Hi everyone, dragonia here. Now about this story, this is kind of the life story of our beloved Shadow Fox, or most of you know her as Shadow. As you know, Shadow is a Fox Akishan (A-key-sh-ann). Now, I originally created the Akishan race for my FF9 story "20 Years Later". That's why this story is in the FF9 section. Now I don't think I'll be getting many reviews for this, but oh well, whatever reviews I do get will be greatly appreciated.
Ch.1 The world few know of
Quick Background info on Akishans
Thousands of years ago our planet Gaia was home to many different races. However there was one race that turned the world upside down, the Akishans. Hundreds of these strange creatures seemed to just appear out of no where. There were all the same, human shaped bodies, human voices, mostly everything they did was just like the rest of us. The lived in houses with their families, worked, played, ate, slept, everything you would do, they did. But there was something strange about these creatures. Everyone of them, in some way, shape or form, resembled that of a different animal. And that's not even the strangest part. They had two different forms. They were able to change their shapes from a half human half animal form, into a full animal form of whatever animal they where part of.
Some resembled Wolves, with a pair of furry pointed wolf ears on their heads, a bushy wolf tail coming out of their back side, yellow wolfish eyes on almost everyone of them, some even carried claws instead of nails and fangs in their mouths. These 'Wolf Akishans' as they called themselves where mostly found in villages in the snowy woods of the Lost Continent. Everyone of them seemed to posses the same strange ability to run at an incredible speed while in their wolf forms.
Then their where others who would resemble a type of bird. Long wings attached to their arms, tail feathers coming out of their backsides, long sharp talons instead of fingernails, and dark strange eyes that seemed to look into your soul. These types of Akishans also had an special ability they could all use. Whether in human or animal form these creatures could flap their wings whenever they wanted and create a type of Sonic boom twister capable of destroying a small village. These Akishans where mostly found in the mountains of the Forgotten Continent.
However there is one type of Akishans that this story is based on. They are known as 'Fox Akishans'. Fox Akishans usually have a pair of long pointed fox ears on their heads, along with a long bushy foxtail trailing behind them. Along with that they also have claws in place of their fingernails, and fox like eyes of many different colors. Fox Akishans special ability seems to allow them to transform into any form they want, be it living or non. Fox Akishan Villages can be located on all 4 continents at this point in time, however most seem to be in the wooded forests of the Outer Continent.
At this point your probably wondering what the point of all this is, why is she even writing this story? Well, I'll tell you. I'm writing this story to tell a story, a story about a world few people know the truth about, a story about a race of people who were almost whipped out thanks to the fear of the rest of the world, a story about a young Fox Akishan and what she went through during this time in her life. This is the story of Shadow Fox.
Ch.1 The world few know of
Over on the Outer Continent, deep in the woods, stood a small village of about 30 houses. In the center of the village stood a beautiful temple with a very strange symbol on the door. The symbol looked like a five-pointed star with a moon carved into the center. The bottom four points on the star seemed to each have a teardrop attached to them. Each teardrop was a different color, one black, one red, one white, and one gray. Attached to the point at the top was a diamond shaped black jewel sparkling in the sunlight.
There where many people wondering threw the village, being only around noon this was no surprise. Some where on their way to the woods to gather wood for their stoves in their homes. Some where going off to visit a friend only about a 3 minutes walk away. But most where children running around trying to get in a quick game before their afternoon training started.
"Pass the ball Luke!"
"Heads up Kassy!"
"Wha….OW, Hey Watch It!"
"Sorry Kassy!"
"Shadow, over here!"
"Get the ball before….."
They where cut off as the ball they where throwing around smashed into one of the windows of the Village temple. The 6 kids stood there too terrified to move, if their parents found out about this, they didn't even want to think about what would happen.
"Man Shadow…your in big trouble now" Andy said still starring at the shattered glass.
"What do you mean I'm in trouble, YOU where supposed to catch it!!!!" Shouted Shadow defensively.
Luke looked over at his loud mouth sister giving her the look of all looks signaling for her to shut up, which she did.
"So what do we do now?" Asked Kassy, looking between her friends and the window of the temple.
"I say we run before we get caught," replied Candy, Kassy's twin sister.
