Cold. wet. Dark. these are all things you wouldn't equate with a tropical island blessed with eternal sunshine that nurtures the people and creatures that inhabit the island. Perfect warm weather that never fades, endless blue skies, white sandy beaches on the south end, jagged cliffs and boulders standing hundreds of meters tall on the northern edge; lush rainforests all throughout the entire island and a quaint village situated dead center between the mountains, rainforests and beaches. Tangamoor island is said to be the tropical paradise that no other island can compare to throughout the entire archipelago and even the content of Galeas itself.
Tangamoor Village is the quintessential getaway destination for all nobility and royal's alike. the village is perfectly situated between the less friendly and habitable areas on the island; the bluffs on the northern edge, and the mystical forests on all sides full of mythic creatures and beast. The village is protected buy twenty meter high walls that have only a southern and northern gate. The northern gate is for rangers and Forager's to hunt and kill the mythical beasts for supplies and food. The southern gate is for all travelers who'd love to visit and vacation.
while this is the known standard for tangamoor island; on this day it's as if the sky is falling and the weather has turned dark, fifty knot winds howling across the island dumping barrels of rain and hail onto the unsuspecting islanders. Lightning strikes the waters all over and massive fifteen meter waves crash onto the shores and wash away manny of the beach side huts and dock. Thunder roars through the air and tremors quake throughout the entire island. For the inhabitants of the island this means one of two things; one: god has forsaken them. Two: an unbelievably strong Anzu is being born; an Anzu of cataclysmic power sired from one of the four godly creatures. Dragon, Phoenix, Thunderbird or the Dread Panther. Paranoia and fear spreads throughout the whole of Tangamoor village, and a manhunt is instituted: Find and kill any woman in labor.
Elsewhere out on the bluffs on the northern edge of the island a four story cobblestone house stands tall on the cliff's edge; candle lighting can be seen from the first and second floors, and faint whales and grunts can be heard even under the thunder, rain, lightning and the whole island seemingly falling apart. Inside on the second floor of the house is a woman in labor and her family is surrounding her on all sides. "Grrraaagh! AAAAhhahahha!" The woman shouts in pain. "Push! Again on three!" Said a man standing at 2.5 meters tall with ebony skin and amber eyes filled with bliss. "Brannon!! I… I can't! Althea and Altreaoh weren't even this fucking stubborn!" The woman barked back.
"It's okay, love. You can do this, hell you can do anything!" Brannon replied in a soothing, yet stern tone. The woman nodded. "Now on three. One. Two. THREE!" The woman gritted her teeth, and grabbed Brandon's hand so hard her veins began to bulge. "GET OUT!!! AAAAHHHH!" With one hearty push she seemed like she'd faint at any moment; though just as she seemed to be fading a small elven girl looked up and said. "I-I see the head aunty Allison!" She was nervous, her hands shaking. "It's okay Faye, let me take over. You're only four after all." A scruffy blue haired elf standing at 1.8 meters tall placed his hand on Faye's shoulder. "I can ease your pain sister-in-law" he said looking at Allison, and she nodded.
the scruffy elven man held out his and and water started to swirl around her stomach and as it touched her skin it began to glow; easing her pain. "Now just one more push sister! You can do it girlie!" Shouted the smallest man among them standing at 1.6 meters tall. He's a man of carefree nature who glows like an angel in most any situation; though this is not always the best for serious business. "Kaycee! Shut… Hup." Allison said completely exhausted. "Yes brother, now she needs to focus." Brannon looked over to Kaycee and shifted his attention quickly back to his wife. "Ready now. One. Two. THREE!" She gritted her teeth again and pushed with all of her might. "AAAHHH!! How… how much. More?" She questioned the elven man nealing down. "Not much now. One more push should do it, I've already got ahold of the head."
she smiled and pushed once more. "It's out! I've got the baby!" He shouted as he raised up the newborn child, his face had a solemn expression as he tied, clamped and cut the umbilical cord. Faye, who was beside him shot a worrisome look at Brannon. "She's an Anzu?! Uncle Bran bran? She'll be killed! You can be killed! What were you thinking???" She rushed over to him with tears in her eyes and pounded on his leg. "Fire ferry, it's okay. She has us, we will protect her; needn't you worry." Faye then turned to look at the scruffy elf. "Dad? Did you know?" He simply nodded and said. "It's okay, you're old enough now. Allison is a changed beast, we've all known for decades now. You're part of this family, and that means you're also a keeper of this secret. Now come to me."
