Cosmo's Destiny

Chapter One


 The wind whistled in the trees as Cosmo clung to his mother's belly.The blinding lights of the monsters speeding by the trees scared him,so he tried to snuggle further down in his mother's pocker.The gentle heartbeat calmed him,but what he didn't realize was thatit would be the last time that he heard her gentle heartbeat and soft breath."HONK,HONK!"a monster wailed,and slammed into the tree stronger than any Loudclaw.It drilled straight through the tree in a matter of seconds,and Cosmo fell to the ground.His mother was still alive,but her heartbeat was getting slower.THOOM.Before he could react,a monster crushed his mother,spilling fresh blood and oil on his head,and he started crying.His mother's body went limp,and he tried to wriggle out,but he didn't have the strength.Before long,a slippery paw grabbed him,but it wasn't his mothers.He thrashed,but it was no use.Cosmo blacked out.

Chapter Two

 He awoke in a large pouch that was much,much warmer than his mother's pouch.He lay in a pelt softer than any koala pelt,and another slippery paw was trying to give him some squishy stick thing through a hole in the transparent pouch.He bit down on the stick at the end of the stick,and rich,yummy white-water poured out.However,it was much skimmer than his mother's milk,and he tried to pull away,but his teeth were stuck,and he had to drink all of the weird white-water untill the slippery paw drew away,"Mraw?" He was confused,and slowly walked around the pouch.As night fell,the bright-ball above him dimmed,and he had the chance to crawl out of the pouch.The fall was high up,but not as nearly as high as the fall from the tree.The ground was hard and slippery,and it smelled like poison to Cosmo.He clawed his way to the exit,and crawled barely through a crack in the door.Immidieatly he saw the familiar white-koala,with spots all over her face.But more monsters awaited him in a ditch close by,sleeping under the moonlight,their evil grins in need of dental care."Bo boh?"He crawled toward the woods to the west,and fell asleep in a tree branch.

Chapter Three

 He awoke to crickets chirping,and found that he had eaten poppy seeds some animal had tracked in here.No wonder why he slept so well.He found a few other herbs the elder koalas reccommended,and he put them in an alcove in the tree.Cosmo would find something to heal later."Are you lost,young one?" Cosmo nearly jumped out of his fur."Momp?"was all he could manage.The voice laughed."So you're a baby,and your mother didn't teach you our tongue yet.That's expected from a koala that smells like milk!"Cosmo was embarassed,and started licking the milk out of his pelt."Aww,I didn't mean to insult you!"the voice said.Finally,Cosmo summed up the courage to look up.A mother koala with no baby in her pouch stared down at him,grinning."Come on in,"she said,"Beatrice was a healer.She would've taught you how to heal if she'd survived the move to this forest.I'll teach you instead."Reluctantly,Cosmo crawled in and sucked her milk.“Do not fear the woods,because many forces can heal you."his newfound foster mother muttered to him."Other forces hate animals,though,and shouldn't be called upon."He didn't understand,but just took a nap instead.

Chapter Four

 Ten years later...
 Cosmo leapt to the other tree.He had now stashed many herbs in his alcove,and the koalas here came to him when they needed medical help.Cosmo's muscles were now streamlined from yanking herbal roots out of the ground,despite his foster mother's training.He had learned that her name was Alla,and she was a friend of his mother,Beatrice.He also had learned nature magic,calling upon dryads and satyrs to help him heal.He had dreams of a grey heron,a mask,and phantoms in a faraway land,which disturbed him greatly."Your time will come,"the heron had said to him in his dreams last night.He had found himself saying "I will serve you,Mother Sky.""Huh?"Cera asked him on a nearby branch."What's this talk about this 'Mother Sky?'"Cera looked puzzled,so he told his apprentice about his dreams.She simply rolled her eyes."You're only eleven,so I don't trust your judgement."Cera said,quite wisely for a six-year old."I think you have a vivid imagination."Cosmo cussed under his breath."What?!?"Cera had a weird sixth sense,which annoyed Cosmo,but it came in handy when strangers lied about their health.She could easily sense any sort of hidden evil act(like lying or cussing under your breath),but this time she let it go."Look,I want to show you the weird lichen I found at the edge of the woods,but you're acting weird."Cera had told him about some ominous lichen near the normal toadstool harvesting grounds,and somehow it felt like it tied to his dreams."Fine."Cosmo said."Maybe I can idenify it.""Well,Cosmo always stops acting weird just to idenify a weird lichen species."Cera teased,but she led him to the spot anyway.

Chapter Five

 Cera led Cosmo to the spot.Purple fog surrounded the normally yellow lichen,and Cosmo felt like this was something important."Well?" Cera asked him impatiently."What is this lichen?" In a trance,he stroked the fungus.The lichen fell off,revealing an artifact phantom statue.How did he know that the weird spider-like creature was named a phantom?Before he could cover up the stone statue stuck to the tree,Cera pulled the statue off it's post in curiosity,and the phantoms flew out of the tree."Rarr."a phantom snarled."EEEK!"Cera yelped.She bolted to warn the others,leaving Cosmo to fend for himself.He picked up a stick,and it elongated into a wooden staff with a green orb on the end."Hi-yar!"A bolt of green light struck the phantoms,and a few disentigrated.The rest made a noise like bats,and lunged.He sidestepped,and struck them with a blast,and they turned into mice,fleeing."Good work."The same heron that visited him in his dreams flapped down to congragulate him,her eyes full of pride."You'll make a wonderful alpha.Come with me."Cosmo nearly stepped into her back,but stopped himself."Will I ever see Beatrice and Cera again?"he asked the grey heron.She seemed to know what he meant."You won't,but I promise that Jamaa will be a land lusher than anyplace else."Cosmo stepped onto her with no hesitation,since he only loved his deceased mother.Immidieatly he was in a forest greener than his own,with huts and platforms high up in the trees.Animals with face paint approached him warily from behind a log,but Mira(how did he know her name?)motioned for them to come closer."Cosmo,"she said,"these are the alphas that protect this land,Jamaa."Mira said.A small bunny with ear socks and adorable eyes shyly peeked out from behind a regal tiger with a cape and three beards."Hello."Her voice was harmonious,with melody and beat to it,like every breath was a song.As soon as he heard her voice,Cosmo knew what to do.He would be the best healer that ever was.

