of chaos and power [descent]

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CHER as sure as she was moving forward, was she also travelling forward, backward and nowhere at all She had been in deep slumber, dreaming of the family she had not seen in so long when an unholy feeling pervaded her thoughts, bringing her to the brink of consciousness and leaving the woman trapped in an eternity of unescapable wakefulness. Her eyes remained closed, her brain struggling to break free of the chains holding it down, urge to wake and draw deep breath thrumming deep within her breast. This is no dream, she realised, and though she could not see it, Cher might as well have been able to for she could feel it. The turbulent, restless force of unrecognisable energy condensed into a quivering presence, the stuff that made up her dreams and her hopes, her worst fears and nightmares. How could it not, when clearly, that was what was so obvious now? Cher did not know the true word to describe such feelings but she knew the scent and the tangible hum of power brimming beneath a surface, like the raging waters of the River in the Forest, the serenity of a scene while legs struggled to keep afloat underneath. When the presence had subsided, only could she open her lids to full alertness, water yellow eyes peering out at the world in a mix of curiosity, fear and excitement. Perhaps, just perhaps if Divinity existed, then so did the power she had always wanted. HELLO, YOU QUAINT CREATURES, a voice, soft and yet thunderous at the same time spoke, filtering into her thoughts like the honeyed tongue of a serpent - smooth and silky and beckoning Cher's senses in exhilarating rushes of temptation she only barely managed to resist. MORTAL CREATURES OF FLESH AND DESIRE, YOU FAR MORE INTERESTING THAN ANY OF THE GODS YOU WORSHIP. I AM CHAOS, CHILDREN, AND SHOULD YOU NEED ME YOU NEED ONLY TO WISH IT, STRONGLY IN YOUR HEARTS. BUT FIRST, I WILL GIVE YOU EACH A GIFT. THINK OF YOUR HEARTS' DESIRE. SCREAM IT TO THE HEAVENS. I CAN GRANT YOU POWER, MY CHILDREN, IF YOU WOULD ONLY SPEAK IT. FOR I WILL SEE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE. More songs, melody slipping from invisible lips, tainting the mind and opening doorways, floods pouring into her soul that brought hope, joy, the almost painful longing for strength she did not have and energy she did not possess. Anything? Cher thought to herself, gaze wandering to the heavens where bright white light still lingered. "My wish, oh Divine, my wish is to be able to harness such power, grant me the ability to know boundless knowledge, to peer into the hearts and minds of men and women, children and the aged. Allow me to know their desires and their fears, to discover everything this world has to offer, be it plant or animal, rock or cloud - I desire knowledge, Great One, such is my pursuit." Surely it would not be granted, for the holding of knowledge itself was so large, so much to ask for, but the voice had said to pour out her heart's greatest desire, and Cher knew within herself that to know was what she craved most. With knowledge, she could do anything! She could move mountains. She could see into the earth and the mind, she could raise and fell beings - to wield such was to ask much. "I pray you do not deny me such, Divine, I ask much but there is so much I desire to know and be able to find out, so very many things my soul yearns to hear. Still, what you gift me I will take, even if it does not fully encompass my desire. I want," she whispered to thr whistling air, "to know everything."

OOC: such post, much wow. ah man, wolf cher asks so much - greedy beggar

[Kenren]

C H A O S "What you ask for, I think, is to be a god, and that I will not grant you. No mortal is meant to have that kind of knowledge. But I will give you... a taste. If you wish to see in the hearts of others, then fine. You will. But you might not like what you see." At the beginner level, Cher will not be able to sense all emotions, but she will be able to sense very strong ones from those around her. For example, rage and joy and sorrow, but not every little passing emotion. Kind of like being on one side of a wall - you can make out the words if someone shouts, but if it is more passive emotion she will hear nothing. So a lot of times, it will feel to her like she has no power at all. It will be overwhelming for her at times, especially if she's around a lot of wolves with strong emotions all at once. It would be like a piercing, splitting headache. If she wishes to increase her power, she will need to visit Chaos at Xaoc Forest.

CODING BY TEMPEST.