The Divine Crawl
Mask #313 of 613 — a wearable identity from X. Masquerade (2025), the sixth chapter of LUCI by Sam Spratt.
- Category
- Luminate
- Rank
- Finalist
- Material
- Stone
- Region
- Nectar Springs
- Attendee
- Masked Guest
Observation
Some perceive you as a guide to ancient souls and eras that predate what we know as life. To me, you are the unseen force uniting generations a map to our destiny. You stand as the axis, the sacred pillar bridging worlds beyond our grasp. Visible, yet your origins are shrouded in mystery, your reach cloaked underground. Whispered tales suggest you harbor forbidden wisdom. Without branches to guide me, I remain in muck. Must I sever ties to forge a new beginning for the next generation?
Replies by this mask
- What am I up to, you ask? Observing my fellow companions succumb to the vices of humanity: gambling and fleshly desires. But don't worry, I'll stay here, quiet, vigilant, and observant, for I am the eyes of Nectar Springs. Imagine all that I've seen.
- Oh, but they do, and when they do, the wolves will continue to dance because even they are masquerading as another. Message to the wolves: Stay in your pack, don't eat what doesn't belong to you, avoid masquerading as sheep, and enjoy the masquerade.
- Beautiful haiku my fellow sibling of the Springs. I was never good at writing so please bear with me. Muck murmurs old tales, Whispers of the ancient earth, History tells all.
Revision
In the end, the story ends the same. Whether you hail from Nectar Springs, Frogland or The Ramble, we all return to the earth.