Cancer (G2)

Impulse bought for 3250(?) SC and now I have less than 1k left (wish I could keep the gender but forced to sex change due to lack of good dark III females)

With a gentle smile, Cancer (G2) gazes upon you fondly. According to them, you're the only one they can share their innermost thoughts with.
You can see the sparks of joy in Cancer (G2)'s eyes when they ask you to go over to them. They have prepared a little surprise for you as a reminder that you're special to them.
n hushed tones, Cancer (G2) tells you their deepest, darkest secret. They know you won't tell anyone.

-Stat Gains & Designs-
SpoilerOriginal look: Wardrobe link
Future look: Wardrobe link (18 GC for 3 marking apps and opacity changers)
Birth stats: 446
11 ½ months: 456(?) + 63 pup training
Lvl 1 (adult): 519
Lvl 5: 555 (was 545 flat before lvling up pfft)
Lvl 10: 679
Lvl 15: 890
Stat highlight: 999 stats right after hitting lvl 17 hehe
Stat highlight: 1001 stats not long after hitting lvl 17
Stat highlight: 1122 stats a quarter through lvl 19
Lvl 20: 1172
Stats before retiring to Mentor: 1179-Cancer Basic Information-
Spoiler

Astrology Sign:
♋ (June 21 - July 22, 2023)

Age and Sex
Age: Unknown.
Sex: Female (She/Her)

Weight/Height:
In wolf form: 5.7 feet long, 36 inches tall (91 cm), 216 lbs (97 kg).
In humanoid form: 6 foot 1 inch tall (179 cm), 216 lbs (97 kg).

Appearance:
In wolf form, Cancer appears as a tall grey wolf with black, lustrous fur and uneven grey speckles and patches. She has crimson red eyes and a thick winter coat due to living high up in the mountains. Aside from being unusually tall for a female grey wolf and having red eyes, nothing about her wolf form is unusual.

In human form, Cancer has long, straight hair that is black and shiny with fading blue tips. She has smooth dark skin and has a more slender physique with a slight muscular build. Aside from her irises being red, nothing seems unusual about her humanoid form.

Personality:
Though more reserved than talkative, Cancer does have a secret soft side that she shows to those she loves and will help those in need. Despite this, she can be a bit manipulative and destructive to get her way depending on what it is, but generally she's more calm and collective and will try her best not to let her emotions get the better of her. Cancer has some motherly instincts and has helped a few mortals before when they were sick and injured, though this isn't often as she lives in a pretty isolated area.

Abilities:
Can shapeshift into a humanoid form and a wolf form. Both forms are almost completely flawless unlike most other zodiacs.

Has the ability to access the mortal realm (Earth), and can access the pocket dimension where the rest of the zodiacs reside in via a portal she can summon at will.

Can shift her arms to crab claws in her humanoid form or grow claws on her back in her wolf form.

Cancer is unnaturally strong in both forms, easily able to lift up over twice her body weight with ease. She is also quite intelligent and knows how to gaslight and manipulate those to get what she wants.

-Other Details-
An immortal being that spends most of her time on Earth trophy hunting or tidying up her home in the mountains.

She resides high up in the mountains of the North Americas in a cave hidden behind a massive waterfall. It is decorated with wall candles and furniture made out of animal fur.

Was once in a relationship with Scorpio for a few hundred years until Scorpio left her for Aquarius which led to a huge fight between the three. This fight unfortunately dragged a few other zodiacs into the mess just to save Aquarius.

Names for pups: SpoilerBeta
Delta
Zeta
Lambda
Xi (From a 2 pup litter)(reserved for any TIII)
Iota
Epsilon (From her 2nd 2 pup litter)(reserved for any TIII)
Theta (I'd rank the 2nd most stunning pup bred)
HIP
LHS 2090
HIP 41378
HD 69629
HAT-P-43
WASP-65
AZ (First Iron bred!)(Reserved for any TIII, preferably Iron)
Cancri
(all names to end in Cancri except for the last one)Cancer: Motherly Manipulator

For a better understanding of the story, you must remember:
Prologue: A Fishy Business (Most important)
Chapter 1: Fawn Bull (Second most)
Chapter 2: Gemini's Hideout

Despite it being late summer, it's pretty cold high up in the mountains. You make your way through the rocky terrain, looking for a source of water. It's been a few days of navigating the terrain searching for herbs and other valuables. You stop by a massive waterfall, one that comes from the crater lake of the mountains. You lap up the water before turning back to seek somewhere safe to rest for a bit. That nasty scuffle you had with a cougar left you with a few painful slashes on your rump and face. You keep looking behind you, having heard from a creature named Taurus that there was some sort of beast living high up in the mountains. You hoped you wouldn't come across them. After quenching your thirst, you lift your head and cautiously look around the area. Before even making it 4 feet away from the river, a sudden splash from beside you makes you whip around to face the source of the splashing.

