.com/rIeWpI6.jpg You should be happy its not a full moon and that the werewolf in her isn't coming out!
https://i.imgur.com/Hs8QUvM.jpg
Isaac: Have you seen the way Aaron dresses? He's trying to hard to impress the teachers! He should know that we don't have to wear school uniforms in Lagash!
https://i.imgur.com/juxECLB.jpg
Samira: I like the way he dresses. I think he is a stylish boy.
https://i.imgur.com/NqKIiUB.jpg
Isaac: Yeah, but he is trying to hard. He should be more like the other kids, running around and getting their clothes wrinkled and dirty!
https://i.imgur.com/3RV5U4p.jpg
"Come on, Isaac..." Samira sighs "Let him dress and act however he wants..."
https://i.imgur.com/ZEA1Vpz.jpg
Samira: ...but you know, about those money and that jacket...? If you would maybe reconsider...?
https://i.imgur.com/IlXreUm.jpg
Isaac: No! I told you no, Samira! I'm not paying for your jacket!
Heh, you're both hopeless... continue like this and your probably won't be friends for much longer...
https://i.imgur.com/hj4k4tX.jpg
Looks like the royal banquet in the treehouse didn't hold enough food for Lenore, because she went inside to help herself to a leftover birthday cake from Isaacs party. "I am so hungry" she said, before quickly finishing the cake in one bite. And then things got a little strange as she approached Elisa with the sound of heavy, stomping feet.. a sound which could not possibly come from such a little child...
https://i.imgur.com/tmzSTmc.jpg
Lenore: My plates are empty, and I am still hungry!
Lenores voice had suddenly deepened, and it was obvious that the voice was no longer hers, and her breath had the rotten stench of sulphur.... Elisa immediately knew who this voice belonged to..
https://i.imgur.com/fhn22Td.jpg
Elisa: You! You give me my Alfred back, you evil snake being!
https://i.imgur.com/2bOC6SZ.jpg
Demon: Can't do, witch! Father is hungry, and Alfred is his appetizer!
https://i.imgur.com/4k1Lk7w.jpg
Demon: And He thinks He will have you for a main course!
https://i.imgur.com/kcwHIm1.jpg
"O Pater in Inferno, bubulam hanc porcam tibi coquam!" the demon said, now speaking with both a male and female voice at the same time, as it raised it's hands appearing to gain power from some higher entity.
https://i.imgur.com/wR7gZho.jpg
Demon: Smells good already.. Our Father will be most pleased...
https://i.imgur.com/9gMNH2T.jpg
I guess that's the problem with demons is that they are excellent shape shifters, so you never really know where you have them. They could be standing right in front of you, and you wouldn't even know it! And the kids certainly didn't, because they were still outside conversing, without any clue about the drama going on inside..
https://i.imgur.com/F3VeinY.jpg
After the demon had set fire to Elisa, it concealed its presence by appearing to vanish into thin air. This isn't looking good for Elisa. The clock is ticking for her, and Aaron, who just came inside, is all paralyzed from his great grandma being on fire and has no idea what to do..
https://i.imgur.com/sqBaXWS.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/buEVj0k.jpg
However, now both Ingun and Natalie is finished with their shift at the restaurant.. Ingun is already in her taxi. Natalie is a little bit behind, she just had to go over all the sinks in the kitchen before leaving, to make sure nothing was leaking.... will any of them make it home in time to see what is going on and save Elisa before she literally burns to death, or will it be to late?
https://i.imgur.com/RMJDX4C.jpg
And back home, the demon still in its concealed state is now heading towards the kids outside. This time wihtout making any sound, just moving forward with determination.
https://i.imgur.com/SjUh87w.jpg
In the nick of time, hopefully, Ingun just came home! Please, hurry inside and save Elisa before its to late! Ingun had no chance to notice the demon outside, and neither did any of the kids as it snuck up on them.
https://i.imgur.com/BKrKwCb.jpg
Billy had asked Isaac for a bedtime story, so they walked inside, leaving Samira outside alone. The demon then manifested itself right behind her as it grabbed hold of her body to give her a beating, making this a visit she probably wouldn't forget so easily...
https://i.imgur.com/ydlvbF2.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/UMGR3HO.jpg Demon: If you want to see another moon, don't come here again! Now go take yourself for a walk and get out of here, little puppy girl...
