07-12-2003, 23:17
This is a story. Please give comments and such, but no IC posts.
The darkness swept about him as he ran through the trees. The wind hooted its mockery while the branches whistled in rude tribute. Behind him lay the ruins of his life, while ahead loomed uncertain fate. The muddy green of the leaves blurred around him. Tomiel Undomar had entered the Forest of Last Hope. The irony of the name rang sharply in his mind.
The few rogue stars that dared to poke their heads through the leaves above could barely light his path. As his leather boots thudded on the dirt, he could hear the pursuing gale urging him forward. The wind from the west seemed to be his guide. Tomiel had been forced to run by a power greater even than the gods. Though he could hardly believe it, he had been the target of the wrath of the Minions. The forest was no sure protection, but it was the best chance he had.
As Tom (pronounced with a long O, like tome) entered a clearing, he finally skidded to a halt. He knew stopping was a bad idea, but his body wouldn't cooperate. He sat down on a nearby root and looked up. The foul blue moon stared down at him. He looked back up at it with contempt. It was foolish, he knew, but he felt that the orb was somehow laughing at him. It seemed suddenly so human. So...alive. The light it emanated was no longer the beautiful blue hue that he usually saw. It was a deep, brooding color, one that matched the fear Tomiel now felt. Almost as if the moon was behind all of it, and that it was changing to prove it.
The crack of a branch jolted the young runaway back to reality. He would have to keep moving if he ever wanted to escape the ones who made him flee. He didn't know where to go. But he knew that Lunaria was no longer his home, and that he would have to continue on, fervently searching for his place in the world.
This has been Chapter 1 of the Blue Moon saga. If you are at all interested, then wait for the next chapter, Let Me Play Among the Stars... Once again, comments are welcome, but no IC posts, kay? Thank you very much.
P.S. Oh yeah, and this has NOTHING to do with the region/organization of Blue Moon.
The darkness swept about him as he ran through the trees. The wind hooted its mockery while the branches whistled in rude tribute. Behind him lay the ruins of his life, while ahead loomed uncertain fate. The muddy green of the leaves blurred around him. Tomiel Undomar had entered the Forest of Last Hope. The irony of the name rang sharply in his mind.
The few rogue stars that dared to poke their heads through the leaves above could barely light his path. As his leather boots thudded on the dirt, he could hear the pursuing gale urging him forward. The wind from the west seemed to be his guide. Tomiel had been forced to run by a power greater even than the gods. Though he could hardly believe it, he had been the target of the wrath of the Minions. The forest was no sure protection, but it was the best chance he had.
As Tom (pronounced with a long O, like tome) entered a clearing, he finally skidded to a halt. He knew stopping was a bad idea, but his body wouldn't cooperate. He sat down on a nearby root and looked up. The foul blue moon stared down at him. He looked back up at it with contempt. It was foolish, he knew, but he felt that the orb was somehow laughing at him. It seemed suddenly so human. So...alive. The light it emanated was no longer the beautiful blue hue that he usually saw. It was a deep, brooding color, one that matched the fear Tomiel now felt. Almost as if the moon was behind all of it, and that it was changing to prove it.
The crack of a branch jolted the young runaway back to reality. He would have to keep moving if he ever wanted to escape the ones who made him flee. He didn't know where to go. But he knew that Lunaria was no longer his home, and that he would have to continue on, fervently searching for his place in the world.
This has been Chapter 1 of the Blue Moon saga. If you are at all interested, then wait for the next chapter, Let Me Play Among the Stars... Once again, comments are welcome, but no IC posts, kay? Thank you very much.
P.S. Oh yeah, and this has NOTHING to do with the region/organization of Blue Moon.