Owner: Aeris11 Back in the days before I came to Neopia, I lived atop a floating island in the sky above it. It was about 1,000 years ago. I was the daughter of Aisha Chief Bakka, (Japanese insult not intended) and I was always a caring and loving spirit. My father and his army were always fighting with the other NeoPet tribes, and I was always close behind, trying to stop the fights. My father would never listen to me, and would send the Aisha troops into battle, killing a majority of them. Soon fighting became the lives of our tribe of Aishas. I kept on trying to stop all wars, but nobody would listen to me, and our village, Ryuusei (also my last name) kept turing into a bloodbath every fall when Pet wars were fought. One day, an assasin from the Zafara tribe was about to kill my little brother. I jumped in the way and...died at the tender age of 16. The next time I saw the light of Neopia, I was a different creature, a creature called a Gelert. I was no longer an Aisha. I still remembered everything from my previous life, and, coincidentally, my owner named me _Tikal_. However, when I'm alone I always fell like there is a strange presence following me. I read in books about an aztec Aisha princess named _Tikal_ who sacrificed herself for a sibling. Due to her bravery, the wars were stopped and she was named a hero even after her death. I knew that was me 1,000 years ago. But one day when my owner and I were riding the Underground Train from Neopia to Maraqua, we got off of the train to switch Trains again. My owner got on the train but I was stuck in a crowd of other Owners and Neopets. The doors closed, and I could see my owner pounding on the door and trying to pry it open as the train departed. I was about to cry when a little Shoyru about my age, named Raibolt, found me. He was lost too, and we both decided to try and find a home. We took refuge in a treehouse that we made, and became friends fast. In fact, I think I've fallen in love with Raibolt over the years we've been together. But I've never had the nerve to tell him. And that's not very heroic for an ancient hero. I just hope hoting happens to him...he's always sticking up for the rest of us and gets hurt a lot more than we do. I just hope he'll have a better life from now on than I did 1,000 years ago. We picked up some new additions to our group, Tiifa, DJ_Tiesto and LittleYuffie...but shortly after they joined, they found owners. Now it's just Raibolt, Discy, Fisagon and I. I'm going to work along with the Darkness Shadows to stop all war and bring peace to Neopia, Just like the _Tikal_ that I know is still deep inside me. Or that could be watching me right now.