hidden danger ;;
@mpxyoongi
it’s quiet outside, the way she likes it when out on a walk. taking her time to look around, to really feel one with nature again. the best places to do that are in the forest or the mountains, because that’s where the least of the demigods venture. other gods sometimes do, but most of them she’s alright with, and the few she’s not okay with tend to stay far enough away from her.
it’s that time of the year when she ventures out to go harvest some of the herbs that she simply can’t grow in her garden because they thrive much better in natural surroundings. the forest has many of them, luckily, but also quite a few dangers, and so she tends to be cautious. of course her ability warns her of creatures coming nearby before they make it to her, and usually once they come close enough they decide to leave her alone. she’s got a basket full of herbs, after all, and not all of them are harmless.
yet this time around her attention is suddenly pulled when an unusual lifeform comes into her awareness. demigods don’t often venture into the forest, after all, mainly because they know how dangerous it is for them. the council makes sure everyone gets the explanation loud and clear so no one accidentally stumbles inside. which means either this one is here on purpose or they got lost somewhere along the way and the forest’s magic drew them in.
she decides that she might as well go and check it out. they’re heading somewhat in her direction, after all, so she thinks if she just keeps walking they’ll come across each other soon enough. yet what she comes across first, it turns out, is the crunching sound of her stepping on what she’s pretty sure is bone, and when she glances down, she finds little finger bones strewn all around. a few cautious steps take her to the edge of a downward slope and then she’s gazing down at what she can only name a mass grave.
two moments later, the bushes on her right side part to reveal the demigod she’d felt approaching, and then they’re both standing at the edge of a slope with hundreds of skeletons at its bottom. “good afternoon,” she tells the demigod. “i was going to ask if you’re aware you’re in a very dangerous forest, but i’m pretty sure that message was just displayed to you loud and clear.”











