open Omnipotence: MoonLock's Heartache.

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Needless to say Rhetoric felt in danger and  made sure the trail didn't dissapear beneath him and feeling unwelcomed he prepared to run for his life out of the forest... But first he had to try to communicate with these, what he have to sat were ghosts

 

"I'm probably going to regret this, but who are all of you?" he called up to them 

Edited March 5, 2016 by The Down Trotten

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Needless to say Rhetoric made sure the trail didn't dissapear beneath him and feeling unwelcomed he prepared to run for his life out of the forest... Byt first he had to try to communicate with these, what he have to sat were ghosts

 

"I'm probably going to regert this, but who are all of you?" he called up to them

When he came close the details became too clear. These were all young mares, almost fillies, the one closest and clearest had white fur and mane, a white gown that covered even lower than her legs, her eyes rolled back, she was convulsing, struggling but unable to lift her forelegs, which layed limp at her sides, her mouth kept opening, searching for air, for the faded silhouette of a rope extended past his reach and held to a creaking tree branch. Still alive.

[The Down Trotten 300]

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He wasn't prepared for this... and stupidly stared for a split second. but his body moved into action, not out of heroism but out of fear, he had to stop that image from being a reality. Pulling out his knife he threw it at the rope holding the filly up and prayed he was a good throw, perparing to cushion her fall with himself if need be , which hopefully it would 

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

He wasn't prepared for this... and stupidly stared for a split second. but his body moved into action, not out of heroism but out of fear, he had to stop that image from being a reality. Pulling out his knife he threw it at the rope holding the filly up and prayed he was a good throw, perparing to cushion her fall with himself if need be , which hopefully it would

(Unfortunately throwing knives not beING part of his skill set) The edge of the knife nicked the silhouette, but when he grabbed for the legs two things happened, first blood fell from the "rope" and second the body bent towards him, two spider leg like appendages extended out from the blouse and clasped over one of his forelegs. As quickly as a snake strike, the appendages pierced into the flesh with a tight grip and began to pull up, lifting the stallion up towards into the blouse where there were four more of these appendages and the most unholy of maws.

[The Down Trotten 300]

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Screaming in pain, he felt his adrenaline pumping and the fear of being ripped apart by this monster put all of his being into over drive, weaponless there was only one thing he could foreseeable do

 

With as much force has his jaws could muster he bite down on the tendril pulling him up, and he would keep biting as long as he was able, until the blasted thing let go or he bit threw. The taste didn't matter, and the feeling didn't matter, only living mattered 

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Screaming in pain, he felt his adrenaline pumping and the fear of being ripped apart by this monster put all of his being into over drive, weaponless there was only one thing he could foreseeable do

 

With as much force has his jaws could muster he bite down on the tendril pulling him up, and he would keep biting as long as he was able, until the blasted thing let go or he bit threw. The taste didn't matter, and the feeling didn't matter, only living mattered

The teeth struggled, but his mighty horse jaw was able to crack, and in enough time before the next appendages could grasp, crush through the hangmares pincer. The outside shell tasted of blood, iron and bodily waste. The gritty, mucosa and muddy textured inside was no better as it popped and flowed into his mouth. If one could imagine what the liquid that settles at the bottom of a dumpster would taste like, they aren't too far off. But the Hangmare leg go and squirmed before settling and going about its business. Like a fly that hasn't realized it just lost a wing, nor can remember the encounter it just had.Rhetoric fell a couple of inches, and fortunately wasn't bleeding too badly.

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Spitting the horrible taste out of his mouth and limping over to his cart he rinsed his mouth out with some of the water he had with him .

 

"oh my god... oh my god."  he hadn't been so close to death before or more scared in his life.

 

He inspected his wound and hoped it didn't need to be cleaned out, either way he limped out of the forest, cart behind him. As far as he was concerned, he highly doubted there was anything friendly in here considering what just happened to him

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Spitting the horrible taste out of his mouth and limping over to his cart he rinsed his mouth out with some of the water he had with him .

 

"oh my god... oh my god." he hadn't been so close to death before or more scared in his life.

