[EmberWolf]

H A L L V U L P I N E S
-- THE CANDLE --

All Hallvulpines will be closed and judged on October 31st

Give me a short story about a dark place in need of light. Please no longer than 300 words. Will not be judged on length - but creativity.

Code: Select all

username:
name:
dark place:

[ExVenor]

username: Half Tree
name: Argi
dark place:
.....The dark place he will be lighting up is peoples' mind and heart. Where the pleasure of seeing him trotting along in the dark with his cheerful little lantern can brighten someone's day in the literal sense and the mental one. Argi always shows up after an event that raises a lot of despair in a person or community. The sight of him allows some of his 'magic' to touch the minds wallowing in sorrow, easing the darkness within.

.....There is reference to him in some ancient art and texts, but no one knows when he first appeared. He has touched innumerable lives for however long his own has been. The original oddity of a fox walking by with a lantern is enough to shock people out of a stupor. Once he knows he has their attention he'll give them what they need, to feel better. Sitting next to them for a time, doing a little dance, leading the way to something or someone that will help them get onto the path for healing. Whatever it may be Argi just seems to know.

.....Some superstitions think the fox is a wizard transformed as punishment, righting wrongs of causing despair. Some individuals prefer to believe he has always been a good hearted being. Either way no one can know for sure, the people just like to talk. Argi cannot speak obviously so all the mysteries of his being remain locked up. Even his little lantern is a question in itself. Where he got it, how he lit it, and how it stays lit rain or shine. These casual thoughts mean that even when he isn't there to lighten the burden of thought, those thinking about him don't have time to dwell on the negatives. His very existence fulfills his personal goals.
.....[300/300]

[Firealone]

username:Firealone
name:Lumi
dark place:

[cocogerber13]

username: cocogerber13
name: Candela
dark place:

[eltonn]

username: save seedcakes
name: Kullen
dark place:

He knew where he was.

The deep, cavernous chambers surrounded him, swallowing him whole and leaving nothing left. Water dripped from stone stalactites, creating small pools on the floor that was riddled with miniscule pockets. Why wasn't the water gushing? A river should run through this place. He tilted his head back, but saw no sky. So how, then, did he feel the wind tug against his pelt in sync with an unheard tune? But there was no river, and there was no light. The wind chilled, causing the creature to shudder in place. With the cold came a noise--heavy, melodic thudding. Ba-bump. Ba-bump. Ba-bump. As if played by unseen drums, the beats continued at a steady pace. A rosy tint flushed the walls blood red, coming in fluctating bursts and giving off an otherwordly cherry glow. The creature crouched against the ground in a desperate attempt to hide from the truth. He had never imagined how torn and ragged it had become: broken, unable to function as it should, and dry of all emotion.

Yes, he knew where he was. Only his very own heart was this dark, this chilled, and this filled with holes.

[HowlingHooves]

username: HowlingHooves
name: Valenie
dark place:
It was always warm, and always dark. So very dark. But fear wasn't involved, how could it be when a voice would speak, resonating from within but echoing all around. That voice was so gentle at times, fierce during others, and even when emotions of sadness or worry could be felt, the warmth and the darkness was consuming and the voice was always gentle when directed toward them.

But the darkness became something else, the warmth stripped away in a sudden rush and senses that hadn't been known came alive with a loud and frightened crying. The new sensation of cold overwhelmed the senses, and the light! It was blinding, overpowering and making everything so much harder to make out! But then that voice... and then warmth, tightness around them. Eyes focused as best as they were able, but the voice of a mother calmed the overwhelming sense of light and cold in the infant, gentle and sweet and reminding of the warmth and the darkness.

166/300 words. c:

[Stormwarden]

| username. Stormwarden
| name. Lucasta
⟶ lux casta "pure light"
| dark place. how lightless is the lonely, loveless heart.

[milo.]

mark

[allinian]

res

[Smartyk]

Res