sweet agony

// too many war wounds and not enough wars //

Once more, Danta climbs deep into the earth beneath the dark waters of the Black Lake. Once more, he pricks his fingers against the cluster of sharp rubies at Dygra's shrine, letting the iron tang of his blood soak the gemstones and drip, sticky sweet, between his fingers. Once more, he considers throwing rocks at Astaroth until the tall Ancient fucking finishes the new shrine in the Temple.

"Dark lady," he purrs, sinking reverently to his knees and pressing his bloody hand to his lips, as if to kiss the crimson that Dygra has seen fit to pour from his veins. "The Grounds flourishes with your children, and with the gifts you continue to bestow upon it. And with the portal to The Climb, we are able to appreciate its changes more readily." The pyrina, the smoulder blossoms, the lyverns that roam the craggy landscape.

"But the world is much changed from when we were last so active. The people and their scruples are not so forgiving of entropy, of the proclivities of your children. I hoped to petition for a space where the consequences of our nature are not so lasting, where we might behave freely, without the burden of this world's laws and morality."

Dantalion

// too few rounds in the ring and not enough settled scores //

Dygra

Deep, velvet laughter and a sensation of heat and pressure will caress Danta's skin, enveloping him in the sort of dark embrace that will hopefully make up for the trek out to the Black Lake. Around him torches ignite, causing the rubies and the blood to glitter, and Dygra speaks into his bones as a low and sensuous melody.

"A space without consequence," she purrs. "Where things may ever change and change back, only to transform anew at each meeting." What, indeed, isn't to like about that? "You are an ambitious one, my sweet, dark boy. Go with my blessings."

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Tasks. There is no time limit. There are currently 7 active Grounders. This means 4 unique characters have to participate. Characters can participate more than once. Dantalion must participate in at least 2 threads and Kiada must participate in at least 1 thread.

1. A thread collecting the blood that pours from The Mountain's Roar waterfall.
2. A thread collecting Smoulder Blossoms from anywhere in The Climb.
3. A PQ of at least 3 Grounders selecting the location of the "rage room", arranging and decorating it using the materials obtained in 1. and 2. (The PQ must have a minimum of 8 rounds).
4. A thread capturing and killing something within the "rage room".
5. A thread using the "rage room" for one of its other intended purposes. (Fighting, sex, torture, etc.)

Table coding by Sky <3

// too many war wounds and not enough wars //

Inhaling a full, deep breath as if he can fill himself to the brim on the presence of his goddess, whilst Danta had never really doubted her willingness to help create a room like the one he had in mind, to hear it out loud is another thing entirely. Smiling, drunk off the heat and dark silk of her voice, he hums a note of deep gratitude, of satisfaction at being able to go forth at Dygra's behest. 

"I will see it done," he rumbles, his eyes slipping shut to bask in her presence. Not knowing how long he sits with his goddess or when the light and warmth recedes to leave him alone once more on his knees, Danta nevertheless says until he's certain Dygra's power has fled from his bones. Only then, and filled with a renewed purpose, does he rise to his feet and exit the shrine.

~FIN

Dantalion

// too few rounds in the ring and not enough settled scores //