Elijah's Literature

--- 3) The soft patter of rain quickly becomes heavier, escalating to a thunderstorm raging through the district-- and it has nobody so anxious as Ravager. You come across them huddled away from the maelstrom-- they shakily explain that they’re experiencing flashes of fragmented, strange memories, and ask if you wouldn’t mind staying with them until the weather calms.

Requirement: Draw your Reosean trying to comfort Ravager, or otherwise help them overcome their anxiety of the thunderstorm.

Collaboration with imcaspar - Lif0rneir0a Featuring vayrons Destan 9121 - Elijah 9718

Elijah continued to talk to Destan about the current situation. They were together here in Warrenfall again, but so was this large tyrian which we both agreed to call the Ravager. It was a large tyrian that had blazing flames sprouting from its neck flickering wildly. In fact, they would not need a firepit if the flames were actually warm. They were slightly cold instead to go near, but nothing too awful. "Listen. It's alright," Destan told them both. "It'll be over soon. Just a simple rainstorm."

When Elijah looked down at Ravager though, it didn't appear so. Laying against the cave walls and whimpering, the Ravager was putting his wings over his head. "Make it stop..." were words the creature would repeat.

"It's going to be okay," Elijah repeated to him as he walked over. The cave only echoed the rain, which wasn't anything helpful. Destan seemed to be walking to the outside to peer his head out, but when he did so the Ravager would ask him to stay and protect him. Repeating that things kept getting worse, Ravager seemed like he was about to burst with anxiety. The rainstorm only seemed to get worse with the small rain droplets only getting louder and bigger as it crashed against the floors of the forest. Ravager seemed to of hopped further into the cave where it was slightly harder to hear the rain, but ironically it then began to thunder loudly. The thunder sounded like large boulders were being thrown at the ground or even crushed, which sent Ravager in a full freakout. Ravager seemed to be starting to cry, repeating things that happened previously which is helping trigger the tears.

"The rain needs to stop! It's reminding me... reminding me of too much. I don't want to go through this again... I already went through this so many times and I just hate being alone!" he exclaimed as he buried his head under Elijah as a signal for help. Looking over to Destan who returned to them, he told Elijah the status.

"Yeah, I can hear that. It's clearly not helping whatsoever too Destan."

"Im trying my best. Calm down."

"Sorry, but this tyrian is really freaking out. Look," Elijah said signaling to Destan his own personal situation. With another thud of thunder, lightning soon followed which made Ravager jump almost making Elijah fall onto his face. "Careful!" The Ravager responded with a glare and reminded them of how they were literally in the middle of a panic attack. Destan noticed how they were shaking pretty aggressively which triggered Destan to question him.

"Seriously, what's wrong?"

"It's all flashbacks. I don't understand them. Strange memories that I just hate s-so much," he shuddered as he spoke. You could hear the shakes in his voice when started to really upset Elijah. Elijah turned to Destan warning him to question no further. He then signaled Destan to follow with the shake of his tail, then told Ravager that they'd be right back. Stepping further out of the cave, you could hear the steps they took because of the thud left behind. Destan examined the ground closely, watching for any type of items or useful objects that could help them. All he saw was other rocks and bits of moss that grew on rocks. Small pools of water were within the outer part of the cave. Elijah simply stared at him then spoke.

"What should we do? I'm actually lost on this one," Elijah said.

Destan stared at him for a short while then spoke, "I think we could try to block out the noises of the rain."

"With what? Louder and scarier noises that may just make it all worse?"

"Nope. You. Go sing," Destan responded. Right away he got a glare from Elijah.

"How did you know I sing?"

"I don't. You just told me though," Destan smirked.

"Ugh. Fine. Only because I care though, I know you wouldn't ever sing," Elijah stated. He trotted back to Ravager who was wide-eyed and obviously scared. Shaking even more than before, he whimpered as he attempted to cover his head from the noise even though it wouldn't help. Stepping next to Ravager, Elijah spoke, "I may know something."

Destan smiled behind Elijah, "We are going to help you. Don't worry!"

