Chasm (NorthestRaven)

Personality: WIP
Fears: WIP
Hobbies: WIP
Backstory:
Chasm’s parents were a rather unlikely couple. Her father was a strict military general for the Sky Kingdom. Her mother was a meek soul, who never knew what she wanted. She was a SeaWing runaway, who had escaped a scroll manufacturing factory, where she had been treated like dirt. Aoi, her mother, clung onto the only dragon she thought she deserved, she found Helios, Chasm’s father, as she wandered through the mountain towns. He had shown kindness to her that he didn't show to any other dragon, surprisingly, as he had been known to exile soldiers who dared speak to him without permission and had almost gone to jail for aggravated assault on a dragon who forgot to salute to him. Not long after, Aoi learned his hot buttons and could weave through them without stepping on any landmines. They got married and started their lives in a small cave in the bustling center of the Sky Kingdom.
When they had Chasm, Helios found another object to take his anger out on. Her mother ended up being the main caregiver but still treated her like garbage. This ended up being a love-hate relationship. Chasm thought of her mother as her savior from her father, and whenever she broke her heart with horrible insensitiveness Chasm would think she deserved it, and it was nothing compared to the abuse her father raged on her- but she was mistaken. When her brother was born, Chasm was almost relieved that she wasn’t the one who had all the attention. He was named Ventreqo by their mother. But on the bitter nights when her father came home already hot with anger, Chasm saw her younger self in her brother's terrified eyes. She stuck up for him, defending him from their parents' evil. She held onto her mother even tighter, as she was still a 4-year-old dragonet, and couldn’t support her and her brother through all the violence and terror their family faced. Her mother didn’t have the least bit of sympathy, at least, not that she showed. Chasm knew this needed to stop. She wanted to escape so badly, but it hurt her that she couldn’t tell her mother, who was ever-loyal to Helios.
Chasm went to her cave early one night, saying she was tired. As fast as she could, she stuffed all her belongings into a satchel. She woke Ventreqo from his cave and told him they were running away. She grabbed his talon and went out the back door. Her parents were in the other room, reading, and chatting while they finished their dinners. As she was struggling to open the door, her father’s spear clattered to the ground. The talking stopped. Blinking back tears of panic, Chasm wrapped her wings around her little brother, clasping her talons around his mouth as she held her breath. Her mother stepped into the hall. She saw her dragonets collapsed on the ground with fear. Helios asked what had happened. Her mother was frozen. Nobody made a sound. Chasm squeezed her eyes shut. She knew this was it. But, her mother said with a shaky voice, that it was just their neighbors, being noisy as usual. Helios didn’t respond, almost as if he was trying to tell if she was telling the truth, and then snorted, the sound of a scroll rustling made Chasm exhale with relief. She looked at her mother with an expression that was a mix of pain, shock, and regret. Aoi ushered them out the door with a wave of her talon. and they bolted out the door before their mother's sacrifice was for nothing.
For the next few days, she bargained with every inn owner she could find, pleading with them to let her and Ventreqo stay. She lived on almost nothing, and despite his protests, gave all of the food to Ventreqo. One night, after an unsuccessful day of begging for food, a guard found her snatching a piece of bread from a stand, while the vendor was busy talking to a customer. The last thing she saw was the end of a spear being slammed at the side of her head, and then everything was black. She woke up a while later, being dragged by a SkyWing guard, her brother was next to her in shackles, shrieking in protest as the guard yanked him along. She was flown to the SkyWing palace, and her body was thrown at the foot of the throne. A dragonet, a year older than her, sat on the throne next to the king, a large SkyWing adorned in jewels, wearing a crown of silver.
The young Queen Jade tried to hide her shock, as Chasm looked up at her. The street-ridden dragonet bowed, even though everything hurt. The king asked who this was, and the guard bowed, and then said it was a lowly beggar who had stolen bread. The king looked to his daughter with a raised eyebrow, and Queen Jade, who Chasm was told had just gotten her position after her mother had died of a heart attack, asked Chasm why she had stolen. She said it was for her brother, and shrunk as small as she could under the king's unconvinced glare. Sympathy sparkled in the young Queen’s gaze, and she said she was freed. Queen Jade then asked the guard to prepare a room for her and her brother in the palace, as they were both too young to care for themselves. The guard hesitated and looked to the king. He narrowed his eyes at the soldier and said if he wasn’t ready to obey their queen without hesitating to question her intentions, he wasn’t better than street thieves.