Ouch.... When the going gets tough... Ingun panicked and blacked out at the sight of Elisa burning, and Esnebria took over. Where Ingun is a coward (sorry, but its true..), Esnebria is much more hard headed and bold.
https://i.imgur.com/26MXCyI.jpg
Esnebria knew everything that Ingun did, about the spells Elisa had casted to protect them, and because of that she couldn't let Elisa go up in flames! Esnebria had no idea what had caused Elisa to catch fire, she didn't have time to contemplate such thoughts! This moment only required swift action!
https://i.imgur.com/riH22Mx.jpg
Natalie was almost at home too now, so maybe it wasn't to late for Elisa! Lets hope so.. but this certainly isn't looking good!
https://i.imgur.com/YIXN5le.jpg
Natalie finally makes it through the door. They better put out the fire, because Elisa doesn't have much time left!
Natalie proved in this situation to be completely useless... the true hero in this situation was her sister..
Esnebria: Natalie! Help me put out the fire! Don't just stand there!!!
https://i.imgur.com/MwBJJiN.jpg
And it looks like Esnebria/Ingun won the battle against the fire.. this time.. but whew, that was close! Elisa was only seconds away from dying!
https://i.imgur.com/weTIpch.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/XELvvqI.jpg Elisa: Natalie! Ingun! We are in great danger!
Yes you are, the demon is right behind you!
https://i.imgur.com/wSzyyxS.jpg Demon: You fat piece of pork! Looks like I didn't try to roast you hard enough...
Elisa: I won't give up that easily! We'll finish this outside!
Elisa knew that the demon wouldn't be leaving without taking someone with it... This was the only way, and she didn't want the kids to see her dying..
https://i.imgur.com/xMtXs1e.jpg
So the demon and Elisa went outside for a duel, and Elisa took the first shot, an ice formula to diminish the demons fiery power..
https://i.imgur.com/Wn17qCA.jpg
However, the demon wasn't weakened that easily.. it quickly fought back, and nearly set Elisa ablaze once more!
https://i.imgur.com/gFLq6cp.jpg
Elisa now called upon the saints to cast a blessing of light upon the demon. Demons are usually not particularly fond of blessings...
https://i.imgur.com/RMFfb7d.jpg The blessing didn't do much but aggravate the demon, and it summoned a ring of fire around itself, which set the ground on fire right next to it, and suddenly the demon disappeared into a strange looking light..
https://i.imgur.com/hbWVITy.jpg
..only to appear almost right in front of Elisa, its eyes fixed on her with an ominous stare.
Demon: Say goodbye to your world, Elisa...
https://i.imgur.com/nV2QsAt.jpg
Elisa got herself in position to try to put out the fire with another ice formula. Isaac had now heard the commotion and went outside to check it out.. this wasn't excactly what he had expected.
https://i.imgur.com/rsbbjsd.jpg
Elisa managed to put out the fire as the demon went away to dodge her blast. Isaac didn't have much time to think or figure out what was going on, before the demon warped itself right in front of Elisa once more and began to speak in a mysterious tongue he couldn't understand..
https://i.imgur.com/NRMuICw.jpg
Demon: O pater tenebrarum, mater mali! Da mihi vim hanc magam ad gehennae incendia mittere!
https://i.imgur.com/MBaNn4s.jpg Demon: Et semel, et pro omnibus! Et semel, et pro omnibus!
https://i.imgur.com/JZ1DVtL.jpg
The words of the demon sent lifted Elisa up in the air and made her catch fire once again. The demon watched in glee as Elisa jumped around and began shouting in panic..
https://i.imgur.com/xjTOWLV.jpg
Natalie and Ingun knew Elisa was in danger, and rushed out to help, but the demon was much stronger than both of them, and they could only do so much...
https://i.imgur.com/1tEFTdK.jpg
There was no help in them this time, this fire couldn't be put out! All it took was one final push from the demon, to send Elisa flying..
https://i.imgur.com/dj3cB1U.jpg
The demons work was done, and the flames got the best of her, turning Elisa into a ghostly hologram...
https://i.imgur.com/8cjDQLn.jpg
The ghost of Elisa crouched to the ground, still burning in agony, as the demon warped away taking Elisa with it...
https://i.imgur.com/v3LQQg5.jpg
Time appeared to freeze for a short moment. The night birds bowed their heads and everything became silent. Elisa was no longer there.. now there was only a cold stone and the smell of burning skin lingering in the air..
https://i.imgur.com/lwRNIjT.jpg
Natalie was shocked and left in tears! Her beloved Elisa was gone!
https://i.imgur.com/VpPqtbM.jpg
Aaron and Billy also came out now that the demon had left. They understood what had happened when they saw the gravestone and heard the cries and howls of Isaac, Ingun and Natalie..
