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The Beginning
The sky was a murky grey, and heavy rain was pouring down upon the stormy night at sea. Thunder bellowed its mighty roar constantly; lighting struck out randomly. The sun -- or was it the moon? -- was blocked, and no light shown through the thick black storm clouds. The winds were so fast, so angry, and so destructive that they knocked down many nearby trees, upturned rocks, and skewered everything else. The raging sea revealed its great wrath upon the sandy seashore, and everyone out at sea faced a terrible fate.
A few hours passed by, and the storm only just started to loosen its grasp upon the world and gradually disappear. Thunder roared less often, and lightning was least to be seen. The rain had calmed down slightly, and the sea, at last, became still. The sky was still very dark and grey, but the clouds began to thin, revealing the soft touch of moonlight.
As the great ocean returned to its normal condition, the remains of a medium-sized wooden boat began to drift towards the shore. With it, came a shipwrecked sailor, who was barely trying to grasp consciousness. The eerie feeling of the storm still lingered within the area, though it should've gone away long before, when the storm had passed.
The sailor was barely conscious when something new came nagging at his ears and mind... but he couldn't tell what it was. W-what..? he choked out, as he struggled to keep his eyes open, eager to find out what that buzzing noise was. A few minutes passed by, and though the sailor's mind was still very numb, the buzzing slowly formed into a mysterious melody.
Awestruck at the song of which he was hearing, the sailor strained his eyes to see out into the dark night, looking for the source of the singing. His efforts were in vain in the dark, and he soon gave up trying to look. Hearing the song caused him to slowly drift into a deep sleep.
After the sailor fell asleep, a small hole formed within the thick blanket of dark clouds, and the moon shown its gentle light upon a large rock reaching out into the sea. The moment of light was only brief, but before it had gone again, what looked like a pierced head with giant black teeth disappeared into the water, never to rise again. The singing had stopped.
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Morning came again, and a search party was formed to look for any survivors from the rigorous storm from the previous night. They came to the shore of which the shipwrecked sailor had drifted to, and the group was very happy to know that there was at least one survivor out at sea.
They took the sailor to the nearby town and set him gently on a bed in an inn. He was still breathing, otherwise he would not have been carried back all the way from the shore, but his breath was very shallow and slow. He would not awaken until two days after the storm.
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The sailor woke up due to the sounds of his hungry stomach, and he sat up from his place in the bed. He rubbed his eyes and looked around the room that he was currently in. W-where... am I...? he asked out into the room, but unfortunately there was no answer. Groaning, he went back to sleep until someone came to check on him.
Oh good, you're awake! said a cheerful little voice as a Neopet walked into the room, I thought you were dead!
The sailor rolled around in his bed to face his visitor and said, Of course I'm not dead; now where exactly am I?
You're in an inn in a town that rescued you from the storm three days ago~ answered the little Neopet. How can you sleep that long? I can't sleep that long... In fact, I can't even sleep much anyways~! The Neopet let out a rather awkward chuckle and smiled at the sailor. So what's your name? Where do you come from? What did you see out at sea?! I've never been out at sea... My parents won't let me because I'm "too young." It's kind of annoying, but I know that they're just trying to protect me. I know I'll be able to go out to sea alone, just like you, and drift to shore unconscious during a storm and find myself laying in an unknown place talking to some crazy ki-- The little Neopet stopped suddenly as he was now trying to desperately gasp for air.
You talk too much.. the sailor pointed out. The visitor recovered from his epidemic and chimed, I know~
The sailor had no reply, and the room held up the long awkward silence. So what's your name, and please tell me a story, pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseee~ the child piped up.
Groaning, the sailor replied, They call me Captain, but my real name is unknown to everyone, even me..
Now it was the young Neopet's turn to be speechless, and the only thing that he could really manage to say was a short and blunt, Oh.
Trying to think back to what happened, the sailor vaguely remembered the melody that he had heard while he was sub-consciously awake. Say.. he started, have there ever been sightings of mermaids around this area?
the mysterious peophin
The sun was setting into the horizon, and night was approaching fast. The sky was made of many shades of red, orange, and gold, and the sea reflected its beauty. A Uni of about seven years of age was watching sadly as his best friend and captain left to go back out to sea.
Captain... said he to himself as he watched his captain leave, please come back... or please take me with you.. Subconsciously, he followed the boat with Captain in it out into the water. Oh please, he pleaded, come ba-- The Uni had walked too far from the shore, and he was unable to swim. Before long, he was letting out loud cries for help, but no one in the nearby town seemed to hear him.
HELPP!! he cried with his last breath before being plunged underwater. Captain was too far away to hear his cries for help, and struggling to try and swim to the surface, the young Uni found himself out of breath. His movements began to gradually slow down. Pretty soon, he just stopped moving entirely, and his entire body began to sink deeper into the ocean.
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The Uni had not returned for a long time, and his parents had finally noticed his disappearance and quickly ran to the beach to see if he was still watching the sun set like usual, but they did not find him there. What they did find were his footprints in the soft, brown sand leading out into the ocean.
