Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-38113021-20190323232505/@comment-26510374-20190621203436

i have realized that, unfortunately, i am playing into the "OH IM THE CHOSEN ONE BUT I DONT WANNA BE THE CHOSEN ONE UGUGUGUGUGU" trope which i hate. you cant escape that inevitable and stupid plot point i guess

A fox with nine tails and two monkeys approached him. "Eros Zephyrus. My name is Amaterasu. Come with me," the fox told him, gesturing towards an idling black car on the dirt road behind the stage.

Eros blinked. Something came over him. He didn't want to.

He was sick with complying. The air, the wind, it complied with nothing, did it not? It only played the games of the animals who harnessed its power. It did not truly care. It was just there, that was the way of things.

"No."

Amaterasu's mouth dropped open ever-so-slightly as Eros turned away and walked to the side of the stage.

Eros shook out his feathers, his necklace's beads knocking together. He glanced down at his now-shining wing feathers disdainfully as Amaterasu hurried after him.

"Eros Zephyrus--"

"What?" Eros snapped, swiveling his head about to glare at her.

"Eros Zephyrus, you have been granted a divine gift," Amaterasu cajoled. "It is an honor to be given such a thing. So many would lay down their lives to have your power."

"They'd be laying down their lives either way, then." Eros stared down at his feathers, and picked a twig from them with his beak. "You ship off these kids every single day to fight the Displacers. I'm sure they don't even stand a chance, no matter how much you train them. It's totally worthless. And it doesn't concern me. None of this concerned me till now. I didn't choose this."

The crowd was quiet, save for the murmurs exchanged between animals as they watched the two. The deer that had stepped up to touch a heartstone had not yet begun its ceremony, its head tilted to the side as it stared at them. The fox blinked, as she clearly attempted to avoid looking flustered. "Eros Zephyrus," she said slowly, her eyes narrowing, "As an overseer of this operation, I can assure you that the efforts of elementals past and present are not and have not been in vain, and it is an insult to your own kind to insinuate otherwise. And now, as an official, I introduce myself. My name is Amaterasu, and I am an elemental, teacher, and soldier. As your superior, I order you to enter that car there and come with me to your new school, where you will receive proper education."

Eros Zephyrus, defier of Amaterasu the nine-tailed fox also known as elemental, teacher, soldier, and annoyance, stared at her with a look of general indifference and glanced at the crowd before spreading his green wings in preparation for flight. The sun bore down on the painted orange eye on his back.