♣Username: Hello! Call me Lyrics!♣Name: Metanoia or Nia. It means to change
because of a meaningful event.♣Gender: female♣Song they can fall asleep to: Lost boy- Ruth B ƝєνєяƖαηɗ ιѕ нσмє тσ
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The past is a part of you, you can't change that. It made you who you are today, changed you from before and will make you great tomorrow.
Nia was sound asleep. Her side rising and falling as the calm air surrounds her. Her whiskers twitch, then her ears flinch. She moves her paw slightly, as if to signal herself. Suddenly, her eyes flash open. She breathes heavily and places a paw on her head. Her heart races and her eyes dart around the room. Everything's in order, no earthquake and no burglar. So why wake up all of the sudden?
She sits on her bed and looks up at her ceiling. Silly. A bunch of glow-in-the-dark stars that she had as a kit but never used until now. She could nearly touch them. They were her guide around the house. She has a lot. She has a very hard time with her vision, with cataracts and such. She also often gets extreme halos sometimes. So simple glow-in-the dark lights do help.
She stood up and went to the kitchen for some water. Something was... Wrong..
There was a reason she couldn't sleep. She needed to do something, she just can't put her whisker on it. Of course! How could she forget?! It's what her mother taught her when she was a young kit!
long ago, before there were cities, roads, power plants and computers, there was a home. A home where you may be at peace with your true self and with everything around you. No sadness, no pain. Just peace. Peace was a culture. Peace was their life and home. It was a big part of them. And they of it..
She quickly went to the closet to get her emergency bag. Dear, she hasn't done this in years! She was getting excited! She grabbed the bag and reached for the flashlight with a whistle. She drank what was left of her water and sped out of the door.
This.... They, actually, loved eachother. Looked out for each other. Whatever evil there was they would sacrifice everything to fight. They were part of peace... But they were also warriors. Who fought evil and injustice. They promoted peace and joy, because everyone and everything deserves it. Legends say they were the fiercest, the most gruesome and the bravest. But those legends are wrong. They are none of those things. No one is truly brave. Or fierce. Or gruesome. But they were warriors who never gave up.
Nia smiled widely, the bag attached to her waist and the flashlight was turned on. Branches were everywhere. Hitting her in the face. Luckily she didn't get any wounds. Her run became a walk. The memory... The stories. When did she last feel this excited? She kept on walking, with the full moon telling her to go. To become part of everything.
Their culture lived for generations. They needed no arguments. No fights. But they had fights. It was inevitable. They stood their ground. Paw in paw, they cried out their battle cry. The cry was fully made of passion. If you could feel how they felt you wouldn't be ablse to describe it. Like immense lightning striking twice? Like the salmon swimming against the raging river? Or a storm traveling along with the wind? Possibly, but their battle cry was the start of their show.
Nia came to a halt. Her paws weren't even tired, she was too happy. The pitter-patter of droplets can be heard, as can the sweet symphony of the night wind. She breathed in the scent of water. A river! She loved it. She sat down on the river bank and kept her flashlight on. The current of the water was like a lullaby. She took out a lot of materials. Rice paper, glue, cotton and some other unusual materials. But no one was there but her and the fish that swam.
Who are they? A tribe, to put it simply. A tribe which believes in loyalty and love. Passion and kindness. No rage. No anger. No negativity. That's what they lived by. But as every good thing, an end must arise. The tribe grew apart. Like paper in water. They became weak. Fragile. Did they want to break apart? Now, who would? But alas, nothing could be done. No.. Nothing was done. And that was their downfall.
Nia was done. Twenty.. There were twenty crafts in front of her. She smiled proudly at herself. But one thing was missing. Oh yes! That! She reached into her bag and brought out some paint. She took her brush and chose the same color as the shadows; jet black. Fireflies danced as she painted. Keeping intense focus. Making sure not to ruin anything.
Their legacy was never forgotten. Though they became distant, they were still one. So in order for that to happen, they had to tell. Some in stories, art or music. But one way to tell were the incredible markings. Only those that descended from the tribe could have those markings. They were beatiful. Each had a meaning. It took a lot to get rid of those markings, but why be ashamed?
She swiped off the paint from her paws. In front of her were twenty lanterns. 10 for floating on the river and 10 for the air. Her mother told her that twenty is a good number. It tells that there needs to be a balance. The sky is where your dreams are. You need dreams and goals, they're important to be who you are. But if you go too far, you might pass your dream. The river leads you to the ocean. To a bigger success. But too much gets in your head. The pressure of the deep sea is dangerous, too dangerous.
The one thing that made the lanterns stand out were the markings on them. They wre enchanting. Beautiful yet mysterious. They looked a lot like Metanoia's. She started to whisper a bit. She was reminding herself what the markings meant.
♣The swirls... Life is a cycle. Downfalls and triumphs. Everyone is part of something bigger. Bigger than themselves.
♣Droplets.. Rain.. Rain is harsh, cold, loud with thunder. But it makes you grow into something better than you can imagine.
♣Dust... Nothing in life is worthless. Even if it is small, ypu don't what can happen and what you can learn.
♣Color blue... Ice. Resiliant to the harshness. The pain and the hurt. Become strong, but never for evil purposes.
She tappend her paw. That's all she could remember. She took a deep breath and lit each lantern and set them free. To the sky and to the sea. It was said that when you can't sleep, make lanterns. Lanterns glow brightly so that when the stars don't want to reach you, you make your own... And so that the past may remind you of the brightness ahead.

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