Evesoul

“(text-colour:#ff8a8a)[Oh look, it’s Ellenar el Witchy girl~ still drawing those creepy as hell monsters?]” (text-colour:white)[[[The tallest girl leading the pack|Anjelica]]] grinned as she side eyed Ellenar. The other girls started whispering to each other. “(text-colour:#ffbd7a)[I hear her sister went mad and actually was put in an insane asylum.]” “(text-colour:#ffff8a)[and I heard once she tried to tell the mythology teacher that she was missing a bunch of creatures in her slides.]” Ellenar kept walking past them, (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[tightening her glare to the concrete.|Bad Aim]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#320019))

Ellenar’s fist tightens. She swiftly picks up the can and swings around and throws it directly at the girl's face. Bullseye. The rest of the girls soot into gasps and silence as their leader recoils from the hit. <img src="./images/mad.png"> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellenar is now in the hallway outside of the principal's office. Her eyes once again fixed to the ground. The tapping of shoes approaches. As they stop to face her, (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[she refuses to look up.|Home Now]] ] (enchant:?page,(bg:#300032))

Suddenly, her head was hit, and the stun of physical impact made her wobble a little. “(text-colour:#ff8a8a)[Oops, sorry~ I was aiming for that trash can~]” The girl cackled as the others giggled behind her. Ellenar then saw (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[the empty can that was thrown at her roll to her side.|Take a Hi(n)t]]] ] <img src="./images/mad.png"> (enchant:?page,(bg:#320019))

Ellenar faces the window, her hand holding her chin up. Her mother takes glances at her as she drives, she sighs. “(text-colour:#6f6fe2)[What is this? The sixth fight this month? And every singing one connected to the same girl.]” her mom states, not getting any reaction from Ellenar. <img src="./images/mad.png"> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - As the car pulls into the driveway, Ellenar opens the door and gets out before the car is fully stopped. (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[She has closed the house door behind her before her mom even gets out of the car.|Notes]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#300032))

As the night falls, Ellenar is in her bed, covered with notes. A large nicely coated journal that belonged to her sister being the source of this fixated mess. She finishes writing down a fresh note and compares it to the book. “(text-colour:magenta)[I translated the Sedeferin script but it still doesn't make sense!]” she grumbles as she flings her pencil to the wall, snatching random notes to look over. <img src="./images/mad.png"> (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[[Search throught the notes.|Paper Notes]]] (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[[Look over the translation.|Backwords Message]]] (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[[Check the journal page.|Journal Page]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#300032))

“(text-colour:magenta)[Oh my Goddess! She wrote the words backwards!]” Ellenar yelled so loud she startled herself, hoping her mother did not hear. She began working on re-writing every word. When she was finally done, her note was legible. It read “In my shed the portal lyes, my rune holds the key to Pelasuph.” <img src="./images/wow.png"> “(text-colour:magenta)[I- I did it! Her old shed of course!]” Ellenar quickly packed her side bag of the journal and some chalk. She threw on her coat and snuck out of the house, (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[running straight into the woods.|To The Shed]] ]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#300032))

She returns to her translation and begins to tilt the paper as if the angle would help her. An idea sparked in her mind, as she began to re-write the first word of (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[the scrips in reverse.|The Key]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#300032))

Most of the notes across Ellenar's bed are of scraps of paper and sticky notes. Entry quotes of interesting creatures and places. The more neat notes are of things her sister told her to study before she ever tried to join her in the worlds she wrote of. None of these notes contain information about the translations she is working on though. Vague studies of other languages the journal contains is all there is, her sister never got around to propper language lessons. (enchant:?page,(bg:#300032))

The page Ellenar had been researching explains the creation of her sister's portal. This portal is what her sister used to get to the world her journals notes are based on. According to the first entry, "A good friend would speak to me in my dreams, and told me of a world I was destined to meet. They helped me learn the runes and materials I needed, and finally, I will get to see a world I have only walked in as I slept." (enchant:?page,(bg:#300032))

