forum Hell needs a parner with @BrennaKadavsky

Started May 01, 2019 by @Demigod_Fenrir

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Perrie looked at him abruptly. "Not bad, no. It's just different. And, not all Olympians think like that. Just the loud ones." She shot him a shy smile before turning back to looking at the ground.

"Yeah, apparently those 'loud ones' don't know when to shut up." He gave ruefull smile "you're not one of them. more of a soft-spoken threat than a loud deadly war." He started up a hill where a sapphire tree stood. Its jeweled drops glittering. Since no plants could grow here, minerals from the earth made up most of the landscape. A crystalized deer strode up to him and nudged his hand. It flicked its glassy gaze to Perrie and walked over to her

Perrie smiled, a real smile for the first time. This was more like what she was used to, a shining, crystal version of her world. She reached out gently and stroked the deer, running her hand up and down it's neck. It was surprisingly warm, for a crystal. She stayed there for a second, admiring the beauty of the crystals. It was a minute before she remembered why she was there, and she then straightened and made her way back to the path.

He watched the interaction with a light smile. He bowed his respects to the deer and followed "I see you don't like straying far from the path." he mused, coming to match her pace. "Veering from your path can better you sometimes you know."

Perrie's eyes flashed up to look at him before glancing back down. "But you can get lost. The path is safe, veering away is only dangerous." She said quietly, picking her way through the crystalline path.

"Isn't that the fun of it all? danger? the unknown. Getting closer to what your heart desires than what everyone els wants from you?" He asked "There are those to protect you from those dangers as well. If you give them a chance. Not all you meet are wolves in sheep's clothing."

She looked back up at him. "And what if they are wolves? What then? What if all your heart desires is a little house in the forest, where you can stay with the animals and the trees?" She kept her eyes on him, wondering if he had an answer for her.

He stopped and faced her "then who's there to stop you from achieving that goal? If it doesn't harm you or those close to you, who's are they to say no?" He asked with a tilt of his head.

She hesitated, meeting his eyes cautiously. "So the path doesn't matter. It's just a direction, but it's so much safer to just accept it." She twisted around him, careful not to brush by. She kept walking, a little more tense than before.

He glanced over his shoulder at her retreating form and smiled softly, heading into the woods nearby"As long as you're not heading backward, no the path does not matter." his disembodied voice, speaking only to her. Shadows and shapes crept along the edges of the woods

She shivered again, pulling the cloak tighter around her shoulders. She was jumpy, flinching at the shadows and unsure of her path. The whole forest seemed like a mirror image of itself, strangely easy to lose yourself in. She kept putting one foot ahead of the other, unsure of where she was going or how she would get there.

Shadows of animals crossed her path trying to lure her away from the path, taunting her with sweet words of protection and her deepest desires. A few yards away adark black wolf sat neatly in the middle of the path "what will you choose?" it asked gently as she approached

Her eyes widened, and she took a step back. She was almost shaking, terrified by all the shadows and voices she couldn't quite hear. "I-I don't know. I don't understand, what is this?"

It stood up a stalked towards her "It's what you think the underworld is." it half growled. fluid smoke fell from its fur as if it was made of the element. "what you percieve this place and those who inhab it as. Now wich path will you take?" it asked again

She looked back and forth between the two shadowy paths, running a hand anxiously down her braid. "Whichever will get me out of this place."

He at in between the two paths lazily "thats for you to find out." he deadpanned, giving no hint as to where she should go. "I do remind you again, don't forget who can help and will kill."

She raised a worried eyebrow, turning abruptly and choosing a path. She started walking, keeping to the center and flinching away from any shadows and outstretched plants.

"come to us…." They said, trying to reach for her
"Get out of your head Persephone. It won't do you any good if you keep that mindset." The wolf told her, trotting along side her.

She looked down, relieved to see the wolf again. She kept her pace quick, trying to get out as soon as possible. "Forgive my anxiety, I'm extremely-" She flinched away from another vine before continuing. "Unfamiliar. With all of this."

"I understand that. but it's not as bad as you think." He explained gently "all the horrors you think you see aren't real. The faster you learn that, the better."

"Oh." She tried to calm her breathing down, slowing slightly. "So I ought to just ignore them?"

He nodded "yes, that'd be best."

She nodded, slowing down even more and focusing on the ground.

"Block out all the negative thoughts and emotions about this place." He suggested, walking along side her

She looked over to him, running a hand over her hair once again. "I'll try. Where does this path lead?" The tremble was gone from her voice, and she walked a little more confidently. She was slowly growing used to this world, her mind singling out the similarities to her own world, and molding both worlds together into one.