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Once upon a time, there lived a young man in an azure district. While his family wanted for nothing in terms of wealth, the man's heart sought one most felt was beyond his reach. His heart's desire was a poor but comely man who hailed from the crimson district, and his beauty had already drawn several suitors from that same district to his side in the hopes of claiming his heart for their own.

The young man despaired, for he knew to approach his love whilst hailing from another color would be a fruitless effort indeed. Thankfully there was another, a true friend, a young woman of the brighter, sunnier district, who was there to offer her assistance. It was then that he was told of a legend passed down through her family: in the forest dwelt a miraculous hen whose feathers shimmered with every color of the rainbow. The one who obtained the hen and brought it back would achieve true love with whomever he gifted it to. But a warning accompanied the legend. If the hen did not come willingly, or if the seeker succumbed to temptation, a terrible curse would befall them.

Determined to acquire this hen, the young man entered the forest. As he walked deeper and deeper, the path grew more and more tangled, until he came to a split in the path. One path went left, clogged with bushes and brambles. The other beckoned right, golden flowers and gleaming gem-like rocks lining it.

The leaves of the trees rustled and sighed, and he thought he heard a voice, no more than a whisper, say, "No bond strengthens from an easy path."

The young man was then reminded that he would be tested, and chose the left path. As it appeared, he faced a difficult progression, and was becoming weary and parched when he glimpsed through the trees a clear spring where the water shone like diamonds. The path continued past it, but the man paused.

Again, the trees seemed to whisper to him, "No bond strengthens from a fickle heart that cannot commit."

The young man steeled himself and continued, his legs sore and bleeding from the brambles, until he entered a clearing. There, he beheld a beautiful hen with shimmering, colorful feathers. So gladdened by the sight was he that he did not heed the warning whisper of the trees this time, merely grabbing the hen and running back through the forest with it clasped to his breast.

The hen was presented to his love, and a marriage was arranged between the two of them nigh immediately.

But the forest was displeased, and thus laid a curse upon the young man and the entire town. From that day forward, the young man began to change. He found himself unable to care for his family. He found himself unable to understand why he had wished to give his heart to another.

And as his bonds weakened and broke and he failed to make new ones, he began to forget those around him. Eventually, he was last seen walking into the forest and was never heard from again.

But the forest appeared to have crept closer to the town, and the town itself began to lose the color it had treasured for so long. More and more of the townsfolk began to succumb to the curse that the young man had unleashed, and as more of them disappeared, the forest drew closer still.

Until there was no one left and the town was silent and drab.

To this day, the town waits for someone to break the curse, to restore color and to demonstrate once more the true strength of bonds.

THE END



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troubadamsel: (I'm By Your Side!)

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[personal profile] troubadamsel 2019-01-04 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
How short would one say is short? A few seconds, or minutes?
promissum: (Thoughtful)

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[personal profile] promissum 2019-01-21 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a few days after making an attempt.
troubadamsel: (Permit Me Darling.)

[personal profile] troubadamsel 2019-01-21 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Let me guess, you went ahead and experimented.
promissum: (Smile)

[personal profile] promissum 2019-01-21 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. Percy and I traded our skillsets.
troubadamsel: (Default)

[personal profile] troubadamsel 2019-01-22 11:47 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that's a relief. Percy is reliable.
promissum: (Smile)

[personal profile] promissum 2019-01-22 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
He is. I'm proud to call him my comrade.
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[personal profile] troubadamsel 2019-01-22 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
As am I.

How did you handle his powers?
promissum: (Smile)

[personal profile] promissum 2019-01-22 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Excellently, if I speak for myself.

Percy had some trouble with mine.
troubadamsel: (Permit Me Darling.)

[personal profile] troubadamsel 2019-01-22 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, dear. Is he all right?
promissum: (Neutral)

[personal profile] promissum 2019-01-23 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
He's fine now. He only got trapped as a dragon for a few moments.
troubadamsel: (I'm By Your Side!)

[personal profile] troubadamsel 2019-01-23 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh.

Knowing him, I think he probably didn't mind too much.

[Boys and their SO COOL mentality.]
promissum: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] promissum 2019-01-23 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
No, he did.

I don't think he appreciated having wings or being a bat either.
troubadamsel: (En Garde!)

[personal profile] troubadamsel 2019-01-23 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
How many things did he transform into?!
promissum: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] promissum 2019-01-24 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
I can only turn into bats and a dragon. That's all he could transform into as well.
troubadamsel: (Permit Me Darling.)

[personal profile] troubadamsel 2019-01-24 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
You had me worried there, again. I may never get used to this.
promissum: (Smile)

[personal profile] promissum 2019-01-24 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Did you think I could turn into something else?
troubadamsel: (Permit Me Darling.)

[personal profile] troubadamsel 2019-01-24 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
At this point, nothing would surprise me.
promissum: (Neutral)

[personal profile] promissum 2019-01-25 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Vampires are traditionally associated with bats, as far as I've been told. Not other creatures.
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[personal profile] troubadamsel 2019-01-25 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Aren't you a demon?
promissum: (Neutral)

[personal profile] promissum 2019-01-25 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm a demon vampire. Vampire is simply a subspecies of demon.
troubadamsel: (Permit Me Darling.)

[personal profile] troubadamsel 2019-01-25 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
One of these days I'm going to need to sit down and hear everything.
promissum: (Smile)

[personal profile] promissum 2019-01-27 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
Whenever you wish to speak, lass. My days are very open here.