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Into wonderland part 2
5 years ago
keep forgetting to post parts here. Well, before I go to take a break from art and maybe focus on writing to push the story forward, have the second part
The initiation room was one part beautiful and one part scary. The dark walls were decorated in red velvet curtains, the tiles were a creamy white, turning light shades of orange or yellow in the dim, warm light that emanated from the fancy looking lamps and bounced off of the obsidian colored pool of water in the middle of the room. Luna felt very uneasy about the room as Lucy led her and her twin brother, Nico, into it. That anxiety was not helped when Bacchus followed them in, his yellow-green eyes taking on more unnatural hues of yellow in the light of the dimly lit room,
“Alright! Luna, you should go first. You have a higher chance of surviving and coming back because you have the higher potential for magic.” The white-haired creep chirped, smiling amiably at the two and giggling when Lucy elbowed him in the side,
“There is a very low chance of death, so if you want to go first Nico, it’s safe.” she assured, glaring at her companion while Nico stepped forward to the edge of the pool of ink,
“Okay then, do I just step into it?”
“Well, you can, but we’ve found that if you wear light colors light white, you’re more likely to attract something.” Lucy explained as Bacchus led Nico off to change into something of a scrub-like uniform before letting him step into the pool, “Fully submerge yourself,” Lucy advised once he was in, and soon Luna couldn’t find her brother in the shimmering pool of ink
It took an hour, and in that time Luna changed into a plain white dress for her turn before she saw her brother come to the surface, gasping and coughing as she and Bacchus haul him onto the tile. Lucy went and fetched a doctor, who made sure Nico was okay before Bacchus carried him to a room to rest. When he returned, he smiled at Luna,
“Now, Lilith! It’s your turn!” the odd man chirped, making the knot of unease that sat like a stone in Luna’s stomach grow heavier. However, she bit back that discomfort and stepped into the liquid.
The night-colored liquid was warm, which was a bit odd but she was more concerned with the thick, mud-like density of the water. Before she could even get in deep enough to submerge herself it felt like she was being sucked down, she could feel her arms dragging her down face-first into the liquid until finally she closed her eyes and let it. To her surprise, she could breathe under the surface, it was difficult, but she could, so she chanced opening her eyes.
She saw things floating by as she sank, clocks, pieces of tile, bricks, books, clumps of flooring and ground, all things that a swimming pool should not hold. When she looked down she saw the only stationary seeming thing in the place, a semi-circle of a black-and-white tiled floor that she was approaching until a piece of tiled floor blocked her path.
Instead of reaching that semicircle of tile, she landed on the island of floor, getting to her feet quickly and trying to look around again, only to see a looming mass in the darkness. She only knew it was really there because the picture frames, books, and bricks floating around disappeared behind it.
Luna would’ve spoken, but she didn’t have the breath, all of her breath went to keeping her alive, so all she could do was think what the fuck are you? However, she wasn’t expecting a reply
“I am a creature, a Guardian, you’ve sparked my interest.” He explained, able to speak like she couldn’t,
I sparked your interest?
“Yes, have you made a deal with a creature like me before?” The thing asked, a pair of ocean blue eyes opening to look at her. From their placement, she could guess it might be some sort of rabbit. She shook her head at his question, getting a sigh next, “It depends on what creature you get, but for me, I keep it simple, am I going to need to baby you?” He asked, and Luna shook her head No! Don’t baby me, I want-no, I NEED to be independent! She thought, feeling a small mixture of anger and dread. I’ve been expected to do poorly, I can’t prove them wrong if I’m babied… She thought, blinking away the sensation of tears in her eyes, but the random creature she’d found seemed to hum,
“Very well then, take my hand.” the creature instructed, reaching out a shadowy form of a hand that Luna took.
Suddenly, she was dragged upwards through the thick water, and just before she felt ready to black out from lack of air, she was on the surface, gasping for oxygen and coughing like her brother had been. She tried to tell Lucy or Bacchus about what she saw, the creature she’d met, but she was coughing too much and Lucy just shushed her, telling her to rest. So, begrudgingly, she gave up her consciousness.
