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[OPEN] Where All the Veins Meet [Basin Gathering]

Roland Posts: 230
Aurora Basin Phantom atk: 7.5 | def: 10 | dam: 2.5
Stallion :: Unicorn :: 16 hh :: 8 yrs HP: 60.0 | Buff: NOVICE
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Hope settled precariously in Roland’s chest as he heeded the Reaper’s call, unhesitating as he slunk through the tangle of pathways, chiseled and carved through a labyrinth of crystal, a kaleidoscope of lights reflected and refracted across ancient stone and pools of clear water. He prayed for good news, that the wraiths had been abolished or that their homelands were now free of shadow, but doubt still wore at his resolve. Steeling himself for the worst, he followed the sound of the Reaper’s voice until the gathering came into view, huddled beneath the crystalline glow.

He stepped into their midst and waited, paying little mind to those around him once Deimos began to speak, and the words he had been waiting to hear ever since they had fled into the caverns echoed in the silence. We are returning to the Basin.

Their salvation had come not a moment too soon. He could hardly wait to breathe fresh air or feel the biting wind upon his skin, search the sky for stars and drink from untainted waters. Sensations beyond the stench of damp moss or stale drafts were almost lost to him. They had not been underground all that long, but to Roland it had felt like years, centuries, drowning in the shadows and the jungle of caverns, having no device with which to prove the passing of time. Soon, though not soon enough for his liking, they would be back in their frozen halls, at home amongst mountains and sparse forests, and the hot springs he was so fond of. And end would be put to their suffering, at long last. Roland breathed a sigh of relief, sending silent thanks to the Gods. Until they took their leave of the underground he would linger impatiently in the darkened tunnels, eagerly await deliverance from the depths of the grottos, seek out the open sky, and never return to the Sanctuary hidden beneath the hallowed ground.


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RE: Where All the Veins Meet [Basin Gathering] - by Roland - 03-09-2014, 08:16 PM

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