  

The epilouge of Amelia's Vow

Epilouge

After Amelia died,Mira went on to face the phantom born from her body,but
it wasn't untill thousands of years later that she caught the fleeing devil.This story is adopted from Snowyclaw's storybook,where some of my tales come from.Gather round,because this story explains how the phantom war ended after many years of sorrow and loss.

 The Forgotten Story

The wind danced with the sand in the thin air of the forgotten plains. Mira stood on the crest of a high dune, proud and tall, but almost transparent with exhaustion. Thousands of years fighting the darkness can leave even the strongest of spirits without the strength to go on. With this encounter, however, Mira had something different, something she had been saving for a time such as this.

This would be the end,after all those years of chasing the phantom she has beared.

Her bright eyes watched the horizon patiently, watching as the darkness invaded the sky, shadows rippling along the sand at a breathless pace. A looming eye surrounded by a swirling darkness rose about the earth, invading the blue of the desert sky. An involuntary shiver ran down the grey heron's spine as she watched the hideous thing she created so long ago creep toward the sandy hilltop she stood upon. A laugh echoed along the plains.

"Give up mother," the phantom boomed "all is lost."

Mira shook her head, eyes never leaving the creature. "I am not the mother of one such as you," she replied, "you were born of hate and pain, and so do not belong here."

A gleeful giggle, one not fit for the ears of any sane creature, erupted from the darkness. "Oh but you are. You created me. When Zios left this world you hated him so; he left you alone didn't he?"

Mira lifted her wings high, "I was angered, but that is but an emotion. You are the embodiment of despair, and so do not belong in this land."

"And you expect to stop me, after all this time? Foolish bird.You had let me live when we were fused." 

It was the spirit's turn to laugh. "I am not finished yet, dark shadow. As you said, you are part of me, and what am I but the earth?" Mira's wings began to flap at a dizzying rate as she rose, twisting and turning on the howling wind. Sand rose in a cyclone, engulfing Mira and the phantom.

"NO!" the phantom bellowed, "YOU CANNOT BIND ME!I HAVE THE POWER OF TWO PHANTOM RULERS!

The spirit that was once a grey heron whirled through to sky, rising to the clouds and gently falling to earth. With one last shrill scream of rage the phantom dissipated, the shadows it was once made of raced away along the sand. The sand fell and the plains lay empty. Nothing but the gentle whisper of the wind was left on the empty landscape.

And so Mira fell, but is she gone? No, she lies within the earth. Within the sky. She is part of everything in Jamaa, just as we are a part of her. She is proud of our strength and watches over us. Perhaps you'll catch glimpses of her spirit from time to time. The shadows remain as well, but not strong enough to emerge on their own. They grasp at the minds of the weak and the petty, but Jamaasians are always there to fight the darkness. Mira and Zios fight as well, though they reside in a place beyond sight. Sometimes we can feel them as they fight the shadows, the earth rumbles and lightning flashes. Even the earth boils over in Jamaa's highest mountains in their struggle. Mira, Zios, the shamans, and us. Those that inhabit Jamaa. We all play a part in the fight against the darkness, and we will continue. The war may never end, but that doesn't mean that it isn't worth fighting,as Amelia's death taught us all.

The End

 

Amelia's Vow(continuied)

 Chapter Four

   Claw and tooth stabbed each other in the battle of opnion and oath,as Chorus and Amelia taunted each other as they fought to the ends of the land.One day they would spill blood in Mount Shiveer's spring,another they'd shred fur on the beach,yet another day they fought in the deepest part of Sarperia Forest.From time to time Peck would help Chorus,but give up and flee.This made Amelia believe even more strongly that the alphas were arrogant and proud forces that should be overthrown,while Chorus thought that Peck was simply recharging.Neither were correct,as neither really avenged balance correctly.Sometimes,doing what is right can mean breaking an oath,in Amelia's case.They fought for countless days,untill Amelia finally struck Chorus's heart,ripping half out.As Chorus lay dying on a barrier reef in the ocean,her blood turned the sea bright red,alerting Mira.Chorus turned to face Amelia,her trumphiant conqueror."I-I was wrong,Amelia."she croaked."I told you so!"Amelia beamed."But you were wrong,too."Amelia stood there,shocked.All these years,she had believed that she had been avenging Balance,and yet she had been wrong!"I do not question that you had a future with the phantoms,but why were you foolish enough to swear such an oath?It is ridiculous and hard to keep,as both good and bad oppose phantoms,as suprising as it seems.You should've died that night,Amelia,and that's what was right." A milky substance covered Chorus's eyes,and Amelia was left to bury Chorus under the waves,to be eaten by fish.

