Instar Diviner

Looping Til' It's Right (Penelope & Erythreus)


✧ Looping Til' It's Right ✧
Some time had passed since Penelope's adventure with Bexley, during which they had helped Ery find his way back to his domain, allowing Crane to rest and forcing Bexley to confront her own journey toward healing. With the excitement behind her, Penelope returned to her solitary life, dedicating herself to the task of keeping The Archive Hall safe and meticulously documenting magical items and their uses. It was a life filled with potential danger, yet it was essential for the stability of Ailward and future magical users.

Since that day, she had received several intriguing packages from the local museum, all labeled as unknown magical objects. As she opened one box, a strange twist of metal tumbled out, glinting in the dim light. Pulling her hair to the side, she grabbed her notepad and began to jot down the object's appearance, along with the date and time. It was vital to record everything in case something unusual occurred during her testing. After a few moments of experimentation, she discovered that it was a device intended to trap small to medium animals. Satisfied with her findings, she meticulously noted its purpose before moving on to the next box.

Hours passed as she delved into the contents of the various packages, her focus unwavering until she reached the final box. As she opened it, a gentle yawn escaped her lips, and in response, the Archives Hall conjured a steaming cup of coffee. "Thank you," she murmured softly, wrapping her fingers around the warm mug and savoring the rich aroma. She slid into one of the many chairs surrounding the oversized table, which was cluttered with her notes and magical items. With a contented sigh, she prepared to examine the last item when she heard the familiar sound of the door creaking open.

"Well, well, what brings the Angel of Death to my never-ending hall?" she greeted with an easy smile, but her expression quickly shifted to concern as she sensed something was amiss. "Is the gateway still open?" Setting her mug down with a soft thud, she moved toward him, holding the magical item—a coin engraved with an intricate hourglass design—like a lifeline.

Her heart raced as she awaited his response, the weight of the moment pressing on her. The atmosphere in the Archives shifted, charged with an unspoken tension. Penelope studied his face, searching for any signs of distress or urgency. She was ready to spring into action, her mind racing with possibilities of what could have gone wrong.
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    Ailward Aspect

    ✓ Erythreus Aliward

    Erythreus understood the blondes initial reaction. They all had lived in a world tipping on the edge for a while. With constant new threats with the potential to end the world. It had been hard on all the supernatural. Making it hard to not to react like every little problem was life and death. ”Yeah I heard about that” The aspect mumbled. Siobhan had been a good friend of him and even more, and Dominic was like his brother. He had lost contact with her after their love story ended and she and chosen his best friend and guard. He was ashamed that he hadn’t handled that better. Dominic and the nephilim deserved all the happiness in the world. However she had been one of many women who hadn’t chosen him. The overthinking male regretted that he had let his pride and hurt gotten in the way of being a decent friend. He should’ve been there with Dominic and Siobhan to help, but that was in the past all he could do was do better from now on and not continue to isolate and drown his rejections and failures in booze.

    ”Yeah suiting I think” He laughed making the wrinkles around his eyes more prominent. ”Isn’t that what you do here partly” he asked his hand gestured around the room filled with all kinds of magical stuff. ”Eloping from the world” His tone was light and friendly. The broody male was a good reader of people even tho he was a bit rough around the edges. He had gotten the feeling that Penelope like himself didn’t come out much and stayed in her safe space with a tight group of friends.

    Ery laughed again. It was nice to do so, he didn’t get to do it a lot. Death was often tragic and didn’t bring many laughs. ”I think I am almost too good at that already” he joked. ”It would give the poor guards a stroke if I managed to disappear more often than I do now, even tho I always let them find me eventually” He winked amused. It was one of his latest hobbies to vanish from the manor without anyone noticing so he could drink and be miserable alone. He left the speakers blasting out heavy metall music making everyone believe he was still crawled up in his room while he in reality had left the manor.

    ”I am quite confident it’s not here and has been made untraceable” He said frowning as he tried to remember more about the ring and who had put a spell on it for him. Enabling him to transfer his memories and store them. He had been given the ring by an old woman many years ago and was told that it was powerful object that could store happy memories reminding a spouse of all the good moments whenever things got hard or when away from one another.  He was planning on proposing with it but he had never gotten the chance to. After getting dumped once again he didn’t want to see it or remember all the women he had given his heart to. However he couldn’t bare to toss it either so he had put it away along with his memories.

