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OOC: Located between Inferni and Anathema.
It was about an hour past midnight, and Darkness couldn't have been more active. Donning his four-legged form, as he found it easier to move around in, he had set out on the task of scaling the infamous Halcyon Mountain. He had started that morning and by now he was exhausted, but pure adrenaline kept him awake. He stood at the very top of the massive hill, and below him the outstretched forest was a sight to behold. Dark clouds covered the moon, but as a lupus he found it easier to see through the darkness. Now he was regretting not just using optime.
It was at times like this that he wondered why on earth he had decided to travel to this area. For as long as he could remember Darkness was deathly afraid of heights. He might have tried to face his fear at one point, but he had obviously failed, for he stood frozen atop the hill, staring down with wide eyes. Could it get any worse? He was in a completely unfamiliar territory, staring down at a land miles straight down from where he stood. The mountain may have been more of a hill than a cliff, but Darkness could almost feel the ground falling down from beneath his paws, giving way into nothing and dragging him down with it. It just wasn't natural for any canine to be so high up.
He could have stood there for a long time, likely collapsing from exhaustion after another hour or so, but instead he heard an odd fluttering noise in his ear. Startled, he started swatting the air, trying to send away the little moth that had flew right past his ear for a split second. He heard the rush of wind his paw caused, which made him even more frantic, and he began to jump around, twisting his head to snap at something that wasn't there.
Then he just so happened to approach a small rock lodged deep in the ground. Then he just so happened to trip over the rock. With a yelp, he toppled over and thumped onto his right side, his right shoulder smashing into the satchel around his neck. There was a shattering noise from within, but Darkness didn't care. His head was spinning. Oh, what a great start to entering this new territory. At this point, maybe he should consider going back....
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