Best Friends Fall from the Sky [Open]

Drip...drop... drip..
Almost like raindrops, droplets of bright crimson blood had left a trail on the dirt ground of which a horrific canine had wandered. A monstrous wolf-like beast, standing at a solid twelve feet, metal rings coiling around it's long ears, red eyes with nothing but black surrounding it. It had raven black fur but a hideous face on it's chest, resembling a jack-o-latern's smirk. Other red markings scattered across it's legs. It was limping, panting. Hauling itself through the hoard of trees nestling in Tetsukazu. A land untamed, nothing but fellow beasts and animals. It was a charming place to be. A peaceful land, and an ideal one for this Fenrir, Nidhogg.

Now, how did he get hurt, you ask? Toying with his next meal (If you can even call it that, it was two rats), they scurried away up into a tree. Teasing them further, Nidhogg had lunged and pounded on the shaft of the tree several times before a large branch and broken off and fell straight onto his wrist, cutting it deeply. Luckily, he was not wounded too harshly (but he did learn a lesson!) but the pain had become a nuisance. Desiring a numbing treatment, he had limped his way to the bottom lake of a waterfall, one of the most silent lakes he knew despite the roars of the waterfall.

The large, canine beast had made his way to the shore of the lake. Where the water was clear and the sight even more beautiful than he had last been here. He couldn't help but stare in awe for a moment before proceeding towards the water with his injured wrist. Finally! Thought I'd never get here. Geez..." He thought with a click of his elongated tongue.

Swiftly, he walked into the water without hesitation and watched as his crimson blood would wash away into the liquids. The large wolf had groaned with a smirk before deciding to lay down in same water, closing his eyes for a brief moment. His body was swallowed in a subtle pleasure, the feeling of water rushing to his thick fur a pleasant feeling. His sensitive wound cleansed by it's nature. How lovely.

But then something struck his senses. Something foreign, beyond a beast. Something more disgusting. His black nose twitched, and something in the area had approached him. Humans? How foul! The one place sacred to beast has been tainted by these hooligans? I shall have their heads! Well, that is what he thought, anyway. In truth, the giant beast was laying down in the shallow part of the lake with a ferocious glare. He was too numbed to move from this pleasure. He would simply growl under his breath, and did not dare move. He sensed a force greater than he in his midst.

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Oh, so there was filthy human trash in these parts. His one haven stolen from him again! Nidhogg snarled as it slowly made his way closer to him. It appeared to be a young woman, from her appearance. She had long blonde hair a fascinating golden eyes. He always found human eyes quite intriguing. She wore clothing that revealed most of her arms. How bland. Nidhogg said nothing and did nothing, but simply warned them of his teeth and talons, all a bloody white.

He had never had good experiences with mankind, really. Long ago, his kind was poached and hunted, and not that he liked his brethren either, but what they did to his eye was not appreciated. The scar had been covered up with fur that grew over it, but that gash was forever there and real. This hatred had been nestled deep within him ever since then. Their greed, their hunger, their dependence, and their pride all sickened him to his very core! There was nothing good about them. Nothing. Not one bit! Testukazu was the only place in perhaps the entire universe untouched by man and suddenly they appear? They dare set their feet in these sacred waters? Dare settle on these lands with such ignorance? Foolish!

Nidhogg, in a silent rage began to snarl even more intensely, only watching this human girl tease him with her shapeshifting magic. How disgusting! How disgusting of a human girl, human girl to take on the form of a Fenrir! Kings of these lands! Amazing Fenrirs! Powerful Fenrirs! And she dare litter their name with her teasing!

She reached out to grab his fluffy fur coat, the feline companion shooting him some looks. Nidhogg ell silent, and still until he finally snapped. Letting out a ferocious snarl but did not dare attack, he knew how powerful this young girl was. "DO NOT TOUCH ME, HUMAN SCUM! How dare you settle on these lands?! Such ignorance! You will all be slaughtered for your crimes! This is sacred land! You sinners! You disgusting creatures! I shall have your heads! Heads! HEADS!
-- Nngh..!!"

He tried to stand up in an outrage, but instantly fell due to his wound. How embarrassing and shameful for a mighty Fenrir to fall beneath these humans?! He growled silently, and refused to may eye contact with the human girl...

He knew that she was twice, no, three times as powerful as he was. He did not dare strike her with even the dullest claw... "I will behead you... all of you..." He mumbled, he had been still now. And distracted by his own outrage. "I have nothing you can take... go hunt somewhere else. Have some honor. I am wounded, do you not see? I am wounded. Do not kill me, weaklings. Have you no honor? I am wounded."

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Nidhogg stopped growling and left only a grudging glare on his face. More of them kept approaching him with such stubbornness, he could not let them completely surround him before he escaped. His wound would stop bleeding but would instead soak in the waters it was drowned in, but despite it's numbness, it was too sensitive to walk on. Or at least comfortably walk on.

Another person, or creature spoke to him privately. He replied aloud, but certainly not giving in so easily, "These are my scars to bare, and mine alone. How can I trust man so easily? How will you show me anything but greed, dishonor and distrust? I think not, I daresay. Now run back to where you came from, away from Testukazu. You are too weak to live here..."

