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Posted on May 9, 2015 at 03:10:07 AM by ELOAH
| got a hole in my soul,
growing deeper and deeper, |
| The particulars of her birth had never been made to her, or at least, not entirely. She had not been aware that she had been born baptized in blood, named under the command of her father or even that her father might have ever considered culling her. No, she had been kept comfortably oblivious. All she knew is that her mother had not been as active as the others, and that she had often grown bored in the pit of darkness that was their home. The concept of internal injury and anemia were foreign, unknown, not even produced in the wildest of her dreams. All she was able to do was watch the other mothers move about with healthy, long gaits and then ponder the separation between they and her own mother. It seemed unfair that the other children were able to play so freely. Her experiences with the outside world had been limited at best, and each day made her more and more restless. Eventually, however, the dam had to burst. She had grown impatient, agitated by the confinement. Of course, she did not need to wait particularly long before her mother seemingly became tired, and the moment her eyelids dropped low enough, Eloah had begun her ascent towards the den's mouth. Even so young, she moved with clear purpose, storming towards the morning light and tumbling out with little hesitation. Even if she had felt the instinctual fear those her age were supposed to feel, her determination and frustration had been enough to drown it out. Those instincts had been replaced by sheer awe at not only the world around her, but also her own ability to make it to such a place without having been caught and without having been choked up. She had no idea if her sister would be able to do so, either. In fact, she had barely thought of her as she had made her climb. She might have cared for her sibling in some way and yet, her determination to escape the boredom of confinement had been all of her own. Perhaps Kamala enjoyed the confinement. Eloah had never thought to ask. Though she might have been small, she had begun to make quick work of the prairie. It had taken her several moments to gain composure and yet, she took off as soon as she had her bearings. She darted across the spring field, breaking away from the tall grass that surrounded her home. She moved towards the centrepoint of the pack land, panting slightly as she made her way up one of the sloping hills. Across it, flowers bloomed, their scent making her sneeze as the pollen washed across her body. Finally, though, she had made it to the top, where the grass grew shorter and less plentiful and where she could finally see out across the territory. She stood for some time, coated in yellow pollen but as proud as ever; she had done it! She had broken free from the constraints of her den and had found herself somewhere new, somewhere to call hers. Though, her excitement didn't stop there. In fact, she felt quite ambitious. She had always seen the others out in the yonder and now, she wanted to know just what they always got up to. And so, she called out as best as she could for the other children of Asteraia, a shrill cry of a howl.
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Replies:
- WE WILL NOT BOW - By CUIRASS May 10, 2015 at 11:32:14 PM
I'LL LiVE TO DiE ANOTHER DAY - By rapier May 11, 2015 at 05:58:02 PM
we've given the vampires the keys to the blood bank - By ELOAH May 17, 2015 at 05:13:17 AM
WE WILL NOT BOW - By CUIRASS May 18, 2015 at 11:53:54 PM
I'LL LiVE TO DiE ANOTHER DAY - By rapier May 20, 2015 at 00:59:31 AM