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NIGHT

Blackness. The acha always had good sight in the dark but in this case it was very hard to see anything at all. He looked down, he hardly could see his legs moving, walking for what felt like days and days end. He hated not knowing where he was. Yet the darkness reminded him so of himself, once lost, eyes shielded, other kin could not 'see' him. Feared and left alone because of how he looked and what he seemed to represent. But he was far from 'Death' itself. He was merely one who maintained balance, saw to it that life and death were equal. Yet still all who he had encountered averted their gaze, fled, Descent was alone for a long time.

And then as if it was always there, the stars shone brightly on him, the moon coming out to guide him, Dark Descent looking upwards and blinded a little by the light. He always liked the dark better, really. But this way he could see where his hooves met and there was a clearer look to what he was doing.

PATH

The path was illuminated by the moonlight then, behind him was ashes and the faint smell of burning wood -- and in front of him was the moon itself, the path clear and even, slowly seeing budding flowers come into bloom as he looked at them. He was never one for flowers, never one for --- making things grow. He had always thought of death and rebirth, but being with his lifemate made him understand growth more. And ... the flowers were beautiful.

And slowly the path stretched out, seeming like he had to walk for years to get to where the end was. But somehow he felt comforted -- not like the feeling he had with the flames -- this felt like moving forward, moving on from the past, moving on to a bigger hope.