A New Awakening

[kai]

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Sorry. I'm being extremely cheap right now. Since no one replied to this post so many months ago, I hope it's okay that I just duplicated it once again. If you want me to write a new one though, I'll take this down and rewrite it.

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Everything was pitch black. Kai saw nothing but the everlasting darkness, felt nothing but the wind’s soft whisper lightly touching her pelt, heard nothing but the soft sound of her own breath. The small child rested on a large slab of grey rock and was curled into a tight ball, her fuzzy tail resting beside her muzzle. Though it was very unwise for the unguarded femme to sleep in the open, at night, Kai’s grey pelt blended perfectly with the corresponding rock and trees. And as a plus, the rock was hidden from the smiling sun, protected by the generous shadow of the trees.

She slept peacefully. She dreamt of no nightmare filled with booming thunder and pouring rain while being chased by a big monster, nor of a happy dream of clear skies, poppy fields, and butterflies. Instead, she was dreaming a dream of nothingness; a dream with a black screen.

However, as the night slowly passed by and the crack of dawn emerged, a ribbon of light managed to sneak past the defensive leaves of the trees and sliver its way down to the ground. It touched Kai gently, stirring the pup awake. With a great big yawn, the pup slowly opened her eyes. Light suddenly flooded her world, temporary blinding her and providing her much discomfort.

Then suddenly, an unexpected pain hit her. It was not a sharp pain, but instead, a mulled over ache in her stomach. A terrible growl was heard. She was hungry. Ever since she accidentally “ran away” from home three days ago, she had eaten nothing. On the night she was lost, the sky cried and screamed in agonizing pain, and Kai ran and hid in fear. The next day, the pup wandered to a stream. Being a child still, she decided to play in the water and, being an inexperienced child, was swept away by the current. Since it rained the previous night, Kai did not know that the stream would suddenly flow faster. The day after that was spent exploring the new area she was in, and the following day after that was just beginning now.

Extending her body, Kai stretched her legs and let out another yawn. Before exploring again, she decided it would be wise to solve one of her two problems: her hunger. Then after she was satisfied (or whenever her stomach would stop rumbling) she would continue with her biggest concern – what to do now that she was utterly alone. Raising her muzzle in the air and twitching her ears, the cub started to pay close attention to anything that could be classified as food.

To her left was a rabbit. It paid no attention to the femme, as if it could sense that the femme was inexperienced at hunting. Nevertheless, Kai decided to creep slowly and softly toward the furry thing. But, before she was even close enough to pounce on her prey, the rabbit sped away into its protective hole.

With a sigh, Kai knew it would be impossible to catch anything. She was never taught the art of hunting. However, the sight of the clear pool ahead of her still told her to try. Padding toward the water, she reached the rocky edge and looked down. At first, she saw nothing but her own reflection in the clear water, her yellow eyes peering back intensely. However, with closer inspection, she saw something orange flicker by.

Her reaction was to reach for the moving piece of meat. And so she did. And in return was a huge splash along with a sudden cold blast of water to her face. She also scared away all of the fishes that were nearby.

But that didn’t stop her from trying again.

After a few minutes, Kai looked intensely at her reflection again. Her ears perked, paw ready, she waited for another fish to pass by. Once she saw the bright scale of her potential meal, she drove her paw swiftly into the cool water, and following her paw was her maw. Raising her head, in her mouth was nothing but air. Another failed attempt.

Both agitated and frustrated, the pup sat defeated at the end of the pond, an obvious expression of disappointment on her face. ”And I don’t like you either!” cried the pup to the fish, as if they were pointing their nonexistent fingers at her and grinning. With another audible sigh, Kai stood on all fours and decided to retreat. Shaking some water off of her fur, the pup found another rock engulfed with sunlight. There, she lay on her noisy stomach and waited for her pelt to dry.

[towne]

The sun broke through the sky with beautiful, beckoning colors as the female approached the river. The few trees that still lived at the edges of the woods of Salen became silhouettes against the horizon, twisting their branches and entertaining it's sole viewer. Her paws brushed through the delicate grasses, her hips and hind legs holding as little weight as possible. The elder's body winced as she lifted her elegantly crafted head to breathe in and collect the air of dawn. The past few days had held too much stress for her to deal with, and it seemed to be all too slowly melting away.

After slipping away from the too-crowded meeting at Drarynough, Towne had walked the entire length around the large lake in attempt to find the mouth of the Aughgar river where she knew she could rest during the hot desert sun and not be bothered. The female was completely overwhelmed with her entire situation back inside Salen territory. Not only had she just saved the creme Denali from her certain death, but she had been swarmed by not only Alpha Exodus, but what seemed like his entire pack as well. She had settled into the ground, expecting only one visitor, and had been betrayed by her instinctive expectations. The intake of direct communication and interaction was terrifying, and Towne could hardly bear it longer than her greeting and welcomings from the alpha. It hadn't taken her long to simply slip away, back into the solitude she was so accustomed to.

