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My awesomely awesome stally Kakawana competing in his first in-flight competition :3 I wasn't sure what the limitations to it were, so he is competing to music (Sorta like Dressage is typically done). The piece I choose for his performance is "Scars of Time" from Chrono Cross, one of my most favorite orchestrated pieces ever!

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Best to listen to this while reading, to understand fully :3 (aka open another window or tab, but wait to start playing it until it's cued in the story below :P )


Anticipation. The auburn stallion pawed restlessly at the ground beneath him. He was very anxious, ready to begin. "Easy boy," a soft, soothing voice echoed in the
stallion's ear. He shifted his gaze to his owner slowly and simply nodded his regal head. "You're as ready as you can be."

With a gentle hand, the feline woman removed the halter from the mighty stallion. "Go get 'em, tiger," she chimed, patting him on the neck as he trotted out in front of the crowd.

As the music began, the stallion slowly lifted his wings and climbed airborne, spiralling upwards in a graceful, fluid movement. His body was completely in sync with the soft sounds of the flute as he reached higher, slowly but surely. He gradually reached an incredible height, where he could almost not be seen by the crowd below.

With a snap of his head, and the change of the tempo in the music, Kakawana suddenly dove full-force towards the ground at an alarming rate, his wings flat against his body.
With a percussion sound, he suddenly flung his wings outward, halting his movement just before colliding with the ground. Deftly, he turned and careened back into the sky, performing an intricate dance as he flew upwards. His movements were almost that of the wind, gracefully, yet powerfully shifting himself this-way and that. It was as if he were performing a ballet in the air.

As the tempo slowed once more, he once again turned into his slowly spiraling upward climb,gradually flying out of sight again. But once the tempo picked up again, he dove, full-force towards the ground, wings flat against his body. This time, it seemed like he wouldn't stop before he crashed into the ground. Moments before he did, he slowly let his wings spread out and his body was flying parallel to the ground, then with one last spiraling swoop, flew up,
performing a back flip, before he landed on the ground in a low bow as the music stopped.

His heart racing, as he stay in this position, Kaka anxiously awaited. Slowly, the crowd began to applaud and he felt that he had performed amiably. His owner smiled approvingly and nodded to him as he rose. "You were magnificent," she whispered.


Kakawana, Shelby (c) :iconrempage:
Chrono Cross, Scars of Time (c) Squaresoft (Before it was known as Squeenix :P )

Kaka placed 8th
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