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Loss Of Inhibition - Thor - 10-08-2012 I was no proud soldier or right-hand companion to any power of any kind. I was no aimless deserter looking for refuge from those weakened souls of the pious. I was no untamed archangel damned from the lights of heaven to walk the earth in name of vengeance. What I was or am will never possess a name, but instead lie heavily on my mind like a submerged emotion, whether it is fear, hate, love, or some other form of altering intent. I came to the offering grounds in search of who I might find within myself. I would not make challenge to male or prove sumptuous to some headstrong female; my life not only lay at the hands of this submission, but it also entailed just who I might become. Any element of acceptance would be welcome but my heart pound in my chest for a different reason. My life would change drastically from this moment on and I wouldn’t possibly consider settling for anything less than deserved.
His eyes were strong with determination if any had such a chance to glance them. However, the guarded beast would allow no such thing. His muscles bunched with the effort of a male far more aged than he due to the thick mass of his size. He commanded the grounds as if he were a member of high rank, but this power only endured his own conscience. There lie no question in the way that he moved and the way that he thought that he knew of his vulnerability. Home is a place that every being on earth seeks to find and the beast was no different. However, he was aware of his situation and knew all of the possible faces he might come across. This honesty possessed him to stand tall and wear nothing but armor to shield his heart. But that did not alleviate him of those looking to test his drive. A side of him that renders him weakness lies in wait, cooing softly against his matted ear. After all, darkness infects all of us, no matter the cost we pay to try and hide it. The trees towered above him, swaying against the slight breeze and casting eerie shadows along his broad back. Each strangled finger of darkness threatened to reveal the misshapen proof of his ungainly appearance. His feathered appendages were none like those who shared his features. These marks of his misfortune would never touch the clouds; never lift such an animal from the ground because of their delicate state. While he regretted such an attribute, he never let them shame him. The course feathers covered his back like a cloak, each black fringe gathering and shifting along his spine and down to his rear as mere decoration. This adversity did not hinder his stunning appeal however; it further added to the distinct presence of a male his size. From head to toe he entailed intense power. The murky shade of his coat was certainly nothing to be admired for its mere lack of adornment, but the manner in which he wore it made the mahogany coat appear admirable. Down and around the bend, the male surfaced in a small clearing. Around him the trees spread out like veiled figurines dancing together before a spiritual convention. The light that poured through their limbs danced along the tree line welcoming the beast to their quarters. Beyond the clearing lay the echoes of forest creatures calling to one another from the treetops. It was quite peaceful here, almost as if he had landed himself in a dreamland; but he knew better than this and contained himself against the happy chatter of the world around him. He was but a pawn in the complex game of life and he knew it would not be long before the songs of the forest died down with approach. He knew not of who might accompany him but rather that it was inevitable that they did. RE: Loss Of Inhibition - Mirage - 10-08-2012
RE: Loss Of Inhibition - Thor - 10-08-2012 The snow began to fall heavily around me, each flake glittering as it meandered to the ground. It was as if the world around me existed solely with me, closing in around me into a deafening silence. The birdsong had died away into faint casual calls and eventually faded into the background to disappear entirely. Her approach was nearly indecipherable, almost like a shadow moving through the trees, her golden eyes unmistakable against such a dark canvas. Her frosted breath curled around her face like magic and I could sense her prowess even before her arrival. I did not move and I did not face her directly in fear that she might mistake my intentions, but this did not mean that my walls had crumbled; they were merely frozen along with the harden wintry ground.
Her voice was soft, unlike her tattered exterior. This brought me to meet her eye to eye and I could not help but notice the lacerated hide that she wore upon such a small back. Around her, the snow continued endlessly, landing on her face and melting away with her breath. No doubt I appeared the same, a mere nameless entity hidden away between the infinite calm and quit snowfall. In this moment, neither animal possessed a name, power, or any real importance. It was this moment that I longed to live in before I sacrificed the beauty of the land for words of my own. They were a long time coming but when they finally sprang from my throat they were hardened and rough from disuse. “If I might engage in such folly, I would intend to tell you what I’m sure you’ve heard many times before-” My eyes rest on hers now, biting back the internal freeze that threatened to clasp voice from purpose. I shifted my weight from front to rear and lowered my head to allow her equality as I continued, “I seek acceptance of sorts into Helovia, being that the winter approaches and I find security in what some still refer to as home.” Whether she would find this answer admissible, I did not know but I could find no better explanation than the truth. As the world fell quiet again, I felt as if I were whole, each moment ticking by like the hands on a clock even if no such invention existed here in Helovia. The birds had gone away to distant parts of the forest and now the mare and I suffered in utter silence, breath for breath falling from reality into the surreal magic of the lands. She, a tainted shade with barren golden eyes and I a simple minion to her quest. RE: Loss Of Inhibition - Mirage - 10-09-2012
RE: Loss Of Inhibition - Thor - 10-09-2012 Around us the world lie in wait, no movement, no slight of breath, just the eerie silence of muted curiosity. It was as if nature was our audience and this moment our stage. She was mesmerized, this mare, unaccustomed to the self-awareness I entailed and for that I did not stutter in my response. “Does home not entail family values? My intent is to serve valiantly to those values should the need arise. If no such event should take place then I will be nothing more than a mere ghost to this land, appearing wherever my heart desires.” I could not help but notice the stone-cold finality in my voice, one that could possibly push this newcomer away. But in some small part of my mind, I was inquisitive. I almost found myself wanting the small mare to stay, at least a while. She was so unexpected that I found myself even baffled as she neared me. I did not move except for the curling wisps of frost that haunted the air between us like small fairies gallivanting in the sun before dying away. Everything about this strange female encouraged my famished hunger for companionship. Her will was free and boundless, perhaps even childlike but there was a distinct quality about her that challenged such guileless behavior; a quality that I could not yet name but in time I was certain I could.
