Innokentiy
Legacy Name: Innokentiy

The faint tap of a beak against glass woke the child sleeping on the other side of the window. Rubbing their groggy eyes to glance at the sound, their face lit up like a firefly at the surprise visitor cracking the window open to let the little bird into their room. The small child couldn't have been more than four, Inno thought, gliding from their hand and onto the bed. This was her world, her life really; caring for the lost and forgotten ones. She learned a long time ago that she couldn't protect all of them but for tonight, she could protect this one. Hopping onto the pillow as the child curled back in bed, eyes like starlight now blinking in and out sleepily. Once the child had settled she puffed out her chest settling on the child's side cooing softly until they fell asleep small fingers still brushing her feathers. This was a night that the child would remember, the faint glow of Inno's feathers, the softness of her wings, and the feeling that maybe...just maybe they weren't alone.

Innokentiy (noun); A person embodying qualities of a guardian or symbol of innocence.

Innokentiy has worked for several gods and goddesses over her life time, not a full goddess herself but a godling though if asked she would deny even that. When a god or goddess of children, orphans, mothers even needed a helping hand she was there in a flash. She takes pride in her work and will occasionally stop by children she's visited to check on them- keeping out of sight of course. Occasionally, she would get a call from someone who needed help with a child spirit and she found those were the hardest. Each one she gives a feather plucked from her tail with the promise that if they needed her, if it was truly important, they could use it to call me though I warned them that it would only work once. When I got a call from one of them I was shocked, she was an adult! Healthy, happy, though there was something that lingered in the back of them...something sad. "Can you erase a memory?" She had blurted out, tears pricking at the corner of her eyes. "My daughter..." She started and I placed my wing on her hand. "I can't take a memory, but I can make it softer. I can make it so that over time she will forget, that she can keep that innocence. I promised you didn't I?" Inno said hopping into the child's bed, she looked to be around five and she snuggled under the girl's chin with a soft coo. Tomorrow they would wake up with a new imaginary friend, one who would help them look at things with wonder again, with childhood excitement and though it would take time...this was her world, her life really and she wouldn't have it any other way."

credits

Story by EsMentiras art by teddy bear
background by wallup gif by mienar on tumblr