| Though the light I see a gift Through the darkness I see a dove I open my wings, just give me a lift But it's all just truely my love Let the eye see all Let thy's flight seem like forever Just please, dont let me fall Let your wings fly higher then ever A Dragons heart is one way to open a Dream ....... But a Dragons soul is another ....... |
| A Fallen Land . . . |
| What is it like, being a cat? Many people asked me that. Infact, I'm not a normale type of cat. I'm know as theAstictic Golden Cat. I come from Zalrock, the home planet to Dragon Shelter. See, on Zalrock, not everyone there is human. There are many type's of creatures that are still unknown. For one thing, my type of creature on Zalrock is rare. We just recently came there afew years ago, when I was 10 or so. Yes, 10. That makes me...I dont know. I'm now 17, in human years that is. I'm more like a teenager then anything else. For one thing, I can speak to just about everthing. And yes, I use my jaws, not my mind. Strange, no? Well, I can get even weirder if you like. I have two forms. The form I was born in is my large cat form. I stay in thise form mostly all the time. For one thing, I'm used to walking on for legs, instead of two. And for another, I look better if you know what I mean. Being human is abit odd for me. My other form, is well, human. I dont like the two walking on legs thing. I mostly fall down all the time. And it's strange talking that was as well. It's also rare to see me in that form. I just dont like the thought of it at all. Dont ask me why, I'm just strange that way. I was the only kitten that lived in my littler to the age of 5. My other brother and sisters all died. We arn't sure why though, but afew of them have been found, killed by hunters. I was sad when I first found out about my other siblings all dead. My mother once told me that everyong comes back, in a new form. That, I hope, is true. I could have been a Dragon in another life for all I care. Dragons, like myself, are also very smart. A friend of mine impressed a Dragon befor at a Weyr in another world. It was a blue though, but he was very smart, and kind as well. It seems that we Cats get along with the Dragons. They dont step on us, and we dont use them as scratching postes. Funny really. I though my friends blue was a huge wall, but I was wrong. He wasn't mad though, he said it was just a simple mistake that could be forgiven. And it was. |
| Want to hear my story? It's not finished yet though, sense I only started it. It turns out abit odd, but I'm sure you'll understand it. Well, enjoy! |
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| Distant Dreams . . . |
| I was working of my most best thing I'm, well, best at. Swimming. I dont know why I like it so much though. I'm a Cat after all. Most people think I would fuff up and go running into a corner. They were wrong. I love to swim. Alot as you can tell. It's one of the things I love doing during the day when it's really hot out. I think I will melt if I dont go swimming. I dont have many friends, so thats another reason why I swim, to keep myself busy. I've seen afew Dragons today, here on Zalrock, at Dragon Shelter. Yes, I dont truely live at Dragon Shelter, I just like to visit it to talk to the Dragons when I'm bored, or to visit my friend and his blue. Infact, I dont know where I live. I mostly travel alot, even going into people's homes and stealing a bite to eat here and there. It's what I do to make a living. Afer all, I'm not just any normale large type of Cat. I've even seen afew of my type, females that is, look at me strangely. So, I'm not the most handsome cat in the world, but that doesn't bother me at all. Today I again was try swim across this large lake. It's about ten miles long, and I can only make it to five. I try this everyday, and everytime I get better and better. Alot of hard work, but I like it. First off, what I like to do when trying this, I dont go leaping right in like a wild creature would. I take gentle steps in, letting my body and fur get use to the warm/cold water. Then, I let my paws do all the talking for me. I stroke, not to fast, and not to slow with them, the water swirling all about as I slowly seem to glide across it as well.I can't do this in my human form. I was drown in a instent if I was that mad, which I'm not. Another reason why I like my Cat form better then my Human form. Where was I? Ah yes, swimming. My tail sometimes just hangs there behind me, as if though it