Post by Sankron Adryn Valkire Eldingar on Jun 24, 2014 19:53:05 GMT -6
i wonder if our future was written in our past
Birdsong trickled through the watercolor canopy of the Prism Grove, but the intertwined melodies were cut short by the frantic pounding of hooves on damp soil. Jagged breaths sliced at the galloping stallion's throat, but, hindered though his progress was by the grasping undergrowth, he refused to slow his reckless pace. He sought escape. He wanted to forget. But there is no running from nightmarish memories or one's own soul. A net of tangled vines stretched across the horse's path, and dew-slicked hooves slid along the ground in a vain attempt to avoid a collision. The dull thud of a body hitting the snaking vegetation was muffled by the horse's alarmed snort.
The green and lilac ropes draped themselves across Sankron's back and clutched at his legs as he struggled to free himself. Sparks of electricity danced in the air as the beast's tail lashed. Frustration at having his sprint interrupted coursed through him, and his head began to throb. His sweating sides quivered with hitched gasps. His eyes squinted shut and his nostrils flared wide as he focused solely on his breathing. The few vines that still clung to him were of no concern now. All that mattered was retuning to a state of calm. The pounding headache was a regular harbinger of Valkire's emergence, but Sankron had been successful in shutting down the transition before.
The throbbing eased into a fading ache, and San returned to extracting himself from the most tenacious vines. A few more moments of wriggling left him standing free in the midst of auburn grass that brushed at his underside. The stallion planned to continue his run, or at least find some water, but for the moment, he was stranded by the need to rest his trembling legs. The birds resumed their chiming chorus as San marched forward tentatively, testing the strength that had not yet fled him.
for ;; @insight's @kronis
ooc ;; Go ahead and crash the party ;D
lyrics ;; "No Trace" by MS MR
