[SilentMelody]

user + id: SilentMelody + 707008
kalon name: Cayo ("rejoice")
form: res with giving his eye to Kamakshi

[DoorKarmaQueen]

User + Id: DoorKarmaQueen - 878207
Kalon Name: Honey
Art 1: (Subbed)
Honey’s Playlist

Art 2: (Subbed)

Art 3: (Wip!)

Form: Oh, how she had me wrapped around her paw in the very beginning of everything, all of this madness masked by mere silence and vacant “I love you too”s. I was so blind to everything, all those red flags, everything screaming at me to not run back to her, but Lavender was so sweet to me. But that’s just how she started off being, I never thought anything would happen to me, I never knew. I was so foolish. How could I have been so foolish? But how could have I have known this would have happened? How would anyone know.

When I first met Lavender we were but mere acquaintances, nothing to it, but as the days went on we got closer and closer to each other. We were frowned upon for a few reasons, but mostly for having a job relationship but we stayed working. Out of work we went on dates, went to see movies, and we really enjoyed our time together! I stopped seeing my friends as much as per Lavender’s request, but I didn’t make any requests of her. I didn’t feel like I should limit her friendships! She had always been the secretive type, but naturally I just presumed she had a bad upbringing so I never asked, pressed, nor pried to know any of her background info. She had always been such a good liar, getting us out of sticky situations with lies that spewed from her mouth as easy as breath. I never thought she’d use those same very lies on me. Oh, how that would bite me in the end.

I truly loved her, and as far as I knew at the time she loved me back. Unfortunately I wasn’t the only Kalon in her eyes, as she had eyes for more than just me. I knew the entire time this was going on, yet I never spoke up, I tried to be more vital in her life, constantly by her side but I think I was just pushing her away and further from my heart with every inch closer I tried to stay. Every second I pried my way into her life to secure my place alongside her she was making plans to leave me behind, or just let me tag along and be nothing but her companion. It hurt me, it truly did. But I refused to let that stop me, I had to get her to realize that this was hurting me and wasn’t right. I got back in touch with my friends and they let me know just how wrong this was and how I was just being an absolute floor mat to wipe your dirty paws on. Mostly just Lavender’s pretty, little, dirty paws.

Soon enough, I had suffered the final straw that had broke the camels back, I was finally over and tired of being walked on like nothing but the ground beneath her very own paws. She didn’t treat me right, she outright ignored me, my texts, my worried calls to make sure she got home safe, and never returned the favor. I turned sour, and I hate being sour but all this pain in my heart was just begging me to leave her outright, but yet I stayed. For some odd reason I stayed for longer. The heart does crazy things, you know? I’m sure you’ve experienced that. She invalidated my problems, so in turn I promptly shut off everything I was giving and putting into this relationship of ours. No more gifts, no more unconditional love, no more well wishes, no more cash when she needs it, no more homemade pastries nor childhood dinners that your mother would have made on sick days after Lavender’s long, tiring days of working hard. Working hard, then leaving early to hang out with other Kalons, and finally returning home to me. I remained firm and calm. It didn’t take her long to notice me shutting her off and out of my life and love and she just flat out didn’t like it. She became just as sour with me, but I had reason and she had greed. She saw me as a toy to play around with and once her toy stopped working, she needed to fix it. But how do you fix something that no longer wants anything to do with you after days and weeks of being at your very beck and call? I shut off her supply of confidence and reassurance and she began to crumble. Yet she still didn’t return my old love, she wasn’t there for me as I was for her every time she needed me. Wether for something serious or something as simple as a blanket to cover her cold feet. It was actually quite interesting seeing someone who felt so on top of the world begin to wobble and tread carefully on the glass they believed was sturdy enough to hold them. I was her sturdy foundation, her net, always there to fall back on, but once you remove the net and leave her up on the glass her confidence is fleeting. She won’t bound about, she won’t spin and dance and play. She realizes that with no one to cushion her landing with, she’ll have to face her consequences once that already spidered glass of confidence comes shattering and raining down. She didn’t like it. Nor did I like how spiteful I was becoming, I was playing the devils advocate of my own situation. I was the devil on my shoulder, seeing as the Angel had given up on Lavender as I had and decided to turn a blind eye. Oh, how coincidental. It really was ironic! As was the snake shine coiled around my left front leg, and it held true. I’ve always loved snakes, ever since I was a child, but not when it comes to them being someone I love. Snakes are good pets, just not good when personified as a partner. They always find their way to your heart and begin constricting as soon as they get a good hold.

