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In the land of Emorel, there are a special group of people who are able to form psychic bonds with the massive, lionel creatures known as Terra Cats. As tall as horses, looking like maneless lions, they're the only creatures on Emorel who's intelligence rivals that of humans. Because of this intelligence and sensitivity, the soul of a Terra Cat and that of a human may recognize each other and form a psychic bond that will last their entire lives. These people are able to ride their companion across the land of Emorel and become a part of an elite core of military that forms the function of police, magicfighters(like firefighters, except with out of control magic), search and rescue, and battlefront cavalry. A rider is a hero, sworn to defend and protect those in Emorel. And those special people are born in the mountain town of Hela, right near the Fowler Mountains, where the Terra Cats breed.
When humans are young, they have 3 different chances for their soul to recognize that of a Terra Cat's - at the age of 5, the age of 10, and the age of 15. After that, it's pretty much a known fact that you aren't one of those lucky ones.
That's your character. Your father is the lead councilman of Hela and of course, he'd have high hopes for you to bond with a Terra Cat; wouldn't that have been a source of pride and status for him? Too bad you failed the bonding test 3 times; everytime in your life that you've entered the Terra Cat pen, there's been nothing but silence. No tickle in your heart, no voice speaking to you in your mind. Nothing. How disappointing.
It's been a couple years now and although it's still a sore spot for him, your father's disappointment has worn off. And you've gotten a job working with the Terra Cats who stay at the shelter for whatever reason: expecting mothers(on loan from their riders to help breed the bonding ability into more cubs), new cubs too young to be tested yet, and wild Terra Cats that cause trouble for the farms on the outskirts of town. There's a recent arrival that the locals have nicknamed "Rek" meaning "Bad Cat" for how many livestock he's killed over the past few months. The locals have tried everything to ease tensions over but this one's too feral to respond; it caused enough trouble just to capture him and he almost killed a man. So, he'll spend the rest of his life in a pen, unable to interact with anyone else.
You can't help wonder how things might have gone if someone could just talk to him. If some sort of truce could be made, or understanding reached, then he could be set free and trusted to not bother the community any more. Such a shame.... What was that? Is someone talking to you? There's no one else around except...Rek....
When humans are young, they have 3 different chances for their soul to recognize that of a Terra Cat's - at the age of 5, the age of 10, and the age of 15. After that, it's pretty much a known fact that you aren't one of those lucky ones.
That's your character. Your father is the lead councilman of Hela and of course, he'd have high hopes for you to bond with a Terra Cat; wouldn't that have been a source of pride and status for him? Too bad you failed the bonding test 3 times; everytime in your life that you've entered the Terra Cat pen, there's been nothing but silence. No tickle in your heart, no voice speaking to you in your mind. Nothing. How disappointing.
It's been a couple years now and although it's still a sore spot for him, your father's disappointment has worn off. And you've gotten a job working with the Terra Cats who stay at the shelter for whatever reason: expecting mothers(on loan from their riders to help breed the bonding ability into more cubs), new cubs too young to be tested yet, and wild Terra Cats that cause trouble for the farms on the outskirts of town. There's a recent arrival that the locals have nicknamed "Rek" meaning "Bad Cat" for how many livestock he's killed over the past few months. The locals have tried everything to ease tensions over but this one's too feral to respond; it caused enough trouble just to capture him and he almost killed a man. So, he'll spend the rest of his life in a pen, unable to interact with anyone else.
You can't help wonder how things might have gone if someone could just talk to him. If some sort of truce could be made, or understanding reached, then he could be set free and trusted to not bother the community any more. Such a shame.... What was that? Is someone talking to you? There's no one else around except...Rek....
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The sun was climbing the sky by the time the keepers were making their rounds for feeding time. The enclosed space, although large, was simply not big enough, Rek feeling tight and restless as he paced alongside the fence. Because of this anxiety, the Terra Cat didn't know what he wanted, whether to run or eat or fight. All three? Sleep had been hard to come by in his captured state, everything, all the smells of humanity and other Terra Cats and elk, too close around him. He was practically blinded by the overwhelming presence of everything.
What was he even doing here? Why had life changed so drastically? It was those annoying humans fault. He'd been enjoying his life, running through the forests of the Fowler Mountain ranges, free to do as he pleased. And occasionally he'd treated himself with elk from the nearby fields. What was so bad about that? They were just standing there in herds, kept in enclosures of their own; why didn't he deserve to hunt them if he wanted? Not long after he started hunting the elk did Rek get captured by the humans and stuck in this awful, small, smelly place.
