Venom of Insanity

The light is blinding, I've lost all scene of direction and my head is spinning from the air difference. I'm not sure where I am, but I see a color so vary rare in the underworld, Green, perhaps its a common color here. "I could get use to this color." I said to no one but myself. "I wonder what other surprise, will meet my eyes." another voice chimed in to my own surprise. "What!? Who are you!? Where are you!? show yourself!" I demanded taking a closer look the surroundings, the forest was dense and darker then even the door I have just come threw a moment ago, vines seemed to crawl away from the trees like snakes hunting a mouse, and the rocks looked like they were looking at there newest pray, me. A hooded figure came out of the trees like a ghost just appearing  out of nowhere, and stood next to a tree that didn't look quite right, as if it has seen all of time and still felt like an infant, the tree had an innocents to it.

"Apologies, Stranger, I mean no harm, I was simply searching for ingredients for my brew, before a horrible storm." Said the hooded figure said again pulling of its hood to reveal that it was in fact a zebra. I've seen a small number of zebra in Medusa but not without a mask on, the only way I knew it was a zebra was from the black strips that ran down her frame, and I say 'HER' because I can now clearly see her stature compared to the zebra from the underworld, she is a smaller zebra then what I've seen in the underworld. I Know that zebras love to rhyme, due to the fact they get board if they don't, so the way she spoke didn't phase me. "I am Zecora, I live in this wood not to far, Now may I ask who you are?" "I have no name, and I'm in search of some shelter, if there is a storm on its way." the zebra gained a kind smile (again rare in the underworld) reassuring me of the new world's different atmosphere. I continue by saying "you said something about not living very far away. Perhaps I could spend the night, if its alright with you Zecora it?"

Zecroa and I were on our way to her home and we started talking about our pasts, it turns out that Zecora has lost her mother because of a Timber-wolf attack at a young age and moved away to the 'Everfree forest' to escape her sorrow, and that up to this point she hasn't succeeded. "I never knew my mother." I admitted to the sorrowful zebra, she seemed in awe about what I have just said, but understanding as well. Zecora and I say nothing after what I said before. About half an hour later. "Stranger?" she asked just using what she called me before as a temporary name. "hmm?" Acknowledging her question. "Where is it you are from, you have the odor of death, and only now do I sense it?" Asked the curious zebra as we were about to cross a bridge that looked older then even some of the trees in the forest, it was suspended over a large crack in the earth that looked like it too went to the underworld, and the feeling was there too. I never answered her question, just keeping it to myself.

Zecora and I spent the next few minutes talking about the local wildlife,( because I asked about it) the manticore nest, timber wolves (which makes a lot of sense to a 'funny' person) even running into a flock of fruit bats. As we approach Zecora's home, I see a tree with a light coming out of it and Zebrican masks strewn all over the place. "Ah, Home is sweat and my brew be waiting for me." Zecora said, obviously happy to be home after a long trip away from home in the first place. I didn't know what any of the masks  meant but I had a vague idea of what they meant, 'welcome' and hello'. One of the masks looked oddly familiar to me, the mask just above the entrance to the hollowed out tree. "You see my family mask over the door, my mother wore it to her funeral, I still feel dour." the zebra said noticing that I was looking at it. 'If only she knew that her mother is in Tartarus, because she actually killed her self, by walking into the wolves den and punched the alpha.' went threw my mind immediately.

Zecora invites me into her home for the night and handed me a wooden mug full of tea. "Thank you, for your hospitality." I said upon getting the tea. I hadn't realized just how thirsty I was, until I drank the entire mug in a single swig. "I see you Thirst, perhaps it would be best to go to sleep first." the kind and Generous zebra said, clearly saying it's time for bed. I lay down on the mat zecora calls a bed and close my eyes wondering what wonders this world holds for me next.