Peaceful Abyss.
04-10-2014, 09:01 PM
The islands of Ibis. She hadn't been able to find her daughter's scent, but something drew her to the coast of Alacritis and in turn the islands where many seasons ago she'd run into a man who'd become her best friend, and she still was sad he had not remained. Broad paws would touch down upon the sand as she stared out at the distant land masses. The light breeze buffeted her thick alabaster pelt, and she drew in a deep breath before wading into the water. The salty ocean seemed to welcome her, and swimming was just as easy as before, despite how much weight she had lost over time. She churned her limbs against the deep, ever darkening water as she made her way towards the islands barely a kilometre away. The sky was blue, a few pale, fluffy clouds scuttling across lazily. If she wasn't in such a hurry to find Zlata, maybe she could have enjoyed the beauty of the day. It was warm, and the sun on her back felt good in the cool water.
She didn't even see it coming.
Something brushed against her foot as it arced through the water, and an electric shot of fear flooded through her.
It was just a fish, a little trout...
She thought to herself as she continued on, long banner streaming out behind her as she continued on. The islands were getting closer, if she could just get into the shallows, then there would be no need to worry. She started moving faster, unable to quell the tightening in her chest. Tall audits would flatten against her cranium as her muscles worked even harder. Claws struck something hard now, slicing through dense flesh and muscle as something glided beneath her. A yelp of terror, and she poured on the speed, desperately scrambling to get to that shore. Sharp pains sliced through her rear left leg, and a shriek of agony tore itself from her lungs. Before she could think to draw in a quick breath, the water engulfed her head. Liquid mercury optics stared helplessly up at the unchanged cerulean sky as her attacker dragged her further down. The pain ceased, and she frantically climbed towards the surface of the water, lungs begging for air as she clamped her jaws shut.
Nose would barely break the surface, and a quick, grateful breath would be interrupted as immense daggers clamped into her torso. Instead of air, she sucked in salty water. Convulsing was cut short as her body was whipped through the water at whiplash inducing speeds as her bones broke and her vision darkened. All there was in every moment was pain and ripping agony, until her last sight of the faraway cerulean sky, one lone cloud watching her from down below. Then it was all over, the underwater beast had torn her into tiny pieces and devoured her. Her life, which had held so much potential, was gone. Done. Over with.
There was no weight, and slowly, she began to regain some sort of consciousness. Beady black eyes captured the view around her, the water going out in every direction for miles. Below, crimson stained the dark aqua of the sea. A shadowed form wove through the depths, leaving behind the scene of the crime with a belly full and a sated thirst for blood. Floating atop the sanguine, there were two raven's feathers, taken from the right wing and the tail of the pallid queen's first kill. With a lasting shriek, the dark feathered avian soared off towards the immense continent at it's back.
-Exit Aurora via Death-
She didn't even see it coming.
Something brushed against her foot as it arced through the water, and an electric shot of fear flooded through her.
It was just a fish, a little trout...
She thought to herself as she continued on, long banner streaming out behind her as she continued on. The islands were getting closer, if she could just get into the shallows, then there would be no need to worry. She started moving faster, unable to quell the tightening in her chest. Tall audits would flatten against her cranium as her muscles worked even harder. Claws struck something hard now, slicing through dense flesh and muscle as something glided beneath her. A yelp of terror, and she poured on the speed, desperately scrambling to get to that shore. Sharp pains sliced through her rear left leg, and a shriek of agony tore itself from her lungs. Before she could think to draw in a quick breath, the water engulfed her head. Liquid mercury optics stared helplessly up at the unchanged cerulean sky as her attacker dragged her further down. The pain ceased, and she frantically climbed towards the surface of the water, lungs begging for air as she clamped her jaws shut.
Nose would barely break the surface, and a quick, grateful breath would be interrupted as immense daggers clamped into her torso. Instead of air, she sucked in salty water. Convulsing was cut short as her body was whipped through the water at whiplash inducing speeds as her bones broke and her vision darkened. All there was in every moment was pain and ripping agony, until her last sight of the faraway cerulean sky, one lone cloud watching her from down below. Then it was all over, the underwater beast had torn her into tiny pieces and devoured her. Her life, which had held so much potential, was gone. Done. Over with.
There was no weight, and slowly, she began to regain some sort of consciousness. Beady black eyes captured the view around her, the water going out in every direction for miles. Below, crimson stained the dark aqua of the sea. A shadowed form wove through the depths, leaving behind the scene of the crime with a belly full and a sated thirst for blood. Floating atop the sanguine, there were two raven's feathers, taken from the right wing and the tail of the pallid queen's first kill. With a lasting shriek, the dark feathered avian soared off towards the immense continent at it's back.
-Exit Aurora via Death-