Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
The Path of the Sea
Chapter 3, Part 1/2
Mmm it's AYQ character time
Silentstrike heaved herself up, expecting to be back at the den. But no, she was in an odd place.. It was dark, very dark, only illuminated by black spikes, like stalactites and stalagmites, feeding each other a glowing multicolored liquid. It was different from each one, some glowed brighter or dimmer, some were the color of fire and some were the color of water. Others, dim ones, were dark colors. They whispered many things at once, though Silentstrike could only pick out a few words;
...the silence...
...destruction...
...blood...
...storm...
Confusion and fear pricked at her fur. "Where am I?!" She demanded answers from the darkness. "Who brought me here?"
"I brought you here." A deep, gruff voice startled her. She whipped around, only to relax immediately. "You're- You're Furbeak!" Silentstrike stammered. She had remembered the legendary yutyrannus from the stories her mother and father, Speckle and Sandnose, would tell her and Narco when she was a hatchling.
"You're my great-grandfather!" She gasped, "But.. You're dead. Does that mean I'm dead too?" She thought about all the activities she'd miss with her brothers, all the fun she had as a hatchling, playing with Narco..
"Don't be alarmed, Silentstrike," Furbeak replied in a soothing manner, "you're not dead. But you're in a very deep sleep. The reason why you're here is because we need to give something to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the whispers around them stopped abruptly.
Then they started up again, but individually;
"The silence shall head to the setting sun.
Where the destruction leads,
the waterborne child follows."
"The sea may be strong,
but blood is stronger."
"Beware of the storms,
they are not silent,
they are loud."
Silentstrike awoke with a start.