The bones cracked and crunched under her feet as she stepped through their strewn piles across the floors of Canis. She was bored, so bored. The deep one was gone somewhere and nobody came to amuse her. She just sat in her cave and gnawed on her bones, but even that was losing its entertianment. She did nothing but eat bones and her teeth were starting to get sore. She needed to do something else.

She remembered watching the deep one fight, the incredible power that surged from its body as it struck down the goose over and over again. She wanted that kind of power too, to be able to control her enemies, to make them feel pain and to make them fear. So she would practice, then.

She had used the spell the deep one had taught her a few times, but she wanted to take it farther. If she could project something other then her voice across the room, then maybe she would be able to cast senses as well. Perhaps, instead of her voice, she would cast herself.

She focused on the gem around her eye and felt heat build up as she focused on the magic. However, something was off. As she released the spell, it didn't go anywhere, instead swirling in her body. She saw a strange light and realized that she was starting to glow a little bit, a strange coating of light covering her body. Annoyed, she stopped the magic. If she wanted to be terrifying and sneaky, she couldn't be glowing!


"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


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Once the glow on her skin had disappeared, Reseda focused again. It was back to the basics, then, if she wanted to get better. The gem grew hot again and, this time, she felt it release as it had the time when the deep one had taught her the spell. She looked around for a good place to send the magic to and she decided next to a pile of bones not far away.

"I am. I am."

It echoed softly, a whisper against the bones. Reseda gave a small smirk of satisfaction. Now, she wondered if she would be able to do the same thing, but with her entire physical form. It would be a difficult task, but she was certain she would be able to do it.


"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


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Focusing on the same location, Reseda brought the magic to the gems again. This type of magic was strange, but she didn't dislike it. She needed to try this out more, learn more, discover more. She released it, just as she had a moment before, but this time her confidence surged along with the magic and a second version of her leaped from her body, as if her spirit itself was flying out of her form. It looked exactly like her, a strong, solid copy. It bounded towards the rock and, at a small command with her magic, it turned and glared at her.

"I am." It said, distantly with her strange, cold voice.

Then she released it and the copy disappeared. A dark smile lit her face. This was good. There were many ways to use this new spell. She couldn't wait to test it out.


"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


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Wandering about the caves on her hooves, a small white llama tumbled into a new room. After the chaos of the crowded olympic games where she had hatched, the peace felt weirdly unsettling for the little one. The clumsy child stumbled upon something and fell over with a cry. She hissed and looked down to see what it was. There were lots of strange looking bones here, lying about. No doubt she had tripped over one of them. As she tried to untangle her legs, she noticed something on the ground. A small pool of water; a reflective surface. Peering into it, she brayed in alarm. Upon it was a beautiful llama that she had seen before hatching out of the green crystalline cocoon. She had thought she’d killed the gorgeous looking llama back then, but apparently not. It unsettled her. Something so beautiful couldn't exist - it wasn't allowed! Curiously, she poked the other llama with her nose. It was cold, and the surface shimmered, the reflection with it. She opened her mouth wide, and the llama with the large purple eyes did the same. The truth suddenly hit her: this beautiful llama was her. It was her reflection. Joy and relief swept through her. She was born with such wonderful looks! Those pretty purple eyes, the lovely green tooth. She was surely a gift to the world, and everybody deserved to know about it. The llama admired her reflection in the pool for a long time. And then she suddenly heard it. “I am. I am.” Twin ears perked up. What was that? Picking herself up onto her hooves with some struggle, the young llama moved towards the source of the sound. She didn’t move quietly at all - the bones crunched loudly under her hooves. Peering around a rock, she noticed a green and orange… what was that? The thing suddenly doubled, and the llama reared back in shock. "I am." The copy said, and then disappeared. The llama hissed. She didn’t like this at all! What sorcery was this?! “Booooo-waaaahhh?!” She leapt forward with a cry and charged towards where the illusion had disappeared to. She sniffed at the ground and wondered what was going on. When she finally looked back up at the original green and orange thing, her eyes were filled with suspicion. “What are you?” she brayed. Drool leaked from the corners of her muzzle, readying her spittle ammunition incase she had to attack. "Boo Speaks" 'Boo thinks'

@Reseda

Reseda's head snapped towards the place where her copy has disappeared when she heard a strange sound. A creature had appeared, a very strange and very ugly creature, drool dripping from its mouth, strange purple eyes and a disgusting green tooth. How strange. She had never heard a noise quite like that before and had never seen a creature quite like that before. She didn't care that it was around, but it seemed ready to attack, so she had to be prepared.

But then, maybe she could practice her charisma with this creature. She had so few opportunities nowadays, with the only creatures around being the green one and her prey. A good, innocent, clueless idiot had walked into her midst. Perhaps she could charm it. Or scare it. One of the two.

She settled on turning up the charm. Perhaps it would be amusing to manipulate this odd, ugly creature. She turned her body towards the creature and gave a small dip of her head. With a silky, kind voice, she called out, "Did I scare you, friend? My apologies. I am merely a lizard with magic. And what about you? I have never seen a creature like you before."


"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


tags: @Boo
notes: (just to let you know, I forgot that I haven't changed Reseda's appearance - she is actually all green, no orange scales. It should be fixed now.)

