Post by Yon on Jun 24, 2009 3:46:43 GMT -5
Seven years ago, Alice Liddel ventured into a fantastical world of dizziness and delight. Young at the time, she did not comprehend the true reason for her presence there. She hardly understood the things she saw. Alice simply had her fun and somehow managed to make it safely home. Wonderland was never the same.
For centuries, Wonderland has stood apart- a realm of their own. The movement to rip them from the rest of the world took great skill and a pinch of blood magic. They wanted to separate themselves from normal human beings. So, to recognize exactly what that meant, they had to sacrifice one such human. The catch? These sacrifices were required annually. Every seven years, another human must be offered to uphold the magic which divides their worlds.
They opened one small portal to the world they had left behind, teaching only one Rabbit the way back and forth. He was the first Wonderlander to bring back sacrifices, and so the title White Rabbit was given to those who followed him in those duties, regardless of their race. A White Rabbit must be cunning and sharp. They must exit the Rabbit Hole and lure a 'plain human' through the portal to be sacrificed. The Rabbit must guide them through Wonderland, to the Castle. A simple enough task, though the weight of it can be overbearing.
Yet Alice Liddel's story did not end in bloodshed. The girl found her way home, leaving Wonderland without a victim. Furious, the Queen had the Rabbit beheaded. Having failed to renew the magic, the state is falling to pieces. Primary differences between Wonderland and the outside are beginning to bleed together. Citizens are behaving more rationally, doubting things which would never have been questioned before. Now time for their ritual once more, Wonderlanders demand the blood of Alice Liddel. With so much going wrong, she is their perfect scapegoat. Yet surely someone strong enough to escape in the first place could not be so easily brought down?
Wonderland plays politics much like everyone else, and the public will never get the full story. The Queen was quick to punish the Rabbit for Alice's escape. Perhaps too quick. The Rabbit's duty is to coax the human to the Castle. And Alice was certainly delivered there. Whispers are circulating that the Queen is at fault, and the other families are all trying to find reason to accuse her, thereby stealing her place of power. At the same time, citizens are lobbying for the position of White Rabbit. Each has their own agenda, and the families all have their own candidates. Because regardless of what the Queen or anyone else wants, only the new White Rabbit can choose their next sacrifice.
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