Peaceful Coexistence

[Insectvoria]

Boards squeaked below footsteps as an odd man walked across a swing bridge. He walked past an opening to his right which allowed sight of a rather beautiful spring with a small rainbow above it. Yet, he continued until he walked up to a tree house. Sensing that no one was instead, he re-sustained his initial trajectory and walked down a small hill and entered Ordon Village.

As he walked in, he caught the attention of nearly everyone that was out and about. Not surprising, actually. Most of the natives wore a combination of green and white, blending in with the green surroundings. The foreigner wore black, red, gold, and black that ultimately resembled some sort of bird motif. The villagers looked at him like a sideshow freak as he strode in. Yet, a small child calmly approached him. The kid offered his flower to the outsider. His taller counterpart accepted the gift, which caused the villagers to relax and accept him into their lives. “What’s your name?” the toddler asked.

The man replied, “Insectvoria.”

Several days passed since that event, and Insectvoria was enjoying his stay at Ordon Village. The people were kind and friendly to those that they accepted. Insectvoria, ever since he was accepted, has been repaying them by helping with the daily chores and jobs. He has made become popular within Ordon Village as a helpful friend, instead of a strange character, all thanks to that small, brave child.

A single butterfly, glowing in the sunrise’s light, flew around Insectvoria and landed on his shoulder, breaking his concentration from the flowing waters of the river.

[|TheHappyFox|]

Spinels and Sperans flew in the air. The more Sperans did this the more he loved it. The wind gushing in his hair and the gracful feeling of being with his best friend. He pet Spinels head and Spinels let out a loud CAW! They swooped through the cold air for awhile. Sperans ate hsi special berries And fed Spinels some too. Eventually. They got tired. So they Stopped at a forrest. They both took a drink from the water, cool refreshing water and berries. It was a travlers life. But they both got used to it. By now of course Spinels and gone back to original size and was on Sperans shoulder.

A small insect scurried along, and frankly, Spinels wanted to eat it. So Spinels chased it down the path. Sperans said " Spinels come back!" They went into a town that seemed quite and peaceful. Spinels almost got the insect, but it went towards a man in a fancy red jacket. Before Spinels could chase it, Sperans caught him, and put him back in his shoulder.

[Insectvoria]

Insectvoria could hear the newcomers coming even from as far as the entrance. It would be hard to not hear constant caws and yelling coming closer, especially in a town as quiet as this. He listened as each sound gave away their position and actions. A chicken clucked and a crow cawed in response, obviously the crow’s prey had scampered under the legs of the fowl unnoticed, causing a small fight. A small speak, a mass making contact with soil, and a splurt. Someone was chasing the crow, and they tripped on a rock, landing in the vegetable patch, breaking a pumpkin. Insectvoria continued this survey of the newcomers. Eventually, they found their way to him. The poor prey quickly went to Insectvoria in search of sanctuary. It climbed up his leg and disappeared into his cloak. Its savior turned to view the source of the entire ordeal. Indeed, there was a crow, which was resting on its owner’s shoulder.

[|TheHappyFox|]

Sperans whiped the left over pumpkin off his head and pet Spinels on his shoulder. He turned to the man who seemed rather scary looking. But Sperans didnt look to hot either. " Im sorry for bugging you. My crow just wants something besides berries." He pat Spinels head again and smiled. " Its been a bit of a long day" Once he said that, it reminded him of the cuts and scraps from earlier in the market, " Those villagers were mad' Sperans said under his breathe

[Insectvoria]

Insectvoria did not respond. Instead, he watched the stranger pet the crow. Poor training, obviously, to reward your pet for completely ignoring orders, but, it was none of his business. He did not have to worry about such things. Insectvoria looked onto his shoulder to see that the butterfly had long since disappeared. No matter, it was understandable. He turned back to the visitor and his boisterous bird, offering no speech towards them.

[|TheHappyFox|]

Sperans stopped petting Spinels, and turned to the man. " Sorry to have bothered you" Then Sperans left with Spinels. " Well Spinels, were here, so we better find a house. LEts try and talk to the mayor! " They went to the mayors place. " Mr. Mayor?" He knocked on the door. No body awnsered " Call me rude. but im going in" Sperans walked into the house and nearly choked. " MAYOR!" The mayor layed on the couch, with his head on the floor. Decapitated. Sperans screamed this so loud the whole village heard him " O SHIT! THE MAYOR IS DEAD!"

[Insectvoria]

“THE MAYOR IS DEAD!”

