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Oh no! This lion is sad about something. What is it? 300 words and/or 1 extra (100+ words or an art piece) ENDS the 1st of NOV at CS Rollover.

Username: Firedancer77
Lion name: Akilia (Swahili for "crying out")
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Isle of Roses
Pride status: Oracle

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[Tiger♥Bear]

Username: Tiger❤️Bear
Lion name: Subira
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Pekee Pamoja
Pride status: Chief Hunteress
What is this lion sad about? It has been decided that Subira would be the Chief Huntress. Her hunting skills are superb and unmatched. She’s hard working and dedicated to the pride and the hunt. So what could she possibly be sad about? The answer was simple. She’s lonely. Being set apart as the chief hunter made her feel separated. Above the others. Not in a snooty way but more like she was put on a pedestal. Now that she was made chief, the others looked up to her for direction. That aspect was fine. She could handle being a leader. But now that she was put up as the chief, the others view her as inaccessible. Her new position has given her a reputation that she doesn’t quite fit. Where she was expected to be commanding and assertive, she was instead rather compromising and inclusive. She hopes it will fade and they will see her as the lioness she’s always been, but is afraid her position on the pedestal will keep her from having that normalcy.
Extra: (might do art idk...)

[nymx]

"apollyon, can i confide in you about something?" she asked softly, apollyon turned his head, dipping it softly. "what troubles you?" she was still wary of the elohim, careful as if the ice might break and the water swallow her up. "do you hear anything at night?" she pressed on, looking to the distance. apollyon frowned, "no, is something wrong?" nayma looked to him, shaking her head before looking to the distance. "i'm not sure... each night i hear wails, anguished, full of longing. something's out there..." nayma was unsettled by her words and she could tell apollyon was too.
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Username: sky--lines
Lion name: nayma
Lion gender: female
Pride: the kingdom of highsun
Pride status: priest
What is this lion sad about? nayma has always had a connection with the spirits and gods, her parents were priests and held the gods and other spirits highly. when she joined apollyon, she was esastic, serving under a god, or an echo of one. though one night, anguishing wails echoed throughout the land. shes posotive wherever they're coming from is not good. she doesn't want to find out either, she hears whispers of the troubled soul, brone they call him, some call it cain. they said don't listen, ignore it. for it was the cry of a siren, luring you to your doom. though it only called out to those needing something, those who were lost. she watched apollyon head out into the night, for he had not heard it until now. she wanted to follow him, to stop him, but fear froze her. now she has to live with the consequences. (147/300)

[Firedancer77]

Username: Firedancer77
Lion name: Akilia (Swahili for "crying out")
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Isle of Roses
Pride status: Oracle
What is this lion sad about?

Akilia's sadness stems form one thing in particular: one day, she's going to have to kill Nasaba.

It's not that she wants to. Quite the contrary, actually. She thinks the king of the Isle of Roses is kind; however, she believes he is too kind. To her, he is far too lenient and therefore unfit to rule. The spirit of her mother - at least, who she thinks is her mother - has taught her the proper way to rule a pride, which is with a cruel violence that Nasaba refuses to instill. That is why, with her mother's help, Akilia became Oracle of the pride. Though she cannot actually receive messages from the ancestors, she has proved herself to be very capable of pretending, especially with her mother helping to produce false signs to solidify her reliability among the pride members. Ironically, the only one who doesn't seem to believe her is the cub Laani, but with her bad luck, no one actually listens to her complaints. And yet, oddly enough, she seems to be interested in being an Oracle Learner. Akilia's mother is all for this idea. She says that if Laani is her Learner, she can keep a much closer eye on her.

However, that still leaves her with the conundrum of Nasaba. Despite her mother saying she should feel no regret, and knowing that it is her duty to save the Isle of Roses from Nasaba's naivety, Akilia still cannot help but feel remorseful that he'll have to die for it. After all, there is no way to take leadership in the Isle of Roses unless the previous King or Queen is killed. So, since Nasaba has not agreed with her subtle suggestions to try and make the Isle of Roses a proper pride, she must kill him so that she may take the throne. Akilia will listen to her mother and do whatever it takes to become the pride's leader and save them from their own ignorance...no matter how many of them she has to kill to do so.

