Post by Syrus on Mar 8, 2006 22:19:27 GMT -5
Inside the Entrance Hall of the Shadow Temple, all was quiet. It was extremely late in the evening, roughly midnight, in fact, and most of the society was asleep. Some of the more elite fighters were out on missions, a few dedicated researchers were still in the Soulchamber, and the Dragon Tamers watched over their sleeping charges. The Entrance Hall was practically empty, with a few meditating wizards huddled around the Fountain in the center, murmuring softly. The runes were all alight tonight, perhaps in celebration, and the hall was flooded with dim light of many different colors. But a certain portion of this tranquil setting was about to be disturbed, as Syrus Korodin came through the shadow corridor.
The air near the Fountain began to shimmer, almost as though it were being distorted by an unknown heat source, and rather suddenly a gaping black hole materialized. Within that hole the meditating Shadows, their gaze now averted, could see Syrus Korodin with a young girl slung over his shoulder. He stepped past the threshold of the hole and onto the solid obsidian floor, his boots making no sound whatsoever. The Shadows all nodded to him, and he returned their sign of respect with a curt nod. As they turned back to their meditation he enchanted the girl so that she floated behind him, roughly a meter above the ground. He began to walk at a brisk pace toward the entrance to the Shrine, the floating Hufflepuff matching his pace.
"I wonder, Roan, if you will like this place when you awaken."
The air near the Fountain began to shimmer, almost as though it were being distorted by an unknown heat source, and rather suddenly a gaping black hole materialized. Within that hole the meditating Shadows, their gaze now averted, could see Syrus Korodin with a young girl slung over his shoulder. He stepped past the threshold of the hole and onto the solid obsidian floor, his boots making no sound whatsoever. The Shadows all nodded to him, and he returned their sign of respect with a curt nod. As they turned back to their meditation he enchanted the girl so that she floated behind him, roughly a meter above the ground. He began to walk at a brisk pace toward the entrance to the Shrine, the floating Hufflepuff matching his pace.
"I wonder, Roan, if you will like this place when you awaken."