He motioned for Faye to come over to him. "Hold her. You should name the youngest Koan." She grabbed the child from her father's hands and held her close; staring at her for what seemed like an eternity before looking at Allison. "Is… is it okay for me to name her?" Allison smiled and said, " go ahead. Didn't Alexious say you could." Faye paused for a second. "You… you won't be mad?" Allison shakes her head. "No. She was an unwanted surprise anyway. So go ahead before I change my mind." Faye looked down at the child in her arms and spoke. "She's got skin almost like uncle bran bran, her's is just more caramel than obsidian though. She has feline ears on her head, a tail and she already has sharp pointy nails. How can we hide such an obvious Anzu?"
Kaycee smiles and shouts, "who said anything about hiding her? She's a Koan! We don't hide silly. I'll train her so she won't ever worry about anything. You got that Faye tay?" She just chuckled and said. "Elvina. It means friend of the elves, because she's my cousin and I'm an elf." Everyone present smiled. "No. She'll be my little sister, because I didn't get to have one." Alexious chuckled and placed his hand on her shoulder. "Okay. El-" ZZZT Boom! A massive lightning strike cracked down outside the front door. "He's a little late for being so fast. Hehehe." Kaycee joked as Alexious headed down stairs.
Down at the front door Alexious opened it up to see a man in a white and gold cloak with two swords strapped to his waist and a straw hat and black and gold oni mask. The two men met eyes. "What do you want?" Alexious asked; to witch the man just winked and disappeared into lightning. "Damn it! You always do that!" He heard Kaycee shout from up stairs and he rushed back up, only to see them laughing. the man removed his hat and oni mask, revealing a scar from his left cheekbone to his jaw and smiled. "Aw c'mon man, you're just too slow. You got rusty with all this peace, brother."
Alexious sighed, looked up and smirked. "I got rusty? That's a new scar, i guess that's why you wear that goofy mask, huh?" The man smiled cheekily, "you know there's only one thing faster than me brother. This is a scar of honor, from a respected friend. Hours your chest?" Alexious grabbed at his collar and glared . "Better than the last time, Kengi. Now. What do you want?" Kengi smiled and said. "To celebrate the birth of the youngest Koan with my brothers, why else would i be here?" He then disappeared into lightning again; this time appearing behind Alexious with a hand on his right shoulder. He leaned in and whispered. "Unless you want to throw out your big brother." Alexious whispered back. "Who's the big brother? We're twins asshole."
Allison annoyedly barked at the two, "i don't care who's who. Now if you two koan's are done measuring dicks, we're going to continue with the Anzu birthing ritual." Alexious and Kengi separated from each other; Kengi walked towards Faye and removed a necklace that adorned a single stone ring with an emerald in the center. "This is a Koan family heirloom. It was passed to me from our master; our father." And as he walked closer he suddenly stopped. "Do you all sense that?" He asked his brothers, Kaycee was first to reply. "Sense what? The massive stick up your b-" "I'd advise you, youngest. To stop there, unless you can back that joke up." Kengi cut him off, and Kaycee just lowered his head. "S-sorry. I don't sense anything mr. Ronin." Kengi chuckled.
just as everyone was beginning to ease up the mana in the room began to go wild; particles of blue, white, red, black, brown and green began to swirl around Elvina as she began to scream and cry. "El-Elvina!!! What's happening!" Faye shouted. Allison, Kaycee, Brannon, Alexious and Kengi all smiled as they watched magic condense as she cried and squirmed in her sister's arms. The particles condensed into tendrils before each color began to correlate with each respective magic. Little Elvina shouted and a surprisingly strong gust of wind exploded out, knocking Faye to the ground; while she held her tight.