 

He inspected his wound and hoped it didn't need to be cleaned out, either way he limped out of the forest, cart behind him. As far as he was concerned, he highly doubted there was anything friendly in here considering what just happened to him

The wound stung, but wasn't severe, and nothing followed him, however everytime he passed close to a Hangmare it began to convulse, a luring reflex. When he made it out, whether or not he noticed, there was a slow moving lithic horse shaped creature moving through the liquid of the shore. At this distance it was hard to make out details other that it was about twice the height of celestia. Edited March 5, 2016 by Colenso Rivers

[The Down Trotten 300]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Exasperated Rhetoric wanted to cry, he couldn't catch a break. Was this friend or foe? With his luck, it was foe... and he couldn't fight the thing, it was huge,,, the safe t hing to do would be to just go on back to the lab and rest up and try a different direction tomorrow... but , damn it his curiosity still got the better of him

 

creeping up as much as he could, he just wanted to see what this thing was. 

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Exasperated Rhetoric wanted to cry, he couldn't catch a break. Was this friend or foe? With his luck, it was foe... and he couldn't fight the thing, it was huge,,, the safe t hing to do would be to just go on back to the lab and rest up and try a different direction tomorrow... but , damn it his curiosity still got the better of him

 

creeping up as much as he could, he just wanted to see what this thing was.

The horse shaped creature was by no means a horse, but by no means was it ugly. As you approached, the most gruesome part of the creature was it's legs, which where thick and at the longest section were easily comparable to the lengthy business end of a very thick calvary lance. It's body was svelte, and its skin was glistening and smooth. It's tail was thick, lizard like and ended in a blade like tip. It's slender neck led to a aerodynamically smooth carapace helm like head with no bottom jaw. A smooth and monitor like forked tounge slipped out periodically. It's eyes were draconian, and of a silver blue hue, similar to its grey aqua belly. It's head was white with red lines flowing on it. The rest of its hide was black, and the lower part of its legs looked harmlessly scraped away to red. It didnt seem to mind, it's long black mane flowing out from its carapace head floating in the air behind it almost magically, as if it were underwater. And it's tough legs seemed to be too tough and thick to let the sea bring it pain.

It turned it's head towards you and stopped, hesitating before emitting a soft whale like song-cry.

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@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Rhetoric smiled at it and waved pleasantly, but it seemed to not  be to sure of the pony before it 

 

A little unsure himself Rhetoric walked a bit closer but only so he could be heard in a normal tone of voice "Hello?... If you can understand me,,,, I could really use some help... heck if your going to eat me or something get it over with... I'm going crazy trying to figure things out here..." 

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Rhetoric smiled at it and waved pleasantly, but it seemed to not be to sure of the pony before it

 

A little unsure himself Rhetoric walked a bit closer but only so he could be heard in a normal tone of voice "Hello?... If you can understand me,,,, I could really use some help... heck if your going to eat me or something get it over with... I'm going crazy trying to figure things out here..."

The some what large creature approached the stallion, stepping oUT of the sea which left it's legs glittering. When it was just beyond a comfortable distance the neck craned forward and stared into Rhetoric's eyes. It's eyes seemed familiar, and it sung again. It was obviously animalistic, but a rather intelligent animal. It had a calm and peiceful, somewhat magically so disposition.

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@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Rhetoric scratched his chin a little "Well... I'm at a lost... I'd offer for you to come with me but I'm not entriely sure what to offer you... I have food I guess, but you probably wouldn't like any of it" he went into his cart and pulled out some of the rations and displayed it for the beast

 

" I've got plenty to share if you come with me"

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Rhetoric scratched his chin a little "Well... I'm at a lost... I'd offer for you to come with me but I'm not entriely sure what to offer you... I have food I guess, but you probably wouldn't like any of it" he went into his cart and pulled out some of the rations and displayed it for the beast

 

" I've got plenty to share if you come with me"

The creature perked up at Rhetoric's unsure yet friendly tone. It raised its head and bucked a little excitedly while giving off a small cheerful cry. It took no interest in the food it was offered however. Merely ignoring the fact that it had been offered anything at all. While it seemed a bit strange, it also seemed quite natural in its current state.

