Horse Eden : Widow Valley Farms X Wild West Warmbloods #2

February 25, 2024 11:38 PM

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Temperance froze at the word childish, glaring daggers at Chiron so fiercely it was amazing he wasn't physically suffering. "Childish? You have NO right-" She hissed, quivering with anger as he continued. Slight crackles of electricity ran along her skin, s if there wasn't anything she wanted more than to blow something up. "This is what I get for coming to some crackpot camp. To be used like a chess piece. I'll do this, and I'll do this 'quest', but don't expect me back after." She hissed, her voice low and threatening. "And don't act like you have any right to lecture me when this camp couldn't track me down for seventeen years." She snapped, storming her way up the stairs and past Zephyr into the attic, practically burning from the inside out.

February 26, 2024 10:01 AM

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Chiron sat, his eyebrows lifted slightly, watching and waiting for her to be done. "You need to get over your anger and see the wisdom underneath. If it helps, Zephyr is smart enough to shut up when I talk and I'm sure you already know you are just as smart as he is. Prove it." He called quietly as she stormed off. Chiron then chuckled and turned to Dionysus, who was drinking Coke. "Teenagers." he muttered.

Zephyr made no reaction, and he didn't think it was funny, but man did he want to see Temperence's face. She must be ticked to say something like that. As she stormed past he flattened himself against the wall to not get mowed down, wincing from the heat radiating off her. He much preferred cold, dark places, and he hated the heat. Zephyr walked up after her, staying silent as he waited for the Oracle to start.

The Oracle started. *Cue some cryptic message that makes no sense*

Zephyr let out a small groan. His analyzing mind was going to try to figure out what the Oracle said, but it obviously wasn't going to work, because it was so CRYPTIC. He went back down the stairs quickly, crossing his arms again to look at Chiron.

"The helm of darkness, the master lightning bolt, and the trident have all been stolen. The gods happened to figure out it was Cronos, but they didn't ... want to deal with it themselves. Your quest is to go down to tartarus, retrive all three, and give them to the three brothers." chiron said simply

Zephyr's eyes just about popped out of his head. "You are sending me on asuicide mission with her, down to the pits of Tartarus, up to Zeus's THRONE to deliver the lightning bolt which, by golly, HE WOULD KILL ME IF I WENT ANYWHERE NEAR THERE, and you EXPECT us to SURVIVE?!" He exclaimed. "Not even counting the fact posideon DOESN'T like ME like EVER OTHER DARN GOD HUMAN OR DEMIGOD IN THE WORLD and you STILL want us to go INTO HIS REALM OF TERROR AND EARTHQUAKES to deluver the TRIDENT?" Zephyr set his jaw. "You';re crazy. Honestly."

February 26, 2024 11:22 AM

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Tempe was about an inch from flipping Chiron off, but she was already up the stairs and had therefore missed her chance.

She stood idly by, arms crossed over her chest as she glared at the Oracle while it issued some terribly vague, nasty prophecy that equally made her want to punch something. She skittered back down the stairs afterward, looking only slightly less livid. "Stupid, cheap, broken camp-" She muttered angrily, standing herself in front of Chiron with a severe look of hate on her face.

This time, when Chiron finished speaking, Temperance had to stand utterly dumbfounded while Zephyr launched his objection. Once it was over, she started her own. "...no. I am the daughter of ZEUS for crying out loud, and you want me to go to the UNDERWORLD, so Hades can tear me apart if he likes- all to recover some trinkets for my father and... what, uncles? In Tartarus, none the less, including KRONOS, who all of the gods COMBINED could barely manage last time. I'm seventeen, with no training, and I pay no allegiance to you. No. I'm not doing it." She spat, shaking her head vehemently. "I would rather take my stuff and leave. It's worked pretty well the past eight years." She snapped, turning and heading for the door.

February 26, 2024 11:34 AM

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Chiron stood, immediately growing bigger as his wheelchair disappeared and his centaur form came out. "You can't leave. You have to accept this quest or you will die." He said simply.

Zephyr was in open mouthed astonishment. "Excuse you Temperence, my father will NOT tear you limb from limb like yours will to me!" He snapped, glaring at Chiron. At the words from the centaur he let out an angry snarl. "Why, what will happen, huh?" He growled, crossing his arms. "For once, I'm with her. Not going." He snorted angrily.

Chiron actually looked annoyed. "All the gods are angry. Especially the big 3. Ares, Apollo, and Artemis have all threatened to kill you two if you don't go. I'm sure Zeus and Hades would have no qualms killing you two either, and Posideon is positive that he wants to rip you apart if you don't take the quest. They want their weapons back." Chiron said sternly.

