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An Echo in the Silence - Letter to Izuna 4, The Dawn of Walpurgis

Xatiav

on Sept. 15, 2011

The page might look messy, I'm not totally healed yet. Next pages will be totally finished, but for now I didn't quite feel like it today. ;(
Sorry for that, folks.
However, you can take this page as an introduction of the upcoming events. Here's some explaining of the way everything is working in that land:
The Land of Withered Leaves is upon an Eternal Night caused by the aura of the one who's designed to be the Elder, which mean receiving a great power from her people. Every Child of the Moon receive her own ability from their bloodline, but some can develop quite a power. For example, Dystopia's ability is to manage the shape and the strength of her body at her liking. Her abilities are considered to be that of a Guard of the City.
Akka Leinandra, Hakka's mother, had received the power to modify the reality of everything she sees; which means that whatever she sees becomes whatever she wants at the moments she tought of modifying that existence. The real danger of that power is that he could work even of being like Rubican or Venah, which also explain why none of those two ever tried to go and destroy the Land of Withered Leaves. Moreover, Venah himself claims it would be a catastrophe for the whole Universe if the Land of Withered Leaves were to disappear. She is also maintaining the Eternal Night as well as she created an unique social order within the Clan. She is considered as The Queen.
Finally, Hakka herself is said to be the next and the last Queen since the bloodline of the Elders will end with her, none of her children being able to pretend to the throne of Withered Leaves due to their lineage; They are half moon children and half fox spirits. However, Leinandra loves her daughter more than a daughter, resulting in both ending together for the time Leinandra could live. It wasn't quite unusual in the Clan that a daughter and her mother could become lovers. But Venah -who followed Hakka along in order to be sure nothing too bad would happens- ended up disapproving the union, event though he couldn't do much than giving advices to Hakka.
In order to take the title of Queen, the "princess" have to be accepted by the "queen" and have to take her "eyes", which means she have to receive the "power" of the former Queen at the very moment of her death. This is the second more sacred ceremony in the Land of Withered Leaves.
Concerning Hakka herself:
Being the daughter of Leinandra, sha was able to maintain Eternal Night and the Fountain-Time at her young age, which designed her to be the future Queen. It was quite a shame she had to run away due to some events in the Land during her childhood. Hakka's real ability was unknown until Venah discovered it himself; As moon phases are running, she has the ability to equilibrate everything as to manipulate fate itself at some extents. When moon become red, she can manipulate even the past, as well as the present's reality and the future. That's quite why Venah intended to keep her under his caring.
When she returned to the Land, she was loved by her future subject as she was feared because of the symbolism of her birth: Hakka was born in the Night of Walpurgis, the Night of Witches. After defeating her mother and having unified their flesh and souls, it appeared that her power could be of another kind.
Venah acted like he saw nothing.
In his case, he'd better do so, it was avoiding himself to get some great headaches (imagine a headache as big as Universe, you'll understand him.)
As Hakka is going to become the Queen of the Land, it appears that as the last of elders, she has to deal with the Night of Walpurgis itself. Venah's trying to kill some squirrels in a deep and dark wood.
Everything will get a more clear description in the upcoming pages, I'll try to accelerate my update process. Once I get totally healed. :)
Hell, I. Fucking. Need. A. Life.
I thought I'd participate to the DD awards as Best Art Improvement… I MIGHT have a chance.
REPLY:
Ghostrunner, LanceDanger, Tharisfal, man in black, Jamie51, Dark Pascual, jerrie, Krostog: Thank you all guys for your kind words. I don't know how I can properly thank you for your concern. I'm doing a little fine since last day and I hope to be able to spend another full hours on a drawing. Once again, thank you very much! :)