A mysterious area, explorers tend to go missing and never return. A low fog constantly blankets the forest floor and strange sounds have been reported being heard during the day. Not much else is known about the forest. (+3 Speed, +2 Endurance)

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A Meeting of Spirits

Postby GrayGriffin » 12/28/2016 3:55 AM

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The fog in Whisper Forest was often quite thick, but it seemed even thicker in this spot. It was as if something had drawn it here, letting the wisps pool around the stump that sat in the center. If you were able to glimpse the faint golden glow of a halo through it, you might then see the gray-furred Diosol who blended in quite well.  And if you saw the motions he was making, you might be even more convinced that the fog was being drawn here, and that he was doing the drawing.

The reality...well.

"Ohhhhh, why isn't he here yet? Where could he be?" the Diosol muttered to himself as he hopped around the stump, waving his forepaws in the air. "This is a disaster! If he doesn't get here in time-"
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: A Meeting of Spirits

Postby GrayGriffin » 12/28/2016 3:59 AM

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Meanwhile, another golden glow was traveling through the fog, approaching the area where it gathered so thickly. The bright red scales stood out much more, but an observer would probably assume that they were hallucinating. After all, what would a Werebetta be doing so far from the sea?

Any sight of the feathered wings would probably just confirm their belief.

The fish grinned toothily as it circled the stump, before lunging forward and knocking the Diosol down. There was a loud scream of surprise.
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: A Meeting of Spirits

Postby GrayGriffin » 12/28/2016 4:06 AM

"You jerk!" squealed the Diosol, fluttering away from the Werebetta's reach. "You're late and you have the nerve to pull that stunt! I was about to get started without you!"

"Oh come on, don't get your halo in a twist," chuckled the Werebetta. "Although that seems to be a natural state for it. It's not like we have clocks underwater, you know."

"You-you don't even live underwater! I even gave the time by the position of the sun!"

"Which you can't see from here!"

"Augh!" The Diosol had landed, all the better to hop up and down with rage.
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: A Meeting of Spirits

Postby GrayGriffin » 12/28/2016 4:08 AM

"You know what I meant!" he replied, pointing at the fish accusingly. "I gave you the time you should leave so that you could get here on time! And I've been to your place all the time, so I should know!" He paused. "Wipe that grin off your face!" he added.

The Werebetta merely smiled wider. "I got lost," he said, as if that explained it.

"I told you to head to where the fog was thickest!"
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: A Meeting of Spirits

Postby GrayGriffin » 12/28/2016 4:10 AM

"And I did. But I got lost." The Werebetta stared at the Diosol some more. "Seriously, though-your halo's tilting." The Diosol yelped and raised a paw, trying to adjust the halo before realizing he'd been tricked.

"Really?"

"Hey, as long as you keep falling for it, I'm gonna keep doing it." The Werebetta had gone back to circling the stump as he spoke, forcing the Diosol to keep turning around to continue looking him in the eye. "Anyways, what's this thing you called me for that's so urgent you're having fits, and so secret we can't just meet where we usually do?"
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: A Meeting of Spirits

Postby GrayGriffin » 12/29/2016 2:56 AM

"It's not really secret," muttered the Diosol. "It's more like this is the only spot where we can actually do what we've planned."

"Oh?" asked the Werebetta, gliding upwards. "You've got my attention now." The Diosol sighed.

"I was hoping I had it already, but...you do remember where we came from originally, right?"

"Of course, Grayey."

"She was young when she named me. Besides, Alpha is just as obvious a name!"

Alpha did a backflip through the air, his fins fluttering in the fog. "Still sounds cooler, though."

"I don't need my name to be 'cool,'" huffed Grayey, scratching at his ear. "Besides, we're not here to talk about our names. We're here to talk about...well, Grandpa Zhang."
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: A Meeting of Spirits

Postby GrayGriffin » 12/29/2016 3:53 AM

Alpha froze in midair, before flapping his wings frantically to get upright and face Grayey properly. "Her grandfather? What makes you think he can come back like we did? Besides, doesn't he have his own afterlife?"

The Diosol scratched his ear more furiously. "Not like that! You know we're partly made of her memories anyways! This spot is one where the boundary between the living and the dead, the real and the imagined, gets thinner. If there's any place we can call on his spirit to come over, even just for a little bit, it's here."
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: A Meeting of Spirits

Postby GrayGriffin » 12/29/2016 11:55 PM

"And then what?" asked Alpha, still floating in the air, his wings flapping slowly. "What would she think if she knew her beloved pets were mucking around with necromantic rituals?"

"It's-it's not necromancy! Besides, she's gotten more open-minded over these years! Surely she'd be fine with it!"

"Oh? Then why are you looking so flustered? Your nose is twitching." Indeed, it was. Grayey clapped a paw over it, but all that did was conceal the twitch, not stop it.
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: A Meeting of Spirits

Postby GrayGriffin » 12/30/2016 5:09 AM

"Shut up! I'm just nervous about the ritual in general, okay?"

"Really? You were so confident when speaking about it." Alpha paused. "Your halo's slipping."

"Do you really think I'd fall for that-ow!" Grayey hissed when his halo actually did slip, hitting the side of his head. He lifted a paw to push it back in place. "Besides, you know it's not going to be calling his actual spirit. It's more...the good parts of him, and her strongest memories. The kind man who taught her about pottery, whose hand she held as they walked down the sidewalk, who published a book with that joke she told him when she was just a little girl.

"Like you and me, after all."
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: A Meeting of Spirits

Postby GrayGriffin » 12/30/2016 5:12 AM

"Yeah, yeah, alright," said Alpha. "Never knew the guy, okay? But if you think it'll make her happy..."

"I barely have memories of him, either," noted Grayey. "But her memories of him have been getting stronger, lately. I'm sure this will please her."

"Alright. So tell me about this ritual."

"Well, it's supposed to be cast at the dawning of the New Year..."

"Mmhmm...hey, wait! That's three days from now! You said it was urgent!"

"Hey, who knows how long you'd have dallied otherwise! Not to mention the whole argument we had-"

"I'll get you for that!"

"Augh!"

But there are details of this that should be kept private, and so our tale ends here, with two friends, despite all their differences, working out the last of their aggression before setting out to fulfil their old mistress' wish.
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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