Heat Releasing Ritual [record]

[Phantom Orchid]

[23/07/12 21:46] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid lays out a small table in the grass and drapes a red cloth over it[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 21:51] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid recites a cryptic incantation as she uncovers the glowing chalice from the folds of her robes and places it in the center of the table[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:00] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid places a small, weathered book in front of it, then turns and smiles at ignnus and Alyon[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:01] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Greetings Mya, I am glad to see you
[23/07/12 22:01] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid nods to Nimrodel[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:01] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Nimrodel nods[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:01] [b]*Mya Celestia*:[/b]Hi, I'll try to stay as long as I can.
[23/07/12 22:02] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid picks up the glowing chalice and holds it in front of her[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:02] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Nimrodel sits in the grass[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:03] [b]*MRAlyon*:[/b]PoE are you the clue ~spoiler deleted~
[23/07/12 22:04] [b]Nimrodel:[/b]There you go
[23/07/12 22:04] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]THIS, my friends, is the chalice of the moon
[23/07/12 22:05] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Of an old woman facing her reflection
[23/07/12 22:05] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]This chalice, forged by will
[23/07/12 22:05] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]A gateway to the inner temple
[23/07/12 22:05] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Demaclese XIII stands at a distance observing[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:05] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]From the holy darkness contained herein
[23/07/12 22:06] [b]Nimrodel:[/b]Dema chan! [color=#305681]*[i]jumps on him[/i]*[/color]
[23/07/12 22:06] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]To light's ascent at the top of Wind's
[23/07/12 22:06] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid holds the chalice high above her head as she pauses to continue[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:07] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Demaclese XIII falls down and hits his head on the ground[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:08] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Our lady of the Moon, Goddess
[23/07/12 22:08] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]She leads us inside the deepest
[23/07/12 22:08] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Recesses of our souls
[23/07/12 22:08] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]An inner-journey of self-reflection
[23/07/12 22:08] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]In our minds, hearts and wombs
[23/07/12 22:09] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Deep inside where we are on our own
[23/07/12 22:09] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]But ne'er afraid
[23/07/12 22:09] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]When the candles go out.
[23/07/12 22:09] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid reaches her arms up even higher, looking upward as her pendant glows warm against her chest[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:10] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]In the red glow of my pendant
[23/07/12 22:10] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]A dark fire ignites
[23/07/12 22:10] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Which I touch with crimson fingers
[23/07/12 22:10] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]To the Moon Chalice
[23/07/12 22:10] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Bare your flesh to me
[23/07/12 22:10] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Or fall on your knees
[23/07/12 22:11] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Until the pain subsides
[23/07/12 22:11] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]It is your surrender that feeds
[23/07/12 22:11] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]My insatiable thirst
[23/07/12 22:11] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Flowing in spirals
[23/07/12 22:11] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Let me drink not only your blood
[23/07/12 22:11] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]But your sweet life too.
[23/07/12 22:12] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid lowers her gaze to meet the crowd[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:12] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]I invite you all, at this Time, to unleash your creatures upon each other.
[23/07/12 22:12] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Let their blood-curdling cries reach even the dusty ears of Wodin!
[23/07/12 22:14] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid returns her gaze to the chalice burning brightly above her head with 15 million heat[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:14] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]In darkness and shadows
[23/07/12 22:14] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Life ends before it begins again
[23/07/12 22:15] [b]*MRAlyon*:[/b]I have tree in def if you need easy win
[23/07/12 22:15] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]As decayed flesh feeds the living
[23/07/12 22:15] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Come to me at the new moon
[23/07/12 22:15] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]And see that which cannot be seen
[23/07/12 22:15] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Face the hell that is yours and yours alone
[23/07/12 22:15] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Swim through the black ocean around Golemus
[23/07/12 22:16] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]To the center of your greatest fears
[23/07/12 22:16] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]The dark goddess and I will keep you safe
[23/07/12 22:16] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Scream, and the power is yours
[23/07/12 22:16] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]And when you have pleasure
[23/07/12 22:16] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Think of me, and it shall grow
[23/07/12 22:16] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Until mine overtakes it
[23/07/12 22:16] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]At the meeting of our world and theirs.
[23/07/12 22:17] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid unleashes her creatures[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:17] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]The final embrace
[23/07/12 22:17] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]The kiss of death
[23/07/12 22:17] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]The laughter of children
[23/07/12 22:18] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Wodin's death rattle echoes
[23/07/12 22:18] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]For those who can listen
[23/07/12 22:18] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Between the shadows
[23/07/12 22:18] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]In-between worlds
