Count the stars before they fade away (Open)

[charis]

OOC - To anyone who replies, you can just wake her up

The she-wolf was doing what she usually did in her hours when she was awake, which was almost all night and all day. She stood motionless in the dense forest that was filled with large, towering trees, and looked up quietly at the stars. She believed sometimes those stars were ghosts or souls looking down at their alive loved-ones. Every night of her life that she just so happened to look at the stars, there had been at least 4 stars up in the sky. It comforted her thinking that they could be the loving, innocent souls of her old family that she had lost years ago. Tears welled up in her eyes and blurred her vision as the memories crawled back into her mind again and haunted her, leaving her lying awake the whole night in thought.

The black coated wolf lowered her front legs into a lying position as she began to fall asleep. Slowly, she fell into a deep sleep. Hours of the young night passed by as she was cast under the spell and suddenly, a comforting dream pushed all her depression away for just a mere 2 hours before she awoke.

A silhouette of a male wolf trotting toward her from not too far away appeared. A vista seemed to be painted by an invisible artist as the dream gained a background of tall, waving grass and a beautiful orange-pink sunset. 3 beautiful pups tackled and played with each other, releasing their first howls and yips at each other. The male slowed his pace and as his face became more clear, it was obvious it was the man she had wished to have by her side, awake and breathing, ever single night. Inferno. The brute had had the same solemn, yet sweet and caring expression he had always had on his face, even in worry, fear or doubt. The wolf's beautiful coarse fur seemed so real. When she tried to move toward him to lick his face, she was paralyzed. She seemed to be somewhat overlooking the dream except for the fact they sometimes noticed her.

All of the pups playing in the background leaped toward her and sat calmly, watching her every move with the same face as their father's. Suddenly, the sky turned purple and the pups and Inferno turned into stars and flew up into the sky. She tried to chase after them but she couldn't. She wished she could.

[Wildlife [NPC]]

AN ANGRY GRIZZLY BEAR IS APPROACHING YOU!

There was a disturbance in his territory. The forest had been unoccupied for some time, and this certain large male bear has spotted you as you sleep and is angry that someone wandered near his den. He wants the intruder gone, now!

The male approached the wolf with the resonating sounds of his heavy paws."Like a sitting duck," he growled angrily, standing about eight feet on his hind legs; towering over the sleeping wolf. The grizzly wanted this wolf gone, and he would do whatever was necessary to rid the forest of her. "What are you doing in my forest, you mangy mutt?" he snarled, teeth poised to attack the wolf at any moment. "Leave, now!"

[charis]

She watched in horror as her loved ones ran away from her yet comforted by the dream at the same time. He was shaken awake as a large, colossal creature roared over her. She swallowed hard, nervous of what she should say back. She had encountered many bears and other wildlife in her past but now there was a difference, she was older and could no longer defend herself. All she could use as a weapon now was her calm energy, soft words and submissive, yet dominant actions.

"I don't believe this is your forest sweet, but if you beg to differ, I guess I could leave... I really do not mean any harm on these lands and if you could, could you please just let me be? I really just need to rest..." she couldn't help but feel a little shattered by his harsh words but she decided to wait on his reply calmly and lure him into a sweeter mood. Hopefully she would make it out alive.

[Wildlife [NPC]]

THE GRIZZLY BEAR WILL NOT STAND DOWN!

The gigantic bear snorted at the aged wolf's retort. "I have lived among these trees for five years," he snarled. "I am not sure I am ready for you to leave just yet though. Trespassers like you must be taught a lesson!" The grizzly's coat quivered briefly before he brought both paws rapidly to the ground, slamming them on either side of Charis's head. A loud, furious roar rippled through his sharp teeth, blasting the old female in the face with the sheer immensity of the sound.

"You need to learn your lesson, mutt," the grizzly bear sneered between his teeth, his hot breath heavy on the much smaller wolf. "Your manipulative words have no effect on me, miss," he hissed the last word. A lazy smirk crossed the grizzly's scruffy face. Without the slightest effort, the bear lifted his paw, this time, swinging at the wolf's head.

((OOC: Be sure your posts are close to the 300 word mark. NPC posts are bound to be shorter because they're harder to play.))

[charis]

OOC - You got my PM, right? It's okay if the bear does some damage I wasn't planning on her being to comfortable with the bear to begin with

Charis wasn't too comfortable with the situation she was in right now. She had managed to get away from many animals in her past but now this was a different story. She swallowed hard and released a small whimper in fear. The elder cowered as she gazed up at the relentless Grizzly that was going to teach her a lesson with his brute strength. The timber wolf squinted as she expected to be beaten within the next few minutes. She knew that if she tried to get away, she'd get herself hurt even more than if she just stood there paralyzed with fear. Her weak body began to tremble as she held the same position, waiting eagerly to be let go.

"O-o-okay... Got it..." Her muscles tensed up as she realized her life could end this way. She thought over her entire life and couldn't help but feel as if she hadn't lived it to it's fullest. All she did was wander around wishing to be dead. The elder regretted living in her past for so long but then felt a small bit excited to be reunited with her family. She swallowed hard before she added, "Teach me or let me go, my life is meaningless... All I did was wade through my sorrows..." she panted heavily as she waited for the bear's next actions.

Mother was usually not this fearful. She felt so overwhelmed with all these thoughts, feelings and emotions that she could literally not think things through clearly or even stand strong in front of this dominant creature. She was caught by surprise when she was hit on the head by the male's massive paw. The elder fell onto her side as her heart began to beat quickly. She released small shrieks of pain as she frantically peeked back up to see what he'd do next.

[Wildlife [NPC]]

With a strike to the female's head, the bear snorted with satisfaction. He consequently followed up with a sufficient enough blow to render the wolf unconscious. The grizzly was not going to put up with her hanging around in his forest any longer. Grabbing the fur on the nape of the female's neck, he dragged her limp form through the woods toward the border along the continent's edge. "Decrepit old fool," he murmured; he did not plan on killing the wolf just yet. If she struggled, that would be a different story.

The coarse grizzly approached the territory's edge, and the trees disappeared, revealing a crumbling, unpleasant coastline on the eastern shore. With a swing of his head, the bear flung Charis's body into the shallows, leaving her there to float in the water. "Don't come back," he warned with a snarl. "Because next time, I will not leave you alive to tell the story. This is my home, and you have no right to be here, mutt."

With that, the giant bear lumbered back into the trees, disappearing just as quickly as he had appeared.