The ringing
Many have seen the ringing, nearly all have heard it. But only very few have truly felt its meaning.
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The Ringing is a magical phenomenon that happens once every few years. It first occurred right after the Silver Rain. It occurs seemingly randomly, but always when the twin planet is directly overhead. It occurs only on the imaginary leylines between the different Celestial pylons
The phenomenon is strongly associated with visions and prophetic dreams
Manifestation
The ringing is first perceived as a soft ringing sound in the distance. This sound grows louder and louder as the air starts to shimmer. The ringing reduces in volume again while the shimmering air becomes more opaque and it appears as if a silver thread is forming in the air. The shimmering happens on the celestial leylines and is thus a thread of kilometres long, but only about half a metre wide and tall. The silver shimmering thread starts to vibrate harder and harder until a silent boom is felt in the chest and the silver thread is shattered in an explosion of silver and gold. The shimmering particles then gently ascend to the skies and disappear.
The ascending particles look like flakes of silver and gold, and many have tried to catch these particles. But if one were to try and grab a particle it would just float straight through their hand. The same thing happens when one tries to touch the thread, it would be no different than grabbing air. The ringing starts as an audible phenomenon, then turns into a visual phenomenon that cannot be touched. The only thing that can be felt is the silent boom, which feels like a concentrated burst of air hitting the chest.
Localization
The ringing happens on the laylines between certain celestial pylons. The line itself is small yet kilometres long. It goes straight through mountains, walls and lifeforms as if it wasn't even there.
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