Cherry Blossom (Angel)

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This is an original character created by Angel Of Madness 001! Don't steal this page, or the idea for this character, or anything else related to her! She's already been wounded enough-Don't you think that stealing would make Cherry Blossom even more unhappy? Maybe she won't fight for herself, but I sure will! With this said, this page will have mature themes, such as gore. You have been warned...
== Appearance ==
"Sorry, I'm a little wary of noises in the forest. After all...just look what happened to me."
Cherry Blossom has a body leaning more on the side of looking like a LeafWing, and is a little too skinny-looking to be perfectly healthy. She's quite thin and narrow, and some dragons treat her like a young, sickly child even though she's fully-grown. She has big, bright eyes and large leaf-like wings that naturally fold over a little bit. Her horns curve gracefully like a RainWing's, seemingly without any hint of a LeafWing in her facial features. A small spike adorns the end of her snout. Just behind her ears is a large, frilly ruff that she can puff up to look more intimidating. Her tail is long, prehensile, and ends in a thin leaf-like tip that she treats more like a feather than anything else.
Cherry Blossom's scales are a pale, pale green, flecked with tiny specks of yellow like droplets of sunshine on a foggy morning. Clustered around her feet are speckles of pale pink as well, and her underbelly is a pink so light it's practically white. She has a wide rosy eye and her horns, and the spines running down her back, are a darker green than the pale green of her mainscales. Her long wings are a beautiful pale yellow and pink, similar to a washed-out Rosy Maple Moth's coloring. Her overall appearance gives her a look as if she is shrouded in mist or light fog, since she's so pale.
Blossom's main defining trait, however, is the heavy scarring that maims nearly half her face and part of her chest and right flank. Cherry Blossom's right half is viciously scarred, mostly with deep, ridged claw slashes and brutal bite marks, as well as a particularly bad bite scar along her throat-As if she was being dragged away by something much larger than her when it happened. The right side of her face, however, is a mangled mess beyond recognition. Scales don't overlap properly on that side of her face, some bent and others missing, as well as a rather nasty slash across most of her face. Her ear is matted and torn, leaving her half-deaf. The biggest thing is that her right eye is utterly missing, replaced by the dark crimson gap of the eye socket. 
To compensate for this scarring, she made an eye patch by winding vines and large leaves together, and then covered the whole thing in pale pink cherry petals. This gives the impression that her right eye is just a flower, but that impression is quickly dispelled upon closer inspection. 
== Personality ==
"The hypocritical oath-Do no harm. Well, I have a second oath-Never give up."
Cherry Blossom, as a much younger dragonet, was told she had a lively, rhythmic personality and a high-pitched voice full of wonder and hope. She often liked to play with the RainWing dragonets more than the NightWing dragonets, and was highly involved in their life. This, along with half of her heritage being RainWing, made her act quite like them, and she was relaxed and chilled out to the point it was worrying. Cherry Blossom never paid much attention in school, but was instead told she had a knack for comforting hurting friends, whether the pain was physical or emotional. When she was four, she dropped out of the school for dragonets and instead opted to learn the things that the tribe healers did-Salves for achy and scratched tails, herbs that were good for treating/preventing infections, sleeping darts, using leaves as bandages, the whole deal. Cherry Blossom adored this healer training and a new part of her livened up a bit-Her logical side grew and was hard at work throughout all her lessons to be a healer.
After the jaguar attack, however, Cherry's personality felt like it had a chunk ripped out of it. She wasn't as emotional, never got as excited as she used to, and never cried as hard as she had before. Her interests in many activities, such as being a healer, declined and she spent some time as a reclusive RainWing afraid of herself and the world around her. At this point, she even considered leaving the rainforest. But of course, no feelings are final and she eventually perked up and came back around to the tribes. Most of this came from her frustrations and grief and pain that started when the healers, whom she had been learning from, said there was nothing they could do to help Blossom and sent her home with nothing-No sleep darts for pain, no fruit in case she was too tired or weak to gather, not even a reassuring pat that she'd be okay. Nobody visited her in that time, not even her parents, because they all assumed she'd be dead and to not dwell on her. It was her own determination that pulled her through that awful time and brought her back into the light.