And yet, though Akilia hasn't realized it, somewhere deep down, she's questioning what her mother has sent her to do. Her sadness isn't just about having to kill an "ignorant" soul; she's sad because a part of her believes her mother is wrong. Akilia knows what she has been raised to believe. She thinks she believes it too. And yet, when she looks at the Isle of Roses and its members, she sees lions who are happy. How can they be so happy if her mother is right? So long as her mother lingers by her, Akilia will most likely never turn away from the path before her. Yet, somewhere in her heart, she hesitates. Of course she's hesitating; otherwise, why wouldn't she have killed the king already?

Akilia's Playlist:

Let Me Make You Proud - Akilia to her mother
Nightmare - Akilia's repressed questioning of what her mother tells her to do
Monster - Akilia to Nasaba
Antidote - Akilia deep down about her mother
I Am Not Nothing - Akilia deep down to her mother
My Version of You - Akilia deep down to her mother
Angel of Darkness - what Akilia deep down fears becoming

[Lavellan]

Username: Lavellan
Lion name: Zerua
Lion gender: Female/Lioness
Pride: Flame Valley Pride
Pride status: Sky Watcher
What is this lion sad about?

Sky Watcher is an intensely important job within the Flame Valley Pride. That role requires the lion to read the words of the skies, to bring news and prophecies back to the pride.
It is a fantastic role, during times of prosperity. The Sky Watcher gets to return to the pride with promises of bountiful prey, blooming friendships, joyous arrivals of cubs or even the coming of allies or new pride members. The Sky Watcher lives for those moments, for the days they can stride into camp with great news.
But, with the good, always comes the bad. The approaching storms, the famines to come, the breaking of relationships, or, worst of all, the death and loss of pride and family members.
A lot of pride members have family outside of their pride. Parents they’ve left, siblings that took their own paths in life, even cubs that have left for their own adventures. They rely on the Sky Watchers for news of loved ones.

And, it was the news of a loved one that caused the sadness within Zerua this day. She came down from the Sky Plateau just as dawn was creeping over the mountains, tiredness discolouring her skin and tears brimming within her eyes. The pride’s founder had just woken up, the young male greeting her with his usual cheery greeting without really glancing to her.
“Good mornin’, Zer! Any news for you today?”
She could barely get out any words, forcing his name from her throat.
“Sarasa?”
The male turned, wondering what was causing the pain in her voice. Panic brimmed behind his blue eyes as he saw her expression, and he barely moved as she closed the distance between them, tucking her nose beneath his chin in the lion form of a hug.
“It’s your mother...”
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Extra:

In times or good or times of hard,
Who watches the one who tells the tale?
She brings the news that breaks your heart,
And tells it without fail.

In the skies her stories dance,
Listening to that star,
Telling tales of love and war,
In prides of near and far.

But when the news is for herself,
A personal heartbreak or woe,
Who is the one she calls upon
When sadness in her eyes does glow?

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[ToxicShadow]

Username: ToxicShadow
Lion name: Bannit
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Oddity Pride
Pride status: Undecided Member
What is this lion sad about?

Originally, Bannit was born into the world as a Fallen Goddess of Fortune, her parents being the Fallen God of Madness and the Fallen Goddess of Destiny. She faced prejudice from others of the world, from mortals and gods alike, for being a Fallen, but she was born as such, not because she once was a Goddess and misused her powers. The majority of the world disliking her, without even knowing her and through no fault of her own, used to bring her great sadness and frustration.

Until, she formed a clan of others that were similar to herself; that were, in some way, mistreated by the majority of those around them. For a time, she was happy and contented.

But now, Bannit is completely and utterly lost, and it's tough for her sadness not to entirely overwhelm her this time around.

This world is not her own, this body of hers is not the same as it used to be, and she does not know how she got here. Everything is unfamiliar. She has been separated from her family, her friends, her clan mates. And, even worse, she now has no idea if they are all okay, or if something terrible has happened to them. Nor does she know anything about this world, and she's been left alone, to try to figure it out without any leads or any real answers. She's desperately holding on now, but it's hard not to succumb to her worries and sadness and just give up trying to find answers, and give up on her existence, entirely.

Formerly, during times when it was necessary, she could hibernate, her body turning to stone. Now, she has began to wonder if it is still a possibility, but she is trying to have hope.

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Extra:

"Ugh," she groaned as she began to stir. Her body felt sore, stiff and heavy. Her eyes flickered open slowly, and the world was twinged with blue. She blinked several times, as if to correct this issue in her vision, but it did not clear.

Annoyed by this, she pushed herself up onto her feet and began to look around. It took only a moment to realize that she was alone. And then one more to realize that this forest was not home. Her heart began to race, and she sucked in a sharp breath before shouting, "Anyone here?"

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