02-05-2020, 04:25 PM
He had lost track of time a long time ago now. When he’d realized it, he’d spent a while trying to figure out how one might keep better track of it, given his rather unorthodox lifestyle. As it turns out, he’d come up with absolutely nothing useful. Maybe one day he would. But, for now, well, he has plenty of time.
Or at least, he’d had plenty of time.
The universe is a vast and fantastic place. It had been easy for a youthful Ten to discover the beauty and wonder of it. To revel in the endless possibilities and throw himself blindly into one incredible thing after another. However, as inevitably happens with the young and naive, he had discovered the darker corners of it as well. He had found that everything is not nearly so bright and perfect as he had once imagined.
Of course, that had not done anything to dissuade Ten from his headlong course. He had saved Beqanna’s heart, after all. Certainly he could do the same elsewhere.
Except that, well, as it turns out, that is much easier said than done.
Take today, for instance. Everything had started out quite wonderfully. In fact, he’d just a short while ago quite happily announced what a great day it is. He should have known better. One wrong turn through one wrong doorway, and suddenly he’s running, quite literally, for his life.He hadn’t paused to get a really good look at exactly what is trying to eat him today. At the moment, it doesn’t really matter. Reason had already failed, and Ten, despite his optimism, has no intention of being lunch.
The only problem? It kept following him.
Ripping open another portal, he vaults through. The thing pursuing reaches out, as though it could grasp the edges of reality, and lets loose an ear-shattering roar as it tries to keep the tear from closing. The sound is cut off mid shriek as the break seals shut.
Expelling a breath he hadn’t known he was holding, he glances sideways, only to start quite violently when he realizes he’s standing right next to someone else. Oh no. He definitely hadn’t meant that to happen. That creature would squirm it’s way through soon, and, as he glances around, he realizes this is not a place he wants it following him to. With an apologetic grin at the stranger, he loops his powers around himself once more. Moments later, he finds himself standing beneath the full light of an alien moon, purple vines curling around his feet. A heartbeat later, he realizes he’s not alone as his gaze lands on the stranger from moments earlier.
“Oops.”
Or at least, he’d had plenty of time.
The universe is a vast and fantastic place. It had been easy for a youthful Ten to discover the beauty and wonder of it. To revel in the endless possibilities and throw himself blindly into one incredible thing after another. However, as inevitably happens with the young and naive, he had discovered the darker corners of it as well. He had found that everything is not nearly so bright and perfect as he had once imagined.
Of course, that had not done anything to dissuade Ten from his headlong course. He had saved Beqanna’s heart, after all. Certainly he could do the same elsewhere.
Except that, well, as it turns out, that is much easier said than done.
Take today, for instance. Everything had started out quite wonderfully. In fact, he’d just a short while ago quite happily announced what a great day it is. He should have known better. One wrong turn through one wrong doorway, and suddenly he’s running, quite literally, for his life.He hadn’t paused to get a really good look at exactly what is trying to eat him today. At the moment, it doesn’t really matter. Reason had already failed, and Ten, despite his optimism, has no intention of being lunch.
The only problem? It kept following him.
Ripping open another portal, he vaults through. The thing pursuing reaches out, as though it could grasp the edges of reality, and lets loose an ear-shattering roar as it tries to keep the tear from closing. The sound is cut off mid shriek as the break seals shut.
Expelling a breath he hadn’t known he was holding, he glances sideways, only to start quite violently when he realizes he’s standing right next to someone else. Oh no. He definitely hadn’t meant that to happen. That creature would squirm it’s way through soon, and, as he glances around, he realizes this is not a place he wants it following him to. With an apologetic grin at the stranger, he loops his powers around himself once more. Moments later, he finds himself standing beneath the full light of an alien moon, purple vines curling around his feet. A heartbeat later, he realizes he’s not alone as his gaze lands on the stranger from moments earlier.
“Oops.”
TEN
Yes, hi, I maybe just went wild. Please let me know if I should change it lmao <3