When she was feeling better, Cherry Blossom had changed a lot. She was still very happy and overflowing with energy, but that hopeful and high-pitched voice was gone, replaced by a much more serious one. She has a much more dulled and bleak view of the world, but still tries to be a little ray of sunshine for the other dragons. This was when she learned who her true friends were and who the fake ones were-Nobody fake wanted to hang around the maimed, scarred, thought-to-be-dead hybrid. She fully thanks Panther for helping her through that time, even if he's not there to take her gratitude. 
== History ==
"So...where do we go from here?"
=== Hatching - 1 year ===
Cherry Blossom hatched in the rainforest, watched over by her parents. Overlapping large leaves were above her, keeping her dry as silvery-blue rain dripped all around her. The first words, however, Cherry Blossom heard when she hatched were:
"I'm standing here getting wet and soggy for this?"
At the time, she did not know who said it and wasn't old enough to understand why or what. A wet-sounding flap followed the comment, and a pink-and-white face poked down to look at Cherry Blossom. His eyes were large and kind, and within a moment, golden yellow marched across the white scales while the pink got even pinker. The older male dragon gently scooped up the pale green dragonet and gently flipped over her wing to see what they were like. "Pink like those flowers we have. We'll call her Cherry Blossom."
"You should have called her 'Mistake'," the other voice said. Cherry Blossom watched with large rose-colored eyes as the other dragon, looking much like an overgrown plant, flew off. The words never stuck with her, since she was far too young to remember.
=== 2 Year - 8 Year ===
As Cherry Blossom got older, she became more and more attached to her father, Tropical. Her mother, Machineel, just made snippy comments or flat out insulted the young dragonet, something that Tropical defended Cherry Blossom fiercely from. Tropical taught Cherry Blossom how to fly, how to forage, but was largely disappointed when he found she could not change her scales or spit venom. On the bright side, he taught her tree gliding and how special she was in the rainforest. He had to turn to Machineel to see if Cherry Blossom had any LeafWing abilities to hone, however.
Machineel quickly tested Blossom for leafspeak, which she was equal parts angry and pleased that Cherry Blossom had. From that point on, Tropical took Cherry Blossom flying and enjoying life while Machineel taught her leafspeak every other day. Mostly, Machineel yelled at her, though. Within the first few years of her life, Blossom caught the hang of tree-gliding very fast, and once when out practicing, she met another hybrid: The Sky-Rain hybrid Quetzal. Cherry Blossom actually made friends with the rather prickly dragon, and the two got along quite well. 
Shortly after she met Quetzal, Cherry Blossom had one of the worst training sessions with Machineel to date. Blossom couldn't muster up even the smallest vine that day, and Machineel was already upset enough to where she'd made a vine grow and start to choke Cherry Blossom. Her own mother was trying to kill her-and Blossom thought she would die. But before she could faint, a smaller voice piped up from somewhere around the trees yelling "I'm gonna tell the whole tribes what you're doing," a black-and-gray NightWing dragonet popped out from behind Machineel and had an oddly fierce look. Machineel hissed and spat at the younger dragon. "Leave or I'll choke you too," she'd said. 
The dragonet tapped their chin for a moment, before saying, "No, I don't think so," and ran under Machineel, stealing one of her pouches as she ran. Machineel dropped Blossom faster than anything and shot after the younger dragonet, but judging by how the roaring got fainter and weaker, Cherry blossom guessed the forest was too dense. 
Black and gray talons reached around Cherry Blossom and dragged her away into the undergrowth. "I've got ya. I tossed the pouch into the river so she'll spend awhile looking for it." Blossom opened her eyes and saw the dragonet in all their glory-beautiful and perfect. "Now, who was she and what exactly did you do?"
"I-No," Cherry Blossom admitted. "That was my mother trying to-"
"Wait, back up. Your mother?" The NightWing exploded, tackling Cherry Blossom in a huge hug. "You're coming with me now."