Soon enough the mental glass beneath her shattered, she landed hard, but she got up with a vengeance. She came home to me, the house was silent seeing as she was in a mood and I had been revoking her privilege to come home to a ecstatic partner, at her beck and call with dinner all prepared and just seeping love to give. I hated being this way, and I could tell she hated it just as much. It was when she began slowly taking her things back to her other home that my heart really broke. But I stayed firm. To whoever reads this, some of you may know this feeling. I’m sorry you’ve had to go through this. I’m so sorry. But I hope you came out of it better with more vigor to keep your chin up and keep going through life at your own pace as I did. For better.

Seeing as she was trying to make her leaving me behind, in her dust, silent I wouldn’t stand for it. I finally spoke up. I hadn’t said anything about this to her since the first occurrence but I walked right up to her and asked a simple, quiet “Why?” It’s all I could muster without my voice cracking and letting her know how truly messed up I was over this whole ordeal. I didn’t know my one small question would throw her over the edge. She became a ball of hate, yelling and saying whatever her mind came up with without a thought behind if it was anything good to say. My heart shattered and I did the same, yelling and sobbing. I had hopped this would be a short screaming match, but I was wrong. Oh, so wrong. Lavender had more plans in the works, and she put them to use. She attacked me and we fought, I had never been a fighter and apparently she knew a thing or two about fighting. How to make it all hurt. Before I knew it I felt an insanely sharp, stinging, pain. It was the worst pain I’ve ever felt, so I ran. I ran away. I was lucky enough that she didn’t chase me as I lopsidedly ran, with a paw over my eye, all the way to a friends house. I didn’t know what she did to me until they told me, they gave me the cold, harsh truth. Lavender had took my right eye. It was hard to handle, and even harder to cope with. I never saw Lavender again, not even when I returned to work. Which I promptly put in my resignation, and I swapped career paths to work at a school for little ones. They do ask many questions about my eye, but to save them a traumatic memory and gory details I simply tell them I was born without it! I wish that story was true, the kids think it’s cool and honestly they’ve helped my self confidence after the whole ordeal! I’ve taught plenty of little ones to be appreciative of what they were born with, and not ashamed of what they were born without! As well as not to tease others over their differences, everyone is unique. No two Kalons are the same, and Kalons can change! Everyone deserves a second chance, unless they’ve done something just flat outright awful. It’s all up to you, and don’t let anyone decide how many chances they get for you. Eventually I had heard down the grape vine that Lavender took her things and left town after the fight. No idea where she ended up but I hope she’s learned from the errors of her ways and that she’s better now. Better to others. For my sakes, for my eye’s sake. Throughout all of that and all these memories, I don’t hate Lavender, I don’t like hating, but of course everyone has their opinions of each other. My opinion of Lavender is quite tainted, but I won’t track them down just to ruin their chances at a good life after our whole mess of a relationship. Unfortunately enough after the incident I can’t seem to stop keeping my house deathly quiet, despite me not being able to stand silence. Luckily enough my friends have been hanging out with me far more to keep me company in the time it takes to cope with having a singular eye, and they giggle when I mess something up or bump into something. It makes me feel better, not alone, and not going to argue with myself over my newfound horrendous depth perception. They do like to help me though! I really appreciate it after all that, even when I had to cut ties with them, they’re still here for me.

But after all, love is blind. I have 1 more chance, one more mistake to make. I just know I’ll never be anyone’s floor mat again. I’ve vowed that I’ll stick up for myself, and others that I see or suspect are suffering from similar instances, as well as teaching kits while they’re young to respect each other and be honest and open with one another about important things, as well as letting their voice be heard. No one deserves to sit in silence and wonder what will happen next. Love shouldn’t be feared, love is love, and it may be scary! But that’s okay, take your time and find the right one for you. Love may be blind, in some cases, but you don’t have to be! Don’t let anyone take away your happiness, if you need to let people go to achieve what truly makes you happy then go on and do it! You come first in your life, after all if you weren’t in it it wouldn’t quite be your life, now would it? Your life, your decisions, your path to your happiness.

