[complete] Cheap Thrills [Sumati]

[complete] Cheap Thrills [Sumati]

Murdock Posts: 198

Outcast atk: 9 | def: 10.5 | dam: 2.5

Stallion :: Pegasus :: 16.2hh :: 8 HP: 61.5 | Buff: ENDURE

Gaz

02-24-2013, 06:20 PM (This post was last modified: 04-19-2013, 06:58 PM by Official.)

To the south, the pale golden sands of the Throat could be seen beyond the charred plateau that surrounded the Heart. Pulsating heat swept upwards into the cool sky, catching Murdock’s wings and slowing his descent as he dropped toward the cracked earth. The scarred clay dusted beneath his hooves as he landed upon the ground, emerald eyes scanning the shadowed corners of the rocky ledge to his right. He turned towards the gaping wound in the planet’s crust, picking his way over the scatterings of dark volcanic rock toward the edge of the Heart. He halted as close as he dared come to the lip of the rock, peering down into the seething pit of spitting lava and red-hot rock.

The mass of fire was like the very heart of Helovia, pulsing with heat and giving life to land; the absence of foliage in the surrounding area also proved it to be a taker of life. The stifling heat that radiated from it seemed to distort the air before his eyes, warming his face like a hot breath of wind. The Heart was one of the few places in the land that he had not yet been to, and curiosity had drawn him to it. He had faced similar circumstances when visiting the marsh, though he hoped his harmless exploration would not end in the same way.

He had travelled south from the Steppe, and the vast change in temperature was making his head swim. The haze of heat was almost tangible, and his dark hide absorbed the warmth to a painful degree. He turned away from the fiery pit, stepping farther from its radiating heat to look up into the darkening sky. Dusk was approaching, and in most places the air would have begun to cool; but nothing of the sort was occurring while in the presence of the Heart. A purplish mass of clouds had begun to swarm overhead, further darkening the paling sky with a rare summer storm.

Despite the swathing heat, Murdock couldn’t help but feel energized in the presence of the coming storm. A foreboding silence had consumed the cracked plateau, only the faint hiss of the hot wind disturbing the quiet of dusk. Absently, he pawed at the dark rocks that were strewn across the cracked clay, eyes searching the sea of grass that lay in the distance. The Heart had proved to be a beautiful and treacherous place, much like the marsh, and despite the heat he found he was glad that he had taken the effort to travel this far south. He preferred the cool northern temperatures, but the steppe had grown too monotonous for his liking.

(OOC: 800 word maximum for posts, no magic or companions.
Setting – Helovia’s Heart at dusk. It's very hot out and a rare summer storm is brewing overhead. The ground is uneven and littered with small rocks.
3 attack posts with 1 closing defense. Judged.)

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