The 6 children looked at each other then back to the window. With out saying a word they all turned and prepared to make a run for the woods before someone found out what had happened. However, before they could go anywhere, someone came up behind them and grabbed Shadow and her cousin Hunter by the shoulders stopping them from going anywhere. Shadow and Hunter both turned to come face to face with their very own Training instructor.
"Uh-Oh…h-hi….Kitari" Shadow and Hunter said in unison.
Kitari glared down at the 2 kids she now held on to, one being her very own brother. After making sure Shadow and Hunter knew that she knew what they had done without saying a word, she turned and looked up at the other 4 kids, who were all trying to sneak away at the time.
"And just WHERE do you think YOUR going!?" demanded the 18 year old training instructor.
The twins, Kassy and Candy, where the first to stop. They turned to Kitari and lowered their heads, to afraid to look the young woman in the eyes. After another demanding question from Kitari, Andy decided to stop and joined his sisters by lowering his head as well. Luke however, decided this was as good a time as any and bolted from the area as fast as he could, leaving his friends, his cousins, and his very own sister to feel Kitaris wrath alone. However he didn't get far before bumping into the chest of his very own father, sending Luke falling back to the ground with a loud Thump.
"Luke?" His father asked, surprised to see his son running like he was being chased by a Grand Dragon. "Where are you off to in such a hurry?"
Luke looked up at his father with a very guilty look but quickly shook it off before he noticed. Then he tried to come up with any possible lie he could to get himself out of this mess, however, before he had a chance to open his mouth, Kitari came running over yelling at Luke and told his father everything.
"They What!?" Lukes father bellowed, glaring angrily at the 6 cowering children behind Kitari.
"They broke one of the temple windows," stated Kitari, not at all fazed by her Uncles angered voice.
"Haven't you kids be told before NOT to play near the Temple!?" demanded the angered Half Fox.
"Dad, we really weren't that close, the wind just, kind of, caught the ball and…." Luke started trying to save himself and friends from Kitari and his fathers wrath now.
"Save it Luke, you kids have been told before not to play around there!" His father yelled once again, causing the 13 year old to stop whatever he was going to say and cower back with his friends.
"Daddy, it was my fault," said the 8 year old Fox as she stepped infront of her brother to face her father. "I was trying to pass the ball to Andy, and he was behind Hunter so I had to throw it extra hard and it went to far and smashed into the window, I'm really sorry Daddy, I promise I'll be more careful next time…." Shadow finished up her apology by faking a few tears.
"Aw, baby its ok, just make sure next time your away from the temple, ok" asked her father.
Shadow nodded her head and gave her dad the cutest smile any 8 year old girl could come up with. Her father smiled and went back to what he was doing before bumping into Luke. When he was out of sight, Kassy, Candy, Hunter, and Andy all ran over to Shadow and congratulated her on a great performance. Luke smirked over at Kitari, he knew that the fact that they all just got off the hook so easily was eating her up inside. If anyone could turn his father into a big soft teddy bear, it was his little sister. Shadow always had a way when it came to getting what she wanted.
"Alright, alright, enough of this. Its 1:30, you all know what that means!" Ordered Kitari as she pointed to a path in the woods just beyond the village. "training time, LETS GO!"
And the 6 friends marched off to the training grounds with their devil of a training instructor.
Just to clear up any problems, heres some info on the characters you've meet so far.
Shadow, you should know about her already but heres some more info on her. At this point in the story Shadow is only 8 years old. As you may have noticed she has an older brother named Luke who is 13 years old. She also has 2 cousins, Hunter who is 11 years old, and Kitari who is 18 years old. Shadow's ears and tail are a reddish brown color, she also has black hair that goes down to about her waist, however she seems to keep that in a pony tail. She also has violet eyes, as well as a violet colored streak on each of her cheeks. Located on her forehead is a small violet diamond shaped mark. Shadows best friends are Kassy and Candy, however she also likes to play games with Luke and Hunter, as well as the twins brother Andrew (Andy). Shadow seems to have the strange ability to get her dad to do whatever she wants, which really comes in handy.
