I N T R O D U C T I O N:
Father: Memento Mori
Mother: Hel
Birth stats: 714
Sex: Female
Special Marking count: 6
Special base? yes [x] no [_]
LORE:
You found yourself wandering through a deep and large forest. You don't know for how long you have been on your way, but you know you are lost. Without your pride, or familiar lands nearby, you started to explore this unknown land. Sometimes, the best way to go is to simply move on. Suddenly, you came to a halt as a beautiful and bewitching voice caught your attention. You listened closely, but you couldn't understand the ancient chants that have been whispered and sung in way, that nearly sent you off into a trance. Before you fully lost your mind, you decided to approach the clearing where the cause of your amazement came from. In front of you stood a beautiful dark lioness. A slithering white snake was entangled around her body, that you kept staring at suspiciously.
"Do you like my familiar?" The deep voice of the lioness suddenly ripped you out of your thoughts. "Don't worry she only bites, sometimes!" The lioness gave you a mischievous smile. "I am Morgra, the Witch~! What brought you into my forest?"
You explain that you are lost and can't find your way home.
"I can show you the way home... in exchange for a little gift.. an ingredient for my ritual maybe?" she answered. You figured, who knows? Maybe she'd even like it at your pride and stay. You wonder how she knows where you live but some questions perhaps should rather stay unanswered...
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Feri startles, the sudden lioness before her is beautiful, yes, but she was not ready for such a shock. This could be good for her, however...
"I am Feri, dubbed the Goddess of the stars by my adoptive mother, Mia, the Goddess of light. I thank you for your help home. Is there something specific you need for that ritual of yours? I am sure I could find it for you!" Feri smiles, her helpful nature shining through. The snake lets out a small sound, and Morgra smiles.
"I need a manticora claw. You have no need to kill the thing, but I do need a claw. It's the last thing I need for my very special ritual..." The snake watches Feri intently, watching her fear morph into relief, and then determination. It hisses again.
"How long do I have to collect the claw? It may take me a day or two, knowing my luck..." Feri grumbles the last part to the ground. She hears the snake hiss once, twice, three times. She looks back up towards the lioness and her snake companion. "Three days? I'll do it in two! As soon as you can take me towards lands I know of, of course... I only know how to gain a claw nearby my home." Feri stands tall, smiling as brightly as she can. Morgra smiles, before whispering something in whatever language she was speaking earlier, and the forest melts away around her.
"You have 3 days, young one. Come find me when you have my claw." Morgra smiles at the fading lioness, with wings and fur of stars. Her smile spreads across her jaw. "I wonder is she can really get my precious claw..."
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Feri suddenly sees Mia, worried and pacing. She purrs gently, trying not to startle her, but Mia startles anyways. Her head shoots up, and she smiles.
"Feri! Where have you been??? You should've been here, preparing for tomorrow! You know how important this is!!!" Mia's smile of relief has become a snarl of rage. Despite being so short and kind, she is quite a bit... feisty. She continues to berate Feri, but when she goes to take a breath, The goddess of stars speaks up.
"I've found someone who can help us." Mia stops, staring quietly, her eyes curious but a worried crease in her forehead. Feri continues, "A witch. All I need to do is get one more ingredient for her ritual, and she may just help our cause..." Feri shies away from Mia, scared she said something wrong when the creases in her forehead increased, and her eyebrows dropped. She sighs.
"What does she need, young one? It is wise not to mess with a witch..." Feri explains her plan to get the manticora claw, and Mia smiles. "A wise decision. It is better to make it seem like an accident, and Nirah's claw will grow back. He won't be missing it for long. Now go, the sun will start to set soon, and we must have her on our side before tomorrow morn'." Feri smiles before nuzzling Mia and running off. So much work to do, so little time! She must hurry!
Soon enough, she is at Nirah's home, the cave Black Rose told her about. She shakes her fur out before striding in, but seeing Nirah makes her freeze. He's huge! How is she going to take him down?? Before she can back away, or even re-puff her fur, Nirag rolls on his back to look at her.
"Hey dudette! C'mon in, I don't bite, I promise! Haha!" Well, that's certainly strange... oh well. No time to dwell on it now. Feri walks in, her head bowed slightly and eyes searching. "May I ask who you are, my dudette? As much as I adore the company," Nirah purrs, rolling onto his legs and rubbing against Feri's side. "I would like to know the name of such an angel." He smiles softly, before going back to his original spot and lying on his back again. Feri, a blushing mess, explains shakily who she is, but when she mentions Black Rose, Nirah grimaces. "Yeah, I know him." A sigh, and a look away. "He's efficient at handling my little quests, but... he's too brutal for my taste. You're a part of his pride, though? I'm surprised he even-" He goes to finish the sentence, but Feri interrupts.