Anjelica Werson. One of the most popular girls in school. '(text-colour:magenta)[She only started caring about bullying me once my sister was no longer around to protect me. She once beat Anjelica's brother to the ground for cheating on her best friend. He still wont hurt me no matter how much Anjelica wants him to, he's scared she'll come back just to kill him.]' (enchant:?page,(bg:#320019))

No matter what shrubbery or obstacles get in her way, Ellenar is clearly on a direct path, she knows where she’s going. After a while she approaches a lone hidden shed. It bears an old sign above its door, “The Evesoul Sisters”. Ellenar stares at it for a bit, the only thing that stopped her charge, if only for a little. She then approached the door, (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[it bore a large lock. |The Shed]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#190033))

“(text-colour:magenta)[Sorry. I forgot to grab mine.]” She said, as she pulled a key from a pocket in the spin of the journal. She unlocked the shed door and creeks it open. Like a childs bedroom closet, the inside is pitch black. Ellenar carefully rubs her hand on the insides well near the door, till she finds the switch. As she pulls it, light fills the shed, making it appear bigger on the inside. Fanciful and strange, the walls were lined with shelves covered in books and papers. Drawings of strange beasts and symbols covered any blank spaces there could have been. Strange trinkets and objects hanging from the sealing and scattered across the floor. This shed had been untouched for over a year. (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[[Obsurb the walls|The Walls]]] (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[[Obsurb the ceiling|The Ceiling]]] (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[[Obsurb the floor|The Floor]]] (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[[Prepare for the spell|Prepare the Spell]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#0f0033))

Shelves holding a variety of books. Some from here, and others her sister claimed were from towns and cities filled with magic and monsters. Most of those books Ellenar can not read however, but the pictures within are strange and interesting. The Pictures are clear to see which were drawn by a skill hand, and which were drawn by Ellenar when she was younger. The creatures in those drawings are still pretty either way. (enchant:?page,(bg:#0f0033))

Some herbs and strange crystals line the corners of the roof, her sister told her it was to protect the shed so no one could try to break it like some boys did to Toby’s tree house a few years ago. But maybe she wanted the things inside protected more than anything. There are also some pretty bottles and gems hanging near the windows. When it's sunny, it looks so beautiful. (enchant:?page,(bg:#0f0033))

Some random objects that could not fit on the shelves lounge about on the floor. Ellenar’s favorite object is one her sister told her was the shedded horn of a Dardans. It looks like a deer antler, but it swirls like the roots of a plant. (enchant:?page,(bg:#0f0033))

Ellenar slowly made her way to the back of the shed, glancing at all the things she had not seen in a long time. “(text-colour:magenta)[I almost forgot what it looked like in here.]” she whispered, as she approached a large old curtain, it took the width of the entire back wall. She pulled it to the side, revealing stones stacked and placed along the back wall of the shed, runes edged into every one. Ellenar looked down at a large flat stone, like a pedestal in front of her. She crouched down and pulled the chalk out of her bag and (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[began to draw the symbol that was in the translated page.|Nothing Happened]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#0f0033))

Nothing Happened. . . “(text-colour:magenta)[What!?]” <img src="./images/mad.png"> Ellenar grumbles as she flips through the book furiously. Going back and forth between intensely staring at the page and the rune. “(text-colour:magenta)[. . . Wait. . . if the message was backwards then- are you kidding me.]” She flips the journal upside down and stares at the page. She then proceeds to clean off the one she drew with a wet wipe from her bag, and begins to draw it again, (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[but upside down.|Portal Opened]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#0f0033))

The rune begins to glow as she finishes its final stroke. Ellenar stumbles back as the runes on the other stones begin to light as well. Up the wall like a glass being filled, the runes lit till the top one lit last. Light started to appear and swirl in the center, till the open area between the runes was filled with mesmerizing light. Ellenar mindlessly walked into it, and disappeared into its light. (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[The portal disappeared shortly after she did.|End of Page 1]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#23006e))

