here and again flickered words, fragments of tales that flared to life with every shifting of her gaze, every star softly named and blessed. and to did the starseeker allow the fragments to fade back into the crystalline pool of her mind from whence they came, admiring, remembering, and letting go. coyotes began their brash cries, somewhere to the northeast a kill had been made and portions fought over; the sound caused the barest rippled across the surface of her memories before dissipating, fading again into the background.
ah, but this sound did not blend seamlessly with the night, nor did it's owner. crown tilted downward to allow the stranger to enter her field of vision, gaze refocusing to come to settle on the woman before her, not the distant galaxies that crowned her head. she did not offer a greetingin turn, instead refocussing on something beyond the woman's head. there came no acknowledgement of Eris's presence until a single breathy word eased into existence, wavering a moment before fading. "Laelaps."
it seemed for a moment she hadn't spoken, the nonsensical word having, perhaps, been nothing more than an exhalation of breath. "the great hound, created by the universe, gifted with the ability of perpetual success in the hunt. a wolf of golden pelt, a grey hound; the tales differ. do they not always? still. they guarded the mortal form of the thunder-god when still he remained trapped in mortal pelt, and thus too were they gifted with long life." the starseeker paused, for a moment, and it seemed she'd finished her short-lived tale. but now, it was merely to allow her gaze to refocus, to allow her gaze to settled and see, for the first time in entirety, her audience.
"one day did the hound come across the trail of the teumessian fox, some great and ravaging beast that was untamable its monstrosity, and destined by the stars never to be caught. but the hound had selected it's prey, and so the universe was left with a paradox of its own making. and so the cosmos reached onto this plain, and pulled from both creatures their souls, setting them out among the stars and turning their forms to rock; a hunt eternal, destined never to continue." now, came silence, the cosmic wraith having made her offering.
ah, but this sound did not blend seamlessly with the night, nor did it's owner. crown tilted downward to allow the stranger to enter her field of vision, gaze refocusing to come to settle on the woman before her, not the distant galaxies that crowned her head. she did not offer a greetingin turn, instead refocussing on something beyond the woman's head. there came no acknowledgement of Eris's presence until a single breathy word eased into existence, wavering a moment before fading. "Laelaps."
it seemed for a moment she hadn't spoken, the nonsensical word having, perhaps, been nothing more than an exhalation of breath. "the great hound, created by the universe, gifted with the ability of perpetual success in the hunt. a wolf of golden pelt, a grey hound; the tales differ. do they not always? still. they guarded the mortal form of the thunder-god when still he remained trapped in mortal pelt, and thus too were they gifted with long life." the starseeker paused, for a moment, and it seemed she'd finished her short-lived tale. but now, it was merely to allow her gaze to refocus, to allow her gaze to settled and see, for the first time in entirety, her audience.
"one day did the hound come across the trail of the teumessian fox, some great and ravaging beast that was untamable its monstrosity, and destined by the stars never to be caught. but the hound had selected it's prey, and so the universe was left with a paradox of its own making. and so the cosmos reached onto this plain, and pulled from both creatures their souls, setting them out among the stars and turning their forms to rock; a hunt eternal, destined never to continue." now, came silence, the cosmic wraith having made her offering.
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and in the trembling blue-green of the sky - by Eridanus - June 10, 2018, 08:41 AM
RE: and in the trembling blue-green of the sky - by Eris - June 10, 2018, 05:33 PM
RE: and in the trembling blue-green of the sky - by Eridanus - June 10, 2018, 06:09 PM
RE: and in the trembling blue-green of the sky - by Eridanus - June 10, 2018, 07:06 PM
RE: and in the trembling blue-green of the sky - by Eris - June 10, 2018, 06:17 PM