[fallenfishy]

horns
extra legs
ear edit
fur tufts
tail edit (scorpion)

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Shadow Flitz (Singular; Shadow Flit) are a long bodies species that have long since lost their hind legs, tail, and eyes to the power of the shadow and have replaced them with mold-able wispy appendages. these large, friendly beasts have been recently tamed to be ridden by humans and anthros alike. They have large, wide front paws, long pointed ears, and short, smooth fur. They can be naturally found in dark caves, wetlands, or thick forests. however have also been spotted in pastures while hunting. They are carnivores- meaning they are only meant to eat meat and they often prey on birds, deer, rodents, and bats.

Suggested in the discord, a lava-like caterpillar xD
This one's for everyone and will end in three days!

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[dawnchu]

Username: utau0223
Name: Magma
Tell me about a great journey they've been on:

Every year, Magma's guild goes to the annual Butterflit festival, miles upon miles away. He heard of many amazing stories of the festival, but he has never been able to see them for himself. After all, he doesn't have wings like the rest of the members of the guild. It would be crazy to consider trying to go; the entire pack flies there. Why should they have to cancel the holiday just because of his mutations? Little do they know... Magma's a pretty crazy guy.

I wake up at the crack of dawn. I practically rip off my leaf blanket, nearly exploding with excitement. I hear some snoring to my right; of course, my siblings are still asleep.
"Get up you snoozeballs! We have to leave before mom or dad notices." I walk over to Lana's shroom bed and tug on her blanket. She stirs a bit but doesn't acknowledge me. "Today's the Butterflit festival! Aren't you going to help me?" I ask. Lana's eyes open and she frantically looks around the room.
"D'oh! How could I have forgotten?" she shrieks. Her yell wakes their brother Avok up.
"Calm down. Let's just grab the stuff and sneak out the back hole," Avok says, rubbing his eyes sleepily. I walk over to the little nook in the wall where we hid our stuff. I grab the large leaf in my 2 front hands and walk out of our tree onto the grass. Lana and Avok follow.
I pass the leaf to Lana and she spreads it out onto the ground.
"Get on it and let's go. Quickly," she says. I lie down on it and my siblings pick up either side of the leaf with their front hands. We had already tested everything out the night before and it seemed fine.
"Ready for takeoff, Magma?" Avok joked, smirking at me.
"You got it cap," I said, relaxing and making myself at home.
With a tremendous amount of effort, they get me off the ground and start flying to where they think the festival site is.
It's going to be a long journey.

It has been a couple of hours and I feel ready to pass out. Shouldn't we be there by now? I fret.
"Hey, Avok," I grasp his attention. "Don't you think we should've passed the giant oak tree that marks halfway by now? Usually, it takes a lot less time than this."
He snorts and shrugs. "We're fine, don't worry about it too much, Lana."
Eventually, as the hours passed by, everyone started to get more worried. The sun had started to set and Avok called for a time out. We touched down in a dark forest, using the foliage as a mat to rest on.
"So, what's our game plan?" Avok asks.
"I think we should make camp here," I suggest. "It would be logical since the moon is about to come out. It would be too dark for us to navigate anywhere; we have to wait until sunrise."
"I second that," Magma says.
"Alright then. Let's split up and find materials to make a base camp," Avok declares. We each go in different directions.
I'm not too sure about this... what if... what if we get lost?

I decide on looking for thin twigs. After all, a tipi needs a foundation. I am forced to go deeper into the woods because the site where our mat was didn't have any twigs around. As the forest gets denser and the world gets darker, I start to become paranoid. I have never been outside this late before; let alone in a forest as well. I hear many foreign noises, such as buzzing and rustling. "Don't worry Magma, you've got this," I mutter, in a weak attempt to amp myself up. An animal must've heard me because suddenly I hear the rustling get closer. I drop the few twigs I have and bolt back in the direction I came from, but I trip on a root and make a huge mess. I must've been loud as well; the creature is right behind me. I can feel its hot breath beating around me. I turn around very slowly. I see its face and scream. It is a horrifying thing; huge jaws and razor-sharp teeth, a raggedly thin body that seems rabid. It lunges at me, snapping its teeth in my face. With a split second to think, I run right under it. In an attempt to follow me, the scraggly creature almost tramples me, its paw just a couple centimetres away from squashing me. I run like never before, adrenaline pumping through my veins.
"Lana! Avok!!" I yell, desperately trying to get back to them. I hear a faint cry of my name and I sprint towards there. As I near the site, the screams of my name get louder. All I can see is the unmistakable glow of a fellow lava caterpillar before the world becomes dark.

"Magma, wake up! Wake up," I hear. Lana is sobbing in despair and Avok is towering over me anxiously.
"I... I'm here." I say weakly, my voice raspy.
"Magma! Thank god, I thought you were dead..." I sit up and Lana runs over to me, brushing away tears from her face hastily.
"Oh my god. He's alive." Avok prods me. "What the hell happened?"
"I almost got eaten alive by a thing," I say slowly. Just by saying it, I start to have flashbacks of what had happened the night before. My throat starts to close up and I start twitching in fear. Immediately, Lana is crying again and trying to help me.
"I-I'm alright. I'm just a little shaken up, is all," I say, trying to comfort my siblings.
"Maybe we should just go home. We can't stay here," Avok decides. Lana nods quickly in agreement, the leaf blanket already in her hands. She spreads it out onto the forest floor and we assume our positions like before. All too soon, we are up in the air and on our way home.