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[Wolfumus]

user + id: Wolfumus // 934674
kalon name: Mellifera
form: (art, writing etc) WIP (Lost to serpent in the "Honey Pits")

[Moonpaw8033]

User + Id: Moonpaw8033 + 927018
Kalon name: Athens
Form: (art, writing etc)

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Athens was a very specific type of kal, she liked to have everything neat and tightly as it let her do more things so easily. Everything in her house had a place. Everything was placed in specific places and was labeled. Things were always checked for dates and it was always clean, no dust, no bugs, no anything. Well maybe a few spiders but as long as they stayed out of sight that was okay with her. It helped with the bugs that tried to get into her house.

She was great with aiming things and hitting targets, her group often teased her playfully. She used to play with laser guns, they’d have games against eachother in which it was either teams or everyone for themselves. Athens won almost every single round. She had great aim and could hide very easily. She always teased her friends when she got them, joking around with them. It was always something they did either monthly or bi-monthly.

Athens was very protective of her hair and fur, though she still is just a tad less as of now. She used to constantly be brushing and fiddling with her hair, caring for it and making it smooth and silky. She liked to play with it and slightly show it off. Sometimes she let close friends touch it and play with it but that was only if their hands were clean

Quite often she forgets to eat full meals and sometimes even forgets the meal all together. It causes her a bit of fatigue and she can have a little trouble with doing things unless she eats or snacks on things. Sometimes it got so bad she’d have to set alarms for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Those made sure she got the needed food plus if she got a little hungry in between those times. Her friends and family sometimes reminded her to eat and had little snacks for her around their houses and with them just in case.

She had a pet snake at some point. Its name was simple, Noodle. It was her first reptile pet. She took care of it for years. Athens would stay up to watch and well cuddle Noodle. She enjoyed the simple and calm nature of the snake. Noodle was one of the only company she had at her house. Other than him she had made friends with a murder of crows in her neighborhood. Athens would feed them and they’d bring her things, shiny things and litter to clean up...well that was until she was drafted into an upcoming war. Athens had to give up her dear Noodle to her family to take care of while she was away…..
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Training started with well agility training, they had to run miles every day, lift weighted things, and climb things. The running helped them keep their speed up and helped with their running endurance. Lifting weights helped them pick up heavy things and eachother to carry others back. Finally climbing helped them get up into trees to keep out of sight for surprise attacks. Things like this were easy for Athens as she needed to run and climb and lift things to get into good hiding spots for laser tag.

The next training they went through was mental training, which meant they endured training to not break under pressure. They went through a lot of pressure and pushing and prodding from their superiors every single day. Sometimes even during running training and endurance training. They were taunted and pushed to the point of breaking then worked through other training. They let eachother yell at eachother and take turns yelling words to keep them focused when they were doing things.

Training for combat at first was very easy. They started with simple defense and close combat. They started with biting and how to dodge all of that. It was simple, dodge bites and return them with other bites or well kicks or well a ranged attack. Of course they were taught how to hit and kick properly and how to avoid them as well.

That's how training went for quite a while sparing quite often with eachother of course. They needed to learn how to fight others who could be unpredictable. Of course sometimes they got pushed to their limits but that's how it was going to go sometimes. Their limits needed to be expanded a lot to let them fight for as long as needed.

After physical training and all of the mental testing they were taught how to construct weapons and deconstruct them when need be. They were taught the simplest first, knives and other small sharp objects. Then larger, more sharp and projectile objects. Then how to fix and deconstruct weapons, showing how to fix up a broken weapon or a clogged one. Then they got shown how to fix it all back up and together to use it again.

Of course after typical close combat training they were trained in long distance fighting. This type had to take time to train as they had to aim and hit targets. Which for some was quite hard. Though for Athens this was extremely easy. She’s trained in aiming and hitting targets before so simple things like that were simple.
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Waking up was slow, though soon Athens was up. She was confused at first, this wasn’t where she was... then it hit her. She’d passed out. Athens groaned and groggily sat up and gazed around. She was in medical, that made sense… she did pass out after all.

“I probably forgot to eat again,” Athens sighed, “I need to remember to eat breakfast.”

Athens got up and stretched, taking a little time to keep herself balanced out before she went to head out. Once Athens was up she took some time to think, she needed to get back to base and find the captain. It took her a bit as she did stop to eat something to keep herself up this time. She expected a little bit of reprimand for having to miss some training but she didn’t, that confused her a bit. But oh that confusion cleared up very soon.

“Athens! Grab your gear, we have a code blue!” Her commander yelled.

