by buckskin. » Fri May 04, 2018 7:54 pm
Username; MiloThePitBull
Name; Atlantic Clockwork // Tic
Gender; stallion
Halter Colour; blue w/ yellow compass
Story;
Tic doesn't speak, well he doesn't speak anymore and as a result, little is known about the grullo stud. It is rumoured that the most important, character building time in Tic's life happened rather early. Tic was a winter foal. Born late to a prize mare, he, despite his innocence was considered unlucky by his people. This perspective was formed by some ancient superstition about horses born in the cold of winter. These equines were said to carry a devil in them. A cold heart and soul was said to be obtained by those born to a not-so-enchanted winter prison, and like those before him when he reached the age of a yearling, was banished to the harsh Alskan landscape to disappear from the world. Out of sight, out of mind. Tic, being too young to comprehend what had happened and where his dam was, whinnied and cried in an attempt to call to the only thing he had ever truly known. These attempts were useless. The struggle wasn't that of what he had first imagined and found himself living off instinct in this strange land, a land he would soon come to call home, a land he would soon understand.
Tic wasn't made by the tragic events that scarred his early life but had rather those events had started to form an understanding of struggle and self-preservation, something he would have to strive to overcome many times in his life, if he wanted to survive anyway. It was his second autumn living amongst the unexplored terrain when the coloured horse had started to give up. He missed his home dearly and longed to go back. This dread was worsened by the fact that the day held a darkness to it, the sky almost as if the sun had never rose that morning as nor light nor heat entered his little part of the world. There was a presence. Something else was out there, something that was strangely comforting in a way he couldn't comprehend. It felt familiar, it smelt like home. As the stud lifted his head to view the sky once again, a small ribbon of colourful light drifted into focus and was quickly followed by more spectacular hues. "When the ribbons light the sky, I will be with you" his mothers voice seemed to ring through the landscape, bouncing off rocks and trees to find their way to him, to comfort him. As if he had just broken out of some kind of trance, Tic stumbled to find his footing at he leapt into a gallop. His legs seemed to have a mind of their own as he raced against the vibrant ribbon of light, oh how he called to his mother. Oh how he wished she would call back to him just one last time, for he knew she would be gone forever.
As the Aurora Borealis faded into the sky, the young stallion found himself slowing as a wave of sorrow passed over him once again. It was was if he had been ripped away from his mothers side once again. Coming to a halt, Tic watched in a mixture of awe and sadness as the last lights faded away. He tightly closed his eyes in attempt to bring back the feeling of his mothers presence. After what felt like an eternity, Tic slowly opened his eyes. A white apparition stood before him, by the soft eyes and the warm aura, he knew who it was and stepped into her warm light "Mum?" he spoke in an almost whisper as he chocked on his words. He knew he didn't need to ask. As he closed his eyes once more to calm his racing heart, he felt a sense of calm hope over take him and he knew that when he opened his eyes again, the spirit would be gone. But this time it didn't hurt. This time, Tic embraced the world around him for he knew that at heart, he was never going to be alone.
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buckskin. on Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:06 pm, edited 2 times in total.