Tuesday, April 03, 2007

The Ambitious Toe, Part Deux

((In the last installment, the toe decided to see the world, first setting its sight on a wooden leg of a chair while riding a slipper.))

Raaaaaaaaaaawr!

The moment of truth was at hand. The toe's world would never remain the same after today. It would finally show the rest of the toes that it was just as capable as they were, perhaps even stronger, despite being the smallest.

"You're mine!" The toe bellowed in a fit of battle-rage as it plunged its white keratin sword into the wooden leg's soft flesh. "We'll see who's stronger now!"

Crack.

A deafening sound of splintering keratin with agonizing resonance ensued. A twinkling of realization passed as the toe stared at its keratin sword in utter disbelief. Seconds ago, its sword was glorious, its perfectly smithed blade bearing signs of its perfect smith. No longer was it glorious or perfect now. It lay almost it two pieces, the tip hanging from the shaft by fibers of keratin. Parts that were not broken off were bent painfully white.

The wooden leg, on the other hand, showed no signs of struggle. Only a faint dent on its burnished skin was proof of its victory. With an inaudible laughter, the chair jeered at the toe and its sword. The toe could only question its worth.

Is the toe doomed to be inferior for life? Will it be able to face the other toes? To be continued...

?dael had a question at 2:24 PM