was dead and was being dragged across. But I also use it to guid myself when swimming, like a Dragon would do underwater that is. Five miles so far. I began to wonder if I could make it to either six or seven this time, and try again tomorrow. I would be the only cat on Zalrock that can do this. That would make me feel very special indeed. Six miles and still going. My paws are already tired, and seem to be crying out to me to stop. But I want to keep going, but not to fast or I'll drop down like a huge rock would if you dropped it in water. Afew people, other Cats, and Dragons are watching right now, staring at me as if though I was mad, which I'm not. I dont care what people think of me. I'm me, and thats what I like most about myself. Mother did always say to do your best you other people think you can't do it. And she was right. Seven miles now, and I'm in abit of pain. I swam to the shallow water, making a line with a claw so I know what my record is for that day. Seven miles. I'll try eight tomorrow though. I began to shake out the water from my fur, my tail buffing up like a huge ballon. The others left, leaving me comments that seemed abit strange. Afew " Your mad " or " I'm going to laugh if you drown " Nice people, huh? I'm use to it already. Cleaning myself down, I began to wonder on what I should do next. I wasn't sure though. Lady Midnight said there would be afew visitors from other worlds here today, to look around the Dragon Shelter. I wasn't sure why though. Maybe they wanted to see the Dragons and their Riders? I nodded to myself, running across the plains toward the Dragon Shelter. It's rather big though. I once got lost in the place, and had to be watched where ever I went till I knew where everthing was. That was afew uears ago though. Luckly for me, I can just go right in, sense everyone there knows me as " The Mad Cat ". Walking into the front gate, I saw Zinar sitting on his haunches, wings folded and tail curled around his legs. The huge red dragon stared at me strangly befor nodding, showing that I could go in. Zinar is Lady Midnights Dragon. She impressed him many years ago when she was only a little girl. No one knows where he came from, not even Lady Midnight herself. Walking past the huge Dragon I made my way through the front doors, grabing them with my front clawed paws and pulling them open. Being abit tall and heavy, I had to squeeze though them to enter the main hall of Dragon Shelter. No one noticed me enter. I'm a very sly cat when I comes to hiding and watching. I'm good at it too. Leaping to the main stairs, I began my search for the people that were visiting the place. Crawling behind doors and, stuff, I sniffed the air. There was indeed someone there that wasn't there befor. Maybe from another world? I began to wonder again. Clawing at the ground I went on, ears back, tail high, paws barely touching the ground.When I ran across the hall, I was suddenly on the ground, my head spinning just about every direction you could think of. " Woops, sorry about that, I didn't see you there. " Said a kind and gentle voice. I sat up on my hind legs, shaking my head to get out the fuzzy stuff that was annoying my eyes. " It's ok. I should have been looking where I was going. " I said back to the person, looking up at them. It was a women. I wasn't sure who, but it wasn't Lady Midnight. Her hair was pitch black, but had a strand of white here on the left side of her head. She was also wearing strange clothes as well. And a Creature sat on her right shoulder, it's head tilted at me. Tilting my head back at the creature, the women again spoke to me. " Well, your alright, and so are we, so all if forgiven. Why are you here? " She smiled. I blinked in awe. " I always come here to visit the Dragons and Lady Midnight. Why are you here? " I asked right back at her. " I'm visiting. See, I am a Werywomen from a Weyr in another world. I'm looking for Candidates to impress at rhe Frenzy Hatching at my weyr. " She again smiled, which scared me. " Ah...A Weyr? A friend of mine impressed at a Weyr befor. He has a Blue Dragon. I like Dragons. " I said again, tail swinging side to side. " Thats wonderfull! You'd be the perfect Candidate at the Hatching. You would surely impress. How would you like to become a Candidate at Baeris Kshau's Healing Den Dragon Adoption? I would love it if you did. " The women said, this time, atleast, she didn't smile for my sake. My eyes widened at the though of impressing a Dragon of my