LO Round 2 Pg.6 The morning sun gave way to the brilliant light of day. Life returned to the streets, filling every alley with sound and smell. What few clouds there were had long faded away, leaving the sky open from horizon to horizon.LO Round 2 Pg.6 by =Someguyfromcrowd
In the swamps, however, this rebirth passed without fuss or fanfare. The competitors had long returned to the city, leaving behind little more than tracks and bloodstains. Some failed to return. Nature had claimed them.
One, though, defied nature.
Fragments of rough fibers danced in the shallow waters of a pond. Upon a mossy rock sat a creature of cloth, slouched and beaten. His left arm hung crookedly, drawing ripples in
LO Round 2 Pg.5 A pair of low voices murmured from within a decaying tower in the depths of the city.LO Round 2 Pg.5 by =Someguyfromcrowd
"Well?"
"I found him in the swamp."
"Hm."
"What?"
"Just tired."
"You should be."
"How did I survive, anyhow?"
"Luck."
"I don't like luck."
"Well, you can't avoid it."
The voices, of course, were of Tenebre and Sussurro. Tenebre's fall had left him nearly paralyzed and gravely fragile. He and his companion spent their time talking. The subject did not matter- simply talking was enough.
"Why do you care so much?" asked Sussurro.
"Because he is a potent force."
"Isn't everyone here like that?"
"Maybe. But it's just a feeling."
"You have a lot of
LO Round 2 Pg.4 Jeth turned away and looked about for the mushrooms he was to procure. He noticed a patch of color beneath a mass of dark green ferns and decomposing leaves. It seemed promising, so he sloshed through the pond and clumsily brushed aside the foliage. As he had suspected, a cluster of bright red fungi grew in the moist earth. He stooped over and gathered a small fistful of the soft caps, clutching them tightly within his grasp. Vulcan remained soundly immobile as Jeth rose back upright.LO Round 2 Pg.4 by =Someguyfromcrowd
"It's kind of funny," spoke Jeth as he walked. "For such an arrogant creature, you fell so easily."
"You don't-," sputtered Vulcan, "you don't- don't see."
"
LO Round 2 Pg.3 Vulcan reached the fringes of the swamp just before midmorning. He panted from the exertion, crouching down in a patch of tall grasses to briefly rest. His foe had yet to reveal himself, so there was little to do but to advance onwards.LO Round 2 Pg.3 by =Someguyfromcrowd
The swamp reeked of humidity and decay, squatting on the edge of the ruined city like blight on a dying crop. Its dark green tones melded into the overgrown city's foliage, making it difficult to determine exactly where the ruins ended and the marshes begin. Standing pools of water, ranging from mere inches to several feet deep, lay strewn across the dank landscape. Their murky depths concealed patches of vis
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