This is a story about two little mascots of enemies that became friends, following a similar Disney princess story trope:
Mulan and the Dragon’s Fiery Ladybug
And Esmeralda and her snake Circle/Coil (?), Vasilisk..
The Ladybug came from fire
The Snake came from underwater, from a very special egg, bigger than those which a normal Coral Snake would hetch from..
👩✈️🐞She is a warrior, on the way to save her family's honor as well as her dear heaven.
💃🐍And they are a circus performer, who thrives in chaos, and they love trickery oh so much…
(snake exiting his old skin gif warning)
They meet at a turning point somehow in the story. Didnt figure out how...
The Giant Bug appears, trying to scare the lady on the way to save her family’s honour… Though seemingly big, he is actually small.. born from a little spark of the Dragon’s flame. She feels little and insignificant. A little red bug with nothing to take her apart from others, yet too little to even count. The warrior helps her find herself and putting her trust in her companion, she earns her 6 dots that make her stand apart from the others. She is the progenitor of all the lucky bugs. As she brought to the brave warrior good luck in her battles.
The Legend of the Vasilisk… (point of research) → The ferocious beast became the companion & helper of the young gipsy girl seeking revenge on all the ones who wronged her, even if well into her afterlife… – the Revenge
THE CIRCLE OF FIRE & WATER
In my story she’s not a guardian angel, but a warrior.
The day of the final mock battle has arrived…
She is soon to join the Legion of the Angelic Warrior. Her main powers are her speed and swordsmanship(?). She’s known as the Speedy Warrior. She is also quite acrobatical. Tho not as good as the twin acrobats. But she has her sword advantage, and of the speed. Ig this is enough for a real difference. Her family counts on her, as she is the only offspring of her family. Her two brothers died, killed by the pherocks, she heard, when she was still young, too young to remember. She's seen them only through pictures. They wanted to enter the army when they would be old enough.. So she thought it’s just natural she does it instead. For the honour of her warrior family and in the holy memory of her brothers, Michael and Gabriel*.
*Not the same 2, just namesakes
So on the day of the test she came prepared and thought by sword and agility against the army in defense. She got 3 tens and she went on. She was qualified as a warrior.
Then she came back to farewell her dear family. Her parents were super proud of her.
– Our darling, you came of age. We trust that you will bring honor to our family.
She hugged them tight, then looking back at her warrior companions, and again to her parents, she bowed down to them to seek their blessings. And off she went on the way with them. Up in heaven, as down on land, there were not many cases of women warriors. So the stakes were high on her, as they were on other female angelic combatants. They had to give their best. No such thing as going easy for a woman. They were the Angelic Women of Flames. They were in as much as their male counterparts, not backing in the face of challenge and adversity. And when the times became too troubled on the face of the earth they began a fight against the forces of evil, a war unbeknownst to the earthlings, so peace and balance may soon triumph again.
But for the sensitive ones there was a change in the air. A change to come soon. The seers could see. They made sure to tell the rest of the many illnesses to come. But only a few would listen. The few were to be saved in their lifetimes.
Before the war begins she has to face some more challenges to make sure that her powers will not betray her in the heat of combat. And moreover, not her weaknesses, as every warrior, no matter how good, has at least one. And we all know how cunning are the adversaries of the fair ones.
Stands as the eternal measure
Of good focus and comradeship
We are all for one, one for all
To make people see the light
Of goodness in the world…
While walking and singing she soon finds herself in a place where many stormy clouds are gathered. She hears then a voice, telling:
– Behold, the most furious, ferocious, MonsterBug! She turns to her left to see from the clouds the shadow of a very big bug with her wings. She gets scared a little, then she reminds herself ‘it’s just a shadow’ and not all is what it seems to be. She uses her sword to carefully move away some of the dark clouds, until she sees a little red bug with black head, flying on the lame of her sword. It then starts buzzing. And the Angel gasps:
– Weird, where did the giant bug go? Now looking at the little being: Hey, Little Bug, didn’t you see it by any chance?
– No, bzz… i-i didn’t… She was then too afraid to say the actual truth.
– Huh, strange.. Well, at least, it’s well that it went off… I had some emotions to fight that, you know? By the way, who are you?
– Really? Cs I see you are something, and if i could guess, someone too. She giggled.
– Ok. I'm a tiny bug. I don't know more than that. Was born around here.
– Here, where? She wants to see, but the clouds still block the view? In the heaven?
– No. A bit lower. I’m of the highest lands, the Coccinella.
– So your name gotta be Cocs?
– Not quite. I don’t know my name. I don’t have one. We gotta do something great to be deserving of our names.
– Not just me, but all my kind… I'm one unlucky redbug, that’s for sure.
– Well I guess your luck will turn around, since I’m here too. Wanna come with me?
– Rafaella, but you can call me Raf. But what should I call you?
– You can call me for now… well, Cocs is fine, ig…
– Well then *giggles* Nice to meet ya, Cocs..
– And where exactly? Asks the now super curious bug.
– Somewhere to find our luck. In 10 years I should be back to my people. I need to perform some acts of bravery to earn some badges of trust. Tho I’m not sure how I’m exactly gonna earn them. They say I’ll know when the time comes.
– The leader of the Angelic Warriors. Her name is Cassidy.
– I wish I could earn some badges too
– I’m sure you will in some way. What things can you do?
– I’m not sure, its voice is barely heard.
– I’m not really sure, it tries to sound louder…
– Weird, I still barely heard a faint noise… Did you say something, Cocs?
– I said that I don’t know anything, or at least I don’t know..
– Now I hear something. But this has more to do with your self esteem. Did you try something, anything? What a bug like you could do basically?
– Well, I can fly, and keep clean of pest bugs. But beyond that.. I’m just a bug… I’m sorry… I’m just a tiny bug.
– I think you are more than that. The size doesn’t matter, but agility. That’s a first lesson I’ve learnt in training, especially when going against heavier bugs, sorry, angels, than me. I’m not expecting myself to win over them with my strenght, my power is in speed and tricks I can perform, in air and on base surface-levels. And so will you find yours? If you wanna be worthy of a great name.
So they continue their journey. There are still dark clouds on. She flies with the bug on her shoulder, having her sword hanged near her right hip, as her sergeant said, a warrior with the sword should have it near them, when not in use.
I also thought to do w Basilisk, but now judging by my weak predisposition to not finish writings; i think it would be better to focus just on one... Nice entrance, I gotta say...
For day 5; a story of a mascot
