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[MMP] Xibalba's sacrifice
By BtMessCreated: 2021-07-16 21:31:33
Updated: 2021-01-31 23:14:02
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                                            Original paste date: Jan 15th, 2019
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                                            >Earthquakes announce that your time has come
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                                            >Every 100 years or so, this great being comes by your village
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                                            >And every time your tribe prepares her a sacrifice, so the peace may be kept intact for all
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                                            >Xibalba, how your tribe named her, never wandered close, so all you've known until now was her earth-shaking steps
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                                            >That and how no one ever came back from the ritual, even the warriors
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                                            >Warriors who were supposed to be the three best warriors or the current generation
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                                            >The biggest and strongest warriors of the tribe
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                                            >The three warriors who accompanied you by your sides and back
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                                            >Minding your steps so they don't think you're slowing down, you look at the ones by your side
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                                            >You can see how they're also afraid, knowing that no one ever came back
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                                            >Even though you're the sacrifice, you can only wonder what s in it for them
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                                            >"Less staring, more walking"
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                                            >The one in the back says, pushing you forward
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                                            "Right, right, sorry"
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                                            >But shortly after, the tremors stopped
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                                            >You're late
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                                            >Still walking through the dense forest, you can't make up what's to come
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                                            >Only thing you can see in the temple coming up far ahead
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                                            >"Hmm, I guess I arrived first for once, maybe I will wait a bit"
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                                            >Shock envelops you as you hear the booming girl voice and you stop waking
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                                            >Since you weren't pushed around, you can say the warriors had the same reaction
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                                            >"G-get it together guys, we're the best, just remember the training"
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                                            >"HOI" - the other two shout, grabbing you by the legs and arms
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                                            >They start sprinting, the third one going ahead and opening the way for the two warriors with you
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                                            >Soon enough the forest opens up and a quick jog gets you to the temple stairs
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                                            >No one is allowed here but the ones who will partake in the sacrifice
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                                            >So you had no idea it would be this big
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                                            >No, big is an understatement
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                                            >Before long you're being carried upstairs
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                                            >They start slowing down after the first hundred steps or so, and slow down their pace
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                                            >It only helps to show how large this thing really is, not even having gone up half or perhaps even a third of the way
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                                            >There s no way you d be able to climb all this in one go
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                                            >Perhaps that s what they meant with the training, already expecting the need to carry you up
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                                            >But you guys are late
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                                            >And as you climb the last set of stairs a massive plumage shows itself above
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                                            >What kind of bird would even have blue-ish feathers that big
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                                            >Slowing down to get their breath and not look weak, the warriors finally put you down
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                                            >After a single deep breath you four get back to walking, revealing something as big as an elephant skull tying the headdress together
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                                            >Probably bigger than an elephant skull, as it didn't look like anything...
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                                            >The first green hairs from her head finally show up
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                                            >Which is quickly followed by the yellow fur of her face
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                                            >Her eyes are closed and apparently she doesn't notice your approach, remaining still
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                                            >Finishing the climb, you have no other words to describe this gigantic horse being besides beautiful
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                                            >Also huge and heavy, with how the simple act of her laying her head down has cracked the structure slightly
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                                            >But that wouldn't be good to say to the being you were supposed to be a sacrifice to
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                                            >The three warriors step in front of you, before hitting the back of their spears on the floor with all their strength
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                                            >The knock makes the mare snap her eyes open and raise her head swiftly, looking even more massive now
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                                            >You're level with the bottom of her chest fluff when she finally stops and looks down
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                                            >"Oh, you've arrived, hello~"
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                                            >You could notice she was whispering, comparing to what you heard before
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                                            >Yet her voice still arrived like thunder
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                                            >All three warriors knelt down, before the middle one spoke up
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                                            >"We've brought the sacrifice, may our peace reign for 100 years more..."