Chapter Five

 Soon Mira arrived,her expression stern."What happened?"she asked."Why would it matter to you!"Amelia screamed."You never told me the ugly truth,and left me to do what was wrong!I should've died,and you let me live!What a protector of Jamaa you are!" Mira's eyes flared with anger,but this wasn't unusual.After Zios died,she had become rash and unpredictable,and tortured Sir Gilbert for killing her spouse,even though her creator had been corrupted by the evil that had crept into the land."You should've died,yes,but the pure spirit of Zios told me to spare you.And he was wrong!You charmspoke him!" Amelia kicked Mira,and golden ichor poured from Mira's leg."Grey herons aren't supposed to be this corrupt!"Mira looked suprised when she heard Amelia's remark,apparently the other alphas,even rebellinous teenage Peck,had strayed away from telling the truth of why they were mad at her."You shall die,and never be reborn.You will face eternal punishment from me in the Phantom Vortex!"But the voice wasn't Mira's.It was the voice of her godmother!"Huh?"Amelia gasped.Mira was now being possesed by the Phantom Queen,as Zios had been corrupted by a sliver of  the Phantom King's spirit."YOU LIED TO ME!"Amelia screamed."You said that you were part of the White eye,but you were actually the phantom queen!"Mira laughed."Puny fox,your kind is so easy to manipulate!I latched onto Mira's spirit when she finished mourning,and took over her!I only sent a minion to take you,but I wanted to destroy you,because you'd kill me!I will not let you hinder my plan to take over Jamaa!"Mira laughed a maniac's laugh,and Amelia suddenly grew angry."You lied to me,and you think it's funny?"Mira stopped laughing, in shock."You made me swear this oath,and I turned against the alphas,became a rogue,corrupt hundreds of Jammers,kill my friend,and hurt Mira JUST FOR YOUR PLEASURE?!?"she shrieked.Now Mira got over her shock."Let's battle,"she said,"and this time I'll kill you!"The two lunged for each other,as Chorus and Amelia had did before.
Chapter Six

 The battle was short-'lived,since Mira actually found the strength to resist the precense of the Phantom Queen.When Amelia leaped over her and struck a blow to her belly,Mira didn't fight back.When Mira swiped at her,she seemed to miss on purpose.Amelia gouged one of her eyes,and it went black.She bit her neck,and ichor poured out rapidly.The fight between mortal and immortal went in favor of the mortal,until the Phantom Queen took over again."Hi-ya!"she'd shout,and Amelia would almost implode."For Zios,the Father Sky,"she'd shout,and the sky seemed to crush her.Soon,it was too much to handle.She collasped,and Mira stood triumphantly over her.That must be how Chorus felt,she thought.Then Mira shuddered,and the Phantom Queen came out.Mira collapsed.Then a more male phantom appeared,and they fused."I will see you in the forgotten plains."the phantom said,the female and male voice merged together said,and the phantom dissipeared,As Amelia lay there dying,Mira rose and took pity on her."You will die,but the alphas will rescue your spirit and place it in their ranks."Mira said."Rise,brave one."Amelia felt herself rising,her dead body being yanked away from her.But instead of turning into a phantom for her bad deeds,she took a detour and headed toward the alpha hut.There,Lisa waited for her,arms spread wide as Amelia bounded into her arms,as if the event that happened sixteen years ago never happened.
                                        The End of the Beginning

Mayans and Jamaasians

Mayans+Jamaasians

 Hi Jammers!Sorry for not informing you on the past two updates! You have no idea how busy I am! Anyway,the Mayans say that the world would end tommorow. I don't think that's possible,but if you think so,just comment! Maybe I'll see to helping you make sense ofit.

Well,I'll tell you guys something else about Mayans, they actually inspired a lot of Jamaasian culture,like Zios's mask. Just google "mayan myths". In fact, i think that the Lost Temple of Zios was inspired by Macchu Picchu.

The Story

(by AJHQ)

And so it was that the Sky Father was named Zios. He created many stars and planets, and set them in motion. But after eons of creation, he became lonely. So he created the Sky Mother, a grey heron, and named her Mira.

Mira was beautiful and kind and they were very happy together. She loved Zios deeply and often told him how talented he was, encouraging him to create. Together, Zios and Mira created their masterpiece: a lush land filled with oceans, mountains, meadows, and all kinds of plants and animals. They named this special world Jamaa, and for hundreds of years, the world and its animals were at peace.

But today, all is not well in Jamaa. A mysterious dark force has crept into the land, stealing away animals and ruining the beauty of Jamaa. Only you can help save the animals and restore the world to its glory. Please help, for you are Jamaa's only hope.

Lisa's Story

Many of you know of Liza as the kind and caring shaman that first welcomed you to Jamaa, but no one knows of her beginning. It all started when a panda was born in a small bamboo forest, near rural China...

Amy Jiao presents...

