Where the Wild Things Are [FUZZ/OPEN]

”Speech.”
At his father’s approval Rais giddily began to make his own waves inside the vast ocean. It wasn’t long after his sister began to steamroll him with her own spray of salty water. Rais smirked cockily, his lips parting to reveal his small teeth. ”You’re going to have ta do better than that, Deliria!” He teased, mimicking her motions in the water which in turn drenched his twin. He was having the time of his life playing with his sister. It wasn’t often they wandered far from the lush steppe so for this new adventure he was grateful. After a few short quiet moments the colt pranced around comically, breeze ruffling through his short mane. He nickered and squealed to Deliria aging her on once more.

The phantom closed her eyes briefly, feeling her king begin to gnaw away at her withers. Normally she would find his affection quiet endearing but now that her fur was becoming patchy she wanted to give him a swift kick in the butt. Inhaling deeply she filled her lungs with the salty air, letting Panzram continue to do as he wished uninterrupted. Slowly she exhaled. Oh, how the ghastly mare yearned for the days when she and her king had nothing better to do than play their perverse games with imprudent stallions. She longed so badly for any sort of bloodshed that she had almost wished a mutant would stumble across their path. Even an old decrepit one would do. Hell, they could make it a family affair. Family game night…yes. Now wouldn’t that bring some excitement into their lives? The sound of waves washed over the vixen’s auds and for a few brief moment she was back in the Srotigus Pit. Her hooves resting on the rocky slabs, the sound of Panzram’s footsteps coming towards her.. echoing throughout the tunnels, and there Morphine stood, a moonwashed ghost glowing amidst a world of dark.

The phantom opened her eyes the intensity of the daylight making her squint. She used to be the bright one, now she just felt washed out and faded. Sure she was content, proud of how well Deliria and Rais were turning out, and you couldn’t forget how indebted she was to Panzram for coming all this way for her..but she couldn’t help but feel like the darkness in her soul was mocking her. Morphine wanted to let the fire that burned within her soul... the one that fueled her lustful desires out. ”I want to feel their pain…I want the taste of their blood on my lips…” she murmured quietly, unaware she began thinking out loud. She could almost hear the scream of an innocent stallion in the wind, and his painful cry as she tore into his neck. She would forever be a wraith of darkness and violence but for now she just felt like piece of debris floating in the currant.

Auds pinned back, frustrated that her mind had given way to her fantasies. It was much more tolerable and easier to focus on the current, even if she felt like she was becoming numb to the demons clawing their way out from inside her. She didn’t want to end up as one of those crazy mares, the ones who go on a psychotic murderous rampage because they just snap one day. Decide it’s a really good idea to kill off their entire herd. Morphine hoped she could sink her teeth into something bloody soon, just to help curve the cravings. Keep her sane. Now she stood on the grounds of her new home. A foreign world filled with mutants. She really wanted the normals to make a difference in Aeon. She liked to think that eventually they would stumble upon others. Forge a path for a normal rebellion but at the moment she just couldn’t see it. Not when the twins were so young and it was only Panzram and herself. Quietly she stood, staring out at sea, watching Rais and Deliria. The scars that riddled her body told a story. However she felt like she was not the main character anymore. All she was now was stories. They didn’t belong here.. but here she was and Morphine was going to make the best of it. She had high hopes for her children and would do her best to make sure they had every advantage in life.

Rai’s dark eyes lifted, tracing the outline of his mother and father who still stood on the sandy shore. His tiny auds pricked forward as he took a few steps closer to the coast. Suddenly the colt’s gaze fell, and he seemed to be watching the liquid rush and retreat from the coast. Unexpectedly Rais plunged his head into the water and began splashing about, this might have looked quiet odd to any onlookers but before long he was standing upright with a fish thrashing between his ivories. Proudly he pranced his way onto shore dropping the fish in the sand and Morphine smiled, pleased with her son.

”C’mon Deliria let’s get more of these little mutants!! Grr~” Rais said enthusiastically, before trotting back into the water. He had hoped his sister would join him on his hunt for mutants. The colt furrowed his brows, focusing in on what was going on beneath the water. He stood still, waiting for the fish to surround him, think of him as nothing more than something that has always been. SPLASH! In went and out of the water went his head. Again, he had a fish in his maw. His little tail held high he skirted back towards the shore, dropping the second fish next to the first. Quietly he watched as they began to grow weak from lack of water, their flopping slowing till eventually they moved no more. Now they were lifeless. ”I caught those mutants, sir. I killed them good!” Rais said to Panzram, his eyes not leaving his catch.

Status: Complete
Word Count: 990

”Speech.”

