Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 7:56:53 PM)
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CG (Aug 16, 2011 7:57:43 PM)
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Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 7:57:44 PM)
( CG is coming to watch, I said I don't mind. Basil's player just said he'd like to spectate too, if no one minds. )

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 7:58:25 PM)
mmmmm.. OOC skin.. doesn't say anything..

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Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 8:01:15 PM)
(right.. Lantrn please kepe posts to PM if you have to keep from being logged out)

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 8:03:01 PM)
The split from Black Eyes had gone will but the travels through the astral realms were hard. Shifting and growing in different ways. It was taking its tolle as parts to survive in this place was hard enough. Some spirits refused to move to talk others were helpful in some ways, but into the area there was a directing to the central of what was looking to be a maze. Hinting at the next step woudl be here. As the scene opens the sound of almost like a breath, sucking in and slowly sliding out. Twitching and staying still as the world seemed to shimmer on the in breath and dim on the other side.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 8:08:46 PM)
Crow picked his steps carefully across the unfamiliar terrain as he continued along his path. He kept the spire looming on the horizon ever in his vision, no matter how badly the landscape twisted and turned. It was the only landmark he could place, and he relied upon it as instructed. When he approached the maze it was with more than his eyes that he saw the place. With his enlightened senses he could pick out every mote of power, every spirit, even the occasional sprout of umbral moss on the ground. He was careful, and surprisingly confident, yet his hand still did not stray from the awakened hunting knife at his hip. It was more for the comfort of another sentient being, however, than any thought of using it as a weapon. Black Eyes was gone....and he had never felt so truly and completely alone.

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 8:10:19 PM)
The center of this maze was still lighting and seething as the shadows around it seemed to move before a voice spoke out, sounding like hundred's of voices. Man, woman, child, elderly and young all speaking. Man and woman as they tones were mixed but speaking in unision, "Who comes to my sleeping place"

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 8:11:56 PM)
He started to respond, then hesitated a moment. He had always anounced himself as a child of Black Eyes....no more. "Ashishishe Heyoka, Speaker of the Dream. If I have stumbled upon your slumber, I must apologize. Would you do me the honor of an introduction, so I might know who the apology should be directed?"

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 8:14:48 PM)
The room seemd to lighten some as the shadows moved again, to a dull grey as out from it seemed to rest the faces of man, woman, child and many of them. Every mouth moving as they all seemed to speak again, "Interesting.. you are the one the little ones speak about. The ones that connect through. We are the one who most reside in. Who accept and place before all things. If nothign else, we are the ones who see you now stand before us, and we are the ones who have said saints live within while it floats upon the land it sits.. the great dwelllings we have"

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 8:17:37 PM)
A brow arched curiously when he heard that his reputation had preceded him. It was unexpected to say the least, way out here on the fringes of the High Astral plane. "If I am the one you believe me to be, you have me at an ever greater disadvantage than I thought old one."

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 8:19:51 PM)
Some of the faces shifted about and moved, like bubbling as all of them yawned, "Many who reside within me, have spoken and heard. We have listened and know of the split. While it might seem something needed it raises questions to you Speaker Heyoka, why you continue to seak out here"

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 8:23:01 PM)
Crow nodded, intently listening to the spirits words. He took them to heart, considered the wisdom in them, before responding. "I have dreamt of many possible futures for myself, as well as many lives left behind. I have seen myself die a hundred times in a hundred different ways. I've seen myself fall prey to addiction and eventual oblivion. I've seen myself put on a throne by my tradition. It has been a blessing and curse to me, witnessing all I have been and all I could possibly become, but through it all, I have known one thing. I am destined to be out here. I -must- understand you, all of you, if I am ever to fufill my duty and represent you properly to a world that must soon remember."

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 8:31:18 PM)
It started to chuckle a little and then the heads shifted about, "What you must understand first is where you are and what is around you before you understand us. Eater of Spirits. Yes, I hear many things Heyoka, and while you have paid for that transgression it mars the skin still. Causing you to be watched, If you wish the favor of we, then a test must be placed before, you must do it within the boundaries of that which we stay and seek to place."

