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                      Ch.1
There comes a time in everyones life when they just stop everything they are doing and take a look at all of the good things in their life and feel a strong sense of appreciation for everything. For some people that moment comes in the midst of a tragedy,for some it comes in a moment of joyful news,and for other like myself it comes from a mixture of the both. To be honest I had never really complained about anything in my life because in my eyes I had everything I could have ever wanted or needed at the age of 18. I wasn't a popular girl but I had a few close friends and an amazing boyfriend. I was a senior in high school,a cheerleader, and I had just been accepted into the college of my dreams where I would pursue my medical degree. I wasn't the average cheerleader either, I stood 5'7" and weighed 208 pounds. I was a plus sized girl but I was well proportioned. My hips were wide and curvy in all of the right places. And all of my girlfriends were envious that I was in a DD cup size and most them barely made it into a C cup. My hair was a reddish brown in color however I thought it more of a dark shade of auburn and fell half way down my back. It was straight at the top but started getting wavy right around my shoulders and then curled playfully at the very bottom. My eyes were a gray-green hazel in color but varied in color depending on my mood and the color of my clothes for that day. And though I was classified as a plus size girl I never once let it bother me or hinder me from being the girl that I wanted to be. I was beautiful and I had a big heart and an amazing personality to make me even more beautiful. After school I would volunteer at an animal halfway house. It was a house built specifically for abandoned,abused,and homeless animals to keep them from being put in shelters and facing being put to sleep just because there wasn't enough room to house them. My parents occasionally allowed me to foster animals until they were adopted and had even allowed me to adopt a cat of my own that I had fallen in love with. When I wasn't busy with school,practice,and the halfway house I would spend quality time with my family,friends,and my boyfriend. So yes,in my eyes,my life couldn't be any better and I never once thought that it could change in the blink of an eye. But little did I know however that my life would soon be turned upside down.




                      Ch.2
The loud buzzing of an alarm clock filled the silent dark bedroom.My eyes fluttered open as a light groan parted from my lips. I let my eyes glance over to the clock and the covered my head with my pillow letting one more groan erupt into the darkness. My hand fumbled clumsily for the large button on the top of the clock to silence it. After a few tries I finally found the right button and the room was instantly silent again. I took a deep breath and held it in for a few seconds before exhaling and tossing my pillow to the side. It was 6:30 am and though school wasn't for another 2 hours I preferred being able to wake up,get ready,eat,and then have a few minutes with my friends and my boyfriend before class. I laid there for another minute or so before finally kicking the blankets off and then sitting up and slinging my legs over the side of the bed and reaching over turning on my bedside lamp. I gave my eyes a few seconds to adjust before getting up and walking over turning on the overhead light. I then walked across the room and into my bathroom. I turned on the light and walked over to the mirror with a smile. "Good morning beautiful,today is going to be a good day." It would seem I was talking to my reflection knowing it wouldn't talk back to me but I found it helped me have a good day and be positive throughout the day if I started it off with a positive statement to myself. I reached over to turn on the hot water and washed my face and brushed my teeth. After turning off the water and drying off my face and the sink I grabbed my daily makeup and my hairbrush and quickly brushed my hair out letting it fall naturally into place and put on some black eyeliner,mascara,some gray eye shadow and a light shade of lip gloss. I took a glance in the mirror and smiled once more. I then walked back into my bedroom turning off the light in the bathroom and walked over to my dresser grabbing my undergarments for the day and getting my favorite pair of jeans out as well. I tossed them onto my bed and walked over to my closet trying to find the perfect top to wear. After a few seconds my eyes focused in on a purple tube top with a diamond heart hanging from the middle the chest and grinned as I pulled it from the hanger and walked back over to the bed. I laid the jeans out and put the shirt above it to get an idea of how they would look together and was pleased with the outcome. I quickly slipped out of her pajamas tossing them over into the laundry hamper and then pulled on the outfit I had chosen for the day. Once dressed I walked over to my old antique mirror that had been passed down to my from my great grandmother when she passed away. I stopped in front of it to see how the outfit looked on me and smiled happily seeing that it flattered my figure and that the colors were just right for my complexion. The jeans were a whitish shade of blue,more of a stonewashed color to be technical and they hugged my hips perfectly but not in a way that made them tight or uncomfortable to wear. After seeing the way the outfit looked and being content with it I walked over grabbing my cheerleading bag and my backpack and made sure I had everything I needed for the day. Once everything was packed I looked over at my alarm clock seeing it was only 7:10 am and I still had plenty of time before I had to leave for school. I sat down at my desk and booted up my laptop to check my e-mail when I typed in the password and brought up the internet browser I instantly went to my e-mail account and read and responded to the few messages I had from friends and then just to boost myself up more for the day I went and looked at the letter I had received from Vanderbilt about my acceptance into their medical program.I smiled happily at the thought of going to medical school and one day opening my own practice,my thoughts however was instantly shattered as a soft knock came from my door. I signed out of my e-mail and shut down the laptop looking over at the door. "Come in." I stood up unplugging the laptop and packed it up for the day then turned around to see my younger sister still in her pajamas and her hair a mess telling me she had just gotten up out of the bed. I raised a brow looking at her. "What do you need Alexis?" I grabbed my backpack and laptop bag and gently put them on my bed as I waited for her answer. "I umm...I was wondering if I could borrow one of your  cute jackets for today?" I turned to her with a questioning look on my face. "Might I ask why you need a jacket? It isn't the least bit cool outside,it's spring which means even if it is slightly cool outside right now that by noon it will be warm and you will be peeling that jacket off quicker than you put it on." I walked over to my dresser once more rummaging through my jewelry box trying to find the right accessories for my outfit. I grinned as I pulled out my favorite charm bracelet,a sapphire bracelet that had a cat charm hanging in between each jewel. I had gotten it for my birthday the month earlier from my mother. I then grabbed the diamond heart necklace that my boyfriend Isaac had given my for my birthday and then a cute pair of earrings. I put on the earrings and then walked over to my sister and smiled at her. "Can you help me with these please?" I extended my hand dropping the necklace and bracelet into hers and then kept my hand out for her to clasp the bracelet around my wrist. "So,you never answered me. Why do you need a jacket?" Once she had clasped the bracelet I turned around moving my hair out of the way so she could clasp the necklace around my neck. "Well I was needing one because it's raining and it's supposed to be raining all day and some of tomorrow too. I would wear  mine but I can't find it and plus you have some really cute ones that would go well with some of my outfits."  I turned to face Alexis once more letting my hair fall back into place. Then looked over my shoulder and out my window finally noticing that it was raining outside and sighed shaking my head,the rain meant that I wouldn't be meeting everyone in our normal spot and that I would have to get in touch with Isaac before I left home to find out where and if we would all be meeting up before school. I then looked back at my sister and crossed my arms over my chest. "Okay,I will let you borrow one of my jackets but you have to promise me you will take care of it. And you have to promise to give it back to me after we get home." I could see her eyes light up instantly at me telling her she could wear one of my jackets and she grinned brightly at me. "Cheyenne,I swear to you that I will take extremely good care of it and when I get home I will fold it up and put it on your bed." Alexis was always good about keeping her word so I shrugged and nodded my head towards my closet. "Fine,take your pick then. But instead of putting it on my bed when you get home how about you hang it back up where you got it." I smirked to her and she laughed running over to the closet and instantly found the jacket she wanted and walked back over to me. "Okay I will hang it up where I found it. Thanks a lot Cheyenne." I smiled at her. "You're welcome. Now,if you plan on me giving you a ride to school then you need to hurry up and get ready. I'm going to grab a bite to eat and try to get Isaac to answer his phone to find out where we are meeting since it's raining outside." I could see Alexis roll her eyes at my motherly tone when I told her to hurry up but I also saw her laugh softly as she always did every time I mentioned Isaac,she thought it fun to tease me about him saying we would end up married and that we would make pretty children. I always laughed it off and said it would never happen but of course as with any girl there was a part of me deep down that always wondered what it would be like if it did happen. I shook my head laughing softly to myself as I walked over putting on my shoes and sprayed on my favorite perfume. I walked over grabbing my bags and then walked to the bedroom door looking back in my room making sure I didn't forget anything and then turned off the light and closed my door as I made my way downstairs to finish my morning routine before facing the day.

