What the 'ell happened? (Open)

[Kaine]

Kaine slowly began to drift towards consciousness. He felt the cool air surrounding him, he slowly felt his breathing, his sense of touch.

Finally, the grey wolf's eyes flickered open.

He was in a small hollow in the ground, barely big enough to contain the grey furred warrior, "What... ow.". Kaine groaned as a headache started inside his skull. Suddenly, a memory came and went, the sight of a massive wolf literally roaring at him. Kaine chuckled before coughing, "You lucky nutter. I will get you yet.".

He slowly dragged himself forward towards the exit of the hollow, tight muscles straining in protest. Gritting his teeth, Kaine threw himself out of the hole and landed his four paws. The wolf slowly gazed at the landscape, the hollow was dug into a small hill on a large grassy plain, a gentle wind blew across it.

"Canrus." Kaine muttered to himself, "Could have at least handed me over to Vor or... someone." He shivered, "It does feel a bit nippy here thinking of which. Unusually nippy.".

Shrugging, Kaine began to climb the hill. "Ah well, I can't have missed that much, I might as well get back to Kamari. Just get my bearings..."

He reached the top of the hill, and what he saw stopped Kaine in his tracks, his jaw dropping in a rare moment of surprise.

Just ahead was more of the Shydar, but even further out was something he didn't expect. Mountains, vast expansives of ice and snow stretched past what Kaine would have recognised as Canrus' northern border. But now there was a whole new region past that border.

"Okay." Kaine finally said to himself, "What the hell happened? Am I dead? Somewhere else? Delusional? Gone forward in time? Just missed alot of action?"

Kaine shook his head, "Geez, if there is a god and he literally pulled me out some story only to throw me back in a few years later, I hope he feels damn awful right now."

[Malachi]

Finally he made it back to where things were familiar, after his exploration over the island, Malachi was pleased to at least see something he knew. The land was all he really had and it was like visiting an old friend. Along the thought of friends, he was busy thinking of everything Saphira told him about how her world was changing. All he was really for her was a sounding board at this time since he had no idea of the deeper workings of packs. Still, he felt honored she came to him nonetheless.

His thoughts were interrupted by a voice he didn't know and immediately he tensed. Strangers still weren't his forte. And this tenor was masculine, he had only met two or three since his family massacre. The fighter male slowed and waited to pinpoint what the demeanor of this wolf would be. Picking up only one scent and one voice...who was he talking too? 

Stormy eyes narrowed in thought, perhaps he could just walk by and avoid meeting up with him since this male seemed content to chatter on with himself. But then he caught the stranger questioning himself. He didn't seem to know what was going on. 

Sighing audibly as Malachi was pulled towards the sounds, his training as a pup to help where he could taking over his desire to just leave and let the guy figure it out. A thunderous baritone rumbled out cautiously, his body still tense and ready for action, "You are not dead. Anikira has changed as the island grows." 

Judging the look of wolf was not really providing a sturdy foundation to base an initial opinion on. Deciding to keep his distance, Malachi watched carefully, his natural distrust of others causing him to be more cautious than most. But it served him well so far.

Kaine

[Kaine]

Kaine's mind had creakily clicked back into gear as a voice called out to him from one side of him. "You are not dead. Anikira has changed as the island grows." it stated.

'Damn it story god!' Kaine thought to himself with great frustration, 'Stop having people sneak up on me like that! It's turning into a gag!'

Smirking at the thought, he turned his head to face the newcomer. It was a male that didn't look too different from himself, with grey fur and blue eyes which contrasted to Kaine's own grey eyes. The wolf was looked strong and ready for anything that Kaine might do that would be seen as a threat, keeping his distance at the same time. A wise decision Kaine decided, given he was rambling like a madwolf just a moment ago!

But of course, he couldn't leave the wolf hanging.

"The island growing eh?" Kaine asked sarcastically, "Last time I checked we don't have giant ice fields and moutains come out of the flipping ocean in a matter of weeks or months!" He spun his head back towards the direction of the barren landscape before him, "And closer to the equator as well!".

