Ivan/Tatiana
They were all extinct.
I stared at the stuffed creatures with names even I had never heard of. My heart breaks because they are nothing more than legends and myths now. The only remains were in these displays. Teeth, bones, skin taken from the dead, and of course, the living statues that had been taxidermy and displayed for everyone to see. Shakka had killed all of them, wiping them out of existence.
"Kora, queen of the Sirens," I read the plaque in front of the collection. The animal before me was not a human, but even in death, her power radiated around her. A bird-like creature who was only slightly larger than the swans Simon kept in his estate. Yet, these creatures were far more beautiful. "Died protecting the nesting islands of Scopelo."
