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A low growl reverberated through the clearing, bouncing off the stone walls that surrounded it. The imperial froze in fear. She heard that there were monstrous creatures that hid in these ruins, but she never thought the stories could be true. Beasts, bandits, a combination of the two...

Something growled again and the imperial flared her wings. “Show yourself! I know you are here!” Her eyes tried to pierce through the thick undergrowth to no avail. Whatever was hunting her was well-hidden. The imperial’s nostrils flared, trying to sense where the threat was coming from. “I said SHOW YOURSELF!”

The growls became chuckles as the most beautiful wildclaw she ever saw stepped into the hazy light. “Now there is no need to yell.” She flicked her tail and crept forward a little more. From the imperial’s viewpoint, it seemed the stranger only reached up to her shoulders. The wildclaw was adorned with leaves and bones, the bones of her mask too big to be birds. The wildclaw’s chuckles morphed into laughing as she saw the imperial step back. “Oh, where are my manners? My name is Agave, what is yours?~”

The imperial took another step back, Agave fluidly taking another forward. Self confidence and malice oozed from her as she stalked closer. “N-none of your business.” The imperial looked up at the sky, only to see it completely obstructed by the roof of the ruins she was exploring. “Agave is your name? Do you live alone?”

Agave smiled. “No, not alone. I don’t take trespassers lightly, even strangers as beautiful as you.” The imperial’s eyes widened and stumbled back, she needed to get out, and NOW.

Agave’s smile soured and she crouched down low, releasing a caterwaul similar to a jaguar. She began to sprint closer and closer...

...getting bigger and bigger...

The imperial roared in terror and tried to fly away, only to be swatted down by the now gigantic wildclaw. She wasn’t small as she first thought, but actually a giant creature. Agave easily pinned the dragon down, hissing in her ear. “I am Agave, the goddess of things Forgotten. And you, dearie, are forgotten and belong to me.”

As Agave took a swipe of her powerful claws towards the imperial, she closed her eyes.

And then there was only blackness.

~Lore by me, a WIP






Agave isn’t your average wildclaw. While her lore is a big WIP, the story is there. She is the goddess of Things Forgotten, living deep within dark rainforests among ruins of a civilization long ago. The rainforest has magical properties that allow flora and fauna alike to grow larger than one would find naturally. As a result, Agave grew to surpass the size of imperials, and hunts dragon outsiders who aren’t followers of her cult.