Those words echoed throughout the entire village. Insectvoria instantly sped towards the kind Mayor’s door far faster than any human could. He hurriedly strode past the panicked alien and knelt down to the body. There were some flies on the body, which was a good sign, at least for him. He held out a finger which summoned a single fly. Then, they conversed with the noiseless language of insects. The fly flew back to its feast, leaving Insectvoria with new information. Apparently, the now headless mayor has been dead for at least a day, which exonerated the one who discovered the body, though Insectvoria didn’t suspect him in the first place. He went back out, taking the man and his bird while doing it. He closed the doors and managed to prevent anyone from entering and getting them to trust him with the search for what happened to their leader, all without a single utterance.

[|TheHappyFox|]

Sperans followed the man who seemd a bit strange. He got a fly to come to hima s SPerans has witnessed. And he got to the mayors house pretty damn fast. He looked at the person, who was very quiet. Who seemed to know what he was doing. " What do you know?" He asked as they walked " And what is your name" He waited for awnsers as they walked. The Spinels didnt seem very.. well himself. He was more quiet. THey all walked in total silenece untill this fellow chose to awnser

[Insectvoria]

Insectvoria continued to walk as the teenager followed suit. Unbeknownst to him or his bird, the one charged with the investigation was periodically releasing insects. Some dug into the ground, some flew into the air, and some merely walked. Then he noticed that he was being spoken to.

“What is your name?” Insectvoria’s acquaintance said.

Insectvoria kept walking and releasing insects. He wasn’t much of a talker… he just didn’t see the importance of it. He thought that actions spoke much louder than words. Still, he knew perfectly well that introductions are important no matter your beliefs, and that much he could provide.

“My name… is Insectvoria…”

Suddenly, he stopped, causing his follower to nearly ram into him. Insectvoria sat on the grass, closed his eyes, and activated his Shared Vision ability. Now, he could see everything each of his roaming insects could see, greatly increasing the chance of finding the one who committed the assassination.

[|TheHappyFox|]

Sperans stopped once Insectvoria. " Im Sperans, and this is my best friend. Spinels" Once he said that Insectvoria sat down on the ground. And it looked like he was in the zone. focused with life and air. " What exactly ARE you doing dude?" He just observed what This guy was up to. Then his bird talked to him ' CAW CAW!" " What Spinels? You smell fresh blood?" Sperans then started shaking Insectvoria to tell him

[Insectvoria]

It wasn’t like Insectvoria went into a trance-like state when he activates his Shared Vision ability; he just lost his own sight in favor of his insects’. All his other senses worked normally; he heard the chicken’s clucking, he detected the scent of fresh pumpkins wafting from the patches, and he felt the grass bend to his weight beneath him… his ability had no affect whatsoever on his other senses, it affected his sight alone.

He heard Sperans’s introduce himself and his bird, and not long after that his talk with his pet. Two seconds after that, Sperans was shaking Insectvoria, terminating his ability. He did not get mad, however. He had enough time to locate the source of the fresh blood that the bird, Spinels, detected. Insectvoria hopped up and sped off to the source using the same swiftness he used to reach the Mayor’s home.

It didn’t take him long to reach the spirit’s spring, though it took Sperans a few minutes to catch up. Apparently, the fresh blood was coming from a horse, beheaded just like the mayor. A being stood over it. It was an odd one… it looked humanoid, yet, its skin was gray and black, and had what looked like glowing green tattoos on its body. Its head looked as if it was hooded, but it was more like skin than cloth. It saw Insectvoria and Sperans, and ran past them. Insectvoria chased it while Sperans followed suit. As they followed the gray-green oddity, the sky became brighter and brighter with the light of twilight. Right as they were turning a corner, both pursuers stopped. A massive wall of black and yellow energy was in front of them. This wall was large enough to block the sky… it was like another world was intersecting with this one. The sociopathic organism ran right into the barrier. Insectvoria wasted no time catching up to it, and just as it was entering, he managed to grab its leg, Sperans doing the same to him.

All three slammed down onto ground. The ghoulish creature, afraid for its life, ran away. Insectvoria could not follow it, for something strange was happening to him. He was on all fours; a strange feeling was engulfing him. He screamed to the heavens, and the scream turned into a screech. His humanoid body was no longer that; it resembled more of a centipede now. Fifteen sets of legs, two spindly tails, two long antennae that reached almost a third of his new body length, green expressionless eyes, and two pincers twice as large as his head, all with a coloration very similar to his clothing, what it used to be anyway.

