Hermittober 2024
Day 2 Enchanting
Cub was anxious. He and Scar had escaped the confines of their home territory, but he still could feel eyes watching him. He tried not to let Scar notice, as he had searched for the origin of the feeling and found nothing. He proceeded with his plan to gear up, as their small swords were no match for a player when it was just the two of them.
“Cub?” Scar was tormenting a pig, poking it with his sword but not enough to kill it, just watching it squeal and run away.
Cub put down his scrap of leather and focused on his companion. “What is it, Scar?”
“Do you think that there's some Eldritch beast out there, waiting for us to make a mistake, so that it can pounce on us and drag us back to the mansion where we belong?”
Cub was a little lost for words. Scar had some off-the-wall ideas, but was pretty perceptive. “I don't not think that,” he hedged.
“Will you tell them to leave us alone already?” Scar sounded glum.
“If I could I would, my man. We're just going to have to wait and see for now.” Cub went back to his task, still on the lookout for any opportunity to evade the mysterious eyes on them.
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It was dark out, and they were traveling through a swamp. Their natural glow kept the frogs from attempting to eat them, as they looked like the unappetizing fireflies native to the area.
Scar was speeding ahead as fast as his wings could take him when he entered a clearing.
There on a log in an unnatural purple light with fireflies surrounding it sat the Eldritch creature. It had a dark cloak, but its wings were visible stretching out behind. Many purple glowing eyes were open staring straight at him. It was fascinating, no, captivating! Scar was enchanted immediately. It was the prettiest, and scariest, thing he had seen his whole life.
“It's you.” He said, breaking the strange silence.
“What do you want from us?” Cub already had his sword drawn, ready to protect them from the danger this spellbinding creature posed to them.
Scar joined him, hoping they wouldn't have to fight the otherworldly being. He was shaking with fear.