I must say that there are a few things about the Twin Terrors that I did not tell any readers about yet. The first thing to know about them is that they are star spirits born from the twin suns of Tatooine about 11 billion years ago. They met with the North Sky Gang- Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and so on, with the pink Serpentine Hyperfang. All of them went to the realm of Xanadu, where spirits called Xan watched over the worlds and prevented the evil known as nightmares from invading. But most were invaded, and only with the help of superheroes did they keep the nightmares at bay.
But then it turned out that the nightmares didn't have to actually be present to do the work. They whispered lies and fantasies into the heads of people, granting them powers in strange ways, and turning them into super villains. Like how they told Zod that he was the most important being in Krypton, and since everyone else was infernal, he should destroy them. That was exactly what he started to do. But then the Xan created the Phantom Zone and sent the Terrors and the NSG out to protect and guide worlds away from the evil (Cupid did an excellent job at that with his diplomatic charm).
When earth formed, three Egyptian mockingjay "goddesses" came out of the Sun. They're the Triple Trouble Triplets Aranettis, Ethenaris, and Gloranellis. Lorris calls Aranettis the Daughter of the Ocean because, well, she has water powers. Ethenaris is more like the Porcupine Dart because she shoots steel-hard, razor-sharp feathers from her silvery titanium-ish wings. Even though porcupines and hedgehogs can't shoot quills. And Gloranellis is the Rainbow Child because she can form a Sonic Rainboom when she gets fast enough. Or maybe twice the speed of sound, which would be the Double Rainboom, then Triple Rainboom, then Quadruple Rainboom, and so on. Nicknames: Riptide, Porcupine Sniper, and Sonic Rainboom.
There are eight nightmare evolutions, though they don't actually evolve and are just called that because each is more powerful than the next. From the bottom up:
Original nightmare: all mares, they plague your dreams and thoughts and are the first step of prejudice and all bad things. Appearance: puffy gray bodies with no detail at all, you can see their skeleton. The skeleton is basically sticks and knobs. No vertebrae on the backbone, all bones are nearly the same (a long stick). More is that they are deceivers who make something bad look good.
Ghostmare: also all mares, they hypnotize people into doing their will, which is never good because they split friendships and cause a whole lot of people to follow evil. Appearance: Black shapes, wispy tail for legs, completely pitch black, white eyes.
Skellion: all stallions, these are bone-breakers. Seriously. No pun intended. Try mess with these dudes and you'll end up with a fractured skull. In other words, you're dead. And they're the ones who are the cause for any accidents that result in a broken bone of a lot of broken bones. Appearance: a horse skeleton.
Plaguemare: these mares look like their skin is rotting off. From the name, you can probbly deduce that their name comes from the Black Death, or plague. Plaguemares are the one known for all the sicknesses, whether it be incurable cancer, a mild case of the flu, or chicken pox. Appearance: Varies, but all look rotten, moldy, leprotic. Some have snouts that look like elephant trunks. And thy all have flies hanging around their beige-to-brown bodies.
Stormcolt: I have no idea how this came up. These horrible stallions... have you watched the news show the aftermath of a typhoon/hurricane or a tornado? Wreckage everywhere. Blame the natural disasters and the intended disasters to Mother Nature on stormcolts. Appearance: A tornado body, wings made of tsunamis, hooves of lava, mane and tail made of rock and ice that continually falls out like an avalanche
Sagemare: If you know the Dark Arts, you can guess. These are purple steeds who don't use their front hooves much. Instead, they slither about on a snake's tail. They have a horn where dark magic comes from, and their eyes bear the markings of the Eye of Horus. Both eyes. Guess what? They also use Harry Potter spells!
Bloodmare: You all remember learning about World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Battle of Thermopylae, and the Vietnam War, no? If not all, most of you might recall the World Wars. Ask a Bloodmare to answer to that. They have blood-red pelts, three yellow eyes that stare into your soul, and are cause for all manslaughter, murder, war, and hatred, and plenty of fighting.
Preemimare: Though not considered a nightmare evolution because they are the ones who gave birth to all of the nightmares, Preemimares are very well compared to strawberries with vampire teeth and a v-shaped collar at the neck like a vampire. Vixen thinks they should be called fangmares. The Abyssalisk, or the leader of the Abyss where the nightmares live, is the father of all the evolutions and the mate of all preemimares (seven in total). His queen, Bloodthirst, had only one filly. We'll get to her next.
The DEATHMARE: She isn't ugly like the others. Instead, you could find her as... seducing. The Abyssalisk raised this Deathmare as a trained killer, a mercenary. She didn't dawdle like other villains. She just dove right in and tore your heart out. And when she fought her father for the throne of the Abyss, he wasn't expecting her hunger to be so great. So he was killed, and she began a reign of terror... that is, on us. With the Abyssal Legions, she destroyed countless worlds, creating an empire an reeling in the defending star-spirits as sacrifices. And this was just one million years after the Big Bang, so the NSG and TT didn't exist yet.
The Deathmare's appearance: Skimpy black-and-gray iron armor, a leather neck brace with an obsidian implanted in it, huge black wings with feathers that shift between knife-like and feathery; a twisted horn; soulless eyes; always wields a bow and arrows dipped in Abyssalisk venom that kills on touch; shimmery red fur that seems to gleam in the dark; a very seducing smile. I'd suggest never running into her, but we've all done that. Have you ever fought with your parents? Yeah, that was Soul Taker telling you to. In truth, she's actually the Devil.