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                                            >You see her hoof raising slowly as he spoke, waiting for him to finish
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                                            >Yet, he stopped talking, all of you four frozen in fear from it
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                                            >It could easily kill all you four at once if she decided to lower on you
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                                            >Instead, it lowered on the side, not aiming at any of you
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                                            >"You're late"
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                                            >She said, not whispered, actually speaking out loud while hitting the top of the temple on the side
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                                            >It was more of a tap than actually hitting it, but it shook it enough to finally bring you to your knees
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                                            >"And the sacrifice didn't show proper respect until I made it do it myself"
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                                            >You were supposed to kneel too!?
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                                            >No one said anything
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                                            >Her booming voice and irritation made you tremble in fear
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                                            >"Perhaps I should give a personal visit to the village to teach you all some manners"
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                                            >At that, the first warrior managed to bring himself back enough to plead
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                                            >"No! Mistress please, don't destroy our village for our mistakes"
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                                            >"Hmph, come forward"
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                                            >Audibly gulping, he got up and walked forward, past the sacrifice spot and to the other side
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                                            >"So you want my mercy? Fine"
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                                            >Her other hoof that was on the ground started to rise and, filled with fear, he turned around to get some distance
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                                            >The hoof that was planted on the temple shook it violently in reaction
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                                            >The three of you who were knelt down fell to your sides and he fell on his face
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                                            >"Don't you dare run, did you not want my forgiveness?"
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                                            >All of you stood still, her piercing gaze coming from the skies
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                                            >"DO YOU WANT IT?"
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                                            >"Y-y-yes"
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                                            >"Then get up"
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                                            >Slowly he stood up, but neither of you three dared to move
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                                            >Her other hoof slowly lowered on him, prompting him to put his hands up to hold it back
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                                            >It was like he was trying to hold back an entire building, larger than the biggest one back home
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                                            >As soon as both his hands touched the underside of her hoof it stopped
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                                            >"There, if you can hold the weight and duration of my ire I will forgive you"
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                                            >Immediatelly his legs and arms stiffed up, as if holding back some inhumane weight
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                                            >Looking up you could see the mare smirk
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                                            >Staring back down, you watched the bizarre sight of the tiny ant holding the finger back
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                                            >Or what was the closest thing you could compare it to
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                                            >It tilted left and right slightly, the warrior trembling underneath it
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                                            >"Okay that s enough, who s the next warrior"
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                                            >It was so quick you barely even saw it
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                                            >One moment the warrior, who opened the way for you three, was holding up to his life
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                                            >The next was like the sky itself had fallen on him
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                                            >The ground shook when the whole weight of her hoof finally was fully released and fell, you now staring at it
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                                            >"Do I have to repeat myself?"
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                                            >This is madness
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                                            >Like you, none of them dared to move out of fear
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                                            >"I was expecting more from "the best warriors of this generation"..."
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                                            >"But I guess it can't be helped with these manners of yours"
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                                            >At that she got up, her hooves leaving the temple and hitting the ground softly with a loud thud
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                                            >Only now you realized that she was sitting down as if at a table
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                                            >Wait, the previous threat of hers and now getting up to leave
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                                            >"So be it"
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                                            >As she started to turn for her first step you got up to your knees and screamed
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                                            "Wait!"
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                                            >You don't know what you expected, but she actually stopped
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                                            >Turning around and seeing you, she raised one of her eyebrows
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                                            >But not long after she smiled, seeing how you were on your knees and not in the same outfit as the warriors
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                                            >Having the undivided attention of the gargantuan mare actually shook your bones, and you had to rely on your hands to stay above the ground
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                                            >"Well? Speak up human, I don't have all day"
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                                            "I-I came here ready to give my life for the village, please give me a chance"
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                                            >"Oh?" - she said, sitting back down and shaking the earth once more
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                                            >Slowly she lowered her head down
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                                            >"I don't know, you were late and didn't even had the manners to kneel, how do you think you're fit to die for your village?"