The Alpha Chronicles

Where are you going ma?"
"Liza, it's time you had your own feeding grounds, I can't take care of you anymore."
"But ma..."
"You knew this day was coming, I'm going to leave you here, instead of making you finding your own stead. You should be grateful."
Only because of those humans getting too close, Liza thought. She watched her mother amble away, disappearing through the bamboo. I'm not sure if I'm going to miss her...
Liza spent over a year in her little bamboo forest, inspecting every inch of it, and obseving the curious people that lived nearby. One day Liza heard lound yells and destruction at the edge of the forest. Curious as ever she went to find out what was going on. She found the humans destroying what little land she had.No! They're stealing bamboo! I can't let this happen!Liza was outraged, just because they had strength doesn't mean they should take all the land for themselves! Gathering her strength she went to confront the humans.
"Stop!" Liza yelled. The humans looked up in amazement.
"Stop, you're destroying my home!" She cried out, they didn't seem to understand. A man came with a long pointed stick, holding it like a weapon.
"What are you doing?" Liza growled. Suddenly she felt a fire in her chest, and the world went black.

Chapter 2
Liza felt herself rising, she watched her lifeless body grow smaller and smaller, her spirit rising into the vast expanse of space. She watched Earth, then the Sun, then the galaxy, disappear as she traveled with the speed of light. The stars winked out, one by one, and she found herself suspended in complete dark, or light; somewhere in between.
"This is the world between the worlds," a voice echoed, "I am Father Sky, Zios. Your bravery in your past has brought you here, to a new land, in need of guidance."
"How? I'm only one. What do I do?" said the spirit-that-was-Liza.
"You will know in your heart. Other's will come, but you are the first panda, and will guide the animals," the spirit Liza felt his voice reach her very center, warming her, filling her with purpose, "Now open your eyes."
Liza felt the between world slide past her as she opened her new eyes. A grey heron, made out of light and mist, carried her down to the wonderful new world.
"I am Mother Sky, Mira. Here is your new home. Welcome to Jamaa."
Liza found herself standing alone in a forest of bamboo. Walking along the path she found a town filled with beauty and magic. Looking up she saw the glittering forms of Zios and Mira. She smiled.
"I am ready."

The End of the Beginning

All Jammers know of Greely, the dark wolf shaman, but what was he like in his early years; before magic, before Jamaa?That is a question many have vowed to answer...

Greely's Story

Chapter 1

The wind ruffled his fur as Greely stood on the grassy hill. Far below was a caribou herd, one that, luckily enough, stumbled right into pack territory. Darting in the shadows were the hunters, the swiftest and strongest of the pack, who brought down the large kill. These were the subordinate, directed by the beta they circled around the sick caribou separated from the herd, then the alpha gave the signal. Greely stepped forward.

"Get back here pup!" Growled the omega.

"I don't take orders from the omega," Greely snapped, glaring at the pale grey wolf. "I'm almost eight moons old, old enough to join in the pack hunts, I'm not a pup anymore."

The wolf winced at the cold fury in the young one's eyes. Legends of the sight, the power to see beyond, flashed through his mind, legends of dark wolves knowing dark magic...

"I'll be beta before you know it, then you'll regret treating me like a pup," Greely stalked off to the cave, joining his sister. Something moved in the corner of his eye, whipping around he found nothing. The omega looked nervous and wouldn't look at him directly.

The rest of the pack returned soon after, giving up meat for those not in the hunt.

One wolf stood on moon watch as the pack drifted to sleep, Greely slept at the mouth of the den, under the stars.

Chapter 2

It was dark when Greely awoke, but he felt restless. He stepped lightly out of the den, making no sound. Greely murmured a greeting to the moon watcher, but he didn't turn around. Asleep are we? Greely chuckled to himself, ready to pounce on his pack-mate. Then he jumped through him. Yelping in surprise he looked at his paws; they were were made of a dark mist, not solid. His body looked asleep in the den. Is this a dream? Greely wondered. He spent the entire moonrise exploring the territory, never getting tired and never need to pause to catch his breath. Sometimes his mist shape would be wolf, other times a bird, but most of the time a shadow, melting into the landscape. As moonset came he wandered back to the den, gleeful from the freedom he experienced. Suddenly it was there again, something in the peripherals of his vision. He tried to catch sight of it, but it disappeared when he faced it. What if... Greely focused his outer eye on the den, while his inner eye roamed. This was the true sight, seeing things beyond, seeing the fabric of time and space. There was a tear in that fabric, and through it Greely could see dark and light, shadows and mist. He felt pulled toward it, like he was part of it. Looking back to the den he saw his pack and knew he must make a choice.

Chapter 3

Greely knew where he belonged now. Stepping through the fabric he felt his shape give way, and felt the life he once knew end. Now a shadow in the mist. A grey heron formed from the mist, somehow he was not surprised.

"What is your business shadow?" The heron murmured.

"I belong here, I am a dark wolf." Greely replied, the heron looked taken aback.

"Then you are the one foretold, welcome to the new land. I am Mira, the Sky Mother."

Greely felt the mist clear and found himself a wolf once more, yet still part shadow. He felt the magic of the Canyons fill his veins, filling him with a powerful energy. He could feel the aura of the world strengthen against his shadow magic, and he knew that his time had come.

The End of the Beginning

Gilbert's Trap
A great warrior and a caring shaman, Sir Gilbert is a worthy leader of Jamaa. Where did he come from, and how did he become who he is today?Alas,he wasn't always the curious and proud warrior he is today,and he came as the result of his wrongdoing...

