old wandering soul

Pet Name: Alaude
Owner: Mnemosyne
Theme / Type: Zodiac haruba
Born: March 2, 2012
Gender: Male
Mood: Mad

MisticPal Name: Equinox
MisticPal Age: 3021 Days

Battle Portal Stats

Level: 1
Hit Points: 28 / 21
Strength: 16
Defense: 1
Speed: 18
Intellect: 18
Misticpower: 32

Battles Won: 0
Battles Lost: 0

Attached Weapons

Books Read

Books Read: 3/373 [ View Books ]

Exotic Foods Eaten

Foods Eaten: 92/1254 [ View Foods ]

The Star Chaser

"Can you tell us what it was like?"

"What what was like?"

"The expedition. The cave you said you found? The Lost King's Cave?"

"...No."

"...Well why not? Our viewers want--"

"I can't tell you because I don't remember. I know I walked in there, but the last thing I remember is walking back out. I don't recall anything from the point I entered to the point I left."

"And you expect us to believe that? You, legendary discoverer that you are?"

"Yes. And if you don't, then that's your problem. But I can't tell you what I don't remember."

It was on the news for days; how the magnificent, never-been-stopped explorer Alaude di Nicola had "forgotten" about the contents of the Lost King's Cave. A cave, mind you, rumored to have accumulated over ten million years worth of wealth from dead kings and royals in the area.

No man or woman had ever been able to step foot in the place before. They said they knew where it was, could point it out on a map, but as soon as they got close it was like a fog swamped their mind, and they forgot the coordinates, what they were looking for. So they turned around, only to realize once they were beyond the point of turning back what they'd done.

So for a legend like Alaude to somehow make it past that fog, into the cave itself? You can imagine how things went. The press were out for blood. They accused him of all kinds of unscrupulous things - said he'd found the wealth, he just didn't want to share it. His name was dragged through the mud - he was called a liar, a thief, a cheat, a hypocrite, and so much worse.

But Alaude just didn't seem to care anymore.

Before the cave, he'd been a proud, cold man to work for. He wanted things done a certain way, on time, and God help you if you didn't do what he wanted when he wanted it. But after? He came in to work dressed so casually it was like looking at a different man. He wasn't the same strict man as before. He was calm and quiet, and content to let the show run itself. If someone had concerns, he listened, and nodded, and dealt with things that needed to be dealt with.

Was it shocking? You bet. Was it welcome? Of course. A boss that had suddenly seemed so distant was now on our level, talking and knowing us. After a point, it just seemed... stupid to bring the press in, even if they hounded us for information. Two people decided to drop word to the press about our schedules - I personally fired them before their foot even got in the doors. We changed the schedules, changed the shifts, made everything as safe as we could. All for our boss. All for Alaude.

And you know what, its better this way. It really is. The press doesn't need to know about the stars on our boss' body. The strange constellations that move under his skin. The way his eyes go dark sometimes and he looks like an alien. The way he tilts his head as if listening to something sometimes, or the way he'll suddenly stop speaking to stare up at the ceiling.

We know its not normal. But do we care? No. Because Alaude di Nicola has finally come down from his proud perch to join us here on earth. Because for us, he is human. That's all we've ever wanted to see.

Even if he really isn't, anymore.

- Account of Events I, by Alyssa Vasquez (Former Assistant to Alaude)

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Alaude

Eerie - Unyielding - Grim