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 Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:11 am
A goddess in a fury made a terrifying sight.
Tri wings mantled and arched over her body, the golden goddess stalked through the savanah grass with claws extended, tearing furrows into the ground with each step. Her lips were pulled back from her fangs and the fur of her hackles stood up.
It had been too long! Limbuko had said she would be showing signs of cubs by now, but she was not! This was unacceptable!
Sanaa, Goddess of Crafting, raged at her inability to produce life, true life, in something of her own creation. She spent centuries studying, designing, building and testing. Countless days and months and years working. And that cad, that liar of a god, had promised her that if she did as he said, and gave her body to him, it would work some invisible wonder to produce the results she sought.
But no... and now, Sanaa raged at him, at her body, at everything! Pacing in a wide, looping path, she paid little attention to where she went, always knowing she could return home with a thought.
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:24 am
For once, he nearly stumbled as he came upon the golden goddess padding across the savannah, she was different, hordes of wings rose above her back and she shimmered in the sun not unlike a bright and shiny gem.
A snort rose from his nose as he approached her, his head turned slightly downwards to display his healthy rack of horns, which now towered above and behind him. He had grown up and this feeling, this instinct to herd females of his own species was strong, he had lived his life as a prey beast and now, it was mateing season. Time to herd some ladies!
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:06 pm
It might have been good luck, or bad luck, that Pala found Sanaa in his dash across the savannah. Sanaa was not inclined to be herded anywhere, especially in the rage she was in now, but his approach did help to draw her out of it and made her more curious than anything else.
Stopping her pacing, she stood tall as she watched the tan male with narrowed eyes, her wings folded to lay sleekly against her back and her tail flicking side to side in suppressed irritation still. How dare Lim lie to her like this! It would serve him right if she just went and found another male to show her how to make life! Someone like this male, who conveniently put himself in her path right when she needed him. Her anger cooled as the cogs in her head whirred and ticked. Maybe all she needed was a second opinion... a second male to add to her equation. That -might- do it. It was truly hard to believe that something she had struggled at for so long could be as easy as one night with one male. Maybe this one was what she needed.
"Hail!" She called out to the other god, lifting her head proudly. "Greetings, Brother. Might I ask who you are?" Sanaa wasn't the best at these social things, but she could try.
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:16 am
The young male stopped and his tail flickered, he lifted his head a little to view the goddess again and he dragged a hoof through the dirt causing a small mound to form behind him. He was, to say the least, showing off, displaying his rack, showing he was strong, this was the way males attracted the ladies right? That was the way the herd males did it. Maybe it wasn't the way of gods? Confusion washed over him and he cleared his throat, puffing his chest out and raising his shoulders a bit. The bigger he looked the more dangerous, the more formidable he was the more breeding worthy. You had to be large and in charge to get the ladies.
"Greetings to you miss." He manages at her statement continuing to approach, a small jaunt in his step now he had found what he was looking for. "I am Palahala, god of prey and lucky for me I am no brother of yours." His attempt at suave wasn't really up to much but at least he was trying. He tried to remember if the herd beasts said anything to the ladies, yes, yes they did they were very smooth but also aggressive, you had to be aggressive to get the ladies.
"And you my lady? Who might you be to be gracing the savannah with your beauty?" Was this going correctly? Who knew? he felt foolish talking the way he was but maybe it would work?
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:22 pm
The golden goddess raised an eyebrow at the god, watching him puff up like a balloon and strut about like all his springs were wound too tight. What was wrong with him, did he need some maintenance or something? Whatever. Who could understand biology anyway? Maybe he had some kind of weird disease... which, on second thought, probably wasn't something she wanted a part of.
"Are you sick? Diseased? Or in some other way imperfectly functioning?" She asked baldly, tilting her head to the side. Well, she had to know the answer to that, if this male was to be any use to her. Imperfect parts made for an imperfect whole, after all. Maybe she should get serious and start actively looking for a male to supply that elusive second half of the formula of life... surely there were other male gods about that would be willing to help. She could even pay them in the form of armour and decorations and whatnot...
"My name is Sanaa, of Crafting." She added, as an after thought.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:38 pm
Palahala was starting to feel very confused when she asked him if he was diseased? "No I am fit as a fiddle! Stronger than a wilder beast, fast as a Thompson..uhm.." He was running out of creatures to compare himself to, he was certainly all of those things but his actions hadn't seemed to impress the golden goddess.
"It's the rutting season, I'm out looking for some uhm, females to herd, you're a female." He pauses for a moment, should he tell her she was to be herded or ask her? Did the herd males ask? He wasn't sure he was starting to feel very confused.
"Would you uhm like to be in my herd mistress Sanaa?" He puffs out his chest again, trying to not seem deflated by her manner. "I promise to fight off many males to win your uhm, paw.." His brow furrows, he was feeling more and more confused as this conversation went on, how did the herd males do it?
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:46 pm
Herd? Like a zebra or something? Was that just a weird name for a pride? Well, she had her own home, so there wasn't much interest in that... but when you have a question, its always good to ask for clarification.