[The Down Trotten 300]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Rhetoric smiled and put the food away 'Alright then, come on, lets get going, I'm sure the lab has got a place for you... maybe we could clean it up a bit..." he motioned for it to follow and began walking back to what he considered his base. As far as he knew while dirty and a bit gross, it was most certainly the safest place around  

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Rhetoric smiled and put the food away 'Alright then, come on, lets get going, I'm sure the lab has got a place for you... maybe we could clean it up a bit..." he motioned for it to follow and began walking back to what he considered his base. As far as he knew while dirty and a bit gross, it was most certainly the safest place around

The creature did not need much coaxing to follow. It was moon born, and had seem the favor of Moonlock within the stallion. Such beings were rare, and barely lasted a week before falling victim to its natural habitat.

With that said, during there travels back to the facility the screams or creatures that the stallion actively avoided, quickly left or dissapeared after showing up. The creatures diet was only partially revealed, every once in a whole it would stop and feed of the fluid that erupted from the ground. It was a peaceful trip, the night being the kindest of all to them. The creature also never seemed to sleep.

[The Down Trotten 300]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Very glad to have some quiet and a traveling companion he still brought the two of them to the lab and for the rest of the night did his best to clean up and make some sort of organization of the  to the building. Making the old storage room his bed room he wrote in his journal once more

 

Day two of my writings... 

 

Today I faced death in the face and lived... much to my fortune, today's ventures lead me to a forest not to far from here, maybe a thirds day walk. If you are reading this fellow traveler and value your life, avoid it at all costs.

 

If you must travel into this forest, I have learned of something that may very well save your life. The mares hanging from the trees... are no longer mares, but predators waiting for some poor soul to be tricked by their clever disguise. With all you have be wary of them and ignore there temptations for help, it is all fake.

 

Other then that I have gained a silent but well welcomed companion, and supplies are still high, so my sanity is spared another day/

 

he closed his journal and let himself fall alseep, much more peacefully then the night before   

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Very glad to have some quiet and a traveling companion he still brought the two of them to the lab and for the rest of the night did his best to clean up and make some sort of organization of the to the building. Making the old storage room his bed room he wrote in his journal once more

 

Day two of my writings...

 

Today I faced death in the face and lived... much to my fortune, today's ventures lead me to a forest not to far from here, maybe a thirds day walk. If you are reading this fellow traveler and value your life, avoid it at all costs.

 

If you must travel into this forest, I have learned of something that may very well save your life. The mares hanging from the trees... are no longer mares, but predators waiting for some poor soul to be tricked by their clever disguise. With all you have be wary of them and ignore there temptations for help, it is all fake.

 

Other then that I have gained a silent but well welcomed companion, and supplies are still high, so my sanity is spared another day/

 

he closed his journal and let himself fall alseep, much more peacefully then the night before

It was sundown by the time they both made it back, every once in a while, when he winced the creature would crane it's neck towards his wound and coo at him, eyes shifting towards his face in what seemed like concern.

We they got back, the creature absolutely refused to go in, and ended up laying outside the door, ever vigilant and yet calm.

The facility knew no changes when you went back in, and was still silent except for the song of the stallions ally. A lullaby, ambient calm the flowed through the facility alls to bring the living and dead to rest.

When Rhetoric fell asleep, this time he found himself in a large round cavern a quarter of the ground solid black stone and the rest a progressively deepening pool of, crystal clear shining aqua water. Crystals that hung like icicles from the cieling, giving off a vibrant blue glow. The pool was fed by a hole it the wall forming a shining waterfall. Halfway submerged and lying in the shallows was Moolock dressed in a blanket of black veil and ornaments. She tilted her head towards him and commented, "your hurt."

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@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Rhetoric looked at his foreleg "I was attacked today in the forest, but I'm wiser for it, if scarred...." he winced in even sleep as he put his leg back down 

 

"But I am fine, could be a lot worse considering what the forest seemed to hold... Tomorrow I should be heading your way Madam Moonlock, I look forward to meeting you in the flesh." he smiled 

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Rhetoric looked at his foreleg "I was attacked today in the forest, but I'm wiser for it, if scarred...." he winced in even sleep as he put his leg back down

 

"But I am fine, could be a lot worse considering what the forest seemed to hold... Tomorrow I should be heading your way Madam Moonlock, I look forward to meeting you in the flesh." he smiled

The princess smiled a worried smile. Concern glimmered in her eyes as she said, "I am looking forward to it, but be wary for infection." Then her eyes perked as she added more chearfully, "One of my fauna las outside your home. With my favor, I believe she'll take an immediate liking to you."

