Hi, I'm really bored so I started this story. Beware it's author has yet to think of a plot for it, you have been warned.
Disclaimer: I do not own any things you recognize
Summary: Girl living in border town gets chosen. She has a kyree as a partner. Has a mage gift (probably).
History:
Devastation, or Deva (as in the beginning of Devastation) as most of the villagers called her was not ordinary, to say the least. Her mother had been a wench that worked in the New Hope Inn, and her father was a passing merchant.
He had been informed that he had a child at the time he passed through the village a few months after he had visited the first time. He left money for the raising of the child, and promised to visit at least once a year, owing to the fact that he could not take care of a child by himself.
Saundra, Deva's mother, was not at all pleased at the fact that she was pregnant. She knew she would hate the child that was born, boy or girl. She had even gone as far as using all of the money given to her by the baby's father to buy a horse and a house.
The day of the birth finally arrived and Saundra's labor started when she was many a mile away from Hope's Point aka the village. She had been off riding her newly purchased horse in the woods that surrounded Hope's Point.
Feeling the contractions and knowing she could not get to the village in time, Saundra found a clearing with a near by stream and lay down, getting ready for pain.
The labor took several hours, and at the end a girl was born to a mother grasping for life. The last words that she spoke were to her daughter.
"You have caused me nothing but pain, grief, and frustration. Thus you shall be named, Devastation." With a last breath she cried out and then no sound would ever past through her dead cold lips again.
A passing animal had heard her cries in labor and her last words. It had been a kyree. Now, normally kyree's would not meddle in the affairs of humans, but this was a special circumstance with a special girl.
The kyree, whose name was Minaniko, was a mother herself at the time. She had been out getting food for herself, leaving the little ones with their father when she had heard this woman. She knew what she had to do if she wanted to save this little girls life, and she did.
She cautiously walked up to the unusually silent baby and sniffed at it. The smells of blood, sweat, dirt, and horse were all mingled together. She sneezed at the smells, some which weren't too pleasant.
Hesitantly she began to lick the girl clean, making sure she cleaned everywhere. The little girl, Devastation, giggled and cooed as Minaniko's rough tongue cleaned her feet. She had a small blond curl of hair on her head, glistening blue eyes, and rosy pink cheeks.
Surprisingly during this whole ordeal, Devastation had yet to utter a single cry, or shed one tear. She was quiet by all standards, and so much so that it was abnormal.
Now clean, Minaniko had to find a way to transport this little bundle of silence. Seeing the horse, she had an Idea. Carefully she picked up Devastation in her jaws and leaped upon the horse. Now some may think this would have been strange, however Minaniko had used her mind to calm the horse and let it realize that she was friend and not foe.
She gently placed the baby down in one of the open saddlebags, jumped off and grabbed the reins in her jaws, leading the horse to her den. Her mate understood completely, and so they added this human to their litter, treating her as their own for a few weeks, until the girl could travel the few miles to her village. In those few weeks they grew attached to the young human who didn't cry and played with their young.
Minaniko and her mate, Tikono, brought the young girl to the edge of the village, waiting to find a villager who had the gift of mind speech so they could converse.
Finally one came along, she was surprised to say the least.
: Hello, I was wondering if you could help me miss.:
The woman visibly jumped with shock, but quickly sent,
: What exactly do you want?: She sounded kind of suspicious.
: We have a human girl that we have raised for the past 5 weeks due to her mothers death. I believe you know the mother, Sandra? Well her daughter is with us now, and she needs to be returned to civilization. If she needs to be looked after we can, although she needs human contact, so, here she is. If you need us call, we will visit often. Good-bye: And with that Minaniko and Tikono with one last lick to the face for their human daughter, left.
This was a shock for the poor lady who was conversing with them. However, she scooped up the girl-child and quickly called a town meeting. It was decided there that the whole village would raise her, let her learn and grow up (AN: Sorry, I don't feel like adding detail in here, I think you guys can guess what will happen, simply know that they are NOT like the people in Errolds Grove (sp?) and are nice and stuff)
Her father had come as promised, but he could still not take care of her by himself, so he let the village do it. She grew and thrived in the town, never forgetting her Kyree friends who she visited daily, spending long afternoons helping with hunting and playing with the children. Minaniko and Tikono became like parents to her and Julian, Wernal, and Chica became like siblings.
As time went on she developed certain 'gifts' such as the gift of animal mind speech, regular mind speech, and the mage gift, although it was not out of control. Her
'parents' helped her control them and so she could do some things herself.
She spent long hours in the trees, conversing with animals, watching things, and hunting. She lived most of her life in the small cottage her mom had bought. Villagers made sure to visit often in order to assure that she was all right and was properly fed.
One of the things Deva hated the most but did because her 'parents' insisted on it was to go to the church in the mornings to be instructed.
Fin
Next chapter will have a day in the life, and I'll explain a few more things, it will be with Deva's thoughts and stuff.
Sayonara!