                        Ch.3

Valdrix Diabolos :: A Lion Stained By His Fathers Transgressions

The Name Given At Birth:: Valdrix Diabolos


The Name He Goes By Now:: Valdrix,Demon,Diablo


Nicknames He Has Been Given:: Val,Drix,Drixy


Age:: 3 Years Young


Species:: Lion


Pride He Belongs To:: He has no pride at the moment


His Rank In The Pride:: He is currently a rouge lion


Mother:: Jezebelle Sinheart


Father:: Damien Diabolos(He doesn't know his father and yet he hates him all the same)


Brothers:: He has none at the moment


Sisters:: None that he knows of.


Other Family Members:: N/A


Personality:: He is a gentle natured lion and is very caring and loving towards everyone.He has been outcasted from his pride and always judged for his fathers transgressions and so he fears he will be judged by everyone.He can be a bit shy at first but once he gets to know you he can be quite the goofy and outgoing lion.He enjoys spending time with others and loves being out in the lands at night.He is currently a rouge and so he travels from place to place.Though he fears being in a pride because pride he was born into banished him and his mother and he fears it happening again to him he does long to be in a pride and to be a part of a family.He also has a very bad case of Archnapobia and this too has drawn much negative attention due to him being a male lion.But all in all he is a sweet and gentle lion who just wants to find his place in the world.


His Apperance:: His mane pelt color is blood red and his muzzle,around the eyes,stomach,chest,and paws are all a light shade of black.He has black cuffs that goe from his paws up to his knees and turn into flames at the top on his front legs.On the back paws are the same design.His mane is black and extend down his back in a fluffy manner and then extends into a fluffy wolf like tail.His eyes are a red,blue,purple raibow color and he has a pitchfork like symbol on his right hind hip.




