Vengeance and Mercy (Ali)

Guess whose back from England????! Me (Jack) and we still have a mild obsession with Exodus. And I want to continue the story arc. It was REALLY fun though. And Max says hi

I walk through the halls of Skyhold, it feels strange, to be back. I bled out, I DIED. Looking down the dim halls I see a mirror, slowly, softly I walk towards it, and look into it. I see my reflection, good, still here, I touch my wrist, still here. Cole appears behind me "looking, wondering, am I alive? Am I here, what am I, who am I, why am I here? Waiting, doing, wondering. Lost. I am lost." He says ominously, he doesn't appear in the mirror, he's a spirit more then a person. I'm a person and a spirit equally balanced, mostly. I turn to him "how, how did you know that Cole? That I feel like that?" He takes my hand and turns over the wrist "hurting, lost, slipping away, can't forget can't forget, not done, no, never done. Hurt. Thinking, thinking, all the time, reading, writing, I must try, try at what though? No one knows, reading writing, thinking, leading, watching, searching, reading, writing, never done." He whispers and looks into my eyes. I pull my hand away "Where's, the inquisitor?" I ask Cole. "Waring, planning, killing, saving. In the table looks she, where to now and who is there? Into the table, into the table, room of wood, a lion, a crow, and a nightingale a company." I decipher his words, she's in the war table room with Cullen, Josie or Zevran, and Leliana. I nod and thank him, then go on my way. I make my way to the tavern near Skyhold and find Bull and his Chargers. I sit down with Bull and Krem. Cremicius Aclassi, aka Krem, is Bulls lutentint and close friend, almost like his son. Krem is Trans and Gay and that's not exactly acceptable in Tevinter, and he would bribe the healer that preformed the army physicals, until they went away on business and he was found out, then Bull reascued him and offered him a job, he's my friend, and even made me a stuffed Nug, with Wings!!! And he also made me and Fenris, and another Charger, Dalish, Stuffed Hallas. Which are like elvish raindeer. So one day Krem and I snuck into the wartable room and had a tea party with the stuffed animals and Lady Vivienne De Flur, who made sure out manners were intact. I sit down with a flop "how ya doin kid?" Bull says, I put my head down on the table and groan, then flick some hair out of my face, it's still short and messed up from that concentration camp. "Not so good huh." I shrug. "Hey Ward, what's up?" Krem says as he comes and sits down "oh and Boss, Rocky was wondering if he could send some money home." He says to bull. I peak out from my arms "hi Krem. Not much, just visiting for a few weeks, what about you?" He smiles "eh ya know usual shenanigans. You spend any time in Kirkwall?" I sit up again and nod "yep, I mostly just came because I'm still kinda mad at Marien, for you know, murdering me." Bull sputters into his drink "that's a good reason to be pissed kid, a damn good reason. And if we didn't have you the world would have ended a long long time ago." I smirk "well being the Holy Spirit has its upside. And that's actually quite true, as I've had multiple incarnations. And speaking of that I should probably go find my friends and go talk to her." I say standing up "come back later!" Skinner shouts from the other side of the room. Krem and Bull stand up "We'll come with you, always good to have back up. Plus I get to spend time with two of my favorite 'Vints." Bull says. He's not incredibly fond of Tevinter, but he's okay with Dorian, Fenris, Krem and Me. We're his favorite 'Vints as he calls us. The three of us go find the rest of my companions, then they take their leave to go back to The Chargers, as you can't leave a rabble like them alone for too long. I throw open the doors and walk in, Leliana smiles as does Josie, Cullen looks up from the map on the table, and Marien glares at me. "What do you want? We a bit busy right now." I look at her then say "
למה אתה שונא אותי? האם זה בגלל im אלפית ? זה בגלל שאני יהודי ? זה בגלל שאנחנו שונים ? למה? למה." Which to those of you who don't speak Hebrew translates to "why do you hate me? is it because im an elf? is it because i am a Jew? is it because we are different? why? why." Zevran who is to my right translates after I say it. Marien looks at me with her mouth open, she doesn't know what to say. She stutters "I- uh, I- I don't know. Umm uh..." Then regains her composure "All of the above. The Jews should never have power and they shall never get it." She says and exits the room. I growl and start to walk towards her, but Sten grabs my arm "No. No dying again. Hard enough last time." He says lowly, I've never heard him say that, like he actually cared about something I did. "Fine, she gets mercy this time, but I swear she will have the wrath of God upon her, and her crimes will not go unpunished, not if I can help it."

