"Little one...I'm afraid the gods aren't listening this morning..."
"Seconds? Mmm...lovely..."
"Oh my, hello there...I'm afraid I'm not your mother, but...mmm..."
"Minifawn! Oh my goodness, how adorable you are! I must..."
"Mmm...I'll keep you too..."
Fawns eaten - 5
09/12/2015:
ABSOLUTELY STARVING
"Hello...my little....morsel..."
Fawns eaten - 1
"Mmm...that'll sate me for now..."
01/16/2012:
Taking full advantage of the new fawns in the Forest. 8 in her belly already, not enough adults around to stop her. Today is a buffet.
01/03/2012:
Gorged herself this morning. 7 fawns in her belly. Fled from Rutilus who protected a small group of fawns and also chased her away from other fawns who strayed too close. Almost had an 8th fawn but Miyako was too fast for her. Nekumbra takes note of her pictogram
Sitting alone to digest her meal. Tired but pleased with her catch, though still alert in case someone shows up.
Name - Nekumbra (Neck-oom-brah)
Meaning - "Sorrowful Shadows"
Age - 37
Gender - Female
Fur color - Golden brown and white in the sunlight, dark brown and white in shade
Eye color - Dark brown
Powers - She has eight spider legs that come out of her sides, where she is able to climb and maneuver easily. She can shoot webbing from her belly, and she has a weak venom in her fangs. It is also thought that she can perform a mini-deer spell on any adult deer, making them easier for prey.
Weaknesses - She isn't very smart when it comes to trapping her prey, and often does not go after easy targets. Her fur burns when anyone casts the devout pelt on her, causing her to panic and flee the area. She can be temporarily blinded if too much sunlight gets into her eyes.
* In-game, Nekumbra is constantly searching for fawns and minideer to 'eat'. I keep count by when she nuzzles a fawn. If you are a fawn and get nuzzled, no you are not considered 'dead' (I'm not forcing anyone to kill off a character, this is merely for fun), and of course if you are a stag/doe you are more than welcome to 'shoo' Nekumbra if she's approaching a fawn. It won't hurt my feelings at all, in fact it will be fun for me (As long as you're not being a RD and chasing after her long past where she had been). So yeah, please feel free to interact with Nekumbra if you see her in-game.
The morning came, and Nekumbra awoke from her sleep. The words echoed in her mind. Eat or be eaten.
She began to walk toward the Pond when she saw Crucio approach with a fawn. The spider-doe, seeing the young one with it's beautiful golden fur, and the words continuing to echo in her mind...the craving returned quite quickly.
As Crucio shoved the fawn her way, she immediately bit into it, injecting her venom. She picked the fawn up with her mouth and ran off, devouring it ravenously behind a tree. Crucio approached and watched with pleasure.
When she had finished her meal, she shuddered both in delight and in fear. What if my new friends find out what I have done?, she immediately thought. She didn't want to lose the trust they had given her, and with this act, she knew they would immediately shun her...or even try to attack her.
It wasn't long until she was tempted again. Two more fawns approached, wondering what was going on. And Nekumbra immediately went after them, biting their necks and quickly devouring them whole. Her hunger quickly subsided, but with each one eaten, more guilt and fear shrouded her.
She ran off, with three fawns in her belly, and then saw Crucio's approval. You...you're with Iugulare, aren't you?, she wanted to ask, but couldn't find the courage to speak the name of the stoat...not right now...
(Oh, no! Nekumbra, resist! Resist for your friends! XD I am surprised that Crucio is in on this. Hmm... The plot thickens! *settles down with some popcorn*)
((She's hiding right now because she feels so guilty and ashamed. Crucio keeps calling to her, and even another fawn walked up and nuzzled her, and she simply ran away. She saved one fawn...but three are already dead today.
Oddly enough, she refuses to blame Crucio for tempting her...instead she is blaming herself completely for losing control))
Well Crucio's certainly not with the stout, but you know this. I think I already mentioned it, but.. for anyone who's curious..
