Number of the pup: Number 6Name: Keita (Forest)
Personality: Kieta's a tomboy, she loves to get into fights, and loves fighting in general, just not with Kronadors, because it arouses much emotion. Stubborn, yet loyal. She hates accepting things, if she feels that she doesn't want it to be true. If Kieta promises someone something - she keeps up to her word. Most would think her to be the tough person, but its not always true. Kieta can survive through a lot wounds, and still fight to the death if needed. She can hold in her emotions, until she's alone, where she can be herself. When she's alone, or with someone she likes, she shows her true self. She likes just hanging out - talking about feelings. Releasing the emotions she held inside for the day.
Short Story: I woke to the sound of fighting echoing through the dens. I huddled closer to Foalan, my mother. I could feel her tensing up as the sounds got louder and louder. Suddenly, a wolf ran into the room, dressed in battle armor, and bleeding in several places. Foalan got up, and the wolf whispered something in her ear, and she nodded in return. The wolf glanced in my direction, looking over my siblings and I. Of course I knew it was him. I knew it was my father the moment he stepped in the room, his black eyes filled with knowledge beyond his years.
My mother herded me and my siblings outside the dens, our father following close behind, defending us from any Kronadors who happened to catch up to us from the flank. Soon, I was caught up in the surge of fleeing wolves, torn away from my family. Foalan desperately tried to follow me, to bring me back to the group, but the other wolves kept pushing her back. I tripped over the paws of the adults, who snapped at me in annoyance. The cold of the winter pierced through my fur as soon as we exited the dens. As I started lagging behind, the others began to pass me. Slowly, the tribe was out of sight, engulfed by the forest beyond, leaving me behind in the trampled snow.
I tried catching up, but the snow began to fall again, masking both the paw prints and the scent. I began to make my way into the woods that my tribe had been headed in. After a while, I heaved a hopeless sigh, and lie down in the snow, tired from my long walk.
’I wonder if my siblings are tired too, or if the tribe has already found a safe haven… Why am I not with them now? Surely they would notice I’m missing. They’ll come for me soon, I know it!’ I was so lost in thought; I hadn’t even noticed the shape now standing in front of me. I looked up, only to find myself face to face with a Kronador youngling.
I tensed, ready to spring away at any moment, or fight to the death if I have to. I realized how much I was like my mother, right before my father came running into our cozy room, and how the events of what seemed like forever ago, tore me away from my family – my life. I knew that the small Kronador was a male, judging by its green eyes, and small horns on his head. I shuffled uneasily, the silence beginning to get to me. “Are you going to kill me or not?” I growled.
“Now why would I do that?” he chuckled.
“Maybe, because our kinds are at war,”
“Well maybe I don’t want to be in this war. Maybe I want to live in peace with your kind,” the youngling replied.
I relaxed a little, but not entirely.
’He could easily be lying, trying to get my guard down... ’ I almost jumped when I felt his warm nose against my fur. He recoiled for a minute. “You’re cold,” he said as he lay down beside me, his skin touching mine. Almost instantly, I could feel the warmth surging through my body again, the feeling coming back to my paws. I closed my eyes, and pretended I was back in the dens, safe by my mother’s side again. I sighed. “Goodnight mother,” I whispered into the night air, hopeful that the wind would carry it to her. At that, I fell asleep.
I woke to find the youngling dragging me by my scruff in distress. “They come! You must hide!” he whispered through a mouthful of fur. He tugged some more, and dropped me on a thorn. I yelped loudly, the sound echoing through the woods. “Run!” the Kronador yelled. The bushes behind us burst, and three adult Kronadors emerged. They’re eyes bore into the pup, leaving her trembling in fear. She turned, and scrambled towards the direction the younglings voice was coming from. Suddenly, she felt a tug from her side, and she fell over into a rabbit hole. The young Kronador stood in front of me again, just like the first day we’d met.
We could hear the Kronadors shuffling noises from close by, above us. Suddenly, she heard a series of barking, and running steps. I started going back up the small tunnel that I had fell in. “No, do not. They will kill you if they find you,” he whispered, real fear showing through his voice.
“I heard barking – it may be my brethren, come looking for me. I must look,” I said, poking her head out of the small opening.
Something picked me up from behind, and I yelped in surprise. I looked up, only to see my father’s pure black eyes staring back down at me. “Kieta... Let us go home,” he said soothingly. As he walked away, carrying me in his mouth, I saw the young Kronador that I’d left behind. I mouthed the words ‘meet me later, if you can find me’. I wasn’t sure if he understood me, for Ajax began to sprint, taking us out of sight.
After I rejoined the family, I quickly headed back into the forest. Thankfully, I found him waiting for me. “You know, you saved me twice, and I never knew your name,” I said.
“It is Borian. I know that you’re Kieta. You kind of... talk in your sleep” the youngling, Borian, said sheepishly. There, the young bond between us grew and grew as they aged. We were very much in love – yes. A Kronador and a warrior of Isket. An unlikely couple as it seems, but we were fit for each-other. Each day, we would meet at the edge of the forest, and enjoy the time we had together. One day though, Borian had angered me to the point of no return. I stopped coming to the forest. He still waited faithfully though, hoping I would return. Eventually, he stopped coming as well, and returned to his home. His home was my old home. The dens.
Only weeks later, the fight to get our home back had begun. The first day of fighting was tragic – we lost many lives, as did the Kronadors. Each day, I stood at the edge of the battle, watching every Kronador closely, trying to find the one I knew. Borian.
As we pushed forward to our home, our forces only a couple of yards from the dens, I spotted him. At the same time, he spotted me. I gave him a hateful look, and his head drooped a little. Suddenly, out of the fray, my father leaped onto Borian’s back, tackling him to the floor. I yelled. Everything seemed to go in slow motion. I could only watch in utter despair as my father ripped away at him. I ran from the scene, only hoping that my friend could make it out alive.
I returned alone to the battlefield, and ran to the exact spot where I’d seen Borian last. I stopped dead in my tracks when I spotted his body, several yards away from the scene, bloody and mangled. I let out a strangled cry. His body twitched. He was alive! I ran over several bodies to reach him. Tears streamed from my eyes as I looked over his wounds. “Kieta... I-I’m on the verge of dying,” he choked out. I nuzzled him lightly. He winced. “I want you to know, I’ll be waiting...” he wheezed out with his last breath, as his eyes rolled back into his head. That night, I sat by his body’s side, howling my grief into the skies, letting the world know of my loss.
From that day on, I sat on the edge of the forest each day, hoping, that he might return, that maybe he isn’t dead after all. I knew it would never happen, but still I waited. I knew he was waiting for me, in the land after, and someday, I would join him. Someday...
Theme Song: GoodbyeLikes: Play-fighting. Cloudless nights. Running. Hunting.
Dislikes: Rainy days. People who think too much of themselves.
Art: Without Armor :
ArmorSay three things about the WoI: The Warriors of Ikset fight to find peace in the land of Isket, where they live in conflict with the Kronadors. An armor set requires a back plate and a chest plate. Every armor is unique, made by humans long ago, and found in the big cave, deep in the old forest.
Other: I'll add more to the armor if I win, to make it more intricate. I might even make a whole new different concept. I may need help with that. Also, if I do win, I'd definitely roleplay with her on the official roleplay page. At least after school ends I will. ^.^