Luke, Shadows 13 year old, older brother. Luke is very protective of his little sister and will do anything to keep her safe, however when it comes to a problem with his cousin Kitari, its every man for himself. Lukes about the average size for a 13 year old boy. He has short black hair, and a dark brown tail and ears. His eyes are a dark bluish color, he also has the same markings on his face as Shadow except that instead of violet his marks are red. Luke doesn't mind his sister following him every now and then, but he much rather prefers to play games with his cousin Hunter, as long as Kitaris not around. He also doesn't mind hanging around with Andy and the twins, however he has noticed that when the 6 of them are together, it usually ends in trouble.
Hunter, Kitaris 11 year old younger brother. Hunter is Shadow and Lukes cousin, and probably best friend. The 3 of them play almost every day. Hunter and Luke seem to have the most fun when Shadows not around, mostly because that means they can pull pranks on Kitari and be able to get away with it easier. Hunter has medium length brown hair that is often found pulled into a small ponytail behind his head. His eyes are a dark green color. His Ears and tail are an odd combination of brown and black. Hunter loves playing games with his friends, and is a very loyal friend himself. He'd stick up or fight for any of his friends, even against his own sister. Hunter seems to be the only of the 6 friends to ever have a problem telling Kassy from Candy. However Luke and Shadow think he just likes to annoy the twins.
Kassy, Candy's twin sister and one of Andrews, 10 year old, older sisters. Kassy is sweet, but can be alittle stuck up sometimes. She is almost always found around her sister Candy. Besides her sister, Kassy's closest friend would be Shadow. Kassy has dark red hair cut at her shoulders, bright green eyes, and a light brown tail and ears. Kassy has a small crush on Hunter, that no one but she knows about at this point. However every time he mistakes her for her sister she feels like punching him in the face. Kassy has fun hanging out with her fiends, but really doesn't agree with some of the games they play. The only thing she really agrees with them about is the unified hatred of Kitari.
Candy, Kassy's twin sister and Andrew's second, 10 year old, older sister. Candy is also always around Kassy. However, Candy seems to be the more tomboyish of the two girls. Candy has refused to wear a dress sense the day she was born and much rather prefers going to the woods next to a tea party. Candy and Shadow are best friends, some times Candy swears she's more Shadows twin the Kassy's. Candy, like her sister, has dark red hair. However Candy decided to let hers grow and now reaches down below her waist, however you would never be able to tell, she almost always has her hair braided into a long single braid, so most of the time it only reaches about half way down her back. Candy's eyes are also bright green with a light brown tail and ears. Candy, also like her sister, has a small crush on Hunter. So there is usually an unnoticed battle between the twins for the young boy's attention. Also, like the rest, Candy shares a part in the unified haters of Kitari club, or so she likes to put it.
Andrew, or Andy as he is most often called. This 8 year old boy is the younger brother to the twins Candy and Kassy. Hes sometimes on the quite side, so often he just follows his sisters around, which usually bring him into a game with Shadow, Luke, and Hunter. Andrew has short reddish brown hair, as well as ear and a tail of the same color. His eyes are a dark brown, when seen in dim light almost seem black. Andrew, like the others, is a hater of the evil training instructor Kitari.
Kitari, the 18 year old devil queen of the village. On her 18th birthday, Kitari was put in charge of making sure the children of age, anyone 8 years old and over, AKA Shadow, Luke, Kassy, Candy, Hunter, and Andrew, were all properly taught how to master their shapeshifting ability as well as Kitari had when she turned 12. Sense then Kitari has been known to the 6 unlucky kids as the training instructor from heck. She claims she's though on them so they'll learn better, but deep down, she just really doesn't like any of them. Even her own brother and cousin constantly pull pranks on her, which she makes sure to get even with them during training. Kitari has shinny black hair cut off right below her shoulders. She also has bright blue eyes and dark brown ears and tail. She, like her two cousins, also has streaks on her cheeks, hers however are a dark green color, as well as a green diamond mark on her forehead. Kitari and her brother Hunter used to get along really well, but as Kitari puts it 'When he turned 10, he turned into a miniature Luke'. This also means that Kitari doesn't get along with Luke very well. She is very aware that the kids consider them selves the unified Kitari haters, to show them just how much she likes that name, she makes sure they get plenty of exercise during training.
That's all the character info for now. I'll have more information as new characters are brought into the story. Hope everyone (or someone) is enjoying this so far. Also this is my first attempt at a non-script style story, so bare with me. Well, please review. Later.^_^