Nyao-chan
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Notice: When I recieve the lines for the senrei and get that shop set up, the Sunchildren (and probably my other shop, Treasury Shore, as well) will be entering hiatus mode to get the new shop settled in. How long this will last, or whether I keep either of the current shops open will depend on whether people show enough support before and during that time.
I just figured I'd give you guys a heads up so it isn't just sprung on you out of nowhere.
Edit: Since there seems to be alot of overreacting going on, it isn't going to happen right NOW. It might not even happen this month, so relax. There will be at least on Flat before it does happen, I promise.
I probably WON'T end up closing it completely, but understand that when I get the senrei, these are being put on the backburner, because the lack of OPEN interest hasn't exactly been a motivating force in working on them lately, and this particular shop is starting to feel like a burden.
Perhaps I can drop out as an actual colorist and just stay as a manager if people want it kept open that badly...I just don't want another managerial incident happening...>.>
. . .How It Came To Be. . .
A world of never-ending sunlight. It sounds harsh and yet it is not because the sunlight is soft, warm and caressing, nourishing the inhabitants below. There is no night here, no moon, only the life-giving sun. Plants thrive here and are large and lush, fruits and vegetables so large they bend the trees and vines. There are no such things as humans here either but the animal life is abundant. The predominant species is a race of felines called Sunchildren. They are frisky and loving, but wildly protective when threatened. They come in myriad hues, all with vivid markings, sporting spiral horns on their head and feathered wings on their back. And their lives were about to end when the divine intervention of a goddess saved them all. Suna was goddess to all of that world, but her powers became weaker when a moon made its way into orbit around the planet she protected. She watched in horror as her children began to fade, growing paler and weaker with every cycle, for all of her children, flora and fauna alike, thrived on the sun's rays. The moon that interrupted their lives stayed for half the day before revolving again and soon species after species began to wither and die. Determined to see the first of her creations, the Sunchildren, not follow the same path, she cast about, seeking planets that they could live on. She searched in vain for many months before coming to Earth and found that though there was a moon here too, it did not stay as long and the sun here was stronger, more powerful, able to succor her children. She found a human named Nyao-chan, a female who had been laying out by the pool, trying to get a tan before the summer started and she whisked Nyao-chan away to her own world, towel, beach bag and all.
Where am I? And who are you?? Nyao whispered, confused by her sudden change in location but not frightened as Suna had a kind and gentle face.
I am Suna, mother of all you see before you. Once this was a land of pure sunlight, a paradise for me and my children, but it has grown cold, unable to support us. I have searched far and wide to find a new home for my children. I have found it on your Earth. Will you take my children and ensure they have good homes??
Why did you pick me? There's millions of people on Earth who would help you, I'm sure, Nyao responded, her heart soft for the plight of Suna and her children, but wondering what kind of responsibility she would have to deal with in order to shelter these kids.
Come, you will see, And with that Suna led her to her children, picking up a beautiful, purple-furred, black-winged Sunchild. This is Shadryth. She is one of my oldest surviving children now. The cycle of the Moon has weakened them, killing many, and all I have left are these. She waved her arm towards a few other Sunchildren, some of them sitting on nests of eggs. Please, take them. Save them. Raise them well. I ask only that you love them and that they be allowed to roam freely, living where the sun is bright and warm. Will you do this for me??
Nyao stretched out her arm towards Shadryth, petting her lightly on the nose, smiling as Shadryth responded by licking her fingers. She had thought they would be children, looking like Suna, but these were intelligent animals and her heart softened even more. Yes, I will take them. I don?t know if I can care for all of them though. There are so many?..?
Then let them live with others who will also take care of them. Can you help them find new homes??
Yes, yes, I can! I know many wonderful people who will be happy to take them in and care for them. She smiled as Suna's face lit up and she gently placed Shadryth in her arms.
Then take them all. Shadryth will be your guide, helper and companion. She waved her arm again and the Sunchildren gathered around Nyao, each of them holding several eggs in their mouths and depositing them into her bag and then her folded towel, which she slung about her body. I will send you back to Earth. Thank you, dear one.
And in a bright blink of sunlight, Nyao found herself back on Earth, right where she had been before, only she was now surrounded by many Sunchildren who looked up at her with wide, hopeful eyes. I guess I better find you some new homes...
((Story by purrasha.))
