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Helovian Ancient
Stallion :: Equine :: ::
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A sense of anticipation seems to fill the air, and tiny little lights begin to blink into being, whispering to each other excitedly as Mesec speaks to his daughter and begins to make his choice. They flicker and dance, like curious little birds flitting about in a circle near the pair. But the large orb that had spoken to Mesec never flickers, never changes. The lantern that draws the demigod into the water. The trickster light that both entices and guides. They wait, and the moonlit boy makes his choice.

He comes forth, into the chill of the water and the shadows of the depths. But as his hoof strikes the liquid...

With a sparkle of white, he will find that his body does not sink below. Instead, a white layer of what could be ice forms and spreads in a spiderweb fashion from beneath the first point of his hoof that touches the water. With each step, the bridge of moonlight solidifies atop the water, shepherding the stallion out onto the lake. The sprites giggle gleefully and follow his progress, the footing sound but luminescent. If he were to gaze downward, the bridge would appear to shift like mist beneath his eyes. But so long as he trusts, it will hold him.

The lights do not speak until he is in the very center of the lake, and the bridge goes no further. If he steps forth now, he will find only water and darkness, where the liquid will drench his wings and steal his flight from him.

Look down, the voices croon, and they have a darker edge to them now. Something haunting and deep.

Below the water, a green light glows softly. Despite the depth of the lake, it's near the surface. Just high enough to reach down and grab.

What do you see? As the giggling voices continue, the light throbs and flickers, growing in strength.

An egg.

Will you take it? Or will it take you?

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Skipping Vesper for the sake of the RE


Messages In This Thread
ghost lights - by Random Event - 11-08-2016, 06:06 PM
RE: ghost lights - by Mesec - 11-08-2016, 06:50 PM
RE: ghost lights - by Vesper - 11-13-2016, 11:27 PM
RE: ghost lights - by Random Event - 11-16-2016, 11:53 PM
RE: ghost lights - by Mesec - 11-19-2016, 11:12 AM
RE: ghost lights - by Random Event - 11-29-2016, 07:54 PM
RE: ghost lights - by Mesec - 11-29-2016, 09:53 PM
RE: ghost lights - by Random Event - 12-14-2016, 01:43 AM

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