This made no sense to them, least of all for Aaron and Billy.. They had listened to it all in terror from their bedroom upstairs.. They knew about the monsters under the bed and had heard tales of witches that could burn things, but were never really sure if the tales were true or not.. well, now there was no doubt, unless this was some kind of nightmare, but it didn't seem like one, because usually by now they would have woken up in their bed and slept for the rest of the night with their light on..
https://i.imgur.com/nOZyt5g.jpg
After lots and lots of crying, bewildered and heartbroken, the kids walked inside and only Ingun and Natalie was left, still grieving. Now it seemed that all hope was lost, not only was Elisa gone, but they had lost their protector and mentor in magic! Who was now going to teach them the necessary skills, and save them from whatever terrible fate was awaiting?
https://i.imgur.com/6UehHID.jpg
Especially for Natalie, this was extremely tough, as she stood there crying and screaming next to Elisas gravestone for long into the night after Ingun had gone back into the house...
https://i.imgur.com/kwX20yN.jpg
Inside Ingun went to the kitchen sink to brush her teeth before going to bed, but couldn't attempt to do anything, without once more breaking into tears..
https://i.imgur.com/QuC09ZA.jpg
Isaac had just gathered enough strength to read a bedtime story for Billy, but once Billy was asleep he found himself all in tears once again..
https://i.imgur.com/cA4SV5P.jpg
He had just gotten to know his great grandmother, and now, she had been brutally ripped away from him, just as suddenly as she had arrived into his life..
https://i.imgur.com/tgKZqP5.jpg
Ingun had finally made it to bed and gone asleep and Isaac had calmed down enough to be able to get himself some food.
https://i.imgur.com/nmPMdTu.jpg
Only Natalie was outside grieving for a good while still..
https://i.imgur.com/X0HKTfL.jpg
It didn't matter that she was tired almost to the point of fainting on the spot.. Elisa was the only mother figure Natalie had ever had in her life, and now she was gone... gone...
https://i.imgur.com/2r0tHn7.jpg
Eventually, poor Natalie finally made it to bed as the very last one... Tomorrow was going to be a rough day, no doubt about it...
When Elisa came to herself, she found herself in what appeared to be a dining room of sorts, dimly lit with a long table and two chairs, one of which was occupied. In the back of the room was another, slightly elevated, dining table that someone was sitting behind, but it was to dark to see... The demon stood next to her, and in front of her, was the Grim Reaper himself...
https://i.imgur.com/U2PCh7I.jpg The Grim Reaper (whispers): I am so sorry for this, Elisa.. this was never part of the plan..
https://i.imgur.com/dw4eqzB.png
A rumbling voice was heard from the back of the room..
Demon Father: My daughter... what is this? Why were you late for supper, and what have you done? Demon Daughter: It is Elisa, father! I brought her to you!
https://i.imgur.com/CNXQHfc.jpg
Demon Father: I can see that, but why now? I have no need for Elisa here and now!
Demon Daughter: But father, I thought you wanted...
Demon Father: Quiet, daughter! We will talk about this later...
Demon Son: I told you it was to soon, sister...
https://i.imgur.com/pS4yxD7.jpg
Demon Father: Reaper! You must bring Elisa back!
Demon Daughter: What!? But father, we can't bring her back! Not after she has seen us and where we live!
Demon Father: Then erase her memory! Reaper, if you don't mind...
https://i.imgur.com/oQxkmNH.jpg
Reaper: It would be my pleasure to bring her back, but I can't do so without a Death Flower...
https://i.imgur.com/eJO7liv.jpg
Demon Father: Daughter, you made this happen, take her to The Chamber to erase her memory, then come back here to give The Reaper one of your Death Flowers...
Demon Daughter: But dad...
Demon Father: Do as I say!
This wasn't excactly the outcome Elisa had hoped for. If her memory was erased, everything she had learned and all of her skills in magic would go with it.. and it would take much to long to learn it all over again...then being brought back would be next to useless...
https://i.imgur.com/6aI9evS.jpg
Centuries of experience gone in an instant, she had to figure out a way to be sent back with her memory intact, and she had to do it fast!
https://i.imgur.com/XvIuVNM.jpg
Demon Daughter: Come here, Elisa, I have to do what my father says...
Demon Son: You just screwed up big time there, sister!
