Cries of the Forest

Backstory/Inspiration
I got this idea after playing Last Day of the Woods for a few hours. I died about thirteen times in the same place and noted the cry my character made when he did. It sounded like the legends where someone hears a cry and is struck dead with fear, like Irish banshees. I put that into a story.

Lora's Poem= Cry of happiness, cry of sorrow.

''Cry of the long-lost hopes of tomorrow.

Cry of terror, cry of joy.

Cry of a newly born girl or boy.

Cry of passion, cry of hurt.

Cry of the nightmares you fear worst.

Cry of magic, cry mundane.

Cry of the birth of a god's bane.

Cry of love, cry of hate.

Cry of your loved one's fate.

Cry of beauty, cry of tears.

Cry of the end of your elders' years.

Cry of hope, cry of suffering.

Cry that rends your heart to nothing.



Chapter 1.= Ilshanta hiked through the trees, her silent footfalls inaudible from the din around her, of squirrels, haggling over acorns, of robins fighting over worms, of jays just fighting each other.

"Shh," she whispered teasingly to the animals around her as if they could understand. "I need to get some food."

"I GOT ONE!" Sterkr's voice echoed between the trees, causing Ilshanta to jump and wince.

"What is it?" Vif grunted, her ample form storming through the trees, scaring away all the animals. Ilshanta winced. Poor creatures.