"At a time that is not a time, at a place that is not a place, on a day that is not a day. I summon the beautiful twins Le Fey, a sprinkle here, a sprinkle there, awaken once more young and fair....1
A SECRET SPELL I SAY TODAY2
Awaken from your slumber at a time that is not a time, at a place that is not a place, on a day that is not a day.3
ONCE UPON A TIME....4
The moon shone down across the land, bathin' everythin' in its silvery light.Before there were countries, before there were presidents, before anything - there was just the world.One big place, and in this place there were fairies and there were humans.Yes, the Fae world and the human world once merged - it wasn't what you may call a peaceful time but it managed pretty well.The leaders of both kingdoms decided that no one side will rule the other - that the kingdoms would be equally divided between the two of them - but we had to keep to ourselves and not mingle with the humans.That's when trouble began...My mother - a Nymph fell in love with a handsome young warrior - my father - a human.They knew their love was forbidden but at the time nothing mattered and love overpowered.A few months later they bore two beautiful twins, one with hair resembling the Autumn leaves, and the other had hair resembling the Summer sun.The red head resembling her father and the blonde resembling her mother - Eithne and Echo was what they named them.I am one of the twins; Echo, and Eithne is my beloved twin sister.Even though we were only half Nymph our beauty was stunning and drew to us so much unwanted attention, making nearly all the humans boys in the kingdom want to marry us.5
This caught the King Arthur's attention and no matter how much my mother and father wanted to keep us safe; a secret - no matter how much my father denied them the fact that we were the daughter of a Nymph, it didn't exactly go as planned.The idea of Fae people and humans mating and creating offspring didn't set well with the King of the human world and so there was this great big war between the two realms.My sister and I were forced into hiding in a hovel outside the Mabie Forest - It wasn't okay to be in a hovel made out of cold stones and a hay roof, especially while it rained the noise was not soothing at all, and all we had to keep us from sleeping in the dark was a pair of candles that sent of patterns of light on the floor, they were so mobile, too busy, to not watch them in attempts to keep ourselves from worrying so much.Though the rain usually soothed us it was not the usual pitter-pattering, it was as if God had spilled thousands of tac's from the heavens...Maybe we were going crazy, but we swore the rain was never that loud before.6
Immediately on the next day after the battle was over - a young fairy boy gave us the horrible news about our clan being slaughtered along with our mother and father and the awful news of the humans winning and condemning the Fae world to hide away for all eternity.The humans had taken control of the Earth and had completely shunned the Fae people into hiding away from the human eye.He had also informed us that Merlin was a huge helping hand in the battle, of course we were tremendously hurt and angered and wanted nothing but revenge on the human world, especially Merlin.So me and my fearless sister went on to wage battle with the wizard - unfortunately even though we put up a strong fight, we weren't strong enough - we in no way had magic as powerful as his and so he had casted a spell upon us that entrapped us in separate mirrors, hidin' us away, each on opposite ends of the world for all eternity...Or so until someone discovers us and freed us with an incantation: Yoofeh perot Tehoov kemoo le'reth Eni kraytas ta. -- Beautiful flower, yellow as the sun, I call you.7
Those would be the words that would grant me my freedom. And so till this very day - I am entrapped miles away from my sister in this enchanted mirror.Where time will never be.Never dimmin', always bright.Forever i'll be, trapped in the parallel held in here by a magic spell - Dwellin' in the never endin' cage, stuck in this prison.Trapped in the frozen silver sand, through this lookin' glass - cold and smooth.I was trapped in a world beyond comprehension and singin' became my only solace, it reminded me of my faraway home.In the deep of night, I longed, I yearned for the taste of freedom once more -- when only the sounds of a tickin' clock and the beatin' of my heart filled my cell I sometimes felt as if I could almost reach out and touch it but all I could see was shards of an evening star, which glowed a soft, pure white in the dim, violet sky.This silver mirror, that glimmered slightly, is where I lay for centuries within it's cold embrace....8
Fifty-two thousand, nine hundred and eighty seven stones. Twenty-seven thousand two hundred and sixteen of them paler gray than the rest. Thirty-six thousand and four more rectangular than square. Nine hundred and eighteen stones have a vaguely hexagonal shape. Ninety-two stones have a vein of bronze running through the face.Three are cracked.9
Author notes
Echo will be the narrator in the story.
