Twilight the Lycalo

This is an article about Twilight the Lycalo, the fursona of True Lycalo. Twilight is a male, anthropomorhic Lycalo. Originally an innocent and harmless hybrid without a worry in the world, he is constantly afraid that his monstrous transformation will unleash itself and bring chaos and destruction in it's path.

Early life
Twilight is born from the race of wolfbat creatures known as the Lycalo. His parents, Lance and Vivian, were friends since their days as children and always disliked the ways of their kind. They wanted a whole new generation of peace loving Lycalos and they were determined in their task. With their lifelong friendship becoming more intimate, they made their home in Westopolis and the first order of business was giving birth to their one and only son, Twilight. They both became a part of the Police unit in Westopolis, putting the skills they learned to good and legal use. The couple strived to raise their son to live a normal and happy life. Twilight did moderately well in his classes as a young Lycalo and never came across any real problems, although it seemed he traded a social life for his accomplishments.

The curse unleashed
After graduating from a Westopolis High School, Twilight earned a scholarship to a Station Square Community College through a program his parents helped him enroll in. He wished to pursue his dream and obtain a career in Criminal Justice where he can put his abilities to good use. He wished his parents a hearty farewell and moved out to Station Square. His parents provided him with enough money for various school supplies and a dingy bottom-floor apartment. This was how he started and would begin to work his way up. He wished to have a comfy life and be successful in his career. A year later on the night of his 18th birthday, he got the surprise of his life when the curse of the Lycalo unleashed itself upon him. He headed for the nearby city where his reign of terror began. Twilight was terrified by his own feat the next morning. He was born pure of soul, the exact opposite of his new "other self." He found his way back home where he began pondering about his predicament. Twilight strived every night to keep the beast concealed by bonding himself with various tools he found in the streets such as chains and cinderblocks. Every effort was futile and night after night, people were dying by his hands.

All hope is lost
After a year of this carnage the area around his house was empty from people fleeing and his seemingly endless hunger, so he began attacking neighboring cities. Even the military's best efforts were futile. Things grew bleakest and the crossbreed was prepared to take his own life for the better of the world. One fateful night shortly before the moon rose, Twilight used the very tools he obtained to hang himself. He died happy knowing his curse was over and people were free from the living nightmare. A smile even fixed on his muzzle as he drew his last breath. Much to his extreme dissatisfaction, the moonlight glowed onto him and his body still attained the shadowy dark purple aura. His Night form was unleashed and unrestrained itself to run amok. The next morning, a very alive Twilight was highly perplexed on the events that transpired. After realizing death would not bring him peace, his already severe insanity increased exponentially. Experiencing death multiple times resulted in life no longer having meaning. He no longer cared about his sins and did not even attempt to stop the monster. He would even wander the streets of unfamiliar places during the day rather than find his way back home like he used to.

Free from the Nightmare
There was a glimmer of hope however. He discovered that exposure to ultraviolet light may return him to normal. He traced himself back to his former residence. Night was soon upon the hybrid as he frantically searched anywhere that may have an ultraviolet lamp of some sorts. With most of the stores being abandoned, it made things a whole lot easier. All his regained hoped began to diminish, when suddenly he came across a store with a vast collection of fluorescent black light tubes. They were rather large, and the crossbreed was only able to grab four. Since time was running short, he found a nearby house that was long abandoned. He decided to make this his new home and once he got inside, he did not hesitate to place them around the house. He sat on the floor with the four UV lights on all sides of him. Time grew short and the sky began to blacken. The UV light gleamed on him as he watched the moon rise over the horizon. The moment of truth was upon him and he awaited the transformation. After what felt like an eternity, the hybrid let out a long sigh of relief. His curse no longer tortured him and he was free. With no more death on his hands, Twilight began slowly regaining his sanity and gradually opened up to people again. His part of town returned to normal after the denizens realized a threat was no longer upon them. Twilight kept his supply of UV lights up so he'd never run short.

