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Torrential downpours cause localized flooding and many upset cats. Along with these frequent rain, from gentle drizzles to heavy rainfall, there seems to be a flux of Magicka drawn in particular to water sources. Occasional jet streams of warm air make narrower tunnels harder to navigate. On occasion, the rain intensifies, becoming howling storms with sleet or large hail. However, the temperatures overall are a little warmer, with snow and ice in temperate caves somewhat receding.
Jul 30 2016, 10:00 PM (This post was last modified: Aug 28 2016, 07:26 PM by Vega.
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((im a dumb idiot who let the forum eat the first half of this post with all the rising tension and prokaryote metaphors.. sweats))
Discomfort. Tension. It wasn't rising fast enough to feel. The inside of the chrysalis was stagnant but tense. The tiny wolf pressed against walls of quartz shifted, finally, as if fed up with the pressure, and a CRACK! bled out from the web of fractures on the chrysalis' front. It wouldn't take much pressure to part the entire face, now.
Restless. As a thick, clear liquid oozed out from the cracks, the pup began to squirm--his sleeping time was about to come to an end, it seemed. It was not a pleasant process; were someone to have peeked into his chrysalis, the tiny puppy might have appeared quite distressed with all that wriggling.
Paws scrambling sluggishly against the back of the chrysalis, the neonate finally applied enough direct pressure to break open the web of cracks, creating an audible crack and feeling ever more disoriented as he took the first steps to consciousness. And, my, were they not very pleasant ones. The young canine was made immediately aware of the fluid surrounding his respiratory system, of the ill-feeling half-consciousness resulting from an only half-cracked chrysalis, of the only dull sense of cold air flowing through the cracks against his back.
A few more pushes--this time, with purpose--and out tumbling backwards came a very small, very pale brown puppy. It wasn't a very far fall, and lucky, he'd managed to roll onto his side instead of knocking himself in the head.
Blind and deaf, there wasn't much for the infant to do but squirm for a little bit. He'd grow rapidly even within his first day of life, and would likely begin to open his eyes before the end of the day (and make use of his nose even sooner). But for now, for a few moments.. the pup was rather helpless, squirming in the cooling liquid of the chrysalis with a few quiet squeals before quieting down to wiggle in silence.
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"Speech." Thoughts.
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Exploring, learning, fighting... growing. He certainly was larger now than he was before when he'd first emerged from his chrysalis alongside his sister. This vessel was stretching itself, forming to meet the demands of the cave and every day he tested it and trained it to help it get even better at what it was meant to do. The mission that he was born for but what was a god without followers? Without others to help aid him in his quest? While he knew he was more than capable of rebuilding Orion himself he still needed others for the principle... Besides, wouldn't his sister be pleased?
It was during these thoughts that he discovered something new and interesting in the magic cavern. He could think of no gods here that he would greet, no, any god here was nothing but a softy. Someone he didn't particularly care about. He would refill his energy reserves and move along...
Or would have if he didn't catch something, a new scent, in his nose. The Nassain'yo followed the smell until he saw something. A canine, wiggling and squirming in a pile of its own birth-fluids. Mosi's maw curved upwards into a grin, a devious smile that colored his features while he drew closer to the helpless form. "Well, hello, young one... Aren't you a pretty sight?" He stepped closer, four eyes scanning the surroundings as he mused aloud, "Were you birthed by someone or did you simply hatch here? Either way... you are mine now." Why shouldn't he be? It was fate that he'd happened upon the child now and he was all about fate.
His muzzle dipped down as he aimed to nuzzle and sniff at the tiny creature.
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Aug 19 2016, 08:30 AM (This post was last modified: Aug 19 2016, 01:17 PM by Rinaotei.)
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She's been going to Polaris quite a few times as of late... Keep on going to Polaris so often, she's going to grow bored of it eventually. Well, if that's the case then she'll stop coming around for a bit and just explore a different part of the caves for a bit. Simple. Then again when she came to Polaris, most of the time she was looking at the river really... She knows that she has an affiliation with water, but first she was close minded and bland to not look at the areas where others frequent, hard to miss and now it's not bothering to look at the other attractions in the area besides water. Rinaotei most of the time when she goes by any body of water, it's not to hunt for fish even though the fish is mostly her diet when she wants meat. Might as well take a look at that Spire then, it certainly has a rather glamourous appearance, a fascinating landscape...
