Ebisu (Dragon)/Stories

General Stories Misc

Quotes

When Entering Dragon's Roost

Here for some snuggles, purrhaps?

Wanna play?

*sniff* *sniff* Is that taiyaki?!

After Receiving a Gift

You can have this in return! You can't have my taiyaki, though!

Here's a little thank-you! I know, I'm the best.

After Bond Level Increase

Having friends makes my belly all warm and tickly!

As proof of our friendship, I'll split my taiyaki with ya!

Idle After Bond Level 1

Those wyrmclan folks are gonna see just how strong and cool I am, don't you worry!

HEY! My horns are OFF LIMITS! ...Sorry, they just break easily...

Ooo, you're a petting pro! Here, get my neck!

Idle After Bond Level 10

Ooo, this is the purrfect spot to lounge in the sun...

Huh? You wanna touch my toe beans? ...Okay.

Everyone keeps snuggling and petting me so much. Are they feeling stressed?

Idle After Bond Level 20

Purrrrr... Ah, sorry. You just make me so relaxed!

To show my gratitude, I'll give you one of my coveted paw pad stamps. Now, gimme that forehead!

When I see things darting around, I have the sudden urge to POUNCE!

Dragon Story Episodes
A Game of Cat and Mouse

Ebisu and Daikokuten were two
dragons from Hinomoto—and for
as long as anyone could remember,
one had been chasing the other.

Day after day, Ebisu pursued
Daikokuten. He hoped that his
attempts, however futile, would
narrow the distance between them—
that they might become friends.

But Ebisu's dogged—catted?—pursuit
always left Daikokuten perturbed,
and despite Ebisu's best efforts,
they remained as distant as ever.

But one day, as the year drew
to a close, Amaterasu, ruler
of Hinomoto's dragons, issued
a sudden proclamation.

The first 12 dragons to come and visit
her at the beginning of the following
year would be given important ranks,
in the order they came calling.

Ebisu saw this as an opportunity.
Were he to be chosen as one of the
twelve, Daikokuten would surely
be forced to acknowledge him.

The night of New Year's eve came,
and dragons from all over Hinomoto
rushed to see Amaterasu. Daikokuten
was among them...but Ebisu was not.

On frigid nights, it is feline instinct to
curl up at home...and Ebisu, ever
the cat-napper, overslept. When he
finally stirred awake and rushed to
Amaterasu, disbelief took hold.

Daikokuten had been chosen as one
of the twelve. Ebisu had long chased
him, hoping to close the distance
between them...but now Daikokuten
was further away than ever.

Later, he began to hear rumors that
their game of cat and mouse had
made Daikokuten faster, helping
him arrive at Amaterasu's shrine
long before the other dragons.

Ebisu was so frustrated, he decided
to pull a prank on Daikokuten...but
his resolve failed him. This was all
his fault. No amount of chasing could
close the gap between them now.

Ebisu was no longer chasing him,
but Daikokuten kept moving further
and further ahead. Sadness and
frustration rose within Ebisu's heart.

Years passed, until one day,
a sulky Ebisu learned that
Daikokuten would be delivering
blessings to a foreign land as
Hinomoto's representative.

All of the feelings Ebisu had been
bottling up inside burst free.
He couldn't forgive Daikokuten—
and so he stole the blessings his
rival was supposed to be delivering.

Ebisu had longed to become friends
with Daikokuten, but the two of them
only drifted further apart. In a final
move of desperation, Ebisu stole the
blessings Daikokuten was to deliver.

In the end, Ebisu was punished for
his error, and scolded by people
and dragons alike—Daikokuten
himself among the outraged.

To make amends, Ebisu agreed to
help deliver the blessings. He spread
happiness far and wide, drinking
deep of it himself...and for the first
time in ages, he knew peace.

Once the blessings had been
delivered, a joyful Ebisu looked
up at the moon. Suddenly, a lone
figure approached him.
It was Daikokuten.

Ebisu was shocked. It was the first
time Daikokuten had come to him,
rather than the other way 'round.

A sheepish Daikokuten looked
away from Ebisu as he spoke.
"There's something I've been
meaning to apologize for..."

It was that New Year's Eve so long
ago, when they had competed to
be the first to greet Amaterasu.
Daikokuten had noticed Ebisu was
absent, but hadn't gone back for him.

"I should have gone and
woken you up. I'm sorry."

But Daikokuten's apology
fell on deaf ears.

It wasn't that Ebisu was refusing to
listen. He was just too surprised by
how little Daikokuten had changed.

All this time, he had been convinced
the distance between them was too
wide for him to ever catch up—and
yet it was as if not a day had passed
since Ebisu had started chasing him.

He finally realized that there
hadn't been any real distance
between them to begin with—
and HE was the one who had
turned his back on Daikokuten.

Ebisu couldn't help but laugh.
"A-are you laughing? If you're gonna
be like that, then I'm leaving!"
"Wait! Wait!"

Thus did the chase begin anew—
but the two of them were content.
Their relationship was the same as
ever...and the game was once again
afoot.