03-11-2016, 02:37 AM
He says you can have everything if you leave your soul with me
He could almost instantly sense the change that takes place within her when he mentions the fawn’s mother. It Her emotions are mixed, making a sense of confusion run through him. At first she seems as though she is being protective. Then suddenly the younger girl is saddened, her internal struggle clear as day even to someone like him who couldn’t exactly see her in all entirety. He stands there quietly, patiently waiting for her to work up the courage to step away and when she does he steps back further, encouraging her to follow.
It wasn’t every day that one got to witness mother nature’s course. But to witness it was to be given a gift and of course a lesson on just how fragile life could be. It was a simple reminder to never take one’s life for granted, for so quickly the world could strip you of your soul, pulling you to into the afterlife to make room up top for another. It wasn’t always fair, but it was just how things worked and there was just something so natural about it that the reasoning couldn’t be explained.
If you were to ever ask the Jaguar king why he thought the world took certain souls, even children. He’d probably tell you that it was simply the way it was meant to be. He believed that souls were brought too early into the world, in order to effect another’s life in great ways. To teach them lessons, and when those lessons were done and taught the God’s stripped the soul that was sent back to the afterlife to wait for its next moments to return to the top.
To him it made sense. To others it was nonsense. But ah, isn’t that the beauty of the world? How we can all view things differently? How interesting would it be if we all saw it the same way? One large cult spreading across an entire planet. It seemed quite ridiculous in fact and was highly unlikely. There would always be that one mind that would question them all. That would wonder why they all had to think the same, or even simply just did.
“Kalipso, It’s nice to meet you,” He steps aside, turning slightly towards her so that she can see his face. “I’m Demian, the King of this Kingdom.” A small smile tugs at the corners of his lips before turning back towards the fawn. He waits a moment, his lips turning down in a thoughtful frown before tilting his head slightly. “Now Kalipso, I’m about to do something, but I don’t want you to panic. Just trust me.” He turns his head back to her for a moment before facing forward once more.
Sighing softly, he concentrates on the fire within him, the flames building and rolling within his veins. It spreads quickly, the warmth traveling up his legs and into his shoulders. The moment the fire within reaches the ends of his wings the wings burst into flame changing into the form of blue, purple and green flames and silently he steps towards the fawn. The space that surrounds them is lit in the eerie glow of the cosmic fire and for a moment he stands over the fawn before lowering a wing and gently brushing it across the fawn’s forehead all the way to its hind end slowly.
It takes a few moments, but they seem like minutes and at first the fawn is whole and preserved but then quickly it begins to turn to ash, it’s body disappearing with the wind. “I shall see you again soon little one.” His words are almost silent as he says a soft goodbye before allowing the fire to pull back within him, his wings whole and feathered once more. Slowly he turns back to Kalipso. “She is at peace.” He stands there for a while, allowing them to both take in the silence and listen to the surrounding creatures of the forest as they begin to chatter their approval.
It is her next statement that surprises him though. It wasn't something he was expecting and with a soft chuckle, he rolls his shoulders in a soft shrug. "You didn't bother me. I've just never heard anyone sing here and it grabbed my attention. Well... First the crying, then the singing honestly." His smile is slightly awkward as it tugs at the corners of his lips a bit more. "Sing as loud as you want, whenever you want Kalipso. This kingdom could use a bit of a tune every now and then."
Demian