Lord and Kinhiae

Edit 3 that rescinds edit 2: updated reference art for both gryphons. Earlier I almost fixed a good amount of grammatic errors from the story BUT THEN DA WENT TO READ-ONLY MODE AND I LOST ALL FIXES. I must try again some other day...




(Edit 1 - picture fixed a bit.)

Lord and Kinhiae...like they once were and what they are now...

Read the story first. If you've something to ask after this, then feel free.
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I just want introduce them with this pretty ref sheet looking thing, because you'll hear about them again...

Oh by the way...some parts of these stories go a bit gory.


The story begins.

Princess Kinhiae [princess, as she said...] was one of the very few self-conscious gryphons in her world - the last one, said. She was (and still is) slim and beautiful one with her white fur and essence - and rare one too as being mixture of several gryphon species, not even near pureblooded, but beautiful. Her origins were unknown, though.
Kinhiae was proud and egotistic, always saw only herself. She refused to help with any works 'cause she didn't want her beautiful fur getting dirty. Calling herself princess and because of her personality she wasn't the liked one, but being a gryphon of many species she had some mysterious power, so she was also feared one. Other creatures just had to stand Kinhiae.
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Once Kinhiae left to a long journey - to tell whole world about herself. But one day she got lost, and finally found herself from place where seemed have no life. There wasn't any tree or plant, not even insects, and definitely not anything bigger. Kinhiae walked on pale, dark red rocks, just continued her journey without even thinking why this place is so empty.
Then, princess Kinhiae heard a voice. That mysterious voice which same time came from nowhere but was all around her, even inside of her head. That voice belonged to Chaos, who was sealed inside those grounds. Chaos told about itself, Chaos would need only a bit more power to arise, and if Chaos could get Kinhiae's energy now, Kinhiea would get anything she ever wishes. And from a god, everything really means EVERYTHING.
Kinhiae knew somehow there's not any worse sin than arising Chaos, the Destroyer of Order, but Kinhiae was too full of herself - she gave her energy, and got what she wanted - immortality. To be forever young and beautiful, was Kinhiae's idea... [Side note: Chaos really arose, but it wasn't the time to the End....Creator sealed Chaos inside the grounds again... That a battle between two gods was invisible for common mortals, though...]
A small while after that Kinhiae was tired, but got her powers back and now was more than proud - she was immortal, and forever young.
Or that was what Kinhiae had thought...
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Years went by, and unlike Kinhiae expected, she became older. She was frustrated and disantpointed, Chaos had lied! She gave her all and got nothing.
But the truth is, gods can't lie. Even chaotic ones. They just turn dreams into nightmares.
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...It was sudden wildfire during one evening of a very dry summerday. It spreaded around, burned everything from its path. The place where Kinhiae lived was there too. Most of creatures escaped in time, but Kinhiae didn't notice it before it was too late. Fire everywhere, around and above.
There was heard terrifyings screaming. Fire reached Kinhiae... Kinhiae felt the fire, screamed of pain, felt like dying...
...but, suddenly, pain disappeared. Fire didn't burn her anymore.
Kinhiae, first couldn't believe whole thing, then thought perhaps this is because of immortality, then walked through the flames to place where another creatures were.
Once she appeared from flames, creatures looked her once and yelled and screamed more than ever, and ran away. Everybody.
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Kinhiae didn't know immortality is different than invulnerability or just staying young forever. Her soul was sealed into her body eventhough she should have been dead. Fire had burned her fur and flesh, broken her nerves, making her a walking corpse. She was what she had wished.
At first Kinhiae didn't understand the reaction of others, but when she looked down, saw her burnt claws and skin...
Somebody would say it was a panic, but it was more, much more... Undescribed pain and fear beyond of feelings. Seeing something impossible, discuisting, you want run away but there's no way to escape...it doesn't disappear when you close your eyes...can't close eyes because blepharons were gone...you're living...and same time - dead.
Mute scream teared through her burnt beak. Her lungs didn't work anymore, but that scream, made of burnt air from undead's mouth, was the most gruesome voice ever heard there.
Kinhiae ran.
Ran until she fell down from a high cliff on the seashore.
She fell down, sank under the waves, cold ocean water sealed her into forgotten darkness...and Kinhiae tried to run away, to the deepest grave of ocean... In total darkness, where she couldn't see her body. Under the sea, not possibility to die...
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It took months, but one night Kinhiae rose from ocean grave. Slowly she walked on the different seashore...this was beautiful beach. Beauty, she had lost that all... There was only burnt flesh, inner muscles of her, which slowly dried because of the time and salt of the ocean. She looked her reflection on the surface on the ocean beach...same blue irises of her, still so pretty like everything of her once was...how?, she thought, that I could always see this body...of my wishes...? It was nothing anymore. Kinhiae's feelings were frozen... She left. To nowhere. Just away from everything...



