Tygria's Life Story...

[AkashaKitsune]

The story begins with her birth parents, The gods of Olympus.

Her father was Ares, God of War. Her mother was Enyo, Lesser Goddess of War.Her parents were told by Zeus, that they were not allowed to keep her, She had a purpose in the world below. Agreeing with the god of gods, they took Tygria down to earth one lonely, quiet night. Placing her upon the door step of a couple who struggled to have a family. That morning, The couple awoke to a sound of crying. The husband opened the door and looked upon the baby wrapped in a blanket. He called to his wife "Hunny, get here quick! You will never believe this!" His wife came running to the door. "What! What is it!" she hollered, Looking down at the bundle at her feet. Slowly she knelt down and took the bundle into her arms. That is when she realized it was a young infant. Her eyes instantly filled with tears as she turned to her husband. "Could it be... Have the gods finally answered our prayers???" Quickly she took the young infant into their home, making it a bottle to feed upon. She sat in a rocking chair, rocking back and forth with the little girl in her arms. "What shall we call her?" The husband asked, Sitting upon the couch next to his wife. When Tygria opened her eyes, the wife saw, what she thought to be a tiger giving a loud roar. "Tygria..." The wife said softly, turning to her husband. "Tygria it is..." He whispered, looking down at their new daughter as she fell asleep.

7 years had past:

Tygria was growing up fast. Her hair was white, her eyes were a soft blue. She loved to play with her mother and father. Nothing had happened to the family since the night they found her. Tygria was growing up to be such a little princess, Always getting new toys, new clothes, new everything. Her father even bought her a horse to play with and call her own. She named her Mystic. She was a white horse, with white mane and tail. Her eyes were the same color as Tygria, Soft Blue. Tygria and Mystic became close friends, Playing with each other everyday. Her god parents watched from above as their daughter grew up. They were sad that they couldn't be with her, but happy that she was doing well. Until one day...

11 years had past:

Tygria and Mystic were out for a ride, Something happened back home. A bunch of bandits stormed into her home, stealing her most valuable items her parents had giving her. Her god parents watched in horror as Tygria's mother was murdered in her own home. Ares ran to Zeus to tell him of the news. Sadly Zeus shook his head. "No Ares, you must not interfere..." his voice firm in tone. Ares not dare defy Zeus, for if he did, it would be the end for Ares, and his wife. Instead, they watched from above the clouds. Tygria had no idea what was happening at her home. She remained happy and playful with Mystic in the forest. Enyo couldn't handle it anymore, She growled softly, sending a wave of energy at Tygria. When it hit, it felt like a bolt of lightning had struck her. She fell to the ground in pain, Mystic stared, unsure of what to do. The energy that had struck her, was actually a connection in spirit. She was now connected to the gods above. Enyo used this skill to guide Tygria and mystic back home. Every time she made a wrong turn or move, Enyo would endure pain upon her daughter. Though it killed Enyo on the inside, it was the only way she could help her daughter in life. It took a few moments, but Tygria finally made it home. The door wide open, glass scattered about the place. She jumped off the back of Mystic and ran into the house screaming, "Mom...Mother...Mom where are you..." She panicked as she ran around looking for her. Suddenly, stopping in the kitchen, she let out a scream. There her mother layed upon her face, a
puddle of blood surrounded her. Tygria ran to her, wrapping her arms around her mother's neck, she held her head upon her lap, rocking back and forth as tears poured from her eyes. Dripping down her face and off her chin. She held onto her mother tightly, wondering what happened, Why she wasn't here to protect her. Just then, her father stormed into the home. He saw Tygria holding onto her mother and he began to think it was her fault. He grabbed Tygria by the hair and yanked her away from her mother. "You monster! How could you kill your mother!!" he hollered at her, his hand raised and slapped across her face, sending her to her knees. Her father towered over her, picking her up by her hair once more, he threw her against the wall. "Get out of my house!" He screamed at her. Tygria slowly got to her feet, pain passing through her entire body as she stumbled from the house. She started
to make her way to Mystic when her father came running out of the house. The back of his hand slapping her across the face once more. "You dare think you can take this horse with you, Such a fool. She is mine! Now get lost!" he grabbed hold of mystic's reins and pulled her to the barn beside the home. His eyes stared at Tygria as she crawled her way into the forest alone. What had happened to her, What had happened to the family...Were the gods punishing her for something she did? Tygria didn't understand what was going on. After crawling in the forest for an hour, she found herself very tired and weak. She was not bleeding. Instead she was hurt from the pain she felt when she was thrown into the wall, slapped by her father. She rested herself upon a large rock. Closing her eyes She fell into a light sleep, trying to gain her energy for a rather long journey that would begin that morning.