The REASON Crucio's in on it is that every time Nekumbra kills a fawn, he gets the young, juicy soul it leaves behind.~
He's a Reaper. He'll gather all the souls he can, in any ways he can. BUT.. he's not really supposed to interfere with the population in such a manner.. the only time he may kill is if an individual becomes involved with him personally, but it's done in the good old fashioned physical way. He'd
rather just hang around and mooch spiritual energy instead, though.. he's not really a "hands on" kind of guy in that aspect. <3
Ah, so that's why! Nekumbra and Crucio make an interesting tag-team...even though it's pretty morbid, eep! XD Where exactly is Nekumbra? I'm trying to get to her on the map, but I seem to fail every time. D:
They do, don't they~? I find it fascinating.
That being said, I'm sure it'll be a big reason for him to become one of the most hated deer in the forest.
Sorry about that, she's asleep by Drinkplaats inside a tree. There is someone else sitting by her that has a similar-looking pictogram, so that's why you probably can't find her.
I'm moving her now actually, but she still feels extremely terrible. I don't know if she could even LOOK upon another fawn.
No worries! I had a feeling she'd be in a tree or rock or something, haha. Poor Nemubra... Liam feels that he needs to protect her. He does not know why she is being tormented, but he can't stand by and watch it happen. :<
When Nekumbra climbed down from the tree, she was immediately surrounded by those who had met her yesterday - Honeyfur, Liam, and Nanetta...and immediately Crucio arrived as well. She didn't want to see that stag right this moment, and when the others tilted their heads, Nekumbra could not help but speak the horror she had done.
"I...I ate three fawns...", the spider doe spoke shamefully.
Crucio approached and tried to tempt her again with another fawn, but she refused, running off toward the Bridge. She stepped upon it and looked over, "I should just drown myself here...it would be less painful than the piercing antlers of those who wish to kill me, and much less painful than Anirapio's belly pouch."
But Liam approached and convinced her not to jump. She ran and hid behind one of the willow trees, and Liam followed, sitting by her...
She found Woden once again, and when he noticed the concerned look on her face, she told him what she had done. He seemed very shocked and appalled, and Nekumbra once again didn't know what else to do.
Liam approached once again, and it was at this time that she tried to eat the tree bark. It tasted awful in her mouth. She then tried the blue flowers nearby. Mushy. She ran over and chewed on some tall wheat-looking grass. It was gritty and tasteless.
She turned to them, and shook her head. "It's no use. It all tastes terrible to me...", she said with deep, deep sadness.
She really did want to impress them, but...how could she eat this awful food?
Liam closed his eyes and sighed in defeat when Nekumbra expressed her distaste for the vegetation that other deer would happily eat. His heart grew heavy at the realization that maybe...maybe this was not preventable after all. A sense of dread filled him, bristling the fur on his neck. Opening his eyes, he looked up at Nekumbra, his gaze full of uncertainty.
"No...you mustn't give up, Nekumbra! I will not allow you to," he said, surprised by the own sternness in his own voice. Taking a breath, he looked around with hopeless eyes, his mind scrambling for any solution. "Fruit...fruit and nuts. Or berries, even. They fill be up right away when I'm hungry, and they're easy to find," he said after a moment, biting his lip.
"Liam...listen, dear...I need to tell you about last night...", Nekumbra spoke to the one that seemed to stand by her side. She told him about Iugulare visiting her, the infectious stoat's warning that if Nekumbra didn't continue to eat fawns, that another terrible creature, Anirapio, would come and devour her. Despite the dragon being an ally of hers, she feared her deeply. She had seen Anirapio devour others, the deep suffering they went through while trapped within her digestive belly pouch. It was a fate that Nekumbra wished she never went through.
Then coupled with Crucio's temptation, it was the perfect motive for her. Just one...just one so Iugulare will leave me alone..., Nekumbra thought, and when the fawn was shoved her way, she surrendered to her desire and ate the little one.
But it wasn't enough. She was still very hungry, and when Death himself brought her two more fawns, she completely lost control.
Now that she started to realize how destructive this act was toward all the progress they had made in teaching her other foods to eat, she felt terrible and foolish that she gave in to the temptation.
But she didn't know what else to do. It wasn't her intention to give in. It wasn't out of spite.
It was out of fear.
And now, she is reliving the same fear she had before she was ever accepted by anyone.