Insectvoria couldn’t handle all the energy and changes, and blacked out.

[|TheHappyFox|]

Insectvoria Sped up downt he trail and had found a dead horse. head cut off. Just like the mayor. But the criminal was still there. And before Sperans knew it The criminal took off. Insectvoria chasing with no time wasted. Sperans looked at Spinels. " Its never possible to get a vacation. Is it?" Spinels looked back and shook his with a soft" caw" Then Sperans took after Insecvoria. They hit hard turns around corners but Sperans managed to keep up.





AS Sperans went saw the big wall full of some sort of energy being so huge and scary, He noticed Insecvoria had grabbed on to the figure sleg as they both went throught he wall. Sperans had no time to waste. He grabbed Insectvoiras leg as well and went through the wall. It was a bit scary as the energy flowed through him. He made sure Spinels was okay. Once they got to the other side .Sperans witnessed Insectvoria turning into a large.. WTF! a bug? " Insectvoria get up! " He kept shakking Insectvoria but it was no use. It was too alte, he was out cold. Then Sperans felt something. He had grown claws. and white fur. He was turning into a strange creature.. ' GAHH" After pain. He realized he had become a spiritual fox of some sort. He seemd like any other fox, but grey and black fur. ge utterd a few more words. " What the... he-" But then he was out cold too. Spinels took shelter under Sperans New form. Attaching together with him.

[Insectvoria]

Insectvoria jerked. He gradually woke up from his unconscious state and righted himself on his thirty legs. He lifted his upper body and moved to looked around. From an initial analysis, it would seem that they were in the same forest as they were before, but one that seemed to be in an everlasting state of twilight. While it may have seemed crazy to some people, Insectvoria felt it was apt; he didn’t think that he was out for more than a few hours, and before he became insensible, he saw that it was indeed twilight. He knelt down until all legs touched the ground and began to move, but then, he noticed a fox with wolven coloration on the ground behind him. As he moved closer, he noticed a crow under it. Insectvoria then began to touch Sperans with his antennae, attempting to wake him up.

[|TheHappyFox|]

It was cold. He felt fear int he air. Nothing was normal. he wasnt in the normal world anymore. His face twitched. he felt like something hard was poking him.. a blade.. a bone... no.. a Antenna? Sperans felt like he was getting poked by a big antenna! he opened his eyes. Yep, nothing was normal. What had happened? Had he passed out? and were was- Sperans looked down. Never mind. There was Spinels. A normal crow.. NORMAL CROW?! Spinels wasnt the original crow he was! he was just a simple human world crow! "I wonder how long that will last" Said Sperans to himself. He looked at the giant worm like creature. It was probibly Insectvoria. Sperans sniffed. His bushy grey tail with black tip swayed. He had remembered now. The twilight realm had turned him into a fox! " Oh my god.." he said out loud so Insectvoria could hear him this time. " This dosnt seem like a normal place Insectvoria" Sperans did some exploring with Spinels on his back. He found a trail of small blue balls the floated in the air.

[Insectvoria]

While the fox Sperans explored, the giant centipede Insectvoria decided to look around. He climbed a tree like a snake and lifted his head to see over the leaves. Yes, as he suspected before, they were indeed in Faron Woods. However, it wasn’t the woods it was like when he went through them the last time. Orange light, black clouds… it was like perpetual twilight. As he continued his survey, Insectvoria noticed that every sound made a distinct echo, this fact made it obvious that they must be in a separate world than before than simply in a strange time anomaly or something. His assessment complete, Insectvoria began to move back down the tree. As he did, one of his pincers cut through a small branch on the tree very easily, and it fell down noiselessly. He made sure to make note of this.

All the way down now, Insectvoria watched as Sperans inspected a floating blue orb. It bobbed and moved as the fox got closer to it. However, unseen to him, a strange insect was getting closer to them. Insectvoria attempted to commune with it, but to have no result. It would seem that he has lost his abilities of insect control and communication. Troubling, yes, but it didn’t matter much; Insectvoria was an adapter, and in addition to that there weren’t any normal insects in sight or any other sense. The insects continued to chase Sperans and the orbs, and Insectvoria was uneasy. He didn’t get a good feeling from them, so he inched closer to Sperans as they did. They jumped, he jumped. However, Insectvoria twisted around Sperans and Spinels, protecting them from any possible danger. The dark insects jumped towards the orbs and absorbed them, fading from normal sight. Insectvoria unwound himself, freeing Sperans and his bird, offering only one word for an explanation.

“Careful.”