A talk with Mom and Dad
A week after he freed himself from the Nightmare, he traced himself back early in the morning to where he was raised. He tracked his parents down who remained in the same residence upon his departure and informed them what had happened to him. Lance and Vivian were surprised beyond all reason and hesitantly informed their young son of the Lycalo heritage. After obtaining this knowledge, Twilight bid farewell to his parents and set off back to his residence wishing not to be close to them for fear harm may come their way. He reached his home far before sunset where he continued his typical routine. The fear of his Night form returning still occasionally creeps up on him as well. He has lived a peaceful life for two years now and he couldn't be happier despite his career never becoming a reality.

Physical description
Short sky blue fur covers his entire body excluding his tan skinned arms. Like most wolves, the length of his fur increases during the winter months to provide additional warmth. He has a pair of warm, comforting and highly expressive eyes with golden irises, black pupils and a glassy white sclera. His eyes are partly covered by his sky blue, quarter-lidded eyelids which can briefly become fully open if Twilight experiences any sort of surprise. His build is rather diminutive, lacking any visible muscle mass. Being a cross between a wolf and a bat, he has traits of both species excluding a pair of fangs and claws. For the wolf, he has 4 thick, arched and vertically positioned bangs that stick out of the middle of his forehead. The bangs all have different lengths with the uppermost one being the longest and each one below is slightly longer then the next. A round, jet black nose sits on the end of his broad, white furred muzzle. This flares out to the side at 6 different sections and each flare tappers off to a point. An ovular patch of white fur covers his stomach and chest region. He has a long and shaggy tail with a white tip that is typically carried in an arc. As for the bat; his fur spikes out into 6 thick, arched tufts of fur on the back of his head, looking somewhat like shoulder-length hair. Large and alert bat ears with tan inner areas are perked on the top of his head. Lastly, a set of azure colored bat wings with tan inner areas, curved edges and no visible bone ridges protrude from his upper back. When he uses these wings, they lose their curved edges, which show his full wingspan of 4 feet. Both his tail and ears move varying on what emotion he feels. With his ears, things like happiness make them appear to perk up more, while sadness causes them to droop and hang low. They also have a tendency to twitch or fold back when he becomes irritated or frightened and often flap about in momentum. His tail sways side to side or curves upwards when he feels elated. When intimidated, his tail becomes erect and sticks straight outward.

Attire
He wears a pair of plain, yellow gloves with large sock-like cuffs. His choice of footwear consists of yellow shoes with large white socks and two white horizontal straps going across the top with white soles. Metallic silver buckles fasten these straps in place on the tops of the shoes. He also wears a pair of orange pants which cover his socks and has his tail poking out of the back. Twilight refuses to wear any clothing for his upper body with how difficult his wings make it. Even if he were to remove the upper back out of a shirt, he states it's uncomfortable for the fur on his chest.

Abilities
Twilight's status as a hybrid has granted him great advantages.such as the following.

Flight
His most notable ability. He has learned to fly shortly after he learned how to walk. As such, he has incredible amounts of control while airborne. His wings are perhaps the strongest thing on his body. With the resilience in his wings, he can reach speeds up to 160 mph on average rather quickly for quite extensive amounts of time. His true top speed has shown to be roughly 300 mph, but such a speed wears his wings down far too quickly and prefers to use this speed for emergencies. He also has the ability to adapt to high altitude environments. He is able to withstand extremely high or low air pressure and isn't disoriented or deprived of normal breathing capacity by it as well as high wind friction, accompanied by an innate immunity to vertigo or fear of heights. His enhanced lung capacity assists with this. He has the ability to create small gusts of winds with a quick flap from his wings that would most likely knock an opponent off their feet at the most. His wings are also quite durable and can be used to wrap around his body for extra protection or even a melee strike by lashing them forward.

Enhanced hearing
With his large bat ears, Twilight has exceptional hearing and can hear with amazing clarity, distance, and even frequencies outside normal range. He can pick up every single sound, decipher layer upon layer of differing sounds or conversations and locate the source of the noise. He can focus his hearing to one specific area, or filter out everything but the wanted noise.

Echolocation
Twilight also has the ability to utilize Echolocation. By generating sound waves from his mouth, the sounds bounce back and inform him of his surroundings. The sound waves only cover the area in front of him up to 30 yards out and can even be used to locate hidden or camouflaged targets.

Enhanced smell
He has the keen sense of smell of a wolf and can use this to detect specific persons, objects, substances or even places and track their origin with this keen sense alone.

