Kalon 921 Entry - Journey to Peace

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𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆

𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

Soft blankets envelop Melody as she falls on her bed, exhausted by the day's toils. She gladly welcomed the relaxation, for in this paradise her worries dissipated. It had been a long and tedious day, so she needed the sleep more than ever. The soothing music from the ocean that presides near her lulls Melody into a restful sleep. But it isn't long before she starts to dream.....

ENTER DREAM

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𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎

Melody slowly opens her eyes to find herself in front of a river.
"Huh?" She jumps back, startled and confused. The last thing she could remember was drifting to sleep...so was this - a dream? Perhaps, she was lucid dreaming, where you are aware that you are in a dream, and could do anything you can imagine. To test the theory that she was in fact in a dream, Melody braced herself, and bit down hard on one of her paws. She felt - nothing - no pain whatsoever. So.. she was right, this was a dream. Since she could do anything, Melody wondered what she should try....

ATTEMPT TO FLY


ATTEMPT TO SHAPESHIFT

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𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒊 𝒇𝒍𝒚?

Melody takes a deep breath and imagines herself growing a beautiful pair of feathery wings. She imagined them lifting her into the air so she can soar among the sun and stars. Melody opens her eyes and - Nothing. She was disappointed and a bit confused to still be on the ground. She tried again, but it still didn't work. She sighed and gazed at the river in front of her. Maybe she couldn't do it is because the stupid dream wanted to make her cross the river or something.. Well - It wasn't like there was anything else to do. Melody hesitantly padded to the bank, a bit uneasy about what was to come next. Some stones were visible and peeking out of the water, but she was sure with the gushing rapid's waves they were to be slippery. There was however, and grand tree next to the riverbank. Maybe if she could tear some branches off and make a raft? As soon as she apporached the tree, a canoe materilzed in front of her.
How convienent, she though sarcastically, so if a canoe can appear out of thin air, and she couldn't fly. Still, the canoe looked like a much more safe way to cross the river than the rag-tag raft she was imagining. She set the boat at the river side, and postitioned herself in it. Melody then pushed the canoe out into the water, not expecting what came next. As soon as the canoe touched the rapids, the sea's roar turned into a gentle pur. Melody was thankful to cross with little trouble. When she reached the other side she unmounted from the boat (as soon as she got out it dissappered) Melody was met by 2 paths. One was a mountain pass, the other continued along the river. Which one should she pick?



FOLLOW THE MOUNTAIN PASS


FOLLOW THE RIVERSIDE

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𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒊 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕?

Melody takes a deep breathe and imagines herself turning into a majestic bay horse. She imagined her hooves ready to run a thousand miles, only the wind being her competitor. Melody opens her eyes and - Nothing. She was disappointed and a bit confused to still be a kalon. She tried again, but it still didn't work. She sighed and gazed at the river in front of her. Maybe she couldn't do it is because the dream wanted to make her cross the river or something.. Well - It wasn't like there was anything else to do. Melody hesitantly padded to the bank, a bit uneasy about what was to come next. Some stones were visible and peeking out of the water, but she was sure with the gushing rapid's waves they were sure to be slippery. There was however, and grand tree next to the riverbank. maybe if she could tear some branches off and make a raft...as soon as she apporached the tree, a canoe materilzed in front of her. Well that's convienent, she thought. So if that could happen, yet she wasn't allowed to shapeshift? Still, the canoe looked like a much more safe way to cross the river than the rag-tag raft she was imagining. She set the boat at the river side, and postitioned herself in it. Melody then pushed the canoe out into the water, not expecting what came next. As soon as the canoe touched the rapids, the sea's roar turned into a gentle pur . Melody was thankful to cross with little trouble. When she reached the other side and unmounted from the boat, Melody was met by 2 paths. One was a mountain pass, the other continued along the river. Which one should she pick?

FOLLOW THE MOUNTAIN PASS


FOLLOW THE RIVERSIDE

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𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔

Feeling slightly bold, Melody took the road less traveled. As she approached the pass, she grew anxious, as now she could see how narrow the entrance to the trail was. Melody was claustrophobic, and if the trail stayed like that the whole time, she would be forced to turn back. She didn't want this dream to turn into a nightmare. The mountains surrounding her seemed to close in on her, constrict her as Melody squeezed through the crevice. She burst out of the rocky doorway and was relieved to see a clear hike in front of her, no claustrophobic triggers in sight. She took a deep breath, grateful that was over with. The trail led upward, a rocky path that led who knows where. Melody glanced back and was horrified to see the crack in the rocks which she slipped through had vanished. Now, there was no place to go but up.
10 minutes had passed, the the trail turned more strenuous, getting steeper and steeper. Melody paused to catch her breath, when she heard a deep rumbling. Her eyes shot up, and was petrified to see a barrage of rocks tumbling down the trail, right toward her.





HIDE!

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𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆

Playing it safe, Melody decided to stick by the river, and follow the sandy beach that presided there. The beach had many beautiful seashells, so she began to collect them. From pretty pinks to mysterious blues, she soon had her arms full with her tiny treasures. Melody had just bent down to pick up a paticurally shocking purple shell when she heard a low rumble. Her eyes shot up to see a barrage of boulders coming down the mountain side, right toward her.



HIDE!

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𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆.....


Forgetting she was in a dream, and scared for her life, she scrambled to get out of the way, and off the death trap the path had sent her on. Melody scampered off the trail and into the dense woods nearby. Yet, she could still hear and see the boulders coming for her. Frantically, she searched for some sort of shelter. Luckly, she found a hidden cave just in the nick of time, buried into the mountain side. She panted and watched as the rocks fell down upon the only opening, sealing her in. At least I'm still alive- Oh. Melody felt stupid. This was a dream - she was never in any danger. And now she was stuck in this cave. and had no idea how to wake up.
Suddenly, a minuscule beam of light appeared on the cavern's ground. Melody observed it, confused. She thought the way she had gotten in was the only opening.....
Intrigued, she searched for the source of the light by exploring deeper and deeper into the cave. Just as she was gong to give up, and was convinced she was delusional, she saw it. A small hole poked through the roof, at the very end of the chasm. Melody gathered some excess rocks lying around the cave to produce a makeshift ladder to get her out. After 20 minutes of work, the ladder was high and stable enough to safely bring her out the dark cave. When she finally exited, Melody was overjoyed to see a beautiful field, cluttered with various types of wildflowers. And on top of that, there was a crystal blue lake with a beachy bank. It was - a paradise! An escape from her hectic life that always wanted to crash and burn. Here, everything was forgotten, and she could, if but momentarily be set free from the stresses of that day. Melody layed down in the field and closed her eyes, basking in warmth. She resolved to somehow come here again, next night, and the next, and so forth. It didn't matter what she had to go through to get there, because she knew in the end, it would be worth it. Because, this was truly paradise.
But what Melody did not know, was that her inner peace had come from the journey, not the end result....






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I fell in love with them, thank you for the stunning design! <3

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[Nova.In.Orbit]

I really hope you get this beauty! This is awesome! I love how you can choose her dream path! It's very unique! My wishes go out to you <3

[Sandstorm814]

I really hope you get this beauty! This is awesome! I love how you can choose her dream path! It's very unique! My wishes go out to you <3

Thank you! I'm so nervous about the competition, this really helped <3