Post by Erebos on Mar 18, 2021 18:51:59 GMT -5
Thread Power Level: 5,000 | Items: Bottled Water
Sun beams fluttered through the leaves as early morning rolled in. Birds chirped and creeks bubbled. The forest was brimming with life, and something was about to disrupt it...
Shadows elongated and warped along the ground, bubbling up like warts before suddenly shrinking to normal. It was subtle, at first, but as it moved it gained traction. Faster and more frantic, the thing in the shadows became more and more fervent-- turning from mild disturbance to shaking the very earth. It was like a massive mole digging beneath the ground, only the dirt lay undisturbed. What was this?
Suddenly, the monstrous thing was stopped. Hitting a stride, the shadow slid across a clearing, where there were no shadows, and a someone was unceremoniously spat itself from the ground... Or rather, was spit from the shadow? The thin man tumbled from nowhere, slamming headfirst into a tree trunk and loosing a handful of apples onto the ground.
The birdsong had stopped when the rumbling began, but the introduction of this creature sent the curious avian critters away in a hurry. Erebos, the Demon Prince, was left rubbing his head at the foot of the treeline.
"Sheesh. I really need to get better at driving."
Standing up, the young Oni dusted himself off, hands on his hips as he surveyed the area. With the sun just overhead, his control over shadow was diminished, though only slightly. If he really tried he could make the little circle under his body wiggle a little, and the shade of the trees definitely bowed to his whim with serious concentration. This much heat never did him any good.
Swiping an apple from the floor, he took a huge bite and smiled. It was gross, but he was trying to be nice to the forest, so he didn't let it show outwardly
Only thing for him to do now was wait for the sun to cool down a bit. With a content sigh, he tried his best to sit beneath the shade of a tree, and waited out the height of the sun.