Elijah then started to sing of birds and peace, remembering that Ravager came from a war. He thought about possible situations that could have happened but ignored anything green and finned in his songs. He had an exact reason why, and it was that other anomalies he met lately have been not very happy hearing the name Imperia. Ravager seemed to slowly calm down over time and smiled lightly. Destan, on the other hand, was laughing which angered Elijah. That resulted in Elijah's voice sounding a bit more aggressive which made Ravager uncomfortable and start shaking again. Elijah noted that but shot a glare towards Destan before stopping. Destan felt bad for this and instead respected what he was doing. Lightning struck again which shocked all three, and sent Ravager back into his panic attack since it broke Elijahs singing. Destan noticed this and whispered to Elijah quickly about a deal.

"If you sing this song, I will sing with you."

"Ah, yes. I do enjoy that song. It's quite popular. In fact, it may remind him of home. Older than any wars that have happened in this world that we all know of, after all."

"Exactly. It's a great idea," Destan said. "You start first."

Ravager started to stare at them anxiously while his flames grew, but Elijah started singing right away in order to calm him down. Destan soon joined in, which surprised Elijah on just how beautiful Destans voice was. It seemed like Destan had more practice since he made everything flow together better. Lightning did continue to strike Warrenfall, but Destan sang over it. Elijah sang with Destan but made sure Destan was louder. After all, his voice was admittedly better. Not for long though! Elijah would get more practice. Starting to noticeably calm down, Ravager then smiled. He seemed to start whispering the words they sang, happy about the situation before him. He seemed to be curling up a bit into a more comfortable position than before. Looking at each other, Destan and Elijah continued to sing happily. Soon enough the storm died down but all were already sleeping by the time it was over. Ravager woke up before they did, but then woke Destan up. Letting Elijah sleep, he thanked Destan for what he did. After all, Destan seemed to be the mastermind behind that whole plan. "That song is one I could never forget. Thank you so, so so much. It means a lot. It feels like I really can move on from what happened to me before."

"You're more than welcome. I'm glad I got to actually sing again. In fact, I got to figure out that Elijah actually sings. He sounded pretty good. Don't you think? Maybe I and he can start a band together-"

"Shush. You're making me wake up. And you are talking too much," Elijah whimpered as he laid on the ground. All he wanted to do was sleep.

Ravager simply smiled. All: Personal work + 1 Added Reos + 2 Anomoly Entry + 3 1213 words + 12 Total = 18