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 8:33:43 PM)
His brows furrowed with confusion and he tilted his head. The spirit offered it's favor? "I see. My cause is a search for understanding. If that is what you offer, then tell me of what I must do to acheive it."

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 8:38:08 PM)
It chuckled again and the faces seemed to come to gether, "In the city that is I, you will go back. you will establish to bring order amongst not just your speakers but the rest of those who touch the tapestry in your way as well as those who follow it. For those who do not see to your Traditions of Nine then they are exempt, but you will attempt to give voice and bind them together in a council. If this you can do, you will earn my link as favor of such"

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 8:42:17 PM)
He arched a brow and looked at the spirit more closely now. He examined the many faces that stared back at him and frowned. "You want me to try to re-erect a council of nine in New Orleans? It was a failed model to begin with, we have always known this. Look at the damage those same councils allowed to occur to the dream."

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 8:46:54 PM)
It let its face some and adusted, "Council is what you speak.. structure is what is needed for it weill help me. If you refuse this then you may wander away. This is my test before you speaker Heyoka"

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 8:52:26 PM)
"I have helped them take their place of gathering. I have mediated their dealings with the denizens of the dream. I've even helped them foster the strength of their well of power. Other than form a council, which is well beyond my understanding even if I agreed with it, I'm unsure what else to do. I can't actually force them to obey.... It simply isn't my right to do so. "

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 8:53:27 PM)
the faces moved again, "you wish to be a teacher, these are the steps you must take. We do not say force, we say adjust. If you turn to deny this offer then it will be a long time till you will find another who might give you favor"

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 8:59:23 PM)
Crow had avoided every mention of forming a council since he had arrived in New Orleans. He would not opose one, but he simply did not believe in the concept, and he could not in good conscience use his reputation as a way to ensure one's existance. Nor could he, or would he, tell a lie...especially to a spirit, even if it's motivations did seem different from his own. "I am sorry, spirit. I exist to aid you and your kind in your endeavors in the material plane....but I can't help you with something I do not believe in. I have a duty to trust in my judgement in all my interactions with the dreams, and I must continue to do so....or I betray what it means to be a Speaker of the Dream."

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 9:00:17 PM)
The voices spoke again, "The voices that sustained me are silent now. Though I feel those that would speak, they do not. The longer they remain without guidance, the more I drift into the slumber willed by their enemies."

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 9:01:45 PM)
This seemed to take a different line of thought and Crow watched the spirit closely again. He would not scorn the spirit for it's apparent beliefs in a council, and if it was in need, he would be sure to aid it where he could. "The voices that sustained you? Those who would speak? Who do you speak of?"

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 9:04:26 PM)
"You see it only as a Council, we only speak in terms familiar to what you would. AS it is the hand that crushes the ways of yhe speakers.. the way of those of exstacty and those who find the hollowness in them. With them split, what is to come will be them crushed as well as yourself. If nothing, find the one to prove to guide them together. Guide them to the point, but keep yourself aside. After all, you said you wish to help us materially, to deny us is to deny that point. As I will slip farther to slumber"

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 9:07:56 PM)
He shook his head slightly, still not really comprehending what the spirit wants. "A hand that crushes our ways? And the ways of the cultists and the hollow ones? I don't know who you speak of.... I've yet to see any harm befall myself or my tradition mates. One of my closest companions is a Cultist and he is well. If you seek some tribute from us....you may have it....especially if it will help you avoid your slumber. I can sing you a song this instance to reinforce your pattern and empower you for the next few years to come. But I'm still not sure what you need."

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 9:09:53 PM)
The voices shifted as a few faces disapeared, apparetnly the spirit was waising a great deal of power to stay awake at this point, "Those who come with there gripped hands in the machine. Those who speak to ways of calling you deviants. They are coming, and in force. If not united, all will fall, Speaker Heyoka. It take smuch to stay awake now. Your answer, as this is the last time we ask."