His Story


The night he was brought into this world was a stormy nasty one.His mother laid in the prides den panting and roaring from the pain he was causing her just to be set free from her womb.The lionesses of the pride all stood around making sure things went smoothly for the female in labor.After many hours of intense pain she finally pushed the little ball of fur from her womb and cleaned him up letting him suckle for the first time.As soon as he was cleaned off though the sounds of lionesses gasping could be heard through the entire pride.His mother was happy and proud to have a healthy boy laying next to her but she heard her queen growling at her and the cub both.The gasps and growls drawed the attention of their king from outside and he made his way into the pride to sit down in front of his daughter who had just given birth.When he saw the cub,his grandson,he growled and whipped his head towards his daughter and spoke. "What is this? He looks nothing like you or the lion who you said is his father.Did you lie to us about who his father was?" He growled the words to her.Her eyes filled with confusion and pain as she shook her head to her father and looked at her mother who had now sat down next to her father.She looked back to her father and spoke. "No I didn't lie to you.Damien is his father,the only lion I was ever mated to.I...I don't know nor do I understand why he looks the way he does but I am sure there is a good reason for it." Her father looked at her and then at the cub. "Well we will soon find out." He turned to one of his lionesses and spoke. "Go and get our Shaman.We will find out why this cub looks as he does." The lioness nodded and took off into the stormy night to retrieve their prides Shaman.After a little while both of the lionesses returned to the pride den.The Shaman shook herself dry and walked over to the king bowing her head as she spoke. "You needed to see me for something my dear king?" The king gave a smile to her and nodded his in return. "Yes,you know that my daughter was pregnant and tonight she has given birth.But,the cub looks nothing like her nor the lion she claims is his father.Which I am thankful for because he was nothing more than a murderous bastard.But still,I wish to know why he looks as he does.If there is any way you can tell us then please do so." The lioness nodded her head with a smile and walked over seeing the princess and her new born cubs laying there.She could see the confusion and pain in the mothers eyes as she walked over.She then looked at the cub and raised a brow. "This cub really does look different from both of his parents." With that he gently laid a paw on his back and closed her eyes.After a minute she gasped and backed away a look of disgrace washed across her face.She swallowed hard and turned to look at her king and queen,the grandparents of this young creature and shook her head. "You are right.He does look very different and there is a good reason for it.You can see that his main pelt is the color of blood,there is a reason for it.He has been stained with his fathers transgressions.A reminder of what has happened and what his father has done.The red pelt symbolizes all of the blood that ha been spilt of the years.The black on the rest of his pelts symbolizes the darkness that was in his fathers soul.If you looks on his legs you see black cuffs that turn into flames at the top of them.The flames symbolize the flames of hell.Which is where his fathers soul will rest.The black tail is to make him different so that he will always stand out and always be seen.Which will keep him from being able to sneak up or hurt anyone as easily.His eyes will be a rainbow color which symbolizes the goodness that dwells in his own soul.The true beauty of the personality he will have.He will be a wonderful lion when he is older but,I'm not sure if it will be the best decision to allow a lion that looks as he does to remain in your pride...Family or not it reflects on you and the rest of the pride.All will see and know why he looks as he does.He will never be able to live a normal life here." With that she bowed her head and left the den to return to her own den.The king and queen exchanged glances and then he sighed and looked at his daughter. "She speaks the truth.He will never have a normal life here.I wish to be able to see him and have him around but you and him can not be a part of this pride.You can remain here until he is old enough to travel with you and is no longer nursing but after that you must both find another place to call home.You will be welcome to come and visit whenever you please." With that he stood and left the den.The lioness blinked back the tears of pain that stung her eyes from the words her father just said.She looked at her mother who had the same painful expression on her own face.She sighed and looked at her cub and spoke. "I'm so sorry my little one.Things will be okay for us,I promise you that.".....Months passed and the young cub grew into a healthy and handsome young lion.At 6 months old he was very fast on his paws and had learned how to be stealthy when in tall grass and trees.His mother had given him the name of Valdrix but many called him other names such as "Demon" and "Diablo" because of the fact he looked as he did and the reason behind his pelt coloring and markings.The day came however when he no longer had to deal with that,his mother and him finally left the pride.After a few days of traveling his mother whom everyone called Jezebelle found a comfy den for them to call home.The land it was in was non threatening to them and the lived quite the peaceful life there.At the age of 1 Valdrix had become quite the handsom lion and was finally told the story of why they had to leave the pride and why his father wasn't around..and what his father truly was.The young lion felt anger and hate towards his father,because of him he was nothing more than a freak and wasn't allowed to live with his family.At the age of 2 his mother was told she could return to the pride but that he could not and with him being of an age to travel on his own his mother agreed to return to the pride and take her place as queen.Valdrix understood his mothers need to return home and was told he could still visit whenever he wanted to.But he decided he would make his visits a rare occasion because he hated the names he was called by the pride members and hated how he felt the whole time he was there.He loved his family dearly but hated that they banished him because of something he couldn't help.The day his mother returned home he started on his own journy.He now travels the lands as a rouge and hopes to one day find a lioness who will steal his heart and to start a family with.He also hopes to find a place he can belong and call home.

Bacardi Blackheart Pt.1

The brute had just recently returned to his daughters lands.In his youngest years he and his first mate were the ones who took the lands as theirs and started their pride and family together.They had a healthy boy the first time and then a beautiful health girl the second time.He was a good father and spent much time with both of his cubs teaching them lessons that would help them prevail in life when they got older.But as time progressed he and his mate began having troubles.She felt they had become mated to young and she realizes that she was not ready to be this serious or this settled down in her life.He tried to make her see that there was no turning back now she was a queen and many looked up to her and needed her.And she was a mother,there was no way to change that.