Chapter 1The night air was heavy and dark, perfect for a hunt. Like a night shadow Gilbert slunk through the undergrowth, stalking a jungle herd. Nocturnal creatures went about their business, their calls echoing into the night. There was no breeze to carry his scent to the unwary jungle deer. Gilbert's claws kneaded the damp soil, getting ready for the pounce. Bringing his powerful haunches under him he crouched like a coiled spring, when suddenly yells brought the night forest to life. Torches lit from all around, encircling the great tiger. Gilbert roared his fury into the night, joining the chaos of noise that had blossomed in the peace. A trap, those filthy humans set a trap. He remembered the night, not long ago when he took humans' animals. I should have learned, Gilbert growled to himself, humans will come back with death. The circle was closing in, the guns and eyes of the hunters shining in the firelight. Gilbert backed to the sloping trunk of a tree and knew what needed to be done. Twisting around he grabbed the trunk with huge paws, claws sinking deep. I thank the spirits for my fortune, he thought, climbing higher and higher up the great tree. Gilbert felt himself running with great speed, though he knew it to be impossible. Wind gave him wings, he felt as if he was running on air. Gilbert saw his life flash by, a life in the jungle, with adventures and mistakes. He felt himself leap into the sky, above the trees, then start to fall. He let out a roar, one of sorrow, rage, and regret. Falling down into a pool of shadow. One last look at the jungle, then embraced into the darkness.

Chapter 2
It was dark, but also light. Warm, but cold. Solid, but shapeless. The spirit-that-was-a-tiger felt openings in the shadow, to worlds unable to imagine. Some of them light, others dark. One called to the spirit, a world of both dark and light, but a new one, one of opportunity. He felt himself pulled to it, like he belonged there. Suddenly he was rising, breaking to the surface of a lagoon. The night greeted him home once again, and on the sand strewn shore there stood other animals. Alphas ready to welcome him to the new land, Jamaa.
 
The End of the Beginning
Peck's Story

Many have heard of the artistic and spunky rabbit shaman, Peck. But where did she come from? How did she get to Jamaa?And where did she get her wonderful art muse's skill?

Chapter 1"This is boring," Rose muttered, puckering up her face in a pout.
"Aw come on sis, this is fun!" Peck replied, looking at the colorful sand hopefully. Whiskers quivering in excitement.
"Not for me," Rose grumbled, "I don't like painting, it's pointless! It'll only get washed away by the rain."
"But that IS the point!" Peck exclaimed, sprinkling sand artfully. "Everything is temporary, that's what make life so special. Carrots don't last long, and you still eat them."
"That's cause they taste good!" Rose stuck her tongue out at her sister.
"Well art tastes good to me."
"Everyone says you're just confused," Rose says sulkily, "I'm beginning to agree."
"Just because I wear ear socks and paint with sand doesn't mean I'm crazy!" Peck said, ears twitching with agitation. "There, it's done, what do you think?"
"It looks like a blob."
"Well, I was aiming for a dark shadow of endless space with whisps of dark mist reaching out to tear apart the fabric of time," Peck paused, "but that's close enough."
"Thanks for the explanation." Rose said sarcastically. "Now lets go, we're going to be late for supper."
"Wait up, I think I should sign this one, it really seems...alive." Peck reached her paw into the dust, placing a print at the edge of the sand art. Suddenly she felt a wind rush past, putting her fur on end. It stopped just as suddenly. "Did you feel that, Rose?"
"Feel what? Boredom?"
"No, that wind..." Peck said, looking around confused.
"You really are crazy," Rose giggled, "there's no wind today at all." She bounded off toward the hollow.
Peck looked back at the sand art she had finished, one word appeared in her mind: phantom...

Chapter 2

Peck and her family were scavenging for supper when the wind started, sand billowed up in waves since there hadn't been rain for weeks. Peck stiffened.
"Ma, I think we need to get inside the den," she said nervously.
"Nonsense dear, it's only a little evening breeze," her mother replied, busy digging up some roots.
"What's that?" Rose said abruptly, eyes wide as she pointed at a dark mass on the horizon.
"Get inside everyone," their father said, rigid with shock. Everyone else hurried into the burrow, but Peck paused. Guided by an unseen force she hopped quickly to her storage of colored sand. She then began her greatest masterpiece; she didn't even know what she had painted until she finished.
Peck gasped at the beauty of the great heron that stood there in the sand, I didn't paint this myself, she thought. Peck's paws rested on the sand of the painting, which suddenly came alive. A great grey heron rose from the sand, shrouded in magic, but built from sand. The dark mass grew closer, and Peck realized that it was her painting, the phantom, who had risen from the sand as well. Wind buffeted Peck's fur as she crouched in the sand, watching the scene unfold.

Chapter 3
The heron took her talons and raked through the shadowy phantom, dissipating what ever darkness she touched. A scream of rage echoed through the air, Peck's coat stood on end as she shivered, feeling the pure wrath of the phantom. The wind picked up as the heron beat her wings and something started growing between her and the shadow. A dark purple hole opened and spread like liquid shadow. The heron bore down on the phantom, silver talons gleaming. There was a last soul piercing scream before the phantom was engulfed by the shadowy portal, sand closing it off from the world. Slowly the heron gathered herself, and turned towards Peck.
"That, was a phantom young one. One you brought to this world."
"I had no idea," Peck whispered, "all I did was put my paw print on it."
"You are gifted with magic, and so don't fully belong in this mortal realm," the heron said carefully, "I am Mira, a goddess of a magic filled world called Jamaa."
Peck dusted herself off and tidied her ear socks. "So you're taking me there?"
The heron looked slightly put out, as if she wanted to be the one saying that, but nodded slowly. "You would be a welcome member of the group of animal alphas, if you choose to come."
Peck looked around at her home sadly, "I don't belong here, and I guess I always knew that," she looked up at Mira, "I'm ready, Mother Sky."
The heron looked confused for a moment, Did I tell her my other name?, but simply nodded. Peck watched as Mira brushed her wing through the air. Peck gasped, the air rippled. It was as if the heron had brushed away all time and space. The light dark mist spread around them as the stepped through the tear. The hole closed, and another opened with just a wave of the heron's wing. The landscape opened onto the beautiful moonlit canyons, Peck felt the warm night breeze ruffle her fur. She felt warmth flood her soul and heart, "I'm home."The warm canyon breeze stroked her as she stepped into her new land,Jamaa.