Note; A Nymph is a Fey. Nature's embodiment of physical beauty, they are so unbearably lovely that even a glimpse can blind or kill onlookers.Nymphs resemble elven women, but are unfathomably perfect and beautiful. They are so physically attractive, in fact, that the slightest glance can stun a person, drive a person mad, permanently blind them, or even kill them. Nymphs are apparently able to suppress this effect if they choose to, however.Little official has been said about the society of Nymphs.They live in mountains and groves, by springs and rivers, also in trees and in valleys and cool grottoes.Mostly they are solitary, though sometimes live in groups.They might have a love affair with a man who wanders into their midst, but there is little contact between them and civilization otherwise (this is typical for a Fey).
Twin O N E:
NAME: Eithne Le Fay.
ALIASES:Eth, Lady Le Fey, Red head, Firecracker.
POB;DOB: Mabie Forest, Scotland; April 25th, 1211.
AGE:: 798 years old; appears as 21 year old.
SPECIES: Nymph/Fey.
HEIGHT;WEIGHT: 5' 0";110LBS.
HAIR;EYES: Red; Bright Green.
CURRENT LOCATION: Museum of Natural History, Las Vegas, Nevada.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Nymphs are very sexual creatures who mate with men or women at their own volition and are completely outside male control.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English, Fairy Common, Sylvan, Nanshilae.
ABILITIES: Healing. Stunning, killing or blinding with merely a wink of her eye. Old-age weaponry. Dexterity, agility, strength and stealth.
APPEARANCE: Surprisingly inheriting more of her father's physical traits than anything else, Eithne le Fay has fiery red hair that exceeds just past her tailbone, beautiful plump, red lips and piercing green eyes. She has her mother's exquisite beauty and grace, but her father's agility and strength, making her a rather powerful specimen.
KNOWN RELATIVES: Echo Le Fay; Twin sister, Alive.Donovan Le Fay; Father, Deceased.Cecily Le Fay; Mother, Deceased.
PERSONALITY: The redheaded Le Fay twin comes from the latter of the two possibilities of Nymph personality traits. She is serious most of the time, though since she is still linked to her sister's mind, she has her moments where she can let loose and have fun, be free and uninhibited.When she is alone, she chooses to parade around in the nude, having no trouble with her beauty and her slender body. She hates sleeping in clothing and she would much prefer if the human society was an entire nudist colony.She may be humorous when she's in the mood to do so, though her attention is focused mostly on the idea of revenge for her people and her parents and her eagerness to find her sister. She has little room for any other emotions, though you might be surprised at what you could drive out of her.
Twin T W O:
NAME:Echo Le Fey.
ALIASES: Coco, Story, Nérine.
POB;DOB: Mabie Forest, Scotland; April 25th, 1211.
AGE:: 798 years old; appears as 21 year old.
HEIGHT;WEIGHT: 5' 0";116LBS.
HAIR;EYES: Blonde;Golden yellow, changes occasionally to baby blue.
CURRENT LOCATION: Museum of natural History, Las Vegas, Nevada.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Nymphs are very sexual creatures who mate with men or women at their own volition and are completely outside male control.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English, Fairy Common, Sylvan, Nanshilae.
ABILITIES: Could move swiftly and invisibly, ride through the air and slip through small holes.Can stun a person, drive a person mad, permanently blind them, or even kill them with just a blink of an eye.
APPEARANCE: Echo has light blonde hair and fair skin.Her eyes are almond shaped and have a bright golden shade to them - sometimes it occasionally changes to an aqua blue.She appears as a heavenly beauty that looks somewhat human in proportion and bone structure, though she has slightly pointed ears.She has a childlike innocence to her but she is a creature of dangerous beauty.She's slender and curvaceous, very petite and, extremely beautiful, very appealing to the human eye and usually draws large amounts of attention wherever she goes.An encounter with her could be dangerous, bringing dumbness, besotted infatuation, madness or stroke to the unfortunate human.
KNOWN RELATIVES: Eithne Le Fey; Twin sister, Alive.Donovan Le Fey; Father, Deceased.Cecily Le Fey; Mother, Deceased.
PERSONALITY: Positively bubbly and never serious (on the outside) Extremely curious .Enjoys being in and around nature.Very light-hearted and carefree, is most comfortable when in nude.Due to her elven half she can be very chaotic when angered - but usually is in a good mood and would be considered neutral.Echo is very prone to wandering, and this opens her up to many different types of adventure, usually whether she likes it or not. Most of the time she does not have to travel far before some sort of incident finds her.
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