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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Toxic Tales: Chapter 7
Glimmer
Achelois landed next to the allos with Elpis right behind her, "We lost the wyverns after I shot one out of the air," said Elpis.
"Good," responded Moirae, "Asclepius, can you make sure we have everyone, after everyone's here we leave. Chiron, help this allo however you can."
Chiron ran over, he had pale gray scales and black armor plating. He inspected the wound before saying, "There's nothing we can do, he's already gone."
"Is there anyone who can look after his hatchling?" Moirae asked.
"No, he has no living relatives, I'll see if someone will raise her alongside their clutch."
"Thank you, tell her what's happening too, but be gentle about it."
"I will, don't worry."
Asclepius walked over and Achelois noticed a glimmer on his armor plate on his right arm. "It looks like that stone," she thought, "it bonded itself to my scales, is it possible that the same thing happened to him, and if so, how did it happen?"
"We have everyone, are we leaving soon?" He said.
"No, first we'll set him in the clearing so that he may find peace in the sky," said Moirae grimly.
"Alright, I'll be ready," Asclepius said.
Moirae called out three allos to take him to the clearing while Asclepius walked over to her and Elpis.
"You didn't understand a word of that did you?" He asked them.
"No," they responded.
"Okay, so when one of us allos die we take them the clearing, and afterward they go to a paradise amongst the sky, there, if they have something to tell us they give us a message, usually in dreams, that says what will happen, sometimes they tell you the message in the form of a cryptic speech we call a prophecy," Asclepius explained.
"Does it only happen to allos or every creature?" Asked Elpis.
"As far as we know it happens to everyone, we've gotten messages from spinos, therizinosaurs, rock drakes, and all sorts of creatures, usually it's only allos though," he said.
"What's the clearing?" Achelois questioned.
"You see that floating pillar not far from here? It's directly below it and while not everyone who gives us a message was left there, it's been a tradition for generations and we do it out of respect."
"Asclepius, can I see your right talon real quick?" Achelois asked.
"Sure, why?" He responded.
"Because I saw something glimmer earlier," she saw it, the color, the pattern, it was the same stone, "I was right!" She yelled, "It's the same stone as mine!"
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, it might be slow for a bit but should go back to normal soon.
- Sol