There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
12-13-2016, 05:57 AM( This post was last modified: 12-13-2016, 06:39 AM by Polar )
POLAR
I.Introduction (Part One)
The Arctic floes ever so slightly swarmed around me as I gazed at the beautiful landscape of the pre-homonid Arctic. On one side, a male polar bear laid on a larger-sized floe, sleeping the day away in hopes of not needing to wonder any more about his meal: behind him was a mountain range, one I had extreme trouble accessing. I think that mountain range may hold something of importance, yet who knows? Anyway, back to the scenery. The other half of my vision gave way to a vast, unchallenged ocean with waves that resembled frightening tsunamis with the power of mythical gods. Aside from the scenery, my current task was bare in front of me: to cross to a larger and icy landmass just ahead of my location.
Cold as the air was, the water proved even worse in that respect. Along the way, I tried not to awaken the sleeping male polar bear, and thus had kept my flabbergasted padding and foot-pedaling to a minimum. The wind chills were greater in magnitude along the freezing, blue "body of life" around me, and I began to breathe quite deeply as to conserve oxygen. A few minutes transpired, and I found myself at the opposite landmass's end. My clothes were covered in icy fragments and a thick, freezing layer of pure Arctic ocean-water. Stumbling, I looked up only to meet the desperate drop of a nearby cliff-edge high in the sky: it's startling intimidation resembled that of a dominant, male polar bear or a vengeful, angry sabre-tooth. Around the cliffside was a mountainous arrangement with minimal snow, not so different from the mountain range's appeal from earlier.
Oops, I forgot two important things. One, I have to introduce myself, and two, I must explain why I am here. My name is Polar for short, and yes, it is because of the animal, mind you. The Arctic and cold-ridden nether regions have always interested me for one reason because no one else minds them: it is like these regions do not exist in their records! The humans, well, I happen to be one too, think that barren regions are the same throughout, and this idea is simple pure, mindless, false conjecture with a sense of ignorance. There is much diversity within the Arctic world like there is in landmasses such as Africa or Asia: freezing mountains, ice floes of varying sizes, underground caves and tunnels, exothermic vent-like openings, oceans, "ice floe caves", natural snow formations of varying designs, snow glaciers, and flat ice plains. Not to mention the diversity in the native Arctic fauna as well, in both carnivores and herbivores alike!
Although a bit off topic there, I think it is good to initially erase the misconceptions of the Arctic. As stated earlier, I go by Polar, and in terms of physique, I am quite tall and heavy compared to most of the human population at almost two meters and one-hundred and ten kilograms. Physically strong I am, but physically endurant and durable I must be as well in order to survive the Arctic, not to mention intelligent. As for why I am here, well I do not know myself. All I remember is waking up here three months ago and barely surviving the rest of my days till this very moment, but I am quite grateful for this purposeful learning experience. I do have memories before I woke up, such as my childhood and teenage memories. I do remember traveling the world for quite a bit, and venturing into some physical aspects of life such as powerlifting and some martial arts. Overall, I was a pretty well-rounded person back then.
Now I set myself to explore the rest of this unknown landmass. Maybe it can be much larger than I expected? Maybe smaller? For now, I have no inclination to either side and will, for my mental sake, satiate this question by exploring the landmass outright.
