10-25-2020, 07:53 PM
BURN
BRIGHT
BRIGHT
Flames pulsed behind the jungle vegetation. Then the leaves and vines shook, giving way to the slender lioness. She scanned the area, lingering on the strange child for a second. Ninazu’d heard Caesar’s voice, but she hadn’t expected to see the banana boy talking to a soaking wet child.
“Don’t worry about Caesar. He’s always a grouch.” Ninazu shot the savannah an annoyed look.
The lioness turned back to the child, and she slowly stepped closer. The warmth of her flames radiated around her body like a physical aura, and she intentionally cranked up the heat. The child shivered, after all, and she worried for their health.
“I am Ninazu. Fret not, child, I’m a healer of this little band of misfits. I mean you no harm.” She flashed a smile at the child. Though Ninazu had always been a healer, it wasn’t accurate to say she was harmless; her flames burned more than a few, destroyed some homes, and her lightning personally ripped into another at her command. But this child? She looked upon her compassionately.
“Do you have a name? And what are you doing here? This island is quite a ways away from… well, most places.”
“Don’t worry about Caesar. He’s always a grouch.” Ninazu shot the savannah an annoyed look.
The lioness turned back to the child, and she slowly stepped closer. The warmth of her flames radiated around her body like a physical aura, and she intentionally cranked up the heat. The child shivered, after all, and she worried for their health.
“I am Ninazu. Fret not, child, I’m a healer of this little band of misfits. I mean you no harm.” She flashed a smile at the child. Though Ninazu had always been a healer, it wasn’t accurate to say she was harmless; her flames burned more than a few, destroyed some homes, and her lightning personally ripped into another at her command. But this child? She looked upon her compassionately.
“Do you have a name? And what are you doing here? This island is quite a ways away from… well, most places.”
© MADI