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 Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:38 pm
The filly with its spine exposed laid still, not quite sleeping but not really all there yet. Her ears were back on her head and she shook slightly from the wet afterbirth. She opened her eyes and the blurry black mass before her made her open them wider and blink rapidly to try to get it into focus.
As the brown mass moved she was able to focus her eyes and snorted to push the water from her nostrils. She took a lung full of air and looked at her siblings. She simply watched them quietly moving her tail around. Her eyes flicked with paranoia as she watched the beasts around them. She saw the ones her size pushing themselves up off the ground and shakily tried to follow suit.
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:52 pm
Agony watched as her siblings attempted to stand. Her eyes looked to the faces of those who birthed her; a black stallion whose bones and rotting flesh were exposed and a dappled mare with ragged mane and tail. These two horses were the ones that Agony would soon call Mother and Father for those were the roles they played. An odd feeling jittered her stomach and tingled down her legs, making them twitch underneath her.
Her crimson optics blinked away from her parents and looked at her scrawny legs. They were so long that she was afraid that they would break if she was to stand, but Agony attempted nonetheless.
She breathed in deeply as she unsteadily began to push herself upwards with her legs. She wobbled, swaying side to side. It took her a few tries, but she was finally able to hold her balance. Standing proudly, she nudged her head up and down and released a cheerful cry. Agony took a couple steps. It felt odd at first, but soon she was walking. She carefully walked to the mare who shared the same coat as her.
Nervously, she dipped her head down and sniffed for the sweet scent of milk. Finally finding the right spot, Agony began to drink Regret’s milk.
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:55 pm
Thanos watched in silence as his three children slowly got to their feet. This was good, he thought, they were indeed all strong. He had already pushed the thought of the weak colt out of his mind, as far as he was concerned the foal wasn't his so he shouldn't bother with him. His eyes moved to the black filly with the exposed spine. He still couldn't think of a name to call her. Slowly he glanced back at Regret. "What should we call her?" He asked the mare, hoping that she would be able to come up with an appropriate name.
"Are you going to get rid of the weak one or not?" War chirped.
"Just because he looked normal doesn't mean he is weak. Give him a chance." Peace replied.
Thanos ignored the rats. He would deal with the colt soon enough, not now, not with Regret watching. With four foals to watch over she would no doubt be distracted by the others then he would do what he must. Stepping closer to Regret as the three fillies tried their best to move about he nuzzled his mare again. He was happy...for the most part, if he ignored that one little issue. Regret had served him well on this day.
The still unnamed colt was somewhat calmed by the close presence of the brown large one. Then he was taken by surprise when the one with the missing face suddenly came crashing into him. When she snapped at him he let out a scared whinny and did his best to scramble to his feet. It took several tries to do so but soon enough he found himself standing, albeit a bit wobbly.
He made his way slowly, carefully over to Regret, seeking some comfort from the large one. Just as he reached her he saw something appear on the other side of her. Bending his head down he spotted another one of his siblings. Well she looked normal like him...then his eyes fell upon her exposed spine. Taking several steps back he wound up tripping over Ruin and went tumbling backwards letting out a surprised sound as he crashed into the ground hard on his back.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:05 am
Regrets eyes followed the foals as they all moved about - even the colt seemed to be doing alright after a scare from hi sister. For a few moments anyways, until frightened again he tripped over his sister and fell to the ground. Regret snorted, her ear's pricked as she turned her head to check both colt and filly over. Aside from being frightened they both seemed alright - although alright was highly subjective when it came to three of the foals. Regret had thought she was used to these types of things now - with all the time she had spent amidst the hell herd, but seeing it on tiny foals - her foals...was something else. For their sakes she supposed she would just have to try and overlook it for the moment. They were still foals after all - just a bit different, like their father.
It was Thanos who drew her attention away from the skull filly - Ruin - Thanos had named her and the colt where they still sprawled across the ground, her eyes flickered towards the nameless filly for a few moments, with her sisters already named Ruin and Agony Regret had no idea what to call her - but she certainly didn't want to give her another hellish sounding name. what then? Furrowing her brow for a few moments her eyes cast about for idea, finally landing at the ash tree under which the foals had been born. "Nashe" She told Thanos after a few moments of thought and with no explanation. It was a word from her youth and while Regret often tried to ignore her past - one simple word couldn't cause that much trouble could it?
Ruin was not at a pleased with her first attempt at walking - and also with the irritating little black beast who kept getting in her way no sooner had they untangled themselves the first time that the useless git came stumbling back at her again. Ear flattened Ruin gave a little shriek of indignation as the colt tripped over her and went crashing to the ground. she gave a few snaps at his flailing legs before ignoring the flailing fellow in an attempt to stand again.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:08 am
Agony lowered her head as she stood underneath Regret’s body. She smacked her lips together, licking them to savor the taste of the milk as her eyes looked to her younger brother as he collapsed onto the ground by tripping over Ruin. She had noticed the black stallion ignoring the colt and wondered what made him so different. His coat was darker and she couldn’t see any unusual birthmarks, but the colt still looked as her kindred.