"But my father! I still-"
The NightWing shushed her. "Tell your father later. Im gonna take you to my house and you can meet my mother and she'll take care of you."
Cherry Blossom sank her head, but she heard the branches behind her shake with the force of a large dragon. Her mind raced and her heart pounded, expecting Machineel, but instead two sets of invisible talonprints burst out. Blossom was wrapped in a sudden hug and lifted up, though she couldn't see the dragon doing it. But Tropical slowly shifted his scales to bright yellow streaked with red and inhaled deeply. "There you are, Bloom," he said. Cherry Blossom felt happy to be back in Tropical's arms. The other dragon shifted her scales and was also a RainWing. Taking care of a NightWing? 
"Excuse me," Tropical asked. "But who are you? I don't recall seeing you in the tribe." 
The RainWing laughed and she cradled the small NightWing. "I'm Berry. This little devil is named Shadowdrop," she said, but Cherry Blossom noticed flickers of red cross through Berry's scales before they were eaten up by the gold and purple. She leaned in close to Tropical, and Blossom strained her ears, but couldn't make out the words. The female RainWing gave a small huff before turning away. Blossom looked up at her father and saw the red streaks change to a softer, pale pink. Quite like her own wings, she observed. 
After that day, Cherry Blossom found herself hanging out with Shadowdrop and Quetzal often. When she was four, she grew a passion for caring for the wounded, and Tropical made sure that she had lessons with the best healers in the village every day, along with the leafspeak from Machineel. Quetzal liked to play pranks on other dragons and became an excellent hunter, being well-liked among some of the NightWings who lacked such skills. Shadowdrop began learning how to be a teacher at the new school, since she found herself loving it so much. The three still found plenty of time to hang out, though. 
On Cherry Blossom's seventh hatching day, she could hardly sit still during her lesson with the healers. It was just her, the two healers, and one other RainWing who Blossom thought their name was either Grapefruit or Glorious. She gently leaned over and tapped his shoulder, and spoke in a hushed whisper. "So, what do you think of the healers?" 
He gently batted away Blossom's talons, streaks of an irritated red breaking up his usually orange body. "Blossom, be quiet. I have a session with Jambu later today, and I want all my energy for tree gliding." 
"Your parents didn't-" Blossom snapped her mouth shut as soon as one of the healers turned to face them, and called up the dragon she'd just been talking to in order to show he knew how to help the patient. Next, it was Cherry Blossom's turn, and she knew exactly how to help the little NightWing they'd been helping the past few days. Blossom gently reached onto a shelf and pulled out some cinnamon-a rare luxury they traded with the SkyWings for-then added it to some milk and used a carefully contained fire to warm it up. 
After the lesson, Blossom was suddenly taken by invisible talons. She flapped her wings, before the dragon whispered, "Blossom, dear, please. It's me." She quickly stopped thrashing and let her father take her wherever they were going. When her talons felt the ground again, she opened her eyes and all around, she saw dragons she'd become friends with. Some of the dragonets from school, Quetzal, Shadowdrop, and in the middle of it all-Tropical stood proudly, shoulder to shoulder with an angry-looking Machineel. 
"Happy hatching day!" They suddenly shouted, before Shadowdrop attacked Blossom with a hug. They'd all planned a surprise party-just for her, to celebrate the day she'd finally join society and contribute something meaningful to it. Blossom felt tears of joy slip down her cheeks as she was showered with gifts of fruit, specially made carvings, and pretty flower garlands draped over her horns and neck. Everyone was so nice to her, and it made her feel valued and wonderful inside. 
"C'mon. Let's head out of here. It's so crowded, and we could use a good fly," Quetzal said, suddenly bumping her wing into Cherry Blossom's shoulder. Blossom nodded and set off with her friend, weaving through the branches with practiced skills. Quetzal would have been faster, had it not been for all the trees that kept whacking into the Sky-Rain hybrid's large wings. When they reached a large, ancient tree, Quetzal perched on it and looped her tail near the end to hold on. Cherry Blossom wrapped her tail around a different part of the same branch, but she chose to hang down like a bat or monkey to talk to Quetzal. 
