username; broken*
{{if i am so lucky to be chosen}}
cub name; dolios
nickname(s) -> dol "doll", lio "leo", doli "dolly"
origin -> derived from greek; "means crafty, deceitful, treacherous" & "to lure, to deceive, to use deceit"
gender; male
sexuality; unknown &, to be honest, he doesn't care; romance/mates are no where in his mind.
future rank; that's a tricky one. when asked, he will simply say he doesn't know. but, as is in his nature to lie, he does know.
assumed rank -> if anyone pushes him, he will say that he plans on leaving the pride for a life as a "nomad".
real rank -> in reality he will join the rebellion, either as an assassin or a spy.
elements;
~ice~
a lion with the gift of ice can: manipulate water and freeze it, take the ice and use as sharp projectiles. can create snow storms, blizzards, etc. make the ground beneath them freeze up.
●cryokinetic constructs - the most commonly used of his powers, it allows dolios to create anything out of ice; weapons, armor, even appendages and ice 'monsters' (semi-living creatures) can pop up and be controlled by his power. he even has the ability, at least once he's older he will, to create structures, such as his own ice cave, which he likely will live in one day.
●cold/storm creation - this power is one of the easiest for others to understand, for it is the power to create cold storms, including snow, hail, ice, etc. the most common form used is the type that covers everything in a thick layer of ice, causing difficulty getting around & extreme cold. this storm can begin in a moment's notice when chosen, and once it has begun, it is very difficult to stop; fire may melt the ice but the storm will rage on.
●cryokinetic surfing - put simply, this is the ability to manipulate ice to increase one's maneuverability. he is able to control the ice he creates to increase his agility by lifting parts of the ice and shaping it into a pillar, slide, etc and then riding it through the air/space. it also allows for enhanced jumping by making the ice fling him like a trampoline.
●ice healing/regeneration - the easiest way to explain this power is practically just by reading the title; the ability to heal oneself/regenerate using ice. he can heal both himself or others using ice, by freezing dangerous molecules/particles, renewing damaged cells, stopping and wounds from bleeding.
~death~
a lion with the gift of death can: kill anything they touch, create crippling wounds, can visit the dead, or see dead souls.
●death inducement - this is the ability to cause death, whether is be instant or only surfacing after a chosen period of time, or after certain conditions are met, which can allow for murders to take place without one being caught. he has the ability to do this in a variety of ways, ranging from breath, to touch, to force field projection, to sound/air waves, to causing heart attacks, etc.
●death transferal - this power is one he does not share with others, for it is considered quite dangerous. if someone is close to death, he has the power to transfer their injuries/death onto another living/healthy creature, who will die instead. this does not only count for himself, although he can take life from others, but he can save others from death, likely only those he sees as valuable to his mission, allowing other lives to be sacrificed.
●death sense - known as a variation of precognition, this power is a bit difficult to use at times, for he does not always control it. sometimes the visions just appear so suddenly that its like being hit in the face; he can sense the coming of death, seeing exactly how and when someone is going to die. if he visits a spot, even randomly, that someone has died, he will be struck with a vision of their death at that location.
●death recreation - ties partially into his power of death sense; once he knows how someone is going to die, he can recreate and cause them to live in the moment of their death. it's really a form of mental torture that causes someone to relive their death over and over, as many times as dolios so chooses. when he actually kills someone, he can do the same in that moment as well, only he causes them to die for real, repetitively.
personality;
~determined~
he will not give up, he will not back down, he will not change his mind. once he is set in something, whether it be an action he plans on doing or a belief he has, dolios is not going to alter his path no matter what. you could beg or plead him not to do it, you could stand in his way and tell him he has to go through you first; literally anything you think of to try and stop him, but it will do nothing but make his determination grow even stronger. stubborn is definitely one word for it, as well as headstrong, strong-willed, inflexible, and uncompromising. practically every one of his opinions is backed by some personal experience he has gone through, and so changing his mind about any of his values or morals is practically impossible; feel free to try, but i wish you luck, because you are highly unlikely to succeed.
