December 26, 2023, 03:43 PM
"when he was a boy called red shell, he was told to watch the sea for the long fin of sharks. seals are butchered on the edge of the sea. their blood draws up the great teeth from the deep."
"it was his first seal hunt. he was ready to earn his scars that day."
chakliux paused, and for a moment only the sound of his paws in the cold sand could be heard. one clam and then another; he cracked them between stone and jaw until the rich piece of salted meat could be seen.
both for raiyuk. he began to dig up a third.
"that day, a seal carcass floated free, back toward the darker water. a hunter left his group and came after it. the sharks woke. your grandfather shouted, but he was not heard. he shouted again! but the hunter did not hear! and so the boy jumped into the water, and swam with all his strength so the man would not be lost to the shark."
chakliux lifted a pawful of wet sand and drew his claws carefully across his right eye. "the hunter did not die. your grandfather earned his scars, and his name. the shark took his eye and gave him a story to be told a thousand times. that is who is in your blood, raiyuk. waking shark. his teeth will be yours on the seal hunt."
"it was his first seal hunt. he was ready to earn his scars that day."
chakliux paused, and for a moment only the sound of his paws in the cold sand could be heard. one clam and then another; he cracked them between stone and jaw until the rich piece of salted meat could be seen.
both for raiyuk. he began to dig up a third.
"that day, a seal carcass floated free, back toward the darker water. a hunter left his group and came after it. the sharks woke. your grandfather shouted, but he was not heard. he shouted again! but the hunter did not hear! and so the boy jumped into the water, and swam with all his strength so the man would not be lost to the shark."
chakliux lifted a pawful of wet sand and drew his claws carefully across his right eye. "the hunter did not die. your grandfather earned his scars, and his name. the shark took his eye and gave him a story to be told a thousand times. that is who is in your blood, raiyuk. waking shark. his teeth will be yours on the seal hunt."
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grandheart - by Chakliux - December 05, 2023, 05:57 PM
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RE: grandheart - by Chakliux - December 26, 2023, 03:43 PM
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