ORIGIN

He was warm and comfortable, he had never lacked for anything. Never hungry, never thirsty, never tired and never lonely. Well of course the loneliness was debateable, he knew nothing but his own existence and so he could not desire the presence of others. His ears flicked, not able to move much in the cramped space. Fear seeped into the large yellow gem, the creature it held, the young deer-like creature was scared. His gem chrysalis had cracked, a cold breeze was seeping in, bringing with it fear of an end his peaceful and content existence. He did not know what would happen once the yellow gem broke open and he was not sure he wanted to know, this had been his entire life.

The crack that had formed was spreading, spreading across the entire crystal palace until it had spread enough to shatter. The small deer rolled from his safe haven onto a damp wet ground, his eyes still closed and his heart beating in his ears. This was the hardest the little organ had had to work in his entire life. With a shiver his eyes opened, everything around him was blurry and fear struck at him again. There was no one to greet his entrance into the world. A few more moments of blinking and he could see the world around him. Dim flickering lights above illuminated a small concentration of water in front of him.

Curiosity grabbed him and with shaky wobbly legs he tried to stand, he fell with the first attempt but with hard-headed determination he tried again. Wobbly steps carried him to the water. The first thing he saw was his appearance, an uncrowned head stared back at him from the water, his yellow gem glittering. As he moved his head he could see the first bit of his soon to be beautiful antlers budding. His head cocked to the side in curiosity at his appearance yet the more he stared into the reflective liquid the more he realised there was something else there. The focus of his eyes changed and he watched as small glittering creatures darted across the water, forwards and backwards. Running from him everytime they moved. What the hell was going on?

The creature that approached him confused him, perhaps if he had been more accustomed to what things were supposed to look like he would be afraid of the dark and slimy creature. His head cocked to the side, eyes wide with curiosity as he stared at the black slimy creature. He leaned forward, his head almost entering the creature's mouth as he examined the red gem encasing the eye. The words that exited the creature's maw and the movement of the jaw startled him and he jumped back, falling backwards onto his rump. His eyes wide with fear, this thing that moved and made sound. What was this? He was curious yes, but he was also scared, he pined for the warmth of his gem encasing that lay scattered on the ground behind him.

He sat on his rump, long legs bent at strange angles as he stared at the creature, trying to understand what these strange words were. The sounds were similar to things he had heard while in his crystal, perhaps this was... a way to telling others what one thought. He had a good understanding of the language from what he had heard in the crystal yet... he had never tried to form the words. He wiggled his jaw, his teeth grinding against each other as he did so. A frown crossed his face, still on his rump he tested the movements of his jaw.

A noise croaked from his throat and he grinned at the creature in triumph, it was an unidentifiable noise, yet a noise none-the-less. "I" he croaked again, this time the noise sound a bit more coherant yet it was not exactly what he wanted to come from his maw, rather he had aimed for hi, but I should suffice. The concentration that was clear on his face disappeared as he stared at her expectantly.

@Equinox

The creature's words were as well formed as his, perhaps a tad better. He smiled, leaning forward to try and stand up once more. His attempts earlier to stand up had been somewhat pathetic, his wobbly walk earlier had not been the most impressive either. Following his earlier attempts, his lean forward went a bit too far and he landed on his face with a high-pitched noise of pain. With his eyes watering he let his neck rest on the ground, his eyes still locked on Equinox. With a humph and great difficulty he manoeuvred his legs so that they were almost at a standing position. His rump lifted first, his legs wobbling below his butt as he attempted to push the rest of himself upwards with his front legs. As his body lifted his head hung low, making sure he had his balance first before lifting his head. He kept his head low, on par with Equinox's.

"N-o-x" he said, testing the letters and their pronunciation. "Nox!" he squealed, smiling at the oil creature and to himself. His little tuft of a tail wagged and he almost lost balance. A quick struggle gave the balance back to him; legs tapping to the ground as if he were dancing. Eventually, with legs splayed wide he found his balance.

He nodded at Nox at her request of him been a friend, as if to confirm he was. He knew her calling and now another dilemma prodded at him. Who was he?

He smiled at Nox, his little fawn tail wagging exaggeratedly, his legs spread wide to keep his balance. He was still plagued with the question about who he was, he glanced at the pond, a gentle voice filtering into his mind. A memory truly yet it felt almost real; Soren. The word was one he had heard a lot while in his chrysalis yet he had never truly figured out what it meant. Perhaps it meant him? He stared at the pond, frowning as he thought about the possibility. Perhaps he was quiet for a bit too long but he turned back to Nox with a smile.

"S-ore-en" he said slowly, the long word understood yet his muscles were not used to saying it. "M-ee" he continued, pronouncing each letter. He smiled, glancing down at his legs. He had so much that he wanted to say yet it would end in a truly long conversation. The two of them were not very gifted in speech just yet, perhaps one day. He stared at Nox, not quite sure what to do. He wanted to speak more but he needed to practice by himself before he could truly hold a conversation.

@Equinox