Thread: A Fairy's Tale

Lox was very close to doing just as she suspected as a sudden wave of heat washed over her tiny figure and a deep ominous purple flame flickered along his other hand. It would be so terribly easy to watch the little creature squirm but his own time and efforts would be wasted if her were to kill her now, especially since it would take forever gathering data on whereabouts for more of her kind. But what he did do without his knowledge was tighten his grip around her frame until the sudden struggling and gasping prompted him to look down. He nearly cursed her, and yet he couldn't even feel pity for the spiteful ignorant thing. If it weren't a huge waste of my time I would tear you apart for spell components.... He growled out viciuosly as his free hand began working intricate signs in the air and a disturbing black mist seemed to curl and collect in front of them before Lox walked head long into it and reappeared in some place totally different from where they were. Before them was a giant open field nestled within a valley that was dominated by a huge circular wall and a large black tower that was in the direct center. From above the wall giant trees could be seen growing and strange bluish light emanated from the trees themselves but without so much as breaking stride Lox approached a massive set of black doors that opened without command and closed behind him. The entirety of the area surrounding was thriving with plants of every shape and size, while giants loomed higher other glowing and delicate plants dotted the land underneath them as well as mushrooms spread through out the lot of them. Wandering down a small trail the two of them passed through an opening in the strange woods to a small field of oddly pale blue flowers that reflected the moonlight as well as crossing a gurgling stream that wound it's way from a medium lake in the distance. What was more impressive were the animals that were living all around, with a pair of water nymph twins sitting on a large rock in the stream and singing gently as other animals gathered to hear the soothing song. But the moment Lox was spotted all turned towards him and quivered, with predators and prey backing a few paces away in fear. Even a rare harpy wrapped it's wings protectively around a docile tree nymph as both quivered but didn't flee, knowing Lox's temperament turned violent towards cowardice. Here is your task fairy. You will perpetuate the life of the plants living in the boundaries of these walls, and I will remove the hundreds of spells that keep them alive artificially by changing the air and water around each specific species. Fail and most of these creatures will die deprived of food, as I took plants to feed them specifically and you too will follow them in death. This place isn't even a fragment of your home's size but listen carefully to those living here and maybe it might quiet your insolent tongue. Everything alive repeated a series of odd rules that Lox had told them the moment he had brought them to his home, and every single one of them knew the consequences of disobedience. This place was the garden of shadows, and nothing could kill another creature here other than the master himself. The predators were fed by his hands alone, and the prey were to live side by side with predator and eat only from the plants on a certain side of the garden. Here they would live until their use ended, and if they obeyed then the master might consider returning them or worse if they killed each other or attacked him then worse fates would await them.