"Nekumbra," The large doe known as Leviathann stepped closer to the spider and her companion, slowly as if not to spook the other doe. "You have sinned, spider." She spoke around the bloodied body of a small rabbit, and when she finished, she dropped the limp animal at her hooves and backed up a few paces. "It is not the meat of a fawn, but it will suffice until we can purge you of this hunger and these... atrocious acts. If you allow me, I will teach you to hunt these animals. We are not so different, you and I. You have no reason to trust me, but if you truly wish to repent for these acts, then you have nothing to lose." It was impossible to tell the doe's emotions for her face was covered in bone, but her voice was as sincere as her body posture. She would not attack unless Nekumbra took the first shot or attempted to find another fawn to devour.
Nekumbra sat up quickly, afraid of the greater doe, but when the corpse of the rabbit was dropped, she hesitantly inspected it.
Very slowly, she ate the small creature. It wasn't filling, but at least it tasted much better to her than the vegetation the Forest had to offer.
She cried here, "I am at your mercy, Leviathann. Please tell me how to find more of these creatures. I wish to learn anything you know."
But in the back of her mind, she worried. Iugulare would know that she was disobeying the stoat. If she trusted Leviathann, Iugulare would send Anirapio to devour her. But if she continued to obey the stoat, then the deer like this one would kill her.
It was a lose-lose situation for her.
But she made her choice. Maybe if she regained their trust, they could help her against the dragon...
Woden was still very distraught over Nekumbra’s “relapse” but he felt the need for more words. He approached the spider doe while she was resting next to Liam. Young Liam had not given up on the cursed doe. He listened to Nekumbra tell of her fear of being eaten by the dragon. The large doe Leviathann approached the group and offered Nekumbra a rabbit and the offered to teach her how to hunt. Woden was aggrieved at the death of the rabbit. Some of his friend’s where rabbits. But he was a deer of the forest before all else. And a lion had to eat, he could not deny a carnivore’s basic needs, they were a part of the forest and nature as well.
“Nekumbra, you should take Leviathann up on his offer. The death of the rabbits saddens me but never so much as those of the fawnlings who every deer must protect. I know not how to save you from your nature but this dragon, this is something I can fight. You have my help in this.”
As Nekumbra explained to him the reason behind her actions, Liam found himself becoming even more sympathetic with the spider-doe. She is being forced to do this... It is not right. She does not deserve this!, he thought fiercely, and bit his lip as he gaze at Nekumbra. Bowing his head slightly, he spoke, "I...I wish there was more I could do. It pains me to know that you must live your life this way... It is not right."
The sight of the massive deer that approached make Liam quake in his skin, his ears pinned behind his skull as he huddled into himself in fear. This deer...she chilled him to his very bone. He made a small noise when she dropped the dead rabbit from her maw, and then stared at Nekumbra with wide eyes. Is she...is she going to...
As Nekumbra began to eat the rabbit, Liam blanched and turned away, trying not to focus on the disgusted churning in his stomach. No...no, no, no. This should not be the way... And yet, it had to be. But there was something about this Leviathann...something about her that made him wary. What if she wished to hurt Nekumbra, just like all of the other deer?
"I will not harm you. But we may need to improvise with your hunting tactic, seeing as I will tend to hunt differently than you will. When hunting rabbits and birds, it takes brains and patience. You have both of these, I'm sure. But you must learn to control yourself, and wait until the last possible second... We must also curb your craving for the flesh of fawns, but that will come in time." Levi paused and inclined her head slightly, ears twisting around. She thought and thought, and as she sat in silence, a little plan formed. Nekumbra was a spider, and in her own home, spiders used webs to catch things. Massive amazonian spiders had spun webs between trees to catch birds, and some dug holes and put webbing around the opening... If Nek could find a rabbit warren, then those tactics could work. Only one problem. "How much spider do you have in you? Do you..." Here she looked at Nekumbra's rump and nodded. "Can you spin a web?"
When she finished with Nekumbra, the doe looked to the stag know and Woden. "It is not only rabbits, friend. We may find Mistress Spider prefers birds." She then turned to the other stag, one she'd seen before. He could sense she was a threat and he seemed more wary than the others. The doe flicked out a forked tongue, "Calm yourself. Your fear scent makes me ill."
Nekumbra didn't respond, but rather, demonstrated. Standing, she stood on her spider legs, and shot the silk out of the gland on her rump. It attached into the crevice that separated the rocks the deer were sitting on, and with a few graceful movements, she made a thick web that went down the space in the rocks.
