>as the beast drew nearer, you searched the ground for your only source of light
>you nearly trip on it as you pass it over
>a small jar, of a glowing substance called "luecrum".
>Your hooves snatch it from the ground as quickly as possible
>You hear the faint steps coming closer to you
"pshhhhhhhhhhhh"
"pshhhhhhhhhhhh"
>You press the jar close to your chest, glancing over to your wing
>torn.
>you weren't careful
>and now you pay the price
"pshhhhhhhhhhhh"
"pshhhhhhhhhhhh"
>you hold the jar up to the creature.
>It's blank, familiar face and it's cold, empty eyes slowly creeping towards you in small lurches
"pshhhhhhhhhhhh"
"pshhhhhhhhhhhh"
>you take one last look, and then you close your eyes.
>you had always heard stories of how painful the rot is
>you hope that they aren't true
"pshhhhhhhhhhhh"
"pshhhhhhhhhhhh"
"pshhhhhhhhhhhh"
"pshhhh.............."
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>silence
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>you decide to open your eyes
>after all, it wont matter.
>slowly opening one eye, you stare at the beast.
>It's just standing there, looking at you.
>no
>not at you
>at your jar
>you go against everything your brain is telling you to do
>you hold out the jar
 
>you can faintly see an arm start to reach out to your shaky hands
>a stretch of the creature becomes visible.
>it looks just like the trees
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>you clear your mind of a terrifying thought.
>the beast's hand is slowly coming closer to you
>every thought in your head is telling you to drop everything and run but you know it would be pointless
>you just sit and wait for whatever the beast wants to do with you
>it's hand reaches the jar
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>nothing happens for a short while
>then, light.
>a soft, but bright glow is coming from the jar
>another thing you notice is how calm your hooves are.
>then you notice that YOU are calm.
>everything is going in slow motion
>no sounds are coming from anywhere
>the only thing you can hear is your heartbeat
>a slow beat.
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---------thump
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>the beast releases his hands from the jar
>it starts to loose it's glow
>the beast also begins to walk away
>the only sound that you hear is a slowly fading
"sshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
hhhhhhhhhh
hhhhhh
hhhh....."
>as you begin to get a hold of yourself again, you look around you
>small glows are coming from the plants and animals
>you decide to head to a small area that has a good amount of glow
>as you walk near, you hear the sounds of your friends, panicking
>you walk into a clearing of sorts
>they all look at you