As they talked, the forest around them seemed to grow quieter and quieter. When Blossom noticed, she pulled herself up and nervously glanced around to find nothing. "Quetzal...do you hear something?" The red-green dragon huffed a plume of smoke into Cherry Blossom's face. 
"Yeah. Something big, I'll bet," then she flexed her claws. "I can take whatever it is. Probably," she assured Cherry Blossom. 
== Relationships ==
(+) indicates that the relationship is positive. (-) indicates that the relationship is negative. No symbol indicates that the relationship is neutral.
"I try to make friends. Or, at least not make enemies. Usually dragons want to be liked by a healer, though."
=== Tropical (+) ===
=== Machineel (-) ===
=== Aye-Aye (+) ===
=== Python ===
=== Leopard ===
=== Panther (+) ===
=== Acacia (-) ===
=== Quetzal (-) ===
=== Shadowdrop (+) ===
== Quotes ==
*Some of these are yoinked from various places, including but not limited to: An Incorrect Quote Generator, Hollow Knight, and other places
"H-Hey! Don't leave me!" -Cherry Blossom, to Quetzal
"Tree gliding today? Are you sure? I heard a rumor about something big and scary." -Cherry Blossom, to Tropical
"Don't even act like you're above me! You abandoned me when I needed you most!" -Cherry Blossom, to Shadowdrop
"If the thought of something makes any of you giggle for longer than 15 seconds, you are to assume you’re not allowed to do it." -Cherry Blossom, to Leopard and Panther
"What good to foresee a demise unavoidable?" -Cherry Blossom
"Stay alive my friend. Whatever you seek in here, I'm sure that tribe won't look lightly on our intrusion." -Cherry Blossom, to Quetzal
"Nobody...Nobody...Where is everyone...Why can't I see like I used to?" -Cherry Blossom
"What do you mean we have homework tonight? I have books to read." -Cherry Blossom, to Shadowdrop
"I don’t go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me first." -Cherry Blossom
"That's a special thing I suppose, to cherish these sights, even in their decay." -Cherry Blossom
== Trivia ==
"Every dragon has such tiny little things about them. That's what makes us all special."
-Cherry Blossom is a fan of seasonal accessories, and recently has tried changing the flowers on her eyepatch to match iconic flowers of the seasons: Cherry Blossoms (Spring), Sunflowers (Summer), Crisp Leaves (Autumn), and Christmas Roses (Winter).
-Cherry Blossom doesn't like listening to music much-but she does like the sounds of rustling plants or rushing water.
-Cherry Blossom's favorite color is pale, pearly pink.
-Her favorite food is anything soft, fluffy, and/or sweet, but she especially likes Tiramisu (a coffee flavored Italian dessert)
-Her favorite animal is macaws or other birds of paradise-Both for their looks and for their taste.
-Cherry Blossom has a pet kinkajou named Moonrise
-Cherry Blossom's healing abilities are honed to excel in treating large cat bites, ease a restless mind, and make a dragon feel better-as opposed to treating most actual wounds. 
-Using her leafspeak, Cherry Blossom will grow plants for many other tribes. In return, they trade her exotic supplies, such as cinnamon, milk, and ginger. 
== Gallery ==
"Don't look at me, I promise it'll scare you for days."
File:Screenshot 2022-11-20 12.04.36 PM.png|Cherry Blossom, by Angel Of Madness 001
File:Screenshot 2022-11-14 6.11.46 PM.png|Base by Fizzy
File:Screenshot 2022-11-20 11.51.06 AM.png|Cherry Blossom's Scarred half, by Angel Of Madness 001
File:Static-assets-upload2797068128401493393.webp|Cherry Blossom, as a faedragon by Chickendragon.
File:Static-assets-upload15230212461452809800.webp|Cherry Blossom, by Nightshadeblossom123
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