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Awaken, wise one, for you are needed - Zhi - Jan 21 2017 ![]() in the spire, crystals that stood silently glimmered and glowed with their luminous and pale blue light. The sound of running water from the other parts could be heard, but it was rather faint to any hearer without a sense of diligent focus. The cave ceiling was up high, out of reach and out of sight, though it was gently illuminated from the standing crystals who reached as tall as 10 meters from the ground. It was calm and it was peaceful. No voices were heard in the spire, along with no footfalls. The spire was almost silent except for the quiet hum of water nearby. on the ground near a large crystal pillar lay what looked to be a strangely shaped rock formation. It was not very large, though it was longer than most. what was even more perplexing about the formation was that it was moving . it continued to move and stretch, sounds began to bounce off the silent walls as the chrysalis shook itself and wobbled as if it was a new baby trying to stand up. finally, a large crack! was heard, followed by another, then a pop! a wing? no, two wings! rather than covered in feathers, the wings were leathery, covered in rather disgusting looking goop. the body moved around more and more, faster and faster until finally--! it split open completely. from the chrysalis stood a wobbly black flying fox with closed eyes. it landed with a plop against the cold floor, its' legs slowly pushing it away from the shell it came from. the bat, slowly feeling its' surroundings, opened its eyes slowly, revealing ground up dirt colored eyes with minuscule pupils. it emitted a low noise, a small screech of confusion and shock. where was it? it seemed to know that its' location was a poor choice and decided to get up, though it was still weak on its' legs. the flying fox opened its' wings, extending them to their greatest extent with another shriek. before it decided to take off, the fox looked back to its' hollow shell, where it had lived for what felt to be forever. it turned around, nuzzling it with its' nose before seeing something so faint, it was almost indistinguishable. it looked to be a white stone, then something came over it. it seemed to be the end of that memory, though the fox didn't understand why it had received such a video within its head. the fox was perplexed, its' head tilted to the side as it touched the shell once more, receiving the same image in its's head again. what did it mean? it did not know that the image represented its' time before it awoke from the shell, the time where its' stone became infused with magic. unknowingly, the fox looked down at its body and was surprised to see a white stone on its' chest. the spire, though well lit, didn't reflect the stone at the best angle, therefore stripping it of its' beautiful shine. with one wing, the fox wiped the stone gently before looking up towards the ceiling. from above, something caught its' eye. something to hang on. as if it were its instincts, the fox leaped in the air, beating its wings as if it knew what to do, and flew towards the unknown item. turns out, it was a rather thick vine, thick enough to hold onto and support its weight. the bat grabbed onto the vine, slowly swinging to become upside down while wrapping its wings around its body. it blinked softly, yawning before examining the spire with curious eyes. the room was quite large when compared to the small size of the flying fox, even the crystals stood taller than the fox. from the top of the ceiling, the fox was silent, wondering if it should go and explore or stay put. Zhi Knowledge is power. Arrogance is death. html by maat | gif by Christopher Jobson http://www.thisiscolossal.comRE: Awaken, wise one, for you are needed (test) - Kyorai - Jan 21 2017
RE: Awaken, wise one, for you are needed - Zhi - Jan 21 2017 ![]() The fox hung above from the ceiling on its vine, enjoying being off the ground in a vulnerable state. It didn't utter a word, mostly because it was not sure if it could even speak. Though it felt happy that there was no need to speak, someone would sooner or later come in and at least notice her (if they had good enough senses). Surprisingly, the gembound that came in did have the heightened sense to find her. Its' eyes were shut for the time being when there was no company, but now, they were wide open and staring down at the canine below, almost piercing into their very soul. At first, the fox said nothing and did nothing, hoping the canine would just leave. But from the look of it, he didn't have any intent on leaving so soon. With a quiet and almost shaky breath, the fox let out a small shriek noise, not as loud and scare, but rather a way of her communicating her presence. On the tip of her tongue, she was trying to form words that could possibly add some assistance to her situation. Her mouth moved as if she was talking but no sound was falling from her lips. She worked her mouth continuously trying to think of words that had actual meaning. Though only a month old, the fox understood what he was saying, but simply was having a hard time in recreating the words. The fox was afraid, its' heartbeat quickened rapidly as it began to almost shake. Was this canine going to try and eat her? Would it try to jump and snatch her up in one bite? It wasn't sure. Instead of flying down (which was suicide to it), the fox stayed put but managed to finally squeak out some words. "What do you want?" It asked in a nervous, shaky voice since it was too scared to fly down and meet the other gembound face to face. it stayed put, wrapped up in its' wings as if they were warm blankets. Zhi Knowledge is power. Arrogance is death. html by maat | gif by Christopher Jobson http://www.thisiscolossal.comRE: Awaken, wise one, for you are needed - Kyorai - Jan 21 2017
