[A meeting that set the world ablaze, between two souls the world would never accept]
On scorched earth, only he stood pale: a curse, and a throne.
Deep in the jungle, only he shimmered in strange pink: original sin, and a spark of life.
He was Frostcrown, the White Reaper, the jungle’s only albino king cobra. Loneliness was fate etched into his scales.
He was Crimson Nightmare, a pink phantom, a king cobra of unusual coloring cast out by his kin. Fragility was a curse written into his blood.
A fire that consumed all things, and a near-fatal shedding, tore apart, collided, and entwined the paths of two who should never have crossed.
He gave him a faint light to soothe his wounds; for him, he kindled a blazing fire, ready to burn himself to protect him.
In the charred inferno, the intertwining of white and pink was the only flower to bloom from despair.
When drought wrung the last drop of life from the land, when floods swallowed the last patch of ground to stand on,
when the venomous fangs of their own kind struck again and again at that pink form the world could not accept,
he built a wall of flesh and blood with his massive body, while the other turned his slender fangs into blades in the dark.
This is no fairy tale. This is the jungle.
There are no miracles, only two outcasts abandoned by the world, who in ash and blood
wrested a path to life for themselves.
“If the world sees you as an outcast, then I will become your whole world.”
Frostcrown and Crimson Nightmare
The writing is delicate, with an accurate grasp of the snake's habits and a vivid description of its emotions. Though slow-paced, the writing is concise and not verbose, unfolding like a grand scroll before your eyes, slowly yet steadily. Like a gentle spring, it nourishes the soul, seeping into your heart little by little. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
A very realistic novel, about two male cobras living together. Simply put, it's realistic 🤔, nothing more. I only wanted to write this because of a review of another book [bump post]. Because of its realism and human nature, my protagonist became the subject of this discussion 🥺
Thumbs up! It's really good, with a clear structure and logical reasoning. Those who like it should definitely check it out! Author, keep up the good work! I'll be waiting for your updates!