Once the Terrors and NSG sprang to life, they traveled to the realm of Xanadu to train against the Abyss. Xanadu's people had a shimmery opalescent shine to their skin, and they corresponded with the stories and myths in all the stories people have wrote. Including the Wings of Fire series by Tui T Sutherland or Tombquest or The Waterfire Saga or Spirit Animals. Except they are no deities, just very powerful immortals. Not all-powerful. Just powerful.
They have the ability to turn into the things that represent them. One, named Amaterasu, also shares the name of the Japanese goddess of the sun, therefore she is often seen like a phoenix or something other. They have a queen who is a white lioness (looks more like Mizu no Akira's cats of DeviantArt [you should check her out]). I'm not talking about her much since she's not really in this story but she is still important, so let's talk more about the twins.
Lorris and Nilla are Zootopian ocelots dressed in Jedi robes. It's not this long flowing ones, more like the Anakin/Obi Wan/ Luke Skywalker type, more Padawan-ish. Both have spots in the shape of paws on the sides of their neck. Lorris has been mentioned to be the crazier lunatic of the two, while Nilla mostly freaks out over whatever she deems cute. Both are advisors for the Queen of Xanadu, who is both a Xan and a star. They have Xan powers, but they're still star-spirits. Lorris is more like a scribe, because she's always bursting with stories to tell and write down.
As for the NSG, take a look at the nine reindeer and a pink Hypnobrai Serpentine from Zootopia of sorts. That's all. I do not know how to explain their appearance, but here are personalities and more.
Dasher: competitive, superfast, faster than Barry and can run/fly over 500 million times light speed.
Dancer: always has music in mind. Never heavy metal or bad words of bad songs, of course.
Prancer: her heavy drawl and awesome use of cowboy slang could expose crime. She is excellent in roping techniques and rode sports.
Vixen: orange fur, can turn into a fox on any occasion, expert at martial arts. Do not mess with this fox.
Comet: say hola, because he can speak Spanish. And he is just like Dasher, except much bouncier and with a tuft of blonde fur on his forehead. He also emits sparks to look like a comet.
Donner: Now, I know Cupid comes before Donner, but I skipped the reindeer of love for a reason: he is a MAJOR character. Donner is extremely strong. Just how strong? Strong enough to call thunder, create earthquakes with a tiny stomp, and strong enough to bend a pole with just one touch or disintegrating a boulder with a light to. Usually he keeps this restrained unless he needs to fight something bad.
Blitzen: she is a storm of science. Talk to this doe with jagged stripes on the sides of her neck and she'll blast you with the whole periodic table and a quote from one of the inventors or scientists. She has the ability to command lightning to do anything, and Donner always follows one of her strikes with a boom... unless, of course, it isn't coming from the clouds and instead from somewhere else, like her antlers or her hooves.
Rudolph: there's more than just the red nose. Try to tell him to dazzle you and he'll tune the glow up to as bright as the sun. He leads the NSG in their favorite songs during concerts, because YES THEY SING!
Hyperfang: chatterbox when she chooses, knows HUGE words (lollapalooza, sesquipadalian, logophile, catawampus, hornswoggle, foofaraw, floccinaucinihilipilification), EXTREMELY loud, different levels of loudness. This pink Serpentine's loudest scream so far has been labeled "The Not-Understandable Foofaraw," with foofaraw meaning excessively decorated or unnecessary attention over something insignificant. Theses are real words, people! Just ask or some other website.
And now...
Cupid: call him the Love Doctor. No other explanations needed.
Oh wait... yes there are. At least fifteen trillion, literally, but I won't be able to get to all of them. So, here are the first twenty facts.
1. He is obviously a reindeer with a gold bow and arrows.
2. He ALWAYS has the bow and arrows. The quiver is almost literally glued to him.
3. He chooses life for the unborn. (What if YOU were about to be aborted? Just what if? That's all I'm asking. DO NOT avoid the question.)
4. Love is not always romance. It's choosing the best for the beloved. And it is NOT overindulgence or spoiling people.
5. Cupid is said to be the most charming of reindeer.
6. He hosts a show called the CNF Show, The Cupid Never Fails Show! And he NEVER fails at it. When it looks like a plan won't work, he'll find a new one until it does work.
7. Honesty is the best policy.
8. Hyperfang and Lorris are his co-hosts. They travel across every single multiverse there is.
9. Everyone knows him as the Love Doctor and not the god of love because there is only ONE. TRUE. GOD.
10. Religion and Love go well together. (Well, DUH! They're supposed to.)
11. His favorite Bible passage (don't have to look it up, and yes, he reads the Bible) is 1 Corinthians 13. The whole chapter. And his favorite books are the Book of Tobit (also in the Bible) and 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees.
12. He LOVES fanfiction.
13. He's head of an organization called the Cupidity Olympian Organization of Romanus.
14. Cupid is a Star-Xan, or a mix of both. Well, all of them are.
15. He hates incessantly annoying nightmares. They are mortal enemies.
16. He almost never declares war, but when he does, he is always serious.
17. Somehow, even though all the arrows look the same, he identifies them by their smell. Fake love (mushy romance): seaweed. True love: Jasmine. First crush: apple pie.
18. There are 50 levels of Cupidity. Each couple is different. For Barry and Kara, level 15 is dating.
19. He protects anyone and everyone.
20. Everyone deserves a second chance. If they are unwilling, it is because thy refuse to repent from their mortal sin.
Okay, that's all. See you at the hoedown tonight, everyone! (Cowboy terms: a hoedown is a dance.)
