The short walk to the cave entrance is halted when Kirell pauses briefly before unceremoniously plopping Drux's seeming lifeless body onto the road and begins to dance around it and chant.
As Astrum & Garith join the ritual, each shouting and dancing around in a obviously unchoreographed display, Drux begins to mumble unintelligibility, at which point the Angori snatches him back up and continues to walk.
As the group reaches the Alter of Drathenix, Kirell drapes Drux's body over the alter and begins to strip it.
Drux's belongings are tossed into the ground and Kirell quietly begins to chant.
Slowly the chant grows to a fevered pitch and Kirell reaches out toward Astrum.
Fist tightly clenched, he grabs his ear with the other hand and just before he touches Astrum he begins to dance around and shout.
"Being is changing; that which does not change ceases to be. Embrace transformation as the greatest truth of existence and cast aside the gross distinctions of form. Do not shackle yourself to a stationary or static way of life. Seek out the infinite variety of the world. Only when you cease to be as you are will you truly transform."
"The present is fleeting; the past and the future, infinite. Study that which has come to pass, that you may understand the present and your place in it. Gaze into the future, that you may come to know your destiny. The world is but a stone, this day but a single drop, adrift in the River of Ages. Through its waters are all things made clear. Drink deeply of its wisdom, for eternity awaits you.
"Knowledge is a powerful tool in the hands of those who can wield it. Teach those who wish to learn. Nurture the spark of magic wherever you find it. Seek out new insights and catalog them for the future. Never allow the ignorant to destroy that which they do not understand."
"Conflict dwells within us all, and with each breath, we cast it out into the world. Embrace it. Allow your struggles to define you, and you will grow strong. Shrink from these struggles in fear, and you invite your own doom. Only by facing yourself can you learn who you truly are."
"Conflict dwells within us all, and with each breath, we cast it out into the world. Embrace it. Allow your struggles to define you, and you will grow strong. Shrink from these struggles in fear, and you invite your own doom. Only by facing yourself can you learn who you truly are."
Akon's dark figure is hardly noticeable to the crowd, less they specifically look for her. She hugs to the bends and folds in the surroundings, her red eyes watching sharply on, soundless. The Uordeq hid well with the environment as she watched on at a slight distance, ears keenly bent on the words and sounds of the chanting.
The ritual last well into the night. With each pulse of light Drux seems to morph into another being. All of a sudden he begins to chat in a different language, “Solum contra ipse discere qui vere sunt.” (Means the same thing as before.) His broken bones mend and old skin begins to peel from his body showing a layer of leathery silver scales underneath. When the molting process is complete the glow stops and he falls silently back to the floor. After a few seconds he rolls over, looks at Kirell, and asks, “What happened? Where am I?” Drux gets up of the floor, at once he notices that he is naked; he looks around for his clothes spotting them on the other side of the familiar shine he grabs them, and begins to dress. About half way through he lets out a scream. “What… What has happened to me? Why am I covered in scales?”
Akon's eyes narrow as she hears the scream, showing no sign of pity, but more of focus as she stepped foward out of her hiding to get a closer look at Drux. She made no attempt to keep herself from being seen now, as she stepped to the edge of the group, keeping silent as she watched.
Kirell, exhausted and satisfied with his work ceases to dance.
He turns to leave the cave, and just before entering the fresh night air he turns to Drux, and says in a low barely audible voice.
"Being is changing; that which does not change ceases to be. Embrace transformation as the greatest truth of existence and cast aside the gross distinctions of form. Do not shackle yourself to a stationary or static way of life. Seek out the infinite variety of the world. Only when you cease to be as you are will you truly transform."
As Kirell speak Drux’s body begins to hum. A bright sliver glow is produced from under his layer of translucent skin. As Kirell strikes the last creed in his chant Drux joins in, "Conflict Dwells within us all, and with each breath we cast it out into the world. Embrace it. Allow your struggles to define you, and you will grow strong. Shrink for them in fear, and you invite your own doom. Only by facing yourself can you learn who you truly are." Drux continues to repeat this last line and the silver glow seems the pulse with each sailable that he speaks.