When she was finished, it did seem like a plan. "I never have thought about using my silk to catch things like birds and rabbits...", she spoke. She had never hunted anything else other than fawns, and just never even considered the smaller creatures of the Forest.
Nekumbra smiled...for once today...at Woden's comment.
"This? It's nothing, dear. Nothing to be impressed about whatsoever...", she spoke politely.
Though it wasn't obvious, there was a deep reason why she felt this way.
She was very, very used to seeing fawns wrapped up in the silk. Distant memories of snatching them up, taking them back to her hidden lair, cocooning them with silk much like that Woden and the others were looking at now...comforting their little wrapped bodies as they slowly drifted into their eternal sleep.
The silk haunted her. But she would not tell them of these old memories.
The fawns...oh how much she loved them, though...
She would suspect that sooner or later those around her would understand one of the reasons why she was so attracted to the fawns.
They would figure it out...her 'silk gland'...was her womb before she mutated. She would never be able to bear children.
Leviathann watched curiously as the Spider did what she probably did best and spun a web. The web didn't take long to build, but it was indeed a sight to behold. It looked strong, possibly a bit too strong, but it would certainly work. However, before she could comment on the her use of architecture, Woden beat her to the punch. She shot a little glare his way, and then chuckled. "It's not a hunting tactic used by those who go by instinct and cling tenaciously to what they know works. No offense, Nekumbra, but you seem to be one of those... And I have only seen spiders use such tactics once before. They wove webs between the tree tops and caught things from bats and birds to small monkeys... In this place you'd be limited to birds, bats, squirrels and the like, but we can certainly flavor things up for you if you'd like. Plus, ground animals can provide a little more... variety."
She inclined her head again when she noticed Nekumbra seemed to be lost in thoughts... Or rather, memories. However, Levi did not ask and only gave the doe an unreadable look. Whatever haunted the Spider had to be overcome before she could move on, and to move on, one had to mention what was bothering her... Leviathann did not force it, in the hope that maybe it would come naturally.
"It's certainly worth a try. Although I suppose I would need to be careful not to catch any of these animals with a pictogram on their head. That I will be very aware of.", she spoke, nodding her head.
The doe looked up to the nearby trees by the Playground. Raising up on her spider legs, she climbed up the tree easily, and much like a strange arachnid dance, she wrapped the treetop with her silk, then with an impressive feat of acrobatics, she leapt from that tree to another nearby, the silk following. Attaching it onto the other tree, she spun a barrier that would be seemingly invisible to small birds and bats who flew close by. And the nonstop chirping of birds in the area proved to her that it seemed like a commodity here.
But of course, the old memories filled her mind again, those of the shriveled bodies of fawns lying motionless within the silken sleeping bags she had made for them, their silhouettes hung upside down and suspended from the ceiling of her lair.
And at that moment, she heard a fawn cry out close by. Her mind went blank, and she lost her footing, falling from the top of the tree. She would nearly hit the great boulder at the playground when she snapped out of it and grasped the side of the tree with her legs. She slid to a halt, just an inch from the limestone boulder.
The others tilted their heads at her when they saw this, and she immediately knew that her secret would have to be told. Reluctantly, she gave in and confessed to cocooning the fawns she captured with the webbing and draining their blood, leaving their bodies hung upside down and motionless within her den. It was a secret she wished she didn't have to explain, and she expected the worst from the three here.
((I'm going to call it a night here, but feel free to continue it and I'll post her reply soon))
"I tried Leviathann's hunting tactics today. The birch trees proved very effective in catching little birds, and they were actually quite delicious. I even tried a squirrel as well.
I had to let one of the birds go, a crow, because it was really a deer disguised as a crow. It had a pictogram...eating creatures with pictograms is bad apparently.
It made me think about the pictograms of those fawns I have eaten. What happens to them? Do the Twin Gods get them back to give out to newer generations? Or are the glowing names still inside by stomach? That would be a little creepy (and you would think my tummy would be glowing like it had a thousand fireflies in it if they still were.
A little fawn sat by me just now. I stood and bowed to them. They tilted their head at me, I guess they knew who I was. Soon Nanetta approached, tilting her head when she saw I was dancing with a fawn. After that, Honeyfur and three others approached. I bowed to all of them, hoping they understood. I am a changed doe today.
