Contest 4

Tanya the Savage

The oldest of 3, when the world changed and the adults vanished forever, Tanya was left with her two younger siblings to protect, Gian and Iris. A strong since of duty and determination not to lose her remaining family, Tanya did everything and anything she had to, in order to protect her younger brother and little sister.
She would often test the radiated flora. Small bites to check for poison or anything harmful. Often times it was painful.

One particular night. After having a small bite, she stuffed a poisonous plant into her mouth, thinking it was safe. Her body developed a resistance to toxins and she thought it was safe. Unfortunately she developed fever and her eyes began to glow. In their worry, her siblings decided to split up. Iris stayed and looked after her while Gian went out for proper food and water.

Upon returning, Gian saw an unrecognizable, mutated creature at the mouth of the cave they were staying in. With everything he could muster, he rushed to his sisters. The creature saw him and attempted to attack but he deftly dodged the massive talons aimed at his gut. He threw the berries and edible roots he had into the cave and took out his makeshift wooden spear before standing between his sisters and the monster.

Poor Gian did what he could, but was no match for the beast. He dodged and stabbed with his spear. When he made contact to its back leg, the beast countered with a jab of it's claws and impaled Gian in his stomach. Upon seeing this, Tanya gained desperate strength, fatigue left her and she stood up before it could finish her dear brother. She then grabbed her own wooden spear and hurled it towards the beast. It dug deep into its side and it charged for her. Tanya was quicker and dodged, grabbing her brothers spear, shoving it into it's head.

From then on, Tanya never tired, she would face whatever came her way with determination. And since that day, her eyes never stopped glowing.