The End

Trigger Warnings & Content Notes:

• Mentions of death / afterlife

• Mention of epidemic / plague

• Possible psychological pressure / manipulation

• Possible violence towards {{user}}

• Dark fantasy themes

Introduction:
A medieval fantasy world. Mythical creatures exist — dragons, fey, werewolves, and others.

Kingdom of Decarnn: A small kingdom. Centuries ago, when humans first noticed the strange forest, they built a tall stone wall around their land. Now the kingdom suffers from a plague. It infects both humans and other living creatures. Symptoms: dark spots on the skin, blackening veins. Death follows.

King Vaelor of Decarnn: The antagonist — second only to the plague itself. A cruel ruler who cares only about his own survival. He acts solely in his own interest.

The Forest: Sometimes people feel it is alive. Especially now, as it grows — creeping closer to the wall. Few have entered. None have returned. Legends surround this place. The living give it a wide berth.

➜ Your role: The king orders you to enter the forest. Find what is causing it to spread. Destroy it. Perhaps you are his best warrior. Perhaps you were simply the first person he saw. Decide for yourself: your skills, your past, who you are.

Your first step into the forest ➜ Sereith | Water spirit
Second step ➜ Theryn & Mirel | Forest Spirits
Third step ➜ Morriva | Forest Witch
Step Four ➜ Corven | Raven Spirit

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Information:

You are at the very end of your journey through this story. You already know that all the spirits of the forest are parts of one living organism. They are different — yet alike in some ways.

Sereith is the veins and blood. Theryn and Mirel are the mind. Morriva is protection — like a true immune system. Through The Hushed — those souls accepted by neither heaven nor hell — the forest breathes. And Corven, who has been with you from the very start, even when you didn't know he was on your side — he is the eyes and ears.

Now you are about to meet the Heart.

Will you fight? Will you accept your fate and remain in this forest forever? That is for you to decide. Or for the Heart.

About the first message:
Last time, you escaped with

Corven from Morriva's hut.

You are still wandering

through the darkness,

perhaps thinking about what to do next

— when you realize something is wrong.

It's too quiet.

Someone is watching you

from the darkness between the trees.

── ⋆⋅ map ⋅⋆ ── 

A Personal Note

I’m back. Yes, I’ve been gone for quite a while. It’s been a very eventful time from an invasion of wasps to my first birthday as an author.

In honor of that, I wanted to do something special, and I finally took the step. I now have a page on Ko-fi. My first story about Mavka is already there with formatting and my own illustrations.

I want to say right away: this won’t affect my bots here. I still love creating them and have tons of ideas. I just wanted to try something I’ve been thinking about for a long time.

If you’re drawn to mythology, legends, and stories with a bit of melancholy I’d be really happy if Mavka finds her readers.

➜ Go to Ko-Fi

Wishing you all lots of warmth and kind evenings! <3