My character Luna actually goes way back into when I first ever thought of making up characters.Luna was originally going to be the protagonist of a kid friendly story I had in my head,when I was a lot younger.Later on, I drifted away from her and decided to quit on her altogether.However a year or two after I made “Young Blood” and was still in the process of making characters,I remember Luna and I decided to draw her and Nashira together.With Nashira menacingly smiling at the smaller cat,while Luna seemed un-phased.After this picture, I had the urge to include her in the series.I did just that and her personality was molded into what it is today.
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Luna is the only (main) cat in my series “Young Blood”.She is a persian cat mix.Her name means “moon” in spanish.Luna had no parents growing up.One day, an orphaned kitten like her, named Aureliano, crossed paths with her and the two became friends.However,when they got older,her dependance,selfishness and cowardice,started to frustrate him.He made other friends as he grew but she hadn’t.So she had been constantly clinging to him.Luna began to have a crush on him,but he became angry at her for being so clingy towards him.He also scolded her for being so cowardly.He left her behind.She begged for him to stay but he refused.Luna,upset and angry,decided to become a new cat.She dyed her originally silver fur,to a bright blue color and swore that she would fight for what was right and be brave for once.This didn’t happen.Being that cats are the less privileged species of the reborn world,it was hard for her to go anywhere away from the cats where the dogs wouldn’t chase her.About 6 months later,she came across an abandoned laboratory in the Corrupted City.She found many syringes and packs of heroin,in the laboratory and decided to destroy them.She thought she would be helping some junkie,and she still wanted to do some sort of good.Unfortunately,that junkie just so happened to be Gemini.He had caught her doing this and he locked her in a room.He got Tommy to come over and he told Tommy that he was going to kill Luna,insisting that he had to help him hide the body.Tommy refused and fought for Luna’s right to live.Tommy eventually persuaded Gemini into letting her live.Gemini told Tommy that if she wanted to live,she would have to pay for his drugs with HER money.Gemini sent them off to go get the drugs when Luna revealed to Tommy that she had absolutely no money.Tommy became annoyed but then decided that he would do her this favor,and use the money he earned on jobs,to pay for Gemini’s drugs.He told her that she could take credit for paying for it and she thanked him,exclaiming that he’s the only dog thats actually shown her real kindness.On this job,when they are leaving with the drugs.One of the dealers grabs Luna,planning on literally eating her (Cats are eaten by dogs in this world.It is considered “savage” by most dogs being that cats are more sentient then other wild animals,but it is not illegal in their society being that cats are looked down upon anyhow).However Tommy turns around and slams a blunt object into the other dogs face,before grabbing Luna and running.They escape and get back to Gemini.Luna takes the credit for paying,however Gemini still seems a bit unsatisfied as it would take longer for him to get up to the same amount of drugs that he had before.He then tells Tommy that Luna would have to work for the “Young Bloods” to get more money and once she got enough,she would have to spend it on the appropriate amount of drugs that was equal to the amount she destroyed.Luna agrees,believing as long as she went along with it she wouldn’t be killed.Luna would normally have ran as far from that place as possible,but she knew that these dogs were rather powerful and they could find her wherever she went.Besides,she liked Tommy,and thought that as long as she got to work with him,it could be bearable.When looking for more jobs from the “Young Bloods” she is introduced to Nashira.She gets worried when confronted with her,but Nashira seems to naturally like Luna and not have any problem with her unlike Makani and Gemini, as well as many other dogs in the pack.Luna is relieved but still has a fear for the husky,knowing she was the most dangerous and could kill her if she said the wrong thing.While making money on these jobs she becomes friends with some other dogs.However, she vanished at some point and Gemini as well as Tommy wondered what happened to her.It turns out that,she went on a slight pause from doing work for the “Young Bloods” and killed an innocent dog in cold blood,with a hatchet.It is unknown why she did this,it is a possibility that she momentarily snapped mentally.She was taken to a mental asylum and was locked away there for a while,after she was given the insanity defense.Gemini decided to let her pass on this one and told Tommy that he would wait until she got out,as he didn’t want her to sneak past what she owed him..Tommy decided to wait also,unsure if he even wanted to break Luna out of the asylum,after what she did,thinking she may be dangerous.However one day,when Nashira faked insanity when she was arrested and was sent to an asylum,it turned out that Luna was in the exact same one.Luna seemed hesitant towards the husky and Nashira,annoyed,remarked that cats are apparently also scared of dogs who they know haven’t done anything to them.Luna,depressed by this remark as it highlights her cowardice,apologized.She explained why she was in the mental asylum.However,Nashira was sent to the asylum 9 months after Luna was and Luna was about to get out in a few days because she showed huge improvement.Nashira asked Luna if she could do her a favor,and asked if she could attempt to get her out once Luna was released.Nashira asked this mainly because her therapist seemed to have it out for her (with reason too),believing she might be kept even longer because of him.Also because she’s “impatient”,she bluntly states.Luna said no at first,saying that she was a killer and she probably belonged in there.Nashira retorted,saying that Luna was one now too,yet she was getting out in a few days.She reminded her once again,that she never harmed her at all in the past.Luna pondered over what she said,and complied,promising she would help.She thought it wouldn’t be right to leave somebody who has been fairly nice to them in the past, in a hell hole.Manipulative nice,sure,but nice nonetheless.When Luna got out she informed her friend Oliver,of Nashira and pleaded for him to get her out,knowing how good he was at breaking into places.Oliver,being fairly loyal to his friend,complied.Luna was then forced back into working for the “Young Bloods” as she still owed Gemini a lot of drug money.Luna is still a very cowardly and paranoid cat.She is a pathological liar out of primal fear for everybody around her.She can also be very disloyal when the time calls for it (ex ; If she and a friend were being chased by a bear or something,she would trip her friend to save time for herself ).The only dog(s) that she has shown any actual loyalty to were Nashira and Tommy.The only dog other then them who she doesn’t completely hate is Oliver.She also has a seething hatred for Makani and Gemini as they constantly demean and threaten her.Being that she is a cat,most dogs hate her upon sight,so she must always be living in fear.She hasn’t run from the “Young Bloods” yet,but who’s to say she won’t in the future? Perhaps she’ll want to give them a piece of her mind first before she goes? At least then she could have a little integrity.. ©