The Land Echos with thunder (Jackal)

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The sky was painted a dark black color as raging thunder clouds rolled across the plains of Helladius Lands. The wind howled and Lightning lit up the darkened skies. A heavily pregnant Black and white mare moved into the breeding lands. The wind whipped her mane against her neck. And even though the weather was cool Her body was streaked with sweat, the unicorn mare was in labor. It had been a long pregnancy the foal had been impatient to be born and today was finally the day. The mares eyes scanned the lands ahead of her making sure there were no dangers, and she kept her horn lowered in a defensive manner. A unicorn in labor could be a force to reckon with. Her green orbs glanced to the skies a few rain drops spotted her hide. She shook out her mane and looked around, she needed to find some sort of shelter for her and the baby. A contraction hit her and she winced and did a slight squeal, this was her first child.

Finally she spotted a cluster of willow trees, that would be perfect, she bent her neck as the wind picked up and the rain really started to come down. She trudged over to the willow trees and made it under them. She circled a couple of times then she lowered her swollen belly and body to the ground she was ready to push, She hoped Jackal was going to be here soon.

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Raven heard his words over the storm howling outside, she pinned her ears back and laid her head down onto the ground as she pushed she closed her eyes in pain, she could feel the child coming, the hooves were already showing, Raven squealed and pushed again grunting, a little nose could be seen now. Raven opened her green orbs the emerald stone at the base of her horn sparkled. The wind howled and little drops of rain seeped in through the protection of the weeping willows.

After several more pushes out slid a little filly, Raven let out a sigh and righted herself, she was exhausted she got to her feet and turned around nosing the filly and she started to lick her. The little one was already trying to get to her feet. Once the foal was clean Raven stepped back to let Jackal see.

The filly hit the ground it was soft but also somewhat hard. Everything was blurry she blinked her orbs a couple of times and it cleared just in time to see her mother approaching her. She bipped her head and struggled to get to her feet. She already had a little stump where her horn was going to be. Her eyes were a peculiar color, they were green with blue pupils. As she turned her head to look around she saw the large stag and the small sapphire gem on the base of her small horn shimmered in the pale light.

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Raven shifted her weight and glanced around as Jackal got to introduced to the filly, she thought about a name for the little one when he asked it. "I was thinking about Echos Return" she said her eyes smiled as she turned them back onto her daughter. She felt pride swell up in her as she watched the massive stallion with the little filly. She stepped back and lowered her head and nuzzled the Filly. "Welcome to this world Echo's Return" she said She raised her head as the filly made the first attempts to stand, after a few tries she finally stumbled to her feet and Raven beamed.

Echo watched the brute step forward and speak to her, her little ears perked forward at his words then she looked up as her mother nuzzled her and named her. She let out a tiny whicker she liked the name Echo. She attempted to stand and after a couple tries she stumbled to her feet and stood there her long legs trembling underneath her. She stood looking up at the two adults. "Hello Jackal" she said in a soft sweet voice She glanced around the weeping willow shelter, and listened to the storm outside.

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((Ok I'll post them in your lands now