THE BALANCE OF FIRE AND ICE – THE TWIN FLAMES RITUAL IN GLACIA
- Rich Scheirmann
- Feb 19
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 19
DATA
Category: Religious Archives & Sacred Rituals
Tags: #Flarentum #TwinFlames #IceTemples #SacredFire #Glacia
Archived From: The Veilkeeper’s Codex
Original Author: Lysian Morn, Keeper of Anomalies
Archival Date: 12,002 CE (Era of Shadow)
INTRODUCTION
In the frozen silence of Glacia, where the air itself shatters like glass, fire is an impossible thing. And yet, deep within the cathedrals of Flarentum, two golden flames burn atop a frozen altar, untouched by time, fueled by nothing, unwavering against the cold.
A PARADOX OF LIGHT AND SHADOW
The Twin Flames have burned for as long as the Flarent people have existed. Some believe them to be a gift from the Divine Veil, a symbol of balance between light and darkness, warmth and cold, life and death. Others claim they are a tear in reality itself, a wound where the rules of the world no longer hold sway.
Scholars have tried to extinguish the flames. They have studied the ice, the air, the residual heat. No explanation holds.
THE RITUAL OF REFLECTION
Once every cycle, the Veilkeeper’s Procession enters the temple in complete silence. One by one, they kneel before the Twin Flames, pressing a hand to the ice below.
They do not ask questions.They do not seek knowledge.They only watch.
It is said that those who look long enough see something staring back—a reflection of what they were, what they are, or perhaps what they will become.
Some pilgrims claim to see their past selves trapped in the ice. Others refuse to speak of what they saw at all.
FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OR RECORDED LEGENDS
“The flames should not burn. And yet, they do.”—Lysian Morn, Keeper of Anomalies
“It is not fire. It is something older than fire.”—High Priestess Yselda, Guardian of Flarentum
“The ice does not hold reflections. It holds memories.”—Rylis Kaelor, Occulan Light-Theorist
CONCLUSION
Are the Twin Flames a mystery? Or a message?
Perhaps they are neither.
Perhaps they are simply a reminder that not all things can be understood—and not all things should be.