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[OPEN] Glass is meant to shatter

Sikeax the Sea Soul Posts: 355
Outcast atk: 4 | def: 9 | dam: 6
Mare :: Hybrid :: 16 hh :: 5 years HP: 64.5 | Buff: NOVICE
Hobgoblin :: Common Rougarou :: Water & Seoul :: Plain White Dragon :: Toxic Breath Zuno
#1

the ocean has a beating heart
that sings a mute song


When she fell into the sea, caressed by the waves, soothed by the peaceful tone of two worlds colliding into one another, it was nothing. No emotion or thought, only a sensation of meeting her love with open arms. It brought her into an embrace that held no words made to describe it, guiding her deeper and deeper, filling her lungs with it's essence until she was fully inside of it.
Instinct drives her to the surface to gasp for her original life force, but as she goes further into the ocean and finds herself away from the shore, the real effect of being able to breathe under the waves takes effect. She is free for once, able to do as she pleases without the eyes of another to watch her every move.
Possibly, she was meant to be a fish in her life, and some horrible mistake caused her to be what she was as of the present.
She moves from her course constantly, finding something new whenever she deviates to a new location. On occasion will her head raise from the sea and look up upwards, grazing the horizon while blinking so that her eyes can see more clearly. Land masses paint the distance.
Night worries her, pulling her into the statues across her world so that she has somewhere to flee when it is too dark. Light pours from her horn and offers her some sort of guidance, but the blue hues deepen into a shade of indigo with the coming of dusk. In fear of sharks, something she'd only see a few times but felt some sort of inner calling that told it was dangerous to be too near, she bolts, churning legs through the water in an attempt to make it to land before the night swallowed her whole.
During her panic, her horn finds something to reflect it's enternal light across, glimmering. Fish dart in different directions and she slows, pulling herself around to stare with confusion and slight fear. Eyes blink a few times before she swims in the direciton of the object.
It happens to be glass, discovered when her muzzle pushes into it and shifts the sand out of place. The tip of her horn strikes it until she is sure that it is not going to wound. Inside of a desperate cry of curiosity, she snatches it within her jaws, straining when the weight is a lot more than thought.
Hooves finally strike land and she pulls herself into the warm, humid air, fast to relieve herself of the weight of the crown. It makes a healthy thump whens she drops it onto the ground, straining her neck in hope that it will bring the aches from her muscles. Snorting, a front hoof collides with it, moving it further in land. "I can see why you were at the bottom of the sea. No one would want to wear you on their head because you're too heavy."

OOC: Retrieval of the crown Lace made Mirage that was thrown over the edge into the sea. Anyone is free to come in.

If you could hear me then, can you hear me now?



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Caleb Posts: 135
Outcast atk: 5.5 | def: 8.5 | dam: 6.5
Stallion :: Hybrid :: 17.1hh :: 4yo :: Orangmoon HP: 69 | Buff: NOVICE
Henrietta :: Weimaraner :: None baylee
#2
The titan moved swiftly, muscles rippling under onyx fur as he briskly walked towards the shore. If it had been a regular day, he would've ignored the situation at hand, but today wasn't normal. In all his effort to acclimate to his new home, he had lacked the time to carefully strengthen the steel mask that has hid him carefully from the world. A crack has found it's way to his prized (figurative) mask, true emotions shown today. It wasn't that he didn't feel emotion, he just hid most of them away. His eyes were wild today, and his movements weren't calculated. He swayed as he walked, his body moving rythmically with the waves, as if his bones had some unspoken agreement with the water that his mind hadn't known about. It would almost appear that Caleb was amidst a drunken stupor, but that was far from the truth. He was used to being orderly and composed, but today he felt (and no doubt looked) both confused and worried, and deep down, he was vulnerable. In a quick attempt to regain his rapidly declining composure, the onyx stag grunts. His head it tossed up and down a few times, forcing his already wild locks to flail madly in the air (no doubt making them further wild). With a barely noticeable flutter of his ebony lashed lids, he focused on what had begun to unfold rather rapidly in front of him.

A mare has waded into the water, vanishing under it's surface, but has yet to reappear. She's gone a long time. Caleb isn't sure what to do, so he halts. His breathing is rapid as adrenaline spikes through his veins. His ears flick madly back and fourth, anxiety gripping at his stomach. She is gone for what seems to be days, years, decades. A blank stare grips his usually vibrant eyes as he plants his gaze on where he last saw her blue ass descend. And through this all, he could only think of one thing to say.

"What the.... fuck?"

Suddenly, she was there again. Her champagne coat was licked by salt water. Drops flew off of her every movement she made. She had fetched something. It appeared to be an object for from opaque. Caleb assumed it was glass, but didn't jump to conclusion. His gaze lingered on the crown that now lay on the sand for an inkling of a second before his steel orbs sought hers, a burning emotion behind them. What was the burning emotion? It was hard to decipher. His mask had mostly slid cooly onto his face, his expression neutral. Still, no mask could hide emotion that danced in raw in his pupils.

He waltzed towards her, coving distance easily with his huge form. With a demanding demeanor, he questioned the women. "How did you go so long?" without breathing, he craved to add on, but had spoken enough words for her to comprehend him. His domineering mind faltered slightly, stone guise disappearing for a brief second, revealing a tender Caleb. "What where you--" He cut himself off, knowing exactly what she was doing. She had been fetching the crown that lay between her forelimbs. Perhaps it was a different question he craved to ask, but it had already been silently answered. No, she wasn't trying to kill herself. He inwardly sighed, thankful it hadn't been a suicide attempt. She was safe, that's all he could ask of any horse. Remain safe.

