❝ You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only thing you have left. ❞
I am Jia-Li Liùng
But I demand that you call me Ji will be okay~ Jia is nice. I'm open to nicknames~
I'm not that old, I am Four-hundred and twenty-three
Are you blind? I'm obviously Cloud Serpent // Chinese Dragon
Here's an easy one, I'm Heterosexual
You really want to know that? Fine, I was born April 30th
X X ❝ M o v i n gXXXo n. ❞
Do the measurements, I'm 5' 5"
I don't look it, I know, but I'm 121lbs // 55kg
I suppose I have to say every last detail, my hair is Teal-blue.
Look closer, my eyes are Ochre, they look more orange in the light though
Of course you can't see them, I hide them. I have A few scars, mostly cigarette burns, from my ex. There's a few puncture wounds here and there from our fights...
X X❝ I ' m Xs e l f i s hXb e c a u s eXIXc a nXb e . ❞
I want a slave with Leather or Chain, I need someone who isn't afraid to fight.
Painted Green, and Red. Aggressive means they'll stand a chance against Him
And a few other things, like Shield. This is important. So is a Sword. I can handle anything else
X X❝ I fXy o uXm u s tXk n o wXm o r e. ❞
People say I tend to be Stubborn, but patient. Possessive but not over-bearing. While I'm generally a very kind person, I do have my moments where I will stand my ground and not budge an inch. I never used to be like this, in fact I used to be quite the doormat. But due to circumstances, I had to change. I had to become stronger and less of a pushover. While I don't always compromise, I will try to reach an agreement for the sake of everyone's happiness.
I'm... A romantic, too. I'm quite a touchy-feely person too; I get to know someone through touch, mostly playing with someone's hair. If I can't touch, I feel like I can't get to know someone very well. I'm happy with the occasional touch, like shoulder or arm, but if I can't touch, I can't generally make a connection to someone. I like to think that I'm someone you can call a friend, and someone you can trust and depend on.
You're so nosy. Fine, I will tell you that I was born in China, I don't really want to mention where. Us cloud serpents worked hand in hand with the other hidden races of the mountain region we lived in, keeping each other out of the human's sight. As times passed, we had to adapt - we took human forms and began to integrate into their society. I guess we drew the lucky straw and ended up working our way quite high up the ladder - my father became an ambassador, so my mother and I reaped the benefits.
While I had no interest in what he did, my mother enjoyed the lifestyle. I tagged along to the parties, dressed up to the nines in oriental, flowing dresses. We met families from all over the world, ate dishes I cannot even pronounce, promoted our heritage without anyone being wise to our true identity. We don't age like humans, it takes us many years, much like fenghuang - Chinese phoenixes. We thought we were the only ones, the only immortals, but we got a surprise when we were introduced to the new Persian ambassador. He looked to only be a few years older than me - by this stage I looked to be barely twenty-one - and he gained much attention from it.
As more years passed, we had to keep covering our identities, changing our human appearance as time passed. I lost my typical oriental looks and began to look more western, and so did my parents. The Persian - Ahrimann - befriended my father, who by this stage looked like a mature man, my mother aging beautifully beside him, and we began spending time between his residence and ours. The Twentieth Century had rolled around, and extravagant parties were all the rage. At one of these parties, full of rich men and women, I drunk a little too much and confessed to Ahrimann what I was, and that I found him very attractive. He in turn confessed he was a Manticore, and had wanted me since he first saw me. For the first few months, we kept our affair secret, mostly since it was completely physical. But as months turned into years, things went downhill.
We got married. My father was thrilled, since it was rich marrying the rich, so the wedding was lavish and very over the top. The first few months were wonderful, absolutely wonderful. Ahri was such a lovely man, so kind, so caring... Then he started drinking. He liked to drink - admittedly so did I - but with all the parties and events we attended, it got worse. He still commanded a lot of attention thanks to his looks, and kept me hidden. I began to withdraw, let him tell me what to do, let him do what he wanted to do... Life got so much worse. I knew he began to cheat, but there was nothing I could do. If I questioned him, he lashed out. I was never hit... at first. But the more I pushed, the worse it got. If it wasn't for being a serpent, I might not have survived some beatings. The day my father came round to see us for a surprise, he found us locked in mid-fight; Ahri was in his true form, trying to savagely attack me in my true form. My father pulled the beast from me and told Ahri that from this date, the marriage was over.
I came out best thanks to what my father did for me, the divorce was rushed through, and a restraining order was placed on the Persian. Scared, broken, but mostly scared, I fled. I moved countries, never staying in one place for too long. I found a house on a hilltop in a gated community, somewhere not even a Manticore could get into. In time my parents joined me, and life began to get back to normal - a new Persian ambassador was found, since their embassy didn't want to be associated with Ahrimann anymore, but I stayed indoors. I didn't trust anyone anymore. I refused to go to the parties, to leave the house even. My father suggested I find someone to protect me, and gave me the address to find a live-in guard; father is pretty sure he's seen Ahrimann lately, at a ball last month. Mother is worried too, so I may as well go see what I can find.
Quit bothering me, I'll say that I like:
ღ Cherry blossom trees
ღ Stone fruits
ღ Cooking
ღ Snow
ღ Swimming
I'll tell you that I don't like:
✘ Thunderstorms
✘ Overly spicy foods
✘ Parsnips
✘ Being so afraid
✘ Pain//Abuse
X X❝ F i n a l l y ,XW e ' r eXn e a r i n gXt h eXe n d. ❞
A few last things so you don't ask any more questions, I can Change between my Human Form and Serpent Form at will. While I am a Dragon, I don't breathe the typical red fire like others - I breathe jade-coloured fire, which I can do in both forms. I can also breathe smoke in both forms too, which can be fun when it turns out more like fog. I have healing magic too, which I think is quite lucky. Um, I'm also stronger than humans, and I have heightened senses like sight and hearing; I can see in the dark! And smell the flowers on the other side of the hill. I also know how to mix ancient herbal remedies, and have a sort of internal radar when it comes to finding the herbs I need.
Yes, there is some side things, like Jia-Li is actually very jumpy, and afraid of most sounds. It's not rare for her to quietly shriek if something surprises her. Her choice of traditional inspired clothing is simply to hide the scars from her abusive ex-husband. She is much stronger than she appears and just needs to be reminded of that.
Her ex-husband Ahrimann is a rather strong Manticore, who thankfully cannot fly - his wings don't support his weight. In his Human Form he looks suave and formiddable, but his egotistical nature and vanity make him easy to take down. He will get violent without reason, and is trying to get Jia-Li to take him back so he doesn't fall into bankruptcy - he's too used to living an extravagant life and knows he'll keep that life if he can get Jia-Li to take him back.
The person that works my mind is not me, but N o i r Wafflesaurus
