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Username: Andranis
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Name: Luis (Named in honor of one of the victims - He worked at Wizarding World of Harry Potter and was Gryffindor House. Maybe that's part of why his name sticks with me?)
Temper: Compassionate
Domain: Perseverance
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His story: "The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all." These were words Luis lived by, words that, to him, were about continuing on. He always lifted his head, continuing on despite circumstances. After all, if he didn't, who would? Would he know who did? He felt like a beacon of hope, of strength, the embodiment for others of being able to carry on regardless of what happened.

Whenever tragedy struck, of great magnitude - Innocence stolen away, lives cut short by another's careless attitude, by anger, by hatred - He withdrew into himself.

On one such day, a Kalona found him, hiding under some brush, wings folded tight and face streaked with tears. They looked at him, head tilted, before they asked, "What's wrong?"

"Everything."

The Kalona stared for a moment more, before laying down next to him. "How are you feeling?"

Luis looked at the Kalona, thinking on words he often thought of when he felt his saddest. "I feel... Lost. Scared." He looked down, watching a beetle crawl across a twig. Despite the world around it, it kept on as he usually did. Finally, he smiled. "Happy, I suppose." When he looked back, the Kalona was giving him a strange look.

"Happy? How are you happy right now?" They regarded Luis, before looking out beyond the trees. "Why, even?"

"Tragedy happened, recently." He shifted, stretching one leg out in front of himself. "Many died that didn't need to. I feel lost, because this keeps happening. I feel scared, because when will it happen again? But I feel happy.." He watched the beetle crawl up his leg. The tiny feet tickled. "Because I know others will look at this tragedy, and they will lift their heads as I do, and tell the world that they will persevere. They will keep on, in the hope that things will get better, and I'm sure they will."

The Kalona let out a small snort, almost a laugh, but there was no malice in their eyes. They seemed to be doing it mostly to do it. "Why would you do that, though, Angeni? You seem so sure that things will get better. What if you were meant for something else, though?"

He gave a shrug, starting to pick himself up. "I do it because I want to. If I don't, who will? I'm sure of it, because I have hope. In the end, hope might be all we have, but hope gives rise to perseverance, the will to carry on regardless of what's happening." He looked at the Kalona, ears trained on them. "I would rather do this than anything else, because it's what I'm passionate about - Helping others, giving them strength by being a pillar of strength myself."

Letting out an amused sound, the Kalona rose as well. They stood much shorter than Luis, but they didn't appear to mind or care. "Well, then, Angeni, you keep on doing what you do. They smiled. "Just don't let the emotions overtake you."

Luis watched the Kalona leave, smiling to himself. After a moment, he spread his wings and took to the air, enjoying the sun on his back. Was he supposed to be anything else? If he was, he wouldn't change what he was doing now for the world. Being a pillar of perseverance was what mattered most to him, and seeing others persevere in times of adversity gave him strength. It was a win-win cycle, really, and he loved it.

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Username: Moon_Princess_Yuki
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Name: apodochí
Temper: lovely
Domain: acceptance of ones self
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His story: Sometimes it feels like the hardest part of being different is accepting that part of your self. Even if you grow up in an enviroment where every one is loving and accepting of weirdness or difference, sometimes it's like your special brand of weird is TOO weird so you lie to your self or hide behind other truths.

Apo did this for years. They didn't want to be too different didn't want to stand to far out. what if it meant they couldn't find companionship. So it wasn't who they were, it was just a small feeling that would go away. But it didn't and it wouldn't so they took a breath and decided that maybe it would be their little secret they didn't need to bug anyone.

But each time they were treated like no one knew,

"He said this." "That's his"

Well it was like a knife. So they told and it was hard but better and easier then they thought. They still have worries but not as bad. And with a new acceptance for himself he found his domain to help push people gently to accept what they already know is true. to feel a calmness about their lives that would have taken ages to find on their own. Though he does tend to prefer using his words before his powers, he feels like leading people to the truth is more powerful the pushing them there, and much more long term.

I've won a Soq for the month and need to be taken off the raffle list please. =3