Siren's Summit
01-05-2018, 03:00 PM
You're not comfortable with this—it's just that simple. You've not been here long enough, you're not.. see, this is the thing: you've been here long enough to find some kind of rhythm, but not long enough to face the huge, unwavering fact that this is your home now. This is your life now. Your Mama, your friends, your huge, open plains—all gone. You're not sure you can find a way out of here, because you've tried, and you've made it this far without wanting to kill yourself simply by not thinking too closely about it. But this, this.. parade of whimsical and horrifying creatures, it brings it all to the forefront of your mind.
So you fidget in the shadow of the monstrous, towering beast lumbering at the back of the column. You're high-strung, a bundle of vibrating, restless energy and nerves. You want to break out, like lightning forking from a cage, but you can't. It seems to go on forever.
Then you're by a lake, one you've seen from the air, listening to the gentle elephant offer you further instructions, or perhaps they are still nothing but requests, pleas; you don't know. You've already agreed to helping, so with your breath trapped in your lungs to keep it from exploding out of you, you eat the strange-looking plant. Everyone else does without hesitation, so why not you, too?
Slowly, you wade into the waters after the others, but as they dive, you remain for a moment upon the surface, watching the glow of the others dim as they plunge into the depths. In the distance, a thunderclap spits out its low roar, and your body lights up with a glow. Now you, too, are a beacon in the deep, and you dive in, sinking to the others. The water closes above your head.
It's only when you've joined the group at the bottom you realize that Taivas isn't among them, and you can't see her light anywhere around you.
So you fidget in the shadow of the monstrous, towering beast lumbering at the back of the column. You're high-strung, a bundle of vibrating, restless energy and nerves. You want to break out, like lightning forking from a cage, but you can't. It seems to go on forever.
Then you're by a lake, one you've seen from the air, listening to the gentle elephant offer you further instructions, or perhaps they are still nothing but requests, pleas; you don't know. You've already agreed to helping, so with your breath trapped in your lungs to keep it from exploding out of you, you eat the strange-looking plant. Everyone else does without hesitation, so why not you, too?
Slowly, you wade into the waters after the others, but as they dive, you remain for a moment upon the surface, watching the glow of the others dim as they plunge into the depths. In the distance, a thunderclap spits out its low roar, and your body lights up with a glow. Now you, too, are a beacon in the deep, and you dive in, sinking to the others. The water closes above your head.
It's only when you've joined the group at the bottom you realize that Taivas isn't among them, and you can't see her light anywhere around you.
