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| Shapeshifter isle installment #12; By Fishfreak | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 17 2013, 05:54 AM (501 Views) | |
| Fishfreak | Jun 17 2013, 05:54 AM Post #1 |
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“What is this island? it's not normal, everything here is mysterious. That humongous elk should’ve been extinct for millennia, it perished when the last ice age came to an end. The animals seem strangely familiar with humans and......weirdest of all...those eyes.....those wild and furious eyes.....those belonging to a beast, not a man.....it's impossible. Maybe this is all one big dream, maybe I'll wake on the ship in an hour” I thought pondering over the recent events. I glanced towards Wyvax, he was in the same state of confusion as I was. We had agreed to keep the beastly eyes confidential, panic and fear is the last thing we want to cause at the moment, spirits are already damaged from the death of a friend and a missing leader, “of all times to disappear Rashido, you chose now?” I thought to myself bitterly. "When Wild and Rashido return, then we'll figure this out. We can trust them" he had said, he was just as anxious to discuss it as I was, but he had a point, Rashido and Wild had both deemed important and trustworthy in the past, but there was something different about Rashido, something strange, the same sort of wild beastly behavior as Black Ice, could such a person really be trusted? for the time being I had no option. "There's more to this place than meets the eye" I mumbled quietly, "....yes..." a faint male voice replied almost ghostly sounding. Absolutely shocked I glanced around. Nothing. "Must have been my imagination" I mumbled, "....no..." This time I stood up and looked around. Again nothing, “hello?” I say in a hushed voice, but this time there was no reply, only silence. "I'm losing my sanity" I thought horrified. The raft was completed at last. Dark would be upon us within hour, all preparations were done, the only thing missing was the actual funeral. The group had made the decision of suspending it by a few hours, despite the potential of another animal attack. We had done so, because Wild and Rashido wouldn’t want to miss out, and because people were still recovering from both shock and physical damage. Wyvax and Black Ice were both quite injured. "How're you doing?" I asked with a hint of worry in my voice, Wyvax had gotten stabbed in order to save my life, he had leapt and shoved me out of the way of the charging beast. I was in his debt. "I've been better" he said with a little grin, the antlers had pierced his left leg, thankfully it didn't reach the bone, but he was in a lot of pain that was obvious. I had less pity for Black Ice, although he saved us all “no not Black Ice the beast within him” I thought, he brought the last of his injuries on him himself, by dealing the final blow, a task anyone else could have done without risk of further injury, but Black Ice was Black Ice. Launchh had been injured as well, but his condition was far more devastating, he was unconscious and had broken several ribs after the kicks dealt by the giant elk. No one expected him to recover before rescue, he would die sooner or later, “.....sooner....” the voice said. I entered the woods to take a piss. There seemed to be no shortage of water near our camp, so I had made it a habit of drinking lots, a stomach full of water helped make you forget about starvation “I would seriously kill for a burger right now” i thought hungrily, and soon enough my belly rumbled in agreement. The air was active with bats, and there was a sudden movement in some of the nearby bushes, the forest was alive. After having travelled for about 2 minutes, I stopped to do my business. I looked down......there was something reflecting the moonlight, I investigated. The reflection came from a skull from a cat, but this cat had elongated canines, The bones looked like they were only a few days old, there were still a few maggots left in it. "A sabertooth? That's not possible they're all extinct, what the hell is up with this island?" I asked myself nervously. Suddenly a silence fell over the forest, all the activity that was present just seconds ago, seemed to have vanished. Fear filled my mind, what was happening? "You're right" a female voice said. I jumped out of shock and pulled my obsidian dagger, in front of me was a young woman, pale like the moonlight, with long wavy blond hair and sky blue eyes. She was beautiful, very beautiful, too beautiful, i would have noticed such a face on the ship. "Who are you? You weren't on the ship, are you stranded here as well?" I asked with a confidence I was unaware I had., I drew my bow and prepared an arrow, constantly keeping my eyes on her. "You're right this is no ordinary island, my name is Mahina, your other questions will be answered soon enough, but I came here to warn you." That was unexpected, I had anticipated a more overcautious and dangerous reaction, but she had answered in a calm and certain voice. "What warning? My people will leave yours alone, we seek only to return home." I answered. She sighed “not that type of warning, Your friend...Black Ice, keep an eye on him, and don’t trust him, he’s going down a dark path.If you hear whispers, whatever you do, don’t obey