far in time | Zinnia & ??? (OPEN!)
"The dragon of truth... Reshiram." Zinnia mumbled to herself as she arranged and rearranged the stones in front of her. "That's me. The yang." The stones all varied in shape, size, and texture, though all of them were relatively small. They were precious to Zinnia. Her little bag of comforting trinkets. She picked up a milky white stone, cut and polished into a smooth oval cabochon, and held it up to a nearby street lamp, examining how it caught the light.
The park was nearly empty now that the sun was beginning to set. She sat cross-legged in the center of a grassy area, precious stones splayed on a piece of cloth. Salamence dozed behind her, curled partly around where she sat. Aster was tucked neatly in between Zinnia and Salamence's outstretched hind leg, falling asleep.
The study of stones was a long-standing tradition in Draconid culture, thanks to their attunement with the earth and deep ties with Mega Evolution, but Zinnia wasn't thinking about the stones themselves. Her thoughts were with the dragons of Unova, those of truth and ideals, and the concept of alternate universes. The latter was a core Draconid belief, and one Zinnia had never doubted. Long ago, she had encountered a strange, impish creature that summoned golden, sparkling rings and transported objects between realities. She had told no one about it, and she had not encountered the creature since, though she never doubted the existence of other realities since then. It had shown her various images -- no, actual places and times unknown.
She set the stone back down on the cloth, closing her eyes and breathing deeply. "The twin heroes... I wonder, I wonder how the world would differ if one had triumphed over the other." She opened her eyes again, still touching the moonstone. "Well, I suppose they have. In different worlds."
"Three-thousand years ago... what in the world makes that period so inauspicious? Will these times be remembered the same way?"
She slumped back against Salamence, still staring at her collection of stones.