The dappled filly took a couple steps towards the colt with her head bent downwards and neck stretching out in his direction. Her nostrils flared as she inched closer towards her brother. Agony bounced her head up and down as she felt something spongy right below her cheekbone. It wasn’t painful, just felt…weird.
Ignoring it as she stood nearly feet away from the nameless colt. She sped up her gait and tripped a few times before reaching him. Agony lowered her head, snorting as she brushed the brim of her nose against his. She sniffed him again, her soft crimson optics looking for any open wounds.
A faint smile came across her lips as she lowered herself onto the earth and gently, in a playful manner, nipped at his mane.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:09 pm
Nashe heard the name her mother bestowed on her but for the moment could not respond, she stood on shaky legs, very still, she was too afraid to fall to try to move. She lifted herself up to buckle her knees and looked towards her "mother". When her sister suckled she could smell the warm milk and was eager to drink. She flared her nostrals and extended her head slightly towards her mother, willing her legs to work.
She saw from the corner of her eye as her sister and brother fell and tangled themselves up, she was not interested in repeating their mistake. She was finally able to get her legs to move and took a shaky step towards her mother, letting out a soft whinny for help, though part of her was not sure she wanted it. She stumbled towards the large brown beast and using her mothers leg as a stabiliser she searched for a teat. savouring the warm milk when she did, she flicked her bony tail with pleasure as she sucked.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:42 pm
A smile crossed Thanos' face as he watched his three girls start moving around. This was all good, they would serve him well. When Regret gave her option of the third fillies name he paused in thought. Thanos said the name in his mind a couple of times. It had an interesting ring to it. Not as interesting as Agony or Ruin, but he would let Regret get away with it. His eyes moved back to his mare. "Nashe...very well, that will be her name." His ears flicked about as he watched the three fillies. Why did they all do....that to regret. Getting close and then sticking their head under her stomach. Did they want back in? He took a step around to the side, looking as the one called Nashe took her turn at whatever it was they were doing. His eyes went back to Regret. "What are they doing?"
"You fool they are nursing." War chirped.
"He's not a fool for not knowing these things. It's the first time he has seen foals you know."
His eyes caught Agony as she moved closer to the nameless colt. Snorting in anger Thanos closed the gap between them quickly and bending his head pushed the colt away before turning back to the filly. "Play with your sisters Agony." He told her and then gave her a light bump with his face to encourage her to do so.
At first the black colt was afraid that the filly would hurt him. His body shook in fear, heart beat wildly. But then she seemed to soften up a bit, almost look glad to see him. When she lowered herself down by him he relaxed a bit. He let out a small happy whinny when she bit at his mane and reached out to do the same. Then a large shade covered him and he suddenly found himself tumbled over again thanks to the scary large black one. His eyes moved to the large brown one, his mother and let out another cry for help. Why didn't she stop the scary one? Didn't she care? Giving his body a shake he once again righted himself and with much effort got to his feet. Though he was afraid to move towards his mother, there were too many scary ones in the way. And chances were the big one would knock him over again.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:33 pm
Agony’s ears flattened and her eyes dropped from the colt as the black stallion re-routed his daughter away from the tiny colt. She dipped her head down and let out a soft whinny as though reassuring The Nameless that everything would be okay.
She picked her head up and glanced at Thanos quickly. He looked so intimidating that Agony felt a queasy sensation jitter her stomach. He seemed to be the one with a lot of authority and dominance, but more importantly, he was the one who kept shutting the black colt away.
Why?
Agony shook her head and snorted in frustration. She had so many questions but no answers. It angered her.
She exhaled deeply as her ears flickered. She watched as her sister moved to Regret’s body and began to nurse on the warm milk. Seeing this had made Agony feel hungry again. She walked with an unsteady balance underneath Regret’s body and stretched out her neck towards Nashe. Her nostrils flared as she inhaled her sister’s scent and watched as she fed.
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:02 pm
Regret watched Thanos for a few moments as he considered the name she had come up with, she half expected him to argue with her about it but was mollified somewhat when he didn't, letting her ears pricked forward a bit as the black stallion attempted to figure out what the foals were doing. It seemed odd that a grown horse wouldn't know the basics of foals...but this was Thanos she reminded herself and well - you couldn't expect him to know such things.
"they are nursing" She told the steed unaware that one of the rodents had already answered this question she might have elaborated on this some more but Thanos was sudden;y distracted by something else and before Regret could figure out what he'd already knocked the poor colt away. Regret wanted to defend the little one - she truly did but she was tired and was fairly certain things would go even worse for the colt if she tried to show him favor. She did however bring up one subject with Thanos. "And the colt? What shall we call him?"
