The Mighty Always Return [Severus]

[Fury]

Large black paws kissed the frozen ground with each calculated step. The Arctic male had finally worked up the courage to make the final leg of his journey to Selunari Expanse, the entrance to the home of Ultoris - the entrance to his home. Although he would never admit it, the truth was that Fury had stationed himself about a half mile away from the entrance that divided Aleru from the unclaimed lands of I'queyer for almost a week. That's about how long ago his withdrawal symptoms had been reduced to the point that he could bear them. At first, he was eager to return to his pack - and he still was - but nerves of rejection were taking over his common sense. In reality, Ultoris wasn't really his pack anymore. From word of mouth, he had discovered that one of his warriors, Severus, had taken the Alpha position. All in all, Fury could not be sure what the reaction of his return would be, but he knew that he owed his family (or whoever was left of it) an explanation for his disappearance.

It had been the most difficult decisions Fury had ever been faced with - should he abandon his pack in order to keep himself sane or should he stay and attempt to better his own well-being while also maintaining a steadily growing pack of wolves. In the end, though, his choice was clear. The physical pain and mental instability that had come upon him with such merciless force was so great that he could no longer perform his Alpha duties to the extent that his pack deserved. So, with a wave of grief, the black wolf left his pack without a word in hopes that they would find another way to survive.

Now, though, he was finally ready to go back. His pain was minimal, his senses were sharper than ever, and the insomnia and hallucinations were long gone. The only health related problem that he could think of that could possibly get in his way of performing well for Ultoris was his age, but even that wasn't slowing him down just yet. All it meant right now was that grey fur was evident throughout his pelt. Another slight appearance change was the nasty looking scar across his left eye which was evidence of one of many psychotic Anikira-native loner wolves who wanted to kill him. A little scar didn't mean much to Fury though.

Finally, standing before the giant opening to the underground world that he hadn't stepped foot into in over a year, he knew what he had to do. Gently, he tilted his head back and let out a long, low pitched howl that would echo through the cave system and undoubtedly reach his recipient. "My Severus, I have returned. Please come to meet me at the very entrance of the mighty Aleru." Severus was the only wolf within Ultoris worth talking to at this very moment. Although he didn't know why his beta hadn't taken over the throne, the fact was that Severus was in charge here. And when you need to discuss something regarding a pack, you always speak to the wolf in charge.

Preparing for the conversation about to take place, Fury stood tall and proud, yet somewhat conservative and with high amounts of respect in his posture. He wasn't one to trespass, and he hoped Severus was at least a tiny bit welcoming to his former Alpha. He had no idea what was going to happen in terms of the fate of Ultoris after his return, but he did know one thing: not everyone was going to be happy with him. In fact, he doubted that anyone would even be the slightest bit okay with their alpha abandoning them without warning. All he could do was explain himself and hope for some forgiveness.

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word count: 656
tags: Severus
muse: flowing
ooc notes: wow I'm so happy he's back, but I have a feeling Sev won't be XD

[Severus]

The alpha was meandering through the cave when a familiar scent entered through his nostrils. At first, Severus thought that he was imagining things for he hadn’t smelled this scent in almost two years. “Maybe I am going crazy,” the Tundra brute thought to himself. He was aging and him going crazy was more likely than the wolf whose scent it belonged to actually being here. He shook his head violently, thinking that that might bring him back to his senses. However, the scent was still there once he was done. “Why isn’t it going away,” Severus asked himself. The fact that the scent wasn’t going away caused the alpha to become slightly irritated as he gave in to go check out what was going on.

“Fury abandoned me two years ago and he is presumed dead, yet this scent is as fresh as a scent could be,” he thought to himself. He quickened his pace as the scent began to grow stronger and stronger and soon a voice he knew all too well called for him. The voice caused Severus to briefly stop right in his tracks for he took him aback and once he grew closer to the cave’s entrance, he was greeted a familiar figure. “Fury,” Severus said emotionlessly.

Usually one would be glad to see an old pack mate returning, but this was not the case. Fury was the one who founded Ultoris and Severus just happened upon him the day he was forming the pack. He never really got to know Fury because a few months after forming Ultoris, Fury left without a word as did the others, leaving Severus and a couple other members. By this time, Severus had considered Ultoris his home and he’d be damned to let it die, so he took over as the new alpha, but now the original alpha was back., but why? He had left Ultoris high and dry so his return made no sense, in fact it angered Severus.

“I never thought that I’d see the likes of you again,” Severus said coldly. If Fury thought that he was going to get a hearty welcome back, he was extremely wrong.