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                                            "I..."
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                                            >"You...?"
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                                            "I'm..."
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                                            >Her right hoof rose to the edge, and you were reminded of the other dude
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                                            >You're too far gone to stop
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                                            >And you knew what you were signing up to
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                                            "I'm not, but even late and with mistakes I'd like to have a chance"
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                                            >Your whole body vibrated as she hummed at your answer
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                                            >"Hmmm...come closer"
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                                            >Her hoof landed on the edge as she had done before
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                                            >And seeing it there sent shivers down your spine
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                                            >You get up on shaky legs and walked to the middle of the altar
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                                            >It was surprisingly clean, blood and cracked ground around, but the sacrifice area looking rather pristine
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                                            >Her head stopped lowering as the bottom of her snout reached the same height as your ground
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                                            >Yet it was twice or perhaps even three times as tall as you
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                                            >And with a frown, she slowly tapped the ground where the warrior last stood
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                                            >"No, here" - she said, the loud thuds of her gentle tapping not being enough to silence her deafening voice
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                                            >And with her mouth so close, you could feel the strong winds created by her simply speaking, almost sweeping you off your feet
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                                            >Gulping, you walked to where her hoof just had retreated from
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                                            >Closer to her face, you can't even fathom the size difference between the both of you
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                                            >"So, you want a chance huh?"
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                                            >Her mouth opened in a grin, each of her teeth being big enough to be a door
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                                            >You fell back on your butt, and the grin quickly turned into a pout
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                                            >Y-you went too far, you can't stop now
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                                            >"Here was I thinking you d be more courageous than that, fine"
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                                            >Her soft lower lips hit the edge and she opened her mouth wide in front of you
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                                            >Proceeding to move her massive tongue around in the air, she licked each of her teeth before closing it back down
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                                            >"Here s your challenge, if you walk into my mouth willingly I'll spare your home, how does that sound?"
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                                            >She opened her mouth wide once more
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                                            >Surely she knew you didn't need it to go that high, but the show of its size put her intended fear in you
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                                            >The last straw was seeing her tongue unroll forwards towards you, actually rolling over your bottom half before stopping
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                                            >You even dragged yourself back, but since you were sitting you didn't get far before your legs got trapped under its weight
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                                            >Unable to lift her tongue or drag yourself out, you look back at the warriors
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                                            >After all this time they hadn't moved at all, playing dead or simply too scared to move
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                                            >And too scared to help you out apparently
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                                            >No matter how you tried to pull yourself out, its huge weight held you in place
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                                            >It was malleable enough to not be uncomfortable, but it still felt heavy enough to crush you if she applied any pressure
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                                            >Finally giving up, you relented, staring at it and feeling powerless
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                                            >It wasn't long until it lazily lifted itself up, the mare apparently enjoying your struggles under it with her rosy cheeks
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                                            >Moving away from your previous spot, it descended once more to make a red-carpeted entry
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                                            >And having seen her blushing cheeks helped your resolve to go inside
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                                            >If you could get her to enjoy herself then perhaps you could in fact save everyone
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                                            >And so you stepped forward
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                                            >And immediately slipped
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                                            >Falling face first on her tongue was less painful than you expected
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                                            >It vibrating along with her throaty hums of approval screamed that she would pull you in any time now
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                                            >But true to her words, it went back to being still after a while
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                                            >Although there was now a lot of drooling in her mouth, slowly coming to you by her tongue
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                                            >So you decided to keep going on fours to not slip again
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                                            >And as soon you went past her teeth, her tongue receded
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                                            >You didn't knew how far inside you were, but it just kept going further and further back
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                                            >When you thought you were going to go straight into her throat it stopped, and you felt a great upwards force as her head rose again
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                                            >Closing her mouth she tilted her head forwards, making you slide towards her teeth
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                                            >At least you weren't going to fall from whatever height you were at now
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                                            >But before you hit them, she tilted her head sideways, sliding you underneath her tongue
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                                            >"My, my, you really did it. I didn't think you had it in you"
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                                            >Inside, her voice was so loud and encompassing you felt you d go deaf even with her whispering
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                                            >"Since you were a nice one I will leave you for last"
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                                            >Light shone in from the sides of her mouth as she grinned
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                                            >"But for your two, I only have one last thing to say..."