own. But I was a cat, how could I ride it? Surely no in my human form! I hope not. But I could always sit on it's neck or back or head.....head maybe. But I am abit scared of hights, but I could get used to it." Sure! " I said. I dont know why I said that. I hadn't thought about saying that, sense they just rolled right out of my mouth. " Wonderfull! I will go put you on the list. I may have to take you with me back at the Weyr, so you wont be late for the Hatching. " Said the Women. The creature on her shoulder made some sort of squeeky sound, which made me almost jump out of my fur. " Ok. " I said. Was I smiling? I couldn't tell. Me, impress a Dragon, was I dreaming? Nope, I wasn't. I was now on my way to my new life! |
| Rastins Stats! Name: Rastin Type: Astiatic Golden Cat Gender: Male Age: 17 ( Human years that is ) Home: Unknown Likes: Swimming. Dragons. Dragon: Violet-Black Vanishi |
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| Yanishie was impressed at : Baeris Kshau's Healing Den Dragon Adoption Rastin's Pic came from : Species of Wild Cats Back to Candidates page : Well....Back! =D |
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| The Hatching! |
| Rastin suddenly sat up in his bed, eyes wide open. " What the..." He began to wonder why he woke up. Then, a knock at his door, and he knew why. * The eggs....their hatching! * he knew they weren't all hard, but that was fine with him. " Rastin! " Said a voice behind his door. " Get up! The hatching has started! " Then, the person left. Rastin stood up, this time in his human form. * Now? Can't a cat ever get his sleep? * Muttering to himself, Rastin shifted back into his cat like self, stretching out his whole body as he yawned. " Ok. I'm ready.. " Grabing the door handle with his mouth, opening the door, and closing it again, did he then see the rush of Candidates all over. He looked from side to side, rather confused. He didn't see any other's like himself but foxes and wolves, but that was it other then humans and dragonic candidates. I blinked, making my way through the rush of Candidates, trying my best to get up front so I wouldn't get trampeld. " Come on! Don't push, you will all be there intime! " Said a voice high above me. * Yea right. * I think, shaking my head as I made my way through two other Candidates, a fox and human. * Wish I was in the lake. I haven't gone swimming in awhile, and I need to get wet! * I thought to myself, tail swinging side to side as the wave of Candidates made their way down the hall, and onto the hot sands. Steping onto the sands was on thing, but being smushed into them was another. Nearly getting steped on, and getting my tail and paws crushed, I leapt over afew Candidates, landing infront of another. * Didn't think I could do that. * Then, after being stuck with afew male Candidates, I sat on the hot sand, and waited. I was ready. Ok, so maybe I wasn't. I was scared, as I'm sure just about everyone was but that assassin that was getting just about everyone angry at him. Snickering, tail flicking side to side, I watched as the first eggs bursted open at the same time. I watched as they bonded, watching rather closely. I wanted to learn as much as I could from it, so I wouldn't mess up if I were to bond. I hope I was going too. I've been waiting so long for that moment to bond my mind with another, and become apart of it. Watching, I looked on as other Dragons came from their shells and chose their new life partners. Taking a deep breath, trying my best to relax, I waited. I was sorta in the front, but not close enough to see every detail of the hacthing. But that was alright. And then it happend. When a sharp Violet-Black dragon stood up from the shards of his shell, on Aliksi's nest ground, everyone knew it was Jishinth's offspring. No dragons stood as tall as he did! He gazed around, clever eyes peering around looking for his right partner. He found him, walking carefully if abit inexpertly toward Rastin ( me! ). The cat-human caught the violet's eyes and they bonded quitely. |