Demon Daughter: Shut up, brother!
https://i.imgur.com/g64WLzA.jpg
The Demon Daughter begrudgingly took Elisa with her, down and down several steps into the room they called «The Chamber»...
https://i.imgur.com/s8PZrTS.jpg
Down and down...
https://i.imgur.com/27dUyeN.jpg
When Elisa was finally alone with the Demon Daughter, she had to stall time...
https://i.imgur.com/S2bNmAL.jpg
Elisa: All this fighting, travelling to your world and being burnt – twice – has made me hungry.. is it possible to get a meal before I go?
https://i.imgur.com/t0h2Hkj.jpg
Demon Daughter: What!? No! This isn't a tavern or anything! You can eat when you get back! If you remember how to do it, of course...
https://i.imgur.com/MBlajxE.jpg
Elisa: You don't have to remove all of my memory...
https://i.imgur.com/j0Elbyw.jpg
Demon Daughter: No! I am going to remove everything! I am going to turn you into an adult baby! You won't even remember how to talk!
https://i.imgur.com/oV2j0RU.jpg
Elisa: And where will you send me when you are done..?
https://i.imgur.com/6FPtD6M.jpg
Demon Daughter: I don't care!! I'll leave that to the Reaper, not my job! Now stand still!
Elisa noticed that this demon daughter was quite a moody one, apparently no stranger to the emotions of wrath and anger. Elisa thought that maybe she could use this to her advantage...
https://i.imgur.com/fK8Z5s7.jpg
Elisa: ..and what are you going to do if I don't? Kill me again, maybe?
https://i.imgur.com/mr6rM5V.jpg
Demon Daughter: I am a DEMON! My power is endless! If I tell you to stand still, YOU WILL!
https://i.imgur.com/OI5dPTc.jpg
Elisa: There is no such thing as endless.. everything stops and dies at one point, even you and your powers!
https://i.imgur.com/eFf9eTp.jpg
Demon Daughter: You're wrong! Nothing ever dies! I cannot die! I can only be reborn! Like I always have been, ever since the beginning of time!
https://i.imgur.com/bZNtQYl.jpg
Elisa: Interesting... but if time has a beginning, surely it must have an end..? Or will time itself also be reborn? Demon Daughter: Shut up!!
Elisa was really enjoying it, watching the demon daughter get increasingly agitated...
Elisa: What I'm saying is... does that mean that everything that happens now, has happened before, and just like that everything goes in a loop?
https://i.imgur.com/y6f8swI.jpg
Demon Daughter: What the ****!? Just shut up!!
https://i.imgur.com/lMr9TCh.jpg
Elisa: You're not really all that bright, are you...?
https://i.imgur.com/S37Ilt1.jpg
Demon Daughter: I am as bright as bright can be! Now shut up!!
https://i.imgur.com/bZzhd7t.jpg
Elisa: Not only are you dim, your ego is much to big for someone your size, too...
https://i.imgur.com/Pqj8RIm.jpg
Demon Daughter: Enough!! Circobero, magam hanc e conspectu exi! Reduc eam quo pertinet!!
https://i.imgur.com/dPy1usJ.jpg
Elisa: Thank you...
https://i.imgur.com/7edendm.jpg
The Demon Daughter realized what she had just done, and desperately tried to stop the action, but it was to late. Circobero, the Spirit of travel and transportation, was already called upon to send Elisa «back to where she belonged» according to the demon daughters own words.. but where was that? Where did Elisa truely belong...?
https://i.imgur.com/42b7RQT.jpg
Demon Daughter: No, wait! I didn't mean that literally! Circobero, prohibere! Profuto! Profuto!
https://i.imgur.com/xA3m32H.jpg
Demon Daughter (thinking): Oh boy... what am I going to tell dad, now that I have sent Elisa away without erasing her memory? I'm going to be in so much trouble...
https://i.imgur.com/Wq7GhN8.jpg Dark and heavy clouds were looming over the Goth-Asli household this night after Elisas death...
https://i.imgur.com/QHKEiAp.jpg Poor Isaac was still resting in the rocking chair, grieving the loss of his great grandmother.. none of them knew where she was gone, all they knew was that she was dead, that the demon killed her...
https://i.imgur.com/UIP8Sza.jpg Cursed be that demon!
https://i.imgur.com/iFY8EI5.jpg Isaac isn't the only being teary eyed in this moment... Billy woke up and stopped next to the bedside.. Natalie had been dreaming about Elisas gravestone all night.. Her mind desperately wanted answers as to where her beloved Elisa was now...
https://i.imgur.com/f8YZk3p.jpg Though Billy was also very sad, he heard Isaacs crying bawling and wanted to comfort him, but Isaac was all filled up with sorrow and rage.. it didn't really get to him..
