Andhr the chimera flew for some time, soaring over the seas and sea rocks. It didn’t find it strange that the resort’s buildings were nowhere in sight, or that the wilderness seemed to stretch on forever. Really, all it cared about was exerting its dominance on the sky, and searching for prey.
Swooping down, Andhr glided over the largest stretch of land nearby. Over the trees and grasslands, its heads kept an eye out for small animals it could fill its belly.
The dragon-head Ooh made a growl. It spotted one! A pack of wild boar, wandering under the tree canopy. The other heads, Saa the goat-head and Joo the lion-head, had the same idea, and they flew in closer.
The boar scattered, running off in panicked directions. As the chimera circled, its heads all picked one single target, soon deciding on a single boar scurrying across an open field. They were just about to start their pursuit, when Saa bleated out.
The other heads turned. Saa was looking at a tall grassy hill in the distance, with something flat and rectangular at the very top. Something about it seemed…important. More important than filling the chimera’s hunger.
With a shared decision from its heads, Andhr turned in mid-air, and flew away from the fleeing boars. Landing its paws and hooves at the hill's slope, the chimera climbed its way up.
There was a white marble pedestal, rectangular in shape and finely cut. It would've been another boring rock to a beast like Andhr, except something was drawing it closer.
Joo the lion-head dipped its nose towards the strange block, giving it a sniff. His headmates did the same (though their snake-tail Daa could only bend over to look).
An idea came to their heads. Not words, but an urge shared by all of Andhr’s heads. Cautiously, the chimera put its paws onto the pedestal (warm to the touch), followed by its hind hooves.
Andhr felt…good. It felt powerful, like suddenly he knew this land belonged to him. Andhr was king. Andhr belonged here.
Pride surged within the creature’s four heads, as they felt their own might and magnificence. They couldn’t hold it in. They needed to proclaim themselves!
Together, Andhr’s heads raised up, and roared, bleated and hissed into the air. Like a call to the heavens, praising the invisible spirits that made it what it was.
And instantly, what was once a beast was replaced by a marble statue, as shiny as the pedestal it stood on. Its heads were stuck looking at the same stretch of sky, its mouths still proudly open. Andhr’s minds were still alive, but their moment of satisfaction looped over and over within their marble heads.
The resort’s spirits may do more work on Andhr yet. For now, the statue stayed still and content, even as chilled winds blew past its form.