~Guardian Of The Keys~

The keeper of the keys sat on her throne made of eternal flames. The flames whipped around angrily, hissing and trying to burn the mistress in their tempermental flames. She gazed down upon her kingdom, not seeming to care about her vengeful throne, watching silently. The giant waterfalls stood mightily, but were not high enough to bathe their beautiful guardian in the fiery liquid which tumbled down from each of the proud waterfalls and into the small canyon below. The waters splashed against the gigantic keys as they traveled down from the waterfall, the splashes made no noise, but looked like a tiny eruption of fireworks, orange, red, yellow, and white waters being thrown into the air, as if trying to reach their keeper in vain, then falling back down to the others just as quickly as they had flown upward in the air.

The guradian of the keys leaned down some-what to get a better view of her gorgeous domain. The majestic scene of the waterfalls reflected in her dark jade eyes, illuminating the small streak of the colors of flames in both eyes. She purred quietly, clutching the three keys which were always in her possesion closer to her. Each key was half the keeper's size, and not nearly as large as the various keys protruding from the waterfalls. The keys' size didn't phaze her at all, and she purred again, loving the feeling of the smooth surface of the keys' against her fur. She took one paw and gingerly grasped the small, faintly glowing key which hung loosely at her neck, sighing softly. The key was so small, but in reality it could open the door to anything, someone's heart, a universe, unexplored lands, things unimaginable to mortal minds. The fiery glow given off by the surroundings lit up her dark shade of scarlet colored fur, the pure white fur which was on the back of each paw, a the small ring of white around the tip of both ears, and white colored the back of her beautiful tail which was hanging carelessly on one edge of the throne. The fiery glow also lit up the black streaks along the tigress' body, giving the beauty an etheral glow. She wrapped her tail around herself and her keys, ears relaxing slightly from their alert posistion.

She continued to watch, not alarmed or even concerned by the millions of small, brightly colored orbs which were dancing around her and in her kingdom. The waters of fire fell into the canyon, becoming an entrancing color of a clear aqua as soon as it they met the waters waiting below. The reborn waters spilled down another small waterfall, gently splashing onto the smaller keys below. Now the waters were surrounded by the most gorgeous scene, one that any mere mortal couldn't begin to comprehend, much less imagine. Thousands, millions of trees littered the kingdom's lands, glowing in the ruby red moonlight. Each tree was different, not a one the same. They had dozens of tiny keys hanging on each tree, somehow giving the orbs that danced in the air a sense of being home. And there were a countless number of flowers, every species known to man, and millions which weren't. They covered every tiny bit of land which wasn't already taken by the trees, every single blade of orange grass hidden. The entrancing smell of the flowers, the trees, and the waters rose to the mistress, and she smiled lovingly, continuing to watch over her domain. The waters had finally reached their final destination. They joined the endless ocean which stretched as far as the naked eye could see and farther. All of this was smiled upon by both a goddess, and a single crimson moon, lighting up the entire kingdom.

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