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Amaranthine Wars

This is a thread between Gavin (Sunfrost ) and Selven (Fallen).

Prompt:

Committing himself to participating in the war does not mean Gavin has been neglecting his duties as herd leader. If anything, he dutifully ensures he continues to scout his domain, watching out for trouble. It is during such an outing that he comes across none other than the Dark King, Selven, who is looking to cause some trouble in the Neutral Kingdom...

This thread can become a battle should you so choose.

Please ensure you have read the information regarding the plot here. At least three posts from each roleplayer are required for this thread for it to be considered as complete, however further posts are encouraged. Thread should be completed no later than January 25th, 2024.

[Sunfrost]

Gavin wondered if anything would ever lessen the anxiety threatening to overwhelm him whenever he patrolled his borders. Ever since the Helkaer had attacked his home, Gavin had been uneasy. He needed to do better, be better. He would not let the home he had lived in all of his life be invaded again. He would not let harm befall anyone within his lands. It was with that in mind that he patrolled the single entry – and exit – from his lands, knowing there were others likewise patrolling or even doing a scan of the whole land to ensure the safety of all inhabitants within. One never knew when a horse might just be good enough to sneak in undetected. Gavin would not let himself be caught unaware ever again. He hoped Utopia would likewise also bless him and his lands due to his support for them, support happily given in return for what Rhundurin had done in bringing a Versai – the High Priestess, no less – to help them.

It was thus that Gavin became immediately aware of a horse approaching his lands. His muscles stiffening, Gavin’s violet eyes zeroed in on the dark form lumbering towards Eacarrah’s borders with far too much confidence. There was positively a swagger in this stranger’s steps. Gavin turned, sending a sharp neigh in the direction of his companion, Atlas. His faithful squirrel chirruped once and scurred off to find the nearest guards and alert them. No one else could understand Atlas, but they all knew how Atlas would warn them. There was a particular series of sounds Gavin had had all Eacarrah herd members memorize so they could recognize it whenever Atlas came to them. In this way, his lands would be put on high alert. As the first horse to sight this stranger – and as herd lead – it now fell on Gavin to intercept the stranger before he officially intruded on Eacarrah’s lands, and quickly divine his intentions. Hopefully they would be able to avoid battle today, but Gavin was ready for it if necessary.

The silver tobiano buckskin confidently picked up speed, sliding into a canter that quickly brought him to in front of the approaching stranger. You are entering Eacarrah, stranger he neighed, drawing up to his full fifteen point one hand height and trying his best to look as confident as he hoped to feel. Do you have business here? His words were neutral enough, forthright and honest, but his stance was ready, poised just off to the edge of aggression. Eacarrah was meant to act as a refuge, but the confidence of this stranger suggested he wasn’t here seeking help. It reminded Gavin far too much of the Helkaer for him to feel comfortable acting any other way in this horse’s presence.



tagged// Fallen for Selven
notes// Sorry for my delay getting this up! It's finally Gavin time for posts <3 This should be good!

[Sunfrost]

Fallen light bump as I just realized we have only 15 days left to get this complete - so sorry for my initial delay responding here!

[Fallen]

"Speech."

With all the bullshit going on, Selven felt the need to taste blood on his tongue and violence in his bones. He had been so focused on the lost of his children he nearly forgot about his duty in this war... and so after he had heard of an attack by the Helkaer on some poor bastards land, a Neutral, he decided perhaps he should have some fun. The sun was bright in the sky, the biting air sending a chill of excitement down his spine as he paraded forward. Bones danced and chimed in his hair, his blazing blue eyes wide and full of excitement. The painted fucker was nearly dancing! He had not danced in so long, his mood had been terrible. His children were still gone... Thomasin still upset... It was then that something clicked in the painted brutes mind... perhaps this little... escapade of his, could prove to be two fold. He could get his taste of violence satisfied and maybe find some information... With that, a vicious smile spread across Selven's maw and his heavy crown was tossed high as his fore limbs were tucked up to his chest as he bounded forward before stepping into a high exaggerated trot.

A high pitched squeal of a neigh was sent in his direction, and Selven's thorns perked forward. The dark kings piercing gaze lit up even more as the shrill fucker came barreling down toward him. Selven matched that energy effortlessly, his own stride stepping up into an exaggerated lofty canter. Selven's nape was arched boldly, a heavy bellow leaving his nares as the buckskin paint came to a sloppy sliding stop before him. Selven could not stop the purely entertained laugh and cheeky smirk that painted his maw as the smaller stallion spoke. You are entering Eacarrah, stranger. Do you have business here?

