My Soultwin
This is kind of weird, and plays on an idea I have- Jellicles are the mortal forms of the gods normal cats worship. Quaxo is duality, for example. SOULTWINS. What it is, is the spirit of the one god, when coming down from the Heaviside, is split in two and goes into two, completely compatible bodies. These sets of soultwins can act in any relationship with ease, but usually have something to do with the god they represent. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteaser are the god of mischief and mayhem. I have always pictured mischief and mayhem as brother and sister, so go with that. Cori and Tanti together represent fate, and since it so often involves romance, are mates. It also explains WHY they're talented at what their talented at. This is Quaxo's story!
DISCLAIMER!!!!! I own the idea of soultwins and Quaxo's soultwin….nothing more!!!!!!! So please don't sue me.
I know all about how the Jellicles were the embodiment of the gods, but sometimes it was just so hard to be Duality, as he knew he was….after all, it was the meaning of my Ineffable. HI just seem so—one-sided. I've tried telling the adults, even Old Deuteronomy, the embodiment of Wisdom, but if anyone knew why, they weren't going to tell me anytime soon. The only cats I haven't ask were Coricopat and Tantomile…but they scare me, so I try to stay away from them.
"Everlasting Cat, Quaxo, can't you do anything right? Some god of Duality you are!" Victoria sneered. She may have been Grace, but sometimes she was just so mean….she had been trying to teach me how to dance in time for the Ball, but I'm just a natural klutz. After all, we'd been at it for an hour today, and I had fallen from the simplest of positions and poses at least fifty times. "I hope you can find your graceful half soon, Quaxo, 'cause unless you do, I quit!"
And so it goes…I can't tell you how many times I've caused someone to quit on me for my lack of dancing skills. It's not like I don't try, I really do…I just can't get the hang of it. Combined with the fact that I can't stay serious for more than five minutes, or use magic like my big brother Misto, I think something might be wrong with me. That's it, I'm going to see Cori and Tanti…I just can't take it anymore.
"Greetings, young one." As usual, the tribes Fate soultwins were speaking in unison. It was one of the things that freaks me out, but I really don't have a say in the matter.
"Hi. Um, guys? You know how I'm supposed to be duality and all, right?"
"You've been wondering why you feel as if you do not truly embody your inner God, correct?"
"Um…yes? How did you kn—never mind, I don't want to know."
"It's simple, young one. You are simply missing your other half."
I had never been more confused. Missing my other half? They made it sound as if someone had cut me in half and misplaced a part of me…or if I had a soultwin. But I can't. No one in my generation has one, not even Misto! I think they've made a mistake, but they assure me they haven't. But they won't elaborate further either, so I guess I'm stuck not knowing what they mean.