Ruin had managed to gain her feet by now and taking note of her fathers treatment of the clumsy black colt who kept getting in her way she snorted a bit in approval before testing out her legs again. Taking her first few steps towards her father and butting her head against his exposed ribs. Ah ha! there was that clinking sound again. It must come from the black steed and rather proud of herself for figuring this out turned to give him a smug look and arched her neck.
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:37 pm
Thanos didn't quite know what nursing meant but clearly it was something that foals did. Either way he thought it was a bit weird. His ears pinned back as Regret asked her question. How dare she even suggest giving that reject a name. Temper flared to the boiling point and he nearly lashed out at her over the sheer idea of it. Taking a few moments to breath deeply before he could speak without yelling at her. He had already yelled at her once when he had discovered that the foal was normal, and he wouldn't do it again unless absolutely necessary. "That one shall remain nameless." He told her sharply.
"Why name something that we are just going to kill?" War chirped as she ran up Thanos' mane to sit atop his head.
"You should not kill him just for looking the way he does."
Thanos turned his attention to Ruin as she butted her head into his side. She was a feisty one. Turning his head he bent bown and pushed his bony nose against Ruins exposed skull. They were all making him a proud father.
As afraid as the colt was of his sisters and especially the big black one the more he watched the others nurse, the more he realized how hungry he was. Well he was going to get over there no matter what. Moving on extremely wobbly legs was a lot easier that he thought it would be. He made his way slowly over to his mother, making sure to give the others a wide berth which made the trip a lot longer than it should have been.
Finally when he had made it over to Regret he found his way blocked by two of his sisters. Suddenly he felt so much different, he was no longer scared of them. He snarled, showing his teeth to them. Ears flattened against his head he used his small body as best he could to shove the other two away. He was going to eat and they would not get in the way. Snaking his head under Regret he began nursing like crazy, letting out a small snarl here and there if he thought the others were getting too close again.
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:56 am
Regret knew that her question had angered Thanos a good deal, and she tensed slightly - he had never turned violent against her in the past - quite the opposite really, he was normally far more gentle with her then with anyone else...but well could you ever really count on that with a horse like Thanos? He had come from hell after all and to say he was mentally unstable would be a bit of an understatement. The instinctual mother in her wanted to make itself known..how dare this stallion reject one of their foals! Rejection..wasa sore spot for Regret and her ears flattened slightly before she could really stop herself, but while she might want to lash out at him herself she was not a stupid mare. Regret was well aware that she stood no chance against Thanos...and she had three other foals to watch out for even if they were a bit different.
Perhaps Thanos would come around in time she told herself with a shake of her head to ease her tension and allow her ear to flop back to half mast again. No point in riling Thanos up any more with a show of insubordination right now. Besides...your not supposed to care she reminded herself and so with a snort she brushed off Thanos sharp remark for now. At least he seemed to be doing well with the other three..."Fine...when are you going to tell the rest of the herd about them?" She questioned after a few moments of silence.
Clack! Scrape! Clack! Ruin found herself quite enjoying the sounds she could make by butting her head against her father, and snorted in pleasure as he butted her back. Movement caught her attention from the corner of her eye however and Ruin left off the headbutting to watch the annoying one slink around the group. she flattened her one ear at him to warn him off before he came close and tripped her up again but it seemed he was off to bother her sisters so she shook her head and decided to ignore him.
Turning her attention back to her father she saw some funny little creatures running about on his back and when one turned its back for a second and nipped at its tail as it hung down his side in curiosity.
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:51 am
Agony’s ears flattened not in anger but in a submissive way as her rejected brother took a spot underneath their Mother to drink the delicious juices from Regret. Her eyes watched as his upper lip curled upwards to reveal his small baby teeth and her ears perched forwards towards his direction as he snarled. Agony wasn’t sure what had angered him and she was still a bit confused on why the horrific black stallion rejected him.
She raised her head and looked at the dominant stallion whom she bared the same scent of death and decaying. She watched as her sister—Ruin tried to n** at something small that scurried on Thanos’s back. Seeing the fast movement had sparked her curiosity and interest.
She took a last glimpse at Nameless before walking clumsily over to her Father and sister. She kept at bay as she watched Ruin before moving slowly in front of the stallion. He was so alike to her as her ribs were exposed and there was an opening at his neck.
As she stood in front of Thanos the young filly stretched her neck upwards and gently bumped the ends of her nostrils against the bottom of his jaw. Her nostrils flared as she took in his scent and felt the hard bones of his skull.
Her eyes bright with curiosity and her tail gently swaying behind her.