Amelia's Promise
Amelia is an unknown alpha,one of the outcasts that never were recognized,as they were humble,even though they actually slew all the phantoms compared to the originals.She was once an unruly rogue,though,and had killed a friend to keep a promise she made to a phantom,where Mira was forced to let  her die...
 and teach her to become an Alpha.

Chapter One

 Amelia looked up from her musty den."Amelia!" her mother cried. "The creatures are coming!Run!" She was just a pup,so she took no heed for her mother's pleas.The sky outside turned stormy gray,and a flock of odd creatures approached.Most were attacked by Mira and a few animals she didn't recognize,but a few escaped their blasts and iron grip."Chup?"Amelia squeaked. A large phantom crept into her den,evil spirits and mist following the creature."WAAAAAA!"The phantom's eye softened."Now,now,don't fear me."the female phantom said.Suddenly,a purple zap blasted the phantom,and it winced.The phantom was tossed aside,and Sir Gilbert peered in."I got rid of your attacker.We have to leave,this valley is doomed." he said in a stern voice.Amelia backed deeper into her den.In a blink of an eye,the old tiger snatched Amelia's scruff and dragged her out."Amelia,I would've taken you deep into the Phantom Vortex if the foolish alpha didn't stop me,and given you proper training.Avenge my death and kill anyone who opposes the phantoms.Swear on the sacred mask of Zios,or I'll be forced to blast you to pieces."the spirit of the phantom said in her mind as Gilbert dragged her away.Tears welled up in her eyes as it dawned on her that the phantom eanted to protect her,since her family had been taken by worse phantoms.She was a phantom rebel,and yet the alphas didn't spare her."I swear."she muttered,then blacked out despite the rumble of lightning.
Chapter Two

 She awoke in a soft pidgeonpelt bed.Amelia clambered out,and noticed that she was in a hut.She walked to the front of the hut,and saw Lisa grilling some squirrel for her."Did my family survive?"
She knew that that was a ridiculous question,but Lisa sighed and turned to face her."I'm sorry to say this,Amelia,but they didn't make it.I'll take care of you and give you proper training."
Proper training.Two opposing forces had claimed that they were wiser,which confused her.Who should she believe?She remembered her vow,and kicked Lisa so hard that a normal animal would've doubled over and died."OW!"Lisa screeched.Amelia ran into the woods,crying for her complicated life,and even pitied herself.If she had just ran to the phantom earlier...She bumped into a scarred lion,and screamed her head off.The lion picked her up,trying to suppress a laugh as she kicked and flailed.Just then,before he could devour her in a messy gulp,a shadow striked the lion.He dropped her,roaring in anger."Ank,don't kill her." a voice said behind the lion."She looks rebellinous,and rebels fit into rogues  like a charmeleon in a tree."Amelia slashed the lion,and he doubled over."FINE,i guess that she won't be my supper."the lion said in a raspy voice that would've terrified a mud wrestler.But Amelia wasn't afraid.After all,if you bargain with a phantom or another creature of Chaos that supports Balance,you gain the ability to know no fear."I accept you as a rogue."the voice said,emerging from the shadows as a muscular Arctic wolf."My name is Chorus,and his name is Ank.You are offically one of us,which means you are a true rogue."

Chapter Three

  Sixteen years later.
Amelia was now nineteen,sixteen years later since she kicked Lisa and joined the rogues.She had made an impossible oath when she was three,and she still kept it.Now the rogue number had swelled as homeless Jammers heard of Amelia refusing alpha training and becoming a feared rogue.At day she would bargain with phantoms,at night she robbed poor Jammers' dens and did acts of arson with her phantom allies.Even the richest of Jammers would be targeted despite the guards,and some would wake to find their den bare,all their guards dead and their money gone.A bolt a fear would strike their hearts,and realized that Amelia had stole their life,almost completly.Many commited suicide after that.Amelia now sat in a tree stump burrow,feeling very proud of herself as she sifted through her money bags as the leader of rogues,when Chorus called for her,in a voice very much like Peck's herself."Amelia,I need to talk with you."she half shouted,half sang.Amelia grumbled as she rose from her soft chair and trudged out."What?!?"she grumped."Are you going to scold me for refusing to support the alphas?They killed my godmother!"Amelia now thought of that phantom as her godmother,since she had seen what she should've gotten from the phantom rebels.Now she was a rebel among her own kind,and always avenged that phantom's wishes now."Well,it's something like that."Chorus muttered not so beatifully.They went into the forgotten shrine to Mira,a crumbling structure in the very same valley Amelia had lived,as the temple had broken off from Jamaa long ago as the phantoms plundered Jamaa long ago.Amelia sat on a crumbling urn,smearing her face paint all over herself in boredom.Chorus sat on a pedestal opposing Amelia."Amelia,I don't believe the story you told me last night about the kind phantom and the vow,blah blah blah.As every mother had already gone over with her pups,phantoms are pure evi-""That''s NOT true!"Amelia shot up from her urn,and it shattered.Chorus nearly fell over."Those dam alphas are feeding you false information!They believe that all phantoms are evil!Mira actually had some control when she cried the phantoms into exsistence,but not enough to stop their creation.She had time before she stopped mourning to create a rebel group of phantoms that avenged her,the White eyes.My godmother was one of them!"Chorus's suprise turned into anger."You've always been chaotic,Amelia,but I didn't imagine that you would oppose me,young one,after all I did to make you fit in."They lunged at each other,and blood spilled on bricks and vines.

