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 Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:26 pm
The sun had set some time ago, the moon taking its place as the dominant celestial body, casting its pale light down upon the world, illuminating it just enough so that it was a bit easier to see. Not that it mattered to this male. His eyes were fixed up at the sky glazed over with wonder. He always loved the night. The stars came out to play in the vast, black expanse above, twinkling in the dark, the eyes of the beings like himself their only witness. His paws absently toyed with some stone, knocking it back and forth between them. He was enraptured by the sky, in awe of the unknown region above. 'What's out there?' It was the question he asked himself night after night. How he dreamed he could rise above and explore that frontier. There was so much to know.
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:35 am
She sat perched upon a large tree branch, her winged fluttered lightly in the nights cool breeze, her orbs glowing softly as she sat in a trans like state, this time of night is when she generally worked the most, its why during the night her orbs glowed out so brightly, her mind clicking away as she worked. But her ears twitched at the sound of something...a stone possibly moving. Who wasnt slumbering, now trickled through her thoughts, changing her focus, she stood up on the branch she sat on. She wasnt a large goddess, much smaller than most would think for a diety and that was one of the reasons she stayed in the trees for the most part, so that she wouldnt be stepped on! With a flick of her tail, she dropped from the branch, hanging upside down from her tail she glanced around. "Who walks when many slumber?" She questioned outloud.
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:36 am
"Huh?" Orias blinked, turning his in the direction of the sound, eyes squinting at the lights glimmering in a tree. He squinted, confused, that is, until his vision focused on a form, a dark pelted creature whom he could understand to which the lights clung. 'Another Ulaya, hm?' he thought. Why did she care if he was asleep, though? She was the odd one hanging by her tail, after all. He began ambling in her direction, lips twisted into a curious grin. "I could ask you the same thing," he replied, looking up at her. "And I could ask you what you're doin' hanging like that." He sat down, paws finding another stone to roll about as he spoke to her. "Your lights are very pretty though..." he began, his voice trialing off as his eyes fell to the rock under his paw before flicking back up to her. "Why do your stones glow?"
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:37 am
She laughed softly, " I never sleep, why sleep when the world is so exciting!" She grinned, but it was true, she never slept it just wasnt something she had ever done, for as long as she can remember her eyes never rested in slumber. "Hanging like this?" She used the strong muscles in her tail to make herself bounce. " I like to hang, it means less paw prints on my fur." She cooed, before she blinked at him in confusion. "My lights?" She had never really been around another while she worked her nightly duties and during the day no one noticed the faint glow as others day dreamed. "Stones??" She laughed once more, she loved being baffled by mortals, other gods thought they were so much better, smarter but she enjoyed learning things from them. Her glowing eyes danced with merriment.
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:38 am
He nodded in understanding, even though the comment stunned him some. "I find it hard to sleep, too, and I almost never sleep at night. But everyone's gotta sleep sometime, right? Never never?" That was interesting. He thought all creatures needed to sleep or do something similar at some point, recover themselves and let their minds rest. She should be required to do the same. He bit his lip before squinting at the lights some more. It did not seem like she knew what he was talking about. "Those aren't stones? What are they, gems of some kind? And still, why do they glow?" He stared at them intently, almost forgetting about the pretty lady in front of him, the one most males would have been focused on, nor did he even imagine he was overwhelming her with his curiosity. He had heard rumors of some glowing stones, but he had never actually seen ones that shined with such light. It was as if she had decorated herself with stars.
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:39 am
"Never ever.." She crossed her heart and held up a paw as if she were making some sort of oath. She had seen other mortals do it before and had felt like trying it, she grinned. "Are you talking about my eyes?" She questioned, she had noticed the light change on her paws and it had clicked, had it? She wasnt always sure but that was the fun of it all really. She uncoiled her tail and dropped from the limb, she stuck her face close to his and watched it light up, her head tilted his way and that way as her wings fanned out behind her. "OOoh look at your fur.." She murmured softly. "Well isnt this interesting.." She all but danced where she stood.
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:40 am
"Never never..." he mused, allowing the thought to sink in. She never slept. This interested him. "You can do that? Never sleep?" Suddenly she was very close. He blinking, straightening up, eyes gazing into hers. He actually had not noticed the glow of her eyes, being so fixated on the other glimmering gems. "I suppose... those, too." He managed to speak the words after the shock of her sudden approach wore off. "I've never seen someone's eyes glow before." He narrowed his eyes at her comment about his fur. "You're more interesting to look at than me, miss," he replied, eyes drifting from her iridescent eyes to the crown on her head, then to the mantle draped over her shoulders and her wings fluttering behind her. "Much more interesting."
