Cyno [Feral]

 

This Cyno [Feral] lives in a world that has no humans. She has the ability to shapeshift, but the ability seems to be limited only to animals that still exist. I haven’t seen her transform into a mythological creature, although she can transform into a human, a creature which is extinct in this world. It was quite hard to find out why she had descended onto this planet, as the traces of her humanity seem to have disappeared almost entirely. However, I did locate some books and artifacts that may have explained her story.

 

I can’t pinpoint the exact reason why she descended, but she was living quite nicely with the humans for a while. She was popular enough to be engraved in statues and talked about in the history books, so she must have had at least a community. The depictions of her always include other humans by her side, and the pictures are similar to each other, so it can also be assumed that she had her own little family or friends. 

 

This idyllic life would not last, however, as the asteroid soon came and wiped out humanity. Cyno [Feral] did not die by the blast. Instead, she was encased in blast-proof material, no doubt a defense mechanism that kicked in to protect her. When she awoke, the world had changed drastically. Apparently some animals did not get wiped out, and so they multiplied until the world became overrun with predators and prey. The humans did not get a chance to recover. 

 

Cyno’s [Feral] Starcore must have awakened when she tried to reintegrate herself with the new society of animals in order to forget her past. Being human rendered her an outcast, something that the animals did not approve of. Thus, she gained the ability to shapeshift in order to fit in. Working hard to compete against her animal peers, she gained a spot in the most powerful pride and sought to establish her own rules. 

 

Years of hunting and communicating with animals must have dulled her humanity. She does not seem capable of human speech, and if she remembers her past, there is no obvious indication of it. However, sometimes I have seen her going to the crater where the asteroid first impacted the planet and staring into the dark void. 

 

Ever since rescuing the wounded fox, Cyno [Feral] has made less of the crater visits. The wounded fox seems to be healing fine as well. As always, I will be monitoring their progress to make sure they stay safe. Do not tell Aino.

 

Fun Fact: In one of the statues that I found of Cyno [Feral] in her human form, she seemed to still have tiger ears and a tail on her. I am unaware of the pattern, but one can assume it was tiger-striped by the shape of the ear. I suppose she had a propensity towards tigers before she chose her ultimate form.