Oh no.. cried his mother, please don't tell me he drowned.. As she spoke, large tears began forming in her eyes and dropping down to her cheeks and chin. I'm sure our son will be alright, the father reassured, he's a strong boy, after all, and not only that: he's our boy -- he'll make it. The mother nodded and wept in her husband's arms as they waited for their son to come back to them.
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Just as the young Uni was about to give up all hopes of life, a dark purple figure suddenly began racing towards him, carrying him to the surface where she placed him gently upon the soft sand a few yards from where his parents were standing.
The mother of the child quickly spotted her child along the shore, barely conscious and hardly breathing. The sun had completely set now, and it was very dark outside. When she looked out into the sea to see if someone had rescued her child, she saw nothing except what seemed to be a golden-collared great sea monster slithering back into its den beneath the ocean.
Her eyes softened with gratitude as she whispered a thank you to the monster, but when her husband saw the tip of the monster's mouth, he shouted, THIS BEAST ALMOST TOOK OUR CHILD AWAY FROM US!! The mother looked at her husband sternly as she said, That monster did nothing of the sort; it saved our son, and then left without doing him any harm. But still, the father would not believe it.
When the child woke up, it was deep into the night, and he found himself laying in his usual bed wearing his usual pajamas. He was very sweaty, and he just didn't feel... 'right' in his current position. W-what happened..? he asked himself, all I remember was drowning and... and...
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Outside, near the shore, the Uni's father stood as the leader of a small group of men holding torches and weapons. This sea monster almost took my son away from me..!! he shouted to the group, and what do we do to monsters that threaten our children?! The group answered, We teach them a lesson! The father shouted once more, And what kind of lesson is that?! The group replied, WE SHALL KILL THEM!!
Smirking evilly, the father grinned and calmly said, Then let's get it, boys...
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The sun was high in the sky, shining its warmth upon a handsome Uni looking out into the vast sea at the edge of a cliff. Today is the day.. he said to himself, my sixteenth birthday, and the first day I will be able to go out to sea alone..
As the Uni looked at the sea, sudden thoughts of drowning and a dark purple figure of the water plunged into his mind. More things came into his mind, ones of the old traveler that had come ten years ago asking if there were any mermaids living in the nearby sea. Say... have there ever been sightings of mermaids around this area? The single quote repeated over and over again in the Uni's mind, causing him to lose himself within his thoughts.
He was met up by his father, who had come to speak to him. The Uni was jerked back into the real world at the sound of his father's voice, and he decided to listen to what his father had to say. Are you excited for your first time out at sea, my son? he asked. The once-strong Uni was now old and growing weaker. His muscles from his younger days were now dwindling in size, and he began to have a raspy breath. I'm so proud of you, Son.. he said, and no matter what happens, remember that I will always have faith in everything you do... the old Uni paused before adding, and I'm sure your mother would be just as proud, Son.
The handsome Uni looked at his father with gratitude and said, Thank you so much for teaching me everything you know, Father; I promise I won't let either of you down.
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The great golden sun was about to set as the young Uni headed out to sea. The sky was a beautiful mix of reds, oranges, and golds, and everyone from his hometown shared their goodbyes and tears as he left. Goodbye, everyone!! the Uni shouted as he left. He didn't stop looking back until he could no longer see them.
Night was setting in, and the Uni was growing tired. Once more, the strange thoughts that he had had during the afternoon visited him again that night. He tried his best to brush them away, yet nothing he tried worked. His efforts were in vain.
Finally ridding himself of the strange thoughts, the Uni yawned before he drifted into a short-lived sleep. In the horizon came dark clouds, and the wind was beginning to pick up, and temperature began to drop rapidly as rain began pouring down. Suddenly, the small wooden boat that the pet was on crashed into a mass of rocks nearby.
The Uni woke up from his sleep to find himself aching and shivering cold inside a dark and damp cave. A soft melody was being sung as he woke up, and he listened softly as the beautiful sound took his mind off of his pain. W-where am I..? he finally asked as he was trying to adapt to the sudden dark area. The Uni tried to sit up properly, but he winced as a shot of pain came from his legs, arms, and back. And... h-how did I get here...? The singing stopped.
I carried you, came a feminine voice from the far end of the cave, and you're lucky I was there to spot you as your boat crashed into those rocks.
The Uni strained to see who was speaking to him, but his efforts in vain. Who are you, and why did you save me?! he shouted out to the mysterious voice.
There was a long silence before the voice replied, My name is Deikana, and I rescued you because I knew you from before, and I knew that I could trust you with the knowledge of my hidden home. The sun was beginning to rise to begin another day, and the cave was now faintly lit. As the light began to grow brighter and brighter, so did the cave and its revealed wonders. Inside the cave, there was a beautiful and large pool of icy cold clear water. The ceiling of the cave was full of stalactites dressed in moss. In the center, there was a rock blanketed in soft mossy material. Sitting on top of that rock was a thin, dark purple Peophin with strange beads within her hair, and what stood out most was the white strike upon her forehead. Her deep red eyes seemed to reflect everything that she saw, though her tail was well-hidden beneath the water.
