1. This thread will stay open throughout the entire plot
2. You must post here with your couples so that they can "discover" the boat before going on to any other of the fast tasks
3. Word count is 150 words
4. BOTH couples must post
5. Your couples will be logged here
6. You can join this thread to start the challenge at any time - liquid time for the win
The blaring heat of the noonday sun bore down on the residents of Helovia, coping with loss and mired in heartache. Death left a looming shadow, tainting the blooming romance and gentle conversations with it's wicked darkness. Even with the beautiful trees rising up in the stead of the bodies of the lost, their memories were still fresh, still terrible. Echoes of screams in this very meadow, demanding justice, blood and violence in recompense for violence hovered, an unspoken tension igniting dissent across the land. An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind, and two wrongs would never make a right.
Shouldn't the citizens see that? Shouldn't they see the balance and the joy in the world? The darkness only made the light shine brighter, and the God of the Earth sighed heavily determined to break the unbearable heat and cleanse the world with new life and beauty. Though the season was late, his brother, the Sun God, did not mind; in fact, he seemed rather distracted. And thus, the God of the Earth set out to achieve this task on his own.
He would give them new life, new love, a second chance and most importantly: a cleansing.
The god toiled relentlessly, throwing bulging muscles and weight into his craft. Trees grew in seconds, providing wood for the massive ship he was building, and his coat glistened with sweat, a sparkling shine in the bright sunlight. Thick, black mane matted and stuck to the bold arch of his neck, and he stepped back as the sun began to set, exhaling a heavy breath to admire his good work. Sitting on the ground near the stream was a gigantic, large ship. It looked odd set against the earthen background, but the god did have a plan.
A great deluge.
All would have to board the ship - if only for a day - for him to complete his task, but rewards awaited Helovians at the end. And the ship was not some cramped box - oh no. Large rooms awaited them with food and water. The very sides of the ship were made of living trees that breathed out of their ground, roots holding the sides of the big boat. Grasses framed the top and vines wrapped around the hallways. It was a work of art, beautiful.
By this time, he had expected a crowd, and he turned to them apology written on his handsome, beautiful features. "I shall make this world beautiful again," he rumbled. "Pair off and perform these final tasks for me so that everyone shall be safe during the coming rains."
Bold means you have posted! ✓ means pair is accounted for!
✓ Kvothe & Rei
✓ Archibald & Macaria
✓ Abraham & Vincent
✓ Rhiannon & Hotaru
✓ December & Rostislav
✓ Arya & Rhoa
✓ Torleik & Ophelia
✓ Artorius & Jahzara
✓ Reginald & Tandavi
✓ Midas & Africa
✓ Shida & Oxy
✓ Megaera & Einarr
✓ Bucephalus & Hertz
✓ Isopia & Aithniel
✓ Adelric & Erebos
✓ Ampere & Zekle
✓ Maitimo & Nayati
✓ Aisling & Finn
✓ Shadow & Bolverik
✓ Ciceron & Parelia
✓ Cashmere & Nym
✓ Ode & Vitani
✓ Arah & Ulrik
✓ Morrigan & Telesaan
✓ Elsa & Dovahkiin
✓ Amara & Sikeax
✓ Essetia & Kiara
✓ Maren & Alija
✓ Rasta & Alleo
✓ Roskuld & Mauja
✓ Laedere & Fig
✓ Gaucho & Sohalia
✓ Resplendence & Quilyan
✓ Syrena & Rhea
✓ Lena & Roland
✓ Destry & Phantom
✓ Kahlua & Brisa
✓ Myrinne & Cerin
✓ Spice & Aeolus
✓ Ayelet & Saffron
✓ Arvakl & Aaron
Atlas & Jorogumo
✓ Cheska & Auriel
✓ Thor & Evangeline
✓ Hector & Isara
✓ Histe & Crowley
✓ Deodat & Nyx
✓ Nymeria & Volterra
✓ Cera & Zenobia
✓ Mesec & Apollo
✓ Panzram & Talion
✓ Alysanne & Miykael
Aviya & d'Artagnan
Tempe & Breccan
✓ Argen & Astraea
✓ Destrier & Romani
Raeru & Muriel
✓ Ink & Mirage
✓ Naerys & Brigand
Bellona & Gull
Varath & Vadim
***A note that anyone who did not post to this thread, as indicated above, does not receive any credit for the points that they may have accumulated. These people are the ones with names not bolded above.