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Moonlight on the Bayou (story thread)..no spam please

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  1. Nova
    Member

    There are places in New Orleans where time stands still. Where secrets hang in the air like Spanish moss from the trees, and where families have survived for generations on wealth and intrigue. The men are handsome and the women beautiful. Society is still in vogue and magic is more real than the tangible.
    Down a few block on St. Charles Avenue sits an old manor house. The Chateau Du Rêves A place of great mystery, beautiful and tragic, haunted by the dreams of the family who has lived there for nearly two hundred years. The grounds of the manor come alive deep in the night, walls of dense flowers leading to the masters garden, a beautiful place of great mystery, full of trees and dense foliage. The garden is also the setting for many nocturnal clandestine meetings.The Convent Christoff Du Rêves borders the estate on one side and the Nuns of the order Christoff are often seen leaving the garden in the first light of morning............
    Not far from the Manor House is a vast swamp, where many a person has gone missing, never to be seen again, and which is said to be inhabited by the spirit of Mechant Du Rêves, the great, great, great grandmother of Du Rêves, a Voodoo priestess. People of the City of New Orleans still speak her name in hushed tones...out of reverence, or fear...none can be too sure.
    The manor is now resided in by her last know descendant, Bridges Du Rêves, A dark brooding man, highly intelligent and frighteningly handsome.

    Many mysterious people have recently been arriving in the town, all asking questions about the mysterious Monsieur Du Rêves , and it has become clear that something is going on.....

    Posted 1 year ago #

  2. Nova
    Member

    Bazat du Reves crossed the wide open forrier that lead to his office and strode through the immense doorway supported by heavy walnut beams, turned and locked the door behind him, then made his way to the desk. He sat down in the large overstuffed leather wingback chair and spun around to face the wall behind the desk. Placing his hand deftly on a crest in the cherry panel he pushed it into a hidden depression, revealing a hidden compartment. In this compartment was a box, very old and intricately inlaid with ivory. Next to this box lay a key. Bazat pulled out the box and key, turned to face his desk and with a heavy sigh, opened this cache of secrets. Taking the papers out and looking through them brought back a flood of memories. The obituaries of loved ones long gone, the newspaper clippings, the birth certificates of the sisters he had never known. Products of unions between his father and various nuns...all died in infancy. He guessed he was lucky to have lived...Finally, He found what he was looking for. A fat envelope, containing various newspaper clippings from Singapore, bills of sale for what looked like children, but he knew it must be for animals, and a contract.

    The Chartren' Cartel, do hereby issue this contract to make null and void the life of Marcus Du Rêves.The agent bringing this to culmination with receive the sum of $1,000,000.00 U.S. If the above subject is not terminated by this contract, it will roll over to his next of kin.

    He knew his father and mother had died while walking along an unstable cliff face on the side of a volcano while on a deep sea treasure hunting vacation in Malaysia....He started to wonder if it was an accident, or not....

    Posted 1 year ago #

  3. Nova
    Member

    The evening sun filtered through the chancelery where Nova Dolorosa Peltier sat quietly in the company of Father Pru’Dhomme. Absently she allowed the elderly Friar’s voice to hum in the background as she teased his mind for secrets he wished not to reveal.

    Drop by drop the information was collected as drip by drip she let the frozen water drizzle over the sugar cube and sluice through the silver slatted spoon to form the Louche, or shade, in the emerald splash of color below. She had learned the benefices of Absinthe in applying the art from her father, and Father always knew best.

    Le Père, pourquoi vous avez gardé ce secret de ces enfants?

    Surely this sin is on your head.

    Father Pru’Dhomme’s head jerked around, startled at the implication.

    “Mon Cher”, I assure you that the children’s father went to great lengths to ensure that this secret be kept. I think it is imprudent for you to question our wisdom in this matter.”

    Doloros gingerly let the spoon down and looked up, her pale eyes empty and piercing.

    “Pe're, I can do nothing but question the wisdom of such artifice. This is not casual intrigue we address. The consequences of this secret are far too dire.”

    She gathered her flask and rosary from the table where they lay and gracefully rose from the table.

    “Adue Pe're, there is much I must attend to.”

    Posted 1 year ago #

  4. Nova
    Member

    Dolores stepped out into the evening mist which snaked down the boulevard like the Devil's own breath. Her slender form glided along the sidewalk. Children skittered from the street, afraid to be caught by her gaze.

    “La sorcière de chagrin”, they called her. “Sorrowful Witch” It was said that her gaze would blight a person’s soul and render unto them a life of sorrow and regret. Most people preferred not to take the chance.

    At 22 she was uncommonly beautiful, that was until you looked into her eyes.
    Pale green and clear as water, their vacant stared rose through heavy lashes of obsidian. Her father’s eyes.
    Eyes that saw things others feared to imagine. Eyes that could draw the truth from the lies. An encounter with those eyes would leave a person forever changed.

    Without a sound, she made her way up St. Charles to the Garden District a folded note tucked inside her sleeve.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  5. Nova
    Member

    She placed a delicate hand on the Iron Gate and gently pushed it open. Slowly she made her way up the path to the oversized door that graced the entrance of the aged manse. She paused briefly on the front step, hesitating under the weight of what she knew she must do. Slowly she lifted her had to the bell and pressed the buzzer. A tall man answered the door. A man who’s energy preceded him. His aura radiated through the evening atmosphere. Long dark curls graced his broad shoulders; his muscular build cut through the light fabric of his finely tailored linen suit. The setting sun filtered through the moss-lined trees outside the veranda casting a warm glow on his finely chiseled features. Slowly Dolores looked up into eyes as clear and pale as her own....

    Bon monsieur, I bring you a message from my Papa...

    Carefully she pulled the folded note from her sleeve.

    Forgive me Monsuer, My name is Nova Dolorosa Peltier you may call me Doloros , My Papa is Juliene Peltier, he knew your Papa.....
    They were, in business together. I believe that you should read the note before we speak further.

    Dolores let her eyes fall the the yellowed parchment in du Reves' hand.

    The gentleman opened the note and slowly began to read the elaborate Edwardian Script obviously penned in blood...

    Vodun was at work here. The color drained from his handsome features as he stood staring at the letter in his hands.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  6. Nova
    Member

    Le bon Monsieur,
    This is a matter of the blood. We must speak. Tell no one about this until after we meet.

    Votre Serviteur Humble,
    Juliene Peltier

    ..........................

    du Reves looked up from the letter, and directly into the woman's eyes...His gaze narrowed as he stared into the emptiness he saw there.

    "What the hell is all of this about? "

    Posted 1 year ago #

  7. Nova
    Member

    "S'il vous plaît le Monsieur, We are not alone. Our business is not for other ears. My Papa and I request that you join us tonight for a late supper in our rooms at L'Hôtel de Saint Louis. We will be quite alone there and can discuss our business openly."

    Her eyes seemed to dilate as she returned his stare. Her gaze penetrated deeply into his consciousness as she peered through sea-coloured windows. She looked not so much at him as into him, then offered a knowing smile.

    "I promise you, the Feuillantine de Crustacés alone will be worth your time."

    She raised her chin slightly, satisfied by the look of surprise on his face. Yes, she had been correct. It was his favourite.

    "May we expect you at ten?"

    Posted 1 year ago #


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