Lord wasn't totally conscious creature at first. He was more like clever animal, and represented basic gryphon well - a giant snake-tailed gryphon. Snaketail even behaved like a common snake. Sometimes it even caught some meal.
His special features were his uncommon colour and his personality. Eventhough he was an animal, he had extremely good self-esteem...and stubbornness. He was known because he could steal meat even behind of locks, somehow Lord could open them. He was called Lord because of this annoying skill to get anywhere, so he was always the Lord of the house... Burdensome animal with too good brains, that he was...
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Lord's story began from far away from everything too, but elsewhere where Kinhiae was.
Because Lord was a bit daredevil too (and just an animal, cruely said), he wasn't afraid of unholy grounds. [This happened a while after Kinhiae's fate actually - unholy grounds is the place where Chaos's sealed into grounds.] Chaos wasn't awake, and won't be before after taking more powers back...but there was one minor but megalomaniac hellghost, just a bloodthirsty demon in the wind...which needed a body. And then there came Lord. Vital and strong body, just perfect... When night fell, the vicious hellghost attacked.
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Lord ran as fast as he could, jumped into air, but that was nothing for the hellghost, which had decided to GET THAT body no matter how. It teared Lord's wings until Lord fell down...but the gryphon had decided to KEEP his body. He ran, with almost nothing left from his wings.
Hellghost reached him easily, ripped his snake tail, killed it, teared whole tail...but Lord didn't stop. Finally violent hellghost teared Lord's hind legs so badly that Lord had to stop...but even then he tried crawl forward desperately... He wouldn't give up... He would survive...he decided, somewhere in his mind which wanted to stay alive. Hellghost infiltrated into his body...only Lord's soul was on its way now that hellghost could get this magnificent body.
Hellghost's powers began regenerate Lord's injured body when Lord was laying on the ground and his soul struggling, and also transformed it for the different shape. Lord got tail which was like rusty metal, wing's which were ten demon scissorbirds, more metallic feet... His fur and mane changed colour, two small horns grew on his forehead...but he still had his face. But not long time. Newborn scissorbirds needed their meal, and they ate Lord's face...everything inside and outside of his skull. And Lord was suffering, but hellghost also kept his alive. Lord never realized the fact his soul was struggling with evil hellghost. After hours, Lord fainted for pain and tiredness.
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Lord awoke next morning. Pain was gone, he could feel his feet again...differently. But it didn't felt unfamiliar...he kind a knew his new body. He knew now much more. He was now self-conscious one. Hellghost had gone for ever - Lord's stubborn soul was too strong. But it has given more than much...new body, knowledge...demonic immortality and outlook. Somehow hellghost's powers were grown even new ears to Lord...from inside the skull. And Lord was blind. He hasn't his eyes anymore. But he could see, with same mysterious power which gave him also the skill to talk mentally.
Lord looked the sky. Half of his scissorbirds were sleeping. Lord didn't think anything, but he continued his walking, like nothing happened.



Once the princess Kinhiae, now walking in darkness, got the name Queen of Death in some places... She walked alone hundred of years, didn't take any contact to anybody... She was alone. Completely. Beauty had been her everything. Her wings were now like ripped dragon wings...once the draconic part was covered with pretty feathers...
Lord, though, during his demonic life was mysterious teacher for many. Lord was calm natured now, and collected huge wisdom during his journey. He kept some mystery up, and appeared on the right time, but calmly, peacefully... Unlike his outlook said, he was good creature. After some stormy months at first he became to know his scissorbirds and let them eat (not any part of himself, tough) when they wanted, learn to know somehow those metallic things really had personality. Which was pretty same what his snake tail had once had...though now Lord has ten of them.


After hunders of years, a coincidence happened. Kinhiae walked her endless walk...until she noticed bright plasma flames glowing (scissorbirds's live light). Almost too classic scene - Lord posed in a meadow by that night... Kinhiae noticed that he wasn't common creature...his face have gone...he must not have common mortal life. ... But he's handsome...doesn't run away like everybody else... He looked the same than herself...
Kinhiae felt happiness first time for ages, and she didn't recognize she was walking out the forest side... First all the scissorbirds began stare her, but Lord's skull stared to the sky. Kinhiae stopped. She tried remember how speaking works, it has been a while since she had spoken anything, even by herself... Immortal gryphon without immortal body was just trying to say a word when Lord turned his empty look to her.
"Nice to meet you. I am called Lord."
First time ever Kinhiae felt so embarrassed in her dead body...it was mental feel, though, but... She said just "...a..." and then felt annoyed for herself.
Lord has been blind since the day he became immortal, but he saw the truth... He knew Kinhiae's real outlook but also saw her like she once was...
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By time Kinhiae got her old self-esteem back so well that she could with her body. Lord was still calm-minded and clever, eventhough now there was Kinhiae who won't ever abdicate Lord's companionship. Lord didn't have anything against Kinhiae, now there was finally somebody who wouldn't die when he was still alive... Somebody to take this long journey until the very End because of immortality... Especially Kinhiae had just missed somebody to trust for.
They were - and are - one strange couple. Their fates decided they just have to be together... Living forever in darkness, feared...undead princess who never died and mutated demon...but as long they have each other they will survive. They see each other like in the days of mortality.


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...The end, or the beginning. Anyways... I got these drawn and written just now eventhough both Kinhiae and Lord were invented during last year (is slow to get anything out). ...Their stories have aged slowly just inside my head... Actually, at first these two hadn't anything to do with each others, but their same kind of fates brought them together.
Their future is unsure, though...

Edit. After three years I can finally say what was that random so said hellghost. It's created by Creator self - it's hard to be Creator, if he's not careful, his random thoughts become alive. Sometimes accidents do happen like in this case. Even these kind of things can be fatal for mortal creatures, they usually don't exist long and even worst ones are just like a drop in the ocean if compared to Chaos.

About pronouncing...Lord is just "lord" with common English... Kinhiae weeeell...I'm not sure does English pronouncing say it just right, I think so. Finnish way: kainhaiee, Katakanas: カインハイエー (kain-hai-ee) ...
And their names. They just puffed out from somewhere, like some kind of fate their names must be those... "Kinhiae" doesn't mean anything actually...but it is now the name of this one.

Har har. ... Now cookies for those people who really read that all...