Battles

The scorching sun loomed overhead, bathing the grassy woodlands in a heated glow that was both beautiful and stifling. Zerisint and his allies were undaunted, though, as they fought to contain the multitude of flying beasts driven to frenzy by whatever fiery creature had awoken. Zerisint’s black form darted about the skies, wrangling angry birds or contending with ornery harpies, while Endymion and Kumiho readied cages on the ground below. The cages were makeshift but sturdy, made of...

The sun blazed mercilessly in the sky, its heat radiating across the parched landscape below. Raiko and Fuko, two of Gaia's loyal Kijikaiaku, soared through the hot air, their keen eyes scanning the terrain for signs of the mysterious temperature anomaly that had been disrupting ecosystems worldwide.   Raiko's dark red scales glinted in the harsh light, his lava-filled belly pulsing with an inner fire that matched the intensity of the day. His leathery wings cut throu...

The cracked, dusty grounder under paw was unfamiliar to Radimir. It was his home, his territory, but it was near unrecognizable to him. In recent days, temperatures have been soaring higher and higher, and the marshlands the Kijikaiaku called his own were drying up. Worst of the matter was, the red Kijikaiaku knew little of the cause. Gaia sent word that all should investigate, that the  ever rising temperatures were a worldwide effect and his dearest creator w...

The salty spray stung Aurorabeam's eyes, but she barely noticed. The ocean churned beneath her, its angry roar a constant counterpoint to the pounding of her own warrior's heart. Here, amidst the chaos, Gaia's whispers solidified into a terrifying truth - a leviathan of legend, the kraken. This was a fight for survival.   A colossal tentacle, thicker than the largest tree trunk, erupted from the churning waves, its barnacle-encrusted surface glinting momentarily in th...

Water sprayed in Aurorabeam's face, causing her to sputter and shake her salt-soaked golden mane out. The salty sting sent a jolt through her, momentarily disorienting her. A small bit of laughter from behind caused her to whip around, her tail landing square against the chest of another red kiji who shared common energy to her. Vairsing, one who'd been summoned by a summon of her's.   Vairsing let off a small noise and backed off, foot slipping a little on the splint...

The sound of waves crashing and thunder clapping echoed above, a testament to the raging storms plaguing the open seas. Kayrrus found herself curled up far below the waves, her splotches of koi patterns camouflaging her into the colorful rocky outcrops covered in coral. Her kelp-like whiskers floated up above, swaying with the push and pull of the waves. She was not a fighter, this was not the place for her to be. And yet, the sea was her home, and she felt the need to help protect it. Ther...

After looking far and wide, high and low, and harassing many more wild critters, Vairsing found who he was looking for. Or, almost. In his journey, he’d also picked up a handful of other curious kijikaiaku, all wanting to see this mysterious red man and the reindeer with the glowing nose for themselves. Hopefully, in the dark of the night and all the white, near-glowing snow under the moonlight, anything glowing red would stand out. “Does this magic human really give presents to ...

Snowflakes slowly drifted down from high above as a lone Kijikaiaku made their way across the fields. There have been many reports of confused spirits attacking Rudolph and Santa of all things, and Gaia was getting concerned it was going to interfere with Christmas as a whole. Due to her growing concern, she had sent out a few of her Kijikaiaku to find and help the jolly duo, or fend off the attacking spirits. Vartarin is one such Kijikaiaku, thus why he was del...

Many curious things happened on Earth, kijikaiaku themselves being among them. Long, elegant nature spirits of many colors and shapes and sizes, their Gaia-given purpose was to protect this world and everything in it. Even if it meant applying violence and underhanded tactics at times. Vairsing, a red kiji with golden mane, teeth, and rainbow accents, was not one for underhanded tactics. He was too straightforward for that. So it was, when talk of a strange man in red and his horde of ...