weeping shades of indigo

shed without reason

i gazed, waiting anxiously, yet patiently, for whatever cancer was to do with the subject. but with the look on his face, it would seem he failed what he'd intended. i watched with furrowed brows. then he asked if i could part the rat's fur, so i would try. i braced myself, convinced i had some time since the poor little rat seemed to be having major issues. it was unmoving, so i closed my eyes, attempting to pull the energy from my gem again. bbut i knew, it could not be my vibrations to part the fur. that would only blur my vision, hum a bit. i needed the other spell which i knew was hidden deep down inside me somewhere. soon, i felt just a small gust, a breeze flow by. as if to sweep me off my feet and carry me with it, however it lacked the strength it needed to carry me. quickly, i opened my eyes to see if i was successful in part the rat's fur. i saw a mere rustle of the small, soft fibers, but it was something. i smiled, looking up at cancer with wide, dulled lenses.

"did you feel that?!"

i exclaimed desperately. surely i wasn't the only one to feel the breeze! i waited for his answer, angst growing with the coming approval or disappointment.

"spoken words."

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@Cancer

Cancer watched contently as the lion cub summoned up his magic and attempted to cast. The rat's fur parted just slightly, a ruffle really, and Cancer found himself grinning. The cub's excitement was contagious. As he looked up at him with expectantly, happy eyes, Cancer sat straighter.

"Very good, Niru! You're getting good at this!" He praised, honestly and full-heartedly. "I think you've got what it takes to be a great mage someday!" He lifted one paw to slap it lazily over the cub's head, a friendly ruffling of fur before he stood and released the rat from his paws. Without warning, he hoisted his other paw up, replacing the first, and with claws extended...

...and with a mighty swipe, he landed that paw onto the fleeing rat's head. With a crunch, its neck was snapped- and likely its skull, broken- and the thing lay dead.

"Eat. Regain your strength. In an hour, we'll try some more spells, okay?"

"Speech"

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Tag: @Niru

weeping shades of indigo

shed without reason

his next instructions were to rest and eat the morsel, and for good reason. i could feel myself becoming weaker by the spell, tiring these things were. but no matter, i would one day gain the strength to cast many spells in quick succession. i was proud of myself, elated that cancer himself was proud. i looked down at the dead rat and felt somewhat concerned. did he not want some? i couldn't think to eat this alone. but surely, one so mighty as cancer would need more than a mere rat. still, i would offer him some. it wouldn't be right to hog it all. neck craned as baby lion's fangs tore into the soft flesh, ripping off a piece of the carrion, munching it down. it was weird, the taste and feel of the rat. but i don't think i could ever eat anything besides meat and flesh. i wanted bigger things, tastier things. i wanted to explore it all. i wondered, would cancer teach me to hunt? i pushed the rat toward him with one small movement.

"here, you have some too!"

i smiled a rather bloody one, then quickly went to licking my chops as i sat before the mighty beast.

"will you teach me how to hunt?"

the words came blurting out, without much conviction and thought. i instantly felt terrible for such a request, surely he had more plans and surely he had other things on his mind. i should be more considerate, i should have just known i needed to do it on my own. regret washed over me and i winced in uncertainty.

"spoken words."

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@Cancer

Cancer sat back to watch Niru eat, but when the cub offered some of the rat to him, he shook his head and stood, turning away and walking back towards one of the buildings. There, he climbed up onto the roof that remained and settled down, front paws hanging over the edge and regal position taken up. No, he wasn't hungry. Not for rat. Not after what he'd just witnessed.

"I'll eat later, Niru. Finish your meal." He chided, smiling despite the scolding tone. Niru then asked if he'd teach the boy to hunt and a grin replaced that smile. "Why wouldn't I? You're my ward, after all. I'll make you into the greatest thing this cave has ever seen- a hunter, a warrior, a mage, and a hero in your own right." He promised, hoping this would spark some inspiration in the boy. "But all heros must eat to keep their strength up. Especially the young, feisty, growing ones. Eat, and when you've finished, we'll continue."

From his spot on the roof, Cancer looked down at the ground. He considered himself carefully, the pull of magic from his horns, replenished after a fair-length break. He reached a paw down and placed it flat on the wall, then closed his eyes. He summoned his magic, attempting to pull forth his senses, but as his horns began to glow...

...instead of his senses heightening, or any other familiar cast, he felt something new. Something intense. A crackling sound from the wall below him forced his eyes to snap open, red glow tainting his vision slightly as he examined the stone around his paw. He released the spell before it could cast fully, snapping that paw away and gasping softly at what remained in its place- like fairy dust, the print from his pads remained, sparkling, tiny segments of quartz crystal forming the shape of it. He stood and leaned forward, over the edge, to get a better look. That's new.

"Speech"

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Tag: @Niru

weeping shades of indigo

shed without reason

i nodded and soon began to feast upon the small morsel. though small, it would in fact fill me up - for the time being, that is. baby fangs gnawed on the rat's carapace and fur, occasionally shaking my head and spitting out huge patches of fur. soon, the little thing was nothing more then half a stripped skeleton, as some of the bones had been crunched and swallowed involuntarily. it took me several minutes to finish up, and when i'd finished i wanted to try that second spell again. i braced myself, inhaled steadily, and soon, wind gusts came and swooped me up - urged me to run. small paws advanced the lithe frame in quick succession, and with the second wind i zoomed up to cancer's side. smiling and halting beside him, i was breathing rather heavily as i looked at him with elated eyes.

"holy mackerel! did you SEE that?!"

i exclaimed, all too giddy. i chuckled a bit before settling back down for the most part, sitting where the wind had stopped me.

"i can't wait to hunt. i know i should start out small but i really want to catch something big. what kind of animals do we hunt?"

i hadn't a clue if leopards and lions hunted different prey, but if they did i'd only hunt what cancer hunted.

"spoken words."

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@Cancer

They were not the only ones in the cave.

There was a monstrosity trapped among them. A scaly beast that stood four feet at its shoulders, lacking feathers unlike his brothers, sisters, and mother. No, this was a misfit. An outcast. A runt thrown aside for being imperfect. Of course, the beast was non-cognizant. It had little knowledge of what had happened, only remembering its own imperative. Capture a meal and present it to his mother, his creator. Even if it was not able to comprehend speech, it still had predatory instinct and intellect, for it still yet was an apex predator. For the time being, the raptor was trapped in one of the many buildings in the room, held back by strongly built bricks that it simply could not figure out that it could just ram into the sides and free itself. It felt like a trapped animal. It would be free. A strong cry rang across the cave, searching for its brother and sisters.

@Cancer @Niru