The Uni stared in awe at this sight of the Peophin, absolutely speechless. Tell me, Deikana spoke again, do you remember me?
Shock struck the Uni at the sudden question, and he was unable to answer the Peophin right away. U-um.. he choked out after a few minutes of silence, I'm afraid I don't remember at the moment... I'm sorry...
The Peophin smiled and said, It's fine; you'll remember in due time.
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The cave of Deikana was well-lit before speech began again. It was Deikana that spoke, and she said, I think I'm going to go search for some food.. With that, she slid into the cold water of the pool, and emerged her head from the water. Just stay there and don't move -- we don't want you slowing down your body's healing process. The Uni nodded and rested his head once more on the pile of moss that was his pillow.
After a few hours, the Uni's stomach was growling ferociously, and he tried his best to try to keep his mind off of hunger. Let's see what I can do.. he said to himself, what about I try remembering who that Peophin is..? The idea was crazy, and he knew that, but the Uni shrugged and said, Sure, why not? It'll keep my mind off of food, at least..
Closing his eyes, the Uni tried looking far into his old memories. Think, think.. he thought to himself, this Peophin knows me, but I don't know her... at least, I don't remember her, so I must try and remember..!! Pretty soon, the Uni fell asleep before he could remember how the mysterious Deikana knew him, and what had happened in the past.
The Uni was awakened by a gentle voice calling out to him, asking him to wake up. He sleepily opened his eyes and only clearly heard one phrase, Wake up, you.. Lifting his head from his pillow of moss, the Uni looked up to see that Deikana had returned from her food hunting trip, and he looked surprisingly at the amount of food that was brought back to him. I know that you're probably starving, so I gathered a lot of food.. she said as she noticed the surprised look on the Uni's face. And say.. she continued, I don't think I ever caught your name that time that I had saved you from drowning at sea..
The Uni looked up from his eating frenzy, and asked with his mouth full of seaweed, Saved me? From drowning..? Suddenly, the memory of drowning came back to him. When he was about seven-years-old, he had nearly drowned out at sea, but he was saved by his father, or so he was told. My father told me that he had saved me from drowning a long time ago.. he muttered as he swallowed the food in his mouth, but he lied to me, didn't he..? The Uni looked at Deikana with such sad and anxious eyes, expecting a reply. There was none. Mother would never talk about what happened, but Father always told me that he had saved me from drowning... but... Mother knew, didn't she? She knew who had really saved me, but she still refrained from telling me...
Deikana was silent as the Uni sadly spoke of what happened, and what he was told. She listened with great intent, and the Uni was grateful for that. You speak of your mother with great grief... what happened to her..? she finally asked.
Silence gripped the moment before letting go once more. A single tear formed in the Uni's eye as he spoke, She's dead...
I am sorry to hear that, replied Deikana, but I'm sure that she did what she did for a purpose. I know she was a good mother; I watched her as she clutched her child, you, as your father rambled on about how a 'sea-monster' had almost taken his child. I saw her. She her beautiful blue eyes... they sent me a silent message of gratitude as she looked out into the sea, and I'm sure that she would be happy to know that you, her son, was able to know the truth... The Peophin looked away from the Uni as she spoke, though her voice revealed sincerity and truthfulness.
Thank you... Deikana... replied the Uni, and to answer your question, they call me Mate because I once met someone named Captain, and he had become my best friend for the short while that he was there. He always told me great stories of the sea, and always did he call me his "First Mate," and the nickname kind of stuck. When he left, I was very sad, but I still remember him today because of the nickname that he had given me.
Mate thought back to the time when Captain had been drifted to shore, barely alive, and how he had stood there watching him as he rested, hoping that he was still alive. When Captain did wake up, he told Mate many stories of the sea and told him the many adventures that he had while out there. This inspired Mate to no extent, the way that Captain spoke of the beautiful sea.
So tell me, Captain said, what's your name, Kid? The little Uni hesitated as he replied, My name is Andrew, but I don't really like that name much... The Captain let out such a hearty laugh at Andrew's answer and said, Well you'll always be my first Mate to me, Andrew. So how goes it, Mate?
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Name: Deikana {day-kahn-nah} Nickname: Dei Gender: Female Age: 22 human years Birthday: 27th day of Awakening Length: 68in. Height: 12hh. Weight: Approximately 525 lbs. {I didn't tell you that} Supposed Species: Peophin Supposed Color: Darigan Fur Color: dark purple Hair Color: dark grey Eye Color: deep red Body Frame: average Body Markings: white stroke on forehead, dark red stripes on tail, black spot on tail Piercings: one on left ear, three on tailfin Accessories: various-colored beads in hair, solid gold ring around tail |
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These were drawings that Dorothy spent many hours on for Dei, and the order of the drawings goes from left to right, newest to oldest; click and drag a particular image to view. :)
These were drawings that other people made for Deikana; thanks so much guys for doing this for me!
The people who drew those in order from left to right, top to bottom:
Kami, Zai, Jenjen, Marques, Draik, Vix, Flutter, Kes, Magic, Ray, Bridget, Muffinhead, Swift
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