[DraconisSumeris]

Anyone can try out for them! The vok staff made a litter of special lions for the 1 year anniversary of VoK.

[DraconisSumeris]

Due to personal chaos the new end date is Oct. 20th! Good luck and thank you <3

[Galeslash7]

I can enter for this right?
Username: MacawWildGirl
Lion name: SoaringHawk
Lion gender: Male
Pride: Ndege Pride
Pride status: Champion
Prompt:

Background
SoaringHawk has always had been as normal as one could be for a reincarnated Ndege deity. He was born not knowing if his heritage, but soon figured it out. His wings and glowing body was a leading factor. He was a deity named Red Hawk who watched the lions under piercing gaze. But Griffin sent him down as a gift to the Ndege. He was now a lion named SoaringHawk and was adopted by GoldenShiningSun herself.

He was raised as normally as a flying, glowing, mighty cub could be. Everyone treated him with great expectations and he almost always lived up to them. Truly, he was a gift to the Pride. Now, he was a young Novice when new ideas started to form.



A thought had been recently swirling around in SoaringHawk's head. Why do they hunt? He approached his adoptive mother, GoldenShiningSun this morning to ask. He walked up to her yellow sleeping form.

"Mom?" No answer. He prodded harder. "Mom!?" She still wasn't awake.

He concentrated and focused on one of his powers that he had been practicing recently. His eyes started to flow vibrantly and he leaned down next to her. "Mom!"

GoldenShiningSun jolted awake and looked wildly around. Then she focused on SoaringHawk. Grumpily, she questioned him, "Why did you wake me up?"

He eagerly bounced in his toes. "I have an important question!"

"What?"

"Why do we hunt?" GoldenShiningSun stared at him as he spoke. Everyone knew that!

"To eat."

"Of course," GoldenShiningSun sighed in relief as he paused. At least he wasn't stupid! she was worried there. "But why don't we eat grass like antelope? Or berries? I don't think I like the idea of hurting other animals."

Oh. GoldenShiningSun thought she knew what was going on. SoaringHawk just hadn't been in a hunt yet! He hadn't seen that it was necessary to survive.

"How about I take you on a hunt tomorrow and you can see how important it is?"

SoaringHawk shrugged. He didn't know how to feel about this. "Sure."



GoldenShiningSun and SoaringHawk had been out in the Plateau for an hour. Finally they spotted a lone boar at the river line. Hmm. Perfect opportunity to show SoaringHawk hunting.

GoldenShiningSun pointed at it with her tail and crouched down low, telling him with her eyes to stay there. Then she ran forward and leaped upon it and killed it. As it fell limp in her jaws, she heard a piercing scream-screech noise. She turned towards her son only to see his eyes roll into his head and his body fall limp.

She dropped the prey and ran over. What had happened?!? Was it the fact she killed the boar? He would have to get over that. Hopefully this was just a phase...




After the incident, SoaringHawk decided he would never eat meat again and would arrive to change everyone's opinions about meat.

He would often rebuke other lions while they were eating and only ate grass, roots, and berries. His mother prayed that he would be normal again, but he continued to try to change her mind. No one could be convinced to stop eating meat. It was their main source of food!

One day GoldenShingSun tried to convince him to eat meat again.

"You know, when you were Red Hawk, you were just fine eating meat. We often saw you tearing at mice."

SoaringHawk looked horrified. "I had no idea about the horrors of hunting back then. I do now." He stomped off, probably to try to change someone else's mind.

Later, GoldenShingSun tried everything. From trying to trick him into eating some to outright arguments. Finally she sat down to pray to Griffin.

"He was supposed to be our gift. Possibly even our best Hunter! But he won't even look at it. Please let this just be a phase, something he will get over!"

At that moment the lion in question walked in. "Its not a phase! Why don't you understand? I am truly passionate about this!"

[Mercuré]

Username: irockwaffleking
Lion name: Huah
Lion gender: Gender fluid (most of the time he/him masculine but like all of the gods not set pronouns)
Pride: The Pantheon
Pride status: demigod. Not affiliated with any of the groups during the war
Prompt:

“It’s not a phase” Huah’s mother had tried to explain only 5 days after he was born to the pride healer. “He’s behaving strangely... and he keeps rubbing his back”

Huah’s mother had been right. Only two weeks later massive wings would spring from his back marking him as somehow divinely touched. Huah also was quieter than the rest of the cubs his age. His mother worried but she figured that if the gods had intervened with him that he would be fine.

Huah was an adolescent when he started speaking. He held wisdom beyond his years and his wings which had seemed to not stop growing had garnered him respect. He had also learned to relax now though and he often played with his good friend Mysk. Together he and Mysk would explore the world. Mysk never made Huah feel alien for his wings and they bonded deeply because of that.

And then the unthinkable happened. Mysk had been wandering to a watering hole and slipped, startled by a loud bird. They felt and hit their head slipping under. It was too late when they found him.

The pride was in deep grieving. Mysk had only been a young adult and a death like his had been rare. Everyone was worried about Huah knowing how good of friends they were. Huah had grown silent.

His mother had gotten worried about his silence. She asked him how he was,if he needed anything, if he could just speak to her. Nothing. Finally when she seemed to have given up he uttered quietly,

“it’s just a phase”

Huah’s mother was brought to tears again, “it’s not just a phase Huah, he’s dead”

Huah said nothing.

Each night he went out alone. He would circle the watering hole and then fly upwards. The pride was worried he would meet a similar fate. No one could stop him though as he circled the pit of water.