His mind too fogged by sensory overload to think of a way to escape, Rek instead paced close to the part of the fenced enclosure where the gate was. This was where the food came from. And the fence itself was made of thick logs with wire nets strung between the rails and standing 8 feet tall. The netting kept the Cats from climbing because their claws would get stuck and tangled in it.
At the door now, Rek paced with a low rumble in his throat, yellow eyes watching the approach of his feeder. It was someone different today, a female by the smell of her, yet someone Rek had never seen before. Not that it mattered, the food in her hands the much more important thing about her.
That's it. Feed me, stupid human, Rek said with a mental smirk. Maybe if you get close enough, I can drag you through. Heh.
What was he even doing here? Why had life changed so drastically? It was those annoying humans fault. He'd been enjoying his life, running through the forests of the Fowler Mountain ranges, free to do as he pleased. And occasionally he'd treated himself with elk from the nearby fields. What was so bad about that? They were just standing there in herds, kept in enclosures of their own; why didn't he deserve to hunt them if he wanted? Not long after he started hunting the elk did Rek get captured by the humans and stuck in this awful, small, smelly place.
His mind too fogged by sensory overload to think of a way to escape, Rek instead paced close to the part of the fenced enclosure where the gate was. This was where the food came from. And the fence itself was made of thick logs with wire nets strung between the rails and standing 8 feet tall. The netting kept the Cats from climbing because their claws would get stuck and tangled in it.
At the door now, Rek paced with a low rumble in his throat, yellow eyes watching the approach of his feeder. It was someone different today, a female by the smell of her, yet someone Rek had never seen before. Not that it mattered, the food in her hands the much more important thing about her.
That's it. Feed me, stupid human, Rek said with a mental smirk. Maybe if you get close enough, I can drag you through. Heh.
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Nowell woke up maybe an hour before the sun rose. She had to walk home, go to a farm to get freshly killed and cut elk for Rek, and then walk to the shelter. It was the first day she dealt with the Terra Cat, and she wanted to do something nice for him. She had been busy the past few days trying to get a runt to be accepted by a mother who recently gave birth. Its own mother rejected it. Nowell finally found a female who lost its only cub to accept it. She had milk too, so it worked out perfectly. She spent the night with the two to make sure the cub was fully accepted.
When she entered the shelter for the second time that day, she was a bit tired walking so much. Nowell was known for walking everywhere. She didn’t trust horses after one threw her when she was five. Since she hadn’t bonded with a Terra Cat, her father decided it would be good to buy her a horse and teach her to ride it. So now Nowell was stuck with a distrust and small fear of horses. Before she went to feed Rek, she checked on a few mothers who gave birth. She noticed the other keepers feeding the cats, but decided to wait before she fed Rek.
Today was her first time dealing with a cat as bad as he supposedly was. Nowell was a bit nervous, but she was more confident that anything else. She knew she’d be able to deal with the feral cat. Her hair was tied up into a messy bun. She wore a fitting cotton green tunic with short sleeves, black tights, and black leather knee high boots. She adjusted the tunic to be fitting as the last thing she wanted was for a cub to rip any loose clothing off of her. She picked up the two buckets of elk she had in a wagon before she walked over to Rek’s pen.
All eyes were on her as she made her way to the pen. She knew they were only looking at her as she was going to feed Rek. Nowell knew some found working at the shelter a bit boring, and Rek was the new thing to talk about. As she neared the door she sensed Rek pacing near it. Nowell felt a tingle in her heart, but ignored the odd feeling. She simply watched Rek as she approached. Nowell was ready to flash the cat a smile, but then she heard a voice in her head. All emotions left her face.
Rek’s pen was far away from everyone else, so no one was around. Did the cat just speak to her? Shock filled her eyes and made them wide. Did she bond with the cat? Wasn’t she too old to bond with a Terra Cat? She had long given up hope of bonding with one. Slowly she placed the buckets down while staring at him. She took a deep breath before replying to the rude cat. His words had irritated her. He was called Rek for a reason. It would be my luck to finally bond with a cat, and it ends up being a bad feral one. She cleared her throat, and she now gave him a stern look.
“Haven’t you heard of not biting the hand that feeds you? The last thing I am is a stupid human Rek,” she paused to move the buckets of food behind her. A small bitter laugh escaped her lips. She looked the cat up and down slowly.