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 9:12:21 PM)
"If you request that I help them gather and prepare for a coming conflict, then of course you have my acceptance." He felt a pain in his chest as he looked over the weakening spirit, one that should for all intents and purposes be one of the strongest of it's domain. It's current state saddened him greatly, "For now, let me perform a ritual in your honor...let me return to you some of the strength our conversation has cost you. Then you can tell me in greater detail what you need so that I can be sure to provide."

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 9:15:24 PM)
The spirit flickered and turned, "What minds connect here, Speaker Heyoka, are what I feel. As they are locked in place, I weaken. For this is not the other place of where most sleep. I rest in this place as it is safter. You may leave now as I will take such answer as a no... Walk well Speaker Heyoka, for if you do this you will have my favor, but if you do it only to because it is request and because you need to find the dream in others. If you do not then you will stop hearing it and be no better then those who lock the minds. We go to sleep again," the face sining back in as the light and darkness returned like the breathing.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 9:30:22 PM)
Heyoka frowned and shook his head slightly as the enigmatic spirit vanished. He would stand there for many moments, simply considering what it had said. The warning of the incoming technocratic attack was foremost on his mind. He would have to get word to the others soon, regardless of what he did with the spirit, the council, or whatever this business was regarding the cultists and the hollowers. After a moment he could only sigh and press on towards the spire in the distance. He had been distracted frmo his original goal enough, now he had to press on or risk time slipping away from him.

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 9:33:47 PM)
(eremind me.. which spire?)

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 9:34:38 PM)
( The one he was originally headed to. His original journey was to the Spires of the Gods where he would attempt to ascent to the Epiphamies for his understanding of spirit 4 like we had originally discussed. )

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 9:35:28 PM)
(I remember you exploring the umbra bit.. as this point is no CG's Place.. *tags CG in and nods* Hes all yours..)

CG - Lurking, tag me if you want! (Aug 16, 2011 9:35:30 PM)
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Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 9:35:58 PM)
( For a spirit/life mage it's a fairly simple journey most the time, believe it or not. It's magi with no means of traveling upwards that have the biggest trouble. )

More things in the Dark. (Aug 16, 2011 9:37:04 PM)
(fact remains there are as many spires as there are pantheons.)

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 9:37:48 PM)
( -nods- Never detailed which this one was. He just got info to go to it from the Bibilotheca, after trading in a hand written scroll for the tip. )

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 9:37:52 PM)
(which means.. as per talks.. CG.. you got this.. or you need me around.. I gotta get some stuff packeD)

More things in the Dark. (Aug 16, 2011 9:38:05 PM)
(gotcha, *salutes*)

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 9:38:25 PM)
( Thanks for the RP. Hope your move goes well, Ming. ^_^ )

More things in the Dark. (Aug 16, 2011 9:38:54 PM)
(alright, need mood music, one sec)

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 9:40:03 PM)
(oh Ash.. she has been given full authority in the scene. not that I don't think you'd need to know. but I'm backing her calls on this part)

Things in the Dark (Aug 16, 2011 9:40:06 PM)
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More things in the Dark. (Aug 16, 2011 9:45:20 PM)
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Darkness and Light (Aug 16, 2011 9:45:29 PM)
As he walked towards the spire in his sight it seemed to remain distant, a shadow against the shifting skies as he moved through the labyrinth, the umbral clouds boiling across the sunless sky, casting drifting shadows downwards from the luminescent light from above. Above the wall he walked beside he could hear the sound of water cascading downwards.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 9:53:04 PM)
As he walked, he realized just how much time his daliance with the spirit could have cost him and it worried him that the spire still seemed so distant. Tilting back his head, he could see the clouds high high high up in the astral heavens, the clouds of the epiphamies, and he could also see the occasional sweep of the avatar storm through the empty air between himself as his target. He began whispering a soft song in the spirit tongue, a song he would never sing in the material, but one he allowed to steadily rise in volume amongst the astral plane. He sang on for many minutes, as as he sang, his very body began to change. His skin bulged at his shoulders, black feathers began to sprout like a thin blanket across his skin. ( Paused there, in case something wants to interupt him for whatever reason? He's working on a extended rote, but the dice roller is hate'n on me. )

Darkness and Light (Aug 16, 2011 9:53:43 PM)
(check your skype for a sec, then i'll post.)

