-The Sky Darkened, lightning flashed, rocks erupted, and then he saw the cat-
Leo walked into a ally way pulling up the sleeves of his shirt and cracking his knuckles. He was about to fight a kid that had pushed his little sister. He knew he had a summoning ceremony in an hour but nobody and he meant nobody touches his little sister. The boy that did this was waiting in the alleyway he looked about 13 only 2 years older than himself.
"Well,well. Looks like you showed up."
"You dishonor your family, Cole."
"No, if you lose this fight then you dishonor your family."
"Enough talking let's just get this over with."
Cole tightened his hands into fists and took a swing, Leo countered with a duck and a punch to the stomach. Leo had rage in his green eyes as he ducked and punchedthe 13 year old. Eventually, Cole was beat up to much and surrendered to Leo.
"Oh no I'm late!" Leo exclaimed and took off running straight for the middle of town. He passed by multiple houses and shops that had white walls and grey rooftops. But quickly ran into the one with blue flowers planted in the window.
"Nia!?"
"I'm right here!" A little girl around 5 years old with brown hair, in 2 braids, and brown eyes come into view around the corner.
"I took care of the big meany head for you, Nia"
"Yay! Were you like a lion?"
"Yes Nia. Now can you go get your big bro the shirt off his bed so we could meet up with father and mother at the ceremony?"
The little girl nodded and took off back around the corner, while Leo took a box of band aids and put 1 on his knee, elbow, cheek, and hand and fixed his hair. His little sister returned to him with a black tunic and she was wearing a pink dress. "Thanks Nia" he exclaimed and changed his shirts. "Now lets go meet mother and father!" Nia happily said. Leo bent down and picked her up and placed her on top of his shoulders. "Run lion run!" squealed "Roar" Leo growled and took off running towards the center of town.

At the center of town there were fireworks in carts, bright colors, and people in a dragon costume. Everybody had already began to file in towards the wooden stage in the park but he saw his parents near the entrance and hurried over to them."Leo your covered in bandages did you get into a fight again?" his mother asked "Leo was playing lion with me!" Nia cheerfully said "Is this true?" their mother sternly asked "Y...yes ma'am." Leo stuttered. His mother nodded and turned to their father to talk and Leo set Nia down. "Why did you say that, Nia?"
"Because the last time you go grounded we couldn't play together." "Nia, you know I could've played with you once I finished helping clean up mothers flower shop.
"I'm sorry big bro."
"Nia, time to go get our seats so we can watch your brother."
"Alright daddy! Bye bye Leo."
Leo smiled and waved at his sister as she walked away with his mother and father then hurried towards the back of the stage. There was one other boy there with black hair and brown eyes named Koda as well as 2 people in Greencloaks, one was the towns own Greencloak named Brian he was young and had a weasel as a spirit animal, the other Leo has never seen before and had blonde hair and green eyes with no spirit animal present. The trumpets blared for the ceremony to start and everyone in the back of the stage filed up the steps and onto it. From the top of the stage he could see cages full of red pandas, birds, a tiger, and even a sunbear.
"My fellow Zhong subjects, today you will witness the nectar ceremony of which before the eyes of man and beast do we hope that one of these lucky candidates summons a spirit animal. Koda descendent of Keito and Leo descendant of Hirashio." the crowd cheered and clapped after Kai's little speech but soon stopped once he put his hand up to silence them. "Koda descendent of Keito, please step forward to drink the nectar of Ninani!" Koda quietly went to Brian and knelt down in front of him "Receive the nectar." Koda sipped it, waiting a few seconds and nothing happened, so he quietly went back to his place with with disappointment in his eyes. "Leo descendent of Hirashio, please step forward to drink the nectar of Ninani." Leo then calmly walked forward and knelt before Brian with a cocky smirk on his face. "Receive the nectar." Brian tipped the flask to Leo's lips and Leo swallowed it tasted like vanilla!
He then stood up and a tingling sensation then started in his chest and spread out to the rest of his body. The birds began to cry out, the bear then started roaring, and the tiger started growling. The ground began to tremble. The sky darkened, a brilliant flash pierced through the darkness, it was like lightning but closer.

