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Years ago, an earthquake broke open several entrances into a deep, winding series of subterranean systems. It was thought that deep below, underground rivers snaked their way below Moladion. Now, flooding in the Northern reaches of Moladion has proven this theory to be true.
The Grotto is almost entirely submerged. Many of the entrances are completely inaccessible, and those that are only extend a few hundred feet before ending in water. The lower entrances, however, act almost like a giant drain for Moladion. Water pours down into the Grotto's maw as powerful rapids and waterfalls, and large amounts of debris have build up throughout the area. It can be exceptionally dangerous to travel due to the risk of flash-flooding and dams suddenly breaking, but the Grotto does offer the most consistent access across the floodwaters because of those dams.
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Hallelujah IP: 104.34.33.123 Posted on July 19, 2014 at 02:05:18 AM by Ailith
maybe
there's a god above, but all i ever learned from love was how to shoot someone who outdrew you.
(music ^^^^)
The cry that reverberates through the cave walls is one I am vaguely familiar with. I had heard something similar to it on the tundra, many years ago. That day, the cry came from a mother wolf who's entire litter of pups, extensions of her own soul, had been stolen by the frozen wrath of the tundra. In a world where only the strong survive, she wasn't strong enough to protect them. The sound she made, was the sound of her soul shattering. It was truly heart breaking and now once more I felt my heart break with the cry that came from Eric. Oh Eric, what have I done to you?
He is like a flash of white when he comes up to me, his touch alone easing some of the pain that pulses through my body. His tongue is gentle as it rolls over my wounds but I still flinch as they sting. He says something, something I do not understand for it is in a language i'm not familiar with, but the tone tells all; it is a plea, for me not to fall into the darkness and slip away from this world No. She won't die on this day, there is still much for her to do. I say, casting him a reassuring smile. I was strong, if the tundra had not wiped me from this earth, Moladion would certainly not be the cause.
Despite his efforts, I knew what Eric was and all he had done. There was not much that could be kept hidden from an assassin that was tied to your soul, not that I had intentionally discovered these facts. It was his right to be whoever he wanted to be. While I was not into the same things he was, I accepted that part of him regardless. Yet I felt like I was making him change who he was, and that was not what I wanted. I liked him just as he was, the loner I had met in the field that day. I could feel his soul struggling and suffering and I knew I was the cause of this. I wonder if he would be better not having met me at all. This imprinting: was it a blessing or a curse?
"Eric, she wants him to know that she knows what he has been trying to hide from her. She accepts that part of him and she doesn't want him to change who he is, she likes him just as he is," I say, my voice very soft and sincere. I gaze into those blue eyes that mirror my own and I have to look back down in sadness and guilt. The smile on my face has disappeared. "She is the cause of all his pain," I whisper, knowing he can hear me. "Ogguarpunga, it means she is sorry, for all she has done to him" I lift my head, using some of my strength to do so. I gently nuzzle into his chest.