Then as she began to squirm even more and cry her tears became hardened and floated of her face becoming mini shards of ice. And as she continued the ring in Kengi's hand began to glow and vibrate. "What in the hell?" Kengi said under his breath, but before even he could react the ring shot out of his hand and placed itself on little Elvina; once on Elvina her body began to emit a bright white light and just as quickly as it happened the light faded. Allison looked at Kengi and asked, "Does that mean what i think?" He smirked and said. "She's the one. Yes." She then nodded and said, "you can't have her Kengi. Kaycee is already going to raise her in his Asura Weapons art." He noddded and said. "Okay, well I'm off. I got what i wanted."
before he left he knelt down, placed his hand on Elvina's head, leaned in and whispered into her ear. he then stood up looked at Brannon and smiled. "You finally have a good one, brother. You should be proud; there's finally a true continuation of your lineage. Until next time, take care." And with those words he disappeared as quickly as he appeared before them. "You guys know, even though we all grew up and were raised together i can never get a read on him." Kaycee said as he scratched his head and giggled. Alexious lifted Faye up and asked her. "What did he say?" She just shook her head and said, "i… I don't know. It's like he didn't even move his lips. It was weird dad."
Brannon was shocked and asked. "Voice transmission? Has he reached that level?' Alexious nodded and said. "Yeah, that asshole injected his mana in me when he put his hand on my shoulder. He's at least a Second Step Sage, but I'm guessing he's stronger than that." Kaycee's eyes widened, "Are you sure? He wasn't nearly that strong ten years ago? Who can break through six stages in just ten years?" Brannon smirked and looked down on Allison who just sighed. "If anyone can, It'd be Kengi. He's always been the most stubborn of you Koan brothers." He smiled and added to her comment. "Yes, she's correct. He was always the first one into battle, the first of us to unlock his true power. I'm proud to be his eldest brother." Alexious sighed. "Speak for yourself."
they shared a nice laugh and Faye walked over to Allison and held her arms out. "You should take her now. You said you wanted to do some Anzu birth ritual thing?" Allison sighed and grabbed her daughter. "She feels weaker than Althea felt. Fucking hell. Altreaoh Felt more sturdy than her. Kengi must be losing his damn mind if he thinks she's 'a good one' I know a good one when i see it." Faye's face turned sour and she said. "Aunty Allison, that's mean. she's a newborn baby. I think all babies are supposed to be soft." Allison glanced over to Faye and said, "listen to me little niece, this child is weak. She's much weaker than her sister was when she was born; even her joke on an Anzu older brother was stronger than her when he was born. You know nothing of First Class Anzu and Beasts, child."
Faye stared at her and asked, "what make a high class Anzu so special? They get hunted too?" Allison smirked and said. "First Class Anzu don't get hunted child. The do the hunting, they are the hunters. First Class Anzu are feared and respected; they are equivalent to your royal's and high born nobles. Now watch as her blood is awakened through mine." Faye looked on; confused, but she stayed quiet. Allison then bit the meat of her thumb, drawing blood and opened Elvina's mouth; letting the blood trickle down her throat. Her body then began to emit a smoldering heat and she began wailing and squirming.
Allison frowned and said. "This much is nothing, my little mistake. You'll need to be much stronger than this if you want to live long." Faye looked around at everyone frantically and began pleading. "Dad! Kaycee! Bran Bran! Stop her? What is she doing to her?" Alexious grabbed Faye and lifted her onto his shoulder. "It's okay, while it is a painful process. This is how the beast temper the body their young; much like as a child you drink your mother''s milk. For Anzu it's all about blood too; though they do still Brest feed too." Faye watched as a strange mark began to appear on the stomach of Elvina. It was a very telling mark, one so widely spread and feared that even children know what it means.
the mark of The Dread Panther, for all four godly beasts they mark their young with a personal brand. "You're one of the four god beast?" Faye said absolutely terrified, while Allison smiled and said. "Yes. I'm what you'd call a Dread Panther. This is my humanoid form; unlike other beasts us for kings can change at will." She looked up at her and said. "The same goes for my children and all children of the four Kings of the beasts. That, child. That is only part of what we are capable of doing. Do you understand now?" Faye quietly asked, "what? What do you mean?" Allison smiled and said. "Why First Class Anzu are at the top of the food chain. Why the rightfully deserve to rule, why they are gods among men."
Faye was petrified and grasped onto Alexious, who shot a glare her way. "She's four Allison. Enough with your revolutionary ideas, anymore talk like that and I won't turn a blind eye just because you're my brother's mate." The silence of the room was deafening. "Whatever little Lexi, just make sure she doesn't have nightmares." He sighed a turned his back to her. "I'll be headed downstairs. Feel free to join us whenever you drop the attitude."
