[**Snowwhisper**]

Prompt Thirteen:

"A ɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇ!
This place is probably the nicest you've been yet. Crystals everywhere, my kind of place for sure.
How does your hero feel about it? "

The misshapen adventures of Nadia and Avery


Nadia groaned as she threw her pack on the ground of the cavern of crystals. She lowered herself to the ground as she wiped her forehead. She was glad to be out of the lava lands. She hated the heat at home and being there made it all the worse. And the burns from the embers in the air just made it all the worse. She was sure she had a bald spot somewhere.

As she looked Avery over from where she was examining a large crystal, she noted nothing was wrong with her, with a great deal of relief. At least they never had to go back, she thought as she laid back with her head on her pack, calling to Avery, "Hey, come on, let's get some rest,Come lay down with me."

Avery sighed as she turned from the crystal she was looking at and went over to her mother and curled up into her side, sighing as she laid there looking up at the ceiling of the cavern. She shivered slightly as the cool air shifted and curled around the two of them.

Nadia sighed as she examined the ceiling. It seemed that even the walls of the caves were embedded with crystals, and it made it look almost magical.

'Everything here seems unreal', she thought, 'But it has to be better than the Lavalands, right?'

But it seemed that she had no answer to that question, and that seemed to scare her the most.

[Goddess Sword]

Prompt 13
[174 words]

Ramey sighed, scrubbing the ash and soot from his face with the clear waters of the Crystal Cove as he dipped his frontmost paws in the liquid. They were still quite sore from the incident in the Lavalands a few days prior, and had even sprouted into little blisters from the burns, but being here, far from the molten rock of that volcanic region, certainly helped.
Nearby, Fay ogled a clump of iridescent crystals excitedly, imagining all the possibilities for use in her cosplays. Meanwhile, Galena was trying and failing to extract them from the soft yet firm ground they were sprouting from - They radiated energy, evidenced by the flickering light of Ramey's lantern. If she could bring these home and use them in her jewelry, it would surely help save her business and keep her family fed.
Though Ramey was much more comfortable in the forest, he did have to admit that this was at least an improvement over the Lavalands. And had he said that aloud, his companions would no doubt agree.

[Vanillasaur]

Prompt Thirteen
Feat. Arian, Cieran, and Ikena

-Arian is stuffing as many crystals as he can into a sack-

[sun struck]

Prompt 13
Kalons in Party: Aztec and Isabell (the top left kit)

I mean, they are having fun...but they look so ridiculous, all distorted and stuff...um....they look... um...Goofy at the least.... I just hope they didn't forget about their actual quest...;;

[mars]

Chapter XIII:
A ɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇ!

As the trio continued their journey they found themselves in a very strange land. It was full of crystals and gave off a magical feeling, as if the children were suddenly in Wonderland after following the white rabbit...ironic, since Minji had her own little white rabbit - Tokki - with her!

The children felt at peace with their surroundings, unafraid of this magical realm despite knowing it most likely contained risks and monsters. Right now it just seemed to beautiful, too ethereal, to do any sort of harm.

Turning to her brother, Minji smiled brightly.
"Oh, Iseul!" she began, jumping in place with excitement. "Look how far we've come! There's just one crystal left!" Their journey was unbelievable, they were heroes across the land!
"Do you think momma knows about what we've done?" Iseul asked her, feeding off of her excitement and smiling himself.
"I hope she does," Sadie suddenly jumped into the conversation. "I bet she'd be proud of you two if she heard about you getting the crystals! Your sister Mercy rarely goes on adventures with us so I bet she'd be jealous, too." The twins laughed since it was true; Mercy was rather independent of the other two despite the three being triplets. She had a mind of her own and was often too busy to play!

[hazilnut]

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Prompt - 13

Kalon Party
Dustin | Sell-sword | 17 years old
→ A hyper but forgetful boy with a good
heart and a wish to see the world

Perseus | Scholar mage | 25 years old
→ Dustin's relatively reserved mentor,
and reluctant but wise accompaniment

Jade | Shadow puppeteer | 24 years old
→ A graceful but painfully shy woman
with a cynical outlook on life

204 words
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Jade couldn't help herself; she just had to stop and stare at the wonders of the cavern the group had found themselves in. Crystals grew up from the ground to heights as tall as she was, acting as prisms to reflect rainbows across the walls. Dustin had already tried to uproot several of them, on the principal that they may or may not be the water crystal they were searching for. Of course, given the youth could barely wrap his arms all the wall around, much less pick one up, he quickly gave up on that approach and had instead asked to go swimming.

"Pleeeeaase? Pleeeeeaase? It's totally safe- see? You can even see the bottom!"

Perseus looked reluctant to agree, and Jade has to side with his caution. Nothing this beautiful could be all good. "Maybe later Dustin," she told him, "but first let's learn a little more about this place. Who knows- maybe the water is enchanted to turn you into a frog!" The woman had meant her teasing in good fun, but Dustin shivered and gave the pool a wide berth. At least he would be careful in his weariness, Jade reasoned.

There was no telling what was waiting for them.

[necropoliis]

Prompt 13
[Click for full pic!]
Sure, distorting crystals can be fun, but shouldn't we get on with our task?

[sugarsticks]

sugarsticks - delta

delta curiously wandered into a shiny cave. it was sure beautiful, and she could see glittery stones at the end of the tunnel. as she popped out of the tunnel, and into the main part of the cave, she was amazed! it was beautiful. she admired the way it glimmered, and the small puddles that the light danced on. she was in awe, and was happy she had wandered in. it was also a nice place to rest, and that was her top priority. she begun walking through the cave, still in awe with all the pretty diamonds and crystals. as she explored, she wondered if one of them was the crystal she needed. she sure hoped so, and lapped at a puddle. the water was sweet and refreshing, and she felt ready to do anything after that sip. it was almost magical, and she felt more alive than before. she wondered what other secrets the cave held.

[benjeep]

Prompt 13
Launcelot thought the crystals looked like the candy he used to eat when he was a kid. Not the same taste though.

[CSMintCat]

Prompt #13 with Cody.


Cody is in awe!