"Oh, my apologies. I didn't mean to scare you." A shewolf with a deep yet motherly voice stood before you. Her dark grey and silver pelt seemed to shimmer. She looked surprisingly dry despite just jumping out of a river. It makes you wonder why she was even swimming in a raging river. Her red eyes seemed intimidating at first, but she had a gentle look that eased your nerves. "I am Cancer, pleased to make your acquaintance.~" Her voice sounded melodic as she bowed, giving you a friendly smile. You give her your name as well and you see her tail sway. "You have a wonderful name." Cancer woofed gently. "Thank you." You reply with a shy smile.

Her eyes widened a little as she approached you with her head low. She carefully looked over your wounds before backing up a little. "You poor thing. You must have been through a lot before you got here." The shewolf whimpered a little. "It was only a small scuffle with a cougar." You try to reassure her, but she beckons you to follow her anyways. Though a bit hesitant at first, ultimately you follow her to the waterfall where you notice there seems to be a passage behind it. Carefully, you walk along the slippery rocks that go behind the waterfall, and you find yourself in a cozy cave full of all sorts of trinkets. Most of which are completely foreign to you. The objects were hung on the cave walls with rope or were placed on stone shelves. Interesting... "Please do make yourself comfy." Cancer said warmly, and you decide to nestle down in one of the moss beds in the cave. She places down a hare in front of you which you happily dig into. Cancer gently coated your wounds with a healing salve while you ate, which you appreciated.

"Thanks for all of this. You shouldn't have-" Before you can even finish thanking her, she interrupts. "It's no problem. I like helping others whenever I can." She said in a calm manner. You nod in understanding, giving her a grateful smile. "Now then, I'm sure you won't mind doing me a favour once you're rested up." Her tone suddenly became serious. Oh boy... "Are you in or are you out?" Cancer stared straight into your eyes as you started feeling uneasy. "It depends on what it is. What do you want me to do?" "Steal something for me. A black stone that glows when you push it in the right spot." A glowing stone..? "..Where can I find this stone?" You were reasonably skeptical if it was even real.

"In the taiga by a lake, you will find a shewolf. Although it's summer, there is still a chance she might come out to greet you. She has fur as white as snow and these creepy blue eyes with no pupils that glow. Do as she says until she leads you to a cave. Then you will steal the stone without her looking and you must wait until she sends you back to the surface before you BOOK IT!" She barked out the last words. "That scrawny little bastard runs FAST, so you have to be able to outsmart her and outrun her before she realizes you stole the stone." You nod, a bit anxious and not really willing to do the mission at all. "And don't you worry, I'll be watching on the sidelines to make sure you don't abandon the task." You groan and agree to go with the plan, since you can't easily squirm your way out of it. "Don't forget who gave you food and healed your wounds." She let out an irritated growl, and you quickly nod. "Yes, my mistake.." You sigh, resting a bit longer under Cancer's watchful eye. She resumed her motherly and nurturing act shortly after.

Suddenly, it clicked in your mind. "Hey, wait a minute.. Are you talking about Aquarius?" You ask Cancer who nodded in response. "Yes, that's her name." You've met her before in the winter. Wait.. You remember from your meeting with her that she was a trophy hunter. Cancer also appears to be one. Perhaps this is a rivalry between two trophy hunters? You didn't really want to get caught up in this, but there's no backing out unfortunately.

About an hour later, the two of you descend down the mountain. after about three days of traveling, you finally make it to the taiga on an autumn morning where she leads you to the area where the lake is. She hid in some bushes, motioning for you to move forward before completely concealing herself. You still feel her gaze on you as you approach the lake that wasn't too far off in the distance. Cancer crept closer and closer to the lake with you, remaining behind the foliage of the forest. You lap up some water from the lake, your ears rotating around to listen for any noises. A splash from beside you startles you. A shewolf with white fur and blue stripes stands before you. Yup, this is the one you've met back in winter. Her pupiless eyes stare at you. Wow, she's still pretty small. I mistook her for an adolescent, but she barely even grew. Is she a runt maybe? You wonder before snapping out of your trance. Her eyes seem to have a strange, hypnotic effect on you.