https://i.imgur.com/6wyKYiA.jpg Then the sisters woke up, both at the same time..
https://i.imgur.com/Cevhu0j.jpg There wasn't a dry eye in the house...
https://i.imgur.com/XZppipT.jpg Natalie especially was full of grief, panic and worry.. what would they do, now that Elisa was gone?
https://i.imgur.com/MPE6MS8.jpg No one was unscarred by this, Aaron had cried all the way from the treehouse and to the shower.. and even afterwards, he still stood there sobbing and drying up his tears...
https://i.imgur.com/nENLgQx.jpg Natalie wound up the music box for a moment of soothing music, and Isaac wanted to talk to Samira...
https://i.imgur.com/LQZVRRC.jpg He told her all about what had happened after she left yesterday, about the demon and his great grandmothers death.
https://i.imgur.com/I0DRuYA.jpg Samira was terrified, after being attacked and beaten up by the demon, but Isaac had hopes that she wasn't to scared by what happened to come visit them....He wanted to see her again....
https://i.imgur.com/fLvZEsc.jpg Ingun had to repeatedly check the stove, the sinks and every dusty corner of the house for any possible demonic activity... her neuroticism was working on high gear now....
https://i.imgur.com/l53ap48.jpg The sisters had to cry on each others shoulders. They had no real words for this sorrow, they just cried. None of them could say to the other that things would be ok. They wished for it, but they didn't believe it.. not now...
https://i.imgur.com/A6ZVN50.jpg Life is cruel, and just because they were grieving, there was no time off from work...
https://i.imgur.com/zpM8TF0.jpg Ingun was already on her way, but Natalie had to sit and collect her thougths for a little while longer watching her sister fly out the door, before she found herself ready to go....
https://i.imgur.com/VnoekUW.jpg Aaron wanted to call up Lenore to come over and visit. He was worried she wouldn't show up after what had happened as he still thought it was the actual Lenore that was there yesterday....
He felt happy, as happy as one can be in grief, that she said she would love to come over. Lenore didn't know what had happened, as she wasn't there at all yesterday.... So lets hope that it is the actual Lenore that shows up this time...
https://i.imgur.com/DtMFRHy.jpg What looked like Lenore, and hopefully is Lenore, made it onto their lot and flew past Elisas gravestone to meet up with Aaron by the treehouse.
https://i.imgur.com/QYkbgay.jpg She was happy to see Aaron (and thought their yard was nicely decorated, Aaron has such a nice treehouse!), but Aaron wasn't quite himself today...
https://i.imgur.com/Mb9k4NQ.jpg She asked Aaron what was wrong, but he didn't really answer. «Its raining, we should go inside» was the only thing he said.
https://i.imgur.com/dhyGORK.jpg Sure enough, she followed him there, but his behaviour was kind of strange.. Something must have been going on here, but she didn't know what it was.. She noticed the gravestone on the lot, so someone must have died, of course, she understood that much...
https://i.imgur.com/uNrC5Sz.jpg Once inside, she wanted to give him a hug, and asked him what had happened, if someone had died, and if there now was a ghost in their home....
https://i.imgur.com/URaWQJr.jpg Then Aaron finally found he could talk about it, and told her everything about the demon, which he called «The Dragon», and how it had come to their house, disguised as Lenore herself, and set Elisa on fire and eventually killed her, before disappearing into a strange looking light...
https://i.imgur.com/kZfFy0F.jpg
Billy came over as well, and wanted to share his idea about what had happened. He thought «The Dragon» had come from the forest, and that Elisa was now with «the Dragon» in a secret cave somewhere deep in the woods and far below ground. Billy thought that it would still be possible for them to go there and save her....
https://i.imgur.com/luGyyws.jpg
Lenore was terrified at what they told her, it was awful! She had heard stories of dragons and demons, but never really seen either of them, and now.. one of them even disguising itself as her!? She felt really bad for Aaron and Billy for their loss, and thought she knew about a solution...
https://i.imgur.com/yIl9UBF.jpg
She had heard her father once talk about a special flower that could bring people back from the dead, but she didn't know what it was called, or excactly how it would work. She promised to ask her dad about that, once she got home...
https://i.imgur.com/32xfuz0.jpg
Of course, Lenore didn't know that it was actually to late, and that this flower would have to be handed to the Grim Reaper as he came to collect Elisas soul, except that the Grim Reaper never showed up to do that.. Elisa became a ghost by the demons push, before apparently disappearing into thin air as she was still burning from the demons fire. She disappeared without as much as a blink, before her gravestone appeared... Being pushed into death by a demon is far from a usual or common type of death...
