#einsophaur

  ♚ ——- ;   The sky was painted with the soft color of beryl, sharing its heavenly glory with the puffy white clouds that slowly breezed by. The young brunette walked within the deep forest without a care in the world. She admired the towering trees and the various colors that nature had to offer. The smell of pine and moss was a pleasant scent compared to the streets of Alexandria which fumed with smoke from the chimneys or the putrid smell of gyashi pickles. A delicacy they were, but the smell was strong and awful. Red boots gently kicked up dirt as the gem trotted down the path covered in fallen leaves and shade.

   The sun’s rays peeked behind the green leaves, allowing her eyes to rest easy on the path before her. It wasn’t until the sound of rushing water did Garnet feel at ease about where she was headed. The dove did not come to this spot as often as she wanted, given that she hardly had time to be alone. With all of her work out of the way, she could slip away from her guards with little regret weighing down her heart. Once Garnet left the mouth of the forest, her lips parted in a graceful smile as her eyes lit up in awe. The waterfall glistened as it fell over the cliff before meeting back into another body of water within the pond.

   The smell was fresh and comfortable. As the birds sang their joyous melody, the brunette walked upon the large rocks settled off of the edge of the pond. There she sat, allowing every part of her to take in this scenery. It was serene, a place she cherished. With the birds as her guide, rose tinted lips parted and she began to sing her own very song, hoping to alleviate the negative feelings burdening her and gaining an audience with the birds for company. As she sang beautifully, the birds became in awe of her and flew at her side.

   With a blue jay coming close, she held out her hand and extended a finger, allowing the creature to rest upon her digit. The queen’s voice carried out beyond the pond, echoing throughout the forest and yet, she did not make the attempt to calm her song. It carried on this way for a while until the sound of a twig breaking broke the woman from her trance. A bit startled, the graceful woman turned to face whoever or whatever decided to join them, hoping it was not a beast of the sort. Autumn hues laid upon a young man in shock and confusion. Of all the places, what was he doing here?

Send me “♡” if you are all happy when I’m online.

Still getting used to that actually.

Darius had gotten careless. He’d allowed himself to get trapped in a spell meant to halt movement, with a large spear of Ice ready to skewer him. He braced himself for the blow, when it never came. He flinched as blood splattered on his face, his eyes wide with horror. Ice formed in the pit of his stomach.

"GARNET!!!" She’d taken the attack meant for him. Instantly he lurched forward, the spell holding him in place shattering like glass as he caught her. It was bad. A Long spear of ice pierced through her abdomen, sticking out at least 6 inches. …No white magic could heal this… The Ice quickly grew stained with the blood of the one he held dear.

"Garnet… Please… Stay with me! C’mon! Don’t leave me!" Her breathing grew shallow, yet a gentle bloody smile was on her lips. Her eyes were so gentle, even as the light slowly left them.

"…Live…" She grew limp in his arms.

"…Garnet… C’mon! …This isn’t funny! Garnet!" He shook her, begging her to wake up. To see that smile he loved so much. To see those gentle eyes. To hear her voice scold him when he did something foolish.

"Garnet!!!

Never again would he see her smile.

Never again.

He set her down gently, his hands shaking. He felt cold, numb. Tears poured down his cheeks.

'…She's gone. …She's… She's…' His vision grew blurry, he held his head in his hands, his whole body shaking. Memories of their time together began to overlap, one after another.

'…I'm… Alone. Alone… ALONE…' Abruptly he screamed, his Aura spiking dangerously. The air grew heavy, oppressive. Suffocating.

'…It hurts… IT HURTS, IT HURTS, IT HURTS!!! AAGH!!!’ 

He looked up, tearful eyes now scarlet. Like the color of the blood staining the ground. Her Blood. His eyes bore into the one responsible.

OH MY GOD AFTER HOURS OF WORK, IT'S FINISHED.

Go through and make sure I didn't mess anything up/forget you! <3

(Out of Darkness: 'Sup people. I'm back again, off hiatus. I'm on a new computer now, though it isn't mine. I have no icons anymore as the last comp is done for. Fortunately I have used all of the Icons I once owned at some point so I simply need to browse my blog and re-save them, which is probably going to be a time-consuming process, one I don't exactly feel like doing right now.

Still, there is some other news. I have a Job now. I work at a Dairy Farm. I milk cows every morning, or rather I help operate a machine that does the milking. I have to walk ankle deep in cow shit every morning at 4:30 AM in my rubber boots, and I try not to think too hard about all the brown stinky land-mines the Cows dropped for me oh-so-affectionately. All to herd them in of course. Additionally, as we are about 3 feet below the cows themselves in the milking room while we milk them, golden showers are common. So yeah. Cow shit and piss. Lovely. I'm getting paid tomorrow (4/18/14) by my boss Mr. Gene for the first time as this is my first week on the job. It's not all bad, I suppose. Money is money after all. Though I hope he pays me well. I travel about 20 minutes each morning, and work only about 4-5 hours. I really hope this guy pays me more than minimum wage, because if so I'll be spending more than I earn each week without any off days. ...Correction, I suppose there might be one once in a great while as I understand it.

Now, don't get the wrong idea people. I'm not complaining or whining. I'm truly grateful to finally have landed a job. My Old Man once said: "It doesn't matter what you do in life. Whether you end up flipping burgers or shoveling shit, be good at it." While I don't necessarily completely agree with that philosophy, it does hold some merit and there is truth to it. Still, time will tell more about this job. Anyway people, I've digressed horribly. I'm back, though most days I'll only be around after 9:30-10:30 am. 

ein-soph-aur

"You don’t wanna know. Let’s just say I pissed off the Forest." He said bluntly. Darius had gotten careless. In truth, it was the whole damned forest. How was he to know that the entire place would try and attack him? He was just scouting the place everyone called ‘Evil Forest’ and wound up being chased by a legion of strange spider monsters. They were weak, and not much of a threat, but there was so many of them. He would have to demolish the entire forest to stop them all. Before he knew it, he was surrounded and had to fight his way out. Now, his shirt and jacket were ripped, he had numerous gashes all over his chest and arms, and one horrible gash on his back where he’d been sliced open. Now, here he sat shirtless with Garnet fretting over him, using spell after spell as she tried to heal his numerous injuries. Despite his assurances that he was fine, he saw the worry in her eyes. He let out a sigh. Although the bleeding was stopped, at this rate she would pass out trying to fully close and heal him. She was pushing herself. He raised his hand, enveloping her small hand in his much larger one, stopping her latest spell attempt.

"…It’s alright, Garnet." He said softly. "I’m alright. I’m still here. Breathing. Alive." He stood up, gently holding her. "But… If it’ll make you feel better, I’ll go to the doctor."

       After she'd asked how many of them there'd been, Garnet didn't quite like the answer she received from Darius. There were so many cuts and bruises littered all over his frame, and she was fearful that she wasn't capable of healing all of them. Still though, she tried. Spell after spell, she whispered the enchanted words as pale hands quivered over his injuries. When she felt his warm hand on hers, she jumped, startled by the gesture. Chestnut colored eyes looked up at him, full of panic. He can tell I'm exhausted. I'm not strong enough for this kind of white magic yet.

       "I, I'm sorry, Darius! I—?!" That was when she felt herself being pulled into an embrace. This was the first time that he'd done such a thing. And Garnet had no idea how to properly respond to the action. She'd never been hugged like this by anyone before. Not even her own mother ventured to show her such affection. At least, not since the princess had been a small child.