Downstairs Alexious sat with Faye on the couch and she looked up at him and asked. "Can we take her with us? I don't want her to be a killer. I think auntie Allison is a killer. I don't want her to make Elvina a killer too. She's just a baby." He looked at her, his child, his pride and joy and his heart began to tighten as he watched the tears streaming down her face as she pleaded with him to save Elvina. "Daddy, please! Can we stay here for a while? I'll help too I promise! I'll teach her to be good! I'll do anything daddy, please!" He tightened his jaw, holding back tears and said. "We can't take her, Faye. We just can't." And as she started to cry he placed his hand on her head and pulled her into his chest as he hugged her tightly. He whispered, "I'll send a letter to you mother. Il'll tell her we'll stay for a few years."
Faye's eyes grew big as she looked up at him and smiled softly and said, "really? Really!!!" He nodded softly and smiled back, "just until the magic and Xi awakening ceremony on her eighth year. I cannot do anything more than that." He scratched the back of his head and laughed nervously, "your mother wouldn't like you to be gone any longer than that. Okay. I'll let her know you'll continue your studies here on the island and I'll train you in magic." Faye jumped onto him and shouted, "you're the best daddy ever!!!" He smiled and laughed, "yeah, yeah baby girl. I'll be sure to keep it that way."
"Find and Kill the woman! Find and kill the woman, before it's too late!" They heard an eerie chant growing louder and louder. "Dad? They're going to kill her!" Faye shouted and Kaycee and Brannon shot downstairs and out the door, "stay here Faye. We'll be back." Alexious said as he rushed out the door following his brothers. "These dumb cunts think they can kill me? Kill my Children?" Faye looked over to the stairs and saw Allison standing up and fully dressed, "Auntie Allison? You should be in bed, you just had a baby." She looked at her, walked over to her and placed Elvina on her lap. "Watch her. I'm not in the mood for this shit right now. I'll slaughter every last one of them; the humans and elves need to know." As Allison walked through the door Faye shot up after her, Grasping Elvina tightly. "What do they need to know? What are you going to do?"
Allison looked back at her, smiling. "They've angered their God, so the should know the rath of God is merciless. Look away Faye, unless you want to see the insignificant creatures heads roll and blood pour. I'm going to baptize these ignorant cunts in their own blood." Faye watched as Allison faded away into nothingness, into the shadows. "Dread Panther… I understand. I'll watch Ellie." She just turned her back and closed the door, praying that nobody would die.
"Brannon, Kaycee, Alexious and Allison Koan! Is there a woman giving birth in that house right now! Are you harboring a dirty Anzu Brat!!?" Said The man standing at the front of the massive force of fifty rangers. Brannon stepped forward and spoke. "My wife is standing with us and there's nobody else inside our house!" The man took five steps toward Brannon, putting both Kaycee and Alexious on high alert. "I know there's I child in that house, and I can sense another source of Xi in that house! Do you believe that a priest cannot sense life energy?" Brannon tilted his head side to side, cracking his neck, took five steps closer to the priest, interlocking his fingers and stretching them down and forward; cracking his fingers and knuckles. "So what if I don't. What are you gonna do?"
the priest looked up over the fingers that dwarfed his skull three times over; at the tower of a man in front of him. "I'll do what i must." He said with is voice quivering as he held out his staff. Brannon sighed and motioned to Alexious, Kaycee and Allison. "So will we. Little man." He then wrapped his left hand around the priest's head, digging his thumb into his throat and his fingers into the base of his skull and back of his neck. He lifted him slightly above his eye level effortlessly. Fear and desperation screamed out From the priest's eye's as the met Brandon's, who just scoffed, spit in his face, and said." This is what happens to small, little, insignificant men like you when you look down on and threaten a family man. Like myself."
Kaycee and Alexious rushed forward, Kaycee drew a hand axe a a sword. Alexious flicked his wrists and water began to form beneath his feet. Only seconds later he stood atop a massive six meter wide and ten meter tal pillar of water and shouted. "All of you are trespassing on Koan Property! Any of you take a step closer and we will retaliate with force!" Allison then walked in between Kaycee and Alexious and her face twisted into a Henneous smile. "Lethal if my husband gives the word." Kaycee clashed his weapons together and his body turned into metal in an instant. "Let's Fucking Boogie!!!" He shout's so loud the cloud pierce, letting sun shine down through the dark and stormy sky.
