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| Nyxa and Vulcan travelled more and more every day after their meeting. Nyxa was becomming increasingly worried about Vulcan, for he was silent and brooding. "Vulcan-what's going on? Why are you so quiet?" she asked timidly. "It should have hatched by now," he said softly. "It's been 2 weeks now since I found it. It only takes an Egyptan a week to change it's stage." "Well, I'm sure it's still alive. Here, I'll show you," she grabbed his bare hands and placed them around the cocoon. "See? It's still very warm. It would be ice cold if it was dead. I just know it." "I sure hope you're right Nyxa," he replied. "I couldn't bare to lose it." They reached a wooded area by nightfall. The last two weeks had been spent crawling slowly over the rocky mountainous region that Nyxa and Vulcan once called home. Now, they had reached the outskirts of their homeland, and had started to venture into the deep wooded land that bordered their home. "Let's set up camp here,"Nyxa said. "I'm getting really tired Vulcan. I can't keep up this pace. I need to rest." "We need to get away from home! We're too close still. Anyone that could be looking for us could easily stumble across us!" he snapped. "We're going to have to take that chance, because I can't walk any further," she retorted, "unless you want to have to carry me, as well as that cocoon, the rest of the way, wherever that is!" "Fine!" he growled. "We'll camp here, but don't expect me to be as forgiving tomorrow. You chose this remember? I'm tired of your complaining and grousing. If you can't keep up, you shouldn't have come." "Well aren't we just Mr. Sunny Disposition today," she muttered. "Fat chance of anyone keeping up to the pace he's setting." "What's that?" said Vulcan sharply. "Erm? What are you talking about?" replied Nyxa innocently. "Quit your mumbling Nyxa, and help me gather up some dry wood. You want to camp? Well then, we need a fire." The next hour or so was spent in silence, while Vulcan and Nyxa foraged for suitable wood, both taking their time to cool down before returning to the decided upon camp. Nyxa arrived at camp first, and when Vulcan returned, he looked visibly shaken. "What's wrong Vulc? Are you alright?" asked Nyxa, her earlier anger completely forgotten. "I'm fine, but something's wrong with the cocoon...it keeps shaking and getting warmer!" as he said this, Nyxa felt a faint tremor course through the cocoon. "It's probably hatching!" she said excitedly. "Ooh! Look Vulc, look!" As she spoke, tiny silken filaments were falling off the cocoon, strand by strand. As the silken threads sloughed off in a tangled mess, a single muzzle became visible as it patiently nosed it's way through the threads. After about 15 minutes or so, a tiny bluish black head emerged. Wings forced themselves violently out of the husk of a cocoon that was left and a small cub clumsily crawled it's way out of the silken debris. It rustled its four wings and five tails hesitantly, trying out the feeling of freedom. All the while Vulcan and Nyxa watched on with a detached facination. "She's beautiful,"Vulcan breathed. "She looks just like her mother." "Her mother?" asked Nyxa. "Well, I'm assuming that the Egyptan that was killed during the hunting party was its mother. She had the same markings. She reminds me so much of her." "She? It's a she?" Nyxa said. "Most definitely," replied Vulcan. At the sound of voices, the tiny head swiveled around to see what was the cause of the sound. Tiny eyes stared up at Vulcan searchingly. Clumsily the cub teetered over to Vulcan and settled itself in his lap. Vulcan looked poleaxed. Nyxa laughed. "I think she's taken quite a liking to you!" "And I to her," he replied. He reached out hesitantly to touch the cub, and she extended her muzzle to him when he drew back and nuzzled him affectionately. He smiled. "I think I'll call her Lucina, " he said. "Goddess of the moon and the night, exactly when she was born." Lucina *first page (cocoon)* *third page (teen)* *fourth page (adult)* Tyri-Anu *first page (cocoon and cub)* *second page (teen)* *third page (adult) Lucina and Tyri's stories intertwine, so I've provided all of the page links. *Lucina is a custom Egyptan done by Tigeress Rikku* |
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| Name: Lucina |
| Tribe: Magics Warrioress |
| Gender: Female |
| Stage: Cub |
| Bondmate: Vulcan |
| Mate: none |
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