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06-14-2015, 08:00 PM
The shrines were offensive. Cathun stared at them with something akin to loathing reflected upon his face, spine rigid and the tail aloft in defiance. He had come to the south in search of warmth, peace and quiet, and while all of that came aplenty, these structures practically screamed out that he, despite the lack of souls around, was not alone. It didn't matter that they were toppled and damaged, overgrown and withering beneath the sea and the sun and the gnawing teeth of time and wind. The fact that they stood there representing a power greater than him, was enough to set his teeth on edge and urge bile to rise in the throat.
"Just what I needed" he said to the rock piles, eyes lingering upon one that had been blackened and scorched, twisted and melted by fire hotter than any dragon's. "More higher-than-thou knowitall immortals to get in my way. Why can't you just keep to the clouds and leave me alone?"
The stone, stoic and silent as all its kin, didn't answer. A gust of wind swept down from the north, cold and dry air that searched its way in beneath his thick winter coat and whisked the heavy curls forth to obscure his eyes. Cathun shivered and let out a sharp snort, not sure whether he was disappointed or relieved. Last time any god answered a plea from him it had only made matters worse; best not draw undue attention to himself again, even if different gods ruled here.
"You're all the same anyway" he told the shrines, turned and began the precarious journey back to the mainland. Curiosity had driven him out among the glowing blue rivers to begin with, and it had been an exciting adventure to search his way forth among bubbling lava and treacherous islands of black rock. But now the whole venture just seemed stupid, a reckless endangering of a life lived on borrowed time. The enjoyment was all gone, and as he went Cathun seared the air around him with foul swears every time he tripped, slipped or lost his balance.
Who cared what language he used. There was no one around to hear him anyway.
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Cathun
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