He smiles. "Hahaha! WOOO HOOO!!!!" Shouting even louder at the sky than last time, and this time the weather completely changed. The storm clouds were blown away from the sheer force of his voice. The tremors had long since stopped and lightning disappeared as well. The ranger's looks on the Koan's in bot awe and terror, but they were brought back to reality as the looked behind them to see through the window; Faye holding a newborn baby with what looked like a tail. "We're too late!" One of the ranger's points and all of the rest star chanting. "Do what we must! Do what wa must!"
They tired to fire themselves up, but just as they stated Alexious shouts. "Again if you take one more step! We.will.put.you.down." He raises his hands to his side jerks them in palms up, clenching his fists, puffing his chest, and shouts."I Will Not Repeat Myself Again!!!!" Water begins to swirl around his fists as he shoots them out, the water revolves around him and two massive water serpents both fifteen meter's in height tower over the men. Striking fear into their hearts. Behind them Brannon levitates up to the height of Alexious. grabbing the attention of the them as he holds out the nearly unconscious priest.
"My newborn daughter as well as my brothers innocent four year old daughter are inside my house!" He then waive his arm around swinging the priest, who is clinging on to his fingers desperately. "My daughter in a First Class Anzu! She Is A KOAN! The daughter of the Eldest Koan Brother! And Her Name Is Elvina Koan! WE Do Not Hide! We Will Use Lethal Force To Protect Our Children!!!" Allison smiled and said. "You heard him." She looked up and shouted loud. "Faye! I know you hear me! Close your eyes and turn away! NOW Brannon Do It!" The men looked up and watched in horror as they watched him tighten his grip.
the priest squirmed for only a moment before his body went limp, and then a loud Crack, echoed out and only the priest's headless body fell before them. "Look at me." The men looked up and he opened his and and watched as the squished remains of his head fell on top of his body. "As I Stated. Lethal force will be used, if not by me, then by my wife." The men then looked at Allison as if their worst nightmares came to life before their eyes; the men watched as she transformed from a beautiful pale woman, with grey eyes and jet black hair. Into a gargantuan six meter long Panther that towers to three meters on all fours. She bears her fangs as Brannon lower's onto her back. the men stare at the sheer force of nature in front of them.
To their left was Kaycee whose voice alon seemed to command the respect of nature, to their right was Alexious who appeared to be the god of water in the flesh; dead center blocking their path to the house was Brannon standing atop one of the four godly beasts. The Dead Panther. "Go home. Got to your families, be with your wives and children. Do not die so that i am the only one who can enjoy such things on this island." Brannon spoke calmly and with conviction. "I do not wish death upon you all. I simply want to live a simple life." The men began to waiver. "Just know this." Brannon began to walk off of Allison and then through the air, right bown into the center of the fifty men.
the men the stood around this tower of a human and all the could do was watch and listen. "This is my one and final warning to each and every one of you. NEVER. Come to my home with the intention of harm to my family, because if you do. I'll turn this whole place into a pile of ashes the next time." Most of the men were to frighten to speak, that is all except for one. "What do you mean? There won't be a next time." Brannon smiles and says. "You're right. THERE WON'T!" He inhaled sharply and exhaled just as sharply emitting heat so smoldering that it burned off only the men's clothing and burning just the surface of skin. leaving them all almost naked with first degree burns. "Leave now. I will not control myself the next time."
The men all screamed in terror as the hurriedly departed from the Koan House. Brannon turned around and grabbed the remains of the priest, he walked over to the cliff and toss the body below. "Let's go. Faye must be worried about you brother." He said as they all gathered together. Kaycee's skin reverted back to normal and Allison also returned to her human form. "I could have killed them." She grumbled as Brannon wrapped her up in his arms and smiles. "I know, love. I know, but it would be difficult to live a simple life with the fallout of such a massacre." She sighed. "Whatever. Let's just go inside." Brannon smiled and said. "My beautiful cat and little sparrow will have a wonderful life here on this little island." He leaned forward and kissed her on the head.
While the adults are busy, inside the house Faye cradles Elvina in her arms and whispers to her. "It's okay little sis, big sis is here and she won't let them hurt you okay. I won't let Auntie Allison make you a killer. I won't let you be bad like those disgusting people and Anzu that just kill people. I promise to always find you Elvina, eve in you are lost. Big sis Faye will bring you home. It's me and you."