Story ;;
The light dancing across my eyelids was just enough to pull me from my light and dreamless sleep. Looking around the room I exhaled a thin sigh, getting out of bed and making my way to large mirror across the room. I gazed longingly at my reflection, though my eyes snagged on my cracked gem leaking water onto the floor. Another sigh, the guilt washed over me like a passing wave and knocked the water out of my lungs, leaving me breathless. I wanted more than anything to wake up from this nightmare. To realize I'd done no wrong and that it was just a silly dream. I'd even settle for the dream itself being nothing more than a warning of what's to come, if that were so then I could reverse it. Then I could do something to change my mistakes. I make my way outside to the balcony, the castle that houses me is clean and orderly as always, and the bustling sounds of life outside. I look down below to see citizens of my tribe, hundreds of water simas that are affected by my mistake. Seeing them fills be with a sense of guilt but also... pride. They've recovered so well from this, and even though they bear the weight of my sin we've made so much progress since that point. I am the only one who bears the shattered leaking jewel, and I am the only one who is powerless in the face of danger and in the face of my own shame. My people know that I am weak, but... they continue to give me support and encouragement. Honestly, this is why I felt so awful in the first place... The water tribe was like a family to me from a young age and here I went and wronged them so massively... Some leader I am, huh? I wish there were something, anything I could do for them... but all I can do is be here and do my very best to fix the mistake I made those many years ago. I crack a thin smile, that's right! I am capable of fixing the things I so carelessly destroyed, I am capable of changing all the things I ruined. One day, I will dispel the curse I laid upon my tribe, and one day I will rule them again with confidence and pride. I can only do that, however, once I have finally made it known the water tribe is not weak. We are not traitors or cowards. I will let them know that we are strong. I will show them that we are noble and worthy of our previous position, that we are not so far gone and lost to hope. That we are, regardless of what some may say, still here. Still alive. Still breathing. While that day may not be any time soon, it will come. The day I can regain my pride and my tribe can regain it's power will be one marked on the calendar for many generations to come. I will not let my people's faith be in vain! One day, we will rise again!
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♠Trollish♠ wrote:Story ;;
The light dancing across my eyelids was just enough to pull me from my light and dreamless sleep. Looking around the room I exhaled a thin sigh, getting out of bed and making my way to large mirror across the room. I gazed longingly at my reflection, though my eyes snagged on my cracked gem leaking water onto the floor. Another sigh, the guilt washed over me like a passing wave and knocked the water out of my lungs, leaving me breathless. I wanted more than anything to wake up from this nightmare. To realize I'd done no wrong and that it was just a silly dream. I'd even settle for the dream itself being nothing more than a warning of what's to come, if that were so then I could reverse it. Then I could do something to change my mistakes. I make my way outside to the balcony, the castle that houses me is clean and orderly as always, and the bustling sounds of life outside. I look down below to see citizens of my tribe, hundreds of water simas that are affected by my mistake. Seeing them fills be with a sense of guilt but also... pride. They've recovered so well from this, and even though they bear the weight of my sin we've made so much progress since that point. I am the only one who bears the shattered leaking jewel, and I am the only one who is powerless in the face of danger and in the face of my own shame. My people know that I am weak, but... they continue to give me support and encouragement. Honestly, this is why I felt so awful in the first place... The water tribe was like a family to me from a young age and here I went and wronged them so massively... Some leader I am, huh? I wish there were something, anything I could do for them... but all I can do is be here and do my very best to fix the mistake I made those many years ago. I crack a thin smile, that's right! I am capable of fixing the things I so carelessly destroyed, I am capable of changing all the things I ruined. One day, I will dispel the curse I laid upon my tribe, and one day I will rule them again with confidence and pride. I can only do that, however, once I have finally made it known the water tribe is not weak. We are not traitors or cowards. I will let them know that we are strong. I will show them that we are noble and worthy of our previous position, that we are not so far gone and lost to hope. That we are, regardless of what some may say, still here. Still alive. Still breathing. While that day may not be any time soon, it will come. The day I can regain my pride and my tribe can regain it's power will be one marked on the calendar for many generations to come. I will not let my people's faith be in vain! One day, we will rise again!
Username ;; Trollish
Name ;; Killian ♫
Gender ;; Male
Personality ;; To the truth of the legend, Killian is a kind and prideful fellow. After the incident involving the Mind clan, however, he's been... different. Reserved and standoffish Killian is far more meek than prideful these days. He's incredibly competitive and assertive when it comes to his tribe, but he's accepted his weakness as a leader. He's put more focus into maintaining his cool and keeping his temper in check. He's much quieter now, and much less powerhungry. He learned his lesson the hard way and was forcibly shoved back into his place in the world. Killian tries his best to be a good leader despite his mistakes and is moving on from his disdainful past. Most of the time he's back to his kind and gentle self, though now a bit more recluse and lonely. However, he does hit moods where the depression hits him particularly hard. When he's like this he avoids everyone and completely shuts himself off. He does this out of fear he might do something he'd regret because his emotions got the best of him as they had in the past.
Does he regret what he did? ;; Of course he does! He feels flat out terrible about it, and not just because it took a toll on him but rather because it hurt the one thing he cherishes, his tribe. He never meant to harm them, in all honesty he thought what he was doing would help them. Killian wanted more power not for himself, but for the tribe he swore to lead, and in the end he ended up rendering them... powerless. The thought itself is enough to make Killian feel overwhelming guilt. It's a deep source of trouble for him, and while he tries to avoid the matter he knows it can't be forgotten or discarded so easily. He knows with clarity that what he's done will never be forgotten, and instead of running from his problems he accepts fully that it was his fault. Killian wishes, dedicatedly, that one day he'll be able to take things back to normal and somehow restore his tribe to glory.
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