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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:07:30 GMT -5
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Hi, Cres here! I've had this idea for a while, almost half a year, but I've let it sit for a while. I haven't tried writing a fanfic in a long time; this is actually only my second attempt, since I am more of a one-shot gal. However, now that it's summer, I'm finally ready to get this thing started! I was very torn between writing this as a novel or a fic, because the community here is amazing and I love getting feedback from all you wonderful readers. I decided to get the best of both worlds, though. I will be creating it as this fic first, but I plan to rewrite this with humans afterwards. So think of this as sort of a sneak peek or a rough draft of sorts! However, I promise that this will in no way effect the quality of the piece. I will still be giving it my all! I am very excited about this concept because it involves all sorts of fantasy, darkness, and magic, three of my favorite things in a novel. Hold on tight, you're in for a wild ride!
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:16:20 GMT -5
Synopsis
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In the severe Ramali Empire, there are two young she-cats who threaten to tip the realm into chaos.
Vixen is a princess. Ivy is an outcast.
Vixen should represent all that is light and order; Ivy is seen as the epitome of darkness and fear.
And yet, they are the same.
The magic thrumming in their veins binds them in a way that can not be changed.
They are bitter, railing against the empire that raised them, and in each other they find solace despite their differences. When Vixen's brother uncovers their scandalous friendship, they find themselves maligned, only able to rely on each other. But they are not to be deterred, and they fight back at all costs, doing whatever is necessary to triumph in the end, for they were born with light and dark burning ferociously in their souls. This might just be their end, for they will stop at nothing to get what they desire.
They care not for peace or goodness; they want to watch their world burn.
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Reviews
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None yet. Please feel free to whip one up if you feel like it, though. I'd really appreciate it!
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Characters
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This will be a list of all the characters that have a role in the story. It will be separated according to major and minor characters, and in those categories I will list them in the order that they appear in the story. Any spoilers will be hidden within the spoiler tag, so don't hesitate to look through it even if you haven't started reading yet! Note that most characters are titled with a family name (i.e. "of the Alimun"), but they will not necessarily always be listed. In this world, "moons" are called "moon cycles," or more simply, "cycles."
Major Characters
Delilah of the Alimun - She is a tall, statuesque she-cat with a tortoiseshell pelt that is mostly light ginger swirled with black, alongside a white patch on her chest. She has slanted amber eyes and is beautiful in a cold, unapproachable way.
Vixen of the Alimun - 33 cycles - Vixen is a muscular, strong she-cat with a bright ginger coat splotched with white. She has dark green eyes reminiscent of evergreen trees and is not particularly pretty, as she has a somewhat intimidating appearance. Daughter to Delilah, sister to Tariq.
Ivy - 33 cycles - Ivy is a willowy, petite she-cat with a pure white coat and pale blue/pink eyes. She has a mild form of albinism and can only be out in direct sunlight for so long. She is rather average in looks.
Tariq of the Alimun - 33 cycles - Tariq is a lean, athletic tom with a classic tuxedo coat, with white splashed on his paws, belly, chest, and throat. He has dark copper eyes and has strong, well-defined features that are generally considered very attractive.
Minor Characters
Maya - Maya is a short-furred she-cat with a solid dark sand pelt. She has dark yellow eyes and tall ears, with a rather flat face with a wide muzzle. She is utterly average in appearance and does not stand out.
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Table of Contents
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Post i || Banner, Welcome
Post ii || Synopsis, Reviews, Characters, Table of Contents
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:19:23 GMT -5
Prologue
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It is taught that the universe was created in twos, in opposites.
And always, always, one is seen as good and the second as evil. It is simpler that way, to see life as a mere story, a battle between right and wrong, corruption and purity, selfishness and selflessness, greed and charity.
It is a lie. For just as often as dark is evil, light is evil; the only difference is that no one ever sees the latter. It is better hidden, but it is always there.
And the truth of the matter is, perhaps there is no good. Perhaps there is only wickedness in its varying degrees, tucked deep into the hearts of every cat: children and adults, royalty and commoners, heros and villains.