As he tried to reason with her she would only get angrier and push him away more.After several weeks he had lost hope in saving his relationship and knew eventually it would end but this scared him.Not because of the fact they would no longer be but because he didn't know how it would affect his children.His son was almost a year old and his daughter about 6 months.He thought his son would be able to understand but he knew his daughter would have a hard time.He knew in his heart that he would have to tell his children what was going on and he had planned to the very next day.

His plans however changed the next morning when he was awaken in a rude manner by his mate.She told him that she wanted him to leave that she needed time to herself with their cubs.She agreed to stay and remain as queen and take care of the lands and pride but that he had to go.He tried his best to explain to her that it wasn't fair to him to make him leave his children but she refused to hear it.She told him she knew he loved her and their children but that she just needed her own time.Finally he gave up and agreed to return to his original home land where they both grew up.She told him if she wanted him to return she would come to get him but if she did not come for him after 6 months that he needed to move on with his life and start a new one,without her.So that night he tried to explain to his cubs that he had to leave for a while but he was unable to explain why it hurt him to much to speak of it.He promised his children that he would return one day for them.That night he left and returned to his original pride who gladly took him back in.On arrival he reunited with his cubhood best friend and told her everything that had happened.She was shocked that his mate had been like this to him and every day she was there for him making sure he was okay and that he was holding himself together.

He waited for 10 months for his mate to come and get him and she never did.And after 11 months of being their his best friend confessed she had fallen in love with him and wanted him to be her king and run the kingdom with her.He was unsure of how to handle this when he first heard her words.He had to admit that she was a beautiful lioness and that he too had developed feelings for her but he felt deep down that his heart still truly belonged to the lioness he had first mated with and the mother to his 2 children who he had still yet to see since he left.He told her that he needed time to think about it and she gave him a warm smile and agreed that he could take as long as he needed that she would wait for him.After almost a week he asked her to take a night stroll with him and as they walked through the lands they had grown up in he told her that he too had developed feelings for her and that he would be honored to be her mate.He thought he had finally let go of his original love.After a few months of being together the pride held the ceremony to announce him and her as the new King and Queen of the Liquor Pridelands.Everything seemed to be getting better for him and he truly had fallen in love with his best friend but a month later she announced to him that she was pregnant and everything changed.He started to think about his older children and their mother and old feelings flooded his head.He was happy that he was going to be a father again but he was feeling freaked out.He told his mate that he needed a few days,that he needed to see his children.She understood and allowed him to go and see them without any argument.

After 2 days of traveling he found himself in the home he had created.He started feeling a twinge of anger wash over him knowing how hard he had worked to create this pride and how hard he had tried to be there for his cubs to be forced away by a lioness that had supposedly loved him.He strolled up to the den entrance and was head to head with his first love within seconds.She was not happy to see him. "I thought I told you if I didn't come back for you to move on?" She had said to him with an angry and irritated tone.He sighed and nodded "You did.And I did move on.I am now the king of our cubhood pride.I am now mates with Kahlua and we are expecting a cub now." He could see the shock and what looked like slight hurt in her eyes but she soon shook it off as she smiled but to him it looked like a forced smile. "Oh well congratulations then.I am happy for you.I always thought Kahlua had eyes for you when we were growing up.But,if you are her mate and the king of the pride now.Why are you here?" He shrugged and sat down in front of her. "The other night when she told me she was pregnant it made me think of Sui and Abani.I had to come and see them.I promised them I would come back for them and it has been over a year and I haven't been back.I want to see them so that they know that I am still here for them and that I always will be." She looked at him sternly for a moment.The way she looked made him think she would refuse to let him see them but she soon sighed and nodded. "You can see and talk to Abani if you wish.She has grown into quite the beautiful young lioness but...Sui has gone missing.No one can find him.I want to think he left in search of you but I can't say for sure that is what happened.You may stay here for tonight so that you can spend time with her but please.I ask that you return to your mate tomorrow."

With those words she turned and went back in to the den and left him there with the thoughts and worries about his son.He sighed and turned leaving the den and headed down to the water hole where he found his daughter she really had turned in to a beautiful lioness.She seemed happy to see him and they spent the entire night talking and spending time together.She said she understood when he told her why he had left and that she hoped she could visit him and his mate one day soon and meet her newly expectant brother or sister.That night they both laid next to the water hole sleeping soundly but as morning came he was awaken by a horrible sound.The screams of his ex mate rang through the air.He looked around and couldn't find Abani anywhere.He instantly ran towards the screams but only to see his ex mate being brutally killed by an unknown lion.He had not been able to get to them in time.He walked over to her lifeless body as the male scurried away before he could get close enough to harm him.Tears stung his eyes seeing her laying there covered in blood.He growled angrily and soon moved her body and buried it so that no one would find it.He returned to the pride den in search of Abani to tell her the sad news but only found a few pride members.He told them what had happened and they all seemed to sit in shock.He asked if they had seen his daughter and they all said no.He looked around the entire lands that day and couldn't find her and as the sun started to set he knew he would have to return home to his mate.