He grumbled, attempting to stand up once more. And he was successful, with his wounded arm up, and standing only on three legs, Nidhogg had nothing but a condescending glare. He looked down on them, several feet taller. "I will protect these lands, not you outsiders. You know naught of this land's epic tale, if that is so true, then how can you protect it and respect it?"

He then said nothing, no hostility, no aggression, just silence and disappointment.

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The blonde’s sudden outburst was shocking, and all fell silent to listen to her rant. Words of frustration, she did speak. Words of pain and loss. Words of betrayal and sacrifice. How odd were these words to roll off the tongue of a human girl? How could she speak such a language so truthfully? He had experienced losing a family, and experienced betrayal and hatred in it’s rawest, most primal form. Here in Tetsukazu, it was one of those ‘deal with it’ situations. Your life was too short, too endangered to weep with your eyes closed, or to mute out any other sounds. Someone was always watching.

But why did this girl shed such tears, so moist? So full of regret and hatred? Nidhogg watched, and listened, and deep down, he wept with her. His soul cried and nestled her, comforted her and embraced her with the warmness of his beating heart. But he? Outside, he said nothing, not a word. He even let the human peers tend to his wound. His eyes only investigated the blonde’s. For man being so greedy, why were they so pained?

Nidhogg closed his eyes and breathed heavily through his nose. “No being in these lands knows the true tale of this land. It is a philosophy, and perceived differently. When I was a runt, small and feeble, my birthmother told me, ‘Oh Nidhogg, Nidhogg, let me tell you a tale. Sit, sit I say. Long ago, when the planet was young and beautiful…’” Nidhogg continued on.

He told them the child’s tale of how when the world was born, it wept and wept of how lonely it was. Of how ugly it was. Of how it was nothing but a heap of rock, and had no friends. The Little Testukazu wept and wept, until the lakes and streams filled it’s craters. Then came the Sun, big and strong and misunderstood. The Big Sun came up to the Little Tetsukazu, noticing his tears. The Big Sun said, “Little Tetsu, why must you cry?”

Little Tetsu replied, “Because I am ugly and alone. And so I cry.” The Big Sun smiled and pointed to his beautiful, sparkling lakes, “But look, Little Tetsu! You have beautiful, shining lakes! The fish and sea serpents will come to keep you company!”

And came the fish and sea serpents, just as the Big Sun said. Little Testukazu was thrilled to have made some friends, but the fish were quiet, and the Sea Serpents hid in their caves all day and night. So Little Tetsukazu was frustrated, and seeds of his anger popped onto his solid ground here and there. Big Sun came by again and asked, “Little Tetsu, Little Testu! Why are you so furious?”

Little Testu replied, “Because the Fish and Sea Serpents are silent, and refuse to chat with me! And so I am angry!” The Big Sun shook his head and pointed to his seeds, “But look, Little Tetsu! You have many, tiny seeds that will grow grass! The wolves and elk will come to chat!”

And came the wolves and elk, just as Big Sun said. Little Tetsukazu grinned gleefully as the wolves and elk would talk to him day and night, but the wolves and elk did not get along. The elk were slaughtered by the wolves day and night, and the Elk would eat his beautiful grass.

So Little Tetsu was confused, and shook nervously day and night. The Big Sun came by and asked, “Little Tetsu, Little Tetsu! Why must you shake?”

Little Tetsu replied, “Because the Wolves and the Elk will not get along, and they eat my beautiful grass until I am naked! That is why I shake!” The Big Sun sighed and looked at Little Tetsu, “Okay, Little Tetsu! Wait three thousand years, and the Great Tree will come!”

And just like that, three thousand years passed and came the Great Tree (which would be the largest, thickest, oldest tree in Tetsukazu today), which would attract animals from all over! Grass grew, and more trees came. But The Big Sun was never seen again, until one day where the Big Sun sat in the sky, motionless and silent.

Little Tetsu smiled and waved at the Sun, but no answer. The Sun and his friends, the Three Moons would rotate around for thousands of years, saying nothing, until one day, Little Tetsu wept again and a furious storm raged on Tetsukazu. Hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, blizzards! All the animals hid as Little Tetsu wept. Little Tetsu cried, “Why do you ignore me, Big Sun? Why do you not give me things anymore?”

The Big Sun spoke softly, sadly, “Because you no longer need me, Tetsukazu. You are now beautiful, and have plenty of friends. I will stay far, far away from you and keep you warm. You have friends now, and your friends will take care of you. From the Wolf to the Fish, they are all responsible for you now. They have inherited my duty. You are no longer ugly, do you not see? You are beautiful. Now let me burn in peace.”

And that was the end of the story. There are other tales surrounding Tetsukazu, but this was the main, most popular child’s tale. Every being had a role to play, and if you were not originally here, what business do you have on Tetsukazu? That’s what Nidhogg thought, anyway.

Nidhogg sighed as he finished the story, a bang of fur covering his left eye. “This is something even you can understand. I, personally, refuse to accept you as apart of our circle… you are not yet children of these lands… but perhaps will change that perception…” He growled, a bit upset to admit that not even he had the power to deny any of their words so ignorantly.

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