To be continued...

Snow Leopards

Snow Leopards

Hey Jammers!As you can guess, snow leopards are roaming Jamaa!Guys,I know you're there,but could you please comment?I rarely post because nobody ever replies except for my dad.Anyway,rumor is that these big cats have a code,which may be on a Target AJ giftcard,or maybe in the wristbands.Before we continue,I will say that I will not continue the Quest demo series because I'm busy and I save my energy for my book series,Legends of Jamaal,which I never get time to type.I'm sorry,but this post is for the case of the snow leopards,which have a similar case compared to Arctic wolves.

 Case File #1

The hidden leopards

As you can see,this is a sample of the snow leopard.They have been seen around Jamaa as nonmembers or members.Some say they are on Target giftcards,but others insist that they are included with the new wristbands.The Jammers unlucky enough to have an early relase snow leopard have been in hiding ever since due to fame.Below are some pictures of snow leopards:
                         

                      These are the actions,fellow Jammers....

        These are examples of nonmember snow leopards...

This is a picture of the snow leopard on the wristbad package...

This is the first snow leopard I saw,back then when they were thought to be pumas/cougars.

      It seems like when the snow leopard pattern was tested,the rhinos were quite allergic to it.It looked like hey were frozen in (select color) ice!!!What do you think,jammers??????The video above is of a snow leopard being mugged by a crowd.The animation is shaky,but now you can see the unfortunate fate of early release snow leopards. Could you spread the word about my blog and comment?I hope my blog grows popular!

Quest Demo Part Two

Quest Demo!!!

 Hi  Jammers,how are you today?Here is the next installment of the quest demo saga...

 Mythical awoke to Cosmo dabbing her head with a moist leaf."So you're awake."Cosmo said."How long have I been out?"Mythical asked him."Two weeks."he replied gently."The bomb turned out to have explosive gunpowder found only in the deepest caves of Mount Shiveer.Deadly to arctic wolves like you,but even deadlier to monsters like those 'phantoms' our apprentices discovered."
 Mythical felt like a thousand banshees were roaring in her ears.
 Her friends were all apprentices of the shamen,basically demigods since they had blood of either Mira or Zios in their veins,and each has the blood of their mentor too.In other words,the new phantom rebels targeted them since they were powerful.
 "Are my friends ok?!?"Mythical yelped.
 "They are fine,just a few wounds on their outer pelt."Cosmo replied.
 "Let her take in her surroundings,Cosmo.It is stressing to a koala kneeling overyou when you are awakening from a deep sleep."Lisa called from the doorway.
 "What,you're saying I'm scary?"Cosmo complained."You should see the claws and other medals Sir Gilbert hoards from his defeated rogue opponents!"
 As Cosmo left the room wheezing and grumbling,Mythical's surroundings slowy sank into her.She was in the old medical center the evil emperor had knocked down to create the Sol Arcade,with spider silk tapestries on one wall depicting the shamen doing incredible things.On the walls opposing her body,there were beds and large windows partially covered by maple leaf curtains,sunlight streaming in gently.The doors on the remaining wall were pawcrafted from redwood from the tallest trees,brass doorknobs so smooth that a strong wrestler couldn't grip the knob in one try.
 "When Old Frozenspirit rennovated this place,she made it bigger than a small room filled with medical supplies,I guess,Like a proper clinic."Mythical muttered to herself.
 "Mythical,may I come in?"Amelia called from the other side of the closed doors.
  "Sure, I want a quest NOW."Mythical grumbled.Ususally,in the new world Old had created apprentices got a quest every week at best.Shaman apprentices were no different.
  As Amelia opened the creaky doors,Mythical waited for Amelia to boss her around saying "When you plant these seeds,DO NOT spill them cuz' they explode." and orders like that,but instead,she just sat on Mythical's cotton covers."You have a im-por-tant quest,Mythical,and it is VERY difficult.I understand if you refuse it."Amelia said.
 That made her excited."It's time to study the artifacts in the Chamber of Knowledge,Mythical."
 She groaned,because the chamber held billions of artifacts and books/scrolls valueable to Jamaalese archeology,not to mention spirit stones the ancestor creatures of the phantoms(basically phantoms not as evil as the modern version) hadn't stolen.
 "Help!T-the phantoms!!!"Harper screeched in the hallway,dropping some vials of Tylenol for the wing for sick Jammers.Everyone ran to see what was happening,Harper rarely spoke over a whisper.
  Well,I guess that your quest can wait."Amelia sighed.

Quest Demo,At Last.

Quest Script

I'm sorry that I didn't post for 19 days,but I am making this blog nondaily,but I'll update once in a while,check www.animaljamspirit.blogspot.com for daily news from Snowyclaw.Here's the quest demo you've been waiting for,ladies and gentlemen!!!