"Liar! Hades would never kill me!" Zephyr snapped. He was loyal, a trait that ran in the family. However, he believed Chiron about all the others. "I can't believe this...,"

February 26, 2024 11:45 AM

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Temperance eyed Chiron warily as he transformed, taking in the centaur body for a moment before going back to angry mode. She wasn't intimidated by the increase of size, but she was still terribly pissed off. "Oh, shut up! Now is not the time to compare daddy issues!" She snapped at Zephyr, glaring him down. She narrowed her eyes at Chiron as Zephyr continued. "I agree. What are you gonna do?" She hissed.

A scowl twisted her features as he started off, and her hands balled into fists. Her nails dug painfully into her palms, but she didn't notice. No one wanted to think their family would willingly, actively kill a member- even if that member was technically extended. Much less that their father would stand idly by and let it happen to spare the trouble. But... wouldn't he? Hadn't all three of those major gods all acted like their children were mistakes, or burdens, when they were the reason they existed? She thought for a moment and blew out a calming breath.

"My father would never kill me. You saw what he did with Thalia. Poseidon has never acted ashamed of his children if they didn't do as he asked. For him to act as though we are the problem is considerably rich coming from someone who lost his own symbol of power and expects children to fix it." She hissed.

"Death seems preferable. I'm sure it would be painful, but maybe not so much as if it were Kronos, tearing me apart." She snapped. "Convince me. Give me something- ANYTHING in return. Something to want to do this for. Because right now? This seems like my extended family in the sky is a bunch of psychopaths who would rather watch me throw away my life than handle their own problems." She could tell she was upsetting... everyone. Specifically, Poseidon. She could hear the beginning of tremulous waves on the lake shore, but she was honestly too angry to care.

February 26, 2024 12:08 PM

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(We need to stop arguing and just accept xD)

Zephyr rolled his eyes at Temperence. +Unstable females+ He thought, leaning against the wall to wait for her to stop ranting.

"If you DO complete this quest you will not have to be bothered again. I would not send you two on this if I didn't believe you could do it." Chiron said stubbornly. "Either you leave and die now or you try and possibly get out alive."

Zephyr dropped his head in his hands with a groan at the words. "Why me. And why her." He muttered under his breath, lowering his hands and staring at the floor, as if trying to tare through it into the bowels of the earth. He closed his eyes a moment, mumbling under his breath. He could hear lightning clashing in the sky, hear the waves, even on the lake, crashing against the shore, and the ground was rumbling as well. Great. Everyone was pissed. "The extended family is a bunch of physocpaths who would rather watch us die than deal with their own problems." He hissed under his breath, finally lifting his head to see what Temperence would do.

February 26, 2024 12:18 PM

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Shhh were both stubborn its offline

*gasp*

He did not just get angry about her ranting when he did the same thing

HYPOCRITE XD

The way I'm genuinely mad right now cannot be healthy))

"But you know there's a strong chance we could die. Gee, thanks, real nice." Tempe hissed. There was a reason She was called Temperance- it wasn't because she was easy to reason with.

She scowled at Chiron. "I hate you. A lot. And I'm not doing this because you told me to, or because I respect you. I'm doing this because I don't have a choice." She snapped, turning her head to look at Zephyr with narrowed eyes. A plus of being a demigod was being able to hear better than the average human.

"Trust me, I'm just as thrilled as you." She hissed, biting her lip angrily. "Fine. I don't know how you want me to do this, but I'll do it." She sighed, gently rubbing at her eyes with a sigh.

February 26, 2024 12:41 PM

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(XDD He isn't throwing as big of a fit as she is!)

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"But I still wouldn't send you if I thought you couldn't do it. But if you learn how to work together, I believe you can. You'd best start now." Chiron said in a flat tone.

Zephyr sighed a little. He was HOPING since Temperence was busy making every god want to rip her limb from limb that she wouldn't hear his hissing, but that hope was gone now. He didn't say anything, as he had a tendency to do, instead casting one more glare at Chiron before leaving. Her glares were more fiery anger, but his sent cold chills of terror through the spines of everyone. Not Chiron though. For some reason. Stupid centaur. He stalked towards his cabin to grab supplies, including his dagger belt which he wish he had been wearing.

February 26, 2024 12:55 PM

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...fair point, fair point

BUT THEYRE BOTH UNSTABLE XD))

Temperance made her way outside, storming to her cabin with the wind whipping in her face. By that point, somehow, the people in the camp seemed to know something was going on- likely a quest, looking at the circumstances. It wasn't hard to tell who was going on it either, what with both of them storming out of the front lodge at the same time.

She grabbed her singular bag, glancing around what would have been her home. The elegant building was warm and inviting, begging her to stay. She sat on her bed for a moment, leaning her elbows on her knees and setting her head in her hands. She blew out a small breath and then lifted her head, glancing at the small, simple silver bracelet on her wrist. She glanced at the black etchings, a small lightning bolt on either side that caught her eye. She sighed and picked up her bag before heading out of her cabin to wait for Zephyr. In the meantime, Luke brought himself trotting over to talk with her.

February 26, 2024 01:02 PM