User blog:BTR180/BTR180/Aspara

Inspiration for this work: Judge Claude Frollo

2 years before Lescaite

After a successful crusade a group of elite knights ready themselves to go to celebratory dinner.

There I sit, alone in my room staring into the eye slits of my helmet. I reflect on the past few days as memories flash by in snippets, each one passing by faster than the next. Then the door opens and one of my fellow knights stands there wearing their Knight's tunic with a royal blue trimming and the crest of Lescaite proudly displayed.

"What's the matter? Have we found the one weakness to the Plauge, Social interaction?"

After standing up I don my helmet and give a short chuckle.

Nealie: "What took you all so long to get ready? I knew you were trying to get to look pretty for me, but did you really have to take so long?"

She flicks her hair back and scoffs at my joke. "Ha, as if! Though if my husband! Starts to oggle at the-" Her husband walks up behind her and covers her mouth.

Orval: "You almost ruined the surprise dear!" He looks up at me an impish smile on his face. "How you doing?"

I glare at them while crossing my arms.

"Orval... What are you planing?"

Orval opens his mouth but Nealie interrupts him

Nealie: "Oh don't worry about it! We're going to get you out of that shell of yours and get you living the crazy life!"

Orval: "And we have told you more than you need to know, now get ready cause we're all leaving soon."

Dryly I respond "Well isn't that riveting. Well I'm ready just let me get my gear." I get up and make my way to my sword and shield when Orval calls out to me.

Orval: "Wait wait wait... You're taking your gear? Why, were going to town not to battle! Come on leave that junk there!"

"But what if there's an emergency? You can't expect me to go out there unarmed."

Nealie: "Oh don't be a worry wort! If you really want to take a sword take you dress sword, I mean you're already wearing your armor. You should at least use it once in a while."

Not wanting to argue any more I go and get my dress sword and finally go with them.

Aftter a short horseback ride we arrive at a quaint little place. The building seems to have an eastern theme to it, the walls appeared to be made of sandstone. It had several dome like structures on the roof and the doorways were lined with very ornate curtains. As we entered I saw that several of our comrads were already here and having the time of their lives. Just like every outing we have it always get's rowdy, drunk knights fighting in the corner in the corner, kights flirting with the waitresses, and several knights crowding around something on stage. One of them turns around and sees me.

Breinoll: "He's here! Don't let him see his surprise!" Just then Nealie and Orvalcover my the eyeslits on my helmet and push me forward to the stage while the the many other knights start to cheer. They sit me down and then take off my helmet and throw it into the drunk knights who start to play keep away with it. But before I can stand up a few knights push me back down into the seat as my surprise starts to make it's way down the stage.

Several aspara start to dance their way down the stage. The water elemantal are ordered by their goddesss to tempt human men who have never known love with their looks and dancing. Even amongst the order their actions are seen as the will or Eros and harming them is forbidden. I should have known that they would do something like this, they are trying to get me a woman, I'm not against it but couldn't they just-  The aspara jumps into my lap and wraps her sash around my neck and pulls my head into her chest then dances way. This hapens a few times until the main event happened, a particularly atractive aspara dances onto the stage.

She looks directly into my eyes and leaves me dumbfounded as she readies her dance of love. I am captivated every fiber in my body refuses to listen, I feel it as my will is slowly weakend, my refuses to listen to me and that's when I hear her. The voice of Eros echos in my head telling me to enjoy this reward for being devoted to my cause. One of the most beautiful aspara in all the lands. Everything besides the stage goes dark and she begins to dance. Her dance is meant to captivate and capture a mans love and desire: it accenuates the beauty and allure of her curves. Just like many other men those who behold it have their hearts stolen and desire to be joined with her. Each and every step guides my attention to every detail of her body, her face, breasts, hips, arm, legs, and fingertips. Even though I have barley seen her today I feel as if I had personally known every inch of her body intimately. A feeling like no other envelops me, I no longer see her as an Aspara. I see her as an something I must have, someone I must be joined with. My will weakens with every passing moment, she then wraps her sash around my head and pulls my face close to hers and leans in for a kiss. My body defys me and my lips slowly start to pucker as I lean closer, and just as I am about to loose all control she whispers a name "Esmeralda" then dances away leaving her shash around my neck.

The curtains close and the lights come back on and my helmet is sitting by my side, I quickly put it on and make my way through the drunken knights who start to clamber onstage to chase the objects of their desire. I mount my horse and ride back to the barracks, after turning my horse in I head to my room and lock my self in my foyer. Walking to the fireplace I drop my helet and begin to speak.

"Oh Ilias you know I am a righteous man, of my virtues I am justly proud. Oh Ilias you know that I am purer than the common licentious crowd. Then tell me, Ilias. Why I see her dancing there. Why her smold'ring eyes still scorch my soul."

then I start to see the Aspara dancing withing the flames. I find myself holding her sash to my face, smelling it to better envision her in my mind.

"I feel her, I see her. The light caught in her raven hair. It's blazing in me  out of all control!"

Fear comes across my face as I realize what has overcome me and I step back from the fire.

"Like fire! Hell fire! This fire in my skin, this burning desire is turning me to sin."

I fall to my knees as the visage of valkyries surround me.

"Is it my fault? Am I to blame? No it's the gypsy girl that witch who sent this flame! I't's my fault, I am to blame. If in your plan, you made desire stronger than man! Protect me Ilias! Don't let this siren cast her spell. Don't let her fire sear my flesh and bone! Stop Esmeralda, and keep me from these thoughts of making her my own!" The dancing Aspara in the fireplace screams in pain and then the smoke takes her form and comes to me. As I embrace the smoke Aspara she dissapates. "Hellfire Dark fire now gypsy it's your turn! Choose me, your pyre. Be mine and you will burn!"

Rage on my face I throw the sash into the fireplace and slowly back away.

"Oh have mercy on her. Oh have mercy on me! Choose me and you will burn!"

Falling to my knees the valkyries turn into shadowy figures and climb into the dark as the fireplace dies out. I don my helmet then walk out of the foyer the sun hit's my face as it rises in the horison. I have conquered my demons and come out of the shadows a new man.