He looked back at the fellow wolf, "Oh, and thanks for letting me know I'm not dead. Thats one thing off the list of possibilities." Staring at the wolf, Kaine realised that the wolf probably wasn't even close to sure about what he was ranting on about.

Kaine quickly shook his head, 'Okay, slow down Kaine, give this poor chap a chance to speak! You will scare him off at this rate!'

"Okay, I'm getting carried away, Kaine, at your service!", he gave a friendly mock bow of his head, grinning, "And you are?"

OOC: Thanks for coming in Nymph!

[Malachi]

Rusty social graces was made completely evident as Malachi listened to this stranger speak back to him. Was he being serious? Was he crazy? Unable to decipher the true, he decided to wait and see what this male revealed about himself in due time. But how could a resident of Anikira not notice the growth of the island? Had he simply been inland for so long? 

Still silent, the stormy male listened to this one called Kaine continued on. "Malachi." He answered simply while still trying to figure out what he should do. "Where have you been?" He asked bluntly, deciding he could judge by the response he was given if Kaine was truly sane or not. 

The serious male maintained a safe distance, warily watching as he always did. It was a trait of his to mistrust and avoid, being alone since he was practically still a pup hardened him. Only one wolf managed to see past that. 

"Is there someone I could find for you? Someone who could explain things to you?" Surely he had family somewhere or at least a companion who would be able to work better with him than Malachi who still was just confused. 

Another awkward silence from the silver male, once again proof he wasn't one for social events. He shifted his weight from one side to the other and even contemplated bolting but something made him stay. What? He wasn't sure. 

A deep breath filled his lungs before baritone notes dropped from his lips in a shocking offer: "Can I be of assistance? I've lived here my entire life and can perhaps offer some insight if you need any." He never expected to actually offer help but Kismet's teachings made themselves apparent once again. 

Kaine
ooc: always fun threading with ya

[Kaine]

The new wolf refered to himself as Malachi, quite the name Kaine thought, considering the circumstances. Malachi soon had asked where Kaine had been.

"Ah, an excellent question!" Kaine commented, "Possibly the question of the year!". He chuckled humorously, "To be honest, I have no idea where I have been, at least quite recently. I could have gone on a pretty epic quest and have been rendered amnesic by some evil overlord... or I could have got high on something and passed out after puking on a rock somewhere."

Kaine felt his head ache again, causing him to close his eyes breifly to the pain. "Possibly the later all things considered. As of right this moment though, I just woke up in a ditch and came up here to get my bearings. I know I'm in Canrus, but getting my bearing might allow me to get back to where I need to be."

He turned back to the north, "Then I find a giant ice field... region...whatever all the way over there!", his voice loud enough to lightly echo.

"Is there someone I can find for you?" Malachi asked, "Someone who can explain things to you?"

Kaine simply looked at the other wolf with a look that said, really?

The other wolf looked uncomfortable, as after an awkward silence, he breathed in and asked if he could offer his own assistance. 

Kaine nodded, "Well, your help would be of great use. What I will need is infomation." He tilted his head to one side, "Basically, what the hell happened on the continent, say, in the last six months. Nice little summary, bonus points for the giant ice field."

He then gave a careful stare at Malachi, "And no, I'm not insane if thats what your are thinking." He stated rather seriously, "Believe me, if I was, we wouldn't even be having this conversation. So you can talk to me like any I was any sane wolf."

Kaine breathed in a breath of his own as he sat down, ready to listen, "So Malachi, care to fill in any gaps?"

Nymph
OOC: Same here. Feel pretty satisfied with that! Looking forward to what you put next.

[Malachi]

Well his offer was accepted, frankly he wasn't sure of he was glad or disappointed about that. But it was what it was and he couldn't very well back out now, no matter how much he wanted to. But that deep feeling of responsibility took hold and kept his feet firmly rooted in place. What would become of this male if he didn't get answers? 