“I find you here, a native to the land if I were to assume correctly… yet, what is your purpose in the Threshold? Surely there is a place that you call home.” My eyes had grown soft with wonderment, and most of all affection. This tiny raven grace had intrigued me. However, I would not succumb to the long-term affects of isolation. I desired her company but found in it a small defeat in myself. So long I had depended on the quiet world I had created inside my mind and now all of those thoughts were shattered. The snow had almost ceased completely and the pale Threshold beckoned my gaze, ripping it away from those golden spheres that had captured my utter attention. Despite my sullen appearance, I was alive inside, burning with hope for the future. At some point I wanted to adorn myself with accomplishment and maybe then I would find this small mare again, her acquaintance the heart of my victory. Ooc; I didn't mean to make him sound like such a creeper 0.o RE: Loss Of Inhibition - Mirage - 10-11-2012
RE: Loss Of Inhibition - Thor - 10-12-2012 Indeed time flies in the strangest of ways and this moment was no different. She drew nearer once more and that aching longing for her to come even closer overwhelmed him for a moment. He stretch his nose towards her, her sweet scent encompassing him while she spoke. The titan couldn’t help but glance at the marred coat she wore, each wound shaping lost references to where she had been and how they had came to be. She was obviously either very devoted to some unnamed cause or reckless with vengeance. Thor leaned towards the latter simply because her attitude struck him more as valiant than as malignant. As she continued to speak about her home in a place called the World’s Edge, he noticed a tiny chord that had been struck in her throat and seemed to be humming rife with tunes of admiration or even love. The song played on and on while she spoke of her family and the values thereof and he couldn’t help but smirk at the strong connection she felt for them. Should he ever know of this family and become part of it… would she speak the same of him?
“I see that you are highly concerned with those who surround you, that is something I admire greatly and no matter your purpose in these grounds, I am surely blessed with your company. I’ve no real family to speak of due to the isolation I have suffered but each description read to me ears makes that fantasy appear as reality.” He’d longed for someone to need him and understand him as part of the whole and not just one creature. It was in his species to band together and it brought him great pain to deny himself such pleasures. The little mare seemed to glow now, a deep raven shadow eclipsing her beautiful framework before the golden reptile came into focus to alight gently upon her small back. It shocked him slightly to see her companion but amused him just the same. He’d never seen such a thing so close and part of him longed to run his nose along the molten scales. “Such a treasure! I trust she keeps you well.” The small dragon seemed so appropriate against the darkness of the mare’s shaded threads and brought out the tendrils of gold that were flecked throughout such intriguing eyes. The pair was a sight to behold and he felt almost foreign to their nature because he had never known such a thing, never even witnessed it. “Mirage, such a fitting name, and your companion?” He knew that to acknowledge one and not the other would be a fatal mistake and truthfully he had no problem with that. His curiosity had been piqued and he wanted nothing more than to know every small detail that involved Mirage and her small friend. “I am Thor, I've no special façade to grace such a massive brute as in your own situation.” She was so different than anything he had ever seen and that only made him desire to keep her here as long as was permissible. Ooc; I'm sorry if this was muddled and just plain crappy... RE: Loss Of Inhibition - Mirage - 10-12-2012
RE: Loss Of Inhibition - Thor - 10-12-2012 I bit back the sullen smile that kissed my lips, smoothing away the formation of happiness as it rolled up from my stomach to my mouth. I watched as the girl began to settle back into her skin, every moment bringing her sheer bliss as I stood in her presence. It was something great to have witnessed her, this little night raven. Her honeyed eyes could steal a million souls at will and here I was entertaining her time. Akaith had momentarily retired from her perch on the mare’s back to adopt another position atop her skull. She chirped so happily, perfectly at home nestled against the twin lobes on the raven’s head and I could not help the small chuckle that erupted from my throat. It had been building and bubbling in my gut for some time now and it had finally surfaced in this moment of complete innocence when the world had stopped around us and we had both forgotten anything but each other. I knew that once we returned to the daily lives that we had been born into, ones chosen by the Gods for our own sake, we would be changed. We would have known this moment and committed it to memory just as the many others that had come together to shape ourselves. In any event, I would always remember Mirage and her small dragon, but I was hopeful that I would never be asked to forget.
“Akaith, a beautiful name for a beautiful creature. May you share only the best of moments together." I returned my gaze to the tiny shade and welcomed her new response, this one bringing light into the darkness I had come to know all too well. The World’s Edge, a fitful name for a place of such sublimity. I had known my answer unconsciously for some time and I only waited to reveal such until I knew I was perfectly ready. The clock seemed to tick down for hours before I could once again catch breath against the swollen anxiety that had built in my chest. I had wanted nothing more than to follow this mare home, however rueful it sounded upon unknowing ears. But my heart stopped as she waited, her patience brimming within her eyes as hope formed there, almost bringing me to my knees. So different was this from any other honor, that I was almost speechless before her submission. However, I knew I could not keep her waiting forever, the look upon her face almost willing me to confirm her invitation. Silly girl, as if I could resist. “I would love nothing more than to call the World’s Edge my home. I should only follow if you should guide the way.” Ooc; Hehe, he's such a sap sometimes. But I would love for him to become an apprentice soldier or something so I could train under someone for a while. :) RE: Loss Of Inhibition - Mirage - 10-14-2012 [ I'm absent at the moment (thanks to exams), but I've posted to have his rank updated etc, feel free to post at the Edge and get to know the herd. I'll post with you again as soon as I can :-) ] |