Or perhaps there is nothing but grey, all-consuming grey, and morality is nothing but an abstract concept.
Perhaps.
After all, there is a little bit of darkness in everyone.
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Chapter 1
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Once, two she-cats looked down at their children, and they cursed the heavens.
They did so at different times and in different places: one in a cool tunnel during the height of noon, the other splayed against the sand when night was just threatening to spill to early morning. They were not connected, except for maybe the fact that they both called the harsh, stern deserts of Ramali their home.
The first mother was furious.
The kitten looked far too much like him.
Ire raged through her, and she screamed hoarsely, causing her servants to cower before her. Her child was a reminder of her sins. The stars had aligned to afflict her, so it seemed. She was exhausted, and yet she raged against the Goddess with all of her strength, glaring down at her hapless newborn daughter with fiery wrath flickering in her eyes.
Delilah’s only condolence was that there had only been one in the litter. Even that was not much comfort, for if there had been a tom perhaps she could have gotten rid of the she-cat somehow, or twisted the deal that had been made concerning the kitten’s future.
She had always been a manipulator, able to wheedle and trick her way out of any fragile situation. However, this was beyond her. She could not change it.
It had all been a mistake, and now she was left with a kit she did not want. What made it worse, though, was that she would have to raise it, this mewling parasitic brat, to be the heir to the Empire that wasn’t even hers yet. Her life had been ruined, ruined, as this kit was all she had to show for it.
The fact that the kitten looked so much like Rowan was a cruel taunt, reminding Delilah that she should have waited, should have just waited a little bit longer. Instead, she had been foolish in her youthful passion.
If only she had been patient, then she could have had him and her power, too. He had tempted her with wild promises, dashing smiles and whispers in the night. She had listened to his lies. Only now did she realize that she did not want him. For all she cared now, he could leave and never speak to her again. She had only one desire: power.
This child stood in her way.
Oh, how she regretted it.
The second mother was horrified.
The last kitten had been born pale, pristine, and utterly wrong. The rest of her litter had been strong and healthy, their sandy brown coats matching those of her and their sire. This one had been different. She had heard whispered rumors, muttered stories told at night, of ghost cats who were born cursed with white fur despite their family’s darker coloring.
She had ignored them until now, passed the kit's white fur off as an anomaly. However, they also told of pale, milky blue-pink eyes. Terrifying, otherworldly eyes that some claimed could cleave into your very soul with their dangerous magic.
Before their eyes are even open, they will dream of slitting your throat as you sleep, the whispered stories went. Beware, for the ghost cats serve the powers of bloodshed and chaos. And when they do open those terrible eyes, it is too late, far too late.
Every instinct buzzing through her aching, tired body was screaming, wailing desperately to get rid of it. And yet… how young and vulnerable she looked and at the same time so awful and ghastly with those wide eyes. Those eyes, which had just opened moments ago, were wrong.
It would be so easy, too easy, to snuff out of her life. It would only take a blow, a swift movement, and the kit would be gone, as if she had never been in existence.
It seemed like a twist of fate that her mate had been gone, off searching for food when their offspring had blinked open her sticky eyelids to reveal haunting orbs so pale blue that they were almost a sickly shade of rose. If he had been there, Maya knew without a doubt he would have slit the white kit’s throat without hesitation and thrown her body aside like a forgotten memory. But he wasn’t there. It was just her.
Maya felt a twinge of pity for the kitten — her kitten — and though she knew better, she resolved silently to give it a chance. A small chance, albeit, but a chance to prove itself. After all, what kind of cat would she be to kill her own daughter?
She prayed when she carried her daughter away. She prayed when she abandoned the child by the banks of the river, where she knew she would be found. She prayed desperately for the Goddess to give her kitten hope for a better future, prayed pleadingly as she ran away, her child's cries echoing behind her. She begged, but she rewarded with no inner sense of calm.
Instead, all she felt was suffocating, smothering foreboding.