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Words: 363
Tags: Fury
Notes: Sorry for the short post.
Muse: Decent

[Fury]

The old brute surely didn't expect a warm "welcome home" with extravagant measures and long awaited embraces with wolves he once knew and led. He didn't even expect a simple "welcome back" muttered to him quietly. He wasn't the sentimental type, but even then he didn't have much time to form close bonds with his pack members individually. He felt unbreakable ties to Ultoris, yes, but Fury wasn't the type to easily open up to a one-on-one relationship of any kind that was non-business related. The closest "friend" he had in Ultoris was his trusted beta, Captain. And even they were only close on management related terms. Honestly, the Arctic regretted this, but even if he had put forth the effort to form more intimate friendships among the pack, his withdrawal symptoms came on so quickly that he would have had to abandon them just as quickly as he had. At this point, he only hoped his stoic nature had made his disappearance a slightly cleaner break, although he doubted it made much difference.

When yellow orbs caught sight of the grey tips of wolf ears, and eventually an entire wolf, the canine took a final deep breath to prepare himself for this hopefully peaceful confrontation. Without a doubt he was glad to see this familiar face, but he could tell almost instantly that this feeling was not mutual. The cold, emotionless expression on the Tundra brute's face explained this perfectly well, as did his sharp words that struck Fury like a boulder. He felt terrible for leaving already, but this small extra blow from Severus was painfully necessary. 

The ebony brute nodded in respect, and answered his former warrior with, "The same goes for you, Severus." His speech was unwavering and clear, but in no way threatening to the alpha. "However, I must add that I am happy to see you. You have accomplished the impossible here, and I praise you greatly for it," he said, his words as genuine and true as the sky was blue. He paused a moment, thinking of how to continue without coming on too strongly in the beginning.

Even though Fury believed his explanation for leaving was valid in his own eyes, he could not be certain if this understanding would be reciprocated by the wolf standing before him. Without any further hesitation, he decided to add, "I have come to explain myself, and hopefully regain acceptance into Ultoris, if you so approve." The words felt foreign on his tongue. Re-join Ultoris? How is it that I am requesting permission to return to my own pack, my own home? The tables sure had turned since the last time he had lived in Aleru, but in the end it was still his own fault for this unfortunate shift. And he would never stop blaming himself.

"speech."
thoughts.

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word count: 481
tags: Severus
muse: good
ooc notes: new Fury table that isn't as ugly ;P

[Severus]

Despite his current I'll feelings towards the former Ultoris Alpha, Severus couldn't help but to appreciate Fury's politeness with the nod he gave followed by the words he spoke about how he had thought that he would never see Severus again. This Tundra brute was unsure of what to think of the Arctic brute''s words but Severus wasn't allowed to turn it over in his mind for long because Fury's next statement caught Severus off guard. Fury said how he was glad to see Severus and he congratulated him for keeping the pack together. Just like the former alpha's first statemen, Severus was unsure of what to think about his most recent statement. He couldn't understand why Fury was glad to see him when Fury was the one who abandoned all of them. His abandonment of Ultoris made Severus feel like Fury wanted nothing more to do with the pack which is why he left it. Yet here he was standing before Severus telling him how he was glad to see him. "It wasn't easy keeping Ultoris together after you abandoned us but someone had to do it," he replied somewhat bitterly. Fury's politeness wasn't going to let him off the hook because he had a lot of explaining to do. An Alpha doesn't just abandoned their pack like Fury did so he better have a damn good reason for his actions.

"I have come to explain myself, and hopefully regain acceptance into Ultoris, if you so approve," the former Alpha stated. Severus was glad that Fury wasn't expecting to be just welcomed back because he wasn't going to be. He did have a lot of explaining to do and even with his explanation, Severus was unsure of whether he would allow him back in the pack or not, but time would tell.

"You do have a lot of explaining to do so I'd suggest that you start doing so now," he said keeping the biter tone that he had earlier.

OCC: Will edit in table later since I am posting this from my phone
Words: 346
Muse: Decent
Tags: Fury

[Fury]

The amount of tension in the air grew quickly obvious to the ebony colored male, and he wasn't sure how to feel. Of course he knew to expect this reaction from Severus; what he didn't know was how long this standoffish feeling would last. He yearned for understanding and acceptance from his former family, but he needed to be able to explain himself first. The alpha's sour words felt like daggers to Fury's soul. He knew it must have been a difficult task to keep Ultoris in tact for so long, and he didn't know what else to say to make it known to his old friend how appreciative he was. Or at least, he considered the Tundra brute somewhat of a friend. He had never had much of a chance to get to know his warrior previously, but Severus had always been loyal and trustworthy - two traits that Fury valued greatly in friendship. "And I'm glad that someone was you," his words were heavy and slow with truth. He could not see any other wolf leading Ultoris this far other than this grey and black mottled canine in front of him. The only exception was probably his own self, but that opportunity slipped through his paws as soon as his symptoms grew to great to handle.

