TBS :: Nakoda

[Before Birth]
    There was once a beautiful She-cat, of a grey, slightly dirty, fluffy coat who was a searcher. She loved seeing places and learning. She was constantly searching for the shards and one day they led her to her greatest discovery.
    At this same time there was a buff, strong, daring warrior tom. He was handsome and not to bad with the ladies. One faithful day he was patrolling in the south. It was the one patrol he would never forget.
    The beautiful she-cat named  Nikita had ventured to far from her home. Her feet had kept her traveling over rocks, hills and had taken her so far she was getting lost. She was getting so exhausted, she didn't feel she was going to be able to find a nearby place for shelter. Her body began to become weak and finally she collapsed. The tom had been walking near the area of this she-cat and he was shocked to stumble upon her. Worried she was from the south, his homeland, he got her to the position to carry her and brought her to his home. He was shocked to later discover she was in fact an outsider. When the She-cat awoke she nearly jumped out of her skin seeing the larger cat standing, hovering, above her. He questioned her, as it was his job. She explain that she didn't know why she kept walking, she was hunting for the clan, and wandered farther than she meant to. When it got late she tried to find somewhere to rest but was unfamiliar with the area. She was young and reckless, much like the Guard. So all was forgiven.
    Well, after she had healed it was time for her to head home. The Tom, named Dirone, was worried about the she-cat's ability to get home. He clearly saw she was a rather frail creature. He couldn't stand the thought of letting her travel back alone. So he asked to be allowed to escort her, and surprisingly it was allowed. 
    The trip seemed long, but as time passed the two seemed to be getting closer and closer, and neither really wanted to go back. So instead they camped for a few weeks in the land between the East and the South. Now in this time the two discovered their love was true, and they began coming up with ideas for how they could stay together. Through these weeks of planning and such, the two became very "passionate".
    Finally they knew it was time to return to their homes, and that any plan would in the end not work. She was dropped off in the East and she sadly waved goodbye as he returned South. 
    Time passed, and he convinced himself that their love was childish, and even though he never stopped loving her he also convinced himself being away form her and remaining a bachelor was the best decision ever. (And the She-cats around him would agree with that). Nikita on the other hand, loved him, and had only been with him. She knew the love was true and each day she hoped he would return, because he was what she thought was her greatest discovery.
    Months later, Nikita gave birth to a kit, and news was sent to the South. Dirone was forced to go to the east to care for the kit (he wasn't actually forced he was just grumpy and went because he knew it was the right thing to do. He was to stubborn to admit it though).


[Kithood]
    Nikita gave birth to a three kits. However, Nikita was still a bit to young. Her body wasn't able to support them all. Because of this she had one still born baby and the others were very sick. The healers tried to care for the two young. But one died, and the other was only expected to live a few days. Nikita was crushed, and even Dirone was sad. Then, days turned into weeks, and the only Surviving kit began to become healthier and healthier each day. Unlike Nikita the kit had dark fur (although that was the only similarity between her and Dirone). Nikita cared deeply for her only surviving kit, because she was afraid she could lose her baby at any given time. She spent more time with the kit, whom she named Nakoda, than she did with Dirone or anyone for that matter. Dirone during this time took to wooing other She-cats. He was very flirtatious and kissy kissy. Although he never fully cheated on Nikita. With Nakoda getting older, Nikita loathed that Dirone was never around. One day she confronted Dirone directly. She freaked out, moons of trapped emotions poured out. Eventually the yelling slowed, and Nikita became more upset. She began to walk away with tears forming in her eyes when Dirone stopped her. He gazed into her eyes, tears now leaking out, and he remembered that he loved her.
    After that he began to spend all his time with Nikita, slowly starting to acknowledge Nakoda's existence. He began to hope Nakoda would take after him so that he could finally have a connection with his child. However, Nakoda was the child he never wanted, and he was already having a head time getting to know her.


[Rookieship] 
    When Nakoda was getting close to the age, Nikita would check her paws to see if there was a colored spot anywhere. For a while nothing was showing up, so of course the young cat became nervous. Nikita would chuckle and tell her daughter that the spot would come, no matter what. Just like Nikita said, one day a faint spot appeared. Nikita was checking Nakoda for her spot when she told her she needed a bath. Nakoda was dragged off to be washed. Nikita scrubbed her clean and began to clean her paws. One of the paws had a hardly noticeable mark on it. Nikita, thinking it mud because of it's color, scrubbed long and hard to get it off. When she finally gave it a closer look, her eyes were filled with horror, shock, and excitement. There sat the spot that would define her life, the spot that would guide her to her future role in the Region. It was a dark, deep hue of purple. She was so excited, she didn't know the elements that well, and had no clue what a purple spot meant. When she learned what it meant, things changed.
    Dark elementalist where looked down upon. It seemed to be more of a curse than a gift, and the social norm was rather against the idea of it. Her own dad was a little spiteful toward her, even after getting so close to him. Finding someone to train her was hard too. Dark was rare, so there wasn't many near that where able to train her. Eventually her mother found an elder named Koron who was gifted with the dark elements. And after days of begging he agreed to train her.
    Koron was old so he couldn't train as often as both him and Nakoda would have liked. But, they made due. Nakoda ended up growing very close to Koron, he was much like an uncle or grandfather figure. He trained her abilities, and she followed in his footsteps of being a searcher. 
    
