"The Forgotten Song"
This story begins like all the others, but 19 years ago. As on every Halloween night, by the edge of a small stream near the Sea of Spores, In the distance, smoke can be seen rising from a chimney, a sign that no one wants to approach.
In Oren, everyone knows the danger of that place, but few know why.I am a SwordSinger passing through a seedy tavern. Among the tables, a mother is seeking help. From a distance, her pleas for her children, who apparently went in the direction of the smoke, can be heard. Before leaving, I looked at that mother and bowed my head in a symbol of acceptance; in any case, it was my mission.
The night is thick, the trees whisper, and the stream falls silent. Few know the legend of this place—my mother taught it to me in her letters. Here lives Matild, who looks like a little girl but is a witch forgotten by life. With her songs, she lures weak minds, and sadly, they are always children. She steals their souls when they speak her name. A little girl once accidentally discovered how to end this, but she didn’t have the power to do it. She kept the secret until she found someone with the strength to defeat the witch.
Now, standing before the house, as I shout her name, a fog appears, wrapping around a girl who slowly turns into a witch. She approaches with her long hands… this is the moment to do what the girl discovered. I need distance, so I ready my bow and activate Song of Purification, nullifying the spell. I invoke Rhythm of Power on my arrow and shoot toward her head. I knew what had to be done because that girl was my mother. She accidentally learned the witch’s weakness because she was born without a voice and could never speak her name. Her letters were my path to this mission; her knowledge helped those children and their mother. It has now been 19 years since this story, which today is one of many told in Oren on Halloween…
“They say you can still hear singing near the Sea of Spores.”
Server Black - Lu4 - SwordSinger Turunen