~loyal~
it may seem strange to some, but dolios is truly one of the most loyal creatures that exists. his loyalty to his family knows no bounds, and so he would do absolutely anything for any of them, including laying down his life. there are few people that get to experience his side of him, mainly just his parents and siblings, but he is completely dedicated to them. he doesn't have many true friends, nor does he really know what romance feels like, but were either of those ever to occur, they would receive the same undying loyalty as his family currently does. one example of this is how he is there to comfort his parents due to the loss of his sisters, how he supports them. the other example of this is how he refuses to give up on finding his sisters, no matter what the cost.
~manipulative~
dolios has always had a way with words, able to convince others to follow him or believe what he is saying. he has never been afraid to twist, or even completely change, the truth if that means it becomes more beneficial to him. lying is not something he feels guilty about, in fact, he sees nothing wrong with it; he's good at it, talented even, so why not use his skills. his words come out smooth, like honey or butter, just flowing effortlessly from his maw without even a second thought. his false-tellings come so quickly, like improv, that he never stutters or pauses when telling them, they just slide on out, a reason why people never think to guess that he would be telling anything but the truth.
backstory;
he was young, oh so young, when the girls went missing. at first, he hadn't realized quite what had happened; they were there one moment and the next they just, weren't. he figured they were just playing some super intense game of hide-and-seek or something. it wasn't until he overheard many of the older lions and lionesses talking that he truly understood what had gone on. there was a meeting of some sort; he had gotten bored, his brother was asleep, and so he went out to find his parents, since they weren't in the den. he saw them, with the alpha, secondary leaders, and the leaders of each rank, and quickly he hid behind a nearby rock. he didn't know all of them by their voices yet, so he wasn't able to pinpoint who was saying what, but he understood the gist of it, aside from a few big words he had not yet learned the meaning of. "gorgos... what would that demon want with our girls?" came from a voice he recognized, his mother. "we think the kidnapping was meant for another pair; he's practically a mercenary, he was likely hired by a rebel and grabbed the wrong cubs." said a deep male voice. a dainty, feminine voice followed with a "trying to go after him is suicide, he has allies everywhere."
the last comment he heard kind of set the cub over the edge; he couldn't stand to hear any more, and so he bolted away from the group, racing as fast and as far as his paws could take him. he found himself down at the side of the lake of eternity, where he collapsed into a shaking ball of fur, hardly holding back tears as he stared into the lake and all of the souls it held within it. no one was even going to look for his sisters! this gorgos lion must be truly terrifying and extremely powerful, if the highest lions in the pride were unwilling to fight him. it sounded like they didn't even know where he lived! maybe, if the trackers could find it, they could sneak into his den while he was out hunting, and take the girls back! or, at the very least, how strong could one lion be against multiple from the pride. how could they all be so weak-minded, so unwilling to help two innocent cubs who had no ability to defend themselves, who were now alone with this monster, who could probably kill them with one swoop of his massive paws.
it took a solid few hours before he was able to stand up, slowly begin to wander back up into the home mountains. when he got back to his cave, he found his parents in a panic; they thought gorgos had returned and taken him as well. it took countless repeated apologies for them to begin to calm down, and for the next few weeks, he hardly managed to leave his parents line of sight. as the hours, the days, went by; he felt this knawing sensation in the back of his mind, and it continued to grow as time moved on. no one went searching for his sisters; not the alpha, not the trackers, not the scouts or the warriors. absolutely no one found the girls worthy of their time, and he was growing a burning rage inside of him. finally, he managed to begin to sneak out when his parents were busy; when his mother was training and his father was teaching the other cubs, or when they were in meetings, that sort of thing. over the years, he has managed to travel all the way into the unknown lands, the ravine, even the graveyard. he had grown a deep-seeded hatred of the pride over his years, although he is still quite young, the only people within the pride that he trusts are those within his family, even the extended family.