    Nakoda had lots of free time when her and Koron weren't training. Her mother was busy until a certain time, and her dad made himself busy until Nikita wasn't busy. She had to find other ways to entertain herself. It was during these times that Nakoda would slip off and venture away from the willow tree she called home. During one "Adventure" she met a tom near her age. They played together and she came and saw him the same time nearly everyday. She told Koron about her adventures and he kept it a secret for her. Nakoda began to develop a childhood crush on him. And she thought he felt the same. Then one day, out of the blue, he stood her up. And it continued like that for 2 weeks. Nakoda got down in the dumps. She didn't like not having her closest friend. Finally Koron came to her one day that he overheard her crying to herself. He knew how the tom, Xerxes , had become a random no-show. He knew he needed to tell her why he thought the youngster never came back. Quietly they talked and her told her, seeing as he was from an unknown region he wasn't suppose to be in other regions, and he assumed that he had met an unfortunate and fatal destiny at the hands of Mother Nature. She sobbed for hours after, but she was able to come to terms with it. She never really let go, and goes to their spot if she gets a chance.


[Death and a friend]
      Nikita was always busy, out and about. She was a hunter, and wanted to make sure she was always catching enough for the Region. It was on one of these hunts that she caught a bird. After hunting it and other prey, she had gotten a disease (birds are known carriers of disease). Her blood became contaminated with a virus because she had eaten that infected bird (its blood being contaminated). She didn't realize she was sick, until about 2 months before her life was going to end. When she figured it out, she worked less, moved about less, and spent as much time as possible with Nakoda.
    Nakoda was oblivious to the sickness but she knew something was wrong, so did Dione. Finally she died. Nakoda was with her, and it scarred her. She always hated knowing that she couldn't help, even though Nikita knew it was the end and was ready to go. Dione, he hated himself for not being there, and took it out on Nakoda constantly. 

After her mom passed Nakoda became lost, not even Koron could help her. She spend days away from training and laid and just thought about everything. She over thank it all too. She lost Xerxes and now.. her mother. She wasn't able to cope, and Koron was fearful that dark spirits would soon go to take over her.

Things were looking worse than gloomy. All hope seemed lost... Until a funny little Pika bumped into her. He scared her, which scared him. He noticed her tears and tried to cheer her up, but she scared him off. Well the cute little pika wasn't convinced. He noticed the crying cat everyday, and continuously advanced her. Eventually a friendship was formed after Nakoda spilled her heart out to him. He became her companion and followed her around. He was soon to become all she had.


[Becoming a Searcher]
    Nakoda left the life of sadness. She was restored and finally was able to continue working to become a full fledge Searcher. This day was the greatest in her life. She began to care for Koron, who's age was quickly catching up to him. And she was able to go do useful things for the region, making use of this hideous power of hers. She was happy, and that was how she coped with everything. Of course, Lijas was always there if she began to lose herself. 
    
    Dirone on the other hand, continued his verbal abuse, and was so mad to see it never working on her. She ignored him and practiced and earned her power stones. Dirone, he was such an unhappy Tom. He was filled with regret, and envy and hate. Dark spirits were rumored to follow him around, waiting for the day they could finally infest him. That day nearly happened. Dirone finally went in for a physical attack  on Nakoda. And a fight ensued. After screaming and yelling, Dirone finally was able to bruise her on the inside. An insult saying her dark abilities are why everyone she loves dies. With tears in her eyes, she uses her ability "Forget Me Not". She wants to erase the last memories of her mother's death, but she begins to overthink and tears well up in her eyes. Suddenly her concentration is lost, and she breaks down in tears. Since she is in the middle of erasing memories, a chunk is swiped clean from him. She knows what she did. She knows she messed the spell up and that now he hasn't just forgotten her mother, but a whole half of his life. Its then that Koron steps out of the shadows, eyes wide with bewilderment. He and her carried Dirone to the land between the East and the South and left him to pick up from wherever his memories last left off. She never forgot this horrible thing she did, but it remained only her and Koron's secret.

    Months after this incident she began to near the end of her Rookieship. It was finally time for her to complete it. She had learned all about finding and collecting the stones., and she took the oath. Koron had never been so proud, and Nakoda had never felt so accomplished. It was 3 days later that Koron finally passed away from his old age. But he had told her that now that he had got to see her be a searcher he was finally ready to let go. She was sad, but knew she must stay happy because this is what Koron wanted. He taught her to never dwell over death.


[Searcher]
    Now that she was a full fledged searcher she set off with Lijas to begin looking for stones. Of course she constantly going from her home in the hollow to wherever in the East her searching instinct led her. She knew that the spirits of Koron, Xerxes, and her mother would guide her. And she never felt alone ever again. 
    She is determined to help bring the Sacred stone pieces together, and stop the evil from getting it.


[Exile]
    Due to a vision by her leader, Nakoda was exiled and sent on a mission with 3 others. A follower attack soon fell on the 4 unsuspecting cats. This killed off their leader in exile. Nakoda is uncertain about this whole mission and is trying to be confident. She edited her paint to seem more mature. Her hair has grown out on her head, legs, and tail.
    She desires to return to her home so she may be reunited with her friends and so she may see Diablo again, as she has developed feelings, unbeknownst to him.