The Journey:

Tygria awoke the next morning. Her left eye was forced shut from the large bruise around her eye. Her upper lip was swollen, causing it hard for her to speak. She was thirsty and hungry, Where would she find what she needed to quench them? Tygria had no idea. Standing from the rock, she started to walk through the forest. Tears in her eyes, she had never felt so unwanted in her life. Her mother was dead, her father hated her. And to add to it all, her horse was taken away from her and she was in the middle of no where. Her journey lasted many hours, it was dark, the clouds were full of rain and Tygria was still out in the forest alone. She finally felt the thirst for water consume her and she collapsed to the ground. A few days passed, Tygria was out cold. A man, wondering about the forest found her, picked her up and carried her to his home. When she awoke, she screamed. Wondering where she was and how she got there. She jumped to her feet and looked around in a panic. The man popped his head from the kitchen and smiled at her. "Ah your awake!" With her back pressed against the wall, she started to kick her feet at him, trying to scare him off. The man simply chuckled at her, clearly she had no training what so ever. He walked over to her slowly, holding his hand out to her. "Let me teach you the ways my dear..." He said calmly. Her eyes stared into his, and gave him a nod of the head. "Alright..." she whispered, placing her hand onto his with a cautious smile. He gently pulled her off the wall and closer to him, He then turned his back, still holding onto her hand and led her outside. "We start now..." He said, tossing her in front of him. A sword in his hand, he handed it to her, she held onto it tightly, the way she held it, seemed as though she was born to wield the weapon. The man smiled "This wont take long at all..." And with that, her training began. Long days of clanging swords, Bashing shields, sparks flying, blood dripping. He trained her until there was nothing else for him to train. Soon she was a skilled master of the sword and shield. The man was pleased with her training. He smiled at her and took her to the house. They sat down for a dinner that he prepared and they began to talk. "It is time for you to move on dear, Take the sword and shield and be on your way. Venture into the world, do what you must to survive." Tygria nodded, finishing her meal, she grabbed her shield and made her way into the forest once again. This time, she was prepared for what had to come in the future.

Today:

Tygria found herself standing in front of a bar, the name was 'Gambit's Bar'. She walked in, her shield strapped upon her back, her sword sheathed at her left side. Her soft white hair fell in front of her face as she sat in her usual seat in the back. Looking around, a man had been staring at her since she entered. Her soft blue eyes gazed upon him with curiosity in them. She sipped at her Jack Daniels, waiting for the man to turn his gaze, but he didn't. Finally, she got fed up with him and walked over to him. Her sword unsheathed as she glared with evil eyes. "What is it you stare at..." She asked firmly. The man smiled, "just staring at such beauty before me." He said kicking a chair out for her to sit. She raised a brow and took a seat at the table. The two of them began to talk, he gave her a simply job, wondering if she would embark in such a task. She nodded, never turning down a challenge. He suddenly asked her to join him in the garden of the city, so they may speak in private. In agreement, she followed him to the garden. There they spoke of the task at hand, Suddenly, without warning he leaned in, giving her a kiss upon the lips. She had never been touched by a man before, specially with the lips. Most would be appalled at such a sudden gesture, but she was actually intrigued. He had caught her eye for some time, but she never knew how to approach someone in that manor. After spending some time in the garden, they confessed to one another, the love they were feeling. And with that, they began to fall harder for one another. The man's name was Tex Sixguns. And as it stands right now, they are found with each other every moment of every day. Just recently, Tygria was in yet another battle. This time almost loosing her life to a demon she was sent to hunt. When Tygria had first met Tex, he had asked her to protect his friend, and kill the demon. Well she ran into the very demon and what an epic battle it was. Blood scattered about the forest from Tygria and the demon. Though no one won, Tygria lived to tell the tale. When Tex layed eyes upon her after the battle, he filled with worry. Asking her to abandon the hunt and remain safe. Though she lied to him and said she could handle him, she knew truthfully that she had no chance against the demon and his wicked powers. Tex believed her and with a sudden burst of courage he reached into his pouch and pulled out a beautiful silver ring. Handing it to her with a smile on his lips. At first Tygria was shocked, from where she came from, when a man handed a woman a ring it meant marriage. But she took the ring anyways, Suddenly Tex dropped to one knee and with a smile on his lips, asked her to marry him. Though they barely knew each other, they both felt a strong connection between the two of them. And with that in her mind, she answered "Yes". With a ring now upon her finger, and love within her eyes, Tygria fears the day she runs into the demon, Knowing it will be her last breath she takes before the demon finishes her off. But she refuses to tell Tex of her fate. Knowing it would kill him inside, She tends to face the demon on that day, fight for her life, Fight for the love of Tex...Will Tygria find the strength to defeat this demon? Or will the demon defeat her? Only time will tell.....

The Final Battle:

Tygria and Tex, now engaged. Couldn't be happier right? Wrong....Tex is happy, of course, and Tygria as well, how ever Tygria knows a secret that Tex does not. Her promise to Tex will be kept till she is dead, or the demon is....And that is where Tygria's life takes a turn...for the worse? or for the better? Lets find out...shall we?