[The Down Trotten 300]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

"A marvelous creature, it is most pleasant to have a traveling companion. " he said in reference to the creature laying patiently outside the lab  

 

"Not to shatter the calmness that you are gracious enough to give me during my sleep. but in my first experiences in this... world, I was lead by a voice. it was the one who lead me to the lab... and instructed me to kill what used to be Ink Drawn... not before I mistaken another unfortunate creature to be a parasite. Which as you know, made me "lost", but this voice, it abandoned me as soon as this happened in a rather spiteful manner." 

He sighed "In any case, before it had left me, it said the safest place was the most tainted, Your highness... Madam Moonlock, was he referring to your abode?" he didn't seem to be too concerned if that was the case 

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

"A marvelous creature, it is most pleasant to have a traveling companion. " he said in reference to the creature laying patiently outside the lab

 

"Not to shatter the calmness that you are gracious enough to give me during my sleep. but in my first experiences in this... world, I was lead by a voice. it was the one who lead me to the lab... and instructed me to kill what used to be Ink Drawn... not before I mistaken another unfortunate creature to be a parasite. Which as you know, made me "lost", but this voice, it abandoned me as soon as this happened in a rather spiteful manner."

 

He sighed "In any case, before it had left me, it said the safest place was the most tainted, Your highness... Madam Moonlock, was he referring to your abode?" he didn't seem to be too concerned if that was the case

She sighed, a sad one, and stood up. The water dripping off of her, she closed her eyes and approached. She explained, "GreyHeart. He thinks to save Antethica by killing all those whom have been exposed to the mist. I'm sure he was rather glad you not only killed the parasite, but also the other twisted.." She circled around you, "My sister and I have been said to be parasites... The ones most in league with the beast." She stopped as she faced the pool next to him, "But while my sister had degraded after the beast took away her beloved sun, she lost hope that Antethica could recover.... I am just trying to save as many lives as possible. Lost or not, but you are entitled to your own beliefs." She said and stepped back towards the pool.

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@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Rhetoric reached for her shoulder, to stop her from walking away just yet

 

"...Madam Moonlock, as soon as I find you I'm going to help you... maybe we can't defeat this beast, but perhaps there is an escape from this broken world. This scrambling around just trying to survive cannot be enough for whats left of your ponies. I do not mean to sound harsh, and I'm sure your doing all you can. But perhaps its time to come out of your tower..." he frowned 

 

"I'm coming to find you Princess, I'll try to bring anything sane enough to follow me to you, we'll find a way out, our Exodus will come." Rhetoric dug deep into his old skill form a time forgotten. he didn't know how he would follow out his word but he had too, he made a damn good speech about it 

[Colenso Rivers 85]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Rhetoric reached for her shoulder, to stop her from walking away just yet

 

"...Madam Moonlock, as soon as I find you I'm going to help you... maybe we can't defeat this beast, but perhaps there is an escape from this broken world. This scrambling around just trying to survive cannot be enough for whats left of your ponies. I do not mean to sound harsh, and I'm sure your doing all you can. But perhaps its time to come out of your tower..." he frowned

 

"I'm coming to find you Princess, I'll try to bring anything sane enough to follow me to you, we'll find a way out, our Exodus will come." Rhetoric dug deep into his old skill form a time forgotten. he didn't know how he would follow out his word but he had too, he made a damn good speech about it

She stopped as he reached for her shoulder. She listened to his whole speach silently and didn't betray any emotion. When he finished silence followed for a couple of moments until she answered weakly, tears in her tone, "Oh, my poor child..... we can't be saved..." The familiar loudening scream of a mare grew in Rhetoric's mind until he suddenly woke up, the song of the creature missing. Edited March 6, 2016 by Colenso Rivers

[The Down Trotten 300]

@@Colenso Rivers,

 

Rhetoric woke up instilled with a purpose... and fear... Not hearing his new companions song, he quickly rushed outside , grabbing some sort of defensive object before he went out 

 

Peering cautiously and frantically he hoped he hadn't already lost his friend to some strange horror in the night