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                                            >"Run~"
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                                            >While you couldn't see outside, the screams still reached your ears
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                                            >The movement also implied that she had gotten up, starting to walk somewhere
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                                            >Before you could think too much about what was happening outside, her tongue decided to remind you about the inside
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                                            >It slid your body back on top of it, before throwing you around and pinning your body on various places in her mouth
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                                            >Not only was she playing with you inside, but she was also tracking something outside, as her head kept moving around
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                                            >Before long you were harshly pinned to the top, with a strong pressure following, with her sucking your form
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                                            >From outside, a massive boom rang out, similar to the first thunder from a sacrifice
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                                            >Releasing you, you were shot to her cheeks, as she moved her head sideways
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                                            >When it stopped, you were once more pinned to the underside of the tongue, as a massive g-force pulled you upwards
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                                            >She had jumped...
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                                            >The second thunder soon echoed, louder than the first and no doubt crashing many houses with the following earthquake
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                                            >The ritual was complete
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                                            >But you were alive...
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                                            >Rhythmic thuds came from outside as she started walking somewhere
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                                            >You d think she had forgotten about you, but her tongue pulling you back on top of it said otherwise
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                                            >You felt gravity shift as she opened her mouth, seeing now that she was walking opposite direction than the village
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                                            >What worried you is that she kept tilting her head more and more...
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                                            >She was dropping you off from the skies
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                                            >You wouldn't even be allowed to die an honoured death by her actions
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                                            >But as soon you fell off, you saw one of her hooves line with your fall
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                                            >Falling on the soft frog, you didn't even feel the impact, the winds blasting you with the speed of her walk
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                                            >You couldn't even get off the leg, as the other three legs extended far down below kept walking forwards
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                                            >"Am I a bad pony?"
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                                            >That question took you by surprise, and all you could do was stare at her head, way up in the sky
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                                            >Receiving no answer, she stared at you, her sad eyes seeking comfort from the one she had just taken off from her mouth
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                                            >Not able to stare at you, she looked back ahead
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                                            >"Everytime I come to talk, I end up killing and crushing you guys like a monster, I...it feels so good but..."
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                                            >She kept walking a while more with both of you in silence
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                                            >After getting to a clearing she sat down and tilted her hoof, prompting you to climb down
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                                            >It was still quite the fall, but nothing too bad
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                                            >Turning back to her, not being up in the temple anymore, you could see how big the mare really was compared to you
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                                            >Her bottom was about as wide as the temple, but she was easily twice its size
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                                            >"Am I a bad pony?" - she asked again
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                                            "N-no of course not"
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                                            >"I know you're scared, but please don't lie to me" - she said sadly
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                                            >"I just walk there like the place was mine, kill some of you for my own enjoyment and then walk out like nothing happened...I'm a monster"
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                                            >She laid down in front of you, her belly right ahead of you and her head far to your left but turned to stare at you closer
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                                            >Her sad eyes were all you needed to see to know she indeed felt bad for it
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                                            "No you aren't, if you were you d go for the city and destroy everything there, surely that would beat killing three tiny humans...or four"
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                                            >"Well yea" - she said biting her lip, a fierce blush appearing on her cheeks before she shook her head
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                                            >"No, that s just bad, destroying everything for my enjoyment, I couldn't..."
