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Years ago, tales whispered among a few reclusive villages in Japan about a magnificent creature called the Kiritsune Ryu. This being was part Kitsune, part Dragon, and part Ki-rin. Very little is known about the creature. She was very rare fae-being that only showed herself to a select few and has never been known to speak. The beast seemed curious about humans, but was very untrusting of them. She was a legend to the people of the area she liked to visit. Everyone wanted to catch a glimpse of the creature for some reason or another. Some heard the kiritsune ryu was the most beautiful thing to ever be seen. Others heard that she was wiser than human could ever wish to attain. Others just wanted to bathe in the wonder of the animal – a seeming blend of the great Ki-Rin, the king of the beasts, a Dragon, whose power and wisdom were known throughout the lands, and a kitsune- a troublesome and enigmatic creature
No one ever knew what happened the creature. Some say she was killed. Others say she just returned to the faerie land where she came. A few even swear she just hides in reclusion, only showing herself to those she deems worthy.
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The Legend Continues:
Your Legend's Story: Long ago, a princess long abused by her father and brothers ran away into the countryside, longing to escape her existence. The reclusive and legendary beast, The Kiritsune-Ryu, a chimerical combination of a kitsune, dragon, and kirin, came to the princess's aide. The Kiritsune-Ryu rarely ever showed themselves to humans, so this was a great event. The magnificent creature promised to help the princess in hiding, and the two became great friends. Their love was strong, but the princess was careless. She once tried to sneak back to the castle to retrieve some of her worldly riches she had grown to miss. Agents of the emperor followed the princess, and she led them straight to the Kiritsune-Ryu.
What exactly happened is unsure. But what is certain is the princess died trying to protect the creature, but in vain. Both were slaughtered in the middle the Kiritsune's sacred field. It is unknown if that Kiritsune was the last of its kind, or if all others have just gone into hiding, angry of humans for killing one of their own. But since then, not a single Kiritsune has been seen since.
However, a legend is whispered: when the blood of the princess and the beast mixed as they lie dying, it is said that it turned into a flower petal, and was wisked away by the wind.
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