M’ladies and m’lords, here I am again. I have had the luckiest opportunity to visit a distant, faraway land called Lumis, by the one and only Elyan White.
It is, yes I confess, my first inter-stellar travel, and I am indeed in a silvery light. I am waiting here, at Raisen Port. I thank you deeply, m’lady, for having me.
Tatsuya Tuorin
So here our journeys continue in the hills and vales of Cygnet. I am coming a long way back, and then, there’s the charming guide of Lumis as well by Elyan White. Really, nothing can beat such a collaboration! 🙂
We both agreed on a set of questions to create a visitor’s guide for passing tourists, so you’re welcome to embark on our adventures with us, if you think you can make the journey.
Elyan White
Here we go again!
6. Your favourite local legend there?
Oooh, legends! Our Quya Zkyeatto mythology is filled lots of myths and legends about perhaps each and every topic. There’s the Artist, the Dragon Boy, the Beetle Bard, the Rebel and so on!
I don’t know the legends of other cultures yet, but my favourite among ours is The Warrior’s Tale. It’s a tale about Homura, a Whatou prince, born physically weak about an ocean of courage and determination. He proves to us, that to become a warrior, you don’t have to kill, but to protect. He dies at the mere age of 12 but has a deep impact on every Quya’s mind.
7. Any unique creature there?
Hundreds and thousands! Each community has an array of mythical creatures… Well, I am not very much aware of others, but for us Zkyeatto, there’s a Kayoui (a weird cross between Werewolves and Vampires, I guess), the Ijins (small underwater creatures) and obviously the Dimyou (creatures who live in Lands of Death, unfortunately one of my closest friend is one such guy, Haruo… eh? Did I just say close? No, he is not, not, not! *blushes*) “-”
8. A great mystery of your world?
Cygnet is shrouded in mystery. The most trending one among the Zkyeatto is the existence of those portals. Portals, yes, those odd creepy portals that can lead you to anywhere and everywhere in the universe. You may land in Eternal Frost Land (like Gou did) or Fluorine Kingdom, or where your wildest fancies take you. Remember, in Cygnet, anything can happen….
But personally, I am in doubt, how in the whole wide world Haruo has come from Dimyou Land to our neighbourhood and why is he always teasing me like that and peeping in my dreams and thoughts.
9. The most dangerous place there?
The portals, of course. No one knows where they can lead to, and if there’s a road leading back.
But to me, the most dangerous place is anywhere Haruo is. Awkward, isn’t he?!
10. Are there many different religions there?
Many! But the major religions are the communities I told earlier about.
A big thank you to everyone reading this and joining us!
Have a happy Sunday! ❤
This is the most amazing and exciting event in my entire journey through the Den of Dreams: A collaboration with the one and only Elyan White, the awesome author from Phantasmagorium and Lumis. Here is her tale from Lumis, a very interesting place, residing among the stars. And to believe that Tatsuya can tour there!
We both agreed on a set of questions to create a visitor’s guide for passing tourists, so you’re welcome to embark on our adventures with us, if you think you can make the journey.
Elyan White
1. The meaning of your world. Why do you think it was given?
Cygnet. The Child of Swan.
Well, there are hundreds and thousands of name by which people call our planet but perhaps every name translates more or less into “Swan Child”. Here is a common legend about the origin that one day, on 36 Summer, Year of Turquoise Dragon (in Earth calender, 26 June 2019) I heard.
2. How did your world start?
Legends vary place to place, and from people to people. Here are a few theories I collected from my school friends of Cygnet:
Haruo: With fire of course, man.
Rin: Hmm, certainly not something I’d know! Why don’t ye go an’ check the origin stories, eh?
Edaeda: Oceans, rivers, seas and water.
3. What are the major communities?
There are three major communities in Cygnet, each with its own history, myth, culture, food, drinks and languages. There are other tribes of course, and so are other sub groups.
4. One line to describe your world?
Anything and everything is possible.
5. Your favourite place to tour in your world?
Many, many, many! I love touring in the medieval ages of Mhokaizi (pronounced Ho-kai-zi) empires, Whatou (pronounced Wa-ha-to) and Tuorin empires, and playing around our school in Linnet Town. Warrior’s Land, where Quya Zkyeatto people go after death is an interesting place too… 😉
Well, our journey is not over yet, there continues our path to Cygnet…
A big thank you to everyone reading and joining us! ❤
This is my first ever collaboration in WordPress and it had been really great! William Johnson, a talented poet, and I came together to write this poem.
It was such a pleasure to work with a spontaneous and beautiful poet like him! He certainly did work hard and quick to come up with something so beautiful 🙂
Parts by William,
The life is a journey,
The road is very stormy,
Achieving milestones is the goal,
Maintaining your health and control,
Obstructions will never stop,
They keep coming up nonstop,
Ignore them and keep moving on,
From sunset till the dawn ,
Parts by me:
Life is a path going up and down,
Like the curves of the hills,
Sometimes green, sometimes brown,
Sometimes soft, sometimes hard to feel,
And impossible to take.
Up and down in a choppy path,
Surprises and shocks to come around,
Beasts and bushes, warmth and wrath,
Light and dark both found in a quest called life.
Thank you again, William Johnson, for this collab! And a big thank you to everyone for reading! Have a happy weekend ahead! 🙂
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