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Chapter 2
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:20:05 GMT -5
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:22:02 GMT -5
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:22:42 GMT -5
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:22:58 GMT -5
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:23:15 GMT -5
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:23:50 GMT -5
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:24:12 GMT -5
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:24:44 GMT -5
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:26:42 GMT -5
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7/11/17 - This page's coding and such was posted. Synopsis and intro is now up. Get ready to rumble, y'all!
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Fans
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Just ask to be added! You will be pinged whenever I update this story.
ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ - you are the alpha, the first, the beginning, the supreme first fan! <3
mintedstar/fur - Thanks for fanning! You're always so supportive and I see you literally everywhere on the WFF
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Story and coding by me. Please do not steal any of it! It is entirely mine, aside from some ideas taken from Erin Hunter.
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:34:48 GMT -5
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 17:50:35 GMT -5
And this is now open for chatting! I'm so hype for this.
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jul 11, 2017 19:11:35 GMT -5
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HELLO?
This sounds so awesome!!!!! It sounds like a book I would pick up from a bookshelf and instantly want to read. Can't wait to see what you got!
By the way, I see you are in need of a banner. I'd be happy to make you one! :'D You got any specific way you want it or do you want me to surprise you?
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 20:05:04 GMT -5
Hey Shadow!
Awww, thanks so much! I'm really excited for this too. I've had the idea like, forever, but just never got around to actually starting it, you know? I like writing darker characters, so I think I'm gonna have a lot of fun with this. xD
That'd be awesome! Thanks so much for offering. Hmmm, well if you could include the two main characters, that'd be great. Vixen is a ginger cat with green eyes and Ivy is a white cat with very pale blue eyes (or pink-blue since she has mild albinism, but if you can't find a good pic light blue is all cool). I really don't care how you include them though, go wild! You could do like a half and half thingy with their faces (like making one face together), or really whatever you feel like. I totally appreciate it.
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jul 11, 2017 22:08:52 GMT -5
:'D Alright let's see how this turned out. I tried to stick to the duality theme you got going, and tried to keep to both character's descriptions. Not perfect, but I tried to get the eye-colors. |
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 11, 2017 22:33:24 GMT -5
Ayyyy it's so good! Thanks Shadow! Don't worry about it not matching all the way. I really appreciate it. You're the best. <3
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jul 12, 2017 11:06:13 GMT -5
I'm glad you like it! ^^' And no problem, it was fun. :'D
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 12, 2017 15:33:25 GMT -5
I'm glad! And lol, now it's just a matter of trying to work on this alongside the Beach Bash Clash plus other stuff, like school coming up. Wish me luck because I have the bad habit of just abandoning things when I'm busy. I'm hoping to keep this alive though!
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 12, 2017 20:23:35 GMT -5
Lil teeny bump to the top cuz I'm super excited for this. I'll be starting in this soon, I swear! And hey, the first fan spot is always open. XD
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 12, 2017 20:31:41 GMT -5
*is thrown backwards by sheer force of the mighty Tues*
Yayyyy I'm so glad you found this <3. You have my eternal blessings for being the first fan! And this is random but I am slowly getting through HTMF, and it's soooo good.
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 12, 2017 20:58:35 GMT -5
Ayyy and you're now the first in the list!
Hey, well I wouldn't want anyone else as my first. I'm super ready to dive into the morally grey areas in this. So fun.
And sure I'll hop on over there!
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jul 12, 2017 22:18:10 GMT -5
I wanted to wait for the prologue/first chapter before asking to be fanned. I didn't want it to seem like favoritism. D'x
And dude, honestly same...when I get busy, NOTHING else gets done besides what I'm busy with. o3o' Which happens to be work and sleep for me lol
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 13, 2017 13:38:38 GMT -5
Hehe it's okay. You can wait if you'd like, it's all chill.
Sameeee. I just kinda lose inspiration sometimes. I'm bad at getting enough sleep. It's a struggle. I'm going on vacation soon but I'll try to get the prologue up (or first chapter if I can't figure out the prologue) soon.
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on Jul 29, 2017 14:37:07 GMT -5
Bump! I am starting on the prologue today in case anon was interested in this sad little project haha c:
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Jul 30, 2017 0:45:04 GMT -5
I want to be fanned!
*turns on AC*
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