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[Quintrala]

Storm Wind and the Forest

One day Storm Wind came to the woods
to see the Forest Heart.
He found her by the green kresh trees,
tending the fire and warmth.

He brought some pain along with him
to spare the greater good.
Wind did not speak but in cold gusts:
I cannot be with you.

It's true I am no Wind, she said, and I can't fight like you.
I'll make you feel, this much I swear, so you will know hurt too.
Yes you will feel, this much I swear, and you will know hurt too.

One day Storm Wind came to the woods
to see the Forest Heart.
The hearth was cold, kresh wilting dark
and she was gone for good.

It's true I am no Wind, she said, and I can't fight like you.
I'll make you feel, this much I swear, so you will know hurt too.
Yes you will feel, this much I swear, and you will know hurt too.

Essence, October YC 116

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[Quintrala]

By the way, this is loosely inspired by Caldari "Way of the Winds" myth. Storm Wind is the Caldari Spirit of Fighting and Heart-of-the-Forest the Nurturing Spirit.

Storm Wind is the fiercest of the Winds, aside from an enraged Cold Wind, but also has a playful side, dancing among the peaks and teasing Mountain Wind. Storm Wind is the pelting rain of the mountain highlands, crackling as it turns to sleet, the flash of lightning and boom of thunder, and the smell of ozone. Storm Wind is a force of battle, of man against man and man against the elements, the hottest forge to fashion the strongest steel. Storm Wind is especially important to the Caldari military, whose funerals are often scheduled to occur in the middle of poor weather as an offering.

Heart-of-the-Forest is the spirit of the mighty kresh trees, of things that are green and growing. The Winds protect her, but often they bring a temporary pain to her to spare a greater suffering. She is the great provider for the Caldari, her wood builds and heats their homes, her game fills their bellies and clothes their skin, and her leaves and branches hide them from their enemies. She also uses her resources wisely; everything in the forest serves a purpose, however small. Heart-of-the-Forest is perhaps the best known teacher among the spirits, aside from Cold Wind, although she rarely tells anyone anything directly, preferring to teach by example. She is prominent in Caldari beliefs about the home and hearth, and part of the reason Caldari tend to prefer wood in their buildings, especially homes.

Of course the Way of the Winds has nothing on Spirits leaving each other, as far as I know.

The question is... what if?

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[Cain Jacobi]

Great stuff Quintrala

[Jace]

Great stuff Quintrala

Ahhh, Agent 47 is here to kill us all.

[Korsavius]

Such a beautiful romance not meant to be :'(