Aerith

Aerith's tail curled against her side. She was small and helpless. A tiny cub surrounded by the massive scary jungle. She cried but no mother or father was there. But the trees heard. The trees, the squirrels, the water in the roots of the grass. They responded, vines swaddling her and birds bringing her seeds to eat.

Aerith was not of a pride because she was not a lion. Her fur was instead fascicles of needlelike bristles like a pine tree. Her back sprouted leaves and roots wrapped around her ears like horns.

The fungis of the jungle whispered to her and she listened. Guiding her to a pride of lions where she would stay. She grew quickly, each day as the sun shined down she would grow. She was protective of all the things in the jungle that breathed for she breathed the same air they exhaled.

The jungle continued to whisper to her, sharing their wisdom. Her purpose was soon made clear. Since she was created by life she should make life. She was given the gift of carrying cubs. So she carried cubs for the strongest of gods. Raising and teaching their young until they left to rule. She took her job seriously but one day the eldest elk called to her,

So she listened and approached the elk. Its antlers were massive and adjourned with vines and nests. It looked down onto her and said,

"Aerith hear my plea, the jungle has grown strong,

but something ominous dwells, a threat that cannot be wrong

the jungle will blossom and flourish, that much is true

but something from within will ruin it that much is plain to see too

so let me take my last breath, and tell you whats at stake

they must decide to leave and abandon you to your fate

for without you they will forget the magic of the green

and without a reminder theylll be lost and never be seen

so train a being, of leaves and vines, to protect the land

and when the times come it shall be their hand

that guides them back to the heart of the wild

and saves them from that which once they destroyed with such great guile"

The elk then left this world to become apart of the jungle. Aerith knew her mission. And now she has to find an apprentice that would save her pride.
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When you come to say hello, Aerith runs to you, making sure you look your best today with a few licks on your cheek.

Species: Meliae

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