The meat I have eaten from the birds and other creatures have proved very sustainable. I feel like I can approach fawns today and be kind to them...but not overly kind...oh how I wish I could be their mother though...
I suppose it's time to tell the kind deer who have stayed with me about why I am so attracted to fawns...it's only fitting that they should know that my womb was mutated into the silk gland I have now.
Maybe I could adopt a fawn of my own one day...I will never be able to birth one of my own, but I suppose there is a fawn out there just for me...
Iugulare will find out what I'm doing soon enough. I'll have to get ready for when Anirapio comes. I hope I have the courage to face her..."
when was it? Just now or yesterday? There were three fawns who approached her at the pond yesterday, and when she nuzzled them they're considered 'eaten', but that doesn't mean in any way you have to kill of your character. I just assume it was another fawn that was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I believe my Phobos met Nekumbra today,he was suspiscious about her at first,but if Nanetta and Honeyfur trust her,then he may come to trust her too.I've forgotten if I commented on here before,but your doe is very intresting!
Wingeddeer - Yeah I saw Phobos approach, didn't have enough time to find out it was you. There was another deer with the kabuki mask that came by but I didn't get a chance to find out who they were. Do you mind if I add him to Nek's 'trusted' list?
Bluejay - Ah okay, I thought I recognized that pictogram. Also you may want to check the links in your signature, I tried to click Zera's and the link doesn't work.
((I've gotta make dinner real quick so Nekumbra will be asleep where I leave her at, but feel free to sit with her if you'd like. I'm going to be afk for a little bit anyway))
"Thank you all for sitting with me, darlings. Oh...hello there Ishibaba...I know...I wish I could show you how I have changed. Perhaps one day you'll see me for the doe I am, not the spider."
Ishibaba's eyes softened as the spider-doe spoke, and he sighed. He did not know what to think anymore. Was he betraying the Gods' trust by sympathizing with this strange creature? Then again, perhaps they wish for him to help her. But how can he...?
"I believe that you indeed have the power to change, Nekumbra. I wish I could fully trust you, but I cannot just yet. I will keep my eye on the little ones, and will not give up my suspicions," he said frankly, but his voice was soft and non-threatening.
... You have no idea how tempted I was to post the dramatic chipmunk music on here after that.
jregfjkrk resisting. Urge. To be stupid. D: FAILING ;A; MISERABLYYY.
Sounds like she might be seeing more of Crucio than she'd like to.. heh..
Then again I'm certain he's not eager to see her killed either. Maybe he is. Who knows.
Aww... Poor Nek... being eaten by Ani sure is a bad way to go - and then there's the fact, Z won't go near her anymore because she knows it creates tension. Well, I guess she might say hello if Nek looks lonely ^^
As of now she is fully approachable, I've had some fawns approach her today and she was fine around them, bowing and being polite. Her cravings have subsided since she actually really enjoys eating the small animals of the Forest.
The problem now is Iugulare. She's defying her, and if you defy Iugulare, you're not worth her time anymore. This will be the first steps in Nekumbra ultimately breaking away and asking Quad and the Twin Gods for help, but that is still a long time in the future. We already know Nek will be okay since she's still alive by then, but of course she doesn't know that.
In fact, I don't even know how I'm going to get her out of this situation...
She will most likely ask for the protection of her 'friends', but she knows they are not fully trusting of her. So she will have to win their trust and friendship by then.
I will probably make a new list for those who are willing to defend her when Iugulare and Anirapio come for her.
Also...
Not quite Nek but would be pretty close. She has 8 spider legs and 4 regular deer legs, where this deer has 6 deer legs.
Woden wakes up in a fairy circle with the spider doe Nekumbra sleeping next to him. Her dreams seem to be troubled so he rises up sits closer to her, his shoulder leaned against hers. He was impressed by her desire to change and had witnessed first hand her trying out new hunting methods so she could sate her hunger with the small animals of the forest instead of the fawnlings. “If you stay on this path and spare the forest’s fawns, I will support and defend you against the repercussions from those you fear. I am remembering more of my old magic and I can be a strong protector. Stay on course and I will be here. I won’t forget my ties in this as I have so many other things in the past.” And here, he gave her an affectionate nuzzle, “And if you should waver…and kill again those I am sworn to protect…I will be here to help stop you…even if that means escorting you un into death.” He said this in kindness…for such an existence forced to cannibalize one’s own kind, was no life that would be welcomed, and a kindness it would be to end it for her.
