Private The comforting shade

[Adeline Noctua]

Equipment | In Bio
Location | Deep within dreams
Tag | Vakim Alder

Visions of conquest, glory! All the things a Sith aspiring for power would dream deeply of, in this case the young man had imagined himself to be strong. A real lord of the dark, so attuned with it that it felt as if it was his very own skin. The night and the dream were long, yet it didn't take long for it to become a nightmare, his physical weakness emerging thanks to the unknown meddling from an invader. One who loved to walk within dreams, such places showed the deepest desires and fears of a person. And in this case Vakim had been caught within her web unknowingly, it all just seemed like a normal nightmare... Making sweat stain his bedsheets as the he tossed and turned, unable to wake and escape the pain.

As it got worse, it suddenly stops. And her finds himself on a couch that was tucked away in some old looking library... Did he wake? It all felt so vivid and real, the ticking of a grandfather clock nearby would be the only sound within that lonely little room. It was a place he had never seen before, and it felt so... Strange.

Unbeknownst to Vakim he was merged into Adeline's mind, this little space being part of her conscious. The space looked old but kinda cozy, though the ambient air was cold and unwelcoming. Books of all sorts adorned dusty shelves, and preserved organs were neatly organized into little jars. What appeared to be rays of moonlight beamed through the window, giving whatever they touched a ghostly pale glow.

Suddenly, the cold feeling vanishes. Hands dark as a shade wrap around him from behind, no flesh could be seen, just a dark smog that gave a faint outline of a figure. Normally one would feel shock with someone suddenly appearing from behind, but strangely enough Vakim would feel a warm comfort, as if this shade.. Whatever or whoever it was... Was like a comforting blanket that protected them.

"It seems you lost yourself within a deep nightmare, fear not, I am here."

Their voice was soft as silk, seeming to whisper into his ear. Moments later the arms and hands vanish into a poof, the whole shade reforming on the couch next to him. Its general shape being that of a petite woman, they giggle a bit, crossing their legs.

"Do you always lose yourself in nightmares?"

Her voice sounded soothing, as if pure. Eventually Adeline would take form right before his eyes, no longer a shade, but now a woman with eyes a ruby red, skin pale as porcelain, and long hair white as snow. She grins while tilting her head to the side a little, her soft grin exposing the woman's sharp fangs.

 

[Vakim Alder]

The first few moments of the dream bought a smile to Vakim's face, as he saw himself as the one thing he had set his sights on. It was a weirdly realistic dream, far from the usual brief and foggy dreams that he would typically have. However, his enjoyment came to a halt dramatically, as the dream twisted it self, seemingly mocking him and his flaws. While normally, he might of been able to calm himself down and think logically about this, the preceding dream had been so realistic, he had let his guard down, and now as it had twisted itself and began to mock him, it was all too real for him.

However, as he seemingly woke up in an environment that was not familiar to him, he was able to claw back some of his more logical reasoning. If he truly was awake, then he had been kidnapped, which would be.. Unfortunate to put it lightly, but not terrifying, at least not initially. He sat up slightly, looking around with a frown, the ticking of the clock making the Acolyte increasingly annoyed.

He finally stood up, wandering over to inspect the book shelf, which was when he finally noticed the preserved organs. "Oh, wow.. That's something." He said to himself, leaning in to look at them closely. However, the sudden presence of something behind and touching him, did alert him, for a combination of reasons. Firstly, it very brief surprise, but then the ensuing feeling of comfort caused more concerns than anything else, as it went against all fight or flight reactions he would typically have.

"Seems I have, yeah." He began skeptically as he heard the figure speaking up, before it vanished from behind him. "Huh..?" He looked around confusedly, before spotting her now on the couch. "No, I don't." He responded, pausing for a moment to think before he continued with his speech. It was all a bit to put together to be a figment of his own imagination, but for the moment, he couldn't think up any real explanation. "Normally my dreams aren't quite.. This creative or real."

Adeline Noctua

 

[Adeline Noctua]

Equipment | In Bio
Location | Dream
Tag | Vakim Alder

She smiles a bit at his responses, gesturing for him to take a seat.

"I am sorry to hear that, do you want to talk about it?"

With a simple snap of a pale finger, his offered side of the couch would gain more comforting things such as pillows. The closer he would get to this unknown woman, the more and more he would feel that comforting warmth that protected him against the cold of the room.

"Allow me to teach you a little bit about what is going on, we are in a place that isn't real... Yet it is. As we dream our minds tend to wander, dreams can be so vivid like reality. They show your greatest ambitions, along with your greatest fears. Our consciousness is connected at the moment, you are within a section of my mind.. My clock is frozen, so in my theoretically infinite time within this existence I tend to scour my mind through places we normally don't prod into. With ease I could make such horrible nightmares go away, I have done this for others before."

She pauses, bringing in her crossed legs as the women rested her hands upon her cheeks.

"There is a price of course... Yet also a bit of a requirement in order for me to comfort and ease your mind while you are far away from me."

Adeline gleefully licks at her fangs, waiting for him to speak more before she offers any tempting poisons.

 

[Vakim Alder]

Vakim nodded, lowering himself onto the seat she had gestured to. He leant back into it, pleasantly suprised as pillows appeared around him, and he was able to find a very comfortable position.

"Real but not real is an interesting way of wording things." He muttered, more to himself than anyone else, before quietening down and beginning to listen as she explained. Dreams were fairly interesting as is, even if he didn't have too many, but to have one altered and entered, that had really caught his attention.

"As nice as it sounds to not have to worry, about any nightmares, I am slightly more curious as to how you've even managed to do this. I haven't actively looked for anything like this, but I'm surprised it hasn't came up in anything I've read. It seems like it could be quite an interesting skill to have."

He also paused for a moment, readjusting himself in the seat, sitting up slightly more attentively. "Although, just for curiosities sake, what exactly would that price be? If it's not too bad, then I'd be interested."

Adeline Noctua

 

[Adeline Noctua]

Equipment | In Bio
Location | Dream
Tag | Vakim Alder

She smiles a bit, and with a snap of a finger the man would find himself sitting upon a decorated throne.

"Oh but it does fall between the idea of reality and fantasy, what you see now before you can all be a reality so long as you... Hmm sign a simple contract with me."

The room itself transforms into a lavish throne room fit for a Sith lord, armored figures carry whatever banner Vakim desired. Everything from the floors to the walls was heavily decorated, a room to rival the lavishness of any lord.

"I feel it within you, the fears of your weakness... The throne and power you desire require power in order to justify your place upon it, what you see now is a possibility. A future that could be shaped by your own hands if you take the power I offer you, with this power you can overcome your weakness and have a better chance at achieving your dream."

Adeline stands next to the throne, gazing back to Vakim now.

"The price is just two things, the first being a harmless bite which you will not feel... And the second is that you serve me, I don't want an apprentice... You go find a knight or lord to teach you and apprentice under them, but, for me you acknowledge that I am your superior. You will serve my will when I see fit, along with being my extra set of eyes."

As the woman smiles, her fangs become visible. This, along with her other features made it clear she wasn't human at all.

"And when you feel these newfound strengths, you will remember who gave them to you."