And now we go back in time, to around the time of the Slave rebellions with Andastrate and Shartan, one of Alarian's earliest forms.

We've been walking so long, we must get to the straits. I look at andastrate on her horse, she leads the humans, the poor and the injured ones, I look to 

my group, I see pointed ears, beaten faces, honey limbs, they look as if once a mighty people, brought low. The Elves. "Keep moving!" I yell to them. And we come to a stop. "Shartan, these are not the straits are they?" My companion asks me "No Aaron, they are not." I reply wearily. "Well what are we to do?" He asks "For now, we rest. Have Faith Aaron, God will see us through." I reply sitting on a rough blanket. He walks away. At night I look at the water and see ripples, an older man comes by and I ask him "what's that?" Pointing at the water "the current." He replies, and walks away. I hear a voice in my head "Moshe, this is the point. Ready your plan." I wake Aaron "this is where we cross." I say and he relays it to the others. I then open my hands and spread them, taking the water with it. We start to cross the sea. Some slip in the water but most are alright, I can see the slavers not far away "we must be quick!" I yell to the refugees. And Andastrate yells the same order. I see a storm brewing on the sea, so this is the plan. By now most have crossed through into Fereldan as have many of the Andastratian refugees. I can see the Tevinters on their chariots. A solider yells an order and most turn around, except for the leader. "Go." I say to Andastrate. She looks at me, I turn around "Go! Leave him to me!" I say in common. She turns on her horse and rides to shore. I climb onto a rock out of the way of the sea, but close enough to work. I bring my hands to the same position, and do the opposite movement, I close my hands. And the sea comes back, swallowing the tevinters up. I climb down and Aaron runs to me "Shartan, how did you do that?!" He asks incredulously. "I will explain later, come, we must move." I say taking my stick and walking along "Bandage the wounded! You have 10 minutes, we must keep moving, The Tevene have ships, and we are on foot!" I yell to my people. Andastrate comes to me "How can you do that?" She asks climbing down. "Our God is more, Event prone, then your Maker. And sends messengers to spread his word and do his duty, as he can not always help directly. Their are three, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit." I say, and then tell her the names in our tongue. She nods "Very interesting." She says and we part ways. After months of walking we finally get to our destination. And one night at camp, I feel a sense of dread. Andastrate comes over to me "Shartan? I was thinking of what you had said at the sea." I look at her from my seat at the fire "Yes. What of it?" I say "I know you believe in a different God...But the Maker rules everything, earth and above." I look at her "maybe they share." I say and walk off. She runs after me "Shartan, why did he do that? The Maker would not have sacrificed all those people." I turn around "Our God and Your God do things differently. Yours tell of how everything is loved and no harm will be done if you follow. While us, we know that's not true, our God, is a God of Mercy, and Vengence." Her expression darkens, did I do something wrong? All I pointed out was the truth. "Mercy and Vengence indeed." And plunges a stone knife in my heart. I gasp and she retracts it. Then I'm back where I started, in the light filled halls, Up the stairs I go, back to the throne room "Master! I have freed the slaves." I say going up to the main throne and bowing. "Good job my young messenger, but you are not done yet. What shall we have you as this time, hmmm." He says thinking. Then I see wind blowing around me and light flashes, I'm back on earth again, never done am I?