For many years, Chasm lived in the palace as Queen Jade’s guest. They became good friends, and she even managed to get her and Ventreqo an education. They grew up together, spending their free time laughing under the shade of trees, or navigating through the peaks of the mountain ranges. Ventreqo was close with many of the palace staff, regarded as a sweet little dragonet full with questions and wonder. He liked to wander the halls, admiring every art piece, and learning about the jobs of the servants. He took a liking to a servant named Canyon, and would follow her everywhere, and even help her with chores. Because Queen Jade was too young to rule an entire kingdom, her father did the more important things like attending meetings, solving economic troubles, and tending to civilian issues while Jade was put in charge of a district in the Sky Kingdom that was inhabited by three towns. 
When the king died a few months after Chasm’s 7th birthday, Queen Jade took control of the entire kingdom and put her friend in command of the district she had controlled. Chasm was extremely honored and said she didn’t want to trouble Jade by living in her palace any longer, and it would be best if she found somewhere to live in her district. Jade agreed and gave her enough money to buy a large cave on the mountainside that looked out on her towns. Ventreqo joined her, as Chasm had gained custody of him after she had been notified that their parents had died. Chasm set up plans to construct a new District Hall where she would take complaints and hold district meetings- as the old District Hall was run down, old, and was never in use. She was praised by many of the civilians of the district, as she was a bold and compassionate leader, who listened to her citizen's problems and made an effort to help them. Although Jade had been a fair and orderly leader, when Chasm was put in control, the homeless rates dropped significantly. She volunteered at a hatchery and made sure the streets were safe for dragonets to play, as she knew Ventreqo was ecstatic about wandering the streets. The townsdragons knew if any harm came to him, they would have Chasm to answer to, and the Queen behind her who would back her friend no matter what. Chasm would personally rip the tail off of whoever brought harm to Ventreqo. 
One day, as she was on a walk with Ventreqo, Chasm encountered a dragon she had never seen before, nervously searching her pouch for money, as an angry baker stood over her impatiently. The dragon said she must’ve forgotten her money at home. The baker roared that she was holding up the line and shoved her away harshly, telling her to go back to eating rats on streets where she belonged. Chasm’s eyes flashed with anger, and she walked over. The baker immediately recognized her and stepped back from the dragon he had been snarling at. The baker said frantically that the dragon had been trying to get him to give her free bread because she had “forgotten” her money. Chasm said she had watched the events, and the dragon had done no such thing. She then asked that he apologize. The baker gritted his teeth, and said with no offense to her, he didn’t want to apologize to a dragon who had held back his valued customers, and that he had the right to refuse service to her. Chasm raised an eyebrow, and said with that logic, she had the right to put him out of business after verbally and physically assaulting a well-meaning customer. After all, she was in command of the entire town, and the district above that. He backed up even more and muttered an apology to her. Chasm hissed, and said that he needed to look her in the eye. He looked up at the dragon and repeated his apology. The dragon, who had seemed shaken up by the whole ordeal, dipped her head and thanked him for apologizing, and said that she forgave him. Chasm smiled and picked up the bread she had wanted from the counter. The baker widened his eyes and began to protest. Chasm said she would give the money to him when he learned basic manners and she would come back in a week to see his progress. She handed it to the dragon, who opened her mouth to say something, but then realized it was best not to, and just smiled. 
After flying her back home, Chasm had learned her name was Chryso, a SilkWing who was living in a forest a ways away from the main towns with her mother, and she went in every few weeks to buy any necessities. Chasm was fascinated by this dragon, and after a few weeks of hanging out, Chasm befriended her. She was absolutely beautiful, and a dragon she had immense feelings for. She suppressed her feelings after finding out that Chryso was aroace, and held back her disappointment. Chryso introduced her to her adoptive mother, a mostly silent and cynical older dragon, who took a long time before warming up to Chasm. Bermuda was one of the only dragons Chasm strived to impress. Bermuda, although still slightly skeptical, admired Chasm for standing up for her daughter, and even tolerates hanging out with her. Chasm continues to swoon over Chryso, her only weakness. She’s now 10, and her feelings have only bloomed.
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