Night Vision
Although his vision is only average, he can utilize Night Vision to automatically see even in the darkest environments as though it were well-lit thanks to his wolf side. His eyes take on a glow while this is activated

Super hearing/smell
He can focus his hearing and smell and nearly double their ability. He must be motionless while doing this and must have absolute concentration on the sense. Only one sense can be focused at a time. His hearing can be improved to the point he can hear an individual’s heartbeat within close proximity and be able to determine if they're lying or not. He listens for things such as a change in heartbeat and strain in voice to do this. His nose can detect lying too, as well as sickness and emotions by picking up what smells or hormones they secrete.

Other abilities
Twilight is naturally skilled swimmer, able to use his powerful legs and wings to propel himself at moderately fast speeds. His enhanced lung capacity mentioned above allows him to stay submerged for fair amounts of time. His Night Vision and Echolocation can be used to their full ability while underwater. He has a small amount of knowledge in the art of hand-to-hand combat which he combines with his acrobatic proficiency and increased agility. With all of his upgraded senses and his agility, Twilight can be quite stealthy at times and would make a difficult target to hit in a fight.

Weaknesses
Twilight is slightly claustrophobic. Small and cramped spaces aren't a problem for him, but if he can't stretch out his arms and/or legs fully, his mind can rapidly enter a state of panic. He has a bad tendency to act first without thinking, which can sometimes put him in troubled situations. Although his wings are durable, his inner wings cannot take much damage. Even a single weak strike can temporarily disable his wings and bring him pain. Twilight's overly sensitive bat ears are highly susceptible to loud or high-pitched sounds, which bring great pain to his ears and can instantly cripple him. The effects of this can double when concentrating his hearing. Other sounds may throw off his Echolocation's effectiveness. If roaming in a dark area with his Night Vision activated and he is exposed to sudden bright lights, his eyes don't have time to adapt to the quick change and this can blind him momentarily. His Night Vision also takes a few moments to reach full power and the darker an area is, the more time it takes to adapt which also means it takes the same amount of time to readjust to normal light. Despite being able to detect lying, he cannot not differentiate between a white lie and a secret. This power can be subconsciously blocked when around someone he trusts; say a best friend or a family member. Despite having a decent amount of knowledge in the art of hand-to-hand combat, Twilight's lack of both training and combat experience renders this almost useless. Anything spectacular he performs is most likely out of luck. He is also intimidated rather easily and will always attempt to flee a fight. With his below average physical strength, he cannot dish up much damage, but this can be made up for with his agility. Not only can he not deal much damage, he can't handle much either with such a small frame and it doesn't take much to incapacitate him. He obviously isn't a fighter and prefers to avoid confrontation altogether.

Nightmare
Twilight can undergo a transformation as the sun sets and lunar energy envelopes him,. It is a monstrous form he calls Nightmare. This transformation happens by a shadowy aura of dark energy shrouding his entire body. It takes roughly 10 seconds to complete and is quite painful for the Lycalo.

In the roleplay Into the Future, Twilight has regained control over Nightmare after 13 long years. Even in the darkest of nights, he retains his normal appearance and doesn't even hunger for blood. He has even acquired the cursed Lycalo's overly enhanced senses and can form claws at will. The angrier Twilight becomes, the more of Nightmare's power is granted. However, this also means he gradually loses control. His appearance will even change more and more into the feral monster if his anger continues.

Dusk
In the roleplay Breaking the Crimson Flow of Rage, Twilight attained a different variation of Nightmare that is named Dusk. It serves as a halfway point between Twilight and Nightmare caused by the two sides conflicting with one another. His appearance is essentially a combination of the 2 Lycalos and his power is only half of Nightmare's. Despite this, he is considered more dangerous as he becomes just as ruthless, but is highly intelligent and is immune to the affects of UV light. His regeneration ability is increased and he gains the ability to manipulate one's mind through eye contact, although contacts and sunglasses will hinder this to useless levels. Dusk can only be transformed through Twilight and is unleashed through 2 things; the presence of multiple Vampires and a strong scent of blood.

