Hey guys, if you read this topic, I've been wanting to write a new story but wasn't sure what direction to go.

Anyway, this is a little segment of a story I may write using Mazey's suggestion. I think I have some neat ideas for this one. In any event, enjoy, and comments are greatly appreciated!

Working titles:
"Written on the Wind"
"Zephyrnaut"

I do want to ask, though...what would everyone think if this was made into the 4th "Divine" story? So the Divine Trilogy would really be a...QUADRILOGY! But it would have to be the last one.

Well, if I did that, then it would be another story to add to my book-in-the-works. I really don't have the funds to make that just yet, soo...

I'll make a topic about this shortly.

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The blizzard picked up, snowflakes striking Zephyr's fur as she treaded on. Her limbs were numb from walking and the cold. The snow pelted her mask, melting into water and seeping on her face. She shook the water from her head and pressed on, her eyes completely closed now. She blindly took each step, losing herself with each passing moment until her mask collided with something solid.

The doe weakly opened an eye to find a rock wall before her. She was temporarily protected by the howling winds and snow, but she continued to shiver. It wasn't enough to save her, and she kept walking.

A few moments later she found a small cavern. The entrance was lined with icicles that resembled frozen teeth, but it didn't phase her and she entered and went deep within. The central room was lit a little from a few light beams that penetrated through a small hole on the ceiling. A small pile of snow had collected where the sunlight hit the ground. The snow floated into the cave, but the winds could not follow. The place was a little warmer than outside, and Zephyr collapsed on the floor, warming herself as she curled up in a ball.

She slept for a few moments. She was hungry, but her strength was nearly gone and she stayed in place for the moment. The doe looked around curiously. A few shrubs grew on the walls, and next to her was a small pool. She was about to drink from it when she saw her own reflection.



The doe's eyes were fixed on her own. The water was calm and the reflection was perfect. Zephyr had never seen herself so clearly. Then her eyes became a little fuzzy. She wiped them with one arm, returning to the reflection to see something completely different.

Her father was looking up at her. His great red antlers replaced her leafy green ones, but their faces...their eyes were very similar.

"Fa...ther...", Zephyr said under her breath. She cleared her throat, and looking back, he was still there, staring at her with his gentle smile and soft eyes. Zephyr felt her eyes began to tear, and then she began, "I'm so sorry...I have no idea where I am...I've lost Axie...and...", she couldn't continue. Her heart felt painful, and she cried. The tears collected into one drop that dripped from her mask into the pool. She watched the reflection vanish...her father abandoning her.

Everything seemed hopeless. The doe rested her head on the ground as she sobbed a little more. Something brushed against her antler-feathers. She peeked back, to find herself alone. Again, she felt the feathers move.

The doe stood with the last bit of strength she had. She looked around. She heard something...but noone was here. "Zephyr...", a voice came. "Where are you?", Zephyr cried. "Zephyr...", she heard again.

And then, turning to the sunbeam, the snow that had collected into a pile flew up suddenly. There was no wind in the cavern, Zephyr observed this. She watched as the snow whirled in the spot, and the image of a stag with great antlers appeared before her.

"Father!", Zephyr called. The snow-stag smiled, snorting once that sent a slight blast of cold air at his daughter.

"I am here.", Quad said to her.

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I'm still working on the plot, cliffhangers, ect. but I thought I'd share my rough draft of the intro to the story:

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Her name was Eva. She was a lovely little newborn fawn. Her eyes looked to the sky, watching the cloud-filled atmosphere as snowflakes fell from them. The forest was enveloped in the cold, white substance, and the newborn's soft white fur was a perfect camoflauge for the area.

Sadly, she was too late. The newborn gasped as blood seeped from her wounds. Her fur was lined with several lines of blood that ran down her belly-up body and stained the snow she lay upon. Two beasts stood before her, two large hunting dogs, that both smiled in pleasure. They mauled her when she was discovered, the newborn was absolutely helpless against them. But she held on, her life was slowly ending before it even started.

"Brutus, Killer, no!", a voice came nearby. The newborn turned her head just slightly to see the new creature appear, a two-legged monster that approached and kicked one of the dogs. The dog yelped and ran, the other following behind. The human knelt next to the fragile little deer, taking a cloth and wrapping it around her body to stop her from bleeding.

Eva looked just past him to see another creature. It almost looked like a pile of snow, but she could see it. Her mother lay there, her eyes closed and her face deeply saddened as she rested in the soft snow. She was already dead. The newborn did not understand anything, and writhing a little more, she cried out for the first time as the cloth was tightly knotted.

The man lifted the little creature and held her in his arms. She lay helplessly, crying and gasping much deeper now. The man carried her away, calling for his dogs, who followed from a distance.

Eva's eyes closed. She shivered and buried her face into the man's sleeve. She slowly relaxed and fell into a soft slumber.

She didn't understand...