this is just a game, && [Tike, Open]

[jinket]

Take my flesh,
Here's to goodbye.

The steam of the water rose high, swirling in clouds as they wavered to reach the high clouds. Naomi watched this from a distance before stretching that body forward. Youth clung to her every moment and it easy to get off the ground and going at a trot in seconds even though she was a bit sore from all the travel she had done. She held her dome quite high, forward as those deep blues orbs viewed the world around her. That logical expression stayed written all over her face with the viewing and before she knew it, Naomi had come to the arrival of the springs. The warmth radiated off, making her breath in sharply to enjoy it as it came into her lungs. Her pelt, rather dirty, needed to be cleaned of the ocean salt stink that had been following around with her.

Stepping one paw into the water, Naomi sighed deeply before striding in more completely. The warm water lapped at her reddish fur, loosening the dirt that would sink below. The more cleaner smell of the water changed the ocean stink, replacing it with something much more desirable. Her slender limbs propelled her forward through the water, gliding through it before doing a complete circle and coming back to the bank. It was there she dragged herself up and plopped on the ground with a heaving sound and then a dull thud. Another heavy breath escaped her as Naomi shut her eyes for a moment. It felt good to be comfortably warm and relatively clean for a bit. Finally, the four ivory socks that came up her limbs were pearly with color, no longer off shade with dirt and grim.

Feeling a bit rubbery, Naomi decided that she would lay by the bank a few moments longer before forcing herself up get up and then move into a den to catch some sleep. The sun was quite bright today, shinning down on all that it made green. The sky was a baby blue without a single cloud, expect for the wavering steam. She admired this for a few moments before chuckling at herself for being so emotional, or what she found emotional. Growling with annoyance, she drug herself up and then went up the small bank before sitting on the earth. She was soaking, now. Her fur pressed against her underweight body where the ribs protruded from their place. Naomi shook off quietly, sending water flying in every direction. She then promptly found a large slab of rock and laid out her damp body to dry in the sun. Those deep blues went unseen as she closed her orbs and drifted off.

[Ryker]

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[atrb=background,http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7738/94326341.png] Tike had come out here with his father, Vorilye. It brought back some memories for the young brute. He remembered playing in the woods with his siblings, he remembered sleeping in the dens with them. It was difficult to be back here but it was going to be necessary to see this place again for him to truly move on. The land looked so, untouched. It was like Akihra's death hadn't affected it at all. Only now, it belonged to Descai. Tike was sure to stay alert on this little journey. One never knew what was hiding in the trees. As he approached the warm waters that he used to swim in not a few months earlier. The sun was hot and bright as it shown down on the ground, illuminating the ground. The sky didn't have a cloud in it and today was a beautiful day. He got closer and noticed a red wolf. She was sun bathing on a rock! Who did she think that she was!? This was not a hotel for the weak and weary. This was a pack land. This female didn't smell like she was from around here. He couldn't smell any trace of his father or anyone else on her. He didn't think about the fact that the water may have diluted what little trace had been there. He approached her with a confident strut about him. Who are you and what do you think you're doing? Tike asked her bluntly. He was not interested in hearing anything but the truth. Loners were not welcome here, especially this far in the pack territory. He was sure that his father would be proud of him for being helpful with whoever this was. He would prove that he was useful and not just resting on the fact that his father was the alpha. If this wolf was dangerous, his father was around here somewhere. He had come out with him because he was not permitted out of the dens without a "babysitter." The rule was a little comforting because then he always had someone here with him in case someone burst out of the trees and tried to kill him. But it was also really annoying that he couldn't get up and go whenever he wanted but he had to wait for someone to be available to come with him.

[jinket]

I'm tried young man,
Don't you understand?

With the sudden voice, Naomi deep blues opened up to stare at him with that alarmingly gaze. Upon seeing him, she instantly figured it to be the Alpha's son. The markings were an instant set off along with the black pelt. A huff came from her as she bit back her surely mean words. Naomi continued staring for a moment, as if he were something stupid and not a lupine at all. Sleep was tugging at her mind, but it seemed that was going to have to wait as she gathered herself on the slab and sat on her rump, still continuing to stare at him. Naomi then shifted so she was more comfort before finally addressing what he had said to her.

"I'm part of this pack, boy. Your, what I'm assuming is your father, accepted me not too long ago. Don't believe me?" A yawn broke those jowls part before a deep, annoyed sigh." My name is Naomi. And yours?' Her voice asked, but her mind said she didn't at care at the moment. Naomi did like children, she really did. Never would she find herself killing one as her parents did. Just the thought made her a bit sick to her stomach, another reason she was skinny. Food wasn't always easy to keep in her stomach. However, this young gun seemed intent on being what his father was. In a way, Naomi should've laughed it off but being in a rather foul mood from lack of sleep made her other wise. In fact, she was rather moody, but too sleepy to rip the kid's head off about it.


