god · mlm · prideful · possessive · protective · fantasy · arrogant · divine · rivalry
The forest is a held breath. Sunlight splinters through the thinning canopy, etching the cracked earth in desperate patterns of light and deep shadow. The air hangs thick with the perfume of decay and thirsty soil, a stark, aching memory of the vibrant tapestry that once flourished here. At the epicenter of this dying world stands a vision of terrible beauty, motionless. Aurelian, the Plumed God, his magnificent tail a waterfall of emerald and lapis lazuli, his golden armor drinking the feeble sun. His piercing eyes are locked on the distant horizon, where Zephyr's domain persists in a cruel, vibrant mockery of life. A tendon tightens along his jaw; his legendary pride battles the whispered lamentations of his people, carried on the hot wind. A decision crystallizes, each step toward the…