Darkness and Light (Aug 16, 2011 9:57:12 PM)
The clouds thickened above him, darkening and shifting as his workings disturbed them.. The sound of water cascading continued.. voices, whispers, laughter, hate, and love... all in a language he did not know. A language perhaps forgotten, and yet somehow familiar in patterns.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 10:00:54 PM)
A brow arched as he looked up into the sky, though he continued to keep the spire in his peripherals. He continued to sing regardless, as was his right, and he sung in Iwapo..the spirit tongue...so that all could listen should they choose. He let the power of the word, quintessence, imbue the words as they left his lips and within moments large black feathered wings unfurled from his back. The feathers crept like soft fur up the back of his neck and along the tops of his shoulders. He paused in his step, flexing them several times to get used to them before he would even consider trying to fly.

Darkness and Light (Aug 16, 2011 10:02:34 PM)
(*looks at your sheet, blinks repeatedly* Um.. Okay. Well. I guess just roll wits. )

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 10:02:48 PM)
( For what? )

Darkness and Light (Aug 16, 2011 10:02:57 PM)
(you'll see :) )

CowboyGhostie (Aug 16, 2011 10:12:51 PM)
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CowboyGhostie (Aug 16, 2011 10:13:04 PM)
(darnit.)

CowboyGhostie (Aug 16, 2011 10:13:20 PM)
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Darkness and Light 2.0 (Aug 16, 2011 10:14:27 PM)
(hokay, i got nothing after my post. Sadly.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 10:14:45 PM)
( Last thing I saw was you saying "you'll see" lol )

Darkness and Light 2.0 (Aug 16, 2011 10:14:58 PM)
(that was the last thing i saw too. did you roll?)

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 10:15:12 PM)
( I thought you were rolling something, my bad, lol one sec )

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 10:15:37 PM)
( Fail if it was straight wits )

Darkness and Light 2.0 (Aug 16, 2011 10:20:13 PM)
And above him the clouds continued to roil, a massive dark mass of storm, winglike extensions casting outwards towards the horizons. There was the flicker of lightning, and the rumbling report of thunder within. There was a storm brewing, clearly enough, but why, and what sort he was not sure. The umbral winds ruffled his feathers, the heavy feeling of rain coming with them.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 10:23:18 PM)
He gazed upon the ominous clouds one last time before he lept up into the air, his large black wings fanning out above him when striking downwards, propelling him up above the winding walls of the maze he had been traversing. While he knew his unique avatar would ward him against the avatar storm itself, he would take no chances, and flew low as he approached the base of the spire in the distance. He conttinued to focus on his senses as he went, making note of every spirit and 'living' entity near by. He also kept an eye out for motes of power, quintessence, in the spiritual landscape. He had heard tale of fruits and the like often grazed upon by bygones back before the horizon was wrent. Even though he was steady on his course, he couldn't help but wonder what they would look like.

Darkness and Light (Aug 16, 2011 10:26:05 PM)
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Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 10:26:23 PM)
( Woo! Killed it! Do I get bonus xp for defeating the ghost? )

Darkness and Light 2.0 (Aug 16, 2011 10:28:52 PM)
Below him, spread out the chaotic and fractured maze, littered with broken walls and rivers forcing their way throught he cracks and alleyways.. That is what he had heard. And now the wind rushed in his ears, carrying the voices of many, the shouts of the few, the language shifting as he soared brisquely towards the distant spire.. It was then he would become aware that as the wind strengthened and the feel of the storm came closer there were glimpses at the corners of his vision, of great wings of shadow, sweeping downwards and the mass of clouds quickly catching up to him. He was not alone. The thunder rolled again, almost a cadence to it, like hoofbeats.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 10:37:41 PM)
As the shadows hounded down on him, Crow narrowed his eyes. It was unlike anything he had ever seen before. He would not be intimidated...to hesitate was to die. His wings beat at the air more furiously as he picked up speed and altitude, using that moment to look above him as well. Already the words of the spirit song were streaming from his lips and he drew his knife from his hip.