Unlookers gasped and started murmuring. The flash of light then stopped and Leo had to blink at least 10 times to make his vision clear. He felt surprisingly joyful despite the fear he just had.
And then he saw the Homotherium.
Leo's jaw dropped this cat was enormous! It was at least 10 times as big as a normal house cat! The cat had white and gray fur with a few black stripes and spots. But the thing that caught his eye were it's huge canine teeth that protruded out of its mouth that looked like they could kill you instantly.
But the eyes were silver like metals. Wait silver eyes and a Homotherium? Only 1 cat had silver eyes in Erdas history. Renegade. The great cat opened its mouth and roared which echoed for miles and miles. The rocks around the stage floated up and cracked and crumbled when it roared.

This was her, this was Renegade the Homotherium said to be able to control rocks. The one that was apart of the Lost Souls, THE Lost Souls that are apart of the Great Beasts but were killed after they defeated Gerathon and Kovo with their powers.
The cat then gracefully padded its way to Leo. Once it was close enough the boy could easily tell that it's head was at his head. It's muscles bulging with strength. The crowd stood in awe. Leo held out his hand and the cat bowed it's head and pressed the top of its head against his palm. The touch was electric, and Leo's tingling immediately ceased.
For a instant, Leo felt powerful, fast, and agile. He breathed in the scent of the big cat, which smelled like the savannah, and saw the details of her fur.
Then it all ceased in an instant.
Leo then smiled, jumped happily, and hugged the cat."Thank you for choosing me." he whispered to her. He had done it he had summoned a spirit animal. Not only that but it was one of the 5 Lost Souls! But then his happiness soon faded.
BOOOM! The wall around their town that connected to the port got a giant hole behind it and the Conquerers came flooding in. Everyone panicked and started fleeing the 2 Greencloaks on the stage sprung into action. The stranger Greencloak summoned a Black Leopard and started attacking some of the oncoming Greencloaks while some of the adults summoned their spirit animals and started attacking as well. Some of the other adults that fled came back with armor and weapons and started attacking as well.
Leo's eyes widened fore his father was attacking with Nala, his Snow Leopard, and was trying to get to his mother who was backed in a corner with his sister Nia. Leo looked up at the great cat with pleading eyes and she nodded in understanding then knelt on the ground. Leo hesitated for a minute but eventually climbed on and the cat stood and took off towards his mother and little sister. A group of Conquerers had cornered his mother and sister in a alleyway and Leo had never ridden a cat before, let alone a great beast. He held onto Renegade's fur as the great cat roared and leaped, claws outstretched and teeth wide open on a poor group of Conquerers that didn't see her coming. The cat easily slashed them away and kept running towards Leo's family.
"Mom, Nia!"
"Leo, you have to get out of here you how to go find the Greencloak with the Black Leopard. He will take you to a safe place."
"No, I won't leave you guys!"
"It will be fine Leo, we have a safe place for us to hide, we will keep Nia safe." His mother said while summoning her white tiger. Leo thought for a moment but finally gave in and their father joined them. Renegade knelt down for Leo to get off and hug his family goodbye. His sister was crying her eyes out and Leo felt eyes trickle down his face as well "Nia, be strong I will see you soon I promise." Now looked up sniffling "Big brother promise?" Leo nodded "Big brother promise." Renegade made a loud snarling sound and rammed another Conquerer into the wall "Go now Leo!" he heard his father say and Leo nodded wiping away his tears and hopping back onto Renegade. br The stranger a Greencloak was waiting for him and Leo rode towards him. "Who the heck are you anyway?" Leo asked. "I'm Carter but we must go quickly and get you to Greenhaven Castle. Come quickly before they notice where we are." Leo nodded and they took off towards a secret passageway and her turned around to see his family getting to safety. Tears stung his eyes again but he refused to cry again. He knew his life was about to change forever.