The initiation room was one part beautiful and one part scary. The dark walls were decorated in red velvet curtains, the tiles were a creamy white, turning light shades of orange or yellow in the dim, warm light that emanated from the fancy looking lamps and bounced off of the obsidian colored pool of water in the middle of the room. Luna felt very uneasy about the room as Lucy led her and her twin brother, Nico, into it. That anxiety was not helped when Bacchus followed them in, his yellow-green eyes taking on more unnatural hues of yellow in the light of the dimly lit room,
“Alright! Luna, you should go first. You have a higher chance of surviving and coming back because you have the higher potential for magic.” The white-haired creep chirped, smiling amiably at the two and giggling when Lucy elbowed him in the side,
“There is a very low chance of death, so if you want to go first Nico, it’s safe.” she assured, glaring at her companion while Nico stepped forward to the edge of the pool of ink,
“Okay then, do I just step into it?”
“Well, you can, but we’ve found that if you wear light colors light white, you’re more likely to attract something.” Lucy explained as Bacchus led Nico off to change into something of a scrub-like uniform before letting him step into the pool, “Fully submerge yourself,” Lucy advised once he was in, and soon Luna couldn’t find her brother in the shimmering pool of ink
It took an hour, and in that time Luna changed into a plain white dress for her turn before she saw her brother come to the surface, gasping and coughing as she and Bacchus haul him onto the tile. Lucy went and fetched a doctor, who made sure Nico was okay before Bacchus carried him to a room to rest. When he returned, he smiled at Luna,
“Now, Lilith! It’s your turn!” the odd man chirped, making the knot of unease that sat like a stone in Luna’s stomach grow heavier. However, she bit back that discomfort and stepped into the liquid.
The night-colored liquid was warm, which was a bit odd but she was more concerned with the thick, mud-like density of the water. Before she could even get in deep enough to submerge herself it felt like she was being sucked down, she could feel her arms dragging her down face-first into the liquid until finally she closed her eyes and let it. To her surprise, she could breathe under the surface, it was difficult, but she could, so she chanced opening her eyes.
She saw things floating by as she sank, clocks, pieces of tile, bricks, books, clumps of flooring and ground, all things that a swimming pool should not hold. When she looked down she saw the only stationary seeming thing in the place, a semi-circle of a black-and-white tiled floor that she was approaching until a piece of tiled floor blocked her path.
Instead of reaching that semicircle of tile, she landed on the island of floor, getting to her feet quickly and trying to look around again, only to see a looming mass in the darkness. She only knew it was really there because the picture frames, books, and bricks floating around disappeared behind it.
Luna would’ve spoken, but she didn’t have the breath, all of her breath went to keeping her alive, so all she could do was think what the fuck are you? However, she wasn’t expecting a reply
“I am a creature, a Guardian, you’ve sparked my interest.” He explained, able to speak like she couldn’t,
I sparked your interest?
“Yes, have you made a deal with a creature like me before?” The thing asked, a pair of ocean blue eyes opening to look at her. From their placement, she could guess it might be some sort of rabbit. She shook her head at his question, getting a sigh next, “It depends on what creature you get, but for me, I keep it simple, am I going to need to baby you?” He asked, and Luna shook her head No! Don’t baby me, I want-no, I NEED to be independent! She thought, feeling a small mixture of anger and dread. I’ve been expected to do poorly, I can’t prove them wrong if I’m babied… She thought, blinking away the sensation of tears in her eyes, but the random creature she’d found seemed to hum,
“Very well then, take my hand.” the creature instructed, reaching out a shadowy form of a hand that Luna took.
Suddenly, she was dragged upwards through the thick water, and just before she felt ready to black out from lack of air, she was on the surface, gasping for oxygen and coughing like her brother had been. She tried to tell Lucy or Bacchus about what she saw, the creature she’d met, but she was coughing too much and Lucy just shushed her, telling her to rest. So, begrudgingly, she gave up her consciousness.