The morning came, and
She began to walk toward the Pond when she saw Crucio approach with a fawn. The spider-doe, seeing the young one with it's beautiful golden fur, and the words continuing to echo in her mind...the craving returned quite quickly.
As Crucio shoved the fawn her way, she immediately bit into it, injecting her venom. She picked the fawn up with her mouth and ran off, devouring it ravenously behind a tree. Crucio approached and watched with pleasure.
When she had finished her meal, she shuddered both in delight and in fear. What if my new friends find out what I have done?, she immediately thought. She didn't want to lose the trust they had given her, and with this act, she knew they would immediately shun her...or even try to attack her.
I cannot let them know...
(Crucio: "Aha.. how
I can just see him saying something like that to her then.~)
It wasn't long until she was
She ran off, with three fawns in her belly, and then saw Crucio's approval. You...you're with Iugulare, aren't you?, she wanted to ask, but couldn't find the courage to speak the name of the stoat...not right now...
(Oh, no! Nekumbra, resist!
-settles in with Uruu- The
The plot does thicken. >8D
What will Levi think if she ever finds out? Oh you naughty things; Crucio, Nekumbra. <3
((She's hiding right now
Oddly enough, she refuses to blame Crucio for tempting her...instead she is blaming herself completely for losing control))
Well Crucio's certainly not
The REASON Crucio's in on it is that every time Nekumbra kills a fawn, he gets the young, juicy soul it leaves behind.~
He's a Reaper. He'll gather all the souls he can, in any ways he can. BUT.. he's not really supposed to interfere with the population in such a manner.. the only time he may kill is if an individual becomes involved with him personally, but it's done in the good old fashioned physical way. He'd
rather just hang around and mooch spiritual energy instead, though.. he's not really a "hands on" kind of guy in that aspect. <3
Ah, so that's why! Nekumbra
They do, don't they~? I find
That being said, I'm sure it'll be a big reason for him to become one of the most hated deer in the forest.
Hoo-boy. *puts on full body
Sorry about that, she's
I'm moving her now actually, but she still feels extremely terrible. I don't know if she could even LOOK upon another fawn.
No worries! I had a feeling
When Nekumbra climbed down
"I...I ate three fawns...", the spider doe spoke shamefully.
Crucio approached and tried to tempt her again with another fawn, but she refused, running off toward the Bridge. She stepped upon it and looked over, "I should just drown myself here...it would be less painful than the piercing antlers of those who wish to kill me, and much less painful than Anirapio's belly pouch."
But Liam approached and convinced her not to jump. She ran and hid behind one of the willow trees, and Liam followed, sitting by her...
Nane~"Oh, Nekumbra... There
I just got caught up. Oh
I'm tossing her back into the
She found Woden once again,
Liam approached once again, and it was at this time that she tried to eat the tree bark. It tasted awful in her mouth. She then tried the blue flowers nearby. Mushy. She ran over and chewed on some tall wheat-looking grass. It was gritty and tasteless.
She turned to them, and shook her head. "It's no use. It all tastes terrible to me...", she said with deep, deep sadness.
She really did want to impress them, but...how could she eat this awful food?
Liam closed his eyes and
"No...you mustn't give up, Nekumbra! I will not allow you to," he said, surprised by the own sternness in his own voice. Taking a breath, he looked around with hopeless eyes, his mind scrambling for any solution. "Fruit...fruit and nuts. Or berries, even. They fill be up right away when I'm hungry, and they're easy to find," he said after a moment, biting his lip.
"Liam...listen, dear...I need
Then coupled with Crucio's temptation, it was the perfect motive for her. Just one...just one so Iugulare will leave me alone..., Nekumbra thought, and when the fawn was shoved her way, she surrendered to her desire and ate the little one.
But it wasn't enough. She was still very hungry, and when Death himself brought her two more fawns, she completely lost control.
Now that she started to realize how destructive this act was toward all the progress they had made in teaching her other foods to eat, she felt terrible and foolish that she gave in to the temptation.
But she didn't know what else to do. It wasn't her intention to give in. It wasn't out of spite.
It was out of fear.
And now, she is reliving the same fear she had before she was ever accepted by anyone.
