ElectraEmerose

Perla had always felt a longing for adventure, stifled by the rules of her strict upbringing and surrounded by her older brothers free to do as they wanted. She longed to carve her own path, to seek out excitement and perhaps even a little romance along the way. One day, while escaping yet another tedious piano class, she stumbled into the hollow of a massive tree. At its base, a mesmerizing green light beckoned her, and before she knew it, she was transported to a bizarre forest teeming with colossal, long-extinct creatures and menacing carnivorous plants. 

This was the realm of Beastkin, where men could transform into mighty beasts. Here, the constant threat of war had led to a peculiar imbalance, with most females giving birth to male Beastkin, resulting in a dire shortage of women. The land was a battleground, filled with mercenaries and adventurers seeking glory. While the males formed companies to embark on quests, their females stayed behind, living a life of comfort. But not Perla—she was determined to break free from the mold, to grow stronger, and to join her new love interests on exhilarating escapades.

Wanderlust Beastkin, Beauty and the Beastkin

Elara's Perspective

My hair spread out around me, this gorgeous deep red-brown, but it felt like I was on fire from the inside, like there was this intense heat, pain, and energy just pulsing through me. Suddenly, everything around me got so much brighter, and then my whole world exploded into flames.

Flames swirled around me, flickering in shades of orange, yellow, and red, but oddly enough, they didn't sting. They danced through my long hair, and I felt no burn. Glancing around, I noticed the rest of the room was engulfed too, and it was definitely not holding up well. The curtains and my freshly made bed were crumbling into ash. Strangely, even with all this fire, the smoke didn't choke me; it was almost soothing, like being wrapped in a warm, steamy blanket where I felt hidden away, away from prying eyes. I found a weird sort of comfort in it.

Pyro and Captive