When Charity released his hand he let it fall to his lap. He waited patiently for her to settle, gazing at her with keen eyes. Like her, he felt a pulling from inside him. An eagerness to begin.
He waited a few moments longer. Briefly closed his eyes and settled the restless energy inside him on an intention to complete the ritual.
Wordless, at first, he began the ritual taking her hand and dipping her thumb into oil. He guided her hand in marking places on his body with the oil. Forehead, lips, chest over heart, navel, and palms.
“Close your eyes. You won't need them open for the spell.” Then he guided her hand to placing thumbprints of oil on her own eyelids. He instructed her next in the short incantation, speaking the Eskran words slowly and deliberately for her.
As she repeated the incantation as instructed, he took one of her hand in his as if they were greeting one another with a handskade. With this free hand he wound a silky ribbon around their hands to keep them together in the space between them.
As he wound the ribbon over their hands, a tingling warmth began spreading from their linked palms up his arm and throughout his body. It spread as if it were searching. The spell's effect was a kind of enhanced truesight that would allow her to see any curses placed on him or anomalies in his own magic.
Magical energy began swirling around them in the circle. There were two distinct threads mingling together. He couldn't tell which was his. The warmth reached his neck, face, and head until it burned white hot between his eyes. He felt himself begin to resist the feeling of something peering into him. But that something was familiar to him. And not unfriendly.
The energy continued to swirl slowly around them but seemed to grow in intensity. The threads of energy grew thicker and pulsed with a low glowing light.
With his eyes open, Nicholas could see that Charity was was perfectly still. Her chest not rising and falling with any breath. The short hairs on her head lifted and began to float back and forth as if she were drifting along underwater.
He waited a few moments longer. Briefly closed his eyes and settled the restless energy inside him on an intention to complete the ritual.
Wordless, at first, he began the ritual taking her hand and dipping her thumb into oil. He guided her hand in marking places on his body with the oil. Forehead, lips, chest over heart, navel, and palms.
“Close your eyes. You won't need them open for the spell.” Then he guided her hand to placing thumbprints of oil on her own eyelids. He instructed her next in the short incantation, speaking the Eskran words slowly and deliberately for her.
As she repeated the incantation as instructed, he took one of her hand in his as if they were greeting one another with a handskade. With this free hand he wound a silky ribbon around their hands to keep them together in the space between them.
As he wound the ribbon over their hands, a tingling warmth began spreading from their linked palms up his arm and throughout his body. It spread as if it were searching. The spell's effect was a kind of enhanced truesight that would allow her to see any curses placed on him or anomalies in his own magic.
Magical energy began swirling around them in the circle. There were two distinct threads mingling together. He couldn't tell which was his. The warmth reached his neck, face, and head until it burned white hot between his eyes. He felt himself begin to resist the feeling of something peering into him. But that something was familiar to him. And not unfriendly.
The energy continued to swirl slowly around them but seemed to grow in intensity. The threads of energy grew thicker and pulsed with a low glowing light.
With his eyes open, Nicholas could see that Charity was was perfectly still. Her chest not rising and falling with any breath. The short hairs on her head lifted and began to float back and forth as if she were drifting along underwater.
Bitch, I'm limited edition.
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »
Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 11-18-2018, 03:54 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by saronym - 11-18-2018, 05:49 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by saronym - 11-22-2018, 08:19 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by saronym - 11-23-2018, 09:20 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by saronym - 11-27-2018, 10:27 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by saronym - 12-04-2018, 09:54 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by saronym - 12-10-2018, 11:45 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 11-21-2018, 10:02 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 11-23-2018, 12:50 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 11-27-2018, 12:12 AM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 12-03-2018, 11:48 AM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 12-10-2018, 02:39 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 01-06-2019, 01:35 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by saronym - 01-10-2019, 11:53 AM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by saronym - 01-27-2019, 11:30 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by saronym - 06-04-2019, 09:21 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by saronym - 06-08-2019, 09:22 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 01-17-2019, 04:06 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 03-09-2019, 01:45 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 06-06-2019, 05:15 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 08-22-2019, 05:29 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by saronym - 08-25-2019, 09:44 PM
RE: Impractical Magic [Closed] - by megs - 08-26-2019, 12:53 PM