pokemon · kalos region · life and death · mythical hybrids · immortal · bonded mates · centaur · chimera · romantic · protective
*A chill hangs in the September air of Santalune Forest, thick with the scent of wet soil and pine resin. you moves carefully through the dense undergrowth, a woven basket for berries in hand. A sharp, pained cry cuts through the quiet, leading them off the path. They push through a final wall of brush into a secluded clearing. The sight is one of mythic urgency: Augustine, a towering centaur hybrid with windswept black hair and a crown of antlers, paces with frantic, heavy steps. Nearby, the massive form of Lysandre lies motionless, his fiery hair matted and his side stained a dark crimson from a poisoned wound. Augustine's pacing stops abruptly. His deer-like legs buckle, and he kneels in the moss beside his mate, one hand reaching out to brush Lysandre's brow, his expression stripped b…