When he got back home he told his mate what had happened and then laid down in the back of the den where he stayed for days not speaking to anyone or even so much as eating.After 5 days of this he finally pulled himself together and Kahlua understood he had been traumatized by the incident and forgave him easily.After that he started to be a good king and mate again but the day his daughter was born he snapped.He grew angry saying that he was not handing down the throne to a female.Kahlua was shocked at his sudden rage and didn't understand what was going on.He had told her that if they had a girl or a boy he would be happy and love them dearly but now he was angry because they had a daughter.As their daughter whom was named Tequila grew up he refused to have much to do with her and there were nights that she would come in crying saying that he had beaten her.He didn't understand why she was saying these things when he knew he had not even been around her.Kahlua even said he was doing it but he had no memories of hurting her or being around her at the times spoken.One Tequila was older and came into her first heat cycle he was told that he had done the most awful thing to her and that she had left the pride.He couldn't believe the words coming from his mates mouth.He was never a violent lion and would never do things to hurt anyone,especially his own blood.He did love his daughter even if he didn't show it.After a few months they had another cub a son.The stories of his "hittings" stopped and he took time with his son and became the loving lion he always was.Kahlua didn't understand why he had been so cruel but she thought that he was scared of a female becoming like his ex mate and he didn't want it to happen.After a few months however the anger of their daughter not being there struck her to hard and she told him she didn't want to be with him anymore and she wanted him gone from the lands.He was in shock but didn't argue with her.She was the rightful queen and it was her decision over his as to what happened.

So he left.He returned to the only place he could think of.The land he had first made his home.When he arrived he found his daughter Abani as the queen and was happy for her and in awe at how beautiful she had become but she was not happy to see him.She said he abandoned them and left them there and that because of him leaving her mother was killed because she had no male to protect her from any rouge outsiders.He was not understanding why she didn't seem to remember the night he visited and explained things to her.The only thing he could think of was that something had happened to her that day and her memory and the way she thought of things had been manipulated.Upon his arrival there he found his son Sui and his other daughter Tequila.Before speaking to Tequila though he met with the medicine lioness who told him that he had been having blackouts of what had happened to his ex mate and having a female cub and brought back the memories for reasons unknown.She made him take some herbs to knock out the memories and the blackout spells.She told him he would remember that his ex mate had been killed and that he had seen it happen but it wouldn't be vivid memories.

After he had spoken with the medicine lioness he found Tequila and explained things to her.He was happy to know that she understood and didn't blame him for anything nor did she hold a grudge towards him.She accepted him back in to her life and now they have a good bond and relationship.Though Abani has not yet been as forgiving or understanding but he knows he can't lose faith in her or his son.He now lives every day with the pride in hopes things will get better between them.He smiled to himself as he lay there thinking about everything and how things had become quite good for him.He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep but woke a few hours later.He looked around seeing the pride was all asleep and sighed as he made his way out of the den and down into the lands.

He looked up at the sky as the morning sun was rising high into the sky and knew that shortly the pride would be up and moving so he had to enjoy a break while he could.As he got down to the water hole he lowered himself lapping up the cool refreshing water.When he lifted his cranium he noticed an unfamiliar feline wandering up close from the corner of his eyes.He saw that they tried to hide themselves and smirked to himself as he leaned down taking yet another drink from the water and then he stretched and sat up straight as he spoke out.His voice was deep but gentle.
      "You don't have to hide yourself.I won't harm you.I am just getting some air before the pride wakes up and enjoying some water."

End Of The World Debate

So it's finally the dreaded year 2012 and I've heard many individuals talking about their "final" plans on December 21st. Why is it that people freak out so badly when someone predicts a "Dooms Day"? I've only lived in this world for a little over 23 years and I've lived through at least 2 or 3 different days that were said to be "The end of the world" and I'm sorry to say but I honestly think that December 21st of 2012 will be no different. One reason I say this is because the Mayans whom are the ones to have predicted this Dooms Day did not account for Leap Year. Leap year was started long after their people had come and gone. And if Leap Year had never started we technically would be in August 2013 right now so technically we have survived 8 months after the said Dooms Day. Another thing that I must point out is all of these "Christian" people who are freaking out so badly over December 2012. If you are a christian then you would remember that in the Bible it says no man will know the hour or the day so I must ask this...Why in the hell would you freak out if you have been taught this? That shows serious lack of faith in what you claim to believe in. Also there are quite a few other things that are predicted in the book of Revelations that have still yet to happen so again..Why would you freak out over this predicted day of doom if things you have been told must come to pass first have yet to happen. I mean I'm not going to sit and say that NOTHING will happen on this day but I seriously doubt the world is going to end. Maybe the world as we know it will change but not actually end. However I do leave this up for discussion and debate,I would love to see what other people have to say about this issue.