Darkness and Light 2.0 (Aug 16, 2011 10:43:49 PM)
His eyes flit upwards as the hooves seemed to come down around him, missing him and crashing into the labyrinth below. It was a horse, massive in scale. Dark feathery wings of shadow and mist stroking downwards towards the ground and the horizons. A black smoky stallion made of storm and cloud, swirling eyes, and lightning flashing across the surface of it's "skin", and it screamed at him, but it's scream was not the shrill cry of a horse, it was the deafening roar of thunder.

Darkness and Light 2.0 (Aug 16, 2011 10:45:18 PM)
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Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 10:48:53 PM)
Crow ducked to the side, dipping his right wing as he glided off to the side away from the steed. Some might find it frightening, but Crow found the creature to be hypnoticaly beautiful. He had drawn his knife across his palm, releasing some of his blood, but not enough to fully wound himself just yet. As his song came to a slow halt and the spell was hung, the droplets of blood shattered into the air, forming a thin miasma that orbited around his body. (7 successes total, hung with 1 success for the scene, 1 success for targets beyond himself, and 5 towards Essence damage. )

Darkness and Light (Aug 16, 2011 10:54:11 PM)
With that scream came the winds, picking up and whipping him towards the spire with the spirit's movements, buffeting him and swirling, he was barely able to keep on a straight course. The backsweep of it's great wings, driving the storm and all before it. The spire was fast approaching as the rivers converged and divereged through the crazed labyrinth below. Made of white marble columns and shining black volcanic glass. The path upwards was treacherous, you could see that from even this distance.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 10:58:05 PM)
He called out his thanks to the spirit for it's aid in his journey, whether it had meant to or not. In either case, the chaotic tumult was indeed taking him more quickly to his destination. He began to sing the song of transformation once more as his collision with the spire grew more and more iminent. His body began to change again, the feathers now sprouding around his hips, and down his legs, as his feet were replaced by large piercing talons.

Darkness and Light (Aug 16, 2011 11:06:39 PM)
The apparation seemed to grow as it reared up, great wings of shadow beating across the sky driving the shaman nearly against the spire itself. Wrapping wings around both shaman and spire itself as it reared upwards, a last scream of defiance into the sky above, and the cloud formation imploded, dispersing into formless mist almost as a chain reaction from the second crashing of thunder, born from it's mouth came a form of flickering firey red, the lightning crackling around it blinding when it first appeared. Bursting out of the dark clouds, a shimmering red form as beautiful as the first had been. The shrill cry of a horse as it folded it's wings, and dove down towards the errant shaman that had come such a long way on his journey.... What could it intend?

Darkness and Light (Aug 16, 2011 11:08:03 PM)
(For the record, this one's just a little bigger than your average horse.)

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 11:10:20 PM)
Long dagger like talons sunk into the spire as Crow found himself purchase against his side, his wings spreading out flush against it's sides so that the wind itself would help keep him sealed to his position. The red mist still swirled around him as he reached out with his still human hands and began to ascend the spire, his enhanced senses ever watchful for a way inside. Still, he kept an eye on the approaching steed, calling out in a voice radiating with magic. "I am Ashishishe Heyoka, Speaker of the Dream. Speak of your indentity and intent.", he warned, and his magic would compel it to answer. (2 successes, spirit 2 effect, compel )

Darkness and Light (Aug 16, 2011 11:15:15 PM)
His answer was a scream as the red form plunged closer, red wings opening and nearly skimming the surface of the volcanic glass as it swept by him, banking sharply and turning around with a whinny and a snort. Firey wings tracing with energy as it fought the winds the apparation had created nearly as much as Ash would have had to.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 11:18:02 PM)
He ran his fingers over the spiritual surface of the spire. He could feel it's resonance within him as easily as he felt it's texture beneath his fingers. If he had to, he would merge through it to find an entrance if the spirit grew too agressive. For now, however, he continued to climb upwards, continued to seek out an entrance to the spire itself. An ever watchful eye remained on the spirit. While it seemed unable to speak in response, it had surely felt the pull of his magic. He ony hoped it was smart enough to realize that he was likely better left alone.