“We need to hurry, I really don’t want to go through this again!” “We’re only in this mess because of you,’’ came a quick snarky response. Attempting to see if Andromeda was still here he searched for the blue coat. He wouldn’t be surprised if she ended up attacking the very creature they are running from. Rustling leaves blocked out his sight, ones which seemed to dance in the wind. “Andro?” he requested. Noah seemed to be grumpy at his friend's response, so he didn’t bother to turn for her. “Right here,” Andromeda appeared. Getting next to him as she matched their pace, she seemed focused on just escaping finally. “I think we are fine no- '' Elijah attempted to say right before Noah spoke. “COME ON GUYS I WON'T DO IT AGAIN,” he yelped. Noah was attempting to twist away as if that would do him any good. Claws were grabbing him at his sides which unleashed drops of blood. His tail moved as if it was a piece of grass in a windstorm as it tried to avoid aggressive jaws. Flashes of silver were seen wrapped around Noah's tail, appearing all over the place in the unfair battle. “I'm going to help...again,” Andromeda said before running back towards Noah. Large figures were above Noah, all happened to have soft white fur, a few ugly scars running along their chin and other parts of their body.. “Kill him. Or better yet, drag him back to where we were. Perhaps we can make him understand that not everything in this life is free,” a deep voice growled. Elijah seemed to simply stand there, waiting for Andromeda to finish her short fight. After all, it's something she does almost all the time. Something she excels at. Andromeda seemed to be in front of Elijah, on top of the biggest creature next. Leaves crunched when they fell onto the ground rolling over each other. Drops of blood were easily noticed as Andromeda tried her best to fight, spitting out the tufts of white hair she caught in her mouth. Turning to Noah, “Get out of here! This time do it CORRECTLY!” Already on his feet Noah spirited away. Elijah glared hard at Noah whose tail seemed to disappear more and more into the forest, jumping over the mossy logs which had flowers blooming on top of them. “You realize she may finally get killed one-day thanks to your awful hobbies? Right?” “Yep. But I'll worry about when that happens. Right now, this is fine. Besides, I got just what I wanted from that awful place. They deserve it.” “But does Andromeda deserve it?” “If she didn’t like it, she wouldn’t come,” Noah stated. Elijah was almost next to Noah, except for the fact Noah seemed to be enjoying running oddly side to side instead of straight ahead. Hearing the thuds on the ground, Elijah's ears perked up. “I hope that's who we want it to be,” Noah whined. “I don't think it will be. I think one way or another you will get your butt kicked,” Elijah smirked. “Not yet!” Andromeda exclaimed. Suddenly right next to them, it surprised Noah. He was obviously pleased, but trying to play it off like this whole situation wasn’t his fault. “They randomly saw me and attacked me. I don’t know wh-” “Shut up. More like you stole something again. Now, Andromeda paid the price,” Elijah growled. The scent of blood was fairly thick, most of it from Andromeda. Elijah seemed to always come out of these situations safely, perhaps because he was an adventurer. Not a fighter, unlike Andromeda. “So that's what happened?” She said between huffs. “I'm getting very sick of protecting you due to your dumb situations. Either way, they are dealt with,” she smiled. It was for sure fake. “You’re literally a wanted thief that doesn’t know how to escape, fight, or even live up to the world's idea of them. A vicious monster? Yeah right. The only thing that’s vicious is your--” “LIke… dead? If so we could come back to get more stuff,” Noah hinted. “...Greed” Elijah finished for Andromeda. It took a few seconds before Noah responded with a sigh. Personal work + 1 702 words + 7 Total = 8 FADE IN: EXT. snowy mountains - establishing shot Slow Drone Pan over a mountainside covered in snow. The sky is getting covered with thick clouds. It is early in the morning with the sun not yet risen over the horizon. very slow smooth zoom to: hEXT. at cliffs feet on mountainside - high angle spectator Large cliffs with almost vertical rockface above him, Elijah wanders around in Snowfalls getting heavier again just as the sky is brightening up. After getting lost in an earlier storm he searches for food and a warm place to rest. As Azurine, a hunter, comes into sight, he calls out to her. ELIJAH (Desperate) Hello you! Can you tell me if there is any settlement nearby (Sees Azurine backing up) I have lost orientation in the snowstorm and don't have any food left, so all I want is help. I promise you I have no bad intentions, I really want to go back home. Azurine (Skeptical) Leave me alone. ELIJAH I'm sorry I can't, I really need help right now. Please at least tell me where I can find somebody who will help me, if you don't want to! Azurine (Annoyed) Unfortunately, the only one living nearby is me and as bad as you look you won't make it all the way to the next village without some rest beforehand. Maybe if you survive the night Ill consider helping you. After all, it seems like you got yourself into this mess. (breathes in heavily) ELIJAH (Relieved) Follow me, but be quick. I wont wait. Fade into: EXT. cave entry in mountainside - Drone drive from far away Elijah and Azurine are walking uphill to a cave portal leading into the dark. Azurine's stiff body language shows her being uncomfortable near strangers. Elijah follows close behind nervously. AZURINE (annoyed, snappish) In the morning I can hunt. Then we can leave. I don't want you here for too long. ELIJAH Alright. Cut to: INT. Inside cave - camera at cave entry pointing inwards Inside cliff is a dim light of flickering flames from a torch. Stacks of books lay on the opposite wall with drawings made from paints above. Pelts remain on the ground scattered with a large pile of pelts where Azurine sleeps. AZURINE Feel free to make your own bed, just don't touch mine. ELIJAH Don't worry, I am quite capable of going to sleep myself. See you tomorrow morning then. Elijah drags together two pelts and lays down in a corner, facing away from Azurine, who watches him closely. It takes a few moments until she lays down too and even longer until she closes her eyes. fade to 10 second black screen before cut to: INT. Inside cave - the next morning pov of Azurine looking at Elijah's empty spot and then looking around hectically Azurine (Whispering angrily) Where did this idiot go? There is no way he would find his way alone cut to: looking over Azurine's and Alijah's shoulders in switch Elijah enters with a rabbit in his jaws then drops it onto the ground. elijah Looking for me? AZURINE (growling) You dumb fur ball. ELIJAH (confused) I was catching something for you. I already ate mine outside. I saw pawprints so I feel as if I may know how to get back on my own. AZURINE (baffled) On your own? You really want to risk it! The two look at each other for a while, unsure of what to do, before Azurine decides to do initiative. Azurine Then we should make a fire to cook your catch. I will start a fire, you get some of the wood from back there. cut to: tracking shot of elijah bringing wood Personal work + 1 614 words + 6 Total = 7