[23/07/12 22:18] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Resides the Goddess of death
[23/07/12 22:18] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Riding nightmares
[23/07/12 22:18] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Plucking souls
[23/07/12 22:18] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]And delivering them to their graves
[23/07/12 22:18] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]The sweet kiss of death
[23/07/12 22:19] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]The final breath
[23/07/12 22:19] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Ecstasy
[23/07/12 22:19] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]The Weaver of Dreams
[23/07/12 22:19] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Sweet mistress of velvet nights
[23/07/12 22:19] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Blood flows between my thighs
[23/07/12 22:19] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]As I lead you into darkness
[23/07/12 22:19] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Into the land of nightmares
[23/07/12 22:19] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]But
[23/07/12 22:19] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Darkness
[23/07/12 22:20] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]A womb
[23/07/12 22:20] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Where life begins
[23/07/12 22:20] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]And in the coldest winter night
[23/07/12 22:20] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Can be felt the embrace
[23/07/12 22:20] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Of the gentle and warm summer breeze
[23/07/12 22:20] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid inhales deeply[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:21] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]To the Goddess of the Night, I release the heat from this chalice
[23/07/12 22:21] [b]:[/b][color=#FF9900][b][Spell][/b] [i]Nos sunt centrum[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:21] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid returns the faded chalice to the table[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:22] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid picks up the small book, turns to face the crowd, and opens it[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:23] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Thank you all for coming, and thank you for battling each other to potentize the sacrifice
[23/07/12 22:23] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]I shall now recite Prayers to the Moon as delivered from past and present clerical members of the Eclipse.
[23/07/12 22:24] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]This first one is by Esmaralda, who was unfortunately unable to attend today
[23/07/12 22:24] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid clears her throat and begins to read[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:25] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Moon of silver, moon that shines,
[23/07/12 22:25] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Whom the weak you doest enshrine,
[23/07/12 22:25] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Moon that sees our thoughts inside,
[23/07/12 22:25] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Goddess of the rising tide,
[23/07/12 22:25] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Thee, my goddess I profess,
[23/07/12 22:25] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]As my hands raise in distress.
[23/07/12 22:25] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Bring the night back, let it glean,
[23/07/12 22:26] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Bathe these lands in silver sheen,
[23/07/12 22:26] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Let the shadows fall once more,
[23/07/12 22:26] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]In these lands like once before.
[23/07/12 22:26] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Hear this priestess, hear her pray,
[23/07/12 22:26] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Crackles in her voice betray,
[23/07/12 22:26] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Yearning for the goddess reign,
[23/07/12 22:26] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Day the sun will start to wane.
[23/07/12 22:27] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]See the longing in her heart,
[23/07/12 22:27] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]For the comfort you impart,
[23/07/12 22:27] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Turn your eyes to servants plight,
[23/07/12 22:27] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Wrap this land in black and white.
[23/07/12 22:28] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b] [color=#305681]*[i]turns the page[/i]*[/color] And this next is by Karak, who too cannot be present at this Time
[23/07/12 22:28] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Hear us as we give thanks O'Goddess.
[23/07/12 22:29] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Help us to find within,
[23/07/12 22:29] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]what you have shown us without.
[23/07/12 22:29] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Open our hearts that we may deliver
[23/07/12 22:29] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]on your promise of peace,
[23/07/12 22:29] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]through the just treatment of others.
[23/07/12 22:29] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]The we uphold the rights
[23/07/12 22:29] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]of the downtrodden
[23/07/12 22:29] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]and be their champion.
[23/07/12 22:29] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]That by our deeds you shall
[23/07/12 22:30] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]be known as a gracious,
[23/07/12 22:30] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]and benevolent Goddess.
[23/07/12 22:30] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]But whose wrath once awakened
[23/07/12 22:30] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]is a mighty foe
[23/07/12 22:30] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]That will not be set aside.
[23/07/12 22:30] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Teach us to love others
[23/07/12 22:30] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]in the face of their indifference
[23/07/12 22:30] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]or hate.
[23/07/12 22:30] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Strengthen our bodies
[23/07/12 22:30] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]that we may always
[23/07/12 22:30] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]serve you till our final days.
[23/07/12 22:31] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Accept us now, O Goddess,
[23/07/12 22:31] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]your humble servants
[23/07/12 22:31] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]To carry your word to the unremembering.
[23/07/12 22:31] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b] [color=#305681]*[i]nods and smiles[/i]*[/color] Wise words from an honorable knight
[23/07/12 22:32] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]This next one was written by Meru Chi
[23/07/12 22:32] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid turns the page[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:32] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]My heart gravitates to her,
