New wolfy. c:
Name: Valen. ("Strong" in Latin)
Gender: Male.
Age: 3.
Pelt Color: Mostly black. His front paws, the tip of his tail, and his underbelly are all white, along with various markings.
Eye color: Yellow.
History: Valen used to live with his father, Gant, and his sister, Keyi, in Hollow Bastion. He and his sister were both about one year old at the time, and the small family always had to avoid the Heartless.
But one day they were found.
The Heartless attacked them, and Gant tried to drive them off, the pups being too young to fight. Valen was forced to watch in horror as the Heartless mercilessly attacked his father. He couldn't bring himself to look away. Neither could Keyi.
Eventually one of the Heartless got behind Gant and bit down hard on his neck, shattering the bone inside and killing the wolf. Keyi screamed and broke down in tears. Valen just stared, open-mouthed, unable to believe what his eyes were telling him.
His father couldn't be dead.
His father was the strongest wolf he knew, and yet he'd been killed, just like that.
The Heartless moved on to the pups now, ready to do to them what they did to Gant, or worse. Shadowy tendrils reached out towards them from one of the Heartless. Valen turned and ran right then and there, thinking only of escape. His sister called out to him desperately before turning into a Heartless.
A year later found Valen wandering the streets of Hollow Bastion, alone, still dodging the Heartless wherever he went. He still cursed himself for betraying his sister and leaving her behind to be turned into a Heartless. He had forgotten what she looked like.
Once, when he was lost in his thoughts, a group of Nobodies caught him off guard and attacked. He fought and fought, but the other wolves never seemed to tire, unlike him, who was exhausted.
Just when he had given up hope, just when he had collapsed, a black and white wolf wearing bandages on her left front leg jumped in and drove off the Nobodies. She turned to Valen and grinned when all the Nobodies had run away, while he just stared. The wolf's eyes were bright green, mesmerizingly so, and oddly familiar. She told him her name was Risa. They traveled together, and Valen eventually found himself trusting her enough to tell her his past. She sympathized with him, saying that she had also once lost a sibling, although she did not say how. She always beat around the bush when asked about her own history, and somehow managed to avoid telling Valen practically anything about her.
One day, when they were attacked by a horde of Heartless, instead of fighting alongside Valen, Risa simply stood off to the side and watched as the Heartless attacked him. He stared at her in disbelief, and when he got a chance, shouted, "Why?"
Risa smirked at him and removed the bandages on her leg, revealing a Heartless insignia, and told him about her past.
That she had once lived with her father and older brother.
That her father had been killed by Heartless.
That she had been turned into a Heartless herself.
That her brother had run away and left her behind.
That her name had once been Keyi.
And that she now wanted to return the favor of being betrayed.
Valen stared at her, and anger welled up inside him. He snarled at her and barked out protests and excuses, that he had only been a year old when he left Keyi, that he couldn't have known better, but she just laughed and told him she didn't care, that because of him she'd been turned into a monster. The Heartless wolves overpowered him and held him down as Risa walked over. She bent down by his head and whispered in his ear. She said that the sweet, shy, compassionate Keyi no longer existed. It was all Heartless captain Risa now.
That did it.
That pushed Valen over the edge.
He had a sudden burst of strength and threw off the wolves holding him down, snarling, then faced Risa. The Heartless' emerald eyes widened as she stared at her brother. Valen's eyes had become pure white, no iris, no pupil, just blank white depths. His entire body was engulfed in blinding white flames. He growled, then lunged.
20 minutes later, Valen was standing in the center of a pile of rapidly fading bodies, panting from exhaustion. The flames from before had vanished, and his eyes were back to their ordinary yellow. He looked up and stared at the bodies. The only one who was still alive was Risa, and she could barely stand. Valen walked over to her and just stared at her. She glared at him and asked if he was going to kill her. After all, she had tried to kill him.
All he said was that even though she was a Heartless now, he wouldn't kill his own sister, and walked away.
Later, while he was nursing his injuries, he thought back on his life. He vowed to never trust or get close to another wolf ever again, so he wouldn't be betrayed again, and so he might not betray someone.
A year after, Valen now wanders the worlds alone, avoiding contact with all other wolves.
A lonely life, but a happy one if he never has to worry about experiencing the pain of betrayal again.
Or so he says.
(HOLY CRAP LONGEST HISTORY
EVAR)
Family: Gant, (father, deceased) Sellene (mother, deceased) and Keyi, aka Risa. (sister, Heartless)
Species: Loner.
Extra: Due to his vow, Valen tends to avoid contact with all other wolves. If he hears or sees someone coming towards him, he'll run away. If the wolf chases him, he'll hide.
He's also sworn a vendetta against all Heartless.
Gifts/Powers: None that he knows of, or can use. The white fire ability he used against Risa has been locked ever since he used it. No matter how hard he tries, he just can't use it again.
Fears: Being betrayed again, being kept in a small space.
Likes: Sunrises and sunsets, being alone.
Saying: "Just leave me to my thoughts, would you?"
Ignore the weird red glow. Couldn't really help that.