When Severus gave him permission to explain - in a rather bitter but expected way - Fury nodded carefully, trying to think of when exactly to begin his story. Ultimately, he decided that giving as much of the honest truth as possible would be more appropriate, so starting from the very beginning would be best. "I don't believe I shared this with you, Severus, but I came from another, smaller island called Gantotas that is a fair swim away from Anikira. There is a plant there that cannot be found here - we called it the Infinity Formula because of its properties that seemed to slow aging and fuel almost infinite strength when it was ingested." He remembered how all pups were introduced to this herb before they even reached the tender age of one year. It was a traditional aspect of the lifestyle in his pack, and he had never questioned it until he was on Anikira without a steady supply. Now, he understood how screwed up it all sounded.

"When I came to this continent, my body gave me small signs that it was missing something it had grown so used to having. Back pain, dulled senses, headaches - nothing that was of too much of my concern, though I probably should have listened to the warnings my body was giving me because once Ultoris was created the symptoms only... intensified." He paused for a moment to allow himself to breathe before getting into the shameful and dishonorable details of his story. He resented looking back on this time in his life, the time he was the very least proud of. But, he had done what he still believed to be the best possible thing for Ultoris, and he couldn't run from the rough patches in his life.

"I couldn't sleep for more than ten minutes at a time. I had frightening hallucinations that seemed so real at the time, and I wish I could erase the images from my memory. Every part of my body hurt like hell, and I couldn't move without it getting worse. I tried to hide this for some time; I tried to hold it out and let it pass. But it wasn't going away, and it started to affect my abilities as an alpha which was the worst part of it all. I knew that you all deserved better than what I was capable of, so I left. I thought I was doing what was responsible and most painless for the rest of you, but I see now that I could have handled it better and for that I am apologizing." His voice only wavered for a moment near the end, but he quickly regained control and said in a more hushed voice than before, "I knew they deserved someone like you, Severus. And I wasn't able to give them that, so I left in hopes that someone would take charge just as you did. I am better now, I promise you. I will not leave any of you again, unless that is what you wish for me to do."

"speech."
thoughts.

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word count: 745
tags: Severus
muse: GOOD
ooc notes: so much dialogue I'm sorry ;-; he just had a lot to say lmao

[Severus]

Severus sat down on his haunches for he had a feeling that Fury’s explanation was going to be a long one and in fact it was the only type he would take. A short explanation wouldn’t do any justice for all the trouble he had caused both Severus and Ultoris itself. Though Fury said that he was glad that Severus had been the one who kept the pack going, Severus didn’t have the patience to explain how he was basically the only option and how it was a slow and long process and also how he had to make some sacrifices to ensure the safety of Ultoris. Though, depending on how the remaining on the conversation went, maybe one day, Severus would fill Fury in on all the details, but that was only if the Tundra brute deemed the former Alpha’s explanation good enough.

The Ultoris Alpha listened intently as Fury started to give him his explanation. Fury spoke of some kind of plant that they called the Infinity Formula from his native home. Severus found this interesting because he had never heard of such a plant before and the effects of it were also intriguing. As Fury continued on with his explanation, Severus began to feel bad for how cold he had been to Fury for he too had a secret that he hadn’t shared with his pack mates. Severus had never told his fellow members of his anger problems so he would be a hypocrite for getting mad at Fury for not originally sharing the information that he was sharing with Severus now.

Then Fury went on to talk about how he went into hiding, something that hit too close to home for Severus. He too had gone into hiding when his feelings were getting too overwhelming. For Fury, it seemed to be withdraw and for Severus it was his pent up anger.

Once Fury finished, Severus gave him a polite bow to start off with his apology. “Fury, I sincerely apologize for how I was acting earlier, I had no idea about the hard ships you have been through and I can relate in the sense that before I came to Ultoris, I was in hiding myself but my reason was because of the anger issues I have. I welcome you back to Ultoris and I would like to give you the rank of Beta. You will be working alongside Captain so you should get to know him. I am glad to see you and if you ever need anything, please don’t hesitate to seek me out,” Severus replied politely.

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Words: 433
Tags: Fury
Notes: Sorry for the wait!
Muse: Meh