Mythical Icyspirit wagged her bushy tail.The one-eyed many-legged creatures kept he spawning from the puddles of Mira's black tears, overwhelming her. Zios's statue was cracking,and Mira was too consumed in grief to help.Her mentor Amelia was trapped in a cage,and her friends were releasing their own mentors from the cages."What are you?!?"she snarled."We are phantoms.Our only goal is to destroy your nation,Jamaa."the one-eyed creatures replied with no mouth.Mythical didn't see any reason to destroy such a lush land,the land of Jamaa,or challenge a rookie."I-I can't stand up to some evil like this!!!!"she whimpered.She clawed some phantoms into golden dust,but more took their place.Then Amelia tapped her paw gently on the padlock.(Use Father Zios's bomb.)she telepathized so that the "phantoms" didn't hear.(Even though he was locked into his statue because he became old and frail,he created a bomb before he left this world.Get to the statue and kick his hat's blue jewel.)Mythical wasn't happy about this.But the fate of the Lost Temple of Zios depended on her,all those anceint scrolls Greely has retrieved from the Chamer of Knowledge ready to get burned.Even the all-mighty Father Sky Zios's power was tied to this sacred temple.After all,his statue was placed here after it was removed during an earthquake that unearthed relics unknown even to Mira.However,the emperor of Jamaa locked all the old relics away for a few years before a warrior named Old Frozenspirit avenged the rights of the priests and shamen using the Jamaasian Movement and became empreor.Concentrate,she told herself.The phantoms are hacking at the statue with clubs and torches.Sure enough,the phantoms were attacking the already-weak statue of Zios and shouting "Rise to the Phantom Empire!" and "Let's take Zios out of his sleep,and let the Phantom King eat him!!!"Even though Mythical was launching herself at the center of attention,she attacked the sapphire on Zios's hat.(By the way,Sir Gilbert just told me in thoughts that phantoms are attacking Mira's statue to bring the Sky Mother's seat of power down,too.)Amelia added in sharp thoughts.
 That wasn't helping.
 The phantoms stared at her in bewilderement as a small,pocket-sized bomb with a short fuse fell out of Zios's mouth.
 "Adios, amigos."Mythical shouted."Your ideals are no match for the truth:good always triumphs!
 The phantoms gaped at her using their eyes as mouths,their pupils as tongues,as she spat on the bomb to light it.Mythical blacked out as the bomb exploded,shaking all of Jamaa.

 How did you like it?I am doing a series of quest demos,all including phantoms.So hey,this is still a Phantom Breeder Club.

Tutor Avaliable For A Zios Glitch!!!

Second Zios Glitch

I think it is time to show you the second Zios glitch in words. Basically you can use it to sit on doors,this works from the arched gate to any other door.

                                            Sitting On Doors

                                             Instructor:Amy Jiao,myself. 

                                      #1) Do the skyway.
                                      #2) Get within sprinting range of your target.
                                      #3) Change animals
                                      #4) While you morph,run onto the door.Do not move.
                                      #5) Enjoy! Note:glitch wears off when you run off the gate.



  Try it and see what happens! If you do a Youtube video where a ghost sits on the door and waits for the main charater,then have the "ghost" do this glitch when it's out of sight,then walk up and act freaked out.Even glitches have a use in the film indrustry!!!!

Join Me As A Writer

Join The AJPBC HQ!!!!

As you see,you can be an author with me on my blog. If you think you can post about phantoms and related items like I do,then leave your Google username in the comments and email too.But you must use only pictures and/or content from the AJS blog or from scratch,and you cannot post about random stuff.And use clear grammer too,not like hey peepwhy are s what is up with u and please tell me wht u think of my first job and blah blah blah,or you can be kicked out. Also,if you don't post for five days, I will mark you as absent and kick you off untill you tell me you are back in the comments.If you are gone for two weeks you are pernamenly banned.Tell us in a post if you need a break so that I can keep you as an author!Don't forget to make the posts intresting,with NO posts solely about yourself.Can you follow these regulations?Then you can join the HQ,just leave your Google info in the comments!I'll recruit you if I have a chance,then you are ready to go!


Introduction Voki

Updated Newspaper And More

Phantastic Rares

Hello phantom breeders! As the Night Of The Phantoms floats toward us,darkness has swept over Jamaa. If you have an idea how phantoms mate,leave it in teh comments.Also, pet tarantulas have spun their web into Jamaa,and the newspaper has been updated to version 70.1.Apparently AJHQ couldn't wait to show off the new member gifts.Sorry,I don't have any pictures since I don't know how to take snapshots with my chinese paint program.I can't find it,sorry.

Today's "rare" item is the one and only necklace in the Shiveer Shoppe.I know that this wasn't the original goal of AJPBC,but I will post about new items when it has something to do with phantoms.It is a nice ghastly black and orange,good for a Cleopatra costume.

Another item I am introducing to you is the bat mask.Now costumes are coming out,so take flight and go buy them! I hope that mansions will return,and the alphas can come with some halloween quests...

Now I will show you the new den item,which is the angry Jack-O-Lantern. Seems a little too wretched for a pumpkim...

Still,I want you to tell other people about my blog,not many people really look at it.Please be a lifelong fan!October marks that I have played Animal Jam for a YEAR,so I hope that'll make me experienced enough to do a blog on my favorite website.My username is roxy30000 by the way,my den rocks Jamaa.

Anyways,I made this long post because I fear my blog is boring.Am I wrong?If you are still reading this,I am sorry that all good things must come to an end,I have to do homework.See you in Jamaa,avid reader.