Kin-Kin was padding through Orion, the small, glowing blue gem she'd created held in her jaws. Her claws gently clicking on the stony ground. Her gaze was flitting around the room, considering everything beautiful she saw and wondering if she could be prettier somehow. Far from ambiguous, her glowing pelt flowed like rivers of gold below the fields of hanging quartz crystals that made the stars above.

There was the rustle of fabric as her cloak shifted at her back and her ears flicked slightly, paying heed to every sound she heard. She wondered if she'd run into anyone else here; but in honesty, it hardly mattered. Kin-Kin was beginning to grow weary of her roaming existence, looking for other creatures to boast to and otherwise looking out for just herself. She felt like she was beginning to understand the lizard's questioning on her duty... that she hadn't had.

It'd been fun whilst it lasted, but Kin-Kin was beginning to crave something more permanent, more rewarding than the little morsels that had fed her ego up until now. It wasn't like she was gonna admit it though, no; that would cost her too much pride.

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@Astaroth

Astaroth was never a serious pup. This was one example of how his lack of seriousness annoyed the hell out of everyone. He had just figured out how to throw his voice, he called it "whispering" he had been practicing all day by using it on passing gembounds, trying to confuse them and make them think he was somewhere he isn't. He had been practicing for a while when he caught a glimmer. It looked like a jewel coming towards him. He snickered quietly and Darted to his hiding spot, a small crack in the face of the cave he was in. He hunkered down and tried to whisper "Who are you? What are you doing here?"He tried to make his voice deep and intimidating but he always failed at trying to do so, his voice was just too high-pitched.


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As Kin-Kin wandered along, she came to a halt as a small voice reached her from the shadows. With the change in emotions, her glow flickered brighter, her ears swivelling to figure out where the voice was coming from. She could tell from their voice that they were very young, something that brought all her pride to the surface. Slowly she stooped, dropping the softly glowing blue gem at her paws.

"I could ask the same for you, kiddo," Kin-Kin drawled, finally pinpointing their location and approaching with a swish of her glorious cape. "...Name's Kin-Kin. Don't wear it out."

Her deep purple eyes glanced through the shadows, looking for them- wondering what kind of a creature the voice belonged to.


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@Astaroth

Astaroth slowly came out of his hiding spot, "Heh, well that was supposed to work.." he said in his high irish accent, "I...I'm Astaroth" He slowly limped over to look the older wolf in the eye, he was amazed by her lush golden fur and cape. "Wh...Who are you? Astaroth felt nervous being close to the bigger wolf, he was more aware of his disabled paw than ever, if she didn't like him she could kill him no problem.He shifted his weight from paw to paw slowly, nervous as to what the older wolf would do.

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@astaroth - i realized that the lights are out- so I decided to have them go out in this post.

Kin-Kin watched as a small pup stepped out of the shadows, and she bared pristine white fangs in a grin. She listened to their words, and raised her brow, confused. "What were you trying to do?" She asked curiously, although her inner intuition told her that it was some kind of magic.

"Kin-Kin. I'm the magical champion of all the caves." Kin-Kin's voice lowered with pride, and she closed her eyes for a moment, looking within her for the magic that came so naturally.

Her glow dulled for a second as she tried to push that magic elsewhere- into shining auroras that flickered and danced in the air around them. And suddenly, the world was alive with lights that twisted and burned all around...

And suddenly, all the lights above and around went out, leaving her at the very centre, the only light that could be seen. How... wonderfully convenient!

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Astaroth watched this in wonder, the light show both scaring and intriguing him. When she was done his jaw was slightly gaping open, the alogism of a mortal creature being able to produce such splendor. He sat on his haunches and stares at her. "How...what...who are you...how did you..."This is when he realized she asked him a question "Oh, uh, I was trying to whisper... I figured out how to make my voice come from somewhere else...like...uh... oh please work..."He stopped and concentrated hard, trying to summon the power he's felt every time it worked. "Like this..."He tried to whisper this.

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Kin-Kin snorted slightly as they asked her who she was. Again! She'd said her name twice, and she wasn't telling them again. She was the magical champion, and this was what she could do. All too suddenly, Kin-Kin's toying with the lights went out, and the world around them was plunged into darkness. Her body retained a little of its glow, but not nearly enough; Kin-Kin couldn't be having that. Closing her eyes, she tried to summon a bright light that would linger and light up the tiny pocket of the cave where they sat. "Weird... she muttered. It's never done that before."

However, no matter how hard she tried, her light remained stubbornly climging to her body. She definitely needed more practice with that one... it looked like they'd just have to go on her glow for now.

She'd noted the lights flickering before, but never had they gone completely dark like this. She cleared her throat, however, and pressed on. There was an amazed pup here to boast to, and she wasn't about to miss this chance! "That, my friend, is a nifty little thing called magic," she said proudly, a grin tracing her lips. Slowly, she sat back on her haunches, tilting her head as they described their own magic. Her head turned as they threw their voice, quickly realizing what they'd done.

"Heh, not bad, Kiddo! Looks like you could use a coach. And what better coach than a champion?"

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Astaroth looked at her curiously, the alogism of one such as her, who calls themselves the 'magical champion of the caves' is palpable. Either way though he is highly intrigued by her glistening golden coat, he can't help but to feel a strange connection to her, like they were meant to meet. "K...Kin-Kin...I like that name... it sounds funny but I guess so does mine..."He limped over and lay down beside her, he could feel her warmth even if he wasn't touching her, he yawned and looked up at her, cocking his head slightly. "You're warm... it always feels so cold in these caves but you aren't..." The lights in the cave being off, he could see that her fur still had a soft glow to it...it was beautifl and strange at the same time.

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Kin-Kin tipped her head slightly at their mention of her name being funny. Of all the things... it could have been elegant, dainty, light... but no, her name was funny apparently. she felt like she ought to make fun of that statement, but in her silence the little pup had moved over and lay down at her side. Kin-Kin looked down at them, very confused by the gesture.

"Heh... I personally think my name is one of the best," she said, grinning as always. She spoke confidently, without a shred of doubt in her words.

The wolf continued looking down at the pup, unsure of whether to push them away or not. They sat beside her like a fuzzy hot water bottle... and she decided that the benefits outweighed the awkwardness. She couldn't use that statement as a way to brag about her skills, could she? "Well... what can I say? Things that are alive tend to be warm..." there wasn't any hostility in her voice however, as a matter of fact, for her, it was rather gentle. No-one had ever snuggled up to her side before. This was the first time a pup had tried to be close and... she almost liked it. not that her pride would let her say that out loud, though.

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"Yeah, I guess so...." Astaroth rolled on his back and looked up at her, tail wagging slowly, he cocked his head. "You're a wolf, but we're not the same... I'm a grey wolf, what are you?" He hadn't met any other wolves in the caves, he had heard of another from the burrowing owl, Tacitus but that one would be much younger than this one... he nuzzled her golden fur... it was so soft and warm, he really liked this wolf, she seemed kind and she didn't want to reject him for his disabilities... "Oh, yeah! I can also do this!" He said cheerfully while getting up and placing his paw on the gem holding Kin-Kin's cape in place, he feels afraid all of a sudden, it seems that shadows are looming up out of the darkness all around him... he's... so small, they could kill him in an instant.... He whimpers and presses himself close to Kin-Kin.

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notes: I got this from her personality description