Daughter of the Crows ✮

Nothing would calm down the wailing Cub until they were passed to Grandpaw *Pheonix*'s paws. The old lion smothers Cub with his mane until they start giggling.

You see Grandpaw *Pheonix* giving some heartfelt advice to Firefly about how to treat the lionesses properly. The cub was listening well enough, which relieves you. In your opinion, they could definitely use some work on that subject!

Firefly wanted to play "Lion, Lion, Hyena!" with their siblings today, but they were pushed out of the group and teased for being a little crycub. You were about to go over and see if they were okay when Grandpaw *Pheonix* arrived, telling the little cub not to mind the others too much, and that he would be happy to play instead. Brightening up immediately, Firefly clambers up onto the great lion's back and the two go off to play elsewhere, while Grandpaw *Pheonix* tells an interesting story about meeting a lion called Apedemak... or was that Apollyon?


The corvids have always flocked around little Firefly. They chanted she would become the downfall of all lions who didn't obey their rule. Firefly was once a playful, ordinary cub. The corvids flocking around her scare the rest of the pride. Although the Queen admires how the little cub can attract them. After all, the corvids are their ancestors, so what’s so special about a minuscule cub?

The dark birds that control the pride have been bringing the cub gifts, or rather, offerings. They even bring her bones, teeth, and claws. How odd. The crows usually circle around the cub in midair, like a mini tornado. Today the sky split in half when a blinding bolt of lightning striked down onto the innocent Firefly who seemed dead as the crows began pecking at her, ripping out their feathers and placing them on her body. The much bigger corvid, the one said to be Pheonix’s spirit, sat upon the cubs flank. The dark bird ripped out her eyes and squawked in victory. It seemed to communicate with the other crows, and they continued circling around the body, protecting it. When the full moon rose Firefly.. or rather Daughter of the Crows awoke. She spread her new leathery wings, and shook her dangerously sharp horns. Blue light emitted from the cubs torn maw and hollow eyes.