Ellenar is finished with her fifth class. The day is almost done. finally. '(text-colour:magenta)[I just want to go home, and keep deciphering the next code.]' she thought, as she walked along the courtyard path. <img src="./images/base.png"> A group of girls giggled and gossiped as they walked towards her, [(text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[but then stopped once they noticed her.|Gossiping Girls]]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#320019))

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<img src="./images/base.png"> Ellenar wakes up to a sweet smell and warm rays of sun dancing across her from a window. She starts to feel for things, the pillow her head is on is like a fluffy cotton ball. She appears to be in a hammock, though it looks like it's made of plants and feels like those fuzzy leaves some flowers have. As she lifts her head to look around, she notices it's a small cabin-like room, with vegetation nearly every way she looks. “(text-colour:#c9deb5)[We haven’t seen that old portal open in five years.]” an old, female voice comes from a large chair thats back faces Ellenar. She can’t see if anyone is even in it. (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[Stay quiet]] (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:magenta)[[“Who are you?”]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#324128))

“(text-colour:#c9deb5)[You know, it is strange. We have only ever had one person come to a frow from that portal, and you're not her. But you do remind me…]” The old voice pauses for a moment, then the chair slowly turns to reveal an old woman sitting in it. Either she is abnormally small, or the chair is way too big for her, but she looks half the size of someone who would sit in it. Her skin pale, yet slightly golden, and her hair shined as if it was laced in gold. Large drapes of soft-looking cloth piled itself over her, with her arms and legs peeking out of its mass. She (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[set a cup down on a little table next to her chair.|Mutual Searching]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#324128))

“(text-colour:#c9deb5)[Well, everyone has been asking me that, but about you. We have only ever had one person come to a frow from that portal, and you're not her. But you do remind me…]” The old voice pauses for a moment, then the chair slowly turns to reveal an old woman sitting in it. Either she is abnormally small, or the chair is way too big for her, but she looks half the size of someone who would sit in it. Her skin pale, yet slightly golden, and her hair shined as if it was laced in gold. Large drapes of soft-looking cloth piled itself over her, with her arms and legs peeking out of its mass. She (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[set a cup down on a little table next to her chair.|Mutual Searching]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#324128))

“(text-colour:#c9deb5)[Please tell me, do you know anyone by the name of Lunesa or perhaps Maddy?]” the little woman asked. <img src="./images/wow.png"> “(text-colour:magenta)[That’s my sister! I knew she was here- where is she!?]” Ellenar shouts, almost falling out of the hammock. The woman gives her a happy little smile. “(text-colour:#c9deb5)[Then you must be Ellenar.]” She said as she grabbed her cup once more and took a sip. “(text-colour:magenta)[Yes- where is Maddy!?]” Ellenar asks as she balances her body to try and climb out of the hammock. As she climbs out she notices her journal on a little table beside the hammock, (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[and grabs it.|Not Here]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#324128))

(align:"===><==")[''The Evesoul Journal Beginning''] (align:"===><==")[(b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)[(text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[Click Here to Start With the New World|Shadows]]]]] (align:"===><==")[*(You will start where the Adventure begins)*] (align:"===><==")[(b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)[(text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[Click Here to Start on Earth|Its been 2 years]]]]] (align:"===><==")[*(You will start before the adventure, with context to how it began)*] A visual novel game. ((text-style:"underline")+(text-colour:white)[''[[Underlined text|Secret]]''] will tell you they are clickable. However, there are also hidden links within the text as well. All lines will turn (text-colour:blue)[blue] when hovered over.) Evesoul's is a story about a (text-colour:white)[[[girl|Ellenar]]], whose sister has been missing for a year now. Following the notes in her sister's journal, she begins her quest in a mystical world to find where her sister had gone. <a href="https://dtc-wsuv.org/jgoggin23/portfolio/index.html" target="blank_"> By Jade.G </a> 2023