Once the maple tree my family calls home is in sight, the pent up emotions I had been keeping in my head were too much to bear.
"Hey, guys?" I say, trying to catch their attention.
"What is it?" Lana replies.
"Yeah?" Avok says.
"I-I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused. I should've just stayed home this year. I guess I'll never be able to experience a Butterflit festival," I say, bordering on tears. A moment of silence wafts over us, and I am already assuming that my siblings will forever hold a grudge on me when Avok says cheekily,
"It's fine, dude. There's always next year, right?" Lana giggles and I almost fall out of the blanket in shock.
"What? What are you talking about?" I ask.
"Well, while you were taking one of your many naps, Lana and I discussed some things. We're down to try again next year if you're up for it."
"Really? That'd be.. amazing. Thank you guys so much!" I am giddy with excitement.
"No problem," Lana says, smiling.

We touch down onto the grass near our house and sneak in through the back hole. We have barely enough time to stuff the leaf blanket into the wall when our parents come bursting through the front entrance, furious.
"YOU MUST EXPLAIN YOURSELVES, YOUNG CHILDREN. WHERE WERE YOU?" our mom yells.
It's going to be one hell of a story to tell. (1,250 words)

[iago.]

Username: chaotic dreams
Name: Pill
Tell me about a great journey they've been on:

Pill enjoys climbing to the top of trees. It's so easy to, with his extra legs. He has climbed every tree near his home (a very nice leaf tepee), and has grown bored of them. Yesterday, he climbed to the top of the tallest tree near his tepee, and looked out upon the top of the forest. There. I'm the distance. The tallest tree Pill had ever seen. He climbed down from the tree, scuttled to his tepee, and quickly packed a leaf sack with food and a little water droplet wrapped in a leaf. From there, he set off in the direction of the tree, determined to climb it. Night had fallen when he finally reached it, and he had already eaten the food in his sack, polished off the water, and devoured the sack itself. He was so tired from the journey, that he couldn't even think of climbing until he had rested. He later down at the base of the tree, using an oak leaf as a pillow, and quickly fell asleep.
When morning came, Pill felt rejuvenated and even more determined to climb the tree. He stepped back from the trunk, took a running start, and leapt as high as he could, grasping the wood with all of his legs. From there, he climbed. And climbed. And climbed. He didn't even think of looking down. Finally, a flash of green. Pill looked up. A leaf. No, a bunch of leaves. He had reached the top of the tree. The view from there was like nothing he had ever seen, or could ever hope to see. It was truly gorgeous. Pill sat there, gazing across the tops of the trees for quite awhile before he climbed down. When he nestled into his leaf tepee that night, he suddenly remembered seeing an even taller tree. Ah well, it can wait until tomorrow.



(Pill is a mini man, about the size of a caterpillar, If that's alright!)


Gah I need him so bad ajhdjahsh this is probably my favorite Flit so far heck

[GreyScale]

Username: GreyScale
Name: Cydith
Tell me about a great journey they've been on:
Cydith stood on top of one of the many hills that littered the hill and eventually led smoothed out into a more even forest but he and his companions has no interest in the forest, no, they had their eyes on the vast city that stood in front of them. That's where the Prince was. He started walking though the gates shortly other Flitz he was accompanied by. They were a mission to rescue Prince Zephyr of the northern kingdom from the kingdom of Duvek. Duvek, although a minor kingdom, was greatly feared because of their advanced weaponry, hence why the four Flitz were sent to discreetly break out the prince with as little trouble as possible to hopefully prevent a war.

Within an hour they arrived at the palace. Today was the celebration of harvest and the main area was open to the public. The only trick was getting past the guards and further into the castle without getting noticed. While deep in though, one his companions cleared their throat to get their attention.
"You all know I'm a mage, although im not very good at what I do I can cast a short sleeping spell on the guards." And although they spoke with uncertainty, the determination in their eyes made it clear they had what it takes. The group made their way towards the eastern part of the room, the direction of the prison. The mage, while the rest of group pretended to be admiring the view, took a few steps towards the guards and before the knew what happened their minds clouded over with fog. The group quickly slipped though the door and immediately pressed up against the wall to avoid being seen by anyone who might be passing by.
With a deep breath they cautiously continued down the hallway towards the prison.
"Hey!" They heard a voice tell and panic began set in. The group quickened their paces hoping they'll just be left alone and the sound of several footsteps behind proved otherwise. Cydith was started running and the others followed suit. Blind panic began to set in. Heart rate was rapidly increasing. Adrenaline was kicking in-
"Cydith! I'm here!"
The familiar voice of his friend rang though the house pulling him back into reality. "You didn't answer so I just let myself in."
Cydith sighed and put a bookmark inbetween the pages and set his book on the table and turned to greet his friend, the book it could wait but that didn't change the fact he was itching to finish just one more chapter.

[fallenfishy]

This has now ended and congrats to GreyScale!
I enjoyed the idea that Cydith gets so lost in a book he forgets what reality is! I hope you enjoy him <3
Thank you to everyone else for entering! I enjoyed reading all the stories :3

[GreyScale]

This has now ended and congrats to GreyScale!
I enjoyed the idea that Cydith gets so lost in a book he forgets what reality is! I hope you enjoy him <3
Thank you to everyone else for entering! I enjoyed reading all the stories :3

Thank you!! I wasn't expecting that at all and I will definitely enjoy expanding him as a character.