South
The southern part of the city has a chic family-oriented sort of charm to it. Here, small locally owned shops run rampant, neighbors often know each other by name, and the monthly socials are an event not to be missed. In the South, children can often be seen safely playing in the park or on sidewalks and in the weekends, families often take to the beach to enjoy the warm waters surrounding the city.
What You'll Find Here
Ascension Center of Equitation
Hyde Park
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
The Outskirts
The University of Sacrosanct
Ascension Center of Equitation
The Ascension Center of Equitation is the epicenter of the Dark Hunter Cavalry Unit. Originally a high-class facility for show-jumping, Ascension now caters entirely to the Cavalry Unit. Here the Dark Hunters learn how to ride and fight upon the backs of horses - many of which are Were's themselves.
Home of: The Cavalry
Hyde Park
Hyde Place takes up a large part of the Southern side of the city and includes a large playground, several fountains, and a small garden. The park is open from five in the morning till midnight though many shady characters may visit this place while it's technically "closed". The park has also been a venue for several concerts and hosts many holiday-related events. Under a full moon, witches are often seen here for the sacred ground beneath the iconic Weeping Beech.
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) is an award-winning combined zoo and aquarium located within the Southern Part of Sacrosanct. Situated on 92 acres in Sacrosanct's Hyde Park, the zoo and aquarium are home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species. Point Defiance is also widely known for its conversation efforts regarding the breed and release program of Red Wolves.
The Outskirts
Beyond the city limits and over the bridge lies the deep, dark, and almost impenetrable forest. Often seen as a way to guard this magical city against the world that surrounds it, many are entirely ignorant of the evil that may creep between those tree trunks. Many were-creatures use the forest for the transformations of their newest members and some even take to hunting here. It isn't particularly peculiar for people to go missing within this forest but once you get through, the rest of the world awaits.
The University of Sacrosanct
The University of Sacrosanct offers some of the top programs in the nation with its outstanding campus and specialized faculty. The University places a high focus both upon educating future generations but also on research to help revolutionize the world. The University welcomes the talent of students across the world to enroll and unlock their unlimited potential. With applications from across the nation, classes fill up quickly.
PhD in Plant Biology Abigail Hughes
sorrow waited,sorrow won (maera)
Posted on May 04, 2018 by Hannes Ögmundsson
This place was strange and so were the people. He hadn't been in the city for long, maybe a handful of weeks, and already his favorite spot was Hyde Park â€" a secret bench near the green pond, long limbed trees like a canopy. Sometimes it felt dreamy to sit at the edge of morning and watch the world unfurl its wings. Hannes liked the morning best, if only because they reminded him of home. What a faraway place it had become.
A distant, forgotten island comprised of his childhood memories. Every stone skipped, every pony ridden, every eyelash. He missed his mother and father, he missed the pastel evening skyline on the shores of the black pebbled coastline. No one could understand the lonesome feeling inside his chest, how all these things twisted up inside him until Hannes felt like he might burst.
Aside from home, he missed the ÃŒsolf, who became his home after a while. A comfort from the harshness of the world and the things he had to do. It felt these days like everything had been stripped from him and Hannes was left with his empty hands open, waiting for them to be filled again. His heart could not take anymore, it could not be split into anymore pieces.
Hanes had been so careful not to give himself away but still, it was enough. Now, he was trying to put it all back where it belonged and it brought him here. Sitting on a bench in Hyde Park under the shade of some flowery tree, breathing in the fresh air and holding it inside his lungs. It was good to have the sun on his face and the sound of birds in his ears, these natural things that made him feel connected with the world again. Hannes enjoyed being in nature, soaking it up, reminding himself where he came from. He knew how to care for many types of animals, plant garden, shear sheep, build barns, and fix machinery. Deep down he was not a hunter, he was a simple boy who wanted a simple life.
But things never work out the way they are intended to. It was part of their family heritage, a tradition passed down from father to son. Hannes was turned at the age of ten and his journey continued on now like his father and his father before him. It was a mark, ancient and sacred and treasured among his people. The hunter in him was primal and greedy, it was alive inside his veins even if he would prefer it lay dormant. Hannes wished he could cut it out, core himself like a rotten apple, but he knew it was something older than himself.
These thoughts weigh heavy on him. His eyebrows knit, his mouth puckers. Fingers idly pick at the torn patch at his knee. His deep green eyes survey the light, which has changed from warm to near burning as the sun climbed higher into the hazy sky.
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