Maera Dark

Welcome to a place where magic flows freely.

Let me introduce to u, Rain, A Grim Reaper and Mira the little black cat that shouldn’t be, A friendship between two beings trough time and space.

A person with short dark hair and a black shirt is lying on the grass with a black cat resting next to them. The person is gently touching the cat's head and appears to be smiling with their eyes closed. The grass is dotted with small flowers and light particles, giving a peaceful, dreamy atmosphere.

Rain and Mira

A black cat with a fallen leaf on its forehead sitting on a tree stump in a grassy area with wildflowers, viewed from above.

Mira

A digital artwork of a woman with dark hair lying in grass with her eyes open, surrounded by a dark background with small glowing circles.

Rain and Mira

In the dimly lit realm of Elysium, Where shadows dance and whispers of ancient magic lingers in the air, A Grim Reaper named Rain, stands by the edge of a silver lake.
The tranquil surface mirrored the ethereal landscape, providing Rain to use a portal, to travel trough worlds and realms, time and space.
The art of mirror magic is a skill mastered by his kin, Reapers who were tasked as guides to escort souls to their realm, where majestic waterfalls await, a place where the souls cleanse themselves of their past burdens and become one with the universe, ready to embark on a new journey, where time has no beginning and no end.
The Grim Reapers are as ancient as existence itself, wielding the power of the universe to open portals trough mirror magic, entering worlds where dragons own the land, angels misbehave, kings and queens start wars.
One of the many things Elysium allows it’s lands for is that female dragons can breed there young away from danger and for the little dragons to gain there light spirit.
Light spirits are born from flowers that only grow on Elysium, they bloom once a year and flow trough the lakes to every corner into the universe, brighten the lakes with uncountable little lights, the dragonlings will venture out to find there light spirit and create a soul binding bond.
The Grim Reapers, unlike mortals, exist beyond the reach of human emotions, lust, hate, envy, revenge all of these are fleeting emotions of existence, as immortal beings they have no need to procreate, fight wars or conquest, they posses everything and nothing, forever bound to the service of the universe,
As humans might believe, the Grim Reapers are not evil or dark creatures, they don’t harvest souls, they guide them trough the hard times, where still delicate echo’s of there past lives linger, their sorrow and triumphs, regrets and sadness.
The Grim Reaper simply shows them the nature of existence and the importance of compassion in guiding the souls towards the light, the water mirrors symbolize the fluidity of time and space.
While the cleansing water falls represent the ultimate release and the potential for rebirth, it serves as a reminder that even in the face of oblivion there is always hope for a new beginning.
About the Grim Reaper himself, his soul is bound to a little doll made out of pure essence of the universe, that mirrors the Grim Reapers original chosen appearance,.
This artifact is the source of their immortality, for who ever holds the doll gains full control over the Grim Reaper and it’s formidable powers, the dolls are hidden and fiercely protected.

This is Nova, A Witch with highly magical powers, hidden from the Grim reapers, living in her own pocket dimension.

With her hidden little friend Dragon named Cat.

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  Natures guardians:

Elemental spirits: each lake is guarded by a spirit that embodies the essence of the surrounding environment.
These spirits assist the Grim Reaper in maintaining balance between life and death, ensuring that the natural order is preserved.

Chorus of echoes: The wind around these lakes carries the voices of lost souls, whimpers and cries of ones that can’t find there way.
The Grim Reaper listens for them to determine witch souls need assistance moving on, creating an eerie yet harmonious symphony.

‍Where there is light there’s darkness:

Shadow spirits, shadowy and malevolent, sought to extinguish the light spirits and claim the dragonlings for their own, if a dragon gets a shadow spirit instead of a light spirit at birth the dragon will turn to dark and evil to gain power.

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Meet the artist

Maera Dark

Some insight in who I am and where Elysium and Rain were born from.

Me: Born 1990 in the Netherlands, A June Gemini, and a born dreamer.

Ever since I was little I dreamed up worlds beyond what earth could provide,
adventures I couldn’t physically have, connections and friendships beyond human boundaries.
Rules always felt like restrictions and fitting in wasn’t an option, the harder I tried to be one of them the bigger Elysiumgrew and the stronger my bond with Rain got.

Something that started off as cute drawings and fun little memoirs of my time in Elysium soon became more of it’s own off world place, And if Elysium , Rain, Nova, Mira and dragon named cat, can give even one person out there the same comfort and love it gave me, That’s all I would want of this adventure!

Oh and on a side note, as a dyslexic and em/cvs person, Chase your dreams, don’t let fear and expectations dim your spirit.