Deiti
From birth the darkness within me plagued my day to day. Its surfacing at a young age was instinctual and uncontrolled, threatening to take hold at any moment. But as I grew accustomed to its desires, I could contain it within its cage settled in my chest. Only when I allowed it, or needed it, were the darkest parts of myself called forth. It was my protector in its own way.
When Eddie questions my darkness I simply smile before my attention is drawn away to the pulsing glow in the distance...
Teetering the edge of the dark depths and the glowing oasis below I look to see Eddie waving me on. I nod knowing his caution to continue was with warrant.
Turning back to the crater below I gaze downward. Craggy spindles of rock reach upwards, their base hardly visible from where I tread.
With a fluid movement, my body plunges below the canyon rim and follows the rocky cliff down. My finned tail sweeps up and down, driving me deeper with each pass. As I near the bottom, life begins to stir. Tiny luminating shrimp and cuttlefish scamper out of the way as my body passes through their world.
Even lower I find groves of sea grasses flicking a greenish blue. Mix amongst them are delicate reefs sheltering an array of colorful fish. Slowing with a twirl I watch them rush to their hiding spots within the nooks of the ridged plants. My reptilian eyes watch as they peer out at me, debating if I am friend or foe.
I do not linger long and continue exploring. The thick seaweeds reducing to scarce clumps as I move towards the interior of the lands. Various mollusks and starfish decorate the sands of the kingdoms floor. Here it is less luminous and a darkened figures outline can be traced in the distance. I stop and watch with curiosity, trying to determine just what it could be. The creature within me rattles at its cage but I keep it contained.
There is no movement to the figure so I near with a cautious pace.
Now within reaching distance I curl around the dark form. It seems to be a lone rocky statue of an unrecognizable figure. My head tilts with thought before I curl around it once more.
Instead of continuing on, I turn back towards the cliff I had come from. Again, exploring the sea floor and all that called it home. A part of me expected to find more of my kind here and there is a slight sadness that tugs at my heart.
As I pass over the sea grass field again, I notice a delicate bloom of teal amongst the shimmering vegetation. I swirl above it, rising slightly and then spiraling back down, plucking it from the ocean floor with my dull teeth, before returning to the base of the cliff wall.
My rise is quick and soon the luminescent glow begins to fade.
Reaching the craters rim, my eyes rove the area for my spindly armed friend. With another flick of my finned tail, I rise even higher above the rocky floor, before coming to a tread. The flora -between my jaws- scrolling pattern glows brilliantly against the blueish black of the ocean here. I release it and allow it to float at will with the waters current, turning to look again for Eddie to see if he was still in the area...
@eddie A quick exploration! She brings a glowing bloom with her to show Eddie if he is still around. If he turned back and you want to end the thread here that is fine too : )