At first she thought the weird creature was going to attack, but then its stance relaxed as it turned to face her. Boo stared rudely as the creature dipped her head. "Did I scare you, friend? My apologies. I am merely a lizard with magic. And what about you? I have never seen a creature like you before." A lizard. Huh. This was a lizard. Purple eyes looked over the stranger’s body critically, before a small smile upturned her muzzle. Boo was certain she was still the the prettiest in the caves with her luxurious white coat. Therefore all was good and the situation was under her control. “I wasn’t scared. I know what magic is,” Boo lied. In fact, being so young, she had no clue what magic even was. “I’m a…” She paused, considering for a long moment before the word finally came to her. “A llama. Yeah, a llama. But not just A llama,” she stressed. “I’m THE most beautiful llama.” She raised her chin as if to dare the lizard to challenge her. "Boo Speaks" 'Boo thinks'

@Reseda

Reseda stared at the 'llama' unblinking. She had never in her life been faced with such a hopeless idiot. It thought that it was beautiful? Reseda didn't quite have a firm concept on what beautiful truly was, but she certainly knew that this creature was not it. In fact, it was probably the ugliest thing she'd ever seen. In her head, a twist of cruel irony formed its name into the ugly one. For it was definitely ugly.

But she could not say that out loud. If she wanted to manipulate, invade, control, she had to be nice. Had to be charming. Had to pretend that she cared and that she felt what others felt. She found that it was extremely difficult to get her next words out. "Yes, I'm sure you are. I do not see many creatures with fur, but yours is the most beautiful I have seen."

She paused for a moment, wondering how to continue. She needed to get this conversation more comfortable. She lowered herself to the ground and relaxed on the bones, keeping her body language casual and friendly. She motioned with her tail for the ugly one to join her. "Tell me, friend, what is your name? What brings you to Canis, the Room of Bones? There are often not and creatures as beautiful as you that brave this part of the cave." She slipped the compliment in carefully, trying not to overdue it too much.


"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


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When the lizard verified that Boo was indeed beautiful with handsome fur, the llama brayed with joy. Her short tail wagged and her ears flapped. It felt so amazing when another person complimented her like this! She absolutely loved it! As the lizard relaxed on the bones and motioned for Boo to join her, the child happily complied. She liked this gembound, and she was certain the lizard liked her back. "Tell me, friend, what is your name? What brings you to Canis, the Room of Bones? There are often not and creatures as beautiful as you that brave this part of the cave." “I’m Boo, the beautiful llama,” she replied. Drool dribbled out as she spoke. “I was… just exploring?” It was clear from her questioning tone that she had no idea what she was doing either. She hadn’t even known this place was the Room of Bones. The child had just wandered off after hatching in the Olympics because she hadn't liked the loud crowd. She looked around and peered at the lizard with round, purple eyes. “What ‘bout you? What are you doing here?” Boo remembered back to the weird display before, with the echoes and the copy of the lizard. The memory ignited a spark of suspicion again, and her purple eyes narrowed in paranoia. “What was that thing before?” "Boo Speaks" 'Boo thinks'

@Reseda

Reseda couldn't believe how easy this was. Getting the ugly one to believe she was a friend was as simple as a compliment. Well, now she knew the importance of self image and pride to the gems. Important information that she would store for later. There was still more work to be done.

The name of Boo meant literally nothing to Reseda. To her, it already had a name. She sometimes wondered why it was so important to call gems by the name it gave her, instead of whatever she thought described them best. Wouldn't it be easier just to use a definition? But there wasn't a point in explaining or asking this of the ugly one now. Whatever liking it had in it would probably drain away like blood from a kill.

"It is nice to meet you, Boo," she replied, kindly. "I am Reseda, the dragon of the bones. I live here in Canis and I have never in my life left this cave. It is quite a place to explore, especially for one so young. You must be very brave to come this far."

At the mention of her magic, she paused for a moment. She, of course, could not tell the ugly one why she was practicing her magic. Spreading fear in the caves, achieving victory, becoming overlord and master to all wasn't what she had observed other gems speaking about. And it had been made quite clear to her that it was seen as an 'evil' thing to want to kill for ambition. She didn't understand exactly why that was, but if it hurt her standing with the ugly one, then she would not mention it. "I was practicing my magic. I have developed a new spell that allows me to create a copy of my body, perfect in every regard."

She focused in on her gem again and the magic coursed through her eye strongly. She was beginning to feel a strange pressure around her left eye, but she ignored it for now. A perfect copy of herself stepped out of her body and stood beside her. It gave the ugly one a small smile before she released the magic and it disappeared. She gave it the same smile and hoped that it would pass enough and that it would not ask further questions. She wasn't sure what she was going to say was the use behind this spell.

"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


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The prideful llama’s chest puffed out again at the komodo dragon’s praise about how she must be so brave to venture out this far. Boo agreed with her whole-heartedly and nodded. “I know, Reseda, I am very brave,” she brayed arrogantly, “I bet you couldn’t be as brave as I.” She honestly believed that the dragon was full of admiration for her. Well, who wouldn’t be? Boy, she loved this kind of attention! However, her purple eyes still narrowed suspiciously as the other gembound spoke of magick. When the copy of the dragon appeared again, the llama jumped in fright, spooked by the sudden display. “Whhaayeee?!” She bared her jagged teeth and immediately stood ready to fire bullets of spit at the doppleganger. However, it did nothing but stand there for a moment before harmlessly fading away. “??!!” She turned back to the original. Reseda was smiling. What did it mean? A purple eye twitched, the feelings of paranoia swelling. She didn’t like this magick at all. “No more!” She snapped in an angry, bossy tone, slamming a hoof against the ground. “I don’t like it! You can’t fool me!” As she shouted, a strange feeling of heat swelled at the back of her throat. Her breath was as hot as fire, erupting out with every exhaled word. Boo hardly noticed, too upset by her own tantrums. "Boo Speaks" 'Boo thinks'

@Reseda