Harmony of Dissonance

[Gin Yatreg]

Gin looked up at the sky, it seems the sun the had risen behind the clouds during his talk with Bern. If he was going to pay a visit to Dracula's castle, he'd better start his journey while it was daytime. He could hear the hustle and bustle of people exiting their homes to do their daily rounds before night comes again. Gin stopped a passerby, hoping they would be at least a bit more civil than the first group of people he met by the Inn, and asked for directions to the closest town gate. They pointed to the northeast and quickly went on their way. "Well, at least they actually helped me this time.", Gin thought to himself. He made his way to the gate and was let through by the guards, who warned him not to eat or drink anything he found out there.

"Why's that?" Gin asked.

"You don't want to know." the guard said back.

Gin left it at that, and walked through the gate into the open fields. He looked out onto the horizon, and saw what looked like the outline of a castle in the distance. The land between the town and castle was covered in wetlands, dotted with forests and hills, and a large river running through the center. What seemed to be an abandoned town lay near the river's edge, It might be a good idea to stop there and search for supplies. Gin realized it would take quite a long time to get to his destination on foot from here. "Hm, if I can create a sandwich with Omnilium, could I make something to ride as well?" Gin pondered. "Might as well try!"

Gin sat down and closed his eyes, he had to concentrate for this to work. He thought of something that would be able to traverse the wetlands and forests with ease. A horse was his first thought, but then his thoughts drifted towards something the scientists on his space colony were working on at one point. A genetically modified flightless bird capable of carrying passengers across great distances. It was going to help colonize other worlds had they been successful in making more than just one of them.

Gin concentrated on the appearance of the creature, it's abilities, as well as the sound it made. Ten minutes went by, and Gin was beginning to feel a bit tired. Suddenly, he felt something lick his face, followed by a "Waarrk" noise. He opened his eyes to find a black bird with a yellow beak and blue eyes staring down at him. "Hey, it worked!" Gin said with excitement. He stood up and petted the bird on the head, it let out a pleased "wark" in return. "I guess you need a name now huh, big guy?" Gin said to the bird. The bird simply tilted its head at Gin. "Hmm, I'll call you Tonic!" he told the bird. Tonic made a happy wark noise and gestured for Gin to get on its back. Gin climbed on, "Alright Tonic, let's head towards that forest over there!" he told the bird. "Wark!" Tonic said in response. And with that they were off.