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:22 am
Distracted by Ruin's curious play Thanos only half heard what Regret had said. "Huh?" He said as he looked up to his mate. "Oh yes...we will tell them soon. We can take the foals with us when we do. When can they go?" He asked her, having no idea how long it would be before the foals would be able to mingle with the other herd members. The herd would be happy with the latest arrivals...well most of them. He considered hiding the colt from the others but couldn't exactly figure out how right now. Thanos' ear flicked ever so slightly when the colt had a sudden change in temper and went from scared to snarling. Must be my imagination, he told himself and ignored the colt once more.
"That one needs to be dealt wi...OUCH!" War cried out, spinning around to face the filly Ruin. "She bit me!" She snarled at the filly.
"I would have thought you'd be happy about that."
"You weren't the one who got bit!"
Thanos almost chuckled as War cried out in pain, but he forced that down and looked at Ruin. "Be nice to the rats." He told the filly and gave her a little nudge before turning his attention to Agony. "That goes for you too." His head turned around to look at the rats which were not well hidden in his mane again. "She was just saying hello." He snicked at War, knowing that would get the rat all riled up.
The nameless colt having gotten his fill pulled his head up and shock it violently to rid his lips of any milk droplets that may still be there. His eyes moved to his father and two sisters not far away. He didn't like them one bit, he thought with a snort. But this one, his head turned he Regret. This one he did like. Turning his body around so that he faced the same way as the large one he nipped at her shoulder to get her attention. He wanted her love even if the others seemed to wish him to go away.
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:09 am
Nashe didn't like it when she was rudely pushed aside as her brother came up beside her. She winnied in disaprooval and pushed at him with her shoulder slightly to try to get back to suckling. He snarled at her and her ears fell down and she looked up at the large creature that gave her the delicious substance. She looked up at her pleadingly but she was talking to the black creature. She looked over at him and saw her two sisters over by it.
She pricked up her ears, maybe he had something for her too. She shakily moved towards the three and without a second thought pushed herself between his front legs and under him. When she didn't see anything that looked like the other one she knew that the brown one was special with her milk. She walked out from under her father and beside Ruin, she lightly nuged her in a playful manor, she had not had much time close to this one and she delicately sniffed at her furr and mane.
She softly nipped at her sister with her milk covered lips and neighed softly, her ears flicking with excitement. She moved around Ruin and towards Agony. She saw her sisters tail and walked over to her. She didn't have a tail like that, she nugged her tail with her nose and lightly batted it playfully before she looked behind her at her exposed spine and snorted. Wondering why she didn't have a fluffy tail like her siblings she felt she was missing something.
She rather wanted to tug Agony's tail now, punish her for having one, but she restrained, she did not want to make enemies when she was so new to this world.
She was the last of the girls to notice the rats, she pricked up her ears and moved towards her father, she extended her neck as far as it would go and tried to reach the rat. She sniffed the air but was far too small to reach their hiding place in her fathers mane. She wanted to know what they were, she thought they looked like a burden, perhaps she could get rid of them for him. Continuing to sniff she then snorted as she cought the smell of decay and shook her head violently. It was not a plesent smell, her mother did not smell like that.
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:29 am
Regret cast a critical eye over the foals after Thanos asked his question, they ere walking - a little wobbly still but good enough for her. They would get their legs beneath them quickly once they started moving and she was tired of this grove - tired of staying in one spot. "They will be to fine to do so now" She told Thanos decisively, ear's flattening in warning as the rat snarled at the filly. Regret ignored the rodents for the most part but she would cease to do so if the ill tempered one choose to go after one of her foals.
It seemed as though that was not going to happen however as they scurried off to hide in Thanos mane . Good. Rotten foul tempered creatures that they were she found herself almost amused that Ruin had bitten one - and drawn the other's attention to them it seemed they were well out of dangers reach now thought. Pity.
While Thanos attention seemed to be on the three fillies that were clustered around him Regret turned her attention to the small black colt who had stayed with her, twisting her head around as he nipped at her shoulder she nuzzled him softly. She longed to give him a name - but speaking would probably just draw Thanos attention quicker. As it was she was pretty sure she would only get limited time with the colt and she wished to stretch it out for as long as she could.
Ruin snorted and skittered backwards as the strange creature turned about and started making a whole host of interesting sounds. Well that was a lovely result she thought to herself and mentally filed this away for later fun. pulling at the long pink tails made them react in a thoroughly amusing manner. When her father spoke Ruin was able to put a name to the strange little beasts - rats. Rat she deemed ere fun to play with and when her sister came over to try and fish them out of her fathers mane she waited eagerly for them to return.
When they didn't show themselves right away Ruin lost interest and turned away from the rest of them, eyes searching for something more interesting. where was that irritating little creature who had tripped her earlier? She still owed him a bite or two...
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