
Wolf and LambI didn't want to die. My soul was destroyed; a withered husk. I was worthless and broken from birth, with no purpose to my name. And then I was found by my fair Esme. At first, dear Esme's ideals seemed unbelievable and childish. But still I stood by her, not knowing why. And then, finally, she opened my eyes; showed me the error of my disbelief. she gave me purpose: to do anything and everything to further her ideals, to live on and evermore though her being, to be together forever in our wonderland. We will be as one in our blissful eternity. The little that was mine is now hers. We shall, we must, be bound together. My Esme is the only thing I will ever need.Edwin couldn't believe it.
They'd left him, stranded, tied to a tree. They couldn't take any more of his fear, of his moaning about how it was all for naught.
So they tied him up and relinquished all responsibility for him.
He was scared. Yes, he hated living, but... he didn't want to die. Especially not on the terms of some... creature.
Salty tears were dripping silently down his muzzle and he bowed his head.
Then she came.
The Lamb.
The Snow White Viscet who looked like the moon.
"What are you doing here?" she queried in a tone that made him weak all over.
"My family left me here. They said I moped too much and..." he trailed off, voice hoarse from lack of water. He didn't really require any other words, anyways.
He was captivated by her and her bright eyes.
"Oh really?" Then a giggle.
She had to become his. He would give her everything. She could lead them into a better life, he could feel it in his bones.
She touched him.
"You hate this life, don't you?" Her tail tip traced a path down his face and he shuddered with longing.
"Yes."
"What if I could... Take it all away?" she mused. "Provide a paradise, a wonderland, where nothing ever dies or goes wrong?"
He froze and looked at her, a million questions and replied on his tongue, but he knew his gaze spoke volumes.
I can give you this. If, that is, you help me please my Master."
"You have a Master?" Edwin was deflated, and an ember of FURY sat in his chest. How dare someone be the mate of this divine creature! She was his! And he would be hers! ...But he did not make this known in the blank stare he gave her.
"Oh yes. He's not a Viscet though, he's simply a dark god. I'm his servant, since he can't do bidding on earth. I'm only HALF a goddess, you see."
"You look like a full goddess to me," he whispered. The coal of anger had been put out. A god was not a Viscet. He was free to desire her and work beside her if he pleased.
That is what he pleased.
"What do you have to do for this... Master?"
She grinned at him, and even though in reality it was rather a leer, he saw a charming smile.
"Collect souls. Once I have enough... I'll transcend into my rightful place! My paradise!"
"Collect souls...?" He was reasonably sure he knew what that meant, but he needed to ask.
"Oh, just Viscet souls. I'm pretty good at it." She traced a line across his neck fur in an almost caring manner and once again he shivered from her touch. "One slice, and the soul goes straight to my Master."
He had known it. Death, of course. Somehow it didn't seem so wrong any more. They'd left him, what was a little revenge anyways? And since this was for her, he'd do anything.
Anything.
But the thought of her leaving this plain terrified him now. He never knew that he needed another as much as he did now. So, without any second thoughts, he asked,
"Can I help? And then come with you?"
"Of course, my dear... What is your name?"
"Edwin."
"Ah and mine is Esmè. But you can call me..." She tapped a claw against her chin, then suddenly brought her paw down in a vicious slice. "Mistress."
Edwin winced violently, afraid he had offended this ethereal being. But no.
The ropes fell away under her claws.
He could stand again. Shaking himself all over, he could barely believe it. But it was real.
It had to be.
"Show me the way, my dear mistress," he rumbled and they set off, as he watched Esmè leading the way, ears pricked in triumph.
TerritoryParents, animal and human alike, never let their children venture
into these woods. They're dark, trees with trunks as twisted as the
minds of the demons there. A perfect place for Esme to collect souls.
This, of course, is why Edwin picked it. He can creep around, silent
as a ghost with his shadowy black pelt. He defends his land fiercely
of course. How else do you think he finds souls for Esme? He never
leaves to go anywhere else except if Esme really wishes it.
When Esme leaves, he usually finds an oblivious newcomer sleeping on his
land. They're added to Esme's tally, of course.
He sleeps at the heart of the forest, next to an old, rotted out tree. It's still
hard wood, though, with no danger of falling, which is good because
Esme sleeps in it.