"And just would this herd entail? Do I have to live with you? Hunt your food, what?" She lifted her shoulders in a shrug, still regarding the young god with a bright green stare. The confusion between them probably came from the fact that neither really had experience with this sort of thing, but in Sanaa's case at least, she wasn't so much interested in the act as in the result. She supposed all the rest of it came along as a package for most creatures, but the goddess wasn't like the most creatures and didn't feel she needed to be held to the same standards and limitations.
Would she be willing to sacrifice a little time from her crafting for her cause? It was painful to think about, but the gains were immeasurable. Maybe it wouldn't take long anyway, and she could return home fulfilled.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:57 pm
"Uhm.." Palahala looked a bit confused and lost "I don't hunt, so uhm, no I don't want you to uhm, hunt for me and well, it's only for a little bit, just until the breeding season is over then I'll go back to my own herd and you know, you go back to the girl herd and have babies..and you know, feed them and such, unless you want to come and join my herd..but you can't, well eat anyone.."
he bites his lip a little nervously, he was feeling the need around this older obviously experienced female, but the confusion of her not reacting like, well a herd female, she didn't just move when he bore his horn and showed her his strong neck muscles and large size.
He thought all girls would react like herd females. This was very confusing.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:09 pm
Damn Limbuko... if he'd just done his part of the job right, she wouldn't be forced to looking for another male to do it. She could have just gone on, business as usual. She would have to make sure to make him a little something (un)pleasant to wear, and give it to him next time she caught, er... met him. Yes, that sounded like a good plan.
"So, you and I... we just generally stay in the same place as each other to be a herd? Would it possible to move the herd to my mountain for the time? I have a lot of work I need to do, and it would be hard to spend any length of time away from it. But, if you could come to my den and stay there, it would solve a lot of problems quite nicely. I could even make you some things, if you like, as a way of compensating you for your time."
It was like that ancient profession humans had... except in reverse, and transmuted for lion gods. It would have been funny, if Sanaa had understood it. For her, this was just an equation; Palahala (male) + Sanaa (female) = Creation of Life (cubs). It should be that simple, shouldn't it?
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:20 pm
Palahala blinked owlishly. Maybe that was the way god herds worked? he didn't very often look upon the predator groups, not that they weren't a necessary part of his existence, it was just, they wanted to eat his friends, it wasn't a nice place to be, so predator interaction wasn't his best forte'.
"Your Mountain? Oh I can do mountains, the klipspringers taught me all about travelling on shale and slippy rocks." He puffs out his chest and displays his horns to her again.
"I will protect you from any other males that come and keep them, you know away and such until you have some babies then uhm..I'll go back to my big herd." He grins, it was a proud and wonderful plan and already he was excited to start showing his head of the herd worthy actions like, well, the head of the herd had all the ladies, that was his job, it was his pleasure and privilege to pass on his genes as the biggest strongest male....Even if it was a little confusing and he was following the lady, well she would be his oneladyherd! It sounded better than a no lady herd that was for sure! Okay! "Uhm, lead the way Sanaa, I'll be the head of your mountain herd until we finish being a herd any more." He nods sagely, it all sounded a bit warped and confusing, but it was okay, he had a lady to herd, he felt so much better about that already the need to simply run around willy nilly was fading now he had a female to court.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:30 pm
Sanaa stared at Palahala for a moment, then simply shrugged and turned to spread her wings.
"Follow me, then, and I'll show you the way. You're free, of course, to come and go, but if you feel you need to stay, I'll find a room you can occupy." Something in the back, probably, so he wouldn't get in the way. Then she could just visit the room whenever she had a free moment... this was already sounding better than the deal she had worked out with Lim. He had been far to... suave, or whatever the others called it. Far too roundabout for her direct tastes.
"And don't worry about protecting me. I don't really need it, and any males coming to my home are probably looking for things to wear rather than me specifically. You can even help, if you like. I need some things moved, and I can always use more material..."
If the god wasn't careful, he'd probably get roped into doing all her work like her worshipers did... hauling wood and water and stone about. He'd be a far superior worker though, since he'd be able to cary a lot more a lot faster... which is all the more reason to keep him around for a while.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:38 pm
Wriggling his eyebrows the young, hoofed god spread his wide, bat like wings and follows the goddess obediently, almost like a dog, though truthfully, he was following her for the 'tail', he knew at some point he would get to have his way with the pretty golden lioness and he would be able to visit her often until the season was over and she bore some little fluffies that she would look after. That's what girls did after all.
Nodding obediently he rose to the sky a dreamy grin on his maw. He couldn't wait to get to her mountain, to try some of the 'other' techniques he had gleaned from the herds.
He was going to be the biggest best male ever and make lots of babies just like Zebadie and Gobo did. Okay, his herd was only one lady strong, for the moment, but maybe in the future he would have more ladies. The thought made him smile though right now the thought of the distant mountain and the goddess were the only two things truely on his mind.
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