“I went out of my way today just to get you some freshly killed and cut elk, but since you are so rude, I can just give it to some cubs who can eat meat. Also, I am the only one willing to deal with you Rek. If you dragged me through and killed me or harmed me too badly, your death would quickly follow. No one in this town wants to deal with you. Lots of townspeople want you dead for killing their animals,” she said.
She picked up an elk leg from one of the buckets and held it in her hand. Nowell examined it as if it was something interesting. A second later, she placed it close to the slot for feeding. She did make sure it was far enough so that Rek couldn’t grab it. She slowly smiled at Rek. It was a small smile.
“If you apologize to me, I will feed you. If you don’t, then you will go without eating today,” she said in a matter of fact tone. Nowell knew she’d feed him before she left for the day. He’d likely be starving by then, but it would be his punishment.
That was new and different! Usually when the humans made their mouth noises, Rek couldn't make sense of what they meant. This on the other hand, came through like a stream of water, his mind filled with the sound of her voice and understanding quickly following. Then he didn't like the things she was saying.
What? That's really dumb and you're dumb for saying it, Rek said temperamentally. You should apologize to me and perform your function. Which is, to put food in my mouth and then go away, silly human.
Rek sniffed at the meat held close to his slot and he began to softly paw through it, his black claws stretching just the littlest bit, trying desperately to disobey her and reach the meal on his own. Frustrated, Rek huffed a heavy breath, stepping back to spin impatiently before the door.
What is your problem? he asked irritably. What do you want? Why are you talking to me? I only talk to Cats. Don't you have any humans you can talk to and annoy? Why do you have to bother me?
What? That's really dumb and you're dumb for saying it, Rek said temperamentally. You should apologize to me and perform your function. Which is, to put food in my mouth and then go away, silly human.
Rek sniffed at the meat held close to his slot and he began to softly paw through it, his black claws stretching just the littlest bit, trying desperately to disobey her and reach the meal on his own. Frustrated, Rek huffed a heavy breath, stepping back to spin impatiently before the door.
What is your problem? he asked irritably. What do you want? Why are you talking to me? I only talk to Cats. Don't you have any humans you can talk to and annoy? Why do you have to bother me?
Nowell just smiled like an idiot when Rek spoke to her once more. She honestly couldn’t believe he was talking to her. Deep down she had a ball of excitement ready to burst. Nowell had bonded, a bit late, but it happened. She wasn’t just an ordinary human. Her father would be so proud. Her smile slowly faded. She thought of how he may not believe her. She wasn’t sure she could prove she was bonded to Rek. The cat likely wouldn’t corporate with her. Nowell rolled her eyes Rek. Again, he was biting the hand that fed him. This cat was something special.
Her dark brown eyes stayed on the cat as he tried to reach for the leg. Rek was stubborn. An amused smile graced her lips. Nowell knew from the start this cat would be an issue. The cat was now more of an issue since they bonded. He was not polite. She placed the meat back into the bucket. Slowly she squatted down a bit to be eye level with the slot. She made sure to keep far enough so he couldn’t harm her.
“I do not have to apologize to you for any reason. Perform my function? I do not need to perform it. No one will even care if I leave you unfed. Hell, a party likely would be thrown if you died,” she paused to take a deep breath. This cat was pushing her buttons. She didn’t like being mean to him and that bother her.
“Rek, we are talking as we bonded. I am surprised it happened as I am passed the age for bonding. If your words didn’t enter my mind, we wouldn’t have a problem. I thought Terra Cats were suppose to be smart, I told you what I wanted already. Though, to remind you, I want an apology, but it doesn’t seem like you are going to apologize. I guess you do not want this fresh elk,” she said as she slowly stood up straight. Nowell picked the buckets up and walked a few feet away from the pen. When she stopped, her gaze returned to Rek.
“Oh, and now you only talk to cats and me. I have plenty of other humans to talk to, but I am pretty I don’t annoy them. I will stop bothering you for today. I will just go and take care of more appreciative cats. I know the prefect group of cubs that’ll enjoy this elk,” she said, her tone a bit hushed. She was in view of other humans now. Nowell wasn’t too eager to tell anyone she bonded. Would they even believe her? Probably not.
Her dark brown eyes stayed on the cat as he tried to reach for the leg. Rek was stubborn. An amused smile graced her lips. Nowell knew from the start this cat would be an issue. The cat was now more of an issue since they bonded. He was not polite. She placed the meat back into the bucket. Slowly she squatted down a bit to be eye level with the slot. She made sure to keep far enough so he couldn’t harm her.
