Day 115: Beast of the Abyss
Sentence: Writing
Sentence: Writing
Rain was falling heavily, symbolizing that the elemental flow of water was as it should be, despite the continued disappearance of the Tidelord. Fenrir hoped that the missing god would not impact the ability to restore his shrine, especially if it seemed the deities restored them themselves when they found a worthy champion in their midst.
Perhaps soon Fenrir should put out an ad for blacksmiths, if his theory was right and the Flamecaller would be the one to return next. But such experiments could wait. There were bigger things to worry about.
Months had passed since his siblings' eggs had been stolen, long enough that if they had indeed made it to their hatch date, they would be fully grown by now. Iris's children were the perfect model of that, all of them had grown up well. Not that the clan had stopped looking. It seemed the plague 'aberration' Niclas had been talking about continuously moved camps. Though whether this was out of necessity from being aware of the search parties continuously being sent out, or a innate need to be nomadic, like mirrors, he did now know. The scouts had frequently returned with news of traces of a plague camp, including diseased plant life and bones leftover from meals, so they were clearly in the area. They just were good at staying out of sight.
Of course, that was not all that kept Fenrir busy. He and Crevasse had grown to be more than friends, and just as they were figuring out their relationship, the increased flow of water elemental magic brought and egg to the shrine. The two of them now had a bouncing baby girl, Umberlee.
"There you are!" Crevasse said, walking up to his boyfriend. Next to him, a smaller mirror bounded along, eyes a brilliant blue and scales are dark the the abyss itself. "Umberlee just woke up from her nap and was wondering if Cavador was coming over to play at all today."
"Bonefury and Balance are dropping by with him later, although we may need to put the playdates on hold until later, or monitor them with extreme caution," Fenrir said sadly. "I don't want to have to keep them from each other, but Balance came to me earlier. It seems she is concerned that she has passed the Shade onto him. She and Bonefury have both observed strange wisps around him, and apparently Bonefury watched him do some bizarre things to a mouse that I won't go into the details of in front of 'Lee. They'll be by any minute."
Just as soon as the words had left his mouth, he caught sight of the family making their way towards the shrine. Upon catching sight of the three of them in the shrine, they changed course and flew up to join their friends.
While Bonefury and Balance were both good friends, neither of them had ever talked about the possibility of romance before Cavador happened, so they found a good platonic co-parenting relationship. Sometimes they lived together, and other times apart, though Cavador was always with either one or the other, and they both spent equal time with him.
"Umbalee!!!" Cavador yelled in excitement as he saw his friend, rushing towards her to give her a big hug.
The mirror hatchling to the edge of the ledge, clearly wanting to fly to meet her friend. However, as a more land-bound breed, she had not picked up the skill of flying as fast as her friend had, especially considering she seemed to prefer playing in the water than the air. Fenrir rushed to catch her before she tumbled out, but Crevasse beat her to it.
"We're going to have to practice more before you can fly without me or Papa," Crevasse lightly reminded her, setting her back down.
Before she could respond, the small spiral barrelled into her, knocking her over. Umberlee squealed in excitement, and began wrestling playfully with him, each trying to get the upper hand. Umberlee had the strength and size, but Cavador was nimble, meaning they were fairly evenly matched.
"Fenrir! Crevasse!" A voice sounded down the stone hall of the shrine. Fenrir turned to see Niclas flying towards them. "You have to come now! We found were Bubo and the kids are!"
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There we are, that's all the new kiddos introduced! I'm thinking I might have Fenrir and Crevasse care for all the elemental festival eggs I hatch because I might want them to be linked to the shrine, but I haven't fully decided yet.
Also, I forgot to mention last chapter, but one of Iris's kiddos failed the coin flip, so if anyone wants her you have until 23:59 FR Time tomorrow (April 29) to claim her before I exalt her.
Umberlee is really cute (lovely name, too!), and oops, it looks like Cavador might be a real handful once he's grown.
