[center][h1][b][color=Maroon]Fe’ris[/color] and [color=LightYellow]Iternis[/color][/b][/h1][/center] Fe’ris’s vast shadow swam across the rocky ground as he soared through the sky. The tumultuous thoomp-thoomp of air being beat down by the large, canvas sails that Fe’ris humbly referred to as “wings” echoed through the many valleys of the Anchor Mountains. His hulking form would occasionally eclipse those below, and send any animal, small or large, running for some place to hide. He was on a mission and he plainly didn’t care for traveling with subtlety; he had opted to take his favorite form for the journey. He sucked the wind into his enormous snout, tasting and feeling it for any scent of the one he was seeking. The godly essence was fresher than it had been in that dark canyon in the Blood Basin, but he knew the one he longed to see was still a long ways away. Who could this god be? They who had left such a glorious mark on the world and the Alminaki must truly be of the same kind as him. Fe’ris smiled to himself as he tried to picture this God of Contracts. Although he hadn’t ever actually met another god, Fe’ris knew they were out there. Not only could he feel their fingerprints and desires on almost every speck of this world, he knew there had been another when he had shattered from the Lifeblood, another god that had been close behind him as they plummeted towards Galbar. Could that god then be the one he was seeking now? How nice it would be, two twins in blood, justice, and obligation! All the spines along Fe’ris’s noodly body bristled with anticipation as he began to picture the god. So Fe’ris flew, his flowing fur fluttering in the wind and his enormous satellite-ears listening to every movement on the ground below and even the ground itself, which recently had started to sing the softest of songs that filled the Batgod’s ears. As he flew, he caught sight of a flock of birds flying his way. He didn’t feel like eating— he was a god, after all, and the only point for shoving objects down your throat when you’re a god is personal enjoyment, so he let out a deep, thunderous growl so they would leave scatter and leave him alone; he didn’t want any bird poop in his scruff. Annoyingly enough, the flock seemed undeterred as they flew at the enormous dragon, filling the air with raucous tweeting as they went. Fe’ris snapped his colossal jaws at the birds when they got near enough, but he somehow managed to miss them all. The little feathered beasts even had the audacity to begin roosting in his fur! [color=Maroon] “Begone, you feathery assholes,”[/color] Fe’ris growled as he shook his mane to try and shake all the birds off. [color=LightYellow]“Ah, so I was right,”[/color] A voice called out before elaborating, startling the Blood God, [color=LightYellow]“I figured you were a god with a form like that!”[/color] [color=Maroon]“I suppose, then, that you are a god as well?”[/color] Fe’ris rumbled, [color=Maroon]“How curious. I could not sense your godly presence as you approached.”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“How do you know I’m a god? I could just be the leader of a flock of exceptionally educated sparrows!” [/color]The suddenly appearing god said, rather matter of factly. [color=Maroon]“Because any sensible sparrows would have had the sense to flee the moment I spoke,” [/color]Fe’ris sighed, already tired of this stranger’s company, [color=Maroon]“And I could detect your shifting of forms on my back; only gods can do that.”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“You’ve caught me red-handed!”[/color] The stranger laughed as he picked his way up Fe’ris’s neck and walked on top of his skull, [color=LightYellow]“Although speaking of forms, isn’t this one a bit excessive, Maroon?”[/color] The interloping god plopped down right between Fe’ris eyes, riding the bridge of his snout like he owned it. Fe’ris let a rumble raise in his throat and flicked his massive ears, irritated. [color=Maroon]“My name,”[/color]he rumbled in a low voice, [color=Maroon]“Is Fe’ris, not Maroon, and I would ask you to not perch on my nose.”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“Well, Fe’ris,” [/color]The god started, wriggling a little to get comfortable in his seat, [color=LightYellow]“You shouldn’t have chosen such an enormous and imposing form if you didn’t want anyone riding you. You can’t say that if the roles were switched and I was the 700 foot giant dragon, you wouldn’t be sitting on my face.”[/color] Fe’ris let out an annoyed blast of warm air from his nostrils. Wordlessly, he decided he didn’t have time for this and cast his great wings out to catch the air, grinding his motion to a halt and hopefully casting the interloper off. For extra measures, when he beat his wings again Fe’ris threw himself into a corkscrew before gliding upside down for a short spurt. He couldn't feel the stranger any more so he went back to trying to follow the trail of that god from the desert but found he had completely lost the scent. [color=LightYellow]“So, are you done showing off?” [/color] Fe’ris jumped slightly, becoming aware of the fact that the other god was still sitting right on his brow, somehow avoiding Fe’ris’s senses. [color=Maroon]“How do you do that?”[/color] The bat dragon frowned, [color=Maroon]“How do you avoid my senses; If you’re a god, how come you don’t give off such a recognizable energy like the god I am trailing?”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“Maybe I am the god you’re trailing,”[/color] the stranger offered unhelpfully before walking down Fe’ris’s snout and taking a seat, cross-legged and floating about a foot off of the scaley snout, [color=LightYellow]“Although I don’t think that is the case. My name is Iternis by the way, I don’t think I ever introduced myself.”[/color] [color=Maroon]“Well, Iternis,”[/color] Fe’ris looked away from the god on his nose, trying to pretend he wasn’t there, [color=Maroon]“You have certainly made me lose the trail. So if you were seeking to annoy me, you have succeeded in that.”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“Oh, sorry about that,”[/color] Iternis responded with very little sorry in his voice, [color=LightYellow]“Who were you looking for, anyways?”