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Post by Kait on Feb 1, 2007 19:03:27 GMT -5
*After Talya had been dressed by her priestesses, she was led into the main room of the temple where she was seated on her white marble throne... She remained expressionless as they opened large front doors of the temple and allowed people to come inside. Many of them had been waiting in the gardens all day during Talya's absence, waiting for her return. They eagerly came in now, all of them injured or ill as the priests and priestesses forced them to form a line and step up one by one to receive her healing... Some, however, simply wished to worship Eliana, the goddess of life, spreading out around the room and either watching Talya or praying quietly to themselves. It wasn't long before some of the priests began playing the usual soft and soothing music that filled the temple, echoing off of the white marble and gold. Talya never once spoke as she worked, rarely even offering the ill her usual gentle smile, simply retreating into herself and ignoring her emotions as she tried to focus.*
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Post by Ze on Feb 1, 2007 19:14:22 GMT -5
Thanos sighed as he walked around, stopping at a couple of the temples and looking at them.
All of them were so much more beautiful than his... even the temple for the dark. The dark avatar had it decorated and it was somewhat romantic with its walls lined with candles and tapestry.
But the most lovely, the one he envied the most, was the temple for the god of life.
The marble was marvellous, much better than his cold stone EVERYTHING. Cold floors, cold walls, seats, pillars...
And the people... they all came for reasons to help themselves or others.
Most often than not most of the people who came to his temple were there to worship death, on occasion there was simply sickly who just wanted to end it all, or to perform certain burials, but never anything like at the temple of life.
But what he liked the most was the gardens.
That's where he headed, taking his usual spot in a shadowed area.
He had never once seen the avatar of life. Being in a temple he felt like crap, that's why he went to the markets, there he could blend in and act normal.
But in a temple... no matter what he felt like a crap avatar compared to all the others.
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Post by Kait on Feb 1, 2007 19:22:48 GMT -5
*Once Talya had seen everyone for the day, she left her throne, visiting quietly with her worshippers or watching them while they prayed. However, when the sun set, it was time for her usual ritual, the procession through the gardens to heal and feed the plants with her energy, granting them their unnaturally long lives. Some of her followers fondly called them the Gardens of Eternal Life, where the plants never died or lost their beauty until killed by frost. Talya quietly left her temple with a few of her priestesses and curious followers, beginning to walk through the long and winding pathways, touching each tree, shrub, and flower bed...*
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Post by Ze on Feb 1, 2007 19:25:32 GMT -5
Thanos sat in his spot in the darkness, arms around his knees as he dozed lightly.
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Post by Kait on Feb 1, 2007 19:34:14 GMT -5
*Talya and her followers stopped when they spotted one person still lingering in the gardens. Talya couldn't see the figure clearly due to the fact that he was hidden in the shadows, so she waited and watched as one of her priestesses went to him, asking if he needed healing before the temple closed...*
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Post by Ze on Feb 1, 2007 19:35:44 GMT -5
He yawned as he woke up, listening as the priestess spoke to him.
"oh, it is dark isn't it. I'm sorry, I dozed off, it's rather easy to do that in a garden like this." he smiled at the woman, standing up and stretching.
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Post by Kait on Feb 1, 2007 19:37:17 GMT -5
*Talya recognized the voice, even at a distance, frowning slightly as she slowly stepped closer to get a better look.*
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Post by Ze on Feb 1, 2007 19:40:45 GMT -5
"time for me to go. I'll see myself out, I'm probably in trouble for being out so late anyway. I'm sorry if I interrupted anything." he gave the woman one last smile before walking out of there, keeping his head down and eyes on the ground.
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Post by Kait on Feb 1, 2007 20:03:54 GMT -5
*Talya gasped softly when she watched the man step into a lighter area of the gardens on his way out... Before she could even think to stop herself, she called out to him.* "Thanos!"
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Post by Ze on Feb 1, 2007 20:04:50 GMT -5
Thanos froze, turning to look at who called him, his red eyes confused.
"Talya?"
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Post by Kait on Feb 1, 2007 20:09:46 GMT -5
*Ignoring her priestesses' protests, Talya lifted her long white skirts and hurried after him, though she stopped a few feet away.* "Thanos... What are you doing here...?"
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Post by Ze on Feb 1, 2007 20:11:58 GMT -5
"I come here alot. Whenever I leave they always find me in the market, so to throw them off I visit the temples too, seeing all the others is much better than staying in my own..."
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Post by Kait on Feb 1, 2007 20:15:09 GMT -5
*Talya frowned, lowering her voice as her priestesses drew closer, rambling about the need to return to the procession.* "Why didn't you tell me who you were...?"
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Post by Ze on Feb 1, 2007 20:16:10 GMT -5
"I told you why, that information ruins alot of good conversations."
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Post by Kait on Feb 1, 2007 20:28:06 GMT -5
*Talya lowered her gaze slightly, not sure what to think of him... However, it was a little difficult to think with her priestesses trying to shoo her away from him.* "Yes... it ruins a lot of things..."
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