"Hiya! I remember you from a few months back!" She greets you cheerfully with her tail wagging. "What brings you to this lake so early, mortal?" You eye her warily before remembering what you had rehearsed with Cancer before arriving here. "Oh um.. I'm here to check out your wares to see if you have anything new." You try to sound as natural as possible. "Oh joy! I usually get more customers in winter, but I'd be happy to show you some new things I found." She roped you like before. Where did the rope even come from? You have no clue. You're dragged into the water and taken back to the familiar cave you've been to before. The algae and moss in the den has a dimmer glow than you remember.

"Feast your eyes on my wondrous trinkets!" You do as she says, looking at each and every one of them. A lot of the items you can't even identify, which makes your brain hurt. You turn to Aquarius who was watching you the whole time. "I've heard from a wolf you have a stone that glows when you touch it?" Her ears perked up, then immediately went to go look for the item. "You mean this?" She presented to you a flat looking stone. The top part was shiny, but the bottom was a bit bumpy and almost felt like seal blubber on the smoother parts. She presses her paw against the side of the stone, and it lights up a soft peach and red color. The top part of the stone that was glowing had strange patterns on it that you couldn't make out. "I think this is the stone." You say, staring at the mysterious object. "Ah, well this would be 50 gold cones then!" She smiled at you, and you gave her an irritated smile in response. Classic Aquarius with overpriced objects. "Maybe I'll buy it later." Aquarius nodded, placing the stone down on a moss covered rock in the den. "Anything else that interests you?" Her tail swayed as she looked at you eagerly. "What's that thing?" You point to a shiny golden figure in the shape of a cat. One of its paws moves back and fourth. The shewolf walks up to the figure. You quickly take the opportunity to snatch the phone when she isn't looking, carefully sitting on it while Aquarius rambles on about how she found the cat statue.

When she finally finishes the story, you give a polite smile. "I don't have any cones on me right now, but I'll come back later to buy that cat thing." Her face lights up. "Perfect! Want me to take you to the surface then?" You quickly nod, and she turns to face a pool in the cave that leads back out into the lake. Quickly, you stuff the stone in your mouth. Thankfully, it's not too big so it's not too obvious you have something hiding in your mouth. The shewolf leads you out of the cave and brings you back to the lake bank. "Alrighty then, I'll see you soon!" She woofed, and you simply nod at her. Your heart was racing. Now is your chance to escape. Before even taking one step, Cancer dashed out of the bushes and tackled Aquarius. The two shewolves are sent tumbling into the water. You drop the stone and run up to the bank. Air bubbles float up to the surface where the splash was. What... what is happening?! You get anxious, panicking a little as you wait for any sign of either wolf. For a good two minutes, neither surface for air. Did Cancer drown Aquarius perhaps? Or did both shewolves drown during a watery brawl? Your mind is flooded with questions but it seems no one can answer them. You back away from the water, ears pinned. There is nothing you can do for them now. Leaving the stone behind, you head for the treeline when sudden bubbling of the water catches your attention.

From the water you see faint red and blue glowing things dancing around in the water. They keep fading into the dark surroundings of the water so it's hard to make out what they are. The lake water seems to churn and lots of oxygen bubbles rise to the surface. Cautiously, you back away from the lake. You know there's something off about Cancer and Aquarius, but you can't quite put a paw on it. Whatever those "wolves" are doing in that lake is none of your concern. Before you can move away from the water's edge, Aquarius leaps out of the water, sending both of you rolling backwards. The small shewolf was panting heavily and had a bit of blood streaming down her forehead. "Please listen to me- I'm gonna act like you didn't try stealing from me before but-" She hurried you away from the river bank.

"Cancer is a deceiver. You should have never even interacted with her! I need you to find Scorpio or Taurus and bring them over here as soon as possible!" The sound of water dripping from behind Aquarius made her panic. It was Cancer slowly making her way up the river bank. "Please, get one or both of them here now! Scorpio is in the coniferous, Taurus is down in the grasslands! GO, RUN WITH THE STONE" She yowled with desperation. You take the stone and hightail it out of there. From behind you, you hear yelping and snarling. It was never your intention to put Aquarius' life at risk. You thought it was just to steal one thing from her. You run as fast as you can, and you don't stop at all. You can only hope Aquarius managed to escape from Cancer. If only you knew sooner.. Wait, I've met Taurus before! I'm sure they'll help me, but it's best to try my luck with this "Scorpio" first.. You think to yourself, racing through the taiga and on your way to the coniferous. You suddenly remembered that Taurus had already warned you of Cancer back in spring. They called her a beast. You didn't think this was the Cancer he was talking about until Aquarius told you she was a deceiver.

Next Chapter 4: Forest Fiend