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I'll bring thunder, I'll bring rain. - Redbird - April 13, 2022
Being the vaguest of vague. @Tulok
The grass gave way to clay, which was familiar, and then sand, which was the furthest thing from that.
She saw a shape in the dark—it didn't move, and Indra stared at it for a while, shaking where she was crouched, before taking a risk and stumbling her way down the beach. There she found that the shape was a massive stone monument—some kind of natural cave formation the likes of which she'd never seen—and she retreated inside of it, just as the sky ripped open.
The sound of the rolling thunder was almost too much. Indra grit her teeth as she ducked in to the cavern, pressing herself against the weathered wall to find her way. Rain pelted the exterior; the sea beyond her, which she had no name for, roared as it crashed against the shore.
It was overwhelming. The salt in the air—the sounds—the shudder of everything as the rain worsened outside; all of it, an abundance of stimuli that Indra could not handle. She curled herself in to the tightest ball she could and wedged herself against the wall, waiting for the world to end.
RE: I'll bring thunder, I'll bring rain. - Tulok - April 13, 2022
The demon was caught in the storm. He didn't mind the rain, but the sea was angry; it sent large waves crashing into the shore as if they were reaching for him to bring him into the deep water to snuff out his life. He wondered if he had angered the unnamed god in some way but quickly dispelled the thought; he had done nothing to warrant the god's wrath.
Lightening struck the beach a few yards from him; the ground smoked and sizzled. Another flash hit the turbulent waters, branching out from the sky like veins of energy. He needed to find shelter.
A cave in the distance caught his attention, and he trotted through the downpour until he reached the opening. Thunder shook the ground and the walls of the cave, the sound of it deafening. Another bolt of lighting lit the sky above him, the light seeping into the darkness and illuminating the hunched, terrified form of a girl.
Maybe the unnamed god had pushed him into this cave for a reason.
Tulok shook the water from his coat and then took a seat farther inside where the mist from the rain didn't reach.
It seems the powers above wanted me to find you, young one,he said over the sound of thunder. The demon watched the girl closely. How would she respond?
RE: I'll bring thunder, I'll bring rain. - Redbird - April 13, 2022
The chaos of the storm would not abate for some time. Hours at the very least.
If it weren't for the subtle change in the sound quality when Tulok made his entrance, and blocked the corridor leading in to the cavern with his body, Indra might not have unspooled herself. She heard the rumble of the sea diminish for only a moment or two but it was enough to catch her attention; it was different, it was calm. She needed calm.
But when she looked to the corridor of stone, she did not see a wolf. The thunder flashed around a massive figure that looked to be carved of quartz. One eye illuminated like the daytime sky, the other a violent dandelion yellow.
Indra's mind screamed: BEAR!
Had he come to protect her or to destroy her?
Indra's eyes bulged as if they might pop right out of her face.
RE: I'll bring thunder, I'll bring rain. - Tulok - April 21, 2022
The girl was terrified, but this mattered little to the demon. He was only concerned with why he was forced into this cave with her. Perhaps she was meant to return to blackwater with him. Perhaps the unnamed god wanted her as one of the druids. Since he was not in the business of ignoring signs, he intended to figure out why he was here.
I am the speaker of Blackwater,he told her. He came fully inside and took a seat on the other side from the girl.
I have no reason to hurt you, so you do not need to be afraid.Tulok looked her over.
What is your name?
RE: I'll bring thunder, I'll bring rain. - Redbird - May 13, 2022
When the bear spoke to her Indra was, in a word, mortified.
He said he would not harm her without good reason; that tracked with what she had been taught and, terrified now of all the possibilities tumbling through her mind at rapid-fire pace, she knew she had to appease him or face judgement and, quite possibly, injury.
He wanted her name.
I-Indra.
Her tongue felt thick and her mouth dry, but she answered truthfully - since the bear would know if she lied. She would not unwind her body from the tight coil against the wall; however, he held her full attention.
Blackwater, what an ominous name for a place.
RE: I'll bring thunder, I'll bring rain. - Tulok - June 16, 2022
She was a slave to her fear; weak, he thought. He wondered why he would be pushed here with such a creature. He wouldn't question the unnamed god.
She offered her name, Indra. And he looked her over for a few moments.
Fear is a weakness,he told her.
You must not let yourself be ruled by it.It was a lesson she would need to learn if she ever wanted to overcome her weakness.
I can teach you how to be strong in Blackwater.But it was her decision.
RE: I'll bring thunder, I'll bring rain. - Redbird - June 16, 2022
After the tumultuous few months, fear was all she had left. It had risen like a black tide to overwhelm the rest of her, to drown the childish parts of herself until all that remained was hypervigilance and a rabbit-heart.
What the bear-man said only exacerbated how Indra felt. It was the tone of his voice, the rolling lull of it, so full of purpose and power, which burned the stockpile of red flags she'd gathered in her mind.
Her head shook; the rest of her too if you looked closely enough, shivering. She averted her eyes and tucked her nose in to her tail, wanting only to sleep (and knowing she wouldn't); and to be forgotten here in the grotto.
RE: I'll bring thunder, I'll bring rain. - Tulok - June 30, 2022
She wasn't ready. Whatever the unnamed god saw in her would have to wait, possibly forever. Or maybe he was here only to plant the seed.
Tulok stared at the ball of shaking, weak, girl. She could be free from all of that, but it would have to be her choice. He couldn't force the life of the druids on anyone, nor would he want to. Followers were more loyal when it was their choice to join.
If you decide you want to stop being afraid, come find the speaker of Blackwater.The demon would turn and walk back into the rain to make his way back to the island. He wondered how long it would take the weak child to yearn for something more.