11-10-2021, 10:09 PM
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The sensation of being on the razor edge of sleep. Of that lukewarm shift from awake to resting, where one's consciousness was both there and not in some sort of tug of spiritual war.
And then the cut of Her claws, tearing her back into reality down to the thing's bones. Like being unmade and wound back together again with all the pain of that first forgotten birth. This went far beyond being shaken from a falling sensation in sleep, it was like learning to breathe and be again. Relearning to exist within a split second before she hit the ground.
When she did, it smacked the wind from her gut and left the small canid gasping soundless at nothing as her body and mind sought to level with each other again.
When she could breathe again, Mine became aware of how sore her side felt. Had she fallen? But where where? Above she could see rocky mountain reaching high up into the side, but she could not have fallen from it. That would have caused more than a bruised side. And furthermore...where was she?
Even the color or the stone was different, not by much but that familiar granular marbling of white through the mountainside was missing. The air was crisp mountain air, but it was not Her mountain. This was not right, she was not where she should be.
Moving slowly onto her belly the pale furred thing let her eyes rove across the area, taking in the scenery with clearing eyes. Yes...no, it was all wrong.
Closing her eyes, Mine inhaled shakily and let soft words flow from her lips just low enough to hear and know they were hers and not the wind.
"The silent forest knows fear, fear is the ultimate gift. To fear is to see the final shadow, to evade it another day. To come home to Her, to safety."
Licking her dry lips, Mine bowed her head and continued now feeling more steadied. "What is Mine, is Hers. Praise be."
And then she retched onto the pebbles below her.
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And then the cut of Her claws, tearing her back into reality down to the thing's bones. Like being unmade and wound back together again with all the pain of that first forgotten birth. This went far beyond being shaken from a falling sensation in sleep, it was like learning to breathe and be again. Relearning to exist within a split second before she hit the ground.
When she did, it smacked the wind from her gut and left the small canid gasping soundless at nothing as her body and mind sought to level with each other again.
When she could breathe again, Mine became aware of how sore her side felt. Had she fallen? But where where? Above she could see rocky mountain reaching high up into the side, but she could not have fallen from it. That would have caused more than a bruised side. And furthermore...where was she?
Even the color or the stone was different, not by much but that familiar granular marbling of white through the mountainside was missing. The air was crisp mountain air, but it was not Her mountain. This was not right, she was not where she should be.
Moving slowly onto her belly the pale furred thing let her eyes rove across the area, taking in the scenery with clearing eyes. Yes...no, it was all wrong.
Closing her eyes, Mine inhaled shakily and let soft words flow from her lips just low enough to hear and know they were hers and not the wind.
"The silent forest knows fear, fear is the ultimate gift. To fear is to see the final shadow, to evade it another day. To come home to Her, to safety."
Licking her dry lips, Mine bowed her head and continued now feeling more steadied. "What is Mine, is Hers. Praise be."
And then she retched onto the pebbles below her.
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