the pride failed. the alpha failed. the secondaries failed. they all failed. they failed him, they failed his sisters, his parents, his brother, his family. although no one knows this, he made a secret vow, to never to anything to help the pride. whether he remains in it or not, as an adult, he doesn't plan on giving ethereal any of his loyalty, now or never. his most likely plan is to become a spy for the rebellion, although if he gets to the point where he cannot stand being within the pride lands, he will have no problems leaving to officially join the rebellion as an assassin. the only problem with that is, he fears his parents will no longer want anything to do with him. but he has to do what he believes is right, and for now, that is finding his sisters, gaining a relationship with them, and keeping away from the lions that ruined his family.
relations;
~family~
taranath - "father" - his father is truly one of the
greatest lions that has ever existed,
at least in his mind. his father has
become extremely distraught since
the girls were taken from the family,
and much like with his mother, he is
often seen at his father's side. since
he is such a large lion with such a
fluffy mane, he, still being small
enough, often walks directly between
his father's front legs, his head poking
out from the mane at his chest.
when they are just laying around,
he tries to play with his father,
nipping a him and jumping on his back.
kuchli - "brother" - the two brothers may have
nothing in common personality wise, in fact,
they are quite opposite in that realm.
they have different morals, values, etc,
and yet dolios would still lie down his life
for his brother. he will go every time that
his brother goes to search for their sisters;
he hardly goes anywhere without somehow
knowing where chli is, for he has this
constant fear in the back of his mind,
that he will lose his brother too, and he
truly would lose it were that to happen.
~non-family~
hodurgan - "mentor" - oh, the great and mighty gladiator,
who fought and won so many brawls,
who is covered in scars and old wounds
that never fully healed. honestly,
dolios practically worships at his
mentor's feet, not to his face of course,
mainly in his fanboy dreams. he has
been aware from the start that hodur's
teaching style was nothing like that of
most cub trainers, who coddled the cubs.
he admires his mentor for being tough
on him, teaching him how to be strong,
how to fight, how to control and hone
his powers, no matter what he is up against.
solitaire - "minion" -dolios would not consider her to be as
close to him as akira, for she is not nearly
as obedient or as willing to do what he
tells her. she does, however, enjoy going
on an adventure and living a life of excitement,
and she does have a conscious, so she was
relatively easy to manipulate into going with
him, multiple times, when he goes looking for
his missing twin sisters. he appreciates her
help and considers her one of his allies, at
least when she isn't hanging around with yuri.
nissa - "mother" - he loves his mother to death,
and honestly he hates sneaking around
behind her back to find his sisters.
but he refuses to cause her more pain,
and so he can often be seen by her side,
pressed up against her as she walks him
to and from training, that sort of thing.
he hates how upset she is at herself,
and he is constantly seen comforting her,
by offering gentle words and soft nuzzles.
he does, however, sneak out a lot, but he
does his best to keep his mother from
knowing, not wanting to make her worry worse.
tanith - "sister" - yes they are family, but dolios does
his best to avoid his older adoptive sister.
not that there is anything wrong with her,
in fact her presence is reassuring to both
of his parents, and his brother. he thinks
she's a strong capable lioness, but when
he is around her all he can think of is
his other sisters, his missing sisters. it's
not her fault, not at all, and logically
he knows this, but whenever she's
around him he closes off, because
his emotions go into overdrive.
yuri - "enemy"- oh how these two cubs cannot stand
each other. true, yuri is a trouble maker;
she runs around with her best friend chli,
causing mischief wherever they go, and
often dragging akira along as well. but
yuri can tell that dolios doesn't actually
care about her sister, he is just using akira
to fulfill his own goals, to have more eyes
looking for his missing sisters. every time
the two cubs communicate, they clash;
they butt heads and end up fighting,
whether it be shouting or tussling.
akira - "minion" - poor naive little akira; she is,
basically, a minion to dolios.
because of his way with words,
he has convinced her that he
is the only friend she needs,
outside her family of course.
he told her he will help her grow
strong, despite her partial blindness,
and he will be her 'eyes' when she
needs him to be. however, he really
just tells her what to do, and she
listens to him. he is one of few lions
that she doesn't question, just obeys
his every command. she believes he
holds power, even though he is young,
and she would rather be on his side
than against him. she has gotten
caught up in trouble before, following
him into dangerous circumstances. she
truly wants to help him find his sisters.