them”. I think back to the rampaging elk, he saved us, but he was different, those eyes weren’t human....for a moment he was as much beast as man, the rage in his eyes when he slashed open the throat of the giant creature. Rashido as well, the way he had savagely killed those coyotes by tearing out their throats. The bloodlust in his eyes. A chill went down my spine. “What about Ras-” she had disappeared, vanished as fast as she had appeared. “And the day just keeps getting weirder, doesn’t it” I mumble. I did my business by a nearby tree trunk, and headed back towards the beach. The forest had regained it’s activity. Sounds and movement had returned. There was an owl in a nearby tree, staring at me with it’s large ominous eyes, I approached the owl, yet it showed no fear. It was accustomed to humans as everything else on the island, it flew once I came to the tall pine tree it was sitting in. After a few minutes of walking i quickly realised that i was travelling in the wrong direction. I stopped and sniffed the air, the strong wind brought with it the faint smell of salt, indicating it had just come from the sea. I followed the scent. “.....i will grant you power.... “the male voice was back, stronger than before, “....all you need to do is embrace it...”. Mahina had warned me of these whispers, but there was something about them, that were very persuasive. I arrived at the desolate beach, I could see the silhouettes of the group about a kilometre down the beach, I was about to approach when the ghostly whisper returned “....wrong way...the sea...the sea!....” There was something about the voice that convinced me to do it, I approached the water slowly step by step, until my feet touch the ice cold water. Part of me wanted to stop and return back to the beach, another to keep walking into the ocean. A distant voice of one of my friends called me, but It was too late, I was in a trance, I couldn’t make out the words or stop, I just kept walking slowly, I started shivering when the water rose to my waist, yet i keep going, deeper and deeper. I looked at my hands, they were webbed, they were webbed! The cold, dark water finally rose over my head, and i heard one last whisper “....good....” , the world faded to darkness. I woke up shivering. I was lying on the rough sand and stones of the coastline, the others had gathered around me to watch the last bits of fire and burning bamboo die out. Coherentsheaf’s body will soon lie at the bottom of the ocean. I looked at my hands once again, there was not webbing whatsoever, it had all seemed a dream, but I was still damp and if the others hadn’t given up some of their clothes, I may have died from hypothermia. There’s only one question left on my mind now....”what the hell is happening?” Edited by Fishfreak, Jun 17 2013, 08:06 AM.
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| Black Ice | Jun 17 2013, 08:03 AM Post #2 |
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FF you have gotten completely EPIC in writing stories! Supes didn't help in this one? This was awesome. |
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| Rashido | Jun 17 2013, 08:04 AM Post #3 |
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That was really good! A lot of fun to read. Just one note - the moon goddess wouldn't use "not that kind of warning silly" in a sentence. It would be something more along the lines of "That was not the message I had intended to convey." Anyway, it was really good. And we have to remember that Māhina is actually taking the form of a person from the ship. I have an explanation for why we didn't see her, but it's a plot point so yeah. Thanks for writing, it was really good! |
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| Rashido | Jun 17 2013, 08:05 AM Post #4 |
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Agreed, this is really good! |
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| Black Ice | Jun 17 2013, 08:06 AM Post #5 |
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I'm bout to read it again! |
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| Fishfreak | Jun 17 2013, 08:07 AM Post #6 |
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Oh yeah, sorry it's been edited. Anyways thanks guys. Anything else I'll need to edit? Edited by Fishfreak, Jun 17 2013, 08:10 AM.
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| Fishfreak | Jun 17 2013, 08:08 AM Post #7 |
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he was gonna help out, but went offline when I got home, so I did it myself. Edited by Fishfreak, Jun 17 2013, 08:08 AM.
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| Rashido | Jun 17 2013, 08:08 AM Post #8 |
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No need to apologise! Like I said, that was my only note. You did a great job. |
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| Black Ice | Jun 17 2013, 08:13 AM Post #9 |
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So who's next? (Until ZASS gets rebooted) |
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| Fishfreak | Jun 17 2013, 08:15 AM Post #10 |
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Well I guess we're just waiting for Wild, and then Rashido would you mind reconnecting with the group in your installment after wilds? |
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