Citrine [Taboo]

[Vile Chaos]

An amber colored wolf made his way up a steep mountain. Small pangs of pain from the cold swept through him, but he reassured himself. He'll be there soon. Beautifully laced snowflakes slowly drift upon many others, where they sit on the ground. He carefully tests the ground in front of him, seeing if it's solid or not. When it was, he placed his yellow and crimson foot down in front of a breath-taking cave. Citrine would have never traveled up here if it was for nothing, but this isn't. He came for one thing, one thing he has had his eye on ever since he made the journey to White Wolf Mountain. A power. Many wolves talk about it, how Taboo, Sheba, and Geist offer small pieces of their godly powers to mortals to use for themselves.

When Citrine entered, he exhaled at the beauty of the cave. All around him, stalactites decorated the cave, puddles glittered in the soft winter light. He felt like a pup just now let out of the den. He stood silent and solemn for awhile, thinking. Why should I do this? What if she doesn't grant me what I ask for? Should I beg? He crowded his mind with thoughts like that. Why should she? Does the great goddess even care about Citrine? Finally, he cleared his head and called out to her in a low voice, "Taboo? Great goddess Taboo? I am sorry to intrude, but I have come to ask for a power." He didn't specify what power, but he knew which one took up his head.

[Rykett]

The cave echoed with Citrine’s voice. The words’ remains faded to silence. The subtle sounds of the environment filling the void they left. Water dripped from the stalactites into puddles and pools beneath them. Gusts of soft winter wind breezed through the air outside, welcoming in the chill of the season. The tranquil world sat uninvaded for a couple long minutes before the tapping of paws against stone announced Taboo’s approach. She could’ve teleported to greet Citrine, but today she’d chosen to walk. Taboo couldn’t remember life without her powers. It was nice to anchor herself every once in a while by refusing the convenience that her power offered.

Her shifting, multicolored eyes rested on Citrine, quickly fixing his gaze. ”Citrine,” his name came easily to her all-knowing mind, ”It’s customary for wolves to wait for permission before entering a home. One of my sisters might’ve smitten you for the mistake. Please be careful not to intrude in a goddess’s space again. A power, you say? Did you have one in mind?” Taboo knew he did, but it was difficult for mortals to grasp her full power. It was much better for Taboo to go through the motions for Citrine’s sake.

[Vile Chaos]

Citrine;

Citrine watched the tranquility of the place slowly reveal an even more serene goddess. He watched as the stalactites dripped with cool water into a cooler puddle. He listened as his words faded away to soft noises of the cave. He felt the winter wind flow through his pelt like a river would to rocks evading the being's personal space. He heard claws scrape the earthen floor as Taboo approached him. He wondered,Why not just teleport to me? She is a goddess, right? But, he stopped at she spoke out his name.


”It’s customary for wolves to wait for permission before entering a home. One of my sisters might’ve smitten you for the mistake. Please be careful not to intrude in a goddess’s space again. A power, you say? Did you have one in mind?” Citrine thought for a second. There was one that took up his mind, all of it, in fact. Yet, Citrine wasn't confident that Taboo would gift it to him. But, he has to try anyways.


"Oh, uh... Sorry, Great Taboo. I do have a particular one taking up most of my thoughts," Citrine shrank to two times him height and gulped, ready for any outcome. He was certain that he would be turned down, but you never know. Taboo just might take pity on him, just might... But probably not. At this moment in time, Citrine wasn't confident.

"I came here to request Ice."

[Rykett]

She felt his uncertainty, so Taboo smiled warmly at the wolf as he scrambled carefully for a proper response. Her smile seemed to thaw the frozen air. But at his words, Taboo’s smile faltered slightly and a sudden chill rushed back through the cave. “Ice…” Taboo repeated the name of the power. Her voice was somewhat bitter at the mention of that particular power. ”A certain wolf has bloodied that power’s reputation in recent seasons… Why are you drawn to it?”

A hint of suspicion entered Taboo’s tone at the last question. She sensed no malice in Citrine and he had come to her to request a power rather than either of her sisters. Still, surely Citrine had heard of the terrible ice tyrant. There were others that held Ice, but none were as prominent in the valley yet as he. ”Perhaps, I can interest you in a power with fewer grisly stories attached to it." Taboo lifted a paw and a bottle with a sparkling clear liquid inside appeared beneath it, hovering as if it was dangling from Taboo’s pawpad. ”This is Recall. You’ll be able to see into past. It will start small with only visions from a couple hours ago, but with practice, you’ll be able to see decade perhaps even centuries back. Few think to ask for it because many are too fixated on the future or the present to learn from their pasts. However, a wise wolf can recognize its true potential and power.”

[Vile Chaos]

Citrine;

She smiled at him, thawing the cool winter air. Then, her smile froze when Citrine mentioned the power he wanted. ”A certain wolf has bloodied that power’s reputation in recent seasons… Why are you drawn to it?” Citrine looked for the right explanation. Maybe he thought Ice was as cold as him? Other wolves as described him as solemn and strict, maybe even rigid. He felt like he was drawn to the power, for reasons unknown to him. Citrine shook out his fur on remaining snowflakes and sighed. "I wish I can say more than I don't know, but I really don't."


He paused to consider Taboo's new offer. Recall? Citrine has never heard of that one. He studied the clear liquid in Taboo's paw. It doesn't look like much, but can it really give him the power to look into the past? He let out a genuine smile. How useful this power will be, and nobody ever thinks to ask for it. He met Taboo's gaze, but not with an arrogance. He looked at her indifferently. "Some wolves like the idea of changing the future before the future becomes apart of their past. Yet, the past makes you who you are." Again, he paused, wondering how to word this. The idea of Ice was gone, and Recall now got his attention. "Thank you, Great Taboo, I am very much interested in Recall..." Even though Citrine was a large wolf, he seem to dwarf in size to Taboo. She wasn't even that large herself, just her wisdom make her two times her size. Soon, Citrine will be an even wiser wolf.

[Rykett]

Taboo listened to his words, meeting his eyes with her mystical, shifting gaze. Citrine seemed the perfect wolf to bestow Recall upon. The goddess nodded, pleased at Citrine’s acceptance of Recall. ”It is yours.” The bottle floated over to the male and hovered in front of his nose waiting for him to drink it. Taboo had great hopes for Citrine and his power of Recall. He was obviously a grounded wolf who seeked the best for those around him.

With a gust of summoned mist and wind, Taboo disappeared, teleporting back into her cave and leaving Citrine with the hovering bottle. As soon as he drank the liquid inside, the bottle would disappear as well.

((Congratulations! Citrine has Recall Level 1. Make sure to create a post about it in the Pinboard so we won’t forget to update the Character List! ^^))

[Vile Chaos]

Citrine;

Excitement pulsed though Citrine in waves. He starred at the bottle that held something unnatural but his. He will see the past like others can't. The past is the future, he thought. Without the past, there is no future. "It is yours." Taboo said and disappeared. Away from Citrine. She trusted him with something as meticulous as a power.

Citrine hesitantly lapped at the liquid inside, still not sure this was the right choice. Suddenly, the bottle disappeared into thin air, as did Taboo. Citrine could feel Recall coarse through his veins. He was ready for anything that would happen next. "Thank you, Taboo." He whispered as he turned on his heels to leave Taboo's cave. He sighed one last time, letting out bottled nervousness. Citrine started the trek back to the valley.

-Exit Citrine-