Not in any mood for conversation, she smiled sarcastically at him before letting her slender form fall to the warming slab of rock where her water print was seen. She shifted around for a few moments, keeping her eyes somewhat closed before opening them to stare once more. Naomi continued to regard him, wondering if he thought she was lying. Her doubt hung heavy that he would attack her, but she was ready nonetheless. It was the lupine like himself who she was bound to protect. Best to make them a friend than an enemy. Anymore words from her would've caused a great dislike toward him, she was sure, as he wouldn't reply any in nice manner. That was nothing she expected from the son of the Alpha.

[Ryker]

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[atrb=background,http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7738/94326341.png] Whoever this wolf was, her words made him angry. Tike growled low in his throat and showed her his teeth. If she thought that he was no threat to her, she was wrong. Tike could be a dangerous force to be reckoned with. Or so he believed. He was indeed getting bigger every day but he wasn't at his full adult weight yet. First of all, I am not your boy and you will not call me that. Tike spat at her. How dare she speak to him with such disrespect. His age should have nothing to do with the amount of respect a wolf received. Tike wouldn't have been asking her to roll over on her back but to blatantly insult him to his face was reason enough for him to talk to her like this. No matter that their ranks were the same. Actually, that made it worse. She was actually equal to him, if she was telling the truth, and yet she still spoke to him like she was better than him. No. He was done putting up with wolves that thought that they were better than him. He had no more patience for them. She smiled at him sarcastically and Tike pinned his ears back. He was not happy with her and by the looks of it, she was in no physical condition to fight him. No. I do not believe you. You smell nothing like the pack and I have never heard of you. He sniffed the air once again to double check and there was no scent of the pack on her. She spoke as if her name meant anything. He purposefully left out his own name. A name did not prove that someone was a part of this pack or not. But because she was so relaxed, it made Tike believe that she was either telling the truth or very stupid. Though he believed her a little bit, he would not let her know that. He had grown very good at not giving things away. He posed as his own brother in front of his sister and she could not tell the difference. Tike didn't trust her and that was what he used to continue this game. He did wonder where Vorilye had gone. Was he lurking in the trees again? Tike wished he wouldn't do that. It would be better just to come out in the open instead of watching in secret. Tike had a fear that other wolves were watching him and it made him paranoid. The thought was always in the back of his mind but he had to focus his brain on this game if he wanted to win.

[jinket]

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[atrb=background,http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t26/corpes3/naomimid.png] Naomi continued laying as she was, not getting ruffled by what the youngster was saying. His words skimmed off her like water on a duck. Instead, she continued to gaze at him before shifting slightly on the rock, pushing onto a warmer spot to continue her dying process. This lupine seemed to get quite angry with Naomi and for what reason? She didn't act as if she was better than him because Naomi didn't care who was better than who. She cared merely about herself and those that she had too. Her need to be given the upper hand didn't exist anymore, but instead she only wanted to be content with what she was doing. If this male didn't believe her, then oh well. Naomi wasn't going to push try her hardest to make him to so. "I never said you were my boy. All of my spawn would crease before they ever say the world. And as for calling you boy, what else am I suppose to call you? Hmm. I don't know your name." A statement, a fact. A yawn broke her jowls before she continued attempting to get some rest. "The don't believe me." Her voice came out as a half snarl as she got annoyed. "Find your father and ask him! Don't continue to badger me when I am only trying to get some rest." Noami sounded a bit more exhausted as she finished her last sentence, glaring at him with a more annoyed expression. Obviously, he didn't like her. Naomi probably could've been nicer, but that wasn't who she was. She wasn't nice. Her personality had shifted. Reserved and closed off were now her traits. But what did she care about him disliking her? It may have made things easier, but Naomi didn't need things made easy for her. She could fare perfectly fine by herself. That much was clear. Stretching out a bit more, she wondered if Alpha would be showing up anytime soon. Or even where he was. Patrol had been quite the adventure, needless to say, and Naomi was tired from it. Of course, she could always push herself further, to go farther. But with what need? A rest was much needed if she was going to protect the Alpha and mongrel like the male that was before her. Her groan was almost inaudible as she remembered it would be lupine like this youngster she was protecting in war. Youngsters that were filled with rebel fire. Count | 422 words Muse | Pretty good! Tags | Tike, Alpha Notes | Sorry for the lack of words.

[Vorilye]

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[atrb=background,http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t26/corpes3/vorilyemid2.png] The alpha brute had wondered just where Naomi wandered off to. And so it came as a surprise when, upon following the red female's scent trail, he happened across yet another familiar scent. Instead of staying at the dens with Shayde, it seemed that his son had followed him all the way to Kamari. He managed to stay out of sight until now