Spirits of things long gone

- Feel free to join in with human, animal, or Shinlai characters. Be aware that this particular setting may not be safe for pups. No kill zone, but injuries and fighting are more than welcome. This may turn into an intense roleplay, or it may stay calm based upon who enters and what is posted. /Please keep posts longer than a small paragraph./

Thank you!
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It was dark out, much too dark to even see the ground beneath your feet, none the less to see the enormous black creature, resting himself upon a rocky cliff side, staring out over the shrouded forests of his home land. It was cool, and his breath condensed into small clouds near his face. He shook himself once or twice every so often, just to make sure he was comfortable. It was Aborox, the older black Earth Shinlai, taking his usual time away from home to think about himself, and release some of the pain that had build up inside him. Though, it never could free him entirely of the horrible memories and pain, spending some time out here certainly calmed him down.

Aborox spent most of his time on this cliff side, wondering why those humans had killed his mother and father- wondering why everyone he had ever grown close to was killed, or ran away from him. With a soft huff, another billowy cloud of condensed breath escaped his nostrils and blew away from his face. His red colored eyes followed the cloud until it had completely vanished, and became one with the sky, but his mind could think of nothing else but of the things that had caused him to be what he was right now.

He grumbled under his breath and closed his eyes, while he began to doze off slightly, dreaming of when he was a pup, being raised by his mother and father. 'He couldn't have been happier, chasing the birds that would perch upon his mother's horns, and batting at his father's long, silken tail. but his happiness of seeing them slowly faded into terror, as he began to remember the day he was dreaming of. The sound of rustling in the bushes caught the pup's attention, and curiously, he waddled over to investigate, though only to be trampled by a group of humans. The poachers. The pup's father jumped up to protect his mate, but there where too many of the humans to fight off. Many of them had gone up in flames in his father's fury, but it wasn't enough. Aborox stood up, only to watch as his parents where bound to the ground, unmasked, and shot in the head with heavy arrows. The young pup let out a loud cry and ran from the area, being chased by a couple of the men until they could not chase him any more. All he could remember seeing was the blood trickling down the faces of his mother and father, and not being able to protect them.'

The Shinlai jolted back to life from his vivid dream, only to smash into a large boulder, sending it crashing down the cliff side into the trees below. The sound of of the heavy rock colliding with earth, trees snapping, and wood splintering, along with various wails of animals fleeing below, there was no way that wasn't heard by another Shinlai- or a group of humans.

Esther sat bolt upright, startled out of her sleep first by a loud crashing noise and then the squeals and cries of animals all around her. She quickly pulled herself to her feet, eyes wide as she stared around at her surroundings, listening and watching for the source of the noise. It seemed to be going away from her, for, despite the loud racket that is was making, it seemed to be slowly, but surely, going away from where the zebra like shinlai stood.

It only took the air shinlai a few minutes to reach the side of the cliff. She padded over to the edge of the rocky drop off, staring down into the forest below. It was quite a fall if someone jumped off it. Just the thought of it gave the air shinlai a temptation to test her flying ability so she could get an idea of to what extent her flying abilities were. She didn't exercise usage of her element too often, besides when she was playing music. She had grown quite skilled in air manipulation, but her flying abilities had grown a bit rusty.

The source of the sound was resonating through the woods below. I wonder... she thought, unsure of what had caused the fading crashes. Sighing slightly, she sat down, staring up at the sky. The stars were beautiful. Because of the little cloud cover, the arrays of speckles glistening like glitter looked magnificent in the night sky.

Just to be clear, he didn't fall xD Just got a little startled and caused a racket. He's still sitting in his rock "Throne"
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Aborox sat still, looking down to the trees below where the boulder had fallen, his bright red eyes piercing through the darkness as he scanned for something out of the ordinary. Of course, he was far too worried about what the loud would bring to him to even notice that there was another Shinlai nearby. He continued to scan the darkness until, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a flash of movement. Of course he was silent when he moved, but not knowing the white 'Lai had startled him, and caused an enormous snort to come from his nose.

The male did not move, only turned his head to face the younger Shinlai. The only things that could be seen where his eyes, and the greying tips of his "double beard". It was definitely an intimidating thing, not knowing how big another creature was, and Aborox, what with his red eyes, and jagged outline, appeared wicked in the darkness, and especially to another Shinlai that did not know of him. Though, he would not attack, for this Shinlai was younger. Instead, he spoke, releasing another cloud from his mouth, as his hot breath condensed in the crisp, night air.

"Who are you, child?... Why have you come here?"

His voice was soft and warm, no matter how deep and rumbly his voice became, or how intimidating he was. It gave off too much of his calmer, more friendly side, though he was not keen on strangers and his suspicions where high.