The sky is empty and black, brooding over ancient and gnarled trees. As he walks along the...
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Beneath Unseen Stars
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The sky is empty and black, brooding over ancient and gnarled trees. As he walks along the twisted and gnarled roots winding their way between the silvan giants, the child wonders where he is- What ancient forest is this, dancing with the sound of night-birds and chirruping crickets? He has no guide to show him the way, no compass to reveal his way back home- Nothing but a fat and ponderous moon, hanging low above the trees and casting dappled light and shadows both with merry abandon.
With nothing else to follow, the child sets course by that pale lamp- Following the ethereal trail it leaves as it sifts through the leaves, listening to the music of it's children as he goes and ignoring the rustling among the shadows that follows him along the way.
It may have been minutes or hours that the child followed that light- In this place, dancing his way between the trees, time seemed like an illusion. Despite that the forest dwindled away, eventually leaving the child looking around himself at a massive clearing between forest and mountain. As he looked curiously at the mount, the shadows between the rocks eventually shifted and revealed a yawning cavern. Turning back towards the forest, the man-child halted- The sun rising above the trees revealing a plethora of serpents resting among the branches and ground alike, watching him with glinting eyes. The moonlit path he had followed was now hidden with the rising of the sun.
As the boy turned to look at the cave again, his heart sank- For rising from it's depths was a massive snake, writhing up from the depths of the earth itself. Looking it in the eye, he saw his fate- And so he grimly nodded before he was devoured whole.
Within the belly of the snake, he felt himself pushed back and forth, twisted and turned until he was curled in upon himself and hugging his knees to his chest. Then he felt it forming around him, wrapping him in a warm shell- Somehow, despite all logic, he was inside an egg.
Within that embryo, the boy felt himself change- Hairs disappearing as scales took their place, his eyes warping as the pupils became elongated and slit. His teeth and nails grew sharp and hard as muscles and limbs tightened and grew- And before long, he felt like an entirely different person. And then there was motion outside his shell- So he straightened out, and split it open as he rose from it's depths-
As he opened his eyes, the boy noticed the beeping of his alarm clock. As he shut it off, he looked at his hand- A few hairs clung to his soft, pale flesh.
And yet somehow, he still felt the snake curling under his skin.
With nothing else to follow, the child sets course by that pale lamp- Following the ethereal trail it leaves as it sifts through the leaves, listening to the music of it's children as he goes and ignoring the rustling among the shadows that follows him along the way.
It may have been minutes or hours that the child followed that light- In this place, dancing his way between the trees, time seemed like an illusion. Despite that the forest dwindled away, eventually leaving the child looking around himself at a massive clearing between forest and mountain. As he looked curiously at the mount, the shadows between the rocks eventually shifted and revealed a yawning cavern. Turning back towards the forest, the man-child halted- The sun rising above the trees revealing a plethora of serpents resting among the branches and ground alike, watching him with glinting eyes. The moonlit path he had followed was now hidden with the rising of the sun.
As the boy turned to look at the cave again, his heart sank- For rising from it's depths was a massive snake, writhing up from the depths of the earth itself. Looking it in the eye, he saw his fate- And so he grimly nodded before he was devoured whole.
Within the belly of the snake, he felt himself pushed back and forth, twisted and turned until he was curled in upon himself and hugging his knees to his chest. Then he felt it forming around him, wrapping him in a warm shell- Somehow, despite all logic, he was inside an egg.
Within that embryo, the boy felt himself change- Hairs disappearing as scales took their place, his eyes warping as the pupils became elongated and slit. His teeth and nails grew sharp and hard as muscles and limbs tightened and grew- And before long, he felt like an entirely different person. And then there was motion outside his shell- So he straightened out, and split it open as he rose from it's depths-
As he opened his eyes, the boy noticed the beeping of his alarm clock. As he shut it off, he looked at his hand- A few hairs clung to his soft, pale flesh.
And yet somehow, he still felt the snake curling under his skin.
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WizardOne
Spelling and grammar seem fine, I can't actually comment on the content yet however, as I haven't got the foggiest what is actually going on.
I guess I'll find out in future updates.
Looking forward to it.
I guess I'll find out in future updates.
Looking forward to it.
HMS_Deus_Vult
Pretty nice, but short. I look forward to more.