It has come to my attention that some people are a little confused about the Thrakzian creatures, so I thought that I would have our newest character give a little presentation to hopefully clear some things up.
"Hey, everyone it's Jeevak, and as Kiera said I'm going to explain what exactly we are." Jeevak appeared suddenly with little note cards, "Okay, so first off, we live on the planet Thrakzian, this planet is not from anything relating to the Voltron franchise and was created from the authors imagination. The people living on this planet are called 'Thrakzians,' there are two types of Thrakzians; the Civilian and Warrior. The Warrior Thrakzian branch is basically our version of the military, and their job is to protect the Civilian branch."
Jeevak threw the now-used notecards in front of him, before grabbing some new ones from the stool next to him while he launched into the next topic.
"Second, Thrakzian was once a very prosperous and beautiful planet before the Galra Empire invaded us 400 years ago and wreaked havoc on our people and planet. Thrakzian had a powerful infantry military and air force, but we never invaded other planets, we only used our military as a defense. Our planet was very prosperous in natural resources, so we also used our air force to defend shipments, that we traded, from pirates or other hijackers. The Galra invaded us to take advantage of our resources and they wanted to figure out the secret to our powers and steal them for their army."
"Now an explanation of our different powers; everyone who is a part of the Warrior Thrakzians can use what's referred to as 'Beast Form.' When not in this form we actually look similar to your human race, we even come in all sorts of extravagant hair colors and various skin tones and refer to ourselves as 'people.' When in Beast Form, we walk on all fours with strong legs attached to a long torso, while our faces contort to have long, sharp fangs and bright eyes of either red, gold, or blue. The eye colors represent our ranks- red for the leader of the entire Warrior branch, gold for Elites or Captains, and blue for those remaining. I have blue see?"
Jeevak's previously brown eyes suddenly turned blue when he pointed to them, when they were in their human form, they could choose whether their colored eyes showed or not, in Beast Form, however; they had no control over it.
"Other powers are- 'Marking' like we've seen Yamajit do in other chapters, that technique is used as tracking, it's a difficult technique that not everyone can do. Next, is the 'Ash Illusion' that we heard Omisha used to deceive the Paladins, this technique gives the appearance that we 'died' and turned to ash, it's difficult to master, but fairly easy to learn. We also have infiltration and speed techniques that Methuselah and Kalabhiti, respectively, have mastered, but we haven't seen any of those in this story yet. Our most famous technique, which I believe is what the Galra were after the most, was our 'Shifting.' Shifting is exactly what it sounds like, we can 'shift' to look like absolutely anyone, there are no limitations; the only problematic bit is- we have to have the blood of that person in order to shift into them. Once we have their blood, we put it on a special marking on our left wrist and then we shift. There are only two ways to exit the shift; the Thrakzian willingly stops and exits the shift, or the mark on our wrist is cut, burned, or similarly disrupted. That's why we are after the blood of the Paladins."
Jeevak threw a rather impressive pile of note cards onto the ground in front of him before taking a deep breath to prepare himself for the next part.
"When the Galra invaded us, we fought against them but were overpowered by the sheer number of their forces. The civilians they used for manual labor, while they took the Warriors and forced them to fight in their arenas and experimented on us. Only a few of the captured Warriors managed to escape from the Galra and go into hiding deep within the planet where they waited and did what they could to help the people. The escapees were unable to do anything except stand on the sidelines while their planet was destroyed, and the people slaughtered by this invading race. The leaders of that surviving group became the Elders that we have today, and that were seen in previous chapters, and before you think 'that's impossible they'd be too old to still be alive' remember that the average Thrakzian lifespan is 1,200 years and the Galra invasion was only 400 years ago."
"Okay I believe that this is the last of it; the objectives of the missions that we run are to gather blood for our Shifting and to gather technology and other resources necessary for us to sustain the current life on our planet. The planet became unhospitable after the Galra was finished with it, but our people persevered, civilians and Warriors alike banded together to salvage anything they could from the destruction on our planet and we found a way to artificially create the food and water that we needed. Nowadays, it's the civilian's job to attempt to heal our planet from the materials that we gather, while the Warriors gather technology and parts, while also defending the planet."
Jeevak threw the remaining notecards down before plopping next to them, and staring at the author typing furiously away at her computer.
"I'm done, can I go back now?"
"Say goodbye then you can, but don't bother Bhishak." The author informed him.
"Why not?!"
"He's busy, that's why."
"Doing what?"
"...I'm writing that, wait until the next chapter!"
"If I can't bother him then what the hell am I supposed to do?"
"Whatever you usually do when he's not available."
"You haven't had me do anything except this presentation and bother him, remember?"
"Oh. Right. Then clean up the notecards and I'll let you help me write Chapter 12."
"Nope, you get to clean them up. Imma go take a nap."
"Why do I have to clean them up? They are yours."
"Yes, well I had to do this because SOMEONE forgot to explain things clearly."
"Hey, to be fair-"
"Me. Nap. NOW. Bye everyone!"
"You know, I could kill you off or give you some horrible fate."
"We all know you won't, nice try though. I'm too annoyingly lovable for that. Now let me take my nap woman!"
"My own character has betrayed me." The author mumbled before returning to her work.
Well I hope that cleared everything up; don't be afraid to ask any remaining questions that you might have. I also hope everyone enjoyed the little spat between me and Jeevak. Chapter 11 is on its way. See you next time!
~Kiera540
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Stranded
AcciónAll of the Lions of Voltron were shot down onto an alien planet by the Galra and must get to each other before they return. Coran, Allura, and the Castle of Lions have problems of their own and cannot help.
