forum So Basically a Straight Roleplay // OxO // Open

Started October 09, 2020 by @Fraust

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"Questions? Uh… well, I'm pretty sure I already covered where I am and who you are. And I'm fairly certain I know how I got here in the first place. Maybe you could tell me a little more about this place? Can't hurt to know your element."

"Well, where we are currently in one of the elven cities, but this world in general? Which do you want me to talk about?" She would easily explain more about either about them and would talk about them willingly. After all, these were some questions that she could surely answer. All she needed to know was specifics.

"Either is fine, honestly. It's not like I know anything about either, after all." He laughed weakly. "What kind of creatures and such do you have here? We don't have any magic where I come from, so we don't have dragons or unicorns or anything of that sort…"

"Well, this city is called Esluma. It's the largest in the realm and the home of the queen's palace as well as sits on the border of two of the other realms," She explained, "The realm of the mythical, and that of the giants." Ayda smiled as she tipped her head in curiosity, "If you don't have magic in your world, how do you know of animals of this world? Dragons and such occupy the realm of the mythical, but unicorns exist in every realm, including this one."

"Well, we've got books and stuff… fictional books." Axis sighed softly. "We humans like to fantasize about things we can't have. Like dragons and unicorns and stuff… I'm sure our interpretations aren't much like the real thing."

"I suppose the only way to find out is to see them before you leave, compare your thoughts of dragons to the real things?" She studied his reaction with the same look of curiosity, though it quickly faded away as the doors they stood by finally opened silently, a set of two male elves walking out, discussing something that sounded quite serious between them. "There's the sign that the queen is no longer busy."

"I suppose so… aren't dragons dangerous, though?" Axis asked. "In our fictional stories, they're almost always dangerous." He glanced up when he noticed the doors open and stuck close to her. "Should we go in now?"

Ayda shook her head, whispering quickly before turning and leading the way into the new room, "They think they're dangerous, but they're nothing more than little matchboxes." She rolled her shoulders as she stood back up straight, looking quite formal and calm as she led the way. This new room was about as large as a basketball court. It had high vaulted ceilings made of woven branches as well as large windows and a flood made of the same, a path cut down the middle that was laid with smooth stones.

"Ah, alright… the ones in our fictional stories are generally destroying villages and the like." Axis followed Ayda into the room, looking around and marveling at the beautiful architecture. He kept his fabrics close to his chest, humming contentedly to himself.

"Queen Senailia, may I request an audience with you? It's urgent," Ayda asked politely as they walked towards the other end of the room, a dainty golden and flowery throne sitting at the end. And on top sat a female elf that clearly was the Queen. She had caramel-colored hair and matching eyes, offsetting the golden crown on her head.

"You may, Guardian Ayda. What is it?" Senailia replied calmly, eyes instantly flickering to Axis, "Who is your friend?"

Ayda glanced at Axis, motioning for him to introduce himself as she went silent. She would explain the problem after he was introduced.

Axis bowed respectfully to the queen street approaching her with Ayda, managing to keep a hold of all his fabrics. "My name is Axis, your majesty…" He replied. "I'm a human, and not of your world. I was transported here via a magical ring that I happened upon. I'm not sure how it got to my world considering that we have no magic. I'd like to find a way to return back to my home."

The queen nodded as she listened, asking calmly, "You're human?" She glanced at Ayda after her question, nodding towards the doors again, "Go to the great library and ask for a writing of the dragonring prophesy. If Axis here is human, that will help you. Then report to me tomorrow."

Ayda nodded, accepting the directions without question and bowing to her, "Thank you, Queen Senailia. I will be back here tomorrow morning with Axis." She glanced at Axis as she finished speaking, standing back upright and nodding towards the door with a hint of a smile.

"A prophecy?" Axis seemed a bit confused and glanced over to Ayda, only mildly reassured that the woman seemed to know what the queen was talking about. "Er… thank you, your majesty." He bowed respectfully again and followed Ayda back out the door. "What in the world is she talking about?" He asked once they had left the room.

"A long time ago, there was this elf named, Sungarwn…he was insane in my opinion," Ayda started as they left the room, heading down the hallway as she seemed to know exactly where to go, "But kooky or not, he was always talking about these 'prophecies'. Things he swore were going to happen one day. And several of his prophecies referenced humans like you. So the Queen is sending us to go read through one of his human prophecies that haven't been true yet." She glanced over at Axis, a tiny smile on her face even though she knew the prophecy wouldn't be fun. At least it wasn't one of the ones talking about the destruction of the elven realm.

Axis nodded a bit. "Ah, alright… I take it this isn't the first time that a human has accidentally come to this realm, then?" He asked. "I mean, if you've got prophecies about us and stuff, that means you at least knew that humans existed."

She nodded, explaining as they walked, "The first human came across our realm about two hundred years ago. Until that, we didn't know what he was talking about or what to expect from 'humans'. There's only been a few that have come through since then."

"Mm… do they usually pop up the same way I did?" Axis asked. "Through magical rings and such? Or have they come in different ways?" He hummed a bit as he walked along at Ayda's side. "Seems like we're a bit rare in these parts…"

Ayda shook her head, turning down another hallway and ignoring the looks of slight confusion that came from the guards as Axis walked with her, "No, they all appeared in different ways. One appeared in a river and we were told they had 'drown' on Earth and appeared here, another came through a portal…it's always different."

Axis nodded a bit. "Can… can people not drown here?" He asked, confused. "It's relatively common on earth. Well… at least amongst people who don't know how to swim or are doing it intentionally. It's not exactly a good way to go."

"They can drown here," She replied, "I meant they had thought they drown on your world..Earth..but when they opened their eyes, they said they were here instead." Ayda shrugged, calmly turning down another hallway, "At least that's what they explained it as."

"Strange… I wonder how that can happen in the first place, though." Axis hummed thoughtfully to himself as he followed Ayda. "Since my world doesn't have any magic, like I mentioned, it's interesting that traces of it can break through and bring humans here."

She nodded, thinking carefully before replying, "There have been cases of elves appearing in your world too, so maybe the magic is more like a portal." Ayda slowed to a stop at an open set of doors looking on in a large library, stacked head to toe with books of all sizes. She walked in without question, looking around to find the elf the queen had told her to find.

"Mm, maybe… I haven't heard of any elves popping up in our realm, but I suppose you'd know more about it than I would." Axis shrugged a bit and glanced around curiously at the books. "What language are these written in?" He asked.

"It's about as rare as a human occurrence here, and they find ways to blend in," She replied, pausing to pull a book out from one of the shelves and show it to Axis. "Most are in Elvish, some in Old Tounge, and a few prized books are written in…English? Is that a human language? One human was grateful enough to write a book in her language for us, as a way for other humans to know more about this place." Ayda closed the book as she spoke, tucking it back carefully onto the shelf.

"Yeah… I speak English." Axis nodded a bit and examined the book curiously. "I can understand you, whatever you're speaking." He shrugged and broke away from Ayda to go look at the rest of the large library.