where land and sea clash.

@ruletheseas.

;; RULE THE SEAS. 

          ➸ &&. ( THE INVASION had subjected his young self to its FIRST TRAUMA. unable to even speak or walk yet, the blood of DRAGONS that ran through takumi’s veins could feel such an immense level of SUFFERING and GRIEF of his people from anywhere. the prince grew up RESENTING the nohrians after hearing countless tales of their PILLAGE, their SLAUGHTER, and most importantly–the KIDNAPPING of his older sister and the MURDER of his dear father. they had taken his FAMILY, taken away a vital piece of his CHILDHOOD that he would never be able to recover. from the moment he was of age to inherit the legendary FUJIN YUMI, he trained for hours upon hours with his eldest sister, HINOKA, so that they would be strong enough to prevent another TRAGEDY like this from ever happening again. 

          SOON, however, the siblings would learn that their efforts were not enough. takumi experienced his SECOND TRAUMA at a mere SEVENTEEN years old, when he gingerly stepped into the throne room for a word with his beloved mother. the QUEEN, so radiant and lovely in her place, seated so properly on her throne, eyes fluttered shut with a PEACEFUL smile…when he stepped along the carpet, he merely wondered if she’d fallen asleep until he heard the noise from beneath his boot–the SQUISH. 

           THE carpet was WET, dyed with a DARK SCARLET that made it look SICKENINGLY STAINED. takumi had shattered, fallen to his feet–his legs no longer complied to hold him up as he crumpled onto the carpet, paying no heed to how her BLOOD soaked into his CLOTHING. his shrieks of agonized horror alerted the others, and when his siblings came rushing into the room fearing for his SAFETY…they saw her TOO. since then, the four have been MORTIFIED, the sight of their mother sat so PEACEFULLY on the throne in their minds forever–they’d MOVED HER. positioned her as if she were a PUPPET. made a MOCKERY out of the hoshidans–all for an excuse to go to WAR. 

           TAKUMI did not recover for some time. to this day, he still has not recovered–the day of her death, he would LOCK HIMSELF AWAY in his room and not emerge for weeks. even his SISTERS, who constantly tried to check in on him, to make sure he was getting his meals, were IGNORED. his SMILE and OPTIMISM were TARNISHED and DESTROYED–never to be CHERISHED again. awash in an OCEAN of GRIEF, the hoshidan prince lie in his futon for days upon days; until, finally, he rose. like a PHOENIX from its ASHES, prince takumi ROSE. 

(   -  verse 009. 

        &&. WE’LL RULE THE SEAS—-   )

        she was never athletic, unlike her royal counterparts, who were constantly showered in praise regarding their exuberant feats, while she would watch, sitting pretty on the sidelines. it wasn’t a stretch to believe she thinks herself as an AFTERTHOUGHT. 

        though, upon the death of her beloved mother, sakura could only feel ANGUISH. not anger, which greeted her siblings whole-heartedly, but grief &&. depression assaulted her senses brutally. was one life not ENOUGH ?? did they really wish for their suffering to persist ?? 

       &&. along with it, she became a BEACON of hope. a smile would curl onto her lips even if she felt the EMPTIEST inside, even if the image of mikoto’s mangled corpse wouldn’t leave her mind—–she did it for THEM. she did it for her people, she did it for her family, she did it for HERSELF. ( they’d never see the way she cries herself to sleep—-the way she discards her uneaten meals—- )

      she aided the helpless, gave to the ones with nothing, treasured those who felt WORTHLESS. she would do everything in her power to secure the empty void of their fallen queen, knowing that she’ll NEVER BE ENOUGH.  

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They came as quietly as they left, shadows lurking about with greedy paws and and a thirst for power. A stolen relic never to be seen again, stowed away on a boat for the rest of her life. Her name is Kamui, the Hoshidian Princess so loved and held dear. That is, until the Nohrian army came and stole her right under the Queen’s nose. With a heavy heart, the Queen Mikoto gave the Nohrians as much food and resources they could spare, longing for the child she has lost.

But Garon had other plans…..

Kept under lock and key, Kamui grew up in a life of solitude, unaware and oblivious of her true origins. She is decently happy, being surrounded by her siblings and retainers – and the great blue ocean. For as long as she could remember, her life has been strictly on the Nohrian vessel. But she is wide - eyed and curious, ready to take on the blade and see what the world has to offer.

Little does she know, however, there is more to her story. Will she learn of her true origin? And if she does, which path will she take?  Wide - eyed and curious, Kamui embraced this life she had been forced upon, taking up the sword and joining her crew in raids. Though the King Garon strictly forbade her from ever leaving the boat, she wished to be useful to the crew she has come to love and adore.

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It would be a mistake to say that Niles was conceived intentionally. He was about as close to an accident as an individual could get, and when his father abandoned his mother she followed in suit, leaving the child to rot on the cobblestone alleyways of the port town of Dia just under a decade before the tsunami devastated the Nohrian landscape. He spent much of his youth roaming between the establishments at the shore; if there was a fish left out to dry it was his, as was any waste abandoned by the more fortunate.

He lost his eye when he was still just a boy when the waters ravaged the town. He was hit by debris just before he had the opportunity to find any sort of shelter, a shard of glass from a nearby building lodging itself into his right eye. He would have certainly died if it hadn’t been for the aid of another thief. (He never understood his motives. It was every man for himself in a world like this; eat or be eaten, kill or be killed.)

He spent months in almost unlivable conditions until fortune came to the duo in the form of a boat  slowly but surely being rebuilt by buccaneers amidst the chaos. His companion at the time had managed to form a strong enough connection to board the two amongst the crew, and he was raised to raid the seas just as well as the rest of them.

Many years later, word came on an upcoming raid was being planned against a rivalling crew. As expected, the raid was a failure, and Niles was abandoned and left to the mercy of his enemy. It was a miracle when he found himself alive and loyal to a new, more prominent group of individuals – the same Nohrian crew that abducted Kamui.

@ruletheseas

Name: Velouria Age: 16 Gender (and pronouns): Cis female (she/her) Species: Half-wolfskin, half-human Sided with: Nohr

Backstory:

Velouria had lived with Keaton, her father, for her whole life and was always by his side. One day, they were near a dock and being rather hungry, the smell of fish caught their attention. Fishers had come back only moments ago with their boats loaded with freshly caught salmon and before Velouria knew it, her father had disappeared out of sight. It was hard to catch his scent, despite her heightened sense of smell, but once she found him, the boat he had happened to be on for food, had left the dock.

Not being able to swim or stop the boat in any way, she had no choice but to ask nearby people where the ship was headed. Unfortunately, the next ship that would go to the very same location wouldn’t leave until the next morning and Velouria was afraid that her father would be too far gone by then. The only way for her to catch up, was to cross by land and so she did.

Without much sleep, she travelled day and night to be able to reach the dock. When she arrived, she didn’t know whether the ship Keaton was on had already arrived and she hoped she wasn’t too late.

Luckily the ship arrived only moments later and Velouria reunited with her father. However, she found out that he had joined the crew of that ship, which happened to be Nohrians, and as Keaton’s daughter, she didn’t hesitate to follow him.