ZRKive Industries

 

The hot spotlight held heavy on your thick fur as the crowd watched you. This was your moment, your time to make a show stopping performance. You notice a particular Kemata in the front row, his glasses lined with gold trim that sparkled as the light bounced off of them. A gold chain also caught your eyes as you brought all of your focus onto this one Kemata. You began your performance, pouring your heart and soul into each movement and verse. You finally reach the end, dropping the mic to put a steel nail in the performance that you prayed would pave the way towards your goal of success. The crowd erupted with applause and cheers as you made your way towards the back stage. You hadn’t realized how much your sweat soaked through your coat until you finally sat down. Four minutes felt almost like an hour on the blazing stage as you took a seat. “Not bad, kid.” The sunglasses Kemata! He walks in, an aura of confidence engulfs him as he makes his way towards you. “I felt your passion, you have a strong desire, just like me. Your goals need to be physical, not just a feeling.” You prick your ears forward as he lays a bag full of opals in front of you. “This is what you want right? With wealth magic, it's nothing.”

He snaps his fingers, and a pawful of opals form out of thin air. “Even with all of these opals, and all the gold in the world, wealth magic isn’t just about forming opals. It’s about how we use this magic. We still have to keep the economy in check. So how do we help? We build our own wealth.” The kemata takes a seat across from you, “we give to those who need a different kind of wealth. Wealth has many definitions, of course, the default wealth is gold, opals, and precious gems. But to some... Wealth is family. Wealth is food for their kits. Wealth is happiness. Wealth is knowledge, wealth is success. It is our job as Wealth magic holders to help others realize what their wealth truly is.” He rises to his paws and hands you a paper, it appears to be a contract, “That's what my company is all about. We make others dreams a reality. When we have spare time, we give others what they need and devote ourselves to helping them. Whaddya say?” You hesitate and look the kemata up and down. You could tell he has been in and out of different wealths and experiences, but he never let it stop him.

“What is your name?” You flick your ears forward, awaiting his answer.

“Zeke, AKA XZILE, owner of ZRKIVE industries. Stick with me kid, I’ll teach you all you need to know about how to balance the wealth of life and of money.”

Name: Zeke

Nicknames: XZILE

Gender: Male

Height: 99 cm

 

Zeke dreams of being rich and famous. He is a talented rapper/songwriter. He also writes songs for other musicians. Down to earth, modest. Finds it easy to interact with others when he wears sunglasses. Strives for originality. Likes Money, writing poetry. Leaves inspirational or romantic messages in random places. 

HOW WILL YOU PROVE YOURSELF?

Zeke challenges you to prove yourself in mastering the art of Wealth Magic! In order to prove your worth you must select 3 out of the 10 prompts listed below:

Prompt 1: 
You sit next to Zeke in his office while he’s talking with his client, Ventrus. Zeke likes to help people make lyrics for their works and Ventrus has seemed to bring plenty of material for references so they can create something beautiful together. But, his reference material seems to be appalling photos of kems you’ve seen before. You notice a photo of Levi, the Shade magic master, doing something rather grotesque. “So, you wanna make a diss track on these kems?” Zeke repeated Ventrus. Zeke leaned over his desk, analyzing the photos. His ears perked up, glances at you and asks, “You want in on this? You need to practice precise analytics in order to churn out quality products so that your client can churn out quality opal.” Help Zeke make a diss track.


Prompt 2:
Inaudible yells and demands filled the Stock Investment Hall with kematas running around like flibbs chasing yarns balls. Zeke seemed like the only cool headed one there as he stood like a pillar, beaming with confidence, equipped with a grin that could cut any deal. His eyes were fixed on a screen overhead that read out numbers and letters of what defined stocks that kems were investing in. The numbers shuffled at a staggering speed and just when the number was green, Zeke slammed his paw on a button right before anyone else could. And just when those kems slammed their buttons, the stock was red, meaning it lowered and thus their stock was deemed worthless. They groaned and tore their hair out, muttering words no kit should hear. Zeke put on his sunglasses and turned to you, “Alright. Now it’s your turn. Find the right stock for you and invest right when the stocks are up. And be careful, just for today, it’s first come first served.” Invest, Invest, invest!

