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Through Fire

You're in a forest, when you come upon a tree. It could easily fit at least seven of the other trees within its massive circumference. You walk around. The tree has long since died, but it obviously survived through countless forest fires. The inside is hollow; a family could live within the dark space and be happily sheltered for ages.

You walk around the outside of the tree...admiring the sheer size and majesty.

Out of nowhere, two xweetoks appear; they seem to be admiring the tree, just like you. The brown one notices you first; he is suddenly alert--golden orbs eyeing you, just like a hawk. You can see in his eyes, in his tense posture, that he's ready for any fight.

The other one notices you. She gives you a friendly welcoming smile, but you see partially disguised shock.

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You chat for a while with the colorful xweetok. This is what you find out:

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Notes

• Xephira holds the key to the dimensional gates. It is the light that she found in the story. The Ghost Tree is the dimensional gate. There is one in every forest, so, theoretically, Xeph could move from forest to forest if she knew how to control her destination.
• Time in the Spirit World moves slower than in the real world. Xephiria's actual age is 15 and a half, as is her twin sister, Emisu.
• Xephiria looks at Haiiuke as her brother.
• Because she is not completely solid in form, Xeph has close to nothing in strength and is very light. If she tried to punch you, it would feel somewhat like solidified air. It might hurt, but it is unlikely to injure.

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You are getting a little impatient, but you don't say anything. But Xephiria sees, and tells you:"Well it's not every day that I actually see someone other than Haiiuke. I have to tell my story to someone." You admit that she's right, and endure her life's story. How bad can it be?

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When Xephiria was young, she was a normal xweetok. There was hardly anything special about her. She had a family and a roof over her head. One day, when she was around 4 years old, she was playing with her twin sister, exploring the area where they lived, venturing a little farther each day.

This particular day, the pair was at the edge of a basin. Steep cliffs encompassed the area, higher than they could safely climb down without being trapped. They could just almost see some of the opposite edge. A burnt dead tree protruded visibly above the forest below.

Xeph ran up to the edge, wanting to see exactly how far down it was. Her twin was doing the same, but a little more hesitant. Suddenly, the soil below Xephiria collapsed, and she tumbled into the basin. When she reached the bottom, she could no longer see her twin.

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For days, weeks, months, she searched for a way out of the basin. One day's adventure had become ages of desperate searching. She thought that sometimes she could hear someone calling her name, but it was hard to tell.

That was when she found Haiiuke.

Xephiria found the baby airex on the ground. There were no signs of a nest anywhere in sight, so she took care of him. Over the years they were trapped there, they became close friends, and rarely left eachother's side.

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Xephiria just finished gathering the food for the next few days. She brought it back to the shelter and put it on the shelves she'd built.

Well, Haiiuke," she said, "we can go to the eastern part of the valley today." It was an area that they hadn't been yet. The main attraction was the Ghost Tree, as she had begun to call it.

She got her backpack and packed some food and water, then left the shelter, Haiiuke gliding behind.

When they arrived at the Ghost Tree, both of them were starving. Haiiuke went to find something to eat while Xeph sat down by the tree and got out some nuts. Then...she noticed a light.

It was daytime, the sun shining bright. It could've been a reflection, but Xephiria was sure she saw something. The light was hovering in the hole of the trunk of the Ghost Tree. She walked toward it, observing. Unable to satiate her curiosity, she put her paw into the light...and it faded at the other side.

She was scared and recoiled, but her paw was stuck. She made the decision then and there; Xephiria immersed herself in the light.

I was trapped there for two years. It was strange...I could sense everything around me, everything was linked, but separate. Life echoed through everything. Movement was constant. As far as I could tell, it was a world of essence. The Spirit World.

The return to reality was slow. Xephiria could often see glimpses of the area around her, but, as far as she could tell, there was nothing linking them. She would see deserts right after forests and oceans after snowy peaks.

When finally she knew she was once more a being in a familiar form, Xeph was surprised: her colors had completely changed. And then: she had wings. She let out a whoop of freedom, the first time she'd used her voice in two years.

There was a period of time, a time of learning for Xeph. She noticed things. Sometimes, she would walk by a burned tree, just like the one that had taken her to the Spirit World. And then, suddenly, she would be somewhere else, the trees around her would change, but the one similarity was the old Ghost tree.

And then, there was Haiiuke.

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Introducing a new adoptable set! I WANT MR.COOKIE!!! Copy the code and insert you xwee's name where it says PETSNAME.
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Insert the color where it says PETSNAME in the code.

blue	green
red	yellow

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My apologies if yours isn't here. I've been lazy and now I have no idea whose I've done and whose are whose. DX All of the names in the table have been uploaded.

Alley	Hakumeii
Mayawolf	Okibi
Qamoli	Rodentu
Shikyo_xoxo	Vihath
Terrenielle	Shweetz

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