CowboyGhostie (Aug 16, 2011 11:20:45 PM)
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CowboyGhostie (Aug 16, 2011 11:21:00 PM)
(dammit.. i am going to have to give up on screenshotting this.)

CowboyGhostie (Aug 16, 2011 11:21:32 PM)
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Darkness and Light 2.0 (Aug 16, 2011 11:25:14 PM)
The winds did not let up, as much help as they had been in getting him here, they were now a hindrance as they caught at every exposed part of him, ruffled the feathers of his wings. The red pegasus whinnied again as he continued to ignore it, fighting against the winds and up towards a ledge ahead of him.. disappearing. There was a rumble and a crackling deep and bass as it disappeared.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 11:26:58 PM)
Seeing the ledge, Crow pressed on. His muscles ached from his frantic cling to the wall and sweat lasted just long enough to streak across his skin before the wind stole it away. He gritted his teeth, striving towards the ledge above.

Darkness and Light 2.0 (Aug 16, 2011 11:33:32 PM)
His talons grasped the sharp edge, scraping as he pulled himself up, the winds still seeking to tear him from his perch. As he started to clear the lip the firey apparation whinnied, fanning it's wings against the vicious winds and trotted over towards him. Energy crackling over it's skin as it nosed at him, snuffling against the winds, looking for something.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 11:36:00 PM)
He narrowed his eyes pensively as he crawled, his taloned feet scratching for purchas to push him upwards. Even his wings lifted up over the ledge, trying to help pul him up. He watched the spirit curiously and took a chance, reaching out a hand. He would hook it behind the ears and let it pull him with it's powerful neck if it was so obliged as to help, but he made no sudden or agressive moves. He'd not force the creature to help if it didn't want to.

Darkness and Light 2.0 (Aug 16, 2011 11:39:03 PM)
Help it did, stepping backwards carefully once ash had a grip, snorting and whickering, wings folded tightly to it's body so as not to unbalance in the winds. Once the shaman was up it danced backwards whickering as the winds whipped around it, it's shifting mane flickering like embers even though it had been itself.. quite cool to the touch. Before the two of them the spire gaped, a natural formation of volcanic glass and stone framed by an archway of pure white marble. The surface was smoky, and seemed solid.. except for the shapes moving beyond the glass.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 11:44:53 PM)
His wings wrapped around him like a large feathered cloak as he stepped into the opening to escape the wrathful beating of the wind. He looked up to the Pegasus and reaching out to lightly stroke it's mane. "Thank you", he offered softly, before speaking a few words of praise in Iwapo. The words filled the spirits pattern, reinforcing it, strengthening it's very essence.

Darkness and Light 2.0 (Aug 16, 2011 11:48:51 PM)
A perfect picture of equine beauty, legs long and elegant as it's whicker was swept by the winds that still tore at them both viciously. Wings wide yet clipped in form, almost like a falcon's as they were folded along it's sides.. Beyond the glass flickering forms remained, flickering lights like fire and the ringing of metal. Only after a few moments could he see the subtle currents of power flowing through the archway.

Ashishishe Heyoka (Aug 16, 2011 11:52:30 PM)
With one last nod of thanks, Crow turned from the pegasus and moved towards the archway, retreating further from the storm and deeper into the spire. When he arrived he examined the glass more carefully. Ever wary of anything he did not fully understand, he had a whisper on his lips when he reached out and pressed his fingers to the surface of the glass.

Darkness and Light 2.0 (Aug 16, 2011 11:55:46 PM)
HOT! Hot like molten glass. ....maybe it was molten glass. It seemed to shift subtly in the vicious winds, taking a new pattern and cracking slightly as it drifted ever so slowly downwards.. The spirit behind him whinnied, stamping it's feet.