| " You want to swin? I can't beat those big wings or yours Yanishi ! " Rastin laughed. " I'm looking forward to racing you! " The violet gave off a croon and they left the sands. And I can't wait to face you! But...do you mind getting me something to eat? I'm really hungry. Rastin nodded. The Dragon was only slightly smaller then him, but that didn't really matter sense Yanishi was only a hatchling...for the moment that is. " Sure we can. " Rastin smiled, leading his new bonded toward's the Kitchens. Other newly bondeds looked at them and smiled, or clapped. Are they always like this? " No. Only when something as big as this and as special happens. Your special. " Rastin said, leaping up onto a table. Yanishi stood up on his hind legs, standing taller then the table itself befor he sat down on the chair, reaching his head forward towards a beast right infront of him. Rastin smiled, sitting next to him. What now? Do we leave? I want to go swimming! Oh, and I itch.. I turned my head to look at Yanishi as he began to scratch his horn on his head with her left hand, head tilted to the side and wings spread out. " Ok. Just amoment. Let me get you some oil, and then we can go fishing. After that, I want to show you our new home we're going to stay at if you like it enough. " I smiled, leaping out of my chair and running towards another hall. Coming back, Yanishi was still scratching himself in the same place. " Here you go. " I was now in my human form, which freaked Yanishi out sense at first he wasn't sure who I was till he saw my eyes. Rubbing the oil in his itchy spot that was just about to turn bright red. Leaping down, Yanishi and I walked outside, followed a trail, and up to the lake. " I haven't gone swimming in away. Do you know how to swim? " Sure do! And that was my answer. Yanishi suddenly leapt into the water, wings folded up agains't his sides as he dived right in. I jumped in, forgetting that I was in my human form, and shifted into my Cat form again. How do you do that? " Do what? " I asked, returning up the the surface. Yanishi also came up, only has head being seen. Change forms like that so fast? " Oh. I was born like that. My mother was a cat and my father was a human. Don't ask how they got me though. " I smiled, diving back down. Swimming, I grapped onto Yanishi's tail and tuged. Then he dived, wings folded up agains't his sides, warms and legs tucked up like a croc, he swam after me. Want to race? I can hold my breath for afew hours. You? I turned my head back to look at him, cat eyes meeting Violet onces again * I'm not sure. We'll have to see. * Nodding, the both of us went behind a large rock within the lake. * Wish to go to that other large rock? Only two miles. More like a sprint then anything else, but underwater.* I looked at Yanishi. Sure. Then, I want to see that new home you were talking about. * Alright. Get ready....On your mark.....Go! * We both bushed up on our hind legs, springing forward. My thick fur made it hard for me to carry myself, but I'm use to it. I judt didn't want Yanishi to drown or any of the sort. I left him behind, also swimming like a croc would. Head forward, body straight, I swam for the rock like I've neber swam befor. I was in the lead. But that didn't last longer then fiv minuets. Bye! Yanishi suddenly past me like a blazing bullet, leaving a long trail of bubbles behind. By the time I was almost to the rock, he was already there, floating in the water, watching me in awe. Hey..Watch this! Yanishi then came speeding right at me. Eyes wide, I slowed down, not sure what he was doing till he past me again on my right side. Swinging back around, he came up from behind and under me. I was suddenly on his neck, hanging on for dear life as he went upwards, towards the surface. Leaping out, into the air. Yanishi opend his wings up, the sun shineing off of his violet and black colors as his wing spread wide open as he toke flight. See, fun wasn't it? I like swimming more though, but flying can be refressing. What do you like best? I nearly had my claws right into his neck as my eyes were still wide open and my body as stiff. " I think I'll stick to water if you don't mind. " I stared at Yanishi at awe. Ok. But when comes to flights, your going to be with me right? " Sure. I'm always here for you, you know that. " No longer stiff, he glided back down to the ground where others were watching. I felt rather proud of myself to have bonded to such a wonderfull creature such as Yanishi. The others back on Zalrock will be impressed as well. Rastin? " Yes? " Um..I'm hungry again. " Oh, your always going to be hungry arn't you? Come on big guy, let's get your something to eat. " I smiled as my fur dripped wet of water as we went back to the Kitchen's, side by side. " Yanishi. " Said, feeling odd sense I was male and so was he. Yes? " Thanks. " It was plain, but smoothe. Your welcome. Rastin? " Yes? " Thanks. " Your welcome. " |