Natures-Rose

Chapter 1: Awaken  She lay on her back in a pool of blood, limbs at odd angles, joints dislocated, brown hair crusted in blood hiding her face, her chest lacking the rising and falling that came with breath.  Her clothing was simple: long grey coat that just hit her knee, a white shirt tied at the front by a small black ribbon, and loose, black pants that reached half way down her calf.  Crimson splattered the cloth, soaking most of the coat so the grey was scarcely seen.  Around her neck hung a deep, royal blue crystal that began to emit a soft light.  Slowly the blood began to retreat, drawing into her body.  Her limbs and joints began

                                     How the Elk got its Antlers A long time ago, before history was written down and time was kept, the elk, a reddish-brown deer didn't have the antlers they are so well known for.  Ferocious beasts preyed upon them, easily snapping the poor elk up for they had no way to defend themselves against predators.  If you wanted to survive as an elk, mind you, you had to run fast.  Unfortunately for Kire an elk not yet three years of age, which to an elk is like almost being an adult, he was the slowest of the herd.  After a particularly fruitless day at the survival races&#