06-21-2021, 06:45 PM
FIRE AND "BRYMSTONE"
Back to this place. To this swampland that seemed to be cursed with crocodiles and alligators. Herons, storks, cranes, everything that his former home did not seemingly have. He walked with a purpose, never once losing his footing as he pushed through sludge and raised water. He noticed that first, the way the water overflowed it's banks. Though he felt little about that situation. If they had suffered a flood it was only one of their making. Tanglewood seemed to be steeped in trouble and he was here to fix that. He would be the hammer that hit ever nail back into place. And if they did not like it they would have to deal or leave and if push came to shove then they would die for their incompetence. He was not here to hear complaints but to have a new kingdom. By stealing their's of course. The monstrosity rose from the thick swamp waters and stepped paw upon the town. Bouncing orbs shifting in empty sockets as he looked upon the village that had seen better days.
Mud scored some houses and some were caked in it. A pitiful sight really. Seemed they had endured some trouble after he had long since left with his captive and one whom he had no idea had held such a high title here. But she was back now, wasn't she? Yet not alive. No. She was merely a corpse hanging from bleach bone jaws. Well, what was left of her anyway. He had taken a nibble or two, skin and flesh torn from the black oriental's body. Though that had not been her cause of death. Her throat melted open, burned, oozing blood. That had been her death. Still he carried the corpse of the former Luminary and placed her body upon a grave. He cared little for whose it had been. Merely glancing up at the statue before he turned and looked out at the animals he could see. All ragged and worn. Some caked in the very mud from the flood that they had recently suffered. He would make sure that things were better here.
A backend tongue slithered from bone jaws and swiped across his cheek, sliding almost into his eye socket before eye spoke. "Gather Tanglers, for I have some words to speak with you all today." His metal claws rippling on top of his natural ones, never once did he relay any emotion for he could not. Not with a face of bone and no flesh to emote with. He merely stared forth. "Here stands the end of your former legacy. Leaders have come and gone and from what I see none have proven to be very helpful in keeping you from suffering." He pointedly looked down at the corpse of Elsweyr, nothing but prey, a meager meal. "So I am stepping up here and now as your new leader. Whatever they call it. Though what it is called matters little. Whoever was your former leader they are no longer necessary. I will not be adhering to opinions. This is not a democracy, this is a takeover." And the former Dragon King meant what he said.
Light became luminous around his skull as heat waves formed and wavered from any hole within his head. The smell of burning was noticeable and yet the horror seemed not to care before lava dripped from between his clenched teeth. "My first order of business we are allying with the Pitt. I heard that Tanglewood was having problems with the desert dwellers and I'm ending that right here and now. No more issues, no more problems. We can begin working on ourselves. It's smarter to keep your supposed enemies closer after all." Better as well but his love for Vale drove this decision before he shook his head a bit. "Now, next we will start to clean the mud from this town. Clean up any rubbish and debris and start to make at least a fortification around the town so that the next time the waters rise we can at least keep dry and not have to deal with damages."
Mud scored some houses and some were caked in it. A pitiful sight really. Seemed they had endured some trouble after he had long since left with his captive and one whom he had no idea had held such a high title here. But she was back now, wasn't she? Yet not alive. No. She was merely a corpse hanging from bleach bone jaws. Well, what was left of her anyway. He had taken a nibble or two, skin and flesh torn from the black oriental's body. Though that had not been her cause of death. Her throat melted open, burned, oozing blood. That had been her death. Still he carried the corpse of the former Luminary and placed her body upon a grave. He cared little for whose it had been. Merely glancing up at the statue before he turned and looked out at the animals he could see. All ragged and worn. Some caked in the very mud from the flood that they had recently suffered. He would make sure that things were better here.
A backend tongue slithered from bone jaws and swiped across his cheek, sliding almost into his eye socket before eye spoke. "Gather Tanglers, for I have some words to speak with you all today." His metal claws rippling on top of his natural ones, never once did he relay any emotion for he could not. Not with a face of bone and no flesh to emote with. He merely stared forth. "Here stands the end of your former legacy. Leaders have come and gone and from what I see none have proven to be very helpful in keeping you from suffering." He pointedly looked down at the corpse of Elsweyr, nothing but prey, a meager meal. "So I am stepping up here and now as your new leader. Whatever they call it. Though what it is called matters little. Whoever was your former leader they are no longer necessary. I will not be adhering to opinions. This is not a democracy, this is a takeover." And the former Dragon King meant what he said.
Light became luminous around his skull as heat waves formed and wavered from any hole within his head. The smell of burning was noticeable and yet the horror seemed not to care before lava dripped from between his clenched teeth. "My first order of business we are allying with the Pitt. I heard that Tanglewood was having problems with the desert dwellers and I'm ending that right here and now. No more issues, no more problems. We can begin working on ourselves. It's smarter to keep your supposed enemies closer after all." Better as well but his love for Vale drove this decision before he shook his head a bit. "Now, next we will start to clean the mud from this town. Clean up any rubbish and debris and start to make at least a fortification around the town so that the next time the waters rise we can at least keep dry and not have to deal with damages."
AND I'M BACK TO MY WAYS, CAUSE I'M HEARTLESS
SEVEN YEARS I BEEN SWIMMING WITH THE SHARKS NOW
SEVEN YEARS I BEEN SWIMMING WITH THE SHARKS NOW