RE: Awaken, wise one, for you are needed - Zhi - Jan 22 2017 @Kyorai ![]() he answered with a response that made the fox bury its head within its wings, trying to cover itself in fear from the "beast" down below. it remained locked in the shaking position for only a little bit of time before it could hear his laughter from below. the poor fox nearly peed itself it was so scared! it pinned its ears at the canine with its frightful joke, snorting a bit. she thought about something to say back but came up with nothing. instead, she listened to him talk, her head tilted at his question. What exactly was she? the fox looked at herself for a moment, admiring her leathery wings and somewhat long lengthed body and her ability to hang from the ceiling with ease. She gave a "hmm" sound before she was able to conclude what she was. for an unknown reason, she knew what she was, as if it was ingrained into her head. the fox looked down, swallowing before answering. "a bat, flying fox, if you will," she spoke to him gently, though the name sounded quite weird to her. since when was a bat called a flying fox? when did foxes fly? she wasn't aware that her head resembled the head of a fox just yet, mostly because she hadn't the chance to look at herself in the reflection of a mirror or water. her ears twitched at his next question. What was her name and did the pile below belong to her? the gemling took a moment to assess everything. They didn't have a name, no one had given her a name. nothing came to mind and they couldn't just be simply called a bat or it. the fox gave itself a thoughtful look before coming up with a name, a full one that sounded a bit rudimentary and almost like a jumbled word. "Zhi" she said, pronouncing it as "zuh". It was not very elegant, but she had a feeling the meaning behind it was somewhat special. Zhi, they liked the name. Before they could mess with the name on their tongue longer, the other gemling below, Kyorai, was awaiting her answer on the pile. Zhi nodded their head. "yes, I was inside there." It was a weird sentence to say, but perhaps that is how gembounds came to be, from the stones themselves. Though Zhi was unsure about Kyorai still, they wanted to at least come a bit closer (though still out of reach) to examine their shell and company better. with that, Zhi released from the vine, unraveled their wings, and began a slow descent. From above, there were many places for it to stay and hide and latch onto. A tall crystal, one that was the tallest within the spire, caught their eye. It did not look too sharp from her point of view, thus making it their target. they beat their wings as if they knew how to fly like an expert, landing atop the crystal with ease and latching onto it. Though they didn't hang upside down, the way they latched onto it looked a bit--odd. however, if it kept them safe, then it kept them safe. "Did you come from one too?" She asked him with curiosity in her meek voice, large brown eyes examining his body and face. Zhi Knowledge is power. Arrogance is death. html by maat | gif by Christopher Jobson http://www.thisiscolossal.comRE: Awaken, wise one, for you are needed - Kyorai - Jan 22 2017
RE: Awaken, wise one, for you are needed - Zhi - Jan 22 2017 @Kyorai ![]() "Strange to you only, your name is strange too, Kyorai," they mused from atop the pillar, watching him carefully with brown and large eyes. Something about this one made it feel.... what was it? Concerned, of course, she felt concerned and nervous around him, especially his joke that would be forever frightful. But they felt something else with him, happy maybe, even curious? Emotions and feelings were weird, perhaps they could deal with them later. Zhi heard him answer the other question. All creatures came from such stones? "We all come from stone? A strange way..." Zhi quietly said, looking off towards the shard pile and the pillar they were on. How was it possible? The fox didn't know, but for now, questioning reality could come later. They turned their attention to the company, ears perking at the question. Zhi gave Kyo a questioning look, almost furrowing its' brow. Did he not notice the size difference between the two? "It may seem fine to you, but something small like me is in danger there." They feared to be on the ground since it made them vulnerable to any attackers who were much bigger than her. Zhi didn't know what could come after them if they were on the ground. "You can defend yourself, you see? I cannot. I weigh perhaps a small portion of you," she said to him, fear lacing itself into their voice. Kyo had a much better chance at defending himself while Zhi could not. Their best chance at surviving is flying and running, or perhaps talking their way out of the conflict. "The ground is suicide to a bat." Zhi Knowledge is power. Arrogance is death. html by maat | gif by Christopher Jobson http://www.thisiscolossal.comRE: Awaken, wise one, for you are needed - Kyorai - Jan 22 2017
RE: Awaken, wise one, for you are needed - Zhi - Jan 28 2017 @Kyorai ![]() he was quick to reply to their statement, making Zhi laugh nervously. Zhi was still smaller than him, besides, he had the ability to attempt to stand his ground. The fox could hardly stand on the ground, to begin with. "You were meant for the ground, I was meant to stay up there," Zhi said, pointing a wing towards the ceiling while they were atop the pillar of safety. "It's not an excuse, it's a fact!" However, Zhi took a special note of Kyo's behavior. the way he was walking around and moving, Zhi had a feeling that it wasn't just for nothing. He was looking for a way to get up. Zhi swallowed softly, licking their lips in an unsure manner. what if they did go on the ground? what could happen? "Another animal could come and eat me in one bite, kill me with one stomp. A gust of wind could blow me away. Germs could kill me off. So many things could happen, I don't need to go on!" Zhi exclaimed to him, seeing grow nearer and nearer. Though, the crystals that he could not jump on were closer to Zhi, making Kyo'a path much harder. Zhi took a breath of relief, Kyo couldn't catch her quite yet. "Speaking of things that could get me on the ground, I can see you're trying to get up here." Zhi looked at Kyo with her wide eyes, as if she was staring into his heart, his very being. As she looked at him, however, something caught her eye. Something on his neck that sparkled and glimmered. "Say, what's the rock on your chest? A necklace?" she asked, hoping to at least somewhat distract him from finding a way up to the winged fox. Zhi Knowledge is power. Arrogance is death. html by maat | gif by Christopher Jobson http://www.thisiscolossal.comRE: Awaken, wise one, for you are needed - Kyorai - Jan 28 2017
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