//------------------------------// // Flame-Born Shadow // Story: Warring Heaven // by Equimorto //------------------------------// Heaven-stepped-into-the-walls-of-Fire,-and-within-gazed-upon-the-shadow-it-had-cast,-still-smouldering-within-its-kiln. "What-is-this?" "I-and-Darkness-together-created-it." Fire-spoke-with-joy-of-its-child. But-Heaven-adverted-its-gaze. "It-is-ugly." "We-do-not-like-it." Fire-sought-to-capture-Heaven's-love. "It-can-perform.-Witness." The-Shadow-danced.-The-Shadow-rose-from-its-host-of-metal-stone-in-display. Heaven-looked-heartless. Heaven-left. Fire-blazed. Fire-cast-the-Shadow-and-its-kiln-to-the-sea,-beyond-the-timeless-veil-of-the-skyland.