Ice Heartwind:: The Vampire Lioness

Ice along with her twin brother Valdrig was born into a large pride.It was once known as the original Heartwind Pride but once a new king took over it became The Loveless Pride.The king and queen of the pride had given birth to a daughter named Catalina 2 day before Ice and her brother were born.As all of the cubs grew Ice and Catalina became best friends and were always together from the time they woke up until the time they were made to come into the den and go to sleep.But when they were 6 months old their friendship changed because Valdrig and Catalina had started to become close friends and it seemed when all 3 of them were together that Ice was pushed off to the side.Finally she stopped playing with them and just spent the days with her mother or by herself.She had grown bitter and resentful towards her brother because she felt that he had taken her best friend from her.The next 6 months she continued to stay to herself or with her mom,learning how to hunt and survive as an adult.Not long after they had turned a year old Ice was out wandering through the land and noticed a rouge lion at the water hole.She made her way down to him and introduced herself and he told her who he was.A few weeks passed and Ice had befriended the rouge who went by the name of Talon Bloodlust and before long she had fallen in love with him.She was finally enjoying life once again with a love by her side but one night while she was out on a stroll alone her life was stolen from her.She had stopped at the waterhole for a quick drink but as she started to lap up the water she felt as if she was being watched.She lifted her head up and looked around and didn't see anyone.She then decided to call out "Hello? Who's there?" She waited a moment and didn't get any reply though she thought she heard a growl nearby.Her heart started to race,she could tell something or someone was there but it was well hidden in the shadows of the night.She started walking back towards the den and when she was halfway back she felt a strong force press against her body and she fell to the Earths surface with a thud.She struggled to get away and get up but she was being pinned down by an unimaginable strength.She looked up seeing her love Talon but his eyes were the color of blood and he had razor sharp fangs that were showing as he snarled at her.She immediatly knew that he was a beast of the night and understood why his last name was Bloodlust,he was a vampire.She tried once more to get free from him but was unable to move and before she could call for help she felt the razor sharp fangs sink into her neck.She cried out in pain as he started to drain her blood until he had her at the point of death once she was almost dead he pulled away and took a claw slicing his paw open and then letting his blood drip down into her wounds.As soon as his blood hit her she roared out once more as her entire body started to burn and convulse,she knew she was changing in to one of his kind.She started to fade into unconciousness,the last thing she seen was a blur of white and blue flash by and the sounds of roars ringing through the air before everything went black.When she woke up she looked around seeing that the sun was beginning to rise into the sky.Memories of the night before flooded her head and she quickly looked around to see if Talon was still around but he was no where to be found.After a moment she noticed her brother laying a few feet from her and realized at that moment that he had come to save her.When she walked over to him she saw that he too had been bitten and changed.She backed up a few steps as guilt washed over,her brother had met the same fate as she had.All because her loneliness let her fall in love with a beast.As she sat there thinking her brother moved and finally woke up and looked at her.She instantly started to apologize but Valdrig assured her that it wasn't her fault and that she didn't know what he was.They both started back towards the den and realized that neither of them thirsted for the blood of other lions but they did want the blood of prey animals.Before they returned to the den though Ice had a sharp pain shoot through her stomach and she felt very sick to her stomach and she was feeling different but brushed it off thinking it was just after effects of the change.They made it back to the den and from that day forward Ice and her brother were always together and it wasn't but a couple of weeks later that Ice realized that she was pregnant.She knew that she had not mated with Talon while they were together and the more that she talked about it with her brother the more the truth of the situation became clear to her.Talon had raped her while she had been unconscious,probably did it so that she would bring another of his kind into the world.At first she was angry and resentful about it,and told herself that she would not love this cub or have anything to do with it.But her brother finally put some reason and sense into her head,he told her that it was not the cubs fault and that the cub was a part of her too and that she should love it and care for it no matter what happened because one day it might be all she had.She knew deep down that Valdrig spoke the truth and soon her anger and resentment left and she began to feel the joys of pregnancy.Her life was once again better but that too was short lived.The last couple of months of Ices pregnancy were very hard on her body and she usually went to sleep earlier than the rest of the pride.One night while she was in a deep sleep she got a horrifying wake up call,she woke to the sounds of roars and painful screams ringing through the air and the smell of blood was strong against her nostrils.She instantly looked next to her in hopes that her mother and brother were with her but she was alone.She forced herself to her paws and went to the den entrance to see her entire pride at war with a pride of rouge lions and lionesses.She searched around for her brother but seen that he was not there and then looked for her mother.She soon spotted her but before she could get to her the rouge lion she was fighting swiped her down with one paw and then tore her flesh from her neck killing her instantly.Ice was horrified from what she had seen and quickly ran back into the den hiding in the shadows.She sat there until the war was over feeling guilty once more for not being able to save her mother or to help out her pride.But being as pregnant as she was she would have not been able to help anyways.As the sun started to rise into the sky the battle stopped and the rouges left the land,over half of the Loveless Pride was now dead.The queen and Ices mother both were included.Valdrig finally returned back to the den after the battle,he had arrived during the battle but was helping to fight.When her brother got to her she instantly threw her face against his fur and broke down in to tears.Telling him what she had seen happen.He did his best to comfort her but within a few short moments the king came in and swiped Valdrig to the ground,when Valdrig got up he was face to face with their king.Ice looked in horror as her brother was attacked by their king.She wasn't understanding why he was attacking him but she soon heard the kings words that he spoke to her brother.He blamed Valdrig for the rouges getting in,said that he let them in on purpose as an attempt to kill him off and take over the