She went along the few steep rocky paths as an attempt to try and reach The Spire but then she hears a sound of something cracking which draws the black & white lupine's attention, she does hope that sound is not a sign that the ground is breaking apart or something... Her ears perk and the tip ends of them tilt towards where she hears the source of the sound. She eventually finds where the sound was coming from and sees that it's a child emerging and not something like the ground weakening like she thought it was... Well, she'll come closer and observe she never has seen another emerge before, she moves a bit closer till she was lingering over the edge of the small cliff, could easily jump off it to get closer but this distance is good enough for her to watch.
Watching on though her brows did start to knit, gently, displaying subtle concern that was slowly rising in regards to the younger one that she now sees it, is a canine too seems to be having some trouble from the looks of it especially from the sound of the squealing... Do they require her assistance? She jumped off from the small cliff to be on the same ground as the pup, as she gets a little closer to perhaps help it out a little bit. But the first step she takes to approach when she jumped off the cliff was another canine. Oh... Wait, it's that beast that Albeon had an encounter with... She saw his full face during that competition, even though she has already gotten the low-down from the raven chick about him... Except she's so coldly indifferent about this fool that she didn't bother to remember the name, no point she has his form memorized, and she had hoped to never communicate with him, he wasn't important to her.
This is a tough spot, she doesn't want to get into proper contact with this fool at all, but he's approaching this pup that she really wants to help, from what she has heard of what he tried to do with Albeon she isn't sure he can be trusted with a hatchling... Her concern for this pup is now rising quite a bit, she'll stay in the shadows for now to see what happens, but her body is in a ready stance she doesn't like violence, but she'll snatch up this pup if she must keep him away... One red flag right now is that she didn't like how that smile looked, and just towering over the pup, OK talking to it right now... She stepped back a little more to blend in the shadows more when she sees that he is looking around, she isn't sure if that's good or bad, unless it's his or something? No, from the sounds of it isn't his pup, he wouldn't ask if it was birthed or hatched here, that's suspicious.
"Either way... you are mine now."
Rinaotei's eyes widen somewhat at the horror and put ice in her veins over what he just said, surely he's just bluffing... What Nerve... He has no right to say such things... That pup has the right to their own freedom... For the first time ever fury has started to build inside her, but it is still under control, don't lose your temper Rina... It won't help and it's not like you. Deciding that was the last red flag that shows to Rinaotei that he can't be trusted with this pup at all she finally calmly walks out from the shadows and approaches the pup herself. Alright... From the looks of it, he's a narcissist, they strive for attention, so no matter how much this fool has slightly enraged her for that statement, act like he's not there... And so she gently tends to this pup with dealing with those fluids, completely ignoring the beast, she does pull the pup away from him a little with her paw. Whether or not absolution will happen is up for debate right now, if she was still alone, she'd probably outright taunt him, perhaps, will actually if he starts, her sadism for mind games out of her wonder of what their reaction shall be is still there, especially since he has angered her a little, even if that fury is tranquil and can't be seen on this stoic lupine at all.
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Aug 22 2016, 06:15 AM (This post was last modified: Aug 22 2016, 06:17 AM by Vega.)
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The natal goo was thick, thick enough to keep the squirming pup from quickly growing cold in its coating. The scent of it was mild, but unpleasant; it meant he wasn't out yet. But try as he might, the little pup's limbs would not even begin to bend enough to wipe his face, even a little. They would barely even hold him up!
But soon, as the clear liquid began to drip from his (now cooling) nose, he began to smell something else.. something familiar? Or at least it smelled familiar. Like something he knew.
A wolf, that was all. He knew the smell of a wolf, but that was about all he knew. And just as he began squirming a little faster, he smelled another wolf! Two wolves!
