Location: Hanging City of Grahya,
Time: 11:27 am
Date: Septa 7, 2079
The lush and verdant fields can be seen up until the horizon's edge. Even up thousands of kilometers in the air the splendor of nature can be seen and appreciated by denizens of the Hanging City. The City in the Sky as others called it.
Grahya is a society built upon a remnant from a battle of some Vicers centuries ago. It was said that the attack is also the reason why the Neverend Fields exist today.
The City is connected to side of a great spire that holds one of the few tunnels that lead down to the Neverend Fields. On one such tunnel a figure emerged, the figure was welcomed by a few scholarly looking individuals.
"La'om Shava, fellow Pursuer. We Grahyans welcome you to our great city." (La'om Shava is a greeting used by those who are of the Pursuer of Knowledge to greet their peers)
A man with curly medium length auburn hair greets the newcomer, bowing while cupping his hands together. Behind him the other two follows suit.
"I am Sevan Oahk, I was assigned by the Deacon to facilitate your stay here for the upcoming weeks. Behind me is Lukia Orhms and Arneth Grant, they will serve as your attendants that will guide you through the city and to act upon what you wish." The man with auburn hair, Sevan, explained.
"La'om Shava, Sevan. I am honored to be here and to be regarded with such generosity. I hope my presence here would not cause undue problems." The figure answers with a slight bow.
"It is no matter, Lady Aileen, the house Striga has its roots in this city and such they shall be treated with the same respect as fellow citizens of the City in the Sky. Now, if you would, I would like to lead you to your temporary residence." Sevan replies with an amicable smile, pointing his hand towards the city as he finishes.
"That I would love, the trek to the City is quite the exhausting experience." Aileen cheerfully nods as they start to walk through the city.
Sevan nods and motion to Aileen to follow him. Lukia and Arneth walks after Aileen passed them, flanking her sides. Like this, the group walked through the busy streets of Grahya. Through Sevan's lead the group, or rather Aileen, is able to enjoy the ambience and sights that the city can offer.
As they approach the more populated areas of the city, children of many ages can be seen playing and running around. Their parents watching them just in case they trip or get into trouble.
There are some vehicles moving around the city streets, making it seem more alive. The vehicles are made up of both advanced technology and of old world ones.
There was one particular motorcycle that is from way back the industrial age. It was being driven by a middle aged man, he seems to be quite popular since some people waved and called out to him.
When he was passing near Aileen's entourage the man looked over them, specifically Sevan, and nodded his head.
Sevan nodded back. Probably just to greet the man as well.
Aileen, curious of who the man was, wanted to ask Sevan of that man's identity however decided not to bother. Arriving at her abode takes more priority right now.
They continued walking for the next 20 minutes, walking past a bunch of parks and food stalls along the way.
At last they reached their destination, a small villa near the edge of the city. There seems to be a small pavilion at back however it cannot be clearly seen.
"We have arrived miss Aileen, as I have said earlier Arneth and Lukia will handle most of your need here until the end of your stay. I hope you find the answer to your question." Sevan reminds Aileen and finishes with a small bow.
He then opened the gate to the villa and quickly left towards the city.
"Thank you Sevan!" Aileen says with a smile.
Arneth leads the group inside the villa and explains the layout of the villa.
"The villa has three floors, in the first floor is the kitchen, a small lounge,comfort room, living room and a backdoor leading to the pavilion outside. On the second floor is the library if you so wish to read in your free time, 2 bedrooms each with bathrooms. The third floor is a study and research room, it is there for when you wish to conduct some research or the environment for meditation."
Arneth ends her explanation as she walks to the kitchen.
"Now miss Aileen, do you want to eat first or do you want to rest for a bit?" Arneth asks Aileen.
Aileen thinks for a bit before saying;
"Hmm, I am not that hungry yet but can you make me some sweet tea and some sandwiches? After that I'll head upstairs to rest for a while."
"Understood." Arneth nods and starts making the sandwiches. At this point Lukia walked over to Arneth and started preparing the tea.
"I'll go check out the library so just find me there." Aileen says as she walks up the stairs.
Aileen arrived at the second floor, it was filled with rows of shelves. Each shelf is labeled with different topics, some discuss elaborate Vicer anatomy while some delve on the possible origins of the Sins.
She decided to go with a random shelf, as she thinks that this is just to kill some time and she needed some rest too.
"The theory of the Outerworld.... quite interesting. This may take me a while. " She mumbles as she reads the book she picked up.
3 days later
Knock knock
"Miss Aileen, Mr. Sevan asked me to fetch you." Lukia announces outside Aileen's room.
"Alright, tell him I'll be down in a few minutes." Aileen replied.
She got up from the couch, stretching as she does before heading to the bathroom. She walked up to the sink and washed her hands and splashed some water on her face.
After wiping herself dry she walked out of the room. She headed towards the stairs. When she arrived on ground floor she can see Sevan waiting near the door.
"Ahh, good morning miss Aileen. He is ready to meet you now. Please follow me." Sevan greeted, announcing the reason of his visit and sharply turned motioning for Aileen to follow.
Aileen nodded and followed him silently.
'Am I finally gonna get some answers? I hope so otherwise this might have been a wasted trip.' Aileen thought.
Sevan led her through the busy streets of the city. Moving left and right, through some alleys, until they reached their destination.
A giant tower looms over them, it looks weathered and ancient. It resembles a mage's tower from fantasy novels.
"Please head inside, I am only allowed to guide you up to here. Whatever happens inside the tower stays in the tower. Keep that in mind miss Aileen. And goodluck." Sevan says as he bows towards Aileen.
"Thank you Sevan." Aileen replies with a smile.
As Sevan left Aileen looks on with a hopeful expression.
"I hope this is the day. The day where I'll my true identity, who my parents are." She utters as she enters the tower gate, closing once she's through.