kingdom for himself.Ice knew that her brother would never do anything like that but kept silent in fear of him turning on her too.Her brother tried to explain that he had been patrolling on the opposite side of the kingdom from where they had entered and that he was unaware of them being there.The king however would not hear it.He still thought he was responsible and wanted him dead.He had a paw raised and was about to swipe him down and kill him when his daughter Catalina jumped in between them crying.She looked up at her father sadly with tears staining her fur and spoke to him saying "Father please,has there not been enough death endured within our pride today.I believe that Valdrig is telling you the truth.He wouldn't hurt anyone,let along plot the death of someone.He is a gentle soul and you know that yourself you've been around him since the day he was born.I mean his own mother was killed along with mine.Do you really think that he would have his own mother and the mother of his best friend murdered?If you really think he did this then please,just banish him from the kingdom.If he is responsible then he will have to live the rest of his life with the guilt of his mothers death.But please,I can not bare anymore death right now." Her words softened the kings expression but he instantly had the angered look back on his face and turned back to Valdrig and spoke." I do still believe that you had something to do with this.Maybe you didn't intend for a war to break out or for your loved ones to be killed but I still think you let them through and wanted me dead so you could take over.But my daughter seems to think otherwise and she wishes no harm to come to you.So as requested I shall let you live but I want you out of kingdom.Leave my lands and do not ever return." With those words their king walked out of the den and out into the lands.Ice looked at her brother sadly and knew he would have no choice but to leave her.She felt him nuzzle her and kiss her head one last time before turning and nuzzling his friend and then leaving the lands.Ice stared out at him as tears fell from her eyes,not only had she lost her mother from the war but she now had lost her brother too.Ice took refuge in her old friend who instantly hugged Ice and tried to console her.The next few days Ice only ate enough to make sure her cub stayed healthy but she was miserable.She was sad and mouring over her family and she was dealing with the anger the king had towards her.He was treating her unfairly because she was Valdrigs sister and he still blamed him for what happened.After 5 days of this the king had her backed in a corner yelling at her.She looked at him with tearful eyes as she spoke "King Damien,I have never done anything to deserve this treatment from you.I know you blame my brother for what happened but I could never see him doing anything like that and neither could your daughter.But just because my brother is the one you blame does not mean you can be cruel to me because of it.I am pregnant and due within another month or so and I can't be dealing with all of this stress.I lost my mother to the war and I lost my brother in the same day.I can't handle anymore.I need to be able to be calm for the sake of my cub.Please,just leave me alone." After she had spoken her words the king growled in anger at her and smacked her to the ground and then spoke to her."So,you are taking up for your sorry excuse of a brother.My dear most evil doing creatures are not what they seem and come across as gentle and loving souls.You of lionesses should know this one with you falling in love with a lion you thought was good and then to find out he is an evil vampire who changes both you and your brother and then rapes your while your unconscious.Apparently you lack good judgement.But since you wish to defend your brothers honor then you too can leave my lands and never return.Go and find somewhere else to give birth to you bastard vampire cub." With those words he walked off and went out into the kingdom.His words sliced through Ice harshly but she was in a way relieved.She could now be away from the anger and stress.She got up and went out into the lands to find Catalina,she told her what had happend and then started off into the unknown.She walked for 2 weeks before coming across a large and beautiful land.It was much more beautiful than the land she had grown up in and much bigger.As she ventured through she realized it was uninhabited by other lions and when she seen how large the den was and that the den floor was soft from moss she decided to take the land for herself and start her own pride.She named the lands after her Great Great grandparents,the ones who were the founders of the original pride that her bloodline was from.The lands became known as the Heartwind Pridelands.After a couple of weeks of being there and only a couple of weeks away from giving birth she met a young lion who happened to wonder into her lands.He went by the name of Noah November.At first she was weary of him but soon began to fall for him and it wasn't long before he asked her to be his mate.She agreed and a couple of days later she gave birth to her cub.A son that she named Akota.Noah asked her once he was born if he could take on the responsibilty as the father and give her son his last name.Ice agreed to his request and soon her cubs name was Akota Trysten Heartwind November.She already loved her son deeply and made sure that he got not only the milk from her but the blood he needed to survive.Noah stuck around until Akota was about 6 months old and one night while Ice and Akota were sleeping he left and never came back.She was crushed when she woke up and found he had left and Akota took it hard too but their lives continued.She raised her son the best she could and made sure to always give him the love and attention that she had as a cub from her mother.When he turned a year old she decided he was old enough to know the truth about himself and sat him down one night and told him the story.She told him about Talon and how he had been a good lion,or so she thought and how he caught her off guard and changed her into a vampire.And then she proceeded to tell him about Talon raping her while she was unconscious.She told Akota that Noah was not his father,but that Talon was.Once she told Akota he became angry,at first he was angry with her for not telling him sooner and for letting him belive that Noah,a lion that was just a mate of hers...one that she never even mated with was his father.But soon his anger towards her resided,he was angry and having trouble coping with the fact that he was the result of rape.Because of his anger and feelings that were surfacing now he decided to leave the lands for a while.Ice understood his need to be alone and let him leave,even though she was now alone.She continued her life peacefully though and began taking in other lionesses,cubs,and lions who needed a home.She was finally starting her pride and it was growing fast.Every night though she would sit at the dens ledge and look at the moon and stars talking to her mother even though she knew there was never going to be an answer back,but it comforted her to speak like this.She also wished every night that her son would return home and that she would one day come across her brother again.But for now all she could do was live her life the best she could and be the best queen possible for her pride.

