by Guest » Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:43 am
prompt seven: with shiloh auber & valley
shiloh & valley looked up to the open sky, untouched grounds growing purely, a bunny hopped across a patch of dandelions, blowing their seeds into the wind. a few solemn trees loomed against the clouds, in a peaceful way. all around there was the scent of morning dew, in the distance, fire. a fire & smoke from the mountains that took up a vast amount of the enfolding sky. they'd gotten far, far from their village, & their journey was just picking up like a road sicknesses you'd get from a car trip that was a few hours too long. the peace here was overwhelming in a way. they couldn't remember when they'd felt something like this last.
the fish they had been traveling with started their own way, shiloh & valley were alone to travel all by themselves again. together now, it was like they were the only two other kalons existing. a strange, irrational feeling, but one that couldn't be shook.
" so . . . " valley spoke words that suddenly got caught up on the tip of his tongue, he hadn't spoken for a while, not after he & shiloh woke up to begin traveling again, when they noticed a darkness coming into shape above their camp. he cleared his throat. " remember that crystal we found in the village ? "
valley had been keeping a white crystal, one that was cold like wind to the touch, in his coat's pocket. he'd noticed it getting colder & colder as they traveled on, almost to a point of pain where he couldn't keep it in the coat's pocket anymore. this he had all explained to shiloh, & then he pitched the idea that they were supposed to find another one. it was a good idea, shiloh agreed. but the thing was, they had almost left the forest, there wasn't much time while they watched the sky get darker, not because it was getting late, but because of the power of the creatures attacking kalokairi had begun to take over it's general state. they couldn't spend so much time in the forest & risk getting caught in that storm of darkness. so they kept traveling, despite the fact valley was still oddly anxious that there was a crystal they'd skipped over the past few days.
they'd reached the border of the forest. although it wasn't really a forest anymore, more so dust & hot rocks. but in the center of the wasteland, there was a willow tree, roots tangled around it, dark leaves & a quaint glow. a glow ? the coldness of the crystal in valley's pocket faded. they found it.
the tree started to grow though, taller than any other tree the pair had ever seen, over across the sky into the foggy distance. valley didn't hesitate, running off to the willow. he quickly grabbed onto one of the branches that was still lowered against the ground, barely seconds from being lifted into the sky. shiloh wasn't so eager. he had a fear of heights, even looking up to the seemingly endless top of the tree made him sick to his stomach. valley grabbed onto his cape, as usual, pulling him onto the branch with him that as planned, took them closer to the top of the tree. although, the branch was fragile. valley pulled shiloh, still in a shocked state, into the center of the tree. the branch they were standing on moments ago snapped, falling into the midst & below of clouds.
" i can't see the ground. " shiloh had to stop his heart from stopping while he spoke the words, his tone was monotone but still a sense of dread lived on it. " don't look at the ground ! oldest trick in the book, i thought you'd know that one . . . " valley responded back, accidentally quite snarky. his paws slipped while he reached for the branch above, almost sliding down the tree's trunk, although he was saved by shiloh, who smiled at him, though nervous & beginning to guide valley to the top so they wouldn't have to keep on reaching on with their life.
the glow grew bigger, almost blinding. a dark green that tainted the colour of the clouds & sky. it would almost be beautiful, if they weren't so close to falling off the tree. " are those, " shiloh spoke after what felt like hours, eyes tilted towards a strange bright flock in the sky.
" birds ? "
they were birds with white & yellow feathers, long flowing wings, a look of serenity. & then shiloh remembered, this must have been the flock the bird staying in the pond & moonlight & voice never heard like others late the other night was looking for. it wasn't long until the birds came to shiloh & valley's side, motioning for them to trust them, to let them help them.
flying in the clouds, it was hard to see, especially so close to the lavalands where the smoke started to collide with their views. the birds seemed to know where they were going though, dropping shiloh & valley off into the center point of the tree, where the branches of the willow cradled the crystal in leaves. after jumping off the bird's backs, they coughed from the smoke & clouds caught up in their lungs, perhaps being so high in the sky took a toll on their lack of air, too.
valley reached out his paw for the crystal, glowing in all colours that a forest, if it hadn't been taken over by evil like the one in kalokairi, would look like. it refreshed his mind like someone's first intake of nature they could never remember. everything was green, everything was peaceful once again, just for a moment.
soon, the pair was on the ground again, the flock of birds flew ahead them, into the smoke & warmth of the lavalands. the tree subsided into a small sapling, innocent, as so to begin life again, & then sunk into the ground.
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