Post by Xander on Apr 22, 2009 22:59:18 GMT -5
Before I go into this one, consider the benefits of being a Dark-Hunter. You have a well-paying job, literally all the time in the world, and pretty much nothing can touch you. Now consider mortality. Death. Disease. Stubbed toes and paper cuts. Reading glasses and gray hair.
If you fall in love, it better be someone you're willing to die for... because that's exactly what you're going to do. Only slowly this time. And you don't come back.
Each out clause varies by Dark-Hunter, and is a secret even to them. Beware of when you find it—you will be drained of your Dark-Hunter powers for a period of time. But if you find it, you know that regaining your soul is within your grasp.
Well, technically, it will lie in the grasp of your beloved. Artemis keeps your soul inside a medallion that swirls any and every color of the rainbow. A pure, loving heart must hold this medallion in the palm of her (or his, if that's your thing) hand and hold it, while you are drained of your powers.
It’s not as easy as it sounds. The medallion is not meant to be held by mortals, and so it burns the flesh irreparably. It is a torturous, unyielding pain... but your true love must not let go. If they do, your soul will be lost forever and you will be doomed to live as a Shade for all eternity.
So: medallion in hand, drained of your powers. With me so far? Good.
Because then you have to die.
Worse than forcing your lover to bear the pain of the soul medallion is asking them to kill you. And no halfways. Your heart must stop beating. Staking is best.
Once your heart stops beating, your lover must place the medallion over the mark where your soul was captured; this area is conveniently marked somewhere on your body by a clever double bow-and-arrow mark. It is where Artemis touched you when she took your soul, and that exact place is where the soul needs to reenter the body.
If you're very lucky and your love is pure, you are reintroduced to the mortal coil.
Every few hundred years there's a rash of Dark-Hunters who find true love and make a break for it. To them I say, Vaya con Dios.
Or... you know... not.
There is one nifty part—if and when your soul is returned to you, you will have the option of remaining in the service of Artemis. Ex-Dark-Hunters have found it difficult to give up their day... er... night jobs and intimate circle of friends.
But hey—there's one easy way around all of this.
Just don't fall in love.
There are three branches of Hunters: Dark-Hunters; Were-Hunters; and Dream-Hunters. Together they form the Pyramid of Protec¬tion. These warriors keep mankind safe from all the different kinds of predators who could easily kill or enslave them.
Most often the branches work alone, but they do team up together for not only human protection, but also the protections of other Hunters, Apollites, gods, and ultimately the world itself.
They're the good guys. You want them on your side. And they're all hugely powerful, so you really don't want them as your enemies.
If you fall in love, it better be someone you're willing to die for... because that's exactly what you're going to do. Only slowly this time. And you don't come back.
Each out clause varies by Dark-Hunter, and is a secret even to them. Beware of when you find it—you will be drained of your Dark-Hunter powers for a period of time. But if you find it, you know that regaining your soul is within your grasp.
Well, technically, it will lie in the grasp of your beloved. Artemis keeps your soul inside a medallion that swirls any and every color of the rainbow. A pure, loving heart must hold this medallion in the palm of her (or his, if that's your thing) hand and hold it, while you are drained of your powers.
It’s not as easy as it sounds. The medallion is not meant to be held by mortals, and so it burns the flesh irreparably. It is a torturous, unyielding pain... but your true love must not let go. If they do, your soul will be lost forever and you will be doomed to live as a Shade for all eternity.
So: medallion in hand, drained of your powers. With me so far? Good.
Because then you have to die.
Worse than forcing your lover to bear the pain of the soul medallion is asking them to kill you. And no halfways. Your heart must stop beating. Staking is best.
Once your heart stops beating, your lover must place the medallion over the mark where your soul was captured; this area is conveniently marked somewhere on your body by a clever double bow-and-arrow mark. It is where Artemis touched you when she took your soul, and that exact place is where the soul needs to reenter the body.
If you're very lucky and your love is pure, you are reintroduced to the mortal coil.
Every few hundred years there's a rash of Dark-Hunters who find true love and make a break for it. To them I say, Vaya con Dios.
Or... you know... not.
There is one nifty part—if and when your soul is returned to you, you will have the option of remaining in the service of Artemis. Ex-Dark-Hunters have found it difficult to give up their day... er... night jobs and intimate circle of friends.
But hey—there's one easy way around all of this.
Just don't fall in love.
There are three branches of Hunters: Dark-Hunters; Were-Hunters; and Dream-Hunters. Together they form the Pyramid of Protec¬tion. These warriors keep mankind safe from all the different kinds of predators who could easily kill or enslave them.
Most often the branches work alone, but they do team up together for not only human protection, but also the protections of other Hunters, Apollites, gods, and ultimately the world itself.
They're the good guys. You want them on your side. And they're all hugely powerful, so you really don't want them as your enemies.