    ”Excuse me what?!” The aspect asked annoyed. ”I need to fill out a forum to leave with MY ring? Wait that gives me an idea,  maybe it’s just a human trying to make money off of it and has put it up for sale online” His voice sounded hopeful. Could it for once not be more complicated?

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    Instar Diviner

    ✓ Penelope Winston


    ✧ Looping Til' It's Right ✧
    Penelope couldn’t help but notice the subtle shadow that crossed Erythreus’s face as he spoke of Siobhan and Dominic. It was evident that the weight of past regrets lingered heavily on him, mirroring her own struggles with memories that refused to fade. “It’s never too late to show up for them,” she offered gently, her gaze soft yet piercing, revealing a depth of understanding that words often failed to convey. In a world teetering on the brink of chaos, the archives felt like a sanctuary, a place where hope could flicker amidst the darkness.

    As his laughter echoed through the dimly lit space, Penelope felt warmth radiating from him, drawing her in. “Eloping from the world? That’s an interesting way to put it,” she remarked, her tone brightening with a playful lightness. “But I prefer to think of this place as a guardian of knowledge. It serves as a refuge for those in search of solace in tales and enchantments.” She gestured around the room, her fingers dancing over the spines of ancient tomes, each one a vessel of secrets and untold stories waiting to be rediscovered.

    Ery’s jest about slipping away sent a ripple of amusement through her. “Oh, but you see, that’s where the true magic of the archives comes into play. If you were to vanish, I would be the first to realize it!” she teased, her eyes sparkling with mischief. “I keep a vigilant watch over my collection and all who roam these halls. Besides, who else would make sure the late fees are collected if you decided to disappear too often?”

    The atmosphere shifted as Ery delved into the topic of the ring, his expression turning serious and contemplative. Penelope could feel the gravity of his story, the loss of something significant casting a veil of melancholy around him. “Perhaps we could join forces to scry for it,” she suggested, a determined glint igniting in her eyes. “While I may not possess the means to trace the untraceable, I do have my methods.” She leaned closer, her voice imbued with sincerity. “And regarding the form—consider it merely a formality! The archives have their own way of being generous. If it’s your ring we’re after, I’d be more than happy to waive any fees,” she added with a playful wink, hoping to lighten the mood.

    “Now, if you could describe the ring to me in detail, I can conjure an image to work with,” she continued, her tone steady and encouraging. “Together, we’ll unlock the past and bring it back into the light, reclaiming what is rightfully yours.” Penelope straightened, a newfound determination coursing through her veins. This mission wasn’t just about retrieving a lost object; it was about helping him rediscover a piece of his heart and perhaps, in turn, heal a bit of her own.
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    Ailward Aspect

    ✓ Erythreus Aliward

    The aspect of death knew better than most that the thing people regretted the most after passing was the things they hadn’t done, the chance they had not taken and the people they had not reunited with. It was those ties he had to cut for them to be able to let go and their spirits to move on and not linger. As an immortal he had several centuries behind him with thing he wished he had done differently. When his time would come to pass he believed that his many disastrous relations would be what haunted him and kept him prisoner on earth wandering around as a faint ghost seeing how they got the happy emending head wished for. Would it ever be his time? ”You’re right I should but it’s still a little sensitive so maybe not yet” Erythreus said sadly. Not only could it bring up old wounds or infect them, the three of them seemed to bring trouble and misery whenever they got together.

    ”Thats another way to see it” Ery chuckled amazed with the passion and love she spoke of the archives. He didn’t have a place like that where he felt completely at ease not even in the manor or at the isle of Skye. ”Isn´t that what books, movies and podcast are all about? Escaping the world for a bit forgetting about all nonsens and light worries” The broody male had been there many times himself but his way of escape wasn’t as innocent and health as daydreaming. The booze had been his way of escaping the harsh reality for the last few years. ”Glad to hear someone would notice my absence” The aspect mumbled his eyes on the floor. It was a thought that had bothered him lately. If someone would even miss him if he were to disappear.

    ”I think it appears differently depending who’d look at it ” He tried to recall more about what the old diviner had told him when giving him the ring. Now that he thought of it the whole thing had been kind of sketchy. Why would someone just approach him and give him a magical ring? Had he been so enchanted by love that he had stoped seeing warning signs. ”The woman told me that the ring would form it self to whatever appealed the one admiring it”