Looking over at the icy wasteland, Malachi mused what order he should put things in. Deciding to just wing it, he spoke, "Kairos has taken over more lands than any other pack. Their numbers grow almost daily so expansion is needed I suppose. Descai and Valyn have merged together as a result, trying or keep their numbers strong. Eden and Othala and Ananke: Newer packs that have been forged and slowly growing, all seem relatively peaceful from what I've heard."

Was he going to fast with too much information? Kaine wanted answers so here they were. "As regards the terrain...well...that's a bit harder to explain. The ice rather crashed here. It was not some slow moving glacier but something must have happened deep below that ushered it here so quickly. The cracking and crashing sounds echoed far and wide when the island and the ice finally met. The ice seemed a herald of the other changes as it wasn't long after it became one with Anikira then another change occurred. A barren land rose from the sea on the east side. The impact must have jarred it's grip on the ocean floor or something." 

He paused here, wondering if he was providing the kind of information Kaine wanted. "One last change has occurred but not of ice or earth. It was fire. It ate up the waters and the plants around it as it grew up to the surface on a deadly mission to fuse with the island. Some volcano long forgotten made it's presence known to all with its fury that day."

Believing his tale to be done, Malachi stopped and waited to see what the reaction would be. A chain of events that changed the face of the island forever. "You've missed much in your hidden adventures."


Kaine

[Kaine]

Kaine carefully listened to every little drop of infomation that Malachi was giving him, and he most certainly was surprised at the events. Descai merging with another pack? If Descai had done such an unheard act, Kairos truely was becoming a powerful threat.

Perhaps something he could slip into...

Malachi continued the tale, how the ice suddenly appeared out of nowhere, another island popping up out of nowhere and a a flipping volcano going off. Lovely.

But regardless, it was disconcerting to have missed so much, and Kaine felt almost shamefully uncomfortable with it, that big slipperly chap would not get away with this!

"You have missed much in your hidden adventures." Malachi said.

"Indeed I have." Kaine replied sadly, keeping the composure up even as his mind boiled, "Indeed I have...".

Kaine was slightly for only a moment before continuing, "Well, Kairos is running rampant, Descai and Valyn gpt together, three new packs come out of nowhere all as the continent was having a geological laughing fit."

He chuckled, "Your summary my friend was a bit long winded, but hey! It was poetic! I like it!". He shook his head as he calmed down, "I bet this Descai-Valyn beast will be running off to grab some pland before Kairos grabs it first. Sounds like the latter wants to build an empire."

He looked curiously at the other wolf, "What about Airila? And Ultoris? Are they still around?"

Kaine was particularly curious in Airilia, he recalled a rumor on how his cousin Audas had moved there, and pondered his status.

OOC: Sorry for being late, got hit hard by some really bad throat and cough, but I've cleared it out now.
Tag: Malachi

[Malachi]

He waited for it all to sink in. There was a lot he covered relatively quickly and wasn't entirely certain how or if it would have an effect on Kaine. Having no idea what this wolf had gone through, Malachi considered moving at a slower pace but he figured that could be taken as some kind of an insult. 

Silence reigned over him as Kaine commented here and there about what was revealed to him. He didn't really know what else to do so he went with one of the things he did best. Watch and say nothing.

Regarding Kairos, Malachi couldn't help but tilt his head. How perfect. "You speak correctly. They even call their leader Emperor. They control more lands than any other pack." Having no dealings with Kairos personally meant Malachi's knowledge of them was only based on what he had been told but he didn't relish the thought of Kairos choking out all other and claiming the while of Anikira as their own. 

But then the subject changed and there were questions posed after two packs Malachi neglected to mention. "Yes they remain and I've heard they add to their numbers as well. Airila especially having expanded as a result of litters and new faces they wish to claim more land for themselves although I know not which direction they mean to go or if that is even a solid decision."

He stopped and tried to think about what he knew of Ultoris. Seemed wolves within rather kept to themselves or he just hadn't caught wind of anything. "Ultoris is slowly growing but I have nothing really to add about them. Haven't heard much." 

Kaine
OOC: I'm glad you're feeling better. ^^