[23/07/12 22:32] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]My skin radiates in her light,
[23/07/12 22:32] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]My being pulsating in her presence,
[23/07/12 22:33] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]She is the one who reflects all that I am
[23/07/12 22:33] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]In her shadow I walk,
[23/07/12 22:33] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Traversing space and time,
[23/07/12 22:33] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]I am versed in her mysteries,
[23/07/12 22:33] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]She is the one who enlightens me.
[23/07/12 22:33] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Bathed in her radiance,
[23/07/12 22:33] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]She bestows life upon me,
[23/07/12 22:33] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Lifetime after lifetime,
[23/07/12 22:33] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]She is the one who restores my soul.
[23/07/12 22:33] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]The waves of her tide beckon me,
[23/07/12 22:34] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Gravitating and pulling me closer to my destiny,
[23/07/12 22:34] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]To walk among the stars,
[23/07/12 22:34] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]She is the one I serve eternally.
[23/07/12 22:35] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid smiles And this one is from Priestess Aia and turns the page[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:35] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]In evening's silent passing
[23/07/12 22:35] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]I wait upon thy greeting
[23/07/12 22:35] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]To usher in the nightfall
[23/07/12 22:35] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]And shelter souls a-sleeping.
[23/07/12 22:35] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]I sit beside the lake-side
[23/07/12 22:36] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Observing thy reflection
[23/07/12 22:36] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]And gentle lake-waves glisten
[23/07/12 22:36] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]And grant to me direction.
[23/07/12 22:36] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]I gaze upon thy splendour
[23/07/12 22:36] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]So radiant and charming
[23/07/12 22:36] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Yet thou art mine defender
[23/07/12 22:36] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]So vigilant and calming.
[23/07/12 22:36] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]So asks this one thy blessing
[23/07/12 22:36] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]To weave the threads of wisdom
[23/07/12 22:36] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]To understand thy bidding
[23/07/12 22:36] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]And sing to thee thine anthem.
[23/07/12 22:37] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]And cleanse us in thy moonlight
[23/07/12 22:37] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]When shadows fall upon us
[23/07/12 22:37] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]And grant to us thy foresight
[23/07/12 22:37] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Thy loving and thy kindness.
[23/07/12 22:37] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Thy light were overshadowed
[23/07/12 22:37] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]In morning's timid peeping
[23/07/12 22:37] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]But still thou art my vision
[23/07/12 22:37] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]O'er all things ever seeing.
[23/07/12 22:38] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b] [color=#305681]*[i]nods[/i]*[/color] And to conclude, I will recite a prayer from our fair lady Dark Mystic
[23/07/12 22:38] [b]:[/b][color=#305681][i]Phantom Orchid turns the page[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:38] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]O, wondrous Lady of the Moon!
[23/07/12 22:38] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]How radiant is your face that shines on me
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]in silvery rays that lavish my skin in silken kisses.
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]How wonderful you are,
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Great Mother Goddess,
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]that hath given beauty to the Earth,
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]that hath showered it in Love,
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]that hath given your Priestess the Power to walk in your footsteps.
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]O Radiant Mother!
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]As the moon penetrates me with its magical light,
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]so do I sing to you!
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Your Love hath given me Light,
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]and your Strength hath given me Magic.
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]In the light of the eternal Moon
[23/07/12 22:39] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]do I sing praises unto you!
[23/07/12 22:40] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Blessed is the Crescented Lady,
[23/07/12 22:40] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Mother of Life,
[23/07/12 22:40] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Giver of Magic.
[23/07/12 22:40] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Blessed is She,
[23/07/12 22:40] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]that watches over me!
[23/07/12 22:40] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Blessed be!
[23/07/12 22:40] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b] [color=#305681]*[i]closes her book and looks out upon those gathered[/i]*[/color] Thank you all for attending
[23/07/12 22:41] [b]:[/b][color=#FF9900][b][Spell][/b] [i]@Gazebo of Equilibrium~ice princess[/i][/color]
[23/07/12 22:42] [b]Nimrodel:[/b]You're welcome
[23/07/12 22:44] [b]Demaclese XIII:[/b] [color=#305681]*[i]still sitting on the ground says[/i]*[/color] that was quite... interesting..
[23/07/12 22:44] [b]*Mya Celestia*:[/b]I'm glad it was "peaceful"
[23/07/12 22:44] [b]Roxanne du Rouge:[/b]Yes, I thought the words were beautiful.
[23/07/12 22:44] [b]Nimrodel:[/b]oh.. [color=#305681]*[i]gets up and jumps to her boss[/i]*[/color]
[23/07/12 22:45] [b]Avaritia:[/b] [color=#305681]*[i]frowns[/i]*[/color] Seems I've missed it
[23/07/12 22:46] [b]Phantom Orchid:[/b]Any thoughts, questions?
[23/07/12 22:46] [b]Tal:[/b]can you repeat the ceromony? I missed the first part.
[23/07/12 22:49] [b]:[/b][color=#FF9900][b][Spell][/b] [i]Porus acusticus manet[/i][/color]

Edited July 23, 2012 by Phantom Orchid

[Esmaralda]

Thank you for holding the ceremony Phantom =)

[Phantom Orchid]

It was my pleasure. I'm grateful for those who attended and 'donated' blood,and I am especially grateful for everyone (40+ people), especially Tal, who made a record achievement of gathering the most heat ever collected in the history of our realm! It was truly a success

Something very special happened that day for the CoE, and I am pleased that now we do not not merely lurk, but thrive in the shadows. The borderlands now provide for us such fascinating shelter!