“Where do you go?” Huah’s mother asked him one night when he returned.

“To the watering hole”

“Yes but when you fly,where do you go?” She inquired.

“I visit him.” Huah replies matter-of-factly. She said nothing, how could she respond to her son’s delusions?

So the next day she followed him. Keeping to the shadows she watched him circle the watering hole and then suddenly shoot up into the air. She waited for awhile, squinting to see if she could find him. And finally she saw him again... but this time something glowed one his back.

As he descended she saw it was the shape of a lion. As they landed she nearly gasped once she recognized it. Mysk. The two lions embraced and started laughing as usual, as if Mysk hadn’t just been brought from the beyond. After that his Mother did not ask where he was going.

Two years later later she was on her death bed. As she spoke with Huah, her only child, she asked him what he had meant by “it’s just a phase.” And as she slipped into death he explained. To him this world was just the beginning. Just a phase of our life,where we are born.

“There’s so much more out there” he spoke to her. She has begun to realize she was now floating, a soul detached from her body and he was flying along with it. “This isn’t the end”

And together they ascended as the sun set on the horizon. She felt warm again as the light hit her and he dropped her off on a cloud. “I’ll visit you. And one day we can be together again”

[ToxicShadow]

You can pay what you want...

Username: ToxicShadow
Lion name: Sawyer
Lion gender: ???
Pride: Oddity Pride
Pride status: God of Gender

"You're a girl! It's time that you start acting like one!"

Those were the words of Sawyer's childhood. Always spoken by his mother. His mother, who hated the thought of Sawyer just being... themselves. Male, female, somewhere in between, both, neither, really, and often changing. Overall, Sawyer felt a little more masculine the majority of the time, but he wasn't particularly too attached to his gender growing up and, some days, he felt more one way than another. He could switch his own pronouns around in his head at the drop of a hat, just as he felt them. It was organic. It just happened without any effort.

What he did learn, however, was that his mother, and other members of his pride, weren't too thrilled with his relaxed view of gender, especially since he was seemingly defying the gender that his mother had assigned him. Within the pride, males had certain roles, and females had certain roles. There was no other way about it. Of course, he didn't even care what role he took. Whatever role within the pride they would have assigned him probably would have been fine. But everyone was determined to confine him to a certain view, a certain gender, as if that mattered.

The older Sawyer got, the more conflicts he had with everyone. His mother, especially. And the more he learned about himself. His mother's wish for him to be a girl made him so, even before he was born. When Sawyer desired to be a male, even more strongly than his mother desired him to be female, his body immediately transformed, becoming overall bulkier and larger and grew a mane within a passing moment. And when he decided that the mane didn't suit him, that he desired a different appearance, it changed.

From that moment on, he slowly came to realize that he was capable of transforming his body as was desired. Unfortunately, the desires of others seemingly close to him also effected his appearance. And, from there, he realized that he needed to escape the chains that his mother had shackled him with. She always thought his insistence on being anything other than a girl was just a silly phase that she could force him out of. It wasn't.

In order to be himself, he had no other choice but to get away.

----

Sawyer was already gifted with the ability to transform his own gender and appearance, but coming to cultivate within the land of the Oddity Pride, his powers have developed even further. He has adopted the title of God of Gender, and is even able of assisting others in transforming their appearances. Though, using his talents on others comes at a high price, leaving him severely weakened each time and typically leaving him bedridden for several days before he is able to recover his magical and physical strength.

More than his actual magical abilities, though, he is someone that all others can go to and freely talk about themselves without judgement, no matter their gender identity or other preferences, to seek out advice and support.

...But you're never gonna own me

[DraconisSumeris]

There will be one Last extension.

I don't particularly want to drag this out anymore but id be upset with myself i caused undue distress by wanting to make changes that i didn't have the energy to do so no changes.

This will close oct 30th.

Ok i hecked up so some changes to come: redoing the glowing eye effect and adding glow to the new arm markings lmao

[Frisco]

Username: Kitten-Girl-500
Lion name: Crevan
Lion gender: Male
Pride: Summitfall Pride
Pride status: Soldier
Prompt:

𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘. 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝙸 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢. 𝙱𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚔, 𝙸 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚢 𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚣𝚢 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜, 𝚜𝚒𝚡𝚝𝚢-𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚝-𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚙𝚒𝚐𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚍𝚘𝚘𝚖. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍.

𝙲𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚗

The link, if you dare to open it.

Judging this on behalf of Drac since they can't do it.
Congrats Kitten! Your story was brilliant and your writing style reminded me of some of my favourite authors, which made me enjoy it even more.
Thank you everyone for entries, sorry that it was judged so late.

[Kitten-Girl-500]

Username: Kitten-Girl-500
Lion name: Crevan
Lion gender: Male
Pride: Summitfall Pride
Pride status: Soldier
Prompt:

𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘. 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝙸 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢. 𝙱𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚔, 𝙸 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚢 𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚣𝚢 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜, 𝚜𝚒𝚡𝚝𝚢-𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚝-𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚙𝚒𝚐𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚍𝚘𝚘𝚖. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍.

𝙲𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚗

The link, if you dare to open it.

Judging this on behalf of Drac since they can't do it.
Congrats Kitten! Your story was brilliant and your writing style reminded me of some of my favourite authors, which made me enjoy it even more.
Thank you everyone for entries, sorry that it was judged so late.

Oh my goodness, I was not expecting this!! Thank you so so much ;0;

[Galeslash7]

Congrats! I read your story and it was amazing!