In the excitement, the infant began to feel his eyes peel open, bright, radiant blue peeking through sleepy looking squints. The lights of Polaris were harsh on his undeveloped eyes, and he let out a few distressed grunts in response.
To his great pleasure, they are rewarded with a more moderate darkness and the warmth of someone cleaning the material from his fur. He quieted down, but his hearing was not quite there yet--he would continue to grow rapidly, but for this moment, the puppy was still heavily reliant on his sense of smell.
notes: not a problem at all!! and sorry for the wait, i got sick for a little while and my writing wasn't very.. great. @mosi@rinaotei
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"Speech." Thoughts.
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He was alone with the tiny pup for no more than a few moments when another crept from the shadows. This one in question was a female, a wolf, like the pup before him. The lady said nothing to him as she stepped forward and cradled the pup, caring for it as if it were her own. At first the brute was stunned into silence but then he turned and smiled at her, a wicked little grin. "Ah, thou art his caretaker? Good. Clean him for me then we shall be on our way. That one is mine and if thou art his maid then thou shalt be mine as well." The beast sat on his haunches, happy to watch the female do her duty.
"Be quick about it. Mine sister will be pleased at this prize." He waved one of his strange paws, urging her to hurry with her duty. While this place empowered him he wanted to be back in Orion where he could show the pup the stars and begin training him.
Gently tending to this young pup whilst keeping an eye on this fool, she got a little more alert when the pup was making the sounds of distress, taking her eyes off the other wolf-like thing for a brief moment only to see that perhaps the pup is still adapting to this completely new world. Her eyes are drawn back to the God Wannabe when he began to speak to her with that smile she wishes he would wipe off, fool really does let his emotions take dominance, very unwise...
"That one is mine and if thou art his maid then thou shalt be mine as well."
Ohhhhh heh heh heh... Fool possesses a lot of gall, if it wasn't for how naturally stoic Rina is and how this situation is telling her that right now her stoicness is what is required to deal with this, she'd burst out laughing honestly over that ridiculous statement it just sounds so hilarious to her. Claiming a young pup to do their bidding was one thing, but wishes to take Rina's freedom too? This Wannabe has got another thing coming, Rina doesn't give her freedom away to others ever, and even if she'll let someone lead her, she refuses to be a follower for emotional tempermental idiots.
Yes... Rina's inner fury is very much expanding towards this fool, no one shall take her freedom. Thankfully this anger in her is completely quiet and controlled, her eyes are half-lidded utterly unimpressed with this fool and the silence is pretty tense, and perhaps to get her point across she'll throw a curt comment. Although she'll still maintain distance, gently dragging the pup away from the beast.
"I belong to no one, I'm a lone wolf and a free spirit, so for your information I'm not yours. Same goes for this young one, now if you please, leave me be." her tone was clipped, but doesn't show her anger, don't want to lose temper.
Aug 22 2016, 08:30 PM (This post was last modified: Aug 22 2016, 08:33 PM by Vega.)
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The tiny creature squeaked just a bit as a paw dragged him slowly towards her, less in fear than in distaste at the interruption. He was a fussy pup, and with the headache growing in his skull, it would for a moment only get worse. His head was beginning to grow tense, as if a pressure was building rapidly in his folded ears. He squirmed some more, but remained largely quiet.
As such, he was still oblivious to the voices of other wolves around him, but with each wiggle of his legs, he seemed to grow more strong and confident with his steps. Perhaps he was growing fast, but unawares to him, it was not quite fast enough.
Huffing and puffing distastefully, maybe if he did it enough his headache would stop?
Unfortunately, it seemed, that was not quite how baby gembounds worked. The pup would have to rely on his smell and vague eyesight for just a little longer, until his ears decided the time was right. It wouldn't be too long at this rate, but he still didn't appreciate that wet, tension headache.
It seemed as if the she-wolf was trying to ignore him. Ah, was she not his maid, then? No matter, she would become so once he declared it. Anything he declared would ultimately become so. The gal seemed also, to be putting distance between them. Afraid? No. She didn't behave like a scared canine but one that was silently defying him. He knew he should feel rage at this but there was only calm amusement and the want to put her in her place. Oh how he would enjoy that. To sink his fangs into her shoulder and force her to submit to his will.
