a struggle for acceptance.
In this story, the Kayoki is not found in Scria, but all Scrian inhabitants are there. It's sorta like a forest I guess :3
The sepia female prods her eggs with her nose tenderly. It was her first clutch, and she trembles with fear. The humans were sure to come anytime soon. She sweeps her eggs deeper into a bush. She leaves, prancing down to the river for a drink. Raindrops starts to pelt down from the sky, driving the female further away from her nest as the damp earth starts to cling onto her fur, matting it.
A burly, black Zaphao male scents the air. The scent of fresh earth was strong, but he managed to detect a whiff of Kayoki somewhere. Nosing around the brambles, the scent became stronger. It was there somewhere! He gave up, furious. He would have another hungry night.
The Kayoki scrambles down the large oak, dashing to her nest. She sighs with relief ; the undergrowth had hidden her nest well. Curling up beside her eggs, the brambles sheltered them partially from the rain. She closes her eyes, and falls asleep.
The next morning, she feels something turn over near her belly. She turns her head around in alarm, only to find a young Kayoki kit, it's fluffy white fur matted slightly with egg yolk. The mother licks her kit, in attempt to remove the yolk, as it returned to suckling. The mother turns her head to the nest ; one more egg had not hatched. Where were the others? She was pretty sure there were seven eggs the previous day. She stood up and scented the air - fresh earth from the storm last night, and a faint trace of Kayoki blood.
The Zaphao had found her nest, and ate her five, possibly unhatched kits.
The female was close to tears. She returns to her curled up position, in an attempt to comfort herself.
A small, furless head pokes through the surface of the egg. A few strands of fur is on it, but hairless mostly. The small, squirming Kayoki pushes it's body through the egg shell. When it hatches finally, it squirms on the damp earth and crawls to it's mother.
The female, in fear, pushed away the hairless creature and wraps her tail around her suckling kit. The mother snarls at the creature, before standing up, sinking her teeth in the creature's neck area and placing it near the river. She returns to her nest , keeping a lookout for the freshly hatched, mutant Kayoki.
Chapter 2 later/tomorrow! :3