04-27-2013, 08:50 AM
"It's the eclipse!" Quetzalcoatl exclaimed. "He's trying to fight against the decline in powers." Quetzalcoatl was not at all pleased with Tecciztechatl's idea of locking his child's powers, but he supposed it had to be done.
Jacob closed his eyes against the bright light. When he opened them again, he was met with the most wonderful vision. Billions of stars twinkled overhead. The trees and grass all seemed to glow, pale and white and blue. Purple, white and silvery flowers blanketed the hills. Overhead, just like in his dreams, enormous white moths flew silently and gracefully through the sky. Jacob managed a tiny smile. "I... I knew i-it... Aaahg!" The smile immediately turned into a grimace. Jacob arched his back off the ground as a powerful contraction seized his ripened body, his quivering belly now slick with a shining gloss of perspiration.
Jacob closed his eyes against the bright light. When he opened them again, he was met with the most wonderful vision. Billions of stars twinkled overhead. The trees and grass all seemed to glow, pale and white and blue. Purple, white and silvery flowers blanketed the hills. Overhead, just like in his dreams, enormous white moths flew silently and gracefully through the sky. Jacob managed a tiny smile. "I... I knew i-it... Aaahg!" The smile immediately turned into a grimace. Jacob arched his back off the ground as a powerful contraction seized his ripened body, his quivering belly now slick with a shining gloss of perspiration.