Prompt 3: 
You couldn’t help but stare at two kems slurping down uncountable bowls of cold noodles while Zeke and Tadano are discussing about a big time investor who was about to roll into town. “So, we know they like name brand apparel, big-ticket items and thighs.” Tadano listed each one of these on his fingers as Zeke went on, “He definitely isn’t scared to spend money, but how can we reel this fish in?” Zeke rested his muzzle on his paw. “Does his wife know about his spending?” Tadano blurted. Zeke tried to hold back a grin but waved his paw at him, “No, no, but…” They both looked at you, then at the couple of kems gorging themselves with noodles. Tadano pulled your chin to face Zeke and Zeke asked, “Wanna show this kem around? He’ll be here in about an hour.” Zeke slid his black credit card towards you, “Slender, mostly white with a black eye patch over his left eye. Show the guy a few of my condos and swag. If he sees we have good material, he’ll throw money our way to invest in those brands.”

Prompt 4:
Zeke invited you and Kisa over for his private fashion show. It wasn’t fancy or extravagant or anything, he just bought some clothes and wanted to see if he looked good in them. “I did drop about 2K opals for a few of these outfits, so I hope they look alright, ya know?” He flashed his new arm sleeves and necklaces. His new Suepreme jacket with rings to match. Kisa gave a generous applaud and giggled, “Never better, Zekey~” Zeke gave a cool smirk to signal the end of his fashion show then tossed his new jacket at you. “Why don’t you try it on? I never saw you try to flex your style.” Kisa’s ears perk up from a new thought, “Why don’t they use your wardrobe to make their own style?” Zeke thought over it while finger framing your stature, “Yeah… Yeah! Show your style and we’ll score you on originality!” Zeke leaped over to a pair of double doors that flung open to a massive wardrobe with a myriad of clothes and accessories that costs more than a house. Try them on!

Prompt 5:
“Life’s too short...to worry about things...that we got wrong.” Zeke quotes as he spray paints the side of a bridge. With rainbow blotches all over his paws and face, he steps back to see what he painted. “I want to leave a message to the world. Even if this paint gets washed away by the rain at least one kem will see it and that’s all that matters to me.” He smiles warmly and wipes the paint from his face. Freckles of paint covered his jewelry and clothes. “Things we buy, the things we pick up and throw away are temporary. But ideas are forever.” He tosses the spray can in your direction. “What do you wanna leave to the world?”

Prompt 6:
Many Kemata wish they could make money out of thin air-- that's essentially what your magic does. Although it may be true that money can't fix all problems, it can certainly help with some important ones. Food, housing, living comfortably... Will your Kemata hoard these riches or use them to help others?

Prompt 7:
You partnered up with some Kemata to help hunt some monsters lurking around Red Wind Hills. They split the drops and opals evenly, but by the time they got back to camp, they realized that you had more than them! They accuse you of stealing from them, and the whole thing blows up into a big argument. What do you do?

Prompt 8:
So, you decided your magic, but can your kemata handle its new found ability? Depict your kemata studying hard or practicing their magic.

Prompt 9:
Money can't buy happiness. Or... can it? Depict your Kemata attempting to use it's Wealth magic to achieve their version of happiness-- whatever that is. Do they succeed or fail?

Prompt 10:
Zeke is on another tangent. Explaining to you that Opals aren't everything, that some kems need different  types of wealth. He looks you firmly in the face, about to issue an order, when his sunglasses suddenly slip from his nose bridge and crash down the the table! The left arm of the glasses snapped, causing Zeke to panic. He quickly gathers up his glasses and fumbles to try and magically press them back together, to no avail. "Oh man, oh man oh man oh man!!!!" His sudden confident aura slips away from him, turning him into a mess of emotions that wash over his face. "I'm nothing without my shades!!! Quick, find me a new pair, any will do!! just hurry!"