As the children darted off to play in the ocean’s waves, I felt free to let my mind wander for just a moment and let my orbs glaze over while giving in to my imagination bringing me back home. The only thing that kept me in tune with reality was the constant flicking of my auds to catch onto any little strange noise, yet it was Morphine’s voice that dragged me out of my daydreams. I was unable to catch her first sentence in time as I snapped out of it, but as I looked over to my little pet I was able to listen to her last words. Noting the far off expression and the quiet whisper as she spoke brought a smirk to my lips, realizing that she was not aware of what she was saying. However, I could certainly relate to her frustration and desires. Ah, the fresh metallic taste of blood…I had never let on to Morphine that I had tasted it more recently than she…

The blood of a young, arrogant mare that seemed completely at normal at first glance…I had come across her once as I was scouting for any others like us. Turns out, she was far from normal and had a penchant for blackmail. The snooty little white mare managed to dig up information about my family, and it just so happened that she knew Sephiroth, the demon stallion that I had fought on my first arrival into this wretched land, and threatened to tell of our whereabouts unless I did as she asked. That alone was a huge mistake on her part as I do not take kindly to threats, especially to threats that involve my family. I was never quite sure what made her think she could get away with such a demand, given that she wasn’t exactly the most persuasive vixen when she was trapped alone with no one to hear her pained screams for mercy…It had been a grand and ruthless murder, one that had temporary given me some relief from my own inner demons that screamed at me to return to my old ways…The rumors were spread about here and there once her body was found, however none of the mutants seemed to take it as a serious threat to their own lives. And so the gossip faded away with the wind, and the rotten carcass of the mare was forgotten…

Lifting my dark gaze back to our children, my crown tilted just slightly out of curiosity as I just managed to catch view of Rais with his head underwater and splashing back up with a flopping fish caught between his teeth and bring it to us. A brow raised as I watched Deliria join in, however she didn’t dare catch the fish in her own teeth. Instead, she went in a large circle around her brother, chasing the fish and guiding them to whatever direction she wished. Tightening her circle, she forced the fish towards Rais’s direction, much in a similar way that whales or dolphins would work together. Offering a strange look to Morphine, I was unsure of how to react when Rais approached with yet another fish in his mouth. I watched Rais’s expression as the fish fought for their last dying breaths, a sarcastic thought crossing my mind as I compared Rais to a grizzly bear catch salmon. With pride in my son’s voice, my auds perked to listen to his enthused comments. Deliria had stayed in the shallow waters, however she had stretched her neck around so as to watch the fish stop moving as well. Interesting how she helped him, yet never actually partook in the ‘murders’.

“You must remember that real mutants will put up a much bigger fight. Keep practicing.” Words of encouragement were not exactly my strong suit, and I was actually quite proud of my reaction. Whether Rais, Deliria or even Morphine realized it or not, raising them had brought me to be a much more interactive and accepting father that what I had grown up with…The sound of splashing caught my attention once more, and as I went to look up to Delira I realized that she was still standing stock still, however the fish and her brother were no longer the center of her attention. Following her jaw-dropped look, I was met with the site of a rather attractive blue roan paint that seemed to be normal at first glance. But there was no mistaking the fact that she was one of them with her spiraling horn sprouting from her forehead. Instinctively my crown raised, auds pinned back into my main, and I stomped my hoof with a dominant order towards Deliria. “Children! Now.” The deep growl called to them, carrying the tone that even my button-pushing daughter didn’t dare disobey. Deliria reluctantly began to walk out of the water, going in a wide circle to avoid the mutated mare that had dared to get so close. The filly’s gaze never left the mare, and I couldn’t tell if it was out of fascination or distrust. Obediently, my daughter wedged herself between myself and Morphine as I stared down the mysterious mare. My children knew their routine well, and knew when to take under the cover of their parents. I didn’t bother to make sure that Rais would also step closer, knowing well that he would obey, especially if his sister was near us. I was thankful that he was as protective as I was over Deliria. However, I was protective over both my children and Morphine.

While Morphine could very easily hold her own in a battle, a fact that I had witnessed first had, we both knew to not underestimate any of the strangers we came across here. With many possessing magical powers of some sort, we could never predict just what to expect or how powerful they were. Crown still high, auds still pressed back, I took a defensive step or two forward to partially block my children from the view of the mare, leaving Morphine to stay closer with them. Of course, Deliria craned her neck to watch the outcome, still staring intently at the blue roan mare. Though she still seemed intrigued, she had also stepped closer to her brother nervously. This was not something that any of us were entirely expecting, however it was not exactly surprising. “I ask politely, for you to continue on your way…” It was the most neutral thing I could think of to stay to avoid confrontation yet make my message clear.



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Status: Complete
Word Count: 1000+
Notes: Omg a long post! I'm so excited to get this going! Oh and Cora, I think Laz likes the idea of Panz eating a hallucinogenic plant and knocking up Coraline xD