Now, trotting upon the bank of the only major river on the continent of Anikira, Towne felt a bit more at peace, though she still held in her heart some of the fear she had felt before. She knew comfort around others would just simply come with time and experience, and there was no easy way to gain it. At age eight, she didn't have much time to lose, but she was rather determined. Companionship was absolutely needed, and Towne was extremely lonely. She had taken a habit into talking to insects or small animals who would not run, simply from the fear of her own kind- or, half of her own kind. Being a half-breed wolfdog was not an easy thing, and was not accepted well amongst many she had heard. To know that the elder had not really socialized for over six years made Towne feel absolutely pathetic. It took an inner revolution, but she had stepped out from her burrow to save another. The femme reckoned that that was enough of a progression for one day.

Walking through the shaded dawn, Towne stopped to lap up water from a pool that had formed on the base of the river, her back legs shaking and her eyes squinted shut in a permanent wince. She jokingly cursed the German Shepherd inside her for her hip dysplacia, letting her hindquarters drop slowly to the ground and settling her paws against the solid ground. Silver fish glinted by underneath the water, and sun shone down in patches around the river. The weather was nice; not so hot as the desert, but not cool enough to be considered Salen territory. She was finally in Zahir.

What puzzled Towne was the lack of scent barrier on the Occassus side of the land. The small male had said that there was a new alpha, hadn't he? So where were her territory markings? Towne stole a glance behind her, and as she turned her head back, her eyes caught on a jet of light that had cast its gaze onto a boulder. On top of the large rock was a small creature, and judging by it's smell, a wolf pup. Water dribbled off the side of the rock in two places, patting it's way onto the ground.

For a moment, the elderly femme just watched, fearful of the well being of the pup. But the little one kept breathing steadily, and her eyes flicked underneath the surface of her eyelids every so often. It's paws were soaked and part of it's belly too, but she smelled no blood and it did not appear to be injured in any way, though it was on it's back, paws flopping about in the air. It was then that Towne realized that she was only watching again. Not helping, just watching, and caring from afar. It did no good to wish well being on another if one never tried to help.

"Darling," she called out to the puppy. "Dear, are you all right?"

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[kai]

It was really warm. Not only was Kai wrapped in a warm blanket, but the rock beneath her absorbed each ray of light and spit it right back. The only thing preventing her from melting into a little puddle was the cool breeze that came from the river nearby. Because of the nice weather, the pup could not help but fall in love with nature and forget the rumbling her tummy made.

As the wind blew across her pelt, Kai closed her eyes and listened to the music around her as she felt the water from her pelt slowly evaporate. The rustling trees, the soft whisper of the wind, and the crashing river, together they created a wonderful symphony. The pup’s paws decided to move on its own, flailing in random directions in the air. On the child’s face was a small smile, and it was not long until her soft giggle disturbed the music.

At that moment, her imagination decided to switch from sound to sight. Flying around the pup were small bugs, buzzing to and fro trying to escape her deadly grasp. As she mindlessly swapped the air, her eyes managed to meet the blue ocean above her. However, what specifically caught her eye were the nice, white, fluffy clouds. But, instead amusing her and adding to her light-heartedness, each cloud that passed by managed to dishearten the pup. Each creme puff managed to transform itself into a meal. At first, she saw a fish. Then the cloud morphed into a rabbit, and then into a berry bush. At that instant, a mighty growl erupted from her stomach.

That one growl managed to smack Kai back into reality. She was hungry. No matter how hard she tried to forget her hunger, her body would always tell her that she needed food. Upset that her joyful mood was broken, the child rolled onto her side and faced the trees. Her legs were sprawled on the warm rock, but no matter how hard the sun and sky tried to apologize, the pup could not give forgive it.

Everything managed to rush at her all at once: her loneliness and her hunger. She tried to shoo away her bad thoughts, tried to hold back the tears. Being upset would do nothing but bring an atmosphere of gloom, and that was something that was entirely unnecessary at the moment. However, the pup lost the battle. Defeated and curling into her protective ball, she let out a small whimper and a few tears.

Through her misery, her stomach decided to bother her and growl some more. Kai’s despair turned into frustration as she quietly growled at herself. She didn’t need a constant noisy reminder to tell her that she was hungry. But before she could bash at her own stomach again, something caught her attention.

A scent. It was the scent of another wolf, another of her kind. Two emotions suddenly flooded her mind – relief and intense fear – and naturally, the feeling of intense fear took over the feeling of relief. Uncurling from her protective ball and standing on all fours, Kai perked her ears and sniffed the air. The stranger was close by. Very close by. Trembling, Kai’s pelt stood up. Her heart beat rapidly. Her tail drooped between her legs and her ears pressed against her forehead. All of a sudden, nature didn’t seem very friendly anymore. Much like that night, the night of the storm, all the threatening sounds echoed in her brain once more. The wind howled in her ears, the river roared intensely. Nature was not soothing her anymore – it was mocking her. And in the middle of the tension, she heard a voice.

