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Endo Soren
Posted: 06 Feb 2004 02:06 PM |
He awoke in a small room in a small bed, both made of wood. He shook the sleepiness from his head. It was not a natural sleep, but an induced state. A trance. The trance. Now he remembered. He had been traveling.
He had made it through the Initiation. He had been led down into the heart of Mount Revalon and buried alive with his brothers. They were left, each buried separately, to find their own way out. It was not a test of strength, but of submission. Not of will, but obedience. It did not require him raging against the earth, but to be patient with it. He emerged days later from the mountain, stronger than he had been when he was led down into it. He was stronger, but different as well.
He had lost all of his hair. He knew it would not grow any more on his head than it did on the heads of his great-great-grandfathers, who were still clean of scalp. And his skin, an ashen grey. He looked about. He was the first to come out of the mountain, to be born of the earth. Son of Earth. Days later, Galatia Deux came forth, and then finally, Thessalon Ecclesias. None of the three had perished in the heart of the mountain. This was not always the case. Endo looked to himself and understood why he was darker than those two who were now his brothers. They were a light ash, his a darker charcoal. He had submitted more freely to the earth. He had not resisted as they had. He was brave enough to let go. Perhaps that is why Thessalon would fall.
Endo now studied with the masters of the monastery. He was developing his inner strength. Since his rebirth from the ground, he was now a true Shusaku, a full man within his people. It would not be long before he would be sent out to find the only thing worth finding.
Weeks passed, not many, and he had already watched as Galatia and Thessalon left on their journey. Finally, the masters called for him. He was the only Shusaku left who had not been sent out or returned already. He was given his Ki crystal and a few words of wisdom from the masters. Then he was put into a deep state of consciousness, where he would wander for weeks, finding food and water, sleeping when he had to, but unable to retrace his steps. Eventually, he would arouse from this state. This is where he found himself now. Without possession, without an awareness of the things around him. Lost in a world he knew nothing about, given only one word. The thing he must spend his days searching for, and eventually find, before he could return to Revalon.
He arose from the bed and stepped into the hallway. Grimly squaring himself and focusing on the inner peace that was just budding inside him, he took his first step toward finding his way home. He knew he would do it, and he knew he would find it. He started his search for the Truth. |
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Re: Endo Soren
Posted: 06 Feb 2004 02:59 PM |
(( Wow! Excellent development of character and understanding of drive and ambition! Certainly look forward to hearing more and meeting such a steadfast soul).
Auberon |
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