I found today!

The days that followed her acquisition of Kichi had Lurid pondering if she had made the right decision in taking the boy. He refused to eat, had trouble sleeping, kept her awake, wanted her to hold him all of the first day. The only real comfort to the beast had been the lack of tears, those seemed to stop after the first night, but Lurid could still swear she heard his cries echo through her mind. It had taken every ounce of her will power not to smother the boy as he wailed that first night, but she had taken him to make him stronger. To test herself for the trials of creating an empire, she had to be able to care for children around the clock and not murder them, and Kichi was becoming more than perfect for the role of a crash test dummy. Somehow, she found patience enough to deal with his grief and emotions. Her reward came on the fifth day after the supposed hunting accident.

It had become her custom to leave him sleeping in the den as she went off hunting for his breakfast, this morning had seen her take a squirrel and two rabbits, plenty for the boy. When she returned she was surprised to see her boy was out and attacking a branch no less! Crystalline tail waved proudly behind her as she watched him play once again, her unspoken prayers answered. Setting her quarry down, Lurid felt something childlike spark within herself and she gave a bunny-hopping lope at the boy, signaling she wished to play with him. In this manner, she could teach him a bit, and still have it disguised as a game. Her ghostly form darted passed him, tickling at his nose with her tail, then spinning to look at him in a playful bow a few paces away. He was happy, and the dark goddess would take advantage of the moment to make him feel even better. "That stick is no match for you, pick on someone your own size!" She said playfully, her dual-toned voice light and happy for once.