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:41 am
Suddenly she put her paws on his shoulder, worked her crown under his bangs and watched the glow light up the sky on his fur, the white star like pattern over the changing colors, her eyes danced as she released a pent up breath against his face as she darted her face back and forth, watching the stars dance on his coat. Her brows were knitted tightly together as she bore the most serious of expressions, she was entraced, she almost didnt he his words but they tickled at her senses before she responded, eyes darking over all his features so close. "Yes, I can do that, but for you it would mean a much worse fate so sleep sweet." She churred with the sheer happiness from how his coat mingled with her eyes. "No restless one, far more interesting I see."
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:42 am
He did not expect that. He blinked as she used his frame for support, wincing slightly when her crown tangled with his hair, pulling at his scalp as she moved it out of the way. His eyes remained fixed on hers as they scrutinized his face. "What do you mean by that? Why would it be a worse fate for me?" He did not understand, granted he was still unaware of the fact that she was more than a mortal. His eyes lit up, grinning. "If you like the sight of stars, just look up." He dared a slight nod of his head to indicate to the expanse above them. "It's a much better view." At least, he thought so. "I'm Orias," he finally introduced, recalling his manners.
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:43 am
"Because not all walk the sleepless path, and for you an endless slumber would ensue.." She sometimes spoke in patchy lyrical sentences, it was better than when she flung riddles at you, which generally made no sense to anyone but herself. She pulled her head carefully away from his, she wasnt one to hurt another, even when taken with rage which was an extremely rare sight.
Her head leaned far back, exposing her throat as she grinned at the sight above. "Oooh.." She cooed before she dashed away from him, bouncing and gliding here and there until she sat in the middle of an open clearing, pairie dog style, to which she promptly opened her wings and fell onto her back. "They look so amazing out here!" She called to him with a laugh.
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:44 am
While her first comment perplexed him, he did not have time to respond before she dashed out into the open, in awe of the stars above. He beamed, eyes shining as he trotted after her. He found a place on the grass, laying above her head, crossing his paws, eyes dazzled by the stars and nighttime clouds as they danced in the dark. "Don't they?" he agreed. He let out a light chuckle. "It kinda surprises me that you spend all your time awake, but you don't look up and admire the sky every night," he began, casting his eyes down at her for a brief moment before gazing back up. "I know I do. After a few moments of staring, he lowered his head close to hers. "You know, you can connect the stars like dots to form pictures in the sky. Some of them have names, too." He waved to one with his paw. "See that one? Those stars kinda look like a bear, don't they? My mom called it the Big Bear."
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:23 am
She laughed and tilted her head back to look up at his upside down figure. "Every night my duty calls and therefore I seem to miss such wonders." She tsked herself before she followed his motion and connected the stars and saw the bear figure he showed her. "Oh my goodness! It IS a Big bear.." She clapped her paws in delight.
"They have stories too I am sure, what wonderful stories they must be too.." She cooed, she enjoyed learning new things, even being a deity did not change the fact that the mortal world, while old it still had new things for her to discover and that was one of the great things she loved about it.
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Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 4:50 am
"Some of them do," he stated, then proceeded to indicate another constellation, a set of four, bright stars forming a quadrilateral in the sky with three, close, equally bright stars forming a line across the center. "This is Orion," he began, "and he has a sad story.
Orion, how he was a phenomenal hunter worthy of the praise of many, enough to catch the attention of a hunter goddess. This goddess favored Orion, even enough to consider taking him as her mate. However, she was a pure goddess, and her brother, in order to protect her chastity and purity, did not approve of Orion.
"One day, he saw Orion out in the ocean with not but his head above the water. Knowing his sister could not pass on a test of skill, he challenged her to hit the target in the water, telling her she could not. The goddess levitated a small stone and shot it at the target with fatal aim. The waves carried Orion's body to land, and the distraught goddess placed him among the stars."
He pondered, tail wagging. "I wonder if it's true, you know? Or if these are just tales we tell kids."
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Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:14 pm
Her heart broke at his tale, her eyes sparkled with the hint of tears as she sighed softly, her paws tracing the line of stars that made Orion as she closed her eyes for a moment, she could feel the sadness of it all wash over her being.
"Tales such as these are far more often to be true in our realm, many gods frown upon those that choose to share their love, and life with what they consider lesser beings like mortals...and more often than naught, such love stories end in heartache and tragedy.." She opened her eyes to gaze up at the stars once more. "Poor Orion and poor goddess, she most likely continues to carry the pain of what happened deep within her."
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Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:58 pm
A laugh escaped him. "Sucks being mortal, I guess, haha." He was completely unaware of who she was, so his comment may have seemed silly to her. "But that sounds all bad, having to carry that sadness around with her forever and ever. I wonder if she chose to die. I heard somewhere Gods could do that." He lowered his head to his paws, eyes roaming the skies. "Maybe she would get over it, though. I mean, immortals have that kind of time, right?" he chuckled. He had not noticed her sadness until he looked back over to her and the faint twinkle in her eyes. "Hey..." he began, moving his head closer to hers. "Why are you so sad?"
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