“(text-colour:#c9deb5)[I’m sorry, sweet flower.]” the woman's drink slowly lowers in her hands. “(text-colour:#c9deb5)[But deer Lunesa has been missing for five years now for us, we were hoping you had that answer.]” <img src="./images/base.png"> Ellenar froze for a minute. After processing her quest could never have been that easy, she finally took in the look of the lady. The woman just stared in confusion, as she began opening the journal and (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[flipping through the pages.|You are]] ]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#324128))

(align:"==><==")[Good for you, you know how it work Or you just wanted to be snarky and go "look the information tag isin't *realistic*" well look where you are now. I guess heres a star or somethin ☆ So heres a extra tip for being a spastic clicker; the arrow buttons that apear on the left will take you between pages. You'll figure out how to do this sooner or later as there the only way to get out of information pages >:3]

“(text-colour:magenta)[Are um, you a Sedeferin? Short people who live as one with the forest. Some of the best healers my sister writes she ever met. It also says she was great friends with you guys.]” Ellenar asks as she reads from the journal. The woman's smile returned. “(text-colour:#c9deb5)[Yes, I am Polera, an elder to the village and was quite good friends with Lu- Maddy.]” Polera then pushed herself out of her big chair and lent her hand to Ellenar. After pausing for a second, she accepted and (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[they shook hands.|The Village]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#324128))

(align:"===><==")[ <img src="./images/base.png"> ] (align:"===><==")[ Ellenar is a highschooler. She was intended to look Fillipino. She has anger issues. Her sister is really the only friend she has aside from some mutual ones in art club who find her work "crazy weird". ]

“(text-colour:#c9deb5)[Please, join me in a walk through the village, there is someone I must have you meet.]” Polera then started to walk towards the door on the other side of the room. As she opened the door, the light and noise of the outside cracked into the room. <img src="./images/wow.png"> “(text-colour:#c9deb5)[Welcome to Pelasuph, one of the biggest Sedeferin towns in all of the Talspha village.]” Polera began to lead Ellenar out into a lush and bustling road. The road was lined with little stands and tables, like a small town marketplace. (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[[The Houses|Houses]]] (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[[The Stands|Stands]]] (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[[The Noises|Noises]]] (b4r:"double")+(b4r-size:1,2)+(b4r-colour:white)+(text-colour:white)[[[Continue following Polera|Villagers]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#53530e))

As they walked, the townspeople slowly started to gather around them, like ducks to a holder of bread. Ellenar’s head swerved in every direction trying to take in as much as she could as if it was a dream to remember. “(text-colour:#c9deb5)[I know you all have many of many questions, but there is something very important we must do now. You all know their birth was a sign.]” As Polera said that, all the townspeople gasped as they gave Ellenar more space and began to whisper. They continued to venture down a path, (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[with a mini horde to follow.|A Gift]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#53530e))

“(text-colour:#c9deb5)[When your sister ventured here physically for the first time, a goddess herself arrived to greet her. This goddess bestowed upon her a gift. A few days ago that goddess returned, and we knew something important was to come.]” Polera and Ellenar had met the end of the path they walked, and were met with an old temple-like structure. Shrouded in plants of several hues and bearing gifts along the sides of its (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[entrance.|A Goddess]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:#53530e))

Suddenly, a rumble began from under their feet. Ellenar stumbled a little trying to remain standing. There, from the large entrance, slowly arised a beast. As big as any dragon she could have imagined, though the only dragon-like part about it was its wings. Its face looked more that of a lion, with pure white shining fur, whiter than snow. Its claws shined like crystals, and large tusks protrude from its mouth. Along its body it bore markings, some Ellenar felt could resemble the kind of symbols on the portal. <img src="./images/wow.png"> Ellenar along with a few of the crowd members took a few steps back, Polera stayed put, and bowed her head. As quickly as Ellenar saw her bowing she did the same. (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[The beast nodded its head to them in return.|Venteralowsu]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 181, 0,#000000,1,(hsl:0,0,0.2706,0.3))))