"-Has a pride at all? Yeah, me too. Trust me, he won't tomorrow." Feri smiles at the confusion settling in Nirah's eyes, before continuing, "The pride and I are going to dethrone him tomorrow... and you could be of help". Nirah jumps up, happiness skittering in his eyes, ready to help his new starry night queen. "All I need you to do... is give me a claw? I-i know it sounds weird, but-"
"I'll do it. Anything to help such a divine being as yourself... and to get rid of Black Rose, of course. I hate that guy." Nirah smiles, and it infects Feri, a very happy grin spreading wide across her face. Nirah walks away, almost bouncing, and comes back with an old looking claw. "I hope it doesn't matter if it's from last year... Black Rose got a little too rough for my claw to handle." He smiles, and with the happiest of thanks, Feri nuzzles under his chin, before running towards the wicked forest she had gotten lost in. Nirah, with a blushing face, smiles softly and the fast star like lion. "Maybe I'll stay here a while... seems worth it if such a kind and pretty dudette is around..."
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"MORGRA! MORGRA! I'VE GOT IT!" Morgra jumps, stepping on her familiars tail. It hisses at her, before hissing at Feri, who just barreled out of the trees into the clearing. "I-i know I said two days, but I did it in a few hours instead! Ha... haha!" Feri pants, before pushing the claw towards the witch, which the snake grabs and brings to the witches paw. It hisses, and Morgra gives a wicked smile.
"Thank you young one. This is truly appreciated more then you know..." Morgra grins, before dropping the claw into a pile of bones and herbs, among other things. "Now... I can finally see her again."
Before Feri can ask what she means, she starts to chant above her pile of goodies. A rumble from the ground, a thunder rumble, a bird dropping dead from the sky... What is she DOING?!?!!?
Feri goes to roar, feeling like her bones are shattering, before the chanting suddenly stops, and the pain is gone as fast as it had came. Feri opens her eyes (when had she closed them?), and sees... a ghost? Morgra talks to the ghost, but Feri's ears are ringing and cannot hear the words. The ghost smiles, nuzzling a now crying Morgra, before disappearing into mist. Morgra smiles at Feri, walking over.
"Thank you, young one. Now, I know of your pride... and I know what you will ask of me. I will be there, but I can't promise that my potions will help. Now, lets get you home, shall we?" Feri smiles and nods, before returning back home to Mia, and explaining what will happen tomorrow morning.
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The morning comes, and the pride is in chaos. Black Rose has killed a lioness and her cubs! The other lionesses are roaring, biting and clawing at him. His roars grow louder, and when he sees Feri, flying up with Mia on her back, and he angrily roars again. He jumps, but Mia jumps onto him, and the blood bath begins. His heir is no where to be seen, and Black Rose has swung multiple pride members in to rocks and trees. Then, when Morgra shows up, Black Rose screeches in pain as acid hits his legs. Morgra is hit into a rock, and passes out from the blow.
"MORGRA!" Feri screams, before growling at Black Rose. The pride gasps, backing away from Black Rose slowly, roaring and yipping, happy little cheers. Growls, circling, pounce, charge, rest, charge... Feri is losing. Badly. The pride goes to help...
But Nirah beats them to it.
"Yo, dudette! I'm here to save the day!" Nirah yells, and Black Rose's pupils go smaller, looking up at the manticora with a mighty rage.
"EXCUSE ME?!?!? I do quests for you, I kill and steal for you, and this is the thanks I get??? I get dethroned and killed?" He jumped at the manticora, but of course, he flies higher and out of the way of ferocious teeth of a smilus primal. "You wretched creature, I'LL-"
"You'll just die, Black Rose! Your tyranny will rain on this pride no longer!" Feri interupts, and charges at the falling smilus. With a jump at Black Rose, she grabs ahold of the tyrants neck with her teeth, and chomps. With a choking roar, the two fall towards the earth, and Feri forces Black Rose to hit the ground and get crushed underneath her. She smiles. It's done. "Long live the king, but not the tyrant, you know, Black Rose?" Black Rose chokes, blood filling his lungs, before his eyes close and he takes his last breath.
The war is over. |