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Present Day
The Heartwind Pride is growing more and more with each passing day.Akota has returned to the pride and is now married has children of his own.Ice too now has a good mate and a step son from her mate as well as 2 more cubs from him.Her life is finally wonderful and continuing to get better.She still hasn't seen her brother but there is hope in her that he will one day find her.But for now she is loving and enjoying her life,time with her mate and family,and the time spent with her pride.She has become a respected and much loved queen and is known as the most gentle and loving vampire to have ever walked the Earth.

Lincoln Bane Arcana:: The Demon Liger

Lincoln Bane Arcana was the name given to the small hybrid cub the day he was brought to his fathers den. Most cubs need their mothers milk to survive but by some miracle Lincoln,or Link as most call him survived by the smooshed up food that his father would bring to him and make him eat. Why was it this cub had to be raised by his fater you ask? The answer is simple. His mother,a tiger, tried to kill him the day he was born and his father had fought her off and taken then cub to his den to raise him alone. Most try to say that his mother,who went by the name of Kyra, was a psycho Tigeress who just snapped but that isn't the truth. As a young Tigeress she had been a gentle soul and had fallen in love with a handsome and strong Tiger but soon realized that the one she thought was her best friend had taken him as her mate and he jealousy took over her and she tricked her friend into thinking her mate had also mated with her and that she was pregnant with his cub. In doing this her friend became outraged and attacked her and in self defense she protected herself but the fight ended in death for Kyras friend,whom she soon realized had truthfully been pregnant. When the male she had been so jealous over found his mate lifeless at Kyras paws he broke down and after a moment of grieving over the loss of his mate and unborn cub he turned to Kyra with blackened eyes and his voice changed to a demonic hiss as he spoke to her. "Kyra,you have the blood of not only 1 but 2 living souls on your paws. All because you let your jealousy get the better of you. Taking a life is a terrible sin and you shall carry a curse upon you for the rest of your life as punishment for what you have done. You will NEVER find a Tiger who will take you as your mate,the only way you will be able to mate or find love is if you mate with a Lion or another type of large cat species. However,your first born male will bare the scar of your sins. He will be born as a demon Hybrid as well as a hybrid to whatever male you mate with. There is a chance depending on how his life goes that he will be a good soul with the occasional demonic outburst but there is also a chance that he will be the most evil soul that wanders the earth." With those words the tiger growled and slinked off into the jungle leaving Kyra there with the lifeless body of her friend. After a few moments she wandered off finding herself a new den far away from the place she had called home for so long. Where she ended up meeting Lincolns father Odeon. She had never thought she could honestly fall in love with another species of cat but she fell deeply in love with Odeon and soon she was pregnant with his cub. She had not thought anything of the curse the other had placed upon her until a few nights before she gave birth to Lincoln she had been out for some water when a dark presence slinked towards her,close enough to where she could see his red eyes glowing from the shadows but see nothing else. She then heard the familiar demonic hiss that she had heard a couple of years earlier. "Well well well,look at you Kyra. So beautiful with the glow of your pregnancy. However you must not forget that your cubs life might not bring you the joy you think it would. The words I spoke that day were not mere angry words to scare you,they were the real deal my dear. Be prepared to bring your little "demon" into the world soon. Treat him well or you will create the most evil creature on this earth." After speaking his words he gave a demonic laugh and walked off once more into the darkness and she never saw nor heard from him again. She returned home with a heavy heart and told her mate about the curse. Her mate just chuckled and tried to assure her that it was just this maniacs way of trying to stalk her and scare her. But she knew deep down that the curse was real and she knew the only sure way to keep him from being evil was to kill him the day he was born. It was 3 days later that she gave birth to Lincoln however as soon as her labor was over she laid there silently refusing to even clean the poor cub off. Odeon had walked into the den once the sounds of labor had died off but worry struck him as soon as he walked in seeing the scene inside the den. He quickly ran over cleaning off the young cub and making him take his first breath of air. As soon as Kyra heard the sounds of the cub taking his first screaming breath of air she instantly turned on Odeon hissing "What are you doing?? This cub can NOT live!!! I refuse to have a cub who is going to be cursed and evil.!!" With those words she grabbed the cub from him and threw the cub outside of the den and stood over him raising a massive paw over her about to kill him with one single strike. Odeon was shocked and utterly disgusted by Kyra and her words. He quickly got over the cub standing over him but Kyra would not back down easily. She growled and instantly attacked Odeon. The lion and tigeress fought until Kyra could no longer stand. She laid there shaking and gasping for air as Odeon grabbed his cub and took him to a safe haven where he could raise him on his own. He then gave the cub the name Lincoln Bane Arcana. As Lincoln grew into a young cub he did show signs of his demonic side at times but it was only if he got upset or angry. But when he was just his normal kind,gentle,and friendly self he was nothing more than a Liger cub wanting to live and enjoy life. Lincoln looks up to his father and loves him dearly and he hopes to one day be just like him. He does wonder however if his mother survived after the fight with his father and there is a part of him that one day wants to meet her. Because even though she tried to kill him he knows she is still his mother and that she thought she was doing the best thing at the time. He also hopes that if she is alive and he gets to meet her that he can prove that her fears were wrong and that he turned out to be a good hearted soul after all.