Au - A Bird With Broken Wings
(Birdy boy is being best boy.)
Context - Our favorite bird boy is still cautious of the strangers that he's now learned are Red and Orange Steve. But he's heard them talk about some prophecy since he woke up yesterday morning and asked about it. And now they've given him some clothes to wear outside and they are taking him to the temple.
Also Sabre doesn't and won't talk to someone he doesn't trust, so technically he's a selective mute but he can still talk to others if he wants to. He just generally doesn't want to.
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Hmmm... I know I shouldn't trust these people but they've been very nice. As I finish up putting on my clothes I look in the mirror at myself. Theses clothes are extremely well made, I can't believe Orange made this over night. And Red even did my hair and cleaned my bandana....
I really should head downstairs now, they did say that they wanted to show me something. Hopefully there finally going explain this prophecy thing. All I know do far is that I fell from the portal and that I'm supposed to save there race and entire world from something.
But I can barely walk from my room to the restroom, let alone walk down the stairs. How am I even supposed to get there. I can hear the two coming up the stairs, and now there approaching.
There's no escaping this, is there... I still am not sure I trust them yet.... SHUT IT BIRD BRAIN! They aren't flock, they wouldn't want to be. I stop trying to put on these weird articles of clothing they gave me and hide behind the pillows. Which is easy when I'm so small compared to everything else.
"Hey little guy were... here...." It's Orange I can tell by the voice, and Red must be right behind him. "Is something wrong Orange?" Yep it's Red. "I can't see your little bird friend anywhere."
I can tell the Red is startled and worried and Orange is just worried and a little scared. "Well he's still inside the room somewhere because he's to weak to leave and the restroom door is still open. Hey Birdy are you ok? You don't need to be scared."
I can hear him and Orange walk towards the bed when I hear one of them trip on something. "What the-" Oops, sorry Red. And it kinda sounds like someone picked up what Red tripped on.
"Ohh! He's probably just frustrated from trying to put these on. Hey little buddy please come out we can help you if you want." ˡᵉᵗ'ˢ ᵍᵒ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉᵐ, ᵗʰᵉʸ ᶜᵃⁿ ʰᵉˡᵖ﹗ ᶠˡᵒᶜᵏ ᶜᵃⁿ ʰᵉˡᵖ﹗No! We're staying right here there is nothing you can do that— "Chirp"
......... I hate you! ⁱᵈᶜ, ʸᵃʸ ᶠˡᵒᶜᵏ﹗Wait what- okay and Red found me and is picking me up. "I guess you were right Orange, now little bird I'm going to put you down and I'm going to need you to stay still ok?"
I silently comply and sit still as Red fixes my corset for me and Orange helps me finish tying the laces on my new boots. After they finished Red picked me up again and carried me downstairs with Orange trailing shortly behind.
Something tells me today is going to be a long day....
Ok so we're at the temple and they've explained the prophecy to me. But like... why me?? I mean I don't know any of their customs, or culture, or even how to properly write. And and— something's wrong....
I slip out of Oranges grasp, who was talking a turn carrying me, and slink over to a wall. Both look very confused and curious as to what I was doing.
I use my claws and what strength I have to climb up onto and eventually into the ceiling of the cave. I pull myself into a little crevice in the ceiling where I couldn't be seen. Of course Red and Orange could still see me and were trying to coax me out of the crevice I spidered my way into.
But they weren't the ones I was hiding from the prying eyes of. The pestilence that I smelled earlier on that person is in here, and it was taking physical form. And whatever it is, it's been watching us sense we entered the Temple. It's stalking us and it holds nothing but ill intent.
Our secretive watchers take the physical form of shadows. They surround Red and Orange. Orange at first tried to walk forwards towards them in a nervous attempt to greet the strange entities made of pestilence. But Red swiftly pulls Orange backwards into him. "ORANGE STOP THAT'S DARKNESS!"
Wait, darkness? Isn't that that thing I'm supposed to be stopping? I- RED!
I jump out of my hole with my wings outstretched, even in their tattered state, with my sword in hand that I pull out from my inventory. But I'm too late.
A darkness leaped out at Orange but Red turned and blocked Orange with his own body. Causing him to get slashed, leaving large claw marks from right below his neck to down the back of his left shoulder blade all the way down the left side of his back. Red doesn't even seem to realize what's happened, he's probably in shock.
I came down on the darkness that had hurt my flock. I slashed the shadow into oblivion, cursing it into the void. I pray to all things eternal above and below and all worlds beyond that this T̷̥̍͒̋Ḣ̵̙Į̶̰̳̮̐̏͠Ṋ̶͉͓̰͆͛̓G̶͚̬̣͉̐͐̈́ that hurt my flock. I let out an ear piercing scream shaking the entire temple, sorry temple, and all other Ṭ̸͒H̶͇͘Î̷̥N̶̩̒G̴̤͋Ś̶̺ scatter.
I fall to the ground from exhaustion and I start to pass out. But I still wasn't enough, I couldn't make it in time.... I couldn't protect my flock.......... ⁱ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉᶜᵗ ᵐʸ ᶠˡᵒᶜᵏ