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                                            >"Maybe i could actually" - she whispered the end, loud and clear as always
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                                            "And that s why we have the peace treaty, you can have your fun, we can have our lives, everyone wins"
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                                            >You don't know when you had gotten so bold, but before you noticed you had already walked to her belly
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                                            >To think you could be inside there right now makes you shudder again
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                                            >But something drives you to pet and rub the fur on wherever you can reach along with her
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                                            >She looks at you, surprised at your actions, letting out a giggle
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                                            >"You know, it was never supposed to be a peace treaty"
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                                            "Huh?"
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                                            >"It was an accident, they were building something there, I was walking past with this silly costume and saw it"
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                                            >"Then I went to look closer, and before I knew it, I had stepped on one of the construction workers and its carriage"
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                                            >She looked at her hoof as if reliving the memory
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                                            >"In the panic I ended crushing many others who were running around, trying to stop them"
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                                            >"And while I wasn't this big before, you guys were always really small and I had no idea how fragile you all really were"
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                                            >"In the end I almost let myself get carried away, I always loved the feel of power from things under my hoof but..."
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                                            >You notice her hoof coming after you and stop rubbing her belly, fear taking over for what she has in mind
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                                            >"Sorry I'm blabbing, but then I saw the little houses and the panic on everyone's eyes and left"
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                                            >She pressed you on her belly and slowly brought you upwards to her chest
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                                            >"I ve came back everytime I have to pass by there, and you guys always send a few people for me, so I thought..."
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                                            >You stopped at her forest of chest fluff, as she took a deep sigh
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                                            >"I really am a monster, aren't I?"
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                                            >You don't know why but you felt safe here with this mare
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                                            >No need to worry about her rampaging and killing everyone
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                                            >Just a lone girl in need of someone to talk to
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                                            >A really big girl but still
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                                            >You almost felt safe enough to crack a joke
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                                            >Almost
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                                            >I-is this the power of fluff?
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                                            >Ah fuck it, let's do it
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                                            "Well, tell me who told you that so I can kick their butt"
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                                            >She didn't even pause to answer or think
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                                            >"I said it myself so"
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                                            >Taking the pressure away from her hoof, you feel yourself being taken away from the fluff
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                                            >And with a flick of her leg you're sent flying through the sky
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                                            >You close your eyes, not willing to see your doom
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                                            >But when you land you bounce into something soft twice, before sliding into the tall grass where you slowed down to a stop
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                                            >Which is actually yellow fur with a massive picture of-
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                                            >"So what were you going to do again?"
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                                            "I-it was a joke, please have-"
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                                            >"Drop that goddess act, are you guys serious with that?"
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                                            >She starts to move to get into a more comfortable position, taking off the headdress
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                                            >"Look at me, I'm a simple mare, I never thought you guys-"
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                                            >With her loud sigh you can almost feel her frustration
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                                            >"Just kick it, show me how much of a bad mare I have been. I deserve that"
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                                            >You look at the massive globe you're laying in and wonder if she d even feel it
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                                            >Getting up, you stomp the ground once
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                                            >But looking above to the skies it got no reaction from her, still staring at you like before
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                                            >So you stomp as hard as you can
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                                            >But its softness spreads the impact everywhere and into your anchored feet, making you lose your balance and fall down
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                                            >The mare giggles at that at least, so hopefully she isn't feeling so bad
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                                            >"Don't know how you guys call me, but I'm Sequoia"
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                                            "I'm Anon, pleased to...meet you"
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                                            >She giggles at that, repeatedly tensing and softening her butt, moving you along with it
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                                            >"You're cute, hope you don't mind staying with me. I'm not sure how they d react with you going back"
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                                            "I'd be killed if I went back, so it's fine"
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                                            >With a gasp, her hooves shoot to cover her muzzle
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                                            >"Killed? Can I have the honours?"
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                                            "What do you- please no!"
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                                            >"Kidding, kidding...or am I?"
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                                            >You punched her fat flanks as she giggled, knowing she d be fine with it
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                                            >That was the start of a long friendship...
 
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