Post by sadrain on Feb 1, 2008 20:51:25 GMT
Jungles was her home.
Or at least what had left from it.
Humans were greedy, they didn't stop even if they knew it will end badly. The same went for chopping trees down without a need. Yet, somehow some of humans had managed to save few parts of once so mighty jungles. And that was where she was born and lived.
Actually, she didn't know much of it all. The only time when she met with humans had been very confusing.
It all had started in hot day when she and her mother had played under the tall trees, giving them so much needed shade. It had been perfect day for playing and she was very happy but then her mother suddenly stiffened, her ears showed she was listening to something. Then she growled low, showing beautiful teeth that together with might paws could kill any animal she knew. 'Be careful,' she told to her and rushed away.
Nothing had happened for along time but then unusual smell reached her nose. She disliked this smell. And she knew that it's human. Year ago she and mother had went close to village and everything there smelled like this. Mother had said that humans are dangerous, that they kill without need, just for fun. Sometimes they take the skin of dead animal and put it in their house to show others how mighty they are. Humans are most cruel creatures on the Land. never trust a human. she had said. And now one was here.
Rudrana felt curious. She had never seen human before and she thought if they look as scary as panther or as strong as elephant or as funny as monkey. So she went towards the smell.
It didn't take much time for her to reach small clearing where the smell was the strongest. On the other side of it she saw her mother's orange-black colored body and yellow eyes. And then there stood a human... First she noticed that he had no fur! Maybe only on the head... He had some other things hiding his body so he wasn't naked but still... And the clearly visible places were light skinned... And he had different face... He looked funny yet scary.
And then he raised his front legs, oh yes, he walked on two legs, similar as monkeys at times, and pointed with something shining at her.
After that everything happened very fast...
Her mother jumped and attacked man, there was blood, roars and screaming until loud sound, like a thunder and her mother fell. She runt to her, ignoring the other man with shiny thing and poked her mother. 'Wake up,' she said but mother didn't move. There was pool of blood gathering at her side and she smelt like the food - dead.
Rudrana didn't remember what happened next but she woke up in room. Then there came a man, he talked strangely and she couldn't understand a thing. For next five moon circles, she lived with humans. Some was caring and nice, they usually had long hair and they were females but the males were harsher, she also noticed that they had darker skin and hair as the one who killed her mother. She learned some words in their language and strangely even managed to say them. They took good care of her, brought her lot of food and always kept their distance, did strange bowing moves. They said she is 'daughter of wilderness' and they were sorry for killing her mother. She never saw shiny thing that made thunder sounds in that time.
But then came men similar to the first humans she had seen. They were cruel, they attacked the villagers and hated her. They almost killed her with the thunder maker.
Rudrana escaped back to jungle but she never understood how humans can kill other human so easily. Tigers attacked each other but only when they wanted to change leader or if it was other group... She knew that because her mother had left her pack because of her.
She never went back to village and now was alone for more than 14 moon circles.
Rudrana sighed, looking at her reflection in the pound. Her cat like eyes filled with ears and she wiped them away with back of her paw. Her coat wasn't as shiny as usually because she didn't get food much, black stripes blended with dirty orange ones and she looked kinda unhealthy. Her tail swung from one side to another sadly and she brushed wisp of hair out of her eyes behind her ear. Her hair was similar to humans' and she always wondered why her mother didn't have anything like that. Or why she had body more human like than tiger like... She could walk on two legs as well and her middle of body was thinner... Yes, she looked similar to human female, she knew that. And that scared her.
Rudrana sighed again, moving her thoughts away from this unpleasant things.
Or at least what had left from it.
Humans were greedy, they didn't stop even if they knew it will end badly. The same went for chopping trees down without a need. Yet, somehow some of humans had managed to save few parts of once so mighty jungles. And that was where she was born and lived.
Actually, she didn't know much of it all. The only time when she met with humans had been very confusing.
It all had started in hot day when she and her mother had played under the tall trees, giving them so much needed shade. It had been perfect day for playing and she was very happy but then her mother suddenly stiffened, her ears showed she was listening to something. Then she growled low, showing beautiful teeth that together with might paws could kill any animal she knew. 'Be careful,' she told to her and rushed away.
Nothing had happened for along time but then unusual smell reached her nose. She disliked this smell. And she knew that it's human. Year ago she and mother had went close to village and everything there smelled like this. Mother had said that humans are dangerous, that they kill without need, just for fun. Sometimes they take the skin of dead animal and put it in their house to show others how mighty they are. Humans are most cruel creatures on the Land. never trust a human. she had said. And now one was here.
Rudrana felt curious. She had never seen human before and she thought if they look as scary as panther or as strong as elephant or as funny as monkey. So she went towards the smell.
It didn't take much time for her to reach small clearing where the smell was the strongest. On the other side of it she saw her mother's orange-black colored body and yellow eyes. And then there stood a human... First she noticed that he had no fur! Maybe only on the head... He had some other things hiding his body so he wasn't naked but still... And the clearly visible places were light skinned... And he had different face... He looked funny yet scary.
And then he raised his front legs, oh yes, he walked on two legs, similar as monkeys at times, and pointed with something shining at her.
After that everything happened very fast...
Her mother jumped and attacked man, there was blood, roars and screaming until loud sound, like a thunder and her mother fell. She runt to her, ignoring the other man with shiny thing and poked her mother. 'Wake up,' she said but mother didn't move. There was pool of blood gathering at her side and she smelt like the food - dead.
Rudrana didn't remember what happened next but she woke up in room. Then there came a man, he talked strangely and she couldn't understand a thing. For next five moon circles, she lived with humans. Some was caring and nice, they usually had long hair and they were females but the males were harsher, she also noticed that they had darker skin and hair as the one who killed her mother. She learned some words in their language and strangely even managed to say them. They took good care of her, brought her lot of food and always kept their distance, did strange bowing moves. They said she is 'daughter of wilderness' and they were sorry for killing her mother. She never saw shiny thing that made thunder sounds in that time.
But then came men similar to the first humans she had seen. They were cruel, they attacked the villagers and hated her. They almost killed her with the thunder maker.
Rudrana escaped back to jungle but she never understood how humans can kill other human so easily. Tigers attacked each other but only when they wanted to change leader or if it was other group... She knew that because her mother had left her pack because of her.
She never went back to village and now was alone for more than 14 moon circles.
Rudrana sighed, looking at her reflection in the pound. Her cat like eyes filled with ears and she wiped them away with back of her paw. Her coat wasn't as shiny as usually because she didn't get food much, black stripes blended with dirty orange ones and she looked kinda unhealthy. Her tail swung from one side to another sadly and she brushed wisp of hair out of her eyes behind her ear. Her hair was similar to humans' and she always wondered why her mother didn't have anything like that. Or why she had body more human like than tiger like... She could walk on two legs as well and her middle of body was thinner... Yes, she looked similar to human female, she knew that. And that scared her.
Rudrana sighed again, moving her thoughts away from this unpleasant things.