“I do not have to apologize to you for any reason. Perform my function? I do not need to perform it. No one will even care if I leave you unfed. Hell, a party likely would be thrown if you died,” she paused to take a deep breath. This cat was pushing her buttons. She didn’t like being mean to him and that bother her.
“Rek, we are talking as we bonded. I am surprised it happened as I am passed the age for bonding. If your words didn’t enter my mind, we wouldn’t have a problem. I thought Terra Cats were suppose to be smart, I told you what I wanted already. Though, to remind you, I want an apology, but it doesn’t seem like you are going to apologize. I guess you do not want this fresh elk,” she said as she slowly stood up straight. Nowell picked the buckets up and walked a few feet away from the pen. When she stopped, her gaze returned to Rek.
“Oh, and now you only talk to cats and me. I have plenty of other humans to talk to, but I am pretty I don’t annoy them. I will stop bothering you for today. I will just go and take care of more appreciative cats. I know the prefect group of cubs that’ll enjoy this elk,” she said, her tone a bit hushed. She was in view of other humans now. Nowell wasn’t too eager to tell anyone she bonded. Would they even believe her? Probably not.
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I am glad it sounds good. That is fine. At the moment it is late at night for me, so you posting tonight or tomorrow works for me. I will post any suggestions or ideas here. I actually have no idea where the footnotes are I just realized. Now I must find them as curiosity.
Glad you have a vague plan, and I may add a surprise here and there if the opportunity arises. I am sure it will. I do love writing with others. Also, I have to ask as I was curious, what would the pen for Rek look like? I have been going animals pens.
Glad you have a vague plan, and I may add a surprise here and there if the opportunity arises. I am sure it will. I do love writing with others. Also, I have to ask as I was curious, what would the pen for Rek look like? I have been going animals pens.
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All sounds good!
I can make the first post but it will not be tonight but tomorrow morning instead. I have a few I need to get caught up on, myself. I don't like to plan too indepth but if you ever have suggestions or ideas that you feel uncertain about adding in, feel free to post here or in footnotes; I check both. I have a vague plan but I honestly don't mind being surprised by new directions if you feel inspired. That's part of the fun of writing with somebody.
I can make the first post but it will not be tonight but tomorrow morning instead. I have a few I need to get caught up on, myself. I don't like to plan too indepth but if you ever have suggestions or ideas that you feel uncertain about adding in, feel free to post here or in footnotes; I check both. I have a vague plan but I honestly don't mind being surprised by new directions if you feel inspired. That's part of the fun of writing with somebody.
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Awesome. It is okay, I may be able to post once every two days. It depends on how work goes daily and if I go to a class or the gym during the week. I will post at least once a week unless some issue arises. I will let you know if issues arise. I am pretty much free, and I can likely keep the flow of posting once every two days or so. If I can post more, I will. Hopefully this works for you.
I am committed, and I will make sure not to neglect the story. I will keep things going as well. I generally reply to my RPs in order. I am all caught up at the moment and the other RPs have slowed a bit. This is how I came to the conclusion I can reply every two days or so. If you ever worry about my posting, just let me know and I will update you on what's going on. Though, I shouldn't worry you :)
Welcome, I am glad I found this story. I think I saw it before, but maybe never go to really look at it because I was working on characters lol. Would you like to make the first post? Or should we discuss some things first?
I am committed, and I will make sure not to neglect the story. I will keep things going as well. I generally reply to my RPs in order. I am all caught up at the moment and the other RPs have slowed a bit. This is how I came to the conclusion I can reply every two days or so. If you ever worry about my posting, just let me know and I will update you on what's going on. Though, I shouldn't worry you :)
Welcome, I am glad I found this story. I think I saw it before, but maybe never go to really look at it because I was working on characters lol. Would you like to make the first post? Or should we discuss some things first?
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Sure! Just approved your character. Work is picking up lately, so, I generally post once every day or two. I try to keep things going and not neglect the stories, so, if you're worried about me posting, just know, I am working on it. Thank you for the interest and I'm excited for this story. This is one I was actually waiting for a little while for, so, I'm happy that you responded.
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Hello Wyatt,
I am glad I found this roleplay, really excited actually. I just commented on one of your RP threads actually. I would love to roleplay with you if you'd have me.
I am glad I found this roleplay, really excited actually. I just commented on one of your RP threads actually. I would love to roleplay with you if you'd have me.
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