[mature] once upon a time, when the sun still used to shine

[Mazikeen]

It was difficult to say for sure because everything looked the same right now but Mazikeen’s pretty sure she had been in Hyaline a second ago and now she was somewhere completely different. Sure there was still grass beneath her hooves and some of the scents were the same but she’s aware of trees around her that had not been there a moment ago. She had taken a step and it had felt like she was falling and then poof. She was here. Compared to the lack of sunlight, and compared to the dark shapes she has seen moving around that are definitely not animals, she honestly cannot say where this ranks on her list of “Weird Things That Have Happened Lately”. On the plus side, with all this weird shit happening, she hasn’t really had time to be angry - and it’s nice to not feel like she might spontaneously combust at any given moment. Her equine eyes have been swapped out for those of a mountain lion so she can see a little better in the near-blackness. The air is heavy with a general sense of confusion and an undercurrent of fear. Mazikeen has heard of attacks, of shadows and monsters, and though she’s sure she’s glimpsed a few from the corner of her eye she has not yet had the chance to test her mettle against any of them. Her ears twitch at the sound of movement nearby and her head turns. Even with her feline eyes, here in the woods there’s only so much light to be picked up and it is difficult to have a clear sense of who (or what) it might be. “Who’s there?” There’s no fear in her voice but there is a scowl. Since the world went dark, she’s been trying very hard to not remember the night when she had been attacked in this very forest and left for dead.

image by Reitro

for Wishbone

Monsters- do your thing with Mazikeen's teleportation, please!