History of the Viera

Disclaimer: (Since I forgot last two chapters) You know the drill. I don't own anything.

In this chapter, the rise of my canine enemies of all Viera who have been mentioned in some of my other stories happens. The doglike Reena-Kaana are created to protect Viera from all predators, but in an attempt to destroy the peaceful Viera, some powerful being alters the Reena race's similar nature and turn them into Viera-killing monsters who don't even question killing their lepine (is that what you would call something rabbitlike?) brethren.

Chapter 2: Rise of the Reena

The Viera were not doing well. There were a few hundred of them now, and they werein quite a bit of trouble. Predators, such as coeurls and hellhounds, had begun to take them out. There was strength in numbers, but they were still losing substantial numbers to the predators. They needed help desperately, or they wouldn't survive.

The Wood again came to the rescue of her guardians. She created another intelligent race in the same manner as she had created the Viera. They were designed as carnivores, but not to be mindlessly violent and vicious. They were created from dogs, much like Viera were from rabbits. The Wood called them Reena-Kaana and they were made specifically to eat coeurls and other predators to keep their numbers in check so the Viera would be safer.

The Reena were tied to the Wood much as the Viera were, just not as close. They were allowed to come and go as they pleased. This was to prevent a predator that was injured from escaping the Wood and returning when it had healed from a Reena attack to cause more damage. The Reena had the heads of Siberian huskies, the bodies of Humes, and curly dog tails. Reena were well-built, robust, and powerful. The females were slightly more refined than the males, but their smaller size gave them an advantage: They could easily get onto the backs of the prey and administer a fatal bite to the back of the neck. The males usually were too big to do that and had to rely on their claws and sharp teeth to battle. The females were hunters that rivaled even Viera. But the Wood told them never to harm a Viera, let alone kill them. The Reena respected Viera, treated them as brothers and sisters. And then something happened.

These were the days of the scions, and Ivalice was in turmoil. Viera were protected by the Wood, but the Reena were affected by darkness. They became twisted and hateful towards Viera, and had developed a fascination with Humes. They believed that they were "Hume's best friends". They also realized a power the Wood had given them to camouflage them and aid their hunting skills. They realized that they had transformational powers. They could disguise themselves as almost any creature. But most frightening of all was that the Reena developed a taste for Viera flesh. Nobody knew what had made the once-friendly Reena-Kaana the vicious killers they had become, and no Viera was safe.

The Reena became almost dependant on Viera as their food source. Sometimes they'd catch Viera they'd like, and breed them, so they didn't totally destroy the race, but Viera children were their favourite prey. If they had to, they would also eat regular rabbits, and still hunt their old prey. They were especially dangerous during the breeding season of the Viera, as they'd transform into a Vieran form and trick one into thinking they wanted to mate, and then kill it. Viera began getting nervous, since the Reena were a bigger threat than the regular monsters since they were intelligent.

The new rules that came into effect when the Reena-Kaana were created:

XXI: No Viera shall ever harm a Reena-Kaana. (Eventually repealed)

XXII: No Reena shall ever kill a Viera (Even though that rule didn't last long).

XXIII: No Reena shall have or attempt to have intercourse with a Viera. (They did it anyhow)

XXIV: Reena may eat any creature in the Wood except for Viera.

XXV: Reena may leave the Wood as they please, but Viera still may not.

XXVI: Reena are not allowed to harm the Wood.

XXVII: No Reena shall hunt for sport, only to protect the Viera or find food.

XXVIII: No Reena shall use his or her transformational powers to trick a Viera into wrongdoing.

XXIX: Reena and Viera may live in the same village.

XXX: Reena should try to befriend Viera.

As you see, the Reena begin to cause trouble. Next the Viera decide to find a way to survive in a Reena infested forest, and they meet the Humes!