https://i.imgur.com/uldvFzx.jpg
Then, as the kids were talking, something unusual happened at the convenience store downtown... An orange glow appeared by the entrance, and from it a character took shape.. It was Elisa. She spawned right there, at the convenience store. Now, is that where she belongs?
https://i.imgur.com/re5QfKA.jpg
Of course not, she spawned, or should I say respawned, right in front of her daughter and only child, Idun Skullerud-Morales. She turns to face her, and Iduns reaction to seeing the ghost of her mom, is immediate! «Mom!» she shouts with joy. And Elisa is very happy to see her daughter too! Idun hadn't seen or heard anything from her mom, ever since she moved into that cabin in the forest, and had since long expected her to be dead already, so seeing her mom return as a ghost was as good as anything she had hoped for.
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«Its so good to see you again, my daughter!» she says «You won't believe where I have been and what just happened!».
https://i.imgur.com/PKCtSVg.jpg They hug before Elisa starts telling the entire story of everything that happened to her, about Natalie, Ingun, Aaron, Isaac, Billy and the demons.
https://i.imgur.com/H5G2VMS.jpg And now a few more pieces fall together, Idun is Ragnars mother, and Aaron and Isaacs grandmother. And Elisa is their great grandmother...
https://i.imgur.com/fkqRfp9.jpg Elisa has gotten quite fond of Natalie and Ingun, and eagerly talks about their cooking career at Mr. Zombie restaurant, before she decides to cast a protective spell against the demons on her beloved daughter, just in case.
https://i.imgur.com/JwmfV1c.jpg «Just stand still my sweet daughter, its for your own good.»
https://i.imgur.com/xRVNuMV.jpg Then they have to say goodbye, because Elisa is even more concerned about Natalie and Ingun, given everything that has happened and everything she knows...
https://i.imgur.com/rZmpMka.jpg She has to stay with them, no matter where the Gods thinks she belongs...
https://i.imgur.com/jwn6ZLx.jpg First thing she is going to do when she gets back, is to prepare a meal.. the demons didn't excactly share any of their food with her... Apparantely, even ghosts need to eat, so if food suddenly goes missing from your refridgerator at night...
https://i.imgur.com/QfcAz6d.jpg At home, Aaron and Lenore had started a game of chess, unaware that Elisa had returned and was on her way back..
https://i.imgur.com/YlAjdxs.jpg And the sisters had just finished their shift at the restaurant and was heading home..
https://i.imgur.com/IOd4Pl8.jpg Ingun comes home and finds Elisa in the kitchen preparing a meal.
https://i.imgur.com/rWyERtf.jpg Poor Ingun doesn't know what to think!
https://i.imgur.com/CkzJvC9.jpg She is in shock and is to afraid to stay inside the house, so she walks outside and faints!
And Natalie.. oh, poor Natalie, she was actually to caught up with grieving to make it much farther than just below the steps of the restaurant...
https://i.imgur.com/NZFPdZF.jpg Her action says that she is going home, but she is just standing there crying.. Her boss Ramona that finishes her shift half an hour later, even passes her by to go home.. Natalie, please go home! You might be surprised.. or shocked, I don't know, but please, go home...
https://i.imgur.com/nJQo13o.jpg She stands there for so long without doing anything but crying continuously, the Narrator finds it necessary to intervene to deliver her from her crying, so that she can go home... Elisas death must have hit her really hard... much harder than anyone else...
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When Natalie finally makes it home, she is shocked to find what looks like the ghost of Elisa drifting out from the bathroom wall, and up the stairs! Natalie is terrified and doesn't know what to believe! Has the ghost of Elisa now returned to haunt them?
Elisa was not only hungry and dirty from all the commotion, she was also very tired, and needed to go to sleep... Dying can certainly take its toll on you... Explaining everything for Natalie, Ingun and the kids would have to wait until tomorrow..
https://i.imgur.com/pBd57vK.jpg And she goes to sleep in Billys bed! No, no Elisa, that's not your bed! Hmm, I guess the trip to the Otherworld (or wherever the demons live...) must have done something to her memory anyway... but after all that she just went through, I'll let her sleep.. Billy can sleep with Natalie in her bed...
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I filmed this video of Natalie outside the restaurant, because I was hoping to catch her going home by herself, but she just wouldn't do that... :'(