"Nekumbra," The large doe
Nekumbra sat up quickly,
Very slowly, she ate the small creature. It wasn't filling, but at least it tasted much better to her than the vegetation the Forest had to offer.
She cried here, "I am at your mercy, Leviathann. Please tell me how to find more of these creatures. I wish to learn anything you know."
But in the back of her mind, she worried. Iugulare would know that she was disobeying the stoat. If she trusted Leviathann, Iugulare would send Anirapio to devour her. But if she continued to obey the stoat, then the deer like this one would kill her.
It was a lose-lose situation for her.
But she made her choice. Maybe if she regained their trust, they could help her against the dragon...
Woden was still very
“Nekumbra, you should take Leviathann up on his offer. The death of the rabbits saddens me but never so much as those of the fawnlings who every deer must protect. I know not how to save you from your nature but this dragon, this is something I can fight. You have my help in this.”
As Nekumbra explained to him
The sight of the massive deer that approached make Liam quake in his skin, his ears pinned behind his skull as he huddled into himself in fear. This deer...she chilled him to his very bone. He made a small noise when she dropped the dead rabbit from her maw, and then stared at Nekumbra with wide eyes. Is she...is she going to...
As Nekumbra began to eat the rabbit, Liam blanched and turned away, trying not to focus on the disgusted churning in his stomach. No...no, no, no. This should not be the way... And yet, it had to be. But there was something about this Leviathann...something about her that made him wary. What if she wished to hurt Nekumbra, just like all of the other deer?
"I will not harm you. But we
When she finished with Nekumbra, the doe looked to the stag know and Woden. "It is not only rabbits, friend. We may find Mistress Spider prefers birds." She then turned to the other stag, one she'd seen before. He could sense she was a threat and he seemed more wary than the others. The doe flicked out a forked tongue, "Calm yourself. Your fear scent makes me ill."
Nekumbra didn't respond, but
When she was finished, it did seem like a plan. "I never have thought about using my silk to catch things like birds and rabbits...", she spoke. She had never hunted anything else other than fawns, and just never even considered the smaller creatures of the Forest.
Woden was amazed at the
Nekumbra smiled...for once
"This? It's nothing, dear. Nothing to be impressed about whatsoever...", she spoke politely.
Though it wasn't obvious, there was a deep reason why she felt this way.
She was very, very used to seeing fawns wrapped up in the silk. Distant memories of snatching them up, taking them back to her hidden lair, cocooning them with silk much like that Woden and the others were looking at now...comforting their little wrapped bodies as they slowly drifted into their eternal sleep.
The silk haunted her. But she would not tell them of these old memories.
The fawns...oh how much she loved them, though...
She would suspect that sooner or later those around her would understand one of the reasons why she was so attracted to the fawns.
They would figure it out...her 'silk gland'...was her womb before she mutated. She would never be able to bear children.
Leviathann watched curiously
She inclined her head again when she noticed Nekumbra seemed to be lost in thoughts... Or rather, memories. However, Levi did not ask and only gave the doe an unreadable look. Whatever haunted the Spider had to be overcome before she could move on, and to move on, one had to mention what was bothering her... Leviathann did not force it, in the hope that maybe it would come naturally.
"It's certainly worth a try.
The doe looked up to the nearby trees by the Playground. Raising up on her spider legs, she climbed up the tree easily, and much like a strange arachnid dance, she wrapped the treetop with her silk, then with an impressive feat of acrobatics, she leapt from that tree to another nearby, the silk following. Attaching it onto the other tree, she spun a barrier that would be seemingly invisible to small birds and bats who flew close by. And the nonstop chirping of birds in the area proved to her that it seemed like a commodity here.
But of course, the old memories filled her mind again, those of the shriveled bodies of fawns lying motionless within the silken sleeping bags she had made for them, their silhouettes hung upside down and suspended from the ceiling of her lair.
And at that moment, she heard a fawn cry out close by. Her mind went blank, and she lost her footing, falling from the top of the tree. She would nearly hit the great boulder at the playground when she snapped out of it and grasped the side of the tree with her legs. She slid to a halt, just an inch from the limestone boulder.
The others tilted their heads at her when they saw this, and she immediately knew that her secret would have to be told. Reluctantly, she gave in and confessed to cocooning the fawns she captured with the webbing and draining their blood, leaving their bodies hung upside down and motionless within her den. It was a secret she wished she didn't have to explain, and she expected the worst from the three here.