And in a moment, he became stoic and unwavering, his mask firmly settled, the hole in his wall closing up, successfully hiding emotions once again.

ooc: hope you don't mind me crashing :3 also, calebs not usually like this. He'll be more normal next post :p

Sikeax the Sea Soul Posts: 355
Outcast atk: 4 | def: 9 | dam: 6
Mare :: Hybrid :: 16 hh :: 5 years HP: 64.5 | Buff: NOVICE
Hobgoblin :: Common Rougarou :: Water & Seoul :: Plain White Dragon :: Toxic Breath Zuno
#3

the ocean has a beating heart
that sings a mute song


She toys more, inspecting and agrivating herself with the retrieval. It was meaningless to her. She was no queen and had no plans to be, and while it may of been something of interest while at the bottom of the ocean, it was nothing but an artifact of a different world here. Possibly, it was best to put back into the ocean and forgotten forever.
She doesn't actually have time to decipher that idea because when she looks away from the black, glimmering mass below her, He is there.
Whoever he happens to be.
In his towering mass and wild, strange appearance, she snorts, backing up with a strike to the sand with her front hoof that sends sand splattering every which way. The crown rolls a bit with the momentum of her reaction. She thinks, only in the back of mind as pure instinct drives her, that going to back to the sea might be best. Something about the way emotions fills his eyes brings that thought to a stronger power.
Working in tandum with his approach, her hind legs draw her away slowly, stepping into the wet sand, dampened by the water that sprinkles from her tail. Ears cock when he speaks to her in a tone she's not used to having thrown at her.
She has no idea why she can do that. One day it just happened. Like how stars burn out, children learn to change their diet, like the Sun went out one night.
"I don't know. I breathe down there like I do here; don't you?" She can't dare to fathom the idea that his large mass, wings and all, would fit into place in the sea. How she came to fit the puzzle piece that she now so loved so much was a mystery.
Everything about him is strange. The more she watches, the more she is uncomfortable, building up a stone barrier and preparing herself for the bolt back into the sea. He could have the crown, if that's what he pleased.
Words blurt from his mouth and further confuses her. Facial muscles tense and gather in a look of unspoken questioning as she stares him down.

OOC: I don't mind at all. c:

@[Caleb]

If you could hear me then, can you hear me now?



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you were angels,
so much more than everything

:: please tag me
:: minor force and power play allowed


Caleb Posts: 135
Outcast atk: 5.5 | def: 8.5 | dam: 6.5
Stallion :: Hybrid :: 17.1hh :: 4yo :: Orangmoon HP: 69 | Buff: NOVICE
Henrietta :: Weimaraner :: None baylee
#4
With an ironclad mask settled firmly in place, his emotions are no longer in disarray, which may in fact just scare the girl more. Caleb was not all that sure what frightened the girl. Was he too forward, too caring? If being too caring was an issue, she would not have to worry anymore. Hidden behind a stony facade, compassion was sealed away and he acted with the grace of an elder, not of a young nurse. The distance between the pair does not lessen as she moves away from him when he tries to get closer. The dark titan was not sure what this tomfoolery was, but he shrugged it off, with no intention to decipher the strange language of women.

He finds himself terrified of his heart, it's constant hunger for whatever it is that it desires. The raw emotions of his heart are feared, hidden, caged. Caleb himself does not even know what it is that his heart desires, for he refuses to listen to that part of his body, following his mind instead. It's a safer world for him this way. Caleb is rarely insane, only when he finds his heart has been touched gently, and kindly. For the feelings of love and adoration are often cultivated by soft caresses to the heart, so to find a singular horse penetrating his masks and stony facade, finding a heart, is an intimidating thing for him. This is why he hides his heart. It goes even as far as those around him believing him to be truly heartless, though that is far from the case. His display of compassion towards this mare is a sign that his heart still does have some sort of power over him, forcing him to feel sometimes. Yet, her reaction is somewhat offensive, perhaps even childish or naive. Why would one shy from another that shows compassion? It is this strange and confusing logic that Caleb avoids by wearing a mask and facade, that way no one will ever shy away as Sikeax has done.

"I can't breathe underwater, I'm sure most horses can't," he pauses for a moment, letting his words sink in with her. Had she truly not known that horses weren't able to do that? Caleb wonders what sort of magic or trickery this girl possesses. Is she really all sweet and innocent? Surely there is a fire somewhere in there. It's only a matter of finding a lighter and igniting it.

As she moves further away from him, he avoids stepping closer now, figuring the girl enjoys her space (but for what reason he does not understand). She tells him that she doesn't know. His brow furrows at her answer and his gaze travels to the dark waters, wondering if the water would offer more answers to his questions. When his gaze does return to her, she stands in a position that would enable her to run easily if spooked. However, if she does decide to run, he'd only chase her, assuming she was playing around. He'd never let such a fascinating horse slip away from him. "I am Caleb." He tries to dance closer to her at one last attempt, his head is stretched out, muzzle reaching for her. He quietly wonders if this will just scare her more. He only seeks friendly 'nose-bump' greeting.

Ooc: SO SORRY FOR WAIT <3 @[Sikeax]
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a cold-hearted man was once a man that once cared too much.


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