Athens panicked and quickly went and got her gear, code blue?! That meant the war started early! Why did it have to start while she was asleep?! Once she had all her gear she quickly ran to join in the fight. Athens may not have been the best in close combat but she was godly in range. Her aim was great with her wide eyes. But….those were her weaknesses. You got her eyes… she was done for. Oh she had no idea what had hit her. In her blind adrenaline rush to help her side…. she was hit. Someone had gotten her, and the worst part? They took out her eye. Oh the pain she felt…..

The next she remembered was being tended to, everything felt off. Her sight was hindered…. her paws felt sticky and so did her cheeks. What happened? Well as it turned out… one eye had been very damaged to the point of having to take it out. The sticky? Oh that was just the goop. What goop? Just the goop that had started seeping from her paw pads and eyes. Seemed when she passed out…. it wasn’t from not eating or heat exhaustion...she was well taken to be tested on. Taken to be made into the perfect soldier, but…. it didn’t go as planned. Instead of being able to use the goop and stuff or anything like getting people stuck it was more like a defense mechanism or well a constant reminder of her genetic code being messed up….
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Oh on the way back home was very hectic for Athens. She had many many little incidents with things in the real world again. She had to deal with loud noises, other people, flashbacks, and well…… she had to get used to her family again.

The first incident Athens had was in a little festival her town had for the success of winning. The loud fireworks set her off. It caused her to panic and become fearful as her mind took over. The goop well poured out of her paws and eye as she searched for somewhere to take cover from, in her mind, was enemy fire. Oh it took so long for her to come out of that state, she had scared many people but everyone refused to come close… and no one dared try to comfort or try and calm her down.

The next incident was waking up to flashbacks of being in the barracks and being yelled at to wake up and head to the cantine. Or at least some were like that, others had her waking up in the medical bay…. the place she dreaded...that was where they messed with her dna… they screwed with her genetic code! They caused her to be like this! They caused her so much pain in having to clean up everywhere after she stepped places. It sucked so much…. but she had to deal with it.

The most difficult thing was…. dealing with other people. People were much kinder than what Athens had gotten used to. Well some people were, others tended to be rude and loved to push and shove her around… which really didn’t work. All that did was make her glare….. even with only one eye, her glare was still as mean as ever.

Her family was a whole new beast. Them and her friends. They were so used to well Athens being so kind and happy all the time. They had to adjust to her being well worn down and very jumpy. She also had to adjust to them, seeing them again, hearing them again. She tried to be kind but it was hard. She had gone through so much training that her old self was locked away into a little box. Heck seeing her snake, Noodle was very different for her. She missed him so much…. but was terrified to hold let alone touch him. She didn’t want to have an episode and accidentally hurt him. So Athens had them keep Noodle for a while, just while she got used to everything and recovered.
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After all of that….. they just sent her home. Home to cope… alone and by herself. No help, no one to watch over her. Just herself and no one else. Athens' mind was scattered, she was happy to be home… but at what cost? Her sanity? Her sight?! Everything was messed up. She was getting that stupid sticky goo all over her dusty house…. those stupid scientists messing with everything. Her once clean and smooth fur was all sticky with the goo that dripped off her paws and out of her eyes. Athens hissed softly and just went to her couch. She was tired…. she needed a nap.

Athens slept… she slept for a while before she woke up. At first it was a shock to be home before she remembered. She hissed and slowly sat up, gazing around her once happy and clean home. It was now a dusty mess, add the goop that was tracked all over her house from her own paws… Athens was disgusted.

Athens growled and went to go take care of her fur and hair. She headed to her vanity, Athens got sat down and started to brush out her fur and hair. It took time to get all of those knots and tangles out of her fur. Then came all the sticky and nasty goop in her fur, that took forever to brush and wipe out of her hair and fur. After it all got clean…. she stared at herself in her mirror….. her once happy eyes…. became one tired and worn eye….
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[sobble]

rustlers and rattlesnakes

[néktar]

user + id: néktar | 217991
kalon name: camille
form: cupid shot me

[aglassman]

user + id: Aglassman 163733
kalon name: Circe
form: (art, writing etc) WIP

[Chickpea]

Mark!

[TARTMAGICA]

save wowowow

[Sadcat]

user + id: CatOwU 1004338
kalon name: Nimi
form:
"Do you blame yourself?" A creature asked, looking to the space in front of it.

"What?"