He sits with her and listens to wind whistling through the branches,
like the cries of the souls that were so unwillingly freed.
^This is the rest of the form!^His CauseThis broken young Viscet despised the world. His life crumbled around him in a broken mess.
But that was his plan. He wanted to escape the chains that all Viscets held on to
in order to protect there timid minds of their own mortality.
Edwin thought of his demise every day of his waking life and feared it to his core.
He knew of nothing else. How could someone ever be happy if everything ultimately ends?
You can't have purpose if you're bound by life.
But Esme... She walked with a purpose, as if the meaning of living was enfolding
in front of her, pieces coming obediently into place.
And she told him she sends souls to the underworld to escape her life.
She can escape it.
They can escape it. and at such a low cost, it seemed.
Fully convinced of her goddess standing and delusional goal, he will fight any Viscet
who come onto her territory, with an aim to kill.
So Edwin and Esme work together, trying to transcend this reality that
hurt them so. Edwin in the waking world, Esmè in her sleep.
PersonalityA broken child of few emotions. He rarely ever looks at his victims.
He did take on a more malicious and far away seeming persona for a certain...
thing that he met. As far as is known, that is his true persona, beyond the
broken seams. He takes a caring tone for Esme that almost sounds truthful.
Almost.What he's drawn to and what he hates+
Everything about Esme; her whimsical,
purring voice, her angelic fur, but especially
her gorgeous, lustful, malicious laugh she
gives to him after he kills for her.
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The feeling of Esme's name on his tongue,
often repeating it over and over to himself
as he pads slowly behind her.
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The smell and taste of blood.
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Killing swiftly and messily.
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The Moon:
pure, radiant, beautiful.
Like Esme. He will rip it from the sky and
give it to her one day.
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When Esme isn't smiling.
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When anyone begs for mercy.
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When anyone speaks to Esme.
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When the blood of her victims stains
Esme's pelt.
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Toying with his prey, but keeps
victims alive if Esme wants to play.
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The Stars. They are attempting to down
out the moon with their combined tiny glows.
ArtBy LOCW_Bluestarwarrior
Full Chant"You be the wolf and I'll be the lamb,
Run run run as fast as you can.
You be the lamb and I'll be the wolf,
The end begins now with claw and hoof.
We are death in one entwined,
We will transcend to the end of time."
By Solarizing"Twisted"There once was a wolf,
and once was a sheep,
and once they were apart
one was twisted beyond repair,
and one was without a heart,
one was found in a forest green, strung up and left to rot,
and the other was found at the base of his tree,
of the wolf she had heard of and sought,
she tore his strong bonds and stared in his eyes,
What a wonder, she thought to herself,
to see another with eyes such as mine,
though his are in less jovial health,and right then and there she committed to him,
"You shall be mine, you'll see!"
and the wolf looked up with a questioning glance,
so the other skipped off with glee.
And long did it take to meet up again,
but the sheep did not worry, she had all the time,
so she wandered and slaughtered and then,
the wolf, drawn by purpose, and also her path
followed the bloodlust
and caught the sheep by her calf,
she did not yelp, she did not squeal,
as his other prey would do,
so he got on his knees, and then from his chest,
his hollow soul he did peel,
"I have little to give you, my fair twisted heart,"
the wolf spoke up to his half,
"But please give me guidance , please let you be mine,
please show me your galliant art,
and your will I will follow,
your soul we will share,
to be without purpose is too much bear."
This he said without feeling,
but his eyes spoke the truth
so the sheep grinned maliciously
revealing all lip and tooth,
"I accept your kind offer, I accept your strong will,
and we shall be together at last,
and your soul I'll give mine to fill."
And they walked off together, held by their vows,
bound on a quest for their enthralling desires,
not asking whys or hows,
to the question they never chose to believe,
the truth of it all that it never may be,
them and their ideals that they never let leave,
for they in themselves are already lost
to their delusions of happily ever,
so there they will stay in their own twisted eyes,
entrapped and encased in their own wonderland,
both leaving right after never...
So there once was a wolf,
and there once was a sheep,
and once they did share a goal,
and once they did meet, and once they did vow,
and once built a wonderland in their souls.
By me