The beast's mouth began to open, and though it’s not what Ellenar expected, a soft, beautiful female voice echoed out. “''(text-style:"smear")+(text-colour:white)[Ellenar, sister to Madeline. I am [[Venteralowsu|Venteralowsu the Kunduns]], one of the Kunduns. When your sister came to this land I chose to bear a cub, to help her face the many lands this world holds. To help you on your story, I shall bear a guardian to you as well.]''" As it finished its speech, a bright light began to walk out of the entrance. Around the size of a big dog, a shining pure white cub emerged. It resembled a lion cub, but unlike Venteralowsu, bore no special qualities, like a blank canvas. Venteralowsu gestured for Ellenar to approach. The crowd did not dare move an inch, but Polera joined her as (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[she slowly walked to it.|Guardian]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 181, 0,#000000,1,(hsl:0,0,0.2706,0.3))))

“(text-colour:#c9deb5)[Let the little one get a good look at you. They pick something they like about your appearance and add it to their own.]” Polera said as she took a step back to let Ellenar be the main person in front of the cub. Ellenar bent down a little to face the little shining cub. The cub looked Ellenar up and down. It jumped a little at her face, trying to bat at her hair. Ellenar slowly reached out her hand till she began to pet the cub. As she pet it, its fur began to shift. Brown, orange and white splotches of color began to expand upon the sheening white fur of the cubs body. It grew a small main, and it along with the ends of the cubs paws and tail had stripes of blue and purple at their ends. The cub grew in size a little, and as it looked at Ellenar again, its eyes shone in a blue and purple fades. They locked eyes and (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[stared at each other.|Farewell]]]] <img src="./images/wow.png"> (enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 181, 0,#000000,1,(hsl:0,0,0.2706,0.3))))

“(text-colour:magenta)[Wow… you look… like a dream.]” Ellenar stated as she continued to pet the now fully painted cub. Venteralowsu then began to stride out of the entrance she had been in. its steps echoed as the giant beast fully walked out and into a large clearing next to their path. “''(text-style:"smear")[I wish you luck on your journey, Ellenar. And may you reunite the Evesoul and perhaps make it grow in power.]''” Venteralowsu said as she gave a nod like before, and then leaped straight up into the sky, disappearing into the clouds. Leaving Ellenar with her new gift for (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[[entering this world.|End of Page 2]]]] (enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 181, 0,#000000,1,(hsl:0,0,0.2706,0.3))))

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The stands lining the roads had a variety of themes. Though many sold what looked to be foods and plants, there were others that sold clothes, jewlyes, toys, furniture and even things that looked like weapons. Not all of the people were paying with coins ether, some looked to be trading objects for objects. Ellenar was distracted for a moment watching a trade of bags of shiny gem-like rocks for a few giant watermelon-like foods. (enchant:?page,(bg:#53530e))

The houses looked lush and old in a way. They were made of solid stone brick walls with plants coursing through them like veins. Some roofs were made of stone or woven grass, well others seemed to be shaded by a living plant itself. The glass of the windows were the only thing that felt modern about the houses, though windows were stained in different colors depending on the house. (enchant:?page,(bg:#53530e))

The bustling of the town was loud, yet not overbearing. Vendors chanting their goods, most of the words however Ellenar could not understand. Children playing games and running around. Most townsfolk were in a conversation with someone else no matter what they were doing, yet no one was overly loud except an occasional squeaky child. (enchant:?page,(bg:#53530e))

(align:"===><==")[ The feeling of dirt beneath her. Ellenar attempts to open her eyes. As one eye squints open, she can barely see blurry shadowed figures above her. It’s too hard to keep her eyes open, (text-style:"underline")[(text-colour:white)[[she passes out.|Woke Up]]] ]

Venteralowsu is one of the great Kunduns. According to the journal, they are powerful beings, as powerful as the descriptions of gods and goddesses on Earth. Their forms can be confusing, terrifying or beautiful. Maddy’s notes say Venteralowsu is the only one she has been able to talk to, but that she has gotten to see a few others before. It also says Venteralowsu likes to visit the forest these people live in, as it is the most peaceful land in their entire world. (enchant:?page,(bg:(gradient: 181, 0,#000000,1,(hsl:0,0,0.2706,0.3))))