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I entered the remorting chamber still basking in the glow of being a superhero, the prospect of remorting was exhilarating and exciting, it held the prospect of a new different life to be led by me.

The first thing that struck me was the utter darkness I was suspended in, total silence in the inky blackness the moment I began remorting. It led me to become seized by fear, utter fear of the unknown that lay beyond and I trembled, shivered in the desolate cold emptiness. Gradually however the darkness changed shades, progressing from inky black to a grey and finally to a blazing brightness as though I were in the middle of a burning star. A comfortable warmth stole across me, dissipating the fear that had seized me before.

I saw before me an incarnation, I belive, of Mota. Human-like this incarnation was, but from within it emanated a glow that made it other- worldly. It looked at me and its gaze transfixed me, it felt as though everything within me was being minutely scrutinised, every fault, every innocent I had murdered, every demon put away by my hand, each and every act of mine was examined dispassionately and I was judged. I felt a pain from this like I have never felt before, sharp jolting deep, so deep to the core this pain entered that I felt like dying. And yet, there was no escape to be had from this judgement.

The pain then disappeared, suddenly, and I felt the warmth of before in the blazing light. I never knew what the judgment was for the inky blackness returned, and I was again suspended, alone, fearful, isolated. I then felt my knowledge, the skills and spells I had learnt with so much blood and toil, slowly being extricated from my mind. As my soul had been judged and purified, similarly I felt my mind being emptied of all things till I was like a child, having just the seeds of knowledge in my mind. It was not painful but unsettling, as though my identity was being questioned, and I was fearful the essence of who I was would be removed.

But no, only my knowledge of the arcane and natural was removed till just a little was left behind to be relearnt. And my cold body was dumped upon the floor of the temple. The pain and scrutiny my soul underwent is something I shall never forget. And I welcomed a new dawn like a newborn infant. Reborn.