Aplos Riverside

Moladion’s powerful, winding river...
Aplos River is a broad, slow-moving river originating from somewhere beneath the mountains of Spirane and feeding Iromar’s moors in the south. The northern parts of the river are known for their strong currents, with the water becoming slow moving in the south. The riverbanks vary along its course, ranging from soft hummock grasses to small groups of pine, and sometimes nothing but pebbles and sand. Crossing can be difficult at times, but it can be swam or bridged by fallen trees or boulders alike.

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moonlight bleeds scarlet and silver... {birthing}
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My Phobia was gone and I have nothing in which to live for. I know I have a child, or maybe even children, to bring into this world, but somehow it is not enough. The contractions start- and just as I had predicted it was a singular child. I lap and clean the precious child. He looks and reminds me so much of his father and it breaks my heart into tiny pieces. I whimper and my head falls in front of him, ears drooping.

Where is my family now that I need them? I feel like everyone has forsaken me. Like I'm slipping into some other world where I can know nothing. Where I am controlled by no earthly limits. There was a rustle in the area around my den and I lift my head in alarm. I pull myself to my paws and dart out of the den. A deep growl bubbles in my throat as I see three strange wolves. I lunge and latch onto the throat of the first, feeling the skin split and blood rush into my jaws.

The second wolf snaps jaws in my scruff and tosses me hard enough to jar my breath as I land on the ground in front of the third, their leader. His paw comes down on my shoulder and crushes his weight down on me.

Tears roll down my muzzle as I whine in pain. My breaths are heaving and I cannot catch my breath.

I struggle and thrash, desperate to protect my child. But...doubt began to creep in. It began to weigh me down and sap my willpower and heart.

"OSIRIS!"

One of the wolves, the second one, turns his head towards the den. Now that I had yelled out my child's name, he knew I was not alone. This evil wolf would slay my legacy. I let myself fall limp, jaws parted as my tongue lolls from my jaws. Faking death. My eyes slip close as I try my best to fool these monsters. It works, and as the second wolf steps past his comrade I had slain and past me, my jaws snap open and lock onto the centre of his leg with a satisfactory crunch. A deep snarl that scares even me bubbles from deep within my chest.

I must protect my last and only legacy. I must protect what Phobia has left us. I wrenched my head to one side and hear more of a snapping noise, and it gives me a morbid satisfaction. Osiris must live.

I let go and then slip free of the leader's grasp and sink my fangs into the back of the second wolf's neck. My breath warms the fur of his scruff before I lose my grip and stand to the side of him. I dart and escape into my den. "My son, Osiris."

"You are the scythe of my family."

They were in my den now and they were blocking the entrance. Tears run down my face as I turn to face these monsters. Monsters. Strange demons in my den.

The fur along my white spine bristles in anger and my tail lashes.

I am no angel so I will show no kindness or mercy. I am the only soft one in a family of razors. I am not perfect and I never have been. But here, in this very moment, I am in control.

I miss my family very much. My relationships will not end here tonight. My ears flatten to the top of my skull. My snarl rises in tempo. "Goodbye my scythe. You will grow to be the kryptonite of demons and angels alike."

That was his designated fate. That is his prophecy. His story begins today. I long to guide him through it but I cannot. I love you, but I cannot be here for you, and it shatters my heart and soul. "I will do what you want if you leave my son alone." A tear falls down my snow white and silver cheek. Because of what I have surrendered.

My world has crumbled around me. I will miss my only son growing up.

I have lost myself to these monsters. However, this sacrifice is necessary. It is my destiny. I follow them out as they lead me away.

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