Siren's Summit
A boy who looks like a volcano, a boy who is named after a volcano, finding a volcano to explore seems rather fortuitous in the grand scheme of things. Save for the Veins, a volcano is the one terrain that Helovia seemed to lack, so imagine the large yearling's surprise and intrigue when he finds one amidst the mists of the newly-discovered West, albeit one that looks like its lava-spitting days are long over. He circles it on powerful feathered wings, his small sense of self-preservation telling him that it's best to stay far away....but that side is at war with his desire to adventure upon its sides, and eventually it's that part of him that emerges victorious from his savage internal battle.
He angles himself down, down, down until he's landing in the depths of the pine forest, and a quick examination of the nearest tree tells him that this forest is deceptively young. That is extremely interesting, as it implies that this land is newer than some of the others within the Rift, a fact which is not lost in Vulkán's vast intelligence. The yearling folds his wings to his sides and wanders through the trees, his tail trailing like a snake on the ground behind him. The pain in his head has ebbed slightly since he began to make headway on his trial, so it's now possible for him to move around without being crippled by the white-hot agony. He knows the relief doesn't tend to last long, though, so it is of vital importance that he explores swiftly, before the torture returns. A vast black mass rises in front of him, and the colt stops to stare at it. It's a great obsidian pillar, its sides etched with runes of the sort that he's never seen before. "Hmmm..." The boy leans closer, sniffing at the stone as though it is something edible. |
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