"It's usual for protectors to feel a kind of… guilt, when they end up in situations like this."
"I- No! I did what was right–"
It turned to look at her with a taunting smile. "Did you really?"

Silence.

"Was it worth it?

Losing your eye?

Losing your life?"
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It was a sunday evening, just right at the start of a sunset. 
Nimi was sitting in a boulder in the corner of forest near the village.

She was humming softly, when she smelled something.

Ash.

Something was burning.

Under her watch. Which she wasn't doing. Which she was supposed to do.

What was burning?
The village.
Her village.

Her village her village village her people her beloveds her protected hers hers gone gone burning fire fire burning gone gone
Said the whispers she couldn't control.

She stoof up and ran like lightning, her whispers following as her own thunder.

The leaves were rustling, the air felt like it was burning her nose, she couldn't think she couldn't hear anything besides save them your children go go run burning burning children protect protect save fire fire danger danger protected—

A minor god, and a fire.

A minor god, and her blessing,
burning to the ground, 
tears streaming down her face like a river.

A god, unable to watch over their children. 

She was a disappointment, wasn't she?
Surely she was.
Of course she was, why wouldn't she be?
Why wouldn't she feel like one?

She arrived to her–
home blessing gift not hers just theirs under her protection gift gift for them from you– village in her disguise.

That was a mistake.

The fire had spread to the beginning of the forest, but she didn't care, she passed right through it.

She ran to the middle. She was going to grab anyone that was on her way to help but everyone had thankfully gotten away.
She needed to put the fire out before searching for others trapped inside their houses.

She stood up straight, and put her paws in front of her.
Nimi closed her eyes, and took a deep breath.

She started to feel warm.
Warmer.
A light burn.

She was absorbing the fire.

It was going good, the fire was significantly decreasing.

Until she heard a scream.
And then a lot of voices together.
The villagers were screaming... at her.

They saw her with the fire in her paws, and a small goop puddle forming beneath her, as she stood there too long with more heat than necessary.
They thought she was the cause, not the solution.

Nimi is definitely not fond of yelling.

She looked at them, pure terror in her eyes.
They had axes and swords, pickaxes and tridents.

She was trying to do too much at once.
Trying to concentrate on the fire magic.
Trying to concentrate on her thoughts so she could explain.
And trying to calm down.

Her whispers were conveying all of it.
Panic panic fire run no no fire think think not my fault not my fault solution solution go away away away fire fire no no no not me I'm help help protect protect defend run away yes no no protected beloveds against me no no no fire—

And then,
someone pushed her.

It was too much.
She lost control.

Nimi let out a hitched breath, and lost control of the fire.
Everything she had been holding came back all at once.
She jumped at the sudden wave of growth from the flames, and took a step back.

That was all she could do.

She was cornered, and they were angry, and she just made the fire grow worse, and she was crying and she was stuck.
She was getting blamed and she was scared and she tried to run but her legs didn't respond and she was panicking and‐

And then

A trident right through the eye.

Her vision goes black.
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When minor gods are born, they are assigned a purpose.
For some, it's building small worlds, making alternate dimensions, being assistants of major gods and the elder gods.
For others, they're protectors.
This was the case of Nimi.
Protectors are assigned a place to take care of all of their life. 
It can range from a small pond to an entire planet.
Nimi was assigned to a village.
Minor gods are immortal when it comes to age, but they only have at maximum 3 lives, these can be lost by any other mediums.
Nimi had one.
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She had woken up in a completely light yellow place. Like an empty room, with the only source of light being behind the creature in front of her. She didn't know where she was, why she was here, or what was going to happen.

She'd know soon.

"Of course it was, I kept them safe." It came out more shaky than intended. 
"Oh really? Did you?

Because I don't recall the fire being put out at any moment." It was taunting her again.
"I– 
I did it- 
It's gone‐ it should be gone- its gone of course it is I–"

"Hey.
Listen." If she wasn't so dubious about the creature, she would have mistook its tone for worry or compassion. But it wasn't. 
It just sounded… serene, calm. They were treating her like a wild animal, approaching slowly, silently and carefully.
She looked at the shadow the light caused them to be seen as.

"I'm going to give you another chance.

Another life, if you will."

The light is gone in an instant.

"Don't waste this one, alright?" An echoed voice said, with a smile so evident you could hear it.

They believe in her.

She can't let them down.

[words: 966] - might add art later, or not.