Though Serafina had heard quite a while ago of the ascension of Nemesis, someone with whom she had quite a history, she had not made any effort to seek him out. The pair had quite a falling out some time back, and though they had come face to face since then, it seemed that there was still come damage, at least in Serafina’s opinion, that had yet to be repaired – damage caused by both herself and by Nemesis. Of course, much of it had to do with Xerxez, the man that Serafina had made vaewolf and taken on as her mate. Truthfully, she had been in an incredibly dysfunctional relationship with Nemesis and Celeste, but from her point of view, Nemesis had chosen Celeste over her, and that had hurt her deeply. At first, creating Xerxez had been Serafina’s way of lashing out, in a manner of speaking – perhaps an attempt to show Nemesis that if he didn’t need her, she sure as hell didn’t need him. However, after some time, Serafina had realized she had an actual attachment to Xerxez, and things had escalated from there.
It did not take the vaewolf female long to find one of the many neptunite obelisks scattered around Revaliir. She had done a bit of poking around about the newly risen God of Darkness and Fear, finding out just how she would make it to his realm. When she had heard what it was called – the Obscure Bastion – she had almost laughed. Leave it to Nemesis to keep his flare for the dramatic, even in godhood. With a single brush of her hand against the cool surface of the obelisk, darkness enveloped her, and within moments she found herself looking around a wooded area – strange in appearance, and most certainly not where she had been just moments before. ”Well done,” she said quietly under her breath, silently praising the dramatism her creator had provided.
She began following the path in front of her, finding it rather easy to maintain her direction despite the uncertainty of where it was exactly that she was heading. She knew, in the end, she would find her way to Nemesis, and they could meet face to face for the first time in a long time. In the distance, she could hear the distinct whines, calls, and howls of the animals nestled in the darkness of the strange forest, but she ignored them, steadfast on her path toward Nemesis.
It didn’t take long and the large mansion came into view. She could hear the trickling of water, and soon, a beautiful marble fountain came into view, the sight of which froze Serafina in her tracks. The fountain was adorned with statues depicting many beautiful women. In the center she saw Celeste – someone she still considered to be her sister, her friend – but that was not what had caused her to cease her movement. There, near the statue of Celeste, was a statue of herself. A statue of Serafina. She felt a tug at her heartstrings – why on earth would Nemesis want to immortalize her in his realm, with all she had done to him? It was a question that she could not answer, but hoped to one day find out.
Shaking off the uneasy feeling the fountain had given her, she continued onwards towards the entrance of the mansion, paying no real attention to the stone gargoyles around. The thought crossed her mind that perhaps there were real gargoyles peppered in amongst those that were faux, but she was visiting with no ill intentions so she did not worry too much about that.
When she finally found one of the entrances into the mansion, she made her way inside, and let out an audible chuckle at the sight of all the candles before her. She was not surprised by the appearance in the slightest. Once inside the foyer, she decided that this would be as good a place as any to have a seat. Perhaps Nemesis would be able to sense her arrival in his realm – if not, she would make her presence known one way or another. She perched herself upon a rather luxurious loveseat, legs sprawled to one side and visible from the slit in her skirts. ”Don’t make me wait too long, now, Nemesis… it’s been ages,” she said, reclining slightly with an air of patience. If Nemesis did not come in a reasonable amount of time, she would possibly begin poking around the main floor of the building to see if she could find him – but for now, she would be content to wait. Her plans, in fact, were to apologize to Nemesis for her behavior and her absence, in hopes that they could reestablish at least their familial relationship – she knew that his love was mostly likely long lost to her, now, and had wholly accepted that.