((I'm going to call it a night here, but feel free to continue it and I'll post her reply soon))
"I tried Leviathann's hunting
I had to let one of the birds go, a crow, because it was really a deer disguised as a crow. It had a pictogram...eating creatures with pictograms is bad apparently.
It made me think about the pictograms of those fawns I have eaten. What happens to them? Do the Twin Gods get them back to give out to newer generations? Or are the glowing names still inside by stomach? That would be a little creepy (and you would think my tummy would be glowing like it had a thousand fireflies in it if they still were.
A little fawn sat by me just now. I stood and bowed to them. They tilted their head at me, I guess they knew who I was. Soon Nanetta approached, tilting her head when she saw I was dancing with a fawn. After that, Honeyfur and three others approached. I bowed to all of them, hoping they understood. I am a changed doe today.
The meat I have eaten from the birds and other creatures have proved very sustainable. I feel like I can approach fawns today and be kind to them...but not overly kind...oh how I wish I could be their mother though...
I suppose it's time to tell the kind deer who have stayed with me about why I am so attracted to fawns...it's only fitting that they should know that my womb was mutated into the silk gland I have now.
Maybe I could adopt a fawn of my own one day...I will never be able to birth one of my own, but I suppose there is a fawn out there just for me...
Iugulare will find out what I'm doing soon enough. I'll have to get ready for when Anirapio comes. I hope I have the courage to face her..."
I think Nek was with Zera
Would have ran but forgot it was her
when was it? Just now or
I believe my Phobos met
Just read your last update
Z was the most recent fawn.
Wingeddeer - Yeah I saw
Bluejay - Ah okay, I thought I recognized that pictogram. Also you may want to check the links in your signature, I tried to click Zera's and the link doesn't work.
Not at all And i'll add her
Okay, thanks - I think it's
I think it's great that
((I've gotta make dinner real
"Thank you all for sitting with me, darlings. Oh...hello there Ishibaba...I know...I wish I could show you how I have changed. Perhaps one day you'll see me for the doe I am, not the spider."
Ishibaba's eyes softened as
"I believe that you indeed have the power to change, Nekumbra. I wish I could fully trust you, but I cannot just yet. I will keep my eye on the little ones, and will not give up my suspicions," he said frankly, but his voice was soft and non-threatening.
During the next night, the
"Iugulare? Is that you?", she questioned.
Silence...only for a moment...and then...
"Three days, Nekumbra. You have three days to get back to eating fawns.", Iugulare's voice spoke to her.
And before she could answer, her blood went cold when the other voice spoke.
"I'm sorry, Nek, but if you don't do what you're told by three days, I'll find you and end your life.", it was Anirapio's voice this time.
"Wait you don't u...", Nekumbra tried to speak, but she heard them vanish.
She was alone...
"Three days..."
... You have no idea how
jregfjkrk resisting. Urge. To be stupid. D: FAILING ;A; MISERABLYYY.
Sounds like she might be seeing more of Crucio than she'd like to.. heh..
Then again I'm certain he's not eager to see her killed either. Maybe he is. Who knows.
Aww why didn't you? I would
Poor Nek, she's had such a hard life. It's actually pretty easy to feel compassion for her despite what she's done to those fawns.
Hoo-boy...this might get
LOL. Okay. I'll log it away
Aww... Poor Nek... being
I'll help you, Nekumbra. You
(thanks, starling! The avatar is amazing! And Thanks Pretzil for the siggie!
As of now she is fully
The problem now is Iugulare. She's defying her, and if you defy Iugulare, you're not worth her time anymore. This will be the first steps in Nekumbra ultimately breaking away and asking Quad and the Twin Gods for help, but that is still a long time in the future. We already know Nek will be okay since she's still alive by then, but of course she doesn't know that.
In fact, I don't even know how I'm going to get her out of this situation...
She will most likely ask for the protection of her 'friends', but she knows they are not fully trusting of her. So she will have to win their trust and friendship by then.
I will probably make a new list for those who are willing to defend her when Iugulare and Anirapio come for her.
Also...
Not quite Nek but would be pretty close. She has 8 spider legs and 4 regular deer legs, where this deer has 6 deer legs.
Aw the poor thing
Woden wakes up in a fairy