As Attentus & Liliana arrived at a Destinies Door, it turned out to be grass-overgrown glade, with trees, gently warmed by sun, shadows dancing a little.
Time-flow was different from the moonlit place they left, obviously.
Stone Doorway in midst of the forest-opening was dormant and closed. They had to find a way to activate it.
Attentus went closer and touched the Doorway, tracing finger along it's lines, trying to find some writings or runes that would hint them at Doorway's functioning.
Then sudden light emerged from the cracks and from around the Doors ... and a booming, ethereal voice could be heard from around.
'State nature of beings to attune with'.
Attentus looked at Liliana, suprised.
'Human Planeswalkers, for now' - she mindfully seized the opportunity with a wicked smile, and came to Attentus' side - but letting him stand in front of the door first.
'Let the Human Planeswalkers face their destiny, keys of Reality that will lead them to Power' - booming voice announced.
Door's surface became a vortex of energy, then turned out to be mirror-like. In this mirror Attentus could see Liliana Vess, black-and-silver-robed woman with black hair to her neck, with a spellbook under her right arm, with the Black Lotus flower in her hair.
'Women to be blamed for all ... It's You!' - he looked at her with a smile, she was laughing as well - 'That Black Lotus suits You as well, i mean Water Lilly is a flower that resemble Lotus ...',
She became more serious but still smiling, yet she nodded to the doors - 'Look at the Mirror, perhaps there's more'.
After a while this image waned, and more women appeared - their necromancer friends of black, red and blue magic - Dominika, Marlene, Nienna, Alice, Hannah, Isabelle, ... and many other. Then Time Vault appeared in Mirror, and four small keys materialized at Door's foundation.
'Take the Voltaic Keys, these will come useful with Time Vault' - booming voice told them - 'For i, Nyth, have plans for you both'.
Attentus suprised pocketed the keys.
'Now it's her turn' - booming voice was slightly impatient.
Attentus stepped aside, and Liliana took her place in front of the Doors.
Images that did appear in front of Liliana wre: Attentus, Pyotr - Dominika's Assassin friend, Mark the Serene Master, Rafal the Painter and Amaranth, the Vampyr. She also saw magickal tools & spell-symbols, mostly of black, red & blue colours.
'Now begone' - booming voice said - 'My plans will be revealed to you later, when You reach the power of Paradoxical Storm, which will take you some time'.
Liliana hooked her arm under Attentus arm and pulled him to the portal, smiling, obviously in the good mood.
'Our friends are keys to our Power' - she said as the portal closed behind them.
'Yes, we have to care or we'll wither and die' - Attentus added.
They hugged each other for a while, then sat by a still-burning fire of the plateau they used to open the portal.
...
Later they contacted Nienna in their minds, and offered her to protect their keys - both voltaic keys as well as secrets that lead them there. Nienna was the Elven Guardian of the Keys, anyway. Keys to Reality were her favourite. She took the offer, and extended proper spells - and they exchanged gossip for a while.
For the months to come, they could feel strength from their each other's presence, as well.
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