Akilia

Let Me Make You Proud from Rapunzel's Tangled Adventures - Before her mother died, all Akilia wanted was to make her proud. Akilia knew that she made a lot of mistakes. There were plenty of times when Akilia felt that all she did was make mistakes and disappoint her mother. After she died, Akilia thought she'd never be able to fulfill that goal, but then she came back. Her mother had returned from the grave, telling her she was intended for great things. Great things that, if she accomplished them, would make her mother be proud of her. Suddenly, Akilia stood a chance again at proving to her mother that she wasn't just a failure. That spurred Akilia onto the path that she's on now, determined to prove to her mother that she is far better than the cub she left behind.
Nightmare by Natewantstobattle - In the back of her mind, Akilia knows what she's doing is wrong. Subconsciously, a small part of her brain knows that the monster is not Nasaba, but herself and her mother. That part of her wants to cry, scream, beg for someone to stop her, but she's so blinded by her compulsion to make her mother proud that she won't stop. If Akilia could see herself for what she truly is, she'd be horrified at what she's become. Deep down, she knows she is on a path to become the monster she believes she intends to usurp, but no one sees past the facade of an Oracle that her mother helps her keep. She's trapped herself in this lie, but she refuses to acknowledge it. And so, the tiny part of her brain is forced to wait, hope, and pray that somehow, someday, she comes to her senses...before it's too late.
Monster by Beth Crowley - Akilia knows that Nasaba would never understand the truth. He'd never understand that her coup is necessary, that her assuming leadership of the pride is the only way for the pride to flourish. He's given her a place of power unwittingly, a place where she can say anything is from the ancestors and many of the pride members will fall over themselves to fulfill their requests. Her mother has made it clear that Akilia will have to kill Nasaba if she is to fix the pride and live up to her potential. She must be merciless and know that Nasaba will see her actions as monstrous, because he won't expect his own Oracle to turn on him in such a fashion. That's part of the reason she must do the task her mother has appointed for her to do.
Antidote by Faith Marie - If she were to be honest with herself, Akilia is terrified of what her mother has turned her into. She blocks it out, but in reality, no one knows what she is dealing with. A part of Akilia isn't even sure that the thing guiding her is, in fact, her mother. She wants to be okay, because if she were to really look at herself and be honest, she'd recognize that she truly is terrified of what she's become. When she succeeds in her coup, if she succeeds, a small part of Akilia knows she's going to be filled with regret. She's going to want to take it back, to make everything okay, but because of her attempts to make things okay, she will have shattered any semblance of okay for longer than even she realizes. Somehow, Akilia doesn't seem to realize the solution to the problem of her mother is something that, as of right now, only she can address. She can change what she is going to do, make a different path for herself. Sadly, it seems like Akilia has been driven too far by her mother, so blinded to the truth in herself, that she'll never realize how she truly feels about what she has set out to do.
I Am Not Nothing by Beth Crowley - When Akilia's mother was alive, she made her feel terrible. Akilia never felt like she could live up to her expectations, believing everything her mother said about her. Her mother made her feel like nothing, and when her mother died, despite the distressing realization that she could never make her mother see her potential, Akilia felt a certain relief. After all, she was finally free of her. She could write her own story, and prove that her mother did not define her. Her mother's return into her life erased any ideas Akilia had of doing such things, but deep down, Akilia wishes she could tell her mother she had changed. Sadly, she's too caught up in trying to prove herself to her mother to be her own person instead, and show how far she has come in moving on from how her mother treated her.
My Version of You by Beth Crowley - Akilia's idealization of her mother has grown into idolization. Deep down, she realizes that. And the more Akilia tries to do as her mother instructs, wanting to make her proud, the more Akilia realizes that the picture she has of her mother is not the same as who her mother truly is. It's a fact that Akilia is desperate to not accept it, wanting to believe that her mother is perfect, but they've both changed. When her mother died, Akilia didn't want to let her go. When her mother returned as a spirit, seemingly for once needing her, Akilia clung to it, desperate for the chance to make everything she dreamed of as a cub true. Who is she going to become if she gives her mother up? Even if the version of her mother that she has formed is not true, isn't that better than the alternative?
Angel of Darkness by Alex Christnesen - The world, at least the Isle of Rose's world, is in Akilia's paws. If she enacts her plans, is she going to bring peace or pain? Akilia is terrified deep down of what she might become in her attempts to play the savior her mother wants her to be. Despite what her mother says and the signs Akilia believes she's seen that signify Nasaba's weak leadership, Akilia isn't sure that destroying the pride's current structure is what she should do to save them. Will she really be seen as the pride's hero if she goes through with her mother's plan, or are they going to see her as the one that destroyed their peace? Even if Akilia won't actively confront these thoughts, they are ever present. She may believe she is fighting evil, but a part of her fears that she will prove to be the evil all along.