Spirit Dreams
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_ The Sad Story of Nadira and Kambe._
A mated pair of spirit beasts came to the Earth realm, their names were Nadira and Kambe. They planned unite the Eternal plains and the corporeal world with a child, this cub they hoped would be destined to bring peace between the two realms of reality. Although the intentions were pure, their mating in the physical realm caused a Psychic backlash through both realms. On earth, the most terrible storm suddenly appeared for twenty minutes. But in the realm eternal, a cosmic storm of epic proportions tore their home asunder in hours rather than minutes. This storm caused a rift within the spirit realm and destroyed much of it.
During their return, Nadira and Kambe were split up by the spiritual shift in the immortal dimension. Kambe was throw aside during the schism, lost in the cosmic storm. Sacrificing himself to send his love, back into the mortal realm. Nadira stayed on Earth, fearing the danger to her unborn child. She used her magic to protect Kambe's only offspring, causing the cub to mature faster. To give birth to their daughter early on Earth, and named her Sharp, after Kambe's own mother.
Nadira stayed with her daughter for the first two years, the magic of the spirit realm quickening Sharp's growth dramatically, being a full-blood. The child's own magic kept her alive, healing her during this rapid development. During the third year, Sharp was already fully grown and made out into the forest on her own, using the healing magic and hunting skills her mother taught her. Nadira left to repair the damage that she and her mate had done to the spirit realm. Leaving Sharp alone to fend for herself, and carry the story of Nadira and Kambe into Legend.
_ The Kind Tale of Meeka._
Meeka was raised an only child by her father Batu, a wise shaman of the Panther tribe to which she belonged. He trained his daughter to be a great warrior, to the displeasure of their tribe. The elders couldn't understand why, in a time of great peace, for the panther nation, their spiritual leader would teach his cub in the ways of war. When Meeka reached the age of maturity for the other boys, she headed out into the forest on her own. She never felt included in the tribes life, her upbringing made others wary of her, turning her into an outcast. Especially when her arranged husband left her only three weeks after their bonding ritual.
Meeka spent two years alone, in a small hut outside of the village, hunting and providing for her and her father. One morning a small lioness cub was left on her doorstep. The panthress took the child to her father. Who foretold of a great Schism in the mortal realm unless the child survived and reached adulthood. Meeka named the lioness child Zuri, and took her as her own offspring. Raising her to be the perfect survivalist.
It wasn't long before the village turned on Meeka and her unnatural, strange lioness cub after Zuri exhibited magical powers. Zuri was affected dramatically by the event, her eyes becoming a chrome-blue storm behind her eyelids. Meeka had to keep the child safe, and was forced to leave the outskirts of the tribe with her young daughter, to seek a new life within the black heart of the forest.
_ Sharp Fang's Unexpected Mistake._
Twenty two years after leaving her mother to the calling of the Forest, Sharp was traveling south as a feral smilodon. Until she accidentally tripped one of Meeka's net traps, capturing the smilodon Sharpie quickly changed back into her anthropomorphic form to await her captors. The full-blood spirit beast felt the presence of Zuri as she came close, reading her mind she saw back through the Lionesses memories, understanding her heritage and unlocking the memory for Zuri. They instantly felt the bond between them both through their mother, who in her solace found a handsome, strong lion to father for Zuri.
Sharp and Zuri traveled back to tell Meeka. Who advised of an old solitary mountain the legends told was a bridge between the worlds. They spent many days journeying together to the magic mountain, and eventually got there under Meeka's constant protection. Sharp however, taught Zuri how to control and use her varied magical abilities.
As they climbed the incline, Sharp explained the shared memories, and their mothers wish to repair the spiritual realm. But held back the spells needed to secure the rift, hoping that she would speak to her mother again. Her love for her mother was strong, and guided her choices, she would later regret.
_ Zuri's Final Lesson Upon the Mountain._
As Zuri and Sharp entered the portal. They were confronted by the damage done, unintentionally, by their parents. Sharp had never seen the spiritual realm before and was dumbstruck enough by the damage to tell Zuri the final spells. However, Zuri was unsure of why Sharp would hold onto such important information. Zuri used her magic, stronger in the spirit realm to bind Sharp, using their magic connection to pull the spells from Sharps memory. Sharp attacked Zuri back with a blinding light and a shift strike to the head, as they battled, they forgot themselves in their magical battle. Laying blows and kicks to each other like beasts.
As the Sisters began the final assault, they were suddenly interrupted by Meeka, who took a blow meant for her daughter Zuri. As Meeka lay dying in Zuri's arms, Sharp instructed her younger sister to repair the damage to the magical realm. Tearing her away from her dying mother as the construct of their own minds collapsed around them. Zuri turned to cast her spells on the spiritual realm, eyes turning chrome-blue, her half sister using her magic to heal Meeka, dying in Sharp's arms. As the spiritual realm began to fuse, the portal to reality began to shut. Noticing this, Sharp made the ultimate sacrifice. Grabbing Zuri and Meeka, she threw them through the collapsing tunnel back to the mortal realm. Zuri and Meeka, camped upon the frigid mountainside for two days, but Sharp never appeared. Fearing they lost her and begun a mournful journey back to the village.
Two years later, just outside a small village, near a hut where a lioness, and a panthress live. Outside that hut. A feral Smilodon prowls, it's markings, similar to those of one seen many years before, but glowing bright blue eyes, and glowing pearly white fangs. Hunts, for friends, she once knew.