As the two's consciousness slowly faded they heard the officers final word, "Good luck you two, come back alive."
Their minds went blank before the voice that was unfamiliar, yet was also so familiar rang in emptiness around.
[Aspirants! Welcome to the Nightmare Spell. Prepare for the first trial...]
"Aspirants?" They both thought this before the empty space around them started to move.
At first the world seamed to be at a stand still. The only land around was the somewhat flat rock that was below them. Soon however, it started raining, but the water was not falling. It was being drawn back into the clouds above. When they looked up here was no sky. Only an endless dark cloud that seamed to be omnipresent. It blocked all possibility of seeing the true sky.
Soon after trying to comprehend the distance the cloud covered, they looked back at the ocean in front of them. However, that so called ocean was gone. Not a single drop of water remained as the Sun shone above before disappearing and reappearing over and over. The ground was a forest. Covered in trees as far as they could see. There were clearings with grass or lakes scattered around the endless forest.
However, they soon noticed the flattish rock below them. It was no longer a rock above the surface of the ocean. It was mountain, one that no one could comprehend in the short time the two had to look at it as their views suddenly changed.
Anderson POV
Anderson let out a grunt of pain, "Oh my head." He reached up and felt a cloth wrapped around his head.
Quickly he remembered to check his runes. As he remembered this the runes appeared in front of him.
Name: Anderson
True name: ___
Rank: Aspirant
Soul Core: Dormant
Memories: ___
Echoes: ___
Attributes: [Bond of Reality], [Mark of Divinity].
Aspect: [Logical Planner]
Aspect Description: [A planner with the ability to make excellent plans. Those who follow the plans have a much higher success rate than any other. They are a tactile Genius.]
Attributes Description:
[Bond of Reality]: [You are bond to the reality of the world around you. Your ability to stay calm in most situations is far above your peers. The ability to think logically has been boosted. You are grounded to the facts of the world, and these facts bring you power]
[Mark of Divinity]: [You bear a faint scent of divinity, as though someone briefly touched by it once, a long time ago.]
Zena POV
The moment she gained control of her new body she shot up and almost fell form the branch she was on. Looking down she saw that she was half way up the tree, on its middle branches. This wouldn't have been a problem if the tree was not over 500ft (152.4 meters) tall.
Trying not to panic she started to take deep breaths. After, calming down a little she remembered to open her runes. With a single thought of opening the runes they appeared in front of her.
Name: Zena
True name: ___
Rank: Aspirant
Soul Core: Dormant
Memories: ___
Echoes: ___
Attributes: [Bond of Delusion], [Mark of Divinity].
Aspect: [Savage Hunter]
Aspect Description: [A hunter who hunts as chaotically as the creatures it is hunts. Although their hunts are chaotical there is a reason for ever movement. In front of one of them a clean kill is just an afterthought.]
Attributes Description:
[Bond of Delusion]: [You are bond to the delusions of the world. You find power in the falsehoods you enemies believe in. You can image many possible outcomes, some far from the truth and some delusions may come forth as truth.]
[Mark of Divinity]: [You bear a faint scent of divinity, as though someone briefly touched by it once, a long time ago.]
POV End
As the two read their runes they noticed each other. Although the officer told them that they would be by themselves, however they both felt a familiar feeling. One only twins could feel for each other.
In an instant Anderson spoke, "Zena?"
Before his words even reached her she asked, "Andy? I thought we were supposed to be in individual trials? How are both in a single trial?"
Anderson took a few moments to think, with his new attribute [Bond of Reality], Anderson soon thought up a possibility.
However, he first need information from Zena, "Zena, did you get an aspect or attribute that has to do with reality?"
Zena quickly responded not thinking about letting go of such information to her twin, "Ish...Well it is mentioned in one of my attributes. I would say it is the delusions of the reality..."
As she thought of her attribute she saw Anderson an outline of Anderson. After a second, it was not just one outline. They were going in all directions. One jump off the branch. Another tried to climb the tree going higher. Following that one, another climbed however this one fell, dropping past the branch they were on.
In her shock Anderson had spoken. However she was too shock to listen. She saw Anderson run, climb, fall, and die.
Suddenly, one of the outlines jumped at her. This snapped her out of her shock, taking a step back.
A second later Anderson got up and grabbed her shoulder, "Zena are you okay." Her attribute now disabled as she was now focused on her brother.
Zena spoke a bit meekly, "I...I think I know how my attribute works."
Anderson asked, "What do you mean? Did it activate when you told me it?"
Zena responded in the same meek voice, "Yes I activated it when I told you. I saw you. No, I saw every possibility of you. A...A delusion of realities possibilities."
Anderson puzzledly asked, "You can see the future?"
Zena quickly responded, " Yes...No...Maybe. I think I saw what could be the future."
Unfortunately, Zena's attribute could not be dissected by Anderson and his new attribute as an unnerving howl of something not quite right echoed through the endless forest.