Tygria and Tex spent the after noon together in Gambit's bar. Celebrating their engagement with glasses of wine. To the patrons around them, they were the happiest people alive, but as stated above, Tygria was merely putting on a show. The secret she held inside her was eating away at her. She couldn't bare to tell Tex what was to happen to her. After their afternoon of wine and celebration Tex stood and gave his love a gentle kiss upon the cheek. "I must take my leave" He spoke softly to her, bowing his head to her, he turned upon his heels and made haste out the door. Stopping, he turned around and smiled. "Love you" He said as he walked out the door. Tygria followed behind him, grabbing his wrist before he parted from her. She spun him around and planted a rather passionate kiss to his lips. Her eyes were filled with worry and sadness as she pulled away from the kiss. "I love you too" She spoke softly, her eyes staring deeply into his. He knew something was a miss, but he could not figure it out. Once again, with a bow of his head, he turned on his heels and mounted his steed. Tygria watched as he vanished into the distance, With her head hung, she made her way to the Forest of Memories. Kneeling down, she placed her shield upon the ground, her broken blade beside it. The last battle she had with the demon caused her blade to break, making it known to her enemies she would be no match in a battle. She intended on fixing the sword when suddenly, the elf she swore to protect came staggering out from the trees. Tygria stood instantly and ran to him. He collapsed to the ground and before she could figure out what was wrong, large leathery wings ripped from his back. Tygria knew exactly what was wrong and turned to grab her shield and sword. As she stood from the ground, her eyes fell upon the demon she had been hunting and battling. He now towered over her with full demonic power, Quickly she lunged at his leg, her sword ripping through his flesh and stabbing into it. The demon let out a loud roar, causing Tygria to fall from loss of balance, He was not impressed, pulling his sword from it's sheath she slammed it towards her. Luckily she was able to bring her shield up in front of her to block his attack. The battle ragged on like this for many hours. Tygria was loosing her strength and energy, however the demon had plenty. It was at this point where Tygria feared the worse, Was this going to be her final moment on earth? Was she about to leave her love without him even knowing it? It would seem this way for quite some time. Though Tygria grew tired, she refused to give up. As the war went on for a few days, Tygria's mother and father, From the heavens, watched in horror. They both turned to Zeus, asking him for help. But he shook his head. "You know we can not help..." He said to them, sadness in his voice. The gods and goddess gathered around to watch the epic battle rage on. Weeks had past, and Tygria was still finding strength and energy to continue the battle. But tragedy stuck, the third Monday of the battle. Tygria lost control of her sword and it was tossed into the pits of hell below her. She stood with only a sword to stop his massive blows upon her. She knew, that without a sword, she would loose this battle, and Tex would never see her again. Suddenly, her shield shattered in half from the massive blow upon it. Tygria looked up in fear at the demon, unable to protect herself from his attacks, she ran towards the trees. Sadly the demon simply ripped the trees from the ground and began to throw them at her. Dodging the trees, Tygria slipped on the dirt under her feet and fell over the edge of cliff. The cliff towered over the pit of hell, If Tygria lost her grip on the edge, it would be her fate to fall into the pit of hell. She held on for dear life, Hearing the demon coming closer, she looked up. There he stood, looking around for her, Unable to find her. Little did he know, she was clinging to the cliff edge just below his nose. A smirk fell upon her lips as she began to pull herself up, Trying her hardest to be quiet. Once she made it up the cliff edge, she crept behind the demon and took a few steps back. Suddenly, like a charging bull, she began to charge at his ankles. As she slammed her body into his left ankle, she let out a loud scream and the demon lost his balance, falling into the pit of hell. As he fell he reached out and grabbed Tygria. Screaming at the top of her lunges, she too began to fall into the pit of hell with the demon. The gods and goddess gasped at the sight, knowing they were unable to help her. Zeus, one of the gods watching reached out from the clouds and took Tygria out from the demon's grasp and placed her upon the ground in the forest where the battle began. Here Tygria fell unconscious and layed there until the next dawn. That morning, she awoke to a white Unicorn nudging her ever so gently upon the cheek. Pain shot through her body, 3 of her ribs were broken, She had gashes all over her body, Her left shoulder was dislocated, Her right calf was torn to shreds. The unicorn carefully picked her up and carried her to the Bar where she last saw Tex. Tygria was taken into a private room above the bar and treated slowly. Her chest is now bandaged up tightly, her arm in a sling to hold her shoulder in place. Her calf in a large cast, holding the stitches in place so she does not rip them. Tygria hope and prays that Tex will looked past her lies and be happy she is still alive. Although she is not well at the moment, she knows the gods will not let her be this way for long.

[Tejas]

This story (typos and and grammatical errors included) continues to get better and better. However, I must needs admit that I am rather biased at this point, considering that I play not only Tex "Sixguns" Canaan, but also Tejas 'kel Khalus (the tormented elf in the story) and the great Daemon, Tarmon Gylethkarn, the Breaker Of Blades. So, biased though I am, I have to say that I not only enjoy roleplaying this continuing tale, but I find myself eagerly awaiting the next update to this post as well. All in all, good work, AkashaKitsune. Uh, just spend a little more time proof-reading, ok?

[AkashaKitsune]

Thank you Tejas for letting me use your characters in Tygria's story. Without you it wouldn't have been as good! Thanky ou ^.^