Before his curse
Because Twilight never had much of a social life, he tends to be self reserved and quiet, but this can swiftly change. Once he develops a friendship with someone, it's shown he has an outgoing and welcoming personality and is easy to get along with. He enjoys joking around from time to time and is quite sarcastic at times, but if the situation doesn't call for it, his demeanor changes almost instantly. He is very selfless and puts others before himself. He is moderately stubborn which he presents by politely rejecting those who try to help him. The reasoning for this is because he feels that if he accepts assistance, he's imposing on those helping him. This is also expressed by the fact he has troubling admitting things both positive and negative. Twilight can usually sense when people are in negative moods and if he doesn't know them well enough, he instinctively becomes quiet around them and feels a sense of awkwardness. If they are familiar to him, he will do his best to lift their mood. He is also quite competitive a lot of the time in almost everything and never considers cheating his way to victory. He refuses to admit to anyone, even himself, that he absolutely hates losing. No sign of this is visible either and he will give friendly congratulations to those who bested him. He possesses well manners and has a tendency to act shy towards strangers or females who give him more attention than usual, although the latter is no longer applicable as his heart faithfully belongs to a certain Angelfox. Twilight is an innocent hybrid who finds good in just about anything or anyone. He is quite the optimist and is always looking at the brighter side of things even in the most bleak of moments. He has a tenancy to be too apologetic sometimes, even when it's not necessary. He enjoys relaxing and hanging out and with his carefree demeanor, it takes a lot for him to lose his temper. He is a rather curious individual and he always likes to know what's going on around him. He's an honest and kind hearted Lycalo who has a knack for adventure.

After his curse
Once he turned 18 and his curse unleashed itself, he was tormented by this curse and haunted by the blood of the innocent on his hands. He became overly meek and timid, constantly denying his actions under his Night form. After admitting to himself his own monstrous sins, he preferred to be anti-social and get close to no one for fear he might bring them harm. With his every attempt to confine himself at night lying in vain and remaining a puppet to the monstrosity, he eventually became insane with literally no care in the world whatsoever. Things reached a critical point and he was close to becoming suicidal and then severely insane.

After his discovery
Soon after his discovery he gradually returned to his old self, only now if the sun starts to set and he is away from his home, he can become paranoid and stops at nothing to make his return. Because of his past transgressions, Twilight is hesitant about large social gatherings and prefers brief interactions within a small group. If in a crowded area, more prominently inside a building, he can quickly enter a state of panic which worsens the closer it is to nightfall. Twilight has become hesitant about becoming attached to people for fear he may bring them harm. If he feels as if he's about to hurt those close to him, he may become unresponsive and act in a matter that pushes them away. He now has a bad tenancy to hide his emotions. No matter how severe they are, he will portray himself normally and will never give any indication of anything that's troubling him. He also has a constant fear the beast within him is waiting to be unleashed once again and he will do everything in his power and beyond to prevent that.

Romantically
Ever since he was young, Twilight has had a particular mindset when it comes to love. He recently began calling it a "fairy tale" with how farfetched the idea was. Everything about love both good and bad he wanted to experience with a sole individual. He knows with a mindset much like his own, it's easy to get hurt. This has led him to be extremely selective about which females he surrounds himself with which has ultimately resulted in him being shy around them. After his curse unleashed itself, Twilight no longer cared about finding that special someone, which brought him great sadness. Of course the aforementioned Angelfox has recently stepped into his life and has revived the long lost dream. Twilight shows unwavering devotion and protection towards her and stops at nothing to assure her happiness and safety, even if it means putting himself in harm's way. She brings out the best in him and he will forever cherish the love they share.

Appearances
Breaking the Crimson Flow of Rage

[http://sonicfanon.wikia.com/wiki/Roleplay:Valentines_evacuation! Valentines Evacuation!]

Birthday Crash

Lessons in Love

Into the Future

Into the Skies

When Gnomes Attack

Where It All Began

Friends and allies
Crymson the Cat - Crymson is somebody Twilight hasn't seen much of and she was one of the unlucky individuals to first meet the Lycalo under his fearsome form of Nightmare. Twilight respects the pyrokinetic feline's bravery and is ultimately happy no harm came to her.

