"...And He endures forever; His kingdom will not be destroyed." (Daniel 6:26)
(Cymria.2.0) Chapter One - Genesis
As Dannika waltzed into the meeting, she had an unusual air about her. One of pure joy and excitement. "I have stumbled upon a new arena idea," she started. The echo of her words was a powerful boom around the room in which she walked. Loud. It claimed the attention; all the starving, hungry eyes, like the scream of a tribute's desperate, bleeding bellow. The woman was like gold. A remarkable shade of auric shone with her movements, characteristic of a lioness prancing, pouncing with esteem. She had a mane of hair that surrounded her face and black whiskers that gleamed and glisten in the artificial light. A regal air swam about her - was infused in the steps she took; in the breaths her lips uttered.
"Ask me about what I have to say." It was a demand. She was a kind, strong lady, and her arms lifted above her, the muscles in them straight and defined as they raised in a rainbow over her mane.
A man was balding at the front of the room. Pink flesh glistened atop his head where hair should have been, but had, many years ago, seems to crawl away. He didn't appear to be younger than 50. "Go ahead," he responded, and he waved a hand at the royalty who led the meeting. The dismissive wave of his arm was coupled with a nod that gave her permission. As if she needed it.
Dannika smiled softly past that. There wasn't a need to get the man executed over it. Meetings were always a thing her father, the President, felt that he needed to oversee. "I've acquired..." The words were led in her throat. Behind her pack, in glistening paws, was a leather-bound book with words etched in gold print into the cover. Confidence met her when she thought about it. Suddenly, doing this was easy. "I have acquired a tome from 13's ruins. In it are very many stories." Fairytales. She almost said 'fairytales', and momentarily , she didn't know what to think of it.
Toward the back of the meeting room, she saw a small, stubby hand reach toward the gilded ceiling. She ignored it. "And - and one of these stories -" she brought the book into the view of the room and held it next to her cheek while her other index finger pointed at its lettering - "contains the trials of a young man named Daniel. He was put into a cave of lions." The excitement that reached into her voice was nearly foreign. It bubbled into her chest.
A short woman near the back of the meeting wore glasses. She peered at the old book, her interruption unusual, as normally none of the other interns ever would decide to speak their minds before the entire meeting. She vocalized her concerns, and her weak voice nearly caught Dannika off-guard. Dannika took a small breath as the young intern spoke. "What... what does this have to do with us all?"
It made Dannika's bright smile gleam stronger. She stood straighter. The knots were removed from her spine, and it felt like for an instant, she could speak again. Her teeth shone like a dangerous vice. "I am the lion... and this is my den."
10/6/14: (Frank.2.0) - This is a repost. The last version had too few submissions, and so we've decided to do something to abridge the list and to do some editing of the characters we've accepted. Yes, that means that if you made it into the original, your tribute is still a part of this. Up to two tributes can make it inside this time. To quote my sister from the beginning, "This is not a religious-only zone, but it is a respect-only zone. ... This story is not meant to offend anyone in any way - we just figured that a Biblical SYOT would be cool. Any faith or lack thereof will be accepted. Even in the application, there are spots where you can specify your personal preferences." Best of luck to everyone.
DISTRICT 1
Male - Nabal Davis (18)
Female - Angela Axlin (17)
DISTRICT 2
Male - Aeron Yaldabaoth (17)
Female - Lydia Pontius (18)
DISTRICT 4
Male - RESERVED
Female -
DISTRICT 7
Male - Bartholomew 'Mew' Gleason (12)
Female - Liliyth Akatsuki (16)
DISTRICT 8
Male - Jonah Abagnale (15)
Female -
DISTRICT 10
Male - Judas Ivanez (18)
Female -
DISTRICT 11
Male - Jethro (16)
Female - Eve Adams (17)
DISTRICT 12
Male - Levitation Calypso (17)
Female -