Darius reference

Name: Darius ( DARE-ee-us)
Species: Ladae
Age: 3 years
Sex: Male

Mother: Hiu
Father: Flayn
Siblings: Corret, Flynn, Vome
Other Family: Chrite (uncle), Thor( nephew), Seth (nephew)
Mate: None
Cubs: None

Special Abilities: When his paw leave the ground, his wing marking will turn into real wings. His tail will split and he is allowed to fly. When he's back on the ground his wings will merge back into his shoulder marking and his tail will become one again. When he's soaring in the sky he can control the wind.

Personality: Darius is overall a pretty good guy. She's quite shy and can be found flying in the air most of the time, to escape live on the ground. When he knows you good enough he can be very friendly and outgoing, but most of all he is very on his own. The only thing Darius can't stand is a cocky person, those are the only types he can talk to without being shy. He feels like he has to defend either himself, or others against those types. Right after he can't believe he opened up his mouth and flies off again.

Likes: Rain, morning flights, Birds ( he refuses to eat or kill them), cubs and Starry nights.
Dislikes: Water (can't swim), Bullies, Bright sunlight, Muddy grounds and loud noises.

Size: Slightly smaller than an normal Lion.
Physical Description: He has a dark grey/brown coloured pelt with an wing marking on his shoulder. His mane is orange with a darker gradient and some stripes.
Down his paws he has a darker gredient and some white lining. He also has a darker muzzle, chest and belly. His tail ends in a big tuft with he same orange colours as his mane .

History:
When Darius was born he had quite a normal and sweet childhood. Together with his 3 older brothers he always felt happy. His older brothers learned how to fly very easily, but for Darius it was a little bit harder. He somehow didn't wanted to leave the ground, and was too afraid to fly. His parents both feared that he never was able to take flight since he was determent to never fly. One day they took him to the highest clif, to look out over the ocean. His older brother flew around the cliff, and showed off their skills, but Darius stayed on the ground. His father felt bad for the kid, and remembered that when he didn't dared to fly when he was a kid he was pushed so he had no other choice than to fly.
He took his son to the edge to make him look at the horizon, and Darius didn't suspected a thing. Then Suddenly Flayn gave him a push, making him fall. Hiu looked up, gasping, and took flight to follow her son. "No! Let him be! Trust me, he will fly when he needs to!" He had yelled and left his son falling. When he was close to the water he still refuses to save his son, who was struggling with his wings. "He won't make it!" Hiu yelled and just when she was going after her son, he crashed into the wild ocean. Both Hiu and Flayn went after her son, Flynn even dived into the water while Hiu stayed put above. But it looked like their precious little son was vanished.

Hours later Darius washed up on the shore. He was found by a lioness and she took him in. He was weak but got stronger by the day. He felt like he was a disgrace to his parents and was determent to learn to fly now.
His new 'mother' was there for him to catch him when he fell. And then that one day, months later, he found a cliff, and while he was trempeling down, he took his first flight, just above those waters.
The lioness, called Rayna, told him he could fly home now, and with a painfull goodbye, the teen left. He flew and flew. He found his home, yet his parents and brothers were nowhere to be found. He looked everywhere and after days he gave up the search. After spending another day at his lost home, he began his journey.

He still wonders about his parents, and wondering if they are still alive. But still till this day he don't know.
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