While she tried to walk away, he followed. Not quickly but enough that any distance she placed between them was effectively zero. That grin never left his lips, gaze took in both the she-wolf and the pup at the same time as only he could do with those four pairs eyes. The pup let out a miserable squeak as he was roughly dragged over the ground by the rebelling maiden. The beast chuckled.
"Careful. Thou art hurting the babe, my dark maiden." He almost purred. "Mortals, thou art the same. All of ye. Speaking of free spirits and the paths to choose but fate has already decided. Fate is what dictated that I would be the one to create the stars, fate decided that I and mine sister would fall from our heavenly realm, fate decided that I would stumble upon ye and the pup. Speak as thou wish... but as a mortal your 'free spirit' already belongs to me. In life now as it was before thou were born." He gave a savage grin, exposing his overly long fangs and the green slime that now started to drip from them and onto the ground. He was enjoying this far too much, a great beauty was trying to resist him.
It was adorable.
But... unacceptable.
He closed the distance aiming to reach out with a paw and place it gently but firmly on the pup to root him to the spot, challenging her to keep going if she dared. All four eyes went straight to her, amused but stoic in their expression. "Thou art charming but no mortal will defy me. Bow to my will or face the consequences. If thou choose to listen then ye shall be gifted your life as a 'free wolf' but always know that I am your one and only Star. The one thou will forever worship." The last thing he would say before taking action. If she didn't listen he would be forced to make her, as cute as she was with her 'free spirits'.
Aug 22 2016, 11:02 PM (This post was last modified: Aug 22 2016, 11:03 PM by Rinaotei.)
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Rinaotei is no one's 'maid', so too bad for him but he needs to take his narcissistic false sense of entitlement elsewhere. Sighing inwardly when she sees that he's tailing her, really has nothing better to do huh? She mildly wonders if the scenario Albeon had with him was similar before he made the remark about the beast's fall. Sadly, for him while she does wish to bring this poor pup away from him, she's pretty cunning & manipulative when she wants to be. She's got a few tricks up her well... fur.
Strangely enough her anger seems to be gone, now all she feels inside is amusement her stoicness now fully under control, from how utterly sad this guy is, he clearly has no life. While she wishes she didn't have to drag the pup like this, it's better than what he's about to do to the young one. Fate? Oh please, if fate existed for Rina then her way of living of exploring region to region blindly probably would be impossible, really this idiot is just wasting his breath, she's not going to respond. When it comes to narcissists, when they wait for attention or a response to something it's almost like they're holding their breath for a long time, you can either make a cutting remark in response which would be like knocking the wind out of them that they held in for so long by throwing a jab at them and thus provoking them, or you can just ignore and not respond at all and just let them hold the breath till they either suffocate themselves or finally relent. He can speak all he likes; she really doesn't care.
Sadly, while she personally is agile, dragging a pup with her slowed her down and now she is caught in a grip. And once again with the demands, however... Perhaps this concept of a 'Star' is vastly intriguing... Or perhaps not. Out of an unexpected scenario, Rina actually did bow at him "Perhaps I was blind..." voice maintaining her usual serene sweetness, a voice of one that indicates of someone who can be fully trusted and her face as always devoid of emotion that could show what she feels about this.
Slowly but surely, the liquid tension in his ears rose and rose, until one ear popped, then the other. He shifted more comfortably then, but then stiffened when a paw pressed firmly to his rounded belly. It wasn't the same one that had pulled him along a few moments ago, and regardless, the fussy infant let out a few squeaks in distaste, feeling a little sleepy.
He wanted to make some more noises when he heard.. heard some sounds above him, quietly, but he was beginning to get too tired from the whole ordeal. Though uncomfortable, the growing up layed his head lazily upon the ground and shut the blue eyes he'd just opened moments ago. It was time to sleep and accelerate his growth, and perhaps this wasn't the ideal place to do it, but the pup was too exhausted to stay awake right now, his body instinctually ready for progress.