Vyne the Mergay - Just like Crymson, Vyne first met Nightmare instead of the true Lycalo within. While Twilight himself hasn't actually met the Mergay, he still counts him as a friend.

Valencia the Vampire Werefox - Twilight's first interaction with the arctic canine was a rather hostile one as both were under their feral forms. They haven't seen much of each other since then. Given the fact both share a similar hybridization of curses, Twilight has large amounts of understanding for her and is rather remorseful she must suffer through it.

Zorovar Hallstorm - Twilight has a deep amount of respect for this dingo who he knows as Twilight. The canine's "shadow" Eclipse, had bestowed him a night free of his curse which Twilight is endlessly grateful for.

Bladelocke Cutter - Ever since Twilight has first met Bladelocke, there was something about him he could sense, but various distractions prevented any discoveries. This was ultimately Bladelocke being part bat which is a trait he hides. Twilight knows part of the foxbat's history and it is a secret that stays within him.

Static the Cat -

Enemies
Nightmare the Lycalo - The dark secret within Twilight. Nightmare is the embodiment of everything he dislikes and he does everything in his power to make sure this vile beast is never unleashed.

Ernest Knackburn - The hatred Twilight has towards this twisted doctor is perhaps greater than that of Nightmare. This is mainly because Knackburn gets enjoyment out of causing pain and misery. The things he has done to Luce and her loved ones is an unforgivable act. Ernest is the first and only individual Twilight will unleash Nightmare upon willingly.

Love interest
Lucinda the Angelfox - Luce is somebody Twilight admires and adores. He found himself getting attached to her rather quickly with each of their encounters. Because of her awareness towards Nightmare in addition to her persisting acceptance, she has allowed him to remove all mental barriers. Twilight will protect the Angelfox at all costs no matter what and will continue to do for the remainder of his immortal life.

See also: Twiluce

Gallery
Note: None of the artwork belongs to me

Trivia

 * Twilight was originally named "Project: Noctis Mutatio", an experiment conducted by corrupt G.U.N scientists. Midnight was his alias with a color scheme similar to his current Night form, only with standard-looking blue eyes and black attire. He was only three years old, but physically 16.


 * During his development, he was narrowed down to being a Bat with Vampire traits or a Wolf with Werewolf traits. Since a hybrid was the desired result, the two ideas were merged together.


 * His color theme is inspired by the morning sky. His sky blue fur and azure blue wings represents the sky. His white and fluffy muzzle, the hair on his chest/stomach and his tail tip resemble the clouds. Finally, his eyes, gloves, shoes and pants signify the sun.


 * Twilight has the inability to die, at least permanently. He can die until his lifeless body is exposed to the moon. This will cause him to transform and his Night form will show no signs of injury or death prior to the transformation. Even through dismemberment, as long as his severed parts are within a close proximity they will pull themselves back together. This also means he does not require sleep. The same goes for his Night form as well; the only difference is exposure to solar energy.


 * His love for the sun and his solitude contradicts the lifestyle of both wolves and bats. Both are nocturnal and tend to interact within groups or packs.


 * If one were to be technical, Twilight is a cross between an Arabian Wolf and an Egyptian Fruit Bat


 * The fact his wings are a darker color than his body is a trait of the Egyptian Fruit bat, whereas its fur color is tan with standard brown wings.


 * Arabian wolves are not known to howl, which is something Twilight would never consider. These wolves are also smaller than other wolves and have shorter fur, which explains some aspects of Twilight's appearance.


 * Twilight is both a carnivore and a frugivore. Almost any assortment of meat (preferably medium rare) or fruit will greatly satisfy him.


 * He always enjoys an all-natural, fruit flavored drink.


 * Whenever Twilight eats applesauce, he becomes hyperactive.


 * Twilight knows a small portion of the Lycalo language which he's been studying in his free time. He only knows basic greetings and can only speak a handful of complete sentences with little difficulty.


 * To keep his wings and legs strong and his stamina up, he always makes sure to go for an early morning flight where he we will occasionally alternate to running and vice versa. This is how he expresses his freedom from being cooped up in his house.


 * His name of Twilight is derived from the time of day, which is the time between dawn and sunrise or sunset and dusk, both of which are when his transformations happen. It has no relevance to the Twilight series of books and movies.