[/color] Fe’ris gave a disgruntled harumph but decided to humor his companion anyways. [color=Maroon]“My twin,” [/color]The great god declared as he began to double back to try and refind the trail, [color=Maroon]“We emerged from the Lifeblood at the same time. I descended to the Blood Basin not three days ago, and they were just behind me. At least, I believe they did. I haven’t actually met them before, you see.”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“That’s so funny!”[/color] Iternis exclaimed, [color=LightYellow]“I was heading to the Blood Basin to try and find a god I broke out with! What are the odds!”[/color] [color=Maroon]“You are right, they are fantastical odds,”[/color] Fe’ris mused, [color=Maroon]“It must have been quite the day for the Lifeblood. I can’t imagine spitting out two pairs of gods would be an easy task.”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“No, I don’t think it would,”[/color] Iternis agreed, a broad smile on his face, [color=LightYellow]“On a different note, how do you know that this god you are tracking is your twin?”[/color] [color=Maroon]“Because I would recognize which of my siblings is indeed my closest in an instant,”[/color] Fe’ris began dramatically, not noticing his companion laughing to himself, [color=Maroon]“You too would know, if you had found someone whose works were so admirable, who you could feel such a deep connection with despite never having met before. This God of Contracts… Well, I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. You did say you had a twin too.”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“Yes, I know exactly what you mean,”[/color] Iternis managed to deadpan, while nodding knowingly, [color=LightYellow]“When I first saw my twin, I couldn’t help but think ‘wow, now there’s a person with a flare for the dramatic’, a bit tacky, but dramatic nonetheless.”[/color] [color=Maroon]“So you have met your twin already? Interesting. I must say, I am curious to hear what it was like.”[/color] He snorted again, the noise edging contemptuous. [color=Maroon]”A coalescence of those who embody all things irritating, no doubt.”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“Very irritating indeed,”[/color] chuckled Iternis. [color=LightYellow]“The most bothersome bunch you ever did meet.”[/color] [color=Maroon]“Well. This has been nice, but I really must be on my way. If you would be so kind as to depart my facial region, that would be greatly appreciated.”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“I suppose you still do need to find your pal…”[/color] Iternis trailed off, [color=LightYellow]“Welp, if you could just set me down on that mountain over there, I’ll be on my way!”[/color] Fe’ris snorted in disapproval. The mountain he had indicated was quite a ways away and, even though Fe’ris had lost the scent of his target, there was little to no chance that was the right direction. [color=Maroon]“I was under the impression you could fly,”[/color] Fe’ris gave his fellow god a disapproving look, [color=Maroon]“Turn into that flock of birds and land there yourself.”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“Oh, but I am just so tired from the flight up here!” [/color]The God of Journeys dramatically flung himself onto his back, feigning a swoon. [color=LightYellow]“It really shouldn’t be that far out of your way. You are obscenely large, I’m sure you can get there in an instant.”[/color] [color=Maroon]“Would it be safe to assume that is the only way you will get off of me?”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“Safe as an egg in a nest!”[/color] Fe’ris sighed and began to turn in his flight, casting a woeful glance at his previous course. It wasn’t that far, but the hassle was what made it so bothersome. In a few flaps and just as many minutes, Fe’ris landed on the mountain side, crushing multiple scraggy trees in the impact. [color=Maroon]“We have arrived,”[/color] Fe’ris growled. [color=Maroon]“Now get off!”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“I already have!”[/color] Iternis called out, somehow already at the treeline, [color=LightYellow]“And you’ll find that that god you were trailing went through here a couple of hours ago!”[/color] [color=Maroon]“What are you talking about? This is completely off the pa-” [/color]Fe’ris became aware of the scent of Tekret filling his senses, way stronger than it had been before, [color=Maroon]“How did you know this was where I needed to go?”[/color] [color=LightYellow]“That is kind of my job, God of Journeys and all that,”[/color] Iternis laughed as he began walking into the undergrowth, [color=LightYellow]“By the way, if things don’t turn out how you expect them to and you need to find me again, just start looking. I’m sure I’ll turn up.”[/color] [color=Maroon]“What’s that suppos-” [/color]Fe’ris had begun but cut himself off when he realized Iternis had already left his sight and all of his other senses. Fe’ris frowned and then took off. [color=Maroon]“Strange fellow,”[/color] He muttered to himself, [color=Maroon]“But at least he seemed nice enough, under all the bullshit that is.”[/color] Fe’ris soared through the sky once more, breathing in the air and following the trail of Tekret, pursuing his twin, unaware he had just left him behind. [hider=Summation] Fe’ris flies from to Blood Basic, tracking Tekret because he became enamored with the God of Contract’s work with the Alminaki. Fe’ris is also looking for his twin- the god that broke from the Lifeblood just after he did- and believes that Tekret is the god he is looking for. While flying over the Anchor Mountains, Fe’ris is accosted by Iternis, who is also looking for his twin. Through their conversation, Iternis realizes that they are, in fact, each other's twins, but decides not to tell Fe’ris. Fe’ris is quite bothered by Iternis’s demeanur and general ungodly presence but eventually decides he likes the God of Journeys well enough when Iternis helps him refind Tekret’s trail so Fe’ris’s endeavour goes by quicker. No MP was spent [/hider]