“Darling… Dear, are you all right?””

The voice of another wolf sounded like a crack of a whip. With a small jump and a yelp, Kai leapt off of the rock and ran. But she didn’t know where. Young, inexperience, and enshrouded in a cloud of confusion, the pup went wherever her paws told her to go. She ran around the rock, toward Towne, bumped into Towne, yelped again, and ran behind the same rock she rested on before.

She was shivering. Her minding was racing. Her heart was beyond racing, it flew out of her body. Scared, she did the one thing she knew she could always count on. Curl up into her protective ball and hide. If you couldn’t see them, they couldn’t see you.

However, her method of hiding was futile. The tip of her ear managed to peak past the rock and into plain sight for Towne to see. And, to make matters worse, her stomach growled again.

[vee]

An emotionless ghost wandered around the Occasus. It's been weeks since he'd patrolled the territory, in fear he might come across a dead body of his loved one. Vee was in no condition to fight the sadness that wilted his slowly beating heart. Every attempt to get Avani out of his mind brought more depression. Vee didn't want to forget her, he knew one day he would soon join her in the heavens above, with their children as well.

The albino brute was famished, parched, hot and depressed. A combination of everything worth dying for. But as weak as he was at the moment, he wasn't giving up. Vee wasn't defeated just yet. He scent marked his borders, from what lack of urine he held. He knew the river was nearby, filling the dryness of his body and replenish it with cool water of the Aughgar. And potentially filling up his bladder later on so he can continue his patrol.

Ribs partially stuck out from his thinned pelt. Vee must have lost over thirty pounds since Avani had left. He couldn't hunt, couldn't fish. His mind swamped leaving his muscles ached and stride heavy. The occasional mouse that scampered through the den was what Vee had feasted since his life disappeared from him, his Avani. The breeze from the river blew through his fur, water teasing his eager thirst. Pale nose pointed to the air, it wasn't only water he smelled, there was unwelcome company.

Red orbs trailed left and right, far ahead and even behind him. The sight of them were hidden so far. Vee padded on, the hot sands sweltering the pads of his paws. Pink tongue hanging from his mouth, tail raised and posture high with dominance. Vee couldn't hear, but his other senses were peaked to their highest. Strutting along the river side, pausing to quench his first before continuing on to find the trespassers.

Water dripped from his maw as he lifted from his tongue's grasp with the current of the river. Vee walked onward, the scent of the trespassers filling his nares as he got closer. A large, blurry image of a boulder came into view. A red colored ball on top of it and a large canine shadowing in front. The humid air distorted the landscape, blurring the images far from his line of sight. The white brute walked onward, bristled fur upon the scruff of his neck and all along his spine. Vee knew nobody was allowed in the territory without permission, but being deaf Vee would have never known how long they have been here, or even if they did ask.

From the looks of it, neither of the wolves were Avani, Kaoru, or even Irirangi. Upset from the lack on pack mates, he walked forward, standing tall and rumbled a growl in his chest to get their attention. The small pup caught his attention first, it was too old to be one of his own, but for love and visions of his own pups in his mind, he would protect this one until their family arrived. Soon, his magma gaze fell upon the large black canine. She wasn't a wolf, didn't fully appear as one. Had a scent that Vee didn't recognize, and was unusually exotic looking. And to top it off, she was an elderly figure.

He watched the pup scramble around in confusement and fright, Vee's only thoughts were that the black wolf was endangering the poor pup. Vee trudged forward, paws heavy on the sand thumping forward to the small group. Pearly teeth shown from a lifted pale lip, growls slithering through his clenched jaws. "Git away frum the pup." Vee snapped, pacing forward, creating a barrier between the black wolf and the pup. His red eyes glanced at the black wolf, piercing fiercely into her soul. Vee extremely hated black wolves, his entire family was made up of them. But he had an unbreakable respect for them. He would grow out of that now, this female wouldn't be respected from the new alpha of Zahir.

[Ooc: Modifying/adding onto the post since it is taking forever for someone to respond.]

Vee grieved and stared at the black wolf, then realized the pup wasn't in any danger after observing her for a short while. None of the wolves seemed to react to his appearance, perhaps he was just a walking ghost along the desert. Vee didn't care though, he wasn't in the mood to deal with these rogues, he had a job as alpha to take care of. "Just git off ma land..." His eyes trailed from the black old female to the young pup. Vee didn't want to seem like a heartless brute, but he was in no condition to take in wanderers into his lands. "Both of yew." Quickly throwing a sharp red glare back at the ebony fae, Vee trudged off into a trot back to his borders and did his daily routine of marking.

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Ooc: For Kai, Vee is deaf, and albino. but can read lips and understand them that way. He also can speak, but his speech sounds childish because he's never heard words before. Just an FYI n.n