Snowy Camouflage (Magistream Story)

[SebbyStan]

It was around Christmas time and all the creatures in the keep could easily be seen, with the exception of the Albino creatures of course. But what if... what if there was a rose you could give you your creatures that would make them Albino? Well [reader] was set out to find that rose.

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You travel to the Caves of Nareau and an old man in a deep purple colored cloak walks up to you and stops you.
''What is your business here?'' He asks, his voice cracked, making it seem like he hasn't spoken in years. You explain that you are looking for the rose that can turn any animal into an Albino. He nods and continues to block your path.
''You have to feed the rose to your creature three times, but the creature inside will only give you one rose at a time. Your creature must receive it as a coating around the shell while they are still in their eggs, given to them as their first meal as a hatchling, then given to them any time as an adult and they will become an Albino, but feed it to an Albino and you will loose all of your roses.'' The old man explains. ''I can not let you pass, for the creature inside needs a sacrifice. Bring me an Albino Nandi Bear egg, an Albino Dire wolf egg, and an Albino Direcore egg. They must be unfrozen and they must be unnamed. Only then will the creature not kill you when you step in.'' You nod and start the journy back to your keep.

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You have collected the eggs and have appeared back at the entrance of the cave and the old man steps out. ''Ah... I see you have brought the eggs. Please, step inside and give the creature your sacrifices.'' He says before disappearing into the shadows. You slowly walk inside and look around before you see a small crawl space. You crawl in. careful not to break your eggs, and stand up once you are able to. You can't see the creature but you can see it's large golden eyes and its white teeth. You can tell it is very large in size as it lifts its head and stands, making the cave shake a little.
''Do you have a sacrifice?'' A voice asks. The voice is loud and booming and very deep and it almost makes you want to crawl back into the crawlspace and run far away back into your keep. You hold out the eggs to the large creature and gasps, almost dropping the eggs, as you feel large claws scrap the palms of your hands and take the eggs from you. You hear the horrible sound of eggs cracking and tiny squeals from the almost ready hatchlings as the creature eats them whole and swallows them all.
''Travel to the Koi Pond and toss in 300 gold. You will receive the white rose. But for each rose you receive I demand a sacrifice first.'' The deep voice says.

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You arrive at the Koi Pond and toss in 300 gold. An odd looking fish you've never seen before swims up with a white rose and sets the rose on a lily pad. You grab the white rose and it is seemingly dry.

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This rose was given by an unknown creature after a sacrifice was three albino's was made. Holding it for too long makes your hands turn lighter.

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The egg seems to have no change

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The hatchling almost looks lighter for a quick glance

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The creature, to your surprise, has become an Albino!

[Raneth]

Since this is a fanfic, I've moved it to the Den.