(1) Spell Woven: [Portal: Paradisa]

[spellweaving]

[Those outside, or perhaps looking out windows of the castle, will notice a blue streak zipping across the sky in a frenzied state. It makes a deep hissing sound, nothing that sounds at all friendly. It leaves a small trail -- those with heightened senses will recognize it as highly concentrated magic -- that leads to the ground where the creature

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[nurturing]

[ there's no mistaking the sudden burst of magic she feels overhead; even while shape-changed the Alexstrasza knows immediately its source, and just who could give off such traces of raw magical power... and even then she cannot rightly believe such a thing.

The Spell-Weaver--Malygos... But such a thing surely cannot be possible. She witnessed his passing. She caused it, an the regret she feels for the irreversible circumstances that led to it hits her anew in waves. His presence here, in this accursed world is not something she should feel longing for. Her fellow Aspect, her brother... ]

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[nurturing]

[ she sheds her illusioned form and takes on that of her true self, wings expanding to their full length as they pull her into the air. Her smoldering gaze rakes the landscape for his presence as she follows the residual energies leftover in his wake--a myriad of emotions welling up in her chest.

His return brings her both pain and joy....but more than that, it brings her worry--would he still be bent on punishing the mortal races for their transgressions here, as well? The denizens of this world are already suffering a much greater torment--to allow him to wreck further pain on them would be more than she could bear. But what a cruel fate...forced to end the life of one so dear to her not once--but twice? ]

Malygosss....

[spellweaving]

[A deep hiss wells within the blue Aspect when he hears the familiar voice -- in this form, he was even more of a dwarf to his sister than usual, which causes him to side-step away from her a few paces, head and wings lowered as low as he is able, causing his belly to drag along the ground.]

Ah, not the Bronze buffoon then. I mussst admit, I am mossst surprised at you, Alexstrasza. Your little red wyrm was most distraught...the great Dragonqueen, a damsel in distress!

But I knew better...

[nurturing]

[ regardless, she lands carefully--there is no telling how Malygos will react to her presence; when threatened any of their kind is a force to be reckoned with. Even more so for a fellow Aspect, and conflict is not her desire. Alexstrasza gives him ample room and meets him with a pensive, but mixed expression ]

My brother... [ what manner of form has he given himself now, so twisted and changed from his great and natural leviathan shape? ]

[spellweaving]

You move quite elegantly for one bound in chains, sister! One beneath his claws...

[His tail lashes on the ground, another hiss bursts from him]

Liars, liars, liars!

[nurturing]

[ the action causes her to recoil her head just slightly, regarding him with an expression almost akin to incomprehension. ]

Of which chains do you speak? The only ones I bear at this moment are those around my heart--what has caused you to shed your noble form, to foster such words?

[spellweaving]

The Dark One keeps you to himself, he said...with that wretched--

[He cringes, shrinks to the ground again, covering his eyes with misshapen claws.]

I cannot--

[nurturing]

[ confusion--and concern--flickers across the Life-Binder's face at these words. There is but one Dark One to which he would refer...but she balks at the very idea.

She studies him all the more closely. This is not the Malygos of late with whom she has dealt...this is her broken brother, his mind and will crushed by the betrayal of one of their own... ]

Be at peace... Malygos, his evil doesss not reach this plane.

[spellweaving]

[Pause. He lays down.] It cannot be. I am weak...

[nurturing]

[ Alexstrasza's gave softens as she lowers her own head slightly ]

As we all were. But no longer has he the means to control such a horror--this time has long passed us.

[spellweaving]

Then you were freed--he is dead?

[nurturing]

I was freed, yes... But weak as I was, it was all that could be done to drive the Dark One away.

[spellweaving]

[...unhappy dragon is unhappy. He draws his eyelids.] Away, away. away...

[nurturing]

Malygos... [ her voice is filled with sympathy here bro ): ]

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[spellweaving]

So easily deceived, I was...but the monstrosity is no more.

And what of this plane?

it's okay bb<3

[nurturing]

I fear it may be even worse than I originally conceived. There is much evil at work in this land.