Selven stopped his own bodice square, his 17.3 hand frame burlier and taller than the small stallion before him. He looked down on the pretty boy, his heavy mass of locks chiming with his bones. "That depends, entirely on you pretty boy." Selven's heavy vocals were thick with his Transylvanian accent, and even with their mildly threatening tone they were suave. Selven did not hesitate to press into this... leaders... space. A direct challenge to his authority, to his balls as a stallion. "So, Do I?" The monochrome bastard said slickly, his heavy crown tipping to the side as the thick coils of hair and dreadlocks slammed against his flanks. His frame nearly quivered with anticipation, his large jagged hooves and thickly corded limbs ready to pounce or dance at any moment. Selven wondered what this little man would do... Would he fight him? Run away to mommy and daddy? Or risk being violated in all sense of the word. Such a thought caused the malicious crooked grin to seep across his maw even more, the thought of having such a pretty man beneath his thighs more exciting than the promise of sweet violence itself.

WORDS 503 TAGGED Sunfrost MUSE moderate
NOTES i am so sorry Selven is a pervert x.x TIMELINE ---

^{by ♛befera}

[Sunfrost]

Gavin did not like the look of this situation whatsoever. The stallion was laughing at him for some reason – outright laughing, as though it was entertaining to be accosted by another in that horse’s own herdland. Who was this horse to feel so confident intruding somewhere he did not belong? Gavin’s violet eyes narrowed as he challenged the stranger, already imagining he wouldn’t like what would come out of this one’s mouth. Gavin posed his question, and that just made the other horse close the distance, pressing his massively tall frame closer to the smaller lead. Gavin refused to budge, his head lifting to squarely meet the other horse’s.

That depends entirely on you, pretty boy. So, do I? Gavin blinked, honestly of no mind to how he should respond to that query. This was…odd. Was this horse just gallivanting around, trespassing with no purpose? Usually there was a method to the madness, but to this madness there was clearly no method. Gavin muffled his sudden urge to chuckle. Naturally, things had been too quiet around Eacarrah as of late, and now this horse showed up for no reason and challenged Gavin. Was he bored? Something about this definitely screamed “crazy Dark stallion”, and that meant Gavin knew he would have to tread carefully, lest this other horse get the inspiration to back up his threats to Gavin’s physical space with actual skill.

You don’t Gavin replied, his tone remaining suave and smooth, as though he was bored with this whole procedure. If he played it down, maybe he would succeed in denying this stallion from getting any sort of rise out of him. The violet eyed herd lead rather liked that idea. If he was totally non-plussed and unbothered, then what would be the point of the other horse remaining here? It certainly wouldn’t be for entertainment, not if every neigh was met with bored patience on Gavin’s part. It was as good a ploy as any. Leave he neighed next, feigning boredom, actually turning his back on the other stallion and beginning to walk away. He was very aware of the other – there was no way he couldn’t be – and fully prepared to send his hind legs up and flying right into the other’s face if the situation called for it, but if he could play at being disinterested, he was sure the other would feel similarly. It was worth a shot at least. Gavin’s ears remained alert for any sound of movement even as he prepared to walk away. Would the other horse insist on being a problem, or would he quietly leave?



tagged// Fallen
notes// As discussed via Discord - if Selven wants to take a bite out of Gavin's pretty butt, he is open to, but Gavin is very likely to have a violent reaction to that haha

[Fallen]

"Speech."

The sudden mask the young milk and honey colored boy put on only spurred the dark bastard to press harder. That charming smirk that played on the monochrome beasts maw daunting.
You don’t, The pretty thing said coolly, Selven snorted harshly in the other males face at the words. That sickening smile growing wider. Had Selven been a younger, less experienced man he could possibly had believed the front. But one thing that the young buck did not take into consideration was in which his previous behavior made this sudden change seem like a farce. The sparkling young gems of the boy did not scream crazy after all.
Leave, came the young bucks next words followed by the worst move he could of made.

The honey colored paint turned his back to the devilish blue eyed bastard, and did it so boldly. The sound that left Selven's maw was ungodly as he lunged forward as the younger man took a step away. Large and sharp enamels were bared as the strong frame of the blue eyed bastards chest slammed into the hind end of the honey colored beast and his teeth found purchase square on the young mans hip. The flesh of the young one was supple, and Selven did not hesitate to rip his jaws to and fro, severing the pretty and taunt flesh from its hide. The devious smirk that swallowed his face as blood flowed into his maw was one that he had missed all to much. Age and experience would come to show here, and by the colts first mistake being such a profound one, Selven figured that this would be a wonderful and bloody game he got to play today.

WORDS 250 TAGGED Sunfrost MUSE ---
NOTES sorry its so short! TIMELINE ---

^{by ♛befera}

[Fallen]

Sunfrost light bump! I know we missed deadline but i would still like to finish this out if you want!

[Sunfrost]

Gavin was annoyed beyond belief. As he told this intruder he wanted nothing to do with him, said intruder only smiled in a sickening, crazy way and gave a harsh snort the likes of which Gavin had only heard from Darks. That wasn’t actually an endorsement for the smoothness of this interaction, nor for its end result. Gavin could only blame his annoyance for what happened next, where he boldly turned and ordered the intruder to leave. He should have been better prepared for what happened next – there was a sound, the likes of which Gavin could not describe, and all of a sudden there was pain. He felt teeth dig into his right hind leg as this crazy stranger bit into him, apparently thinking that was a proper recourse for being “insulted”.

The violet eyed Gavin refused to squeal, though he couldn’t help his whinny of pain nor his instinctive reaction as he bucked backward, caring not that the stallion’s teeth could still be in his flesh and only about creating distance from this insane individual. Hoping his hooves found purchase, Gavin wheeled around on his front legs even as his hooves came down, turning as quickly as his smaller frame allowed so that he could keep his eyes on this horse as much as possible. Blood dropped steadily from his leg, rivulets down to the ground, marking it. Gavin resolved not to give a single inch of Eacarrah up to this foe as he snarled in his face. What the hell is wrong with you? Who even are you? he demanded, infuriated beyond belief. Who did this horse think he was, showing up in a land that wasn’t his own and demanding attention like a petulant child?

What do you want? he asked, deciding he might as well ask and see if he could get rid of this horse some other way. If this was yet another Helkaer-affiliated individual here to seek amends because his mother had disappeared and not repaid Sly…Gavin knew he’d go find a tree to bang his head against, because there was absolutely nothing he could do about that and he felt as though he’d suffered more than enough for the actions of another, even if said other was his own mother.



tagged// Fallen
notes// He is not happy whatsoever lol

[Fallen]

The monochrome bastard let out a harsh, amused snort as the pretty boy kicked out. His smaller hooves flying close to the ink and ivory bastards face. Selven only smirked as he let his larger bodice shift o the side, narrowly avoiding the small daggers. Selven balanced his large frame upon his powerful haunches as the golden boy spun about to face him once more. What the hell is wrong with you? Who even are you? What do you want? Such silly questions! How could the young stallion, not know who he was? Had selven himself grown so complacent on the throne here that no one knew of him? The thought caused a harsh blow to escape his thick nares. Well, he would surely have to change that.

However, the more the smaller stallion spoke the more selven had to hold back laughter. The ink and ivory bastard threw his head then, the bones in his heavy mass of locks chiming against once another in a sickening orchestra. "I'm only having a little bit of fun! Lighten up, colt." Selven said with a twisted smirk as he danced to the right of the other stallion, his piercing gaze watching him intently. Selven had heard of this little fellow through the grapevine, following the attack of the helkaer on his land. Seeing him now, he could see why the poor thing was such an easy target. "Information. Amusement." Selven said with a lick of his lips, his teeth snapping out toward Gavin's flank before the bastard king darted just out of striking range. "You should seek the world outside of your pretty home, if you don't know who I am." Selven said almost mockingly. His heavy banner flagging along his hocks as his nape curled inward and his steps grew higher as he circled.

"I musty say, you're an adorable little leader. I almost want to take you home." Selven's heavy accented vocals purred as he looked over Gavin. "I only have a few questions though, as I'll save you the embarrassment of taking another chunk of flesh." Selven gave the golden stallion a wink then as his frame still stayed taunt and bold. "This war, your king and queen... they align with utopia do they not?" Selven mused, his heavy brow quirking as his crown tilted just an inch, "So you must be an ally to Utopia as well... by default I am assuming." The bastard king let his eyes rake over Gavin once more, selvens vile energy never wavering though as the excitement of their brief scuffle still settled on his bones.

Sunfrost
WC: 433
Notes: Sorry for the plain jane and shit quality, running on few hours of sleep!