He sleeps in a field of wildflowers
Butterflies all around, carrying on with their lives
They sometimes land on him, resting on his body
He hears them whisper secrets in his ears
His eye opens, he hears the words
Of Isaita, the voice flows in his mind
And after, the little messengers fly away
The blackbuck smiles and speaks aloud
"Oh Isaita...how could I ever forget you?
Please come and sit as long as you'd like.
You would never bother me, my friend..."
His eyes close and he slumbers among the flowers and butterflies
In hopes that one of the butterflies would carry his message to her...

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I'm going to do Beaumont13's dreams here

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The blackbuck awoke and found himself on a floating island
He looks around, seeing many continents in the sky
With a single bound, he rose into the air
And landed on a different skyward body above him
He wandered around and saw many strange sights
Strange flying creatures, water that seemed to flow upwards...
It was all beautiful and strangely made sense to him
As if he had lived here for countless years.
He saw a pictogram belonging to Zyzzy
And smiling, he laughed and gave homage to another friend

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He floated, unsure if he was falling or in a frozen state
But looking around, he saw countless little lights
He kicked and tried to swim, but soon understood
That he could control himself through mentality
He found one of the lights, and looking within
He saw the body of a young creature, a newborn
It was here he could see them all
Of all different species, all resting with their mothers
He heard a name here, "Takeshi"
The blackbuck reflected on this, and was taught a lesson here
To honor your family, to treasure those who protect you
And to guard newborn life with kindness, strength, and virtue

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A festival now appears before him
Many deer and other creatures walked in unison
Their bodies lit by small candles, the flames flickering
The blackbuck was given a single candle that rested upon his snout
He joined in the walk, the dedication, the experience
He wondered what this was meant for
But his question was answered when he saw something strange
A great dragoness rested in the middle of a pile of golden pinecones
The deer stood around the giant one, and bowed their heads
The dragoness, the humble one, rolled a pinecone to each around her
A golden pinecone appeared beneath their heads, even the blackbuck's
He looked curiously at the reflection in the gold
And saw the face of Honeyfur staring back at him
It was here he understood the power of generosity
For the pinecones were taken and buried
And created a golden forest, a glimmering symbol of kind offerings

He opens his eyes, and after a stretch and a yawn he walks over to the Pond. Bending down, he laps up some much needed water, then notices something different in his reflection.

His antlers had grown to the full red antlers that Michael gave him several years ago.

"Well I'll be...", Quad spoke, his face brightening here.

He turned back toward the little tree nearby. It seemed familiar to him, but he didn't remember much of anything that has been going on lately.

In fact, he remember dreaming...but only small details of his dreams.

The blackbuck wanders off, a smile on his face, as all around he sees nothing but endless beauty in this Endless Forest. No longer is he concerned about fighting, the Rut, mates, and so on. In fact, there wasn't much of anything that was bothering him or on his mind at the moment. He just saw birds, trees, clouds, and flowers, and each was a little miracle for him.

His eyes were opened. He finally understood things that didn't make sense before.

It was an odd feeling, but he finally felt at peace.