(New Info - When you see "INTERMISSION", it means the chapter is not over, but I'm going to stop and write more later.)



We will give you a second chance at life...
A second chance at life...
A second chance...

The words echoed in the fawn's mind, as the memories of what just happened faded away. He could not remember who he was or where he came from, and it seemed like the first moment he had ever lived. All around him he felt softness and warmth, and his body felt heavy and relaxed as though he had been there for a long time. His eyes were still shut, but he could hear the sounds of crickets chirping, birds overhead, and the distant rush of water.

Slowly he opened his eyes. It was the first time he ever saw true sunlight, and it blinded him immediately. It took a moment for his eyes to adjust to the world around him. He patiently allowed the light to enter and his vision began to focus. He found himself sitting in a bed of violet flowers, with trees all around him. Sunbeams penetrated the canopy above, and mysterious specks appeared and disappeared before him. He gazed in awe at the second most beautiful thing he had ever seen, the first being his mother.

His ears suddenly caught a brief sound. He listened momentarily and heard it again. A voice in the distance was calling out. Then another, with a different tone in it's voice, replied back. The fawn was not alone in this wonderous place.

He tried to stand, and it took him a moment to balance. His body was somewhat weak, but he stretched his legs out and felt much better. He began to walk toward the direction of the calls. He could hear them getting louder, as well as the rushing water sound becoming increasingly louder too. He passed trees and foliage until he came to an open area, where he saw a remarkable sight.

So I just got a new CD yesterday. It's a band I'm really into called Shinedown, and they released their 3rd CD yesterday, so I already have it.

Well, one of the songs is my absolute favorite. It's called "Second Chance", and it's unbelievable how well it parallels the scenario in my story, Divine Intervention. Quad's mother dies in the beginning of the story, and Quad goes through a painful "first life" before being saved by the Twin Gods and sent to the Endless Forest. I wanted to share it with you:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9KMXjvlbeA4


My eyes are open wide
And by the way, I made it
Through the day
I watched the world outside
By the way, I'm leaving out
Today

Well, I just saw hailey's
Comet shooting
Said why you always running
In place?
Even the man in the
Moon disappears
Somewhere in the
Stratosphere

Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realise
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance

Please don't cry
One tear for me
I'm not afraid of
What I have to say
This is my one and
Only voice
So listen close, it's
Only for today

Well, I just saw hailey's
Comet shooting
Said why you always running
In place?
Even the man in the
Moon disappears
Somewhere in the
Stratosphere

Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realise
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance

Heres my chance
This is my chance

Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realise
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance

Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance

Warning - this chapter contains some graphic content



The rain fell much harder than normal. To some, it was only a bad storm. To others, they knew something terrible had happened in the forest. Lightning streaked the October sky, sending loud thunderclaps that shook the trees. The sounds of thunder and wind echoed into a small cavern, where a doe lay on the freezing stone floor, shivering and breathing heavily. Her body ached and she was already becoming dizzy. A small pool of blood was collecting under her belly. She glanced at it and turned away, sobbing silently.

Just a half an hour earlier, Brooke had gone out into the forest. Her mate was nowhere to be found, and she was becoming increasingly hungry. She went deeper and found a spot to graze. Noticing the dark clouds above, she hurriedly ate what she could of the edible foliage and started to go on her way when she heard a sound - a twig crack. Alarmed, she turned toward the sound. She did not locate anything, as a light drizzle began to fall. Turning back to her den, she took a few steps before hearing the sound again. She turned again, but this time was shocked to see a man standing there, rifle pointed right at her. Gasping, she ran, her hootbeats echoing through the trees. The rain picked up a little, and the ground became increasingly muddy. She darted as fast as she could, her heart racing. She lost her footing slightly and stumbled, though catching herself for a moment. She turned to look back....

POW!!

The bullet went through her body, dead in the center of her. She cringed and cried out, and falling foward to one knee, she gritted her teeth. "No...not like this...", she said to herself, and getting back on her feet, she raced out of the area. The rain was pouring now, and visibility was low, both for her and the man who shot her.

I decided to write a disclaimer, just to be safe. If you're writing a story, don't worry about doing this too unless you think you should. It's really not necessary, but I wanted to do it anyway.

-- DISCLAIMER --

The following story was written for fun only. QuadRaptor does not take any credit for the creation, implementation, concept, designs, gameplay, or ideas of the game The Endless Forest. The story was only meant to explain the origin of a character within The Endless Forest, as well as attempt to explain many aspects of the game, just for fun. This does not mean the ideas QuadRaptor came up with are linked or otherwise associated with the original plans for The Endless Forest. The story does not intend to advocate the practice of magic or express any views on religion or politics. The story does not intend to interfere or contradict any ideas or events written by another person who wrote a story about The Endless Forest, and any similarities to any other story are completely unintentional. Blah blah blah you get the idea.

In short, it was only written for fun!


Chapter 1 - Birth and Death


Chapter 2 - Early Fawnhood


Chapter 3 - The Long Road Ahead

Yes believe it or not, I had a dream last night about TEF. Goes to show how obsessed I am with the Forest.

It was set up like I was playing the game. I woke Quad up and a few deer walked by and greeted him. Then all of a sudden a group of deer appeared out of nowhere, and were all dancing. Every deer had the DotD set on, and one deer was much larger than the other. I freaked because it was the Zombie Deer from the Halloween Abio. What was interesting was that the markings on the skull mask that were normally red were purple this time, like it was a 2nd generation mask where the red markings would have been a 1st generation.

So Quad immediately went over and cast an antler spell on the Zombie Deer. What is odd, though, is that what he got was like a colonial wig that extended down his face like a beard:



I couldn't find a picture of what the beard would look like, but it was like an Abraham Lincoln beard that was the same color and style of the wig above.

Anyway, I soon learned that more was added to the Forest....much more. There was a storyline going on where demons had arrived who would stalk the deer. Quad was hanging out at a tomb area (new addition to the Forest) that was supposed to be one of our favorite places because it acted like the Twin Gods statue where you could get spells from it. Well these two-legged dark creatures were in the area and they scared Quad off, then announced that the "tomb" was going to be shut down forever.

These are all from last night.



Runa turned me into a dove.



Now she's nuzzling the air!



Lots of deer here. Perfect time for a....



LINE DANCE!!!!



erm....



LINE DANCE!!!!





Haha they missed Quad!



Hey wait! STOP!! NOOOOO!!!



Infected.... :cry: :cry: :cry:

And the rest are the sitting line thing we did.

A few more from yesterday and some from this morning.



A few familiar pictograms



Reverend Jelly resting his chin on an antler.



Hey who is the fawn in this picture? I've been hanging out with them for the past few days.



Mommy was on, but she was asleep. I didn't get to meet with her.



Hey I know those pictograms!



RUNA!!! RUNA IS HERE!!!!



Close-up with a head at the bottom.



Close-up with sparkles and Runa in the background.



There are some wierd deer in this forest!

Now for this morning's craziness:



AAH! RUN AWAY!! IT'S THE TWO NUZZLERS!!!



Quad learned a new trick at the river.



He freaked the two deer out....



Until they decided to sit on his head. :cry:



One fawn was having way too much fun!