"Day 13, Decembre, year 1924...
Today had been quite uneventful as always, it has been thirteen days since the goddess Ixis has shown herself to me and...well, I am lost. It had not been her year of ascension but, it has seems that she had not been the only one to have ascend upon our world and it makes me wonder what each god and goddess has planned... Of course, no one even knows if the god Porisidion has shown his face or has shown his face as the Golden kingdom, now a group of pirates had long broken off the alliance....."
I quickly shut my journal and placed my quail down near the rugged parchment, a soft crackle of flames came from the soft-lit fire that warmed the small room. My eyes already well adjusted to its warm glow while a blizzard had begun its wrath and I had wondered, had this been Ixis' doing? I had closed my eyes briefly in an attempt to contact the goddess of ice but...she had not made her appearance clear to me, and at this point...I have given up hope. I have given up hope to help my kingdom...that I can help them, heal them, and most importantly, give them the courage and hope that was needed. I felt...useless, and...I didn't deserve to be called "Lady Via, ascended of Ixis" no, why would I when I cannot even talk to her?
I gritted my teeth and buried my face into my hand "I'm hopeless" were the words that left my lips, that was right... hopeless, a waste, and yet, why had Ixis chosen me of all people? That day...It had been a terrible blizzard. One that the Aura Kingdom had not prepared but...that was when she had appeared.
I thought I had not been the only one who saw her but...the other's had not seen Ixis until she was right in front of me. Truth be told...thinking back on that day- the first day of Decembre, it was...breath taken. To be in the presence of the goddess, to lay my eyes upon her and...to even speak to her. An unspoken bond between the Gods and their Ascended. No one else heard the goddess' voice.
Thinking of her in this current moment made a warm smell of freshly fallen snow and pines filled my nose and lifting my head I turned only to feel my breath catch in my chest...there she stood in all her glory and grace. Ixis. The ice hound sat in the center of my small wooden cabin, her head tilted and body transparent, and yet...I could not hear her. Why would I? When I tried to reach out to her, she disappeared.
Frustration welled up within me. "Ixis, why?" I choked on my words. The only lingering hints that she had been here was the smell of freshly fallen snow and pines and that had been it. That was just wonderful, the only time I had been able to summon her and she just disappeared. Why...? Why choose me if she was just going to disappear on me? Not communicate with me? I felt so frustrated with her and...I felt exhausted and just tired. I was fed up and thought that maybe I should just get some rest, at this time...that is all I could think of doing.
What else was there to write in my journal? What else was there to do other than to admire the warm glow of the fire that kept the small cabin warm. Of course, I could look outside and watch the snow blow past, hardly being able to see the small kingdom's cabins within the wintery storm, and the only hints of the others was the soft flickers of lights being swallowed by the Ixis' wrath...or...was it a celebration?
Ixis confuses me, but...again, there hasn't been much recorded of our wintery goddess until centuries before she had disappeared and most of the documented information on her had been lost.. An unfortunate event that had left us in the shadows and at the mercy of Ixis' mysteries. I was the only one who was to unlock those mysteries but, how can I do that when she won't open up to me?
Shaking my head, I placed a hand on my head-rubbing my temples as I felt a headache began to grow from all those worrying thoughts. These can wait, I can feel bags begin to grow underneath my eyes-a hint that I must push these thoughts away and sleep. Sighing, I blew out the oil lamp sitting at my desk before getting up and making my way to my warm and cozy bed.
Well, cozy as it could be, the bed wasn't exactly the softest thing in the world, and the blankets were made of wool which made my skin feel itchy and uncomfortable but...I was so tired that it had not mattered to me. My eyelids had grown heavy and I had fallen into a deep slumber.
***
The peace and quiet of sleep had been abruptly ripped away as a sharp and cold gust of wind awoken me, the warmth of the fire from the fireplace had been gone, and the only source of light was coming from my windows, lit by the moonlight and the glow of freshly fallen snow. The storm had long stopped but it didn't stop the bitter blow of cold air that entered my room.
Sitting up within my bed, a sharp bite of cool air went through my thin linen clothes and I gritted my teeth in an attempt to keep myself distracted from the bitter air but it was not working and so I quickly reached for the firestarter only to catch a glimpse of a figure standing at my door way, and...I knew who it was right away-the smell of freshly fallen snow and pines drifted to my nose while a soft inside voice told me to follow her.
Quickly, I jolted up, rolling out of the bed only to feel another shiver run through my body as the cold air rushed through me with the adding of the cold floor nipping at my bare feet, which of course was a shocker to me. I hated the cold feeling that washed through me and I knew I had to quickly get dressed. Quickly I closed the blinds and the doors-Ixis' presence still there as I rushed through my wardrobe to gather the most comfortable stuff I had.
From my best woven made fur coat to the warmest of my snowboots I quickly made my way to the door before pausing and deciding to grab some rations of fish jerky, whale blubber to keep my oil lamp lit and...most importantly, my journal.
Finally, I had been ready to follow after Ixis to what she had wanted to show me and...this time, she had not disappeared. She had patiently waited for me. I reached my hand up to the door to turn the knob of the door only to hesitate for a moment. Dread. That is what I felt, for some reason...I had a bad feeling about this but...
"I trust you Ixis" my words were soft and almost underneath my breath but...it had seemed that she had heard me because I watched as she fazed through the door and...when I finally placed my hand on the knob and open it. She stood there waiting for me to follow her. I took my first step outside, feeling the snow underneath me flatten underneath my weight while the moon made the snow shimmer underneath its glow.
This was a breathtaking scene but, I could not stand where I had paused for so long. Slowly, I closed the door behind me getting a feeling deep within the pits of my stomach that that would be the last time I would ever see my cabin. "King Orion...Queen Aquarius..." I murmured underneath my breath "I'm sorry for leaving without saying goodbye" I whispered before following after the Goddess, only looking behind me once to see the cabins disappear the further I walked away.
I can't go back now...
***
Dawn had been approaching and by now I was farther away from home, and my whole body ached with tiredness but, I still pushed on, only taking small breaks before continue following after Ixis, who waited patiently for me each time I paused to take a breath.
Finally, Ixis had come to a stop and that had been the moment I realized we were near the Everflow River, a river within the winter wasteland that never froze over and was big enough for ships to come through and leave. Though, the last time a ship had ever ported themselves within the Everflow River was when the Golden Kingdom had been apart of the alliance....
That realization had dawned on me but...it had been too late. Taking a step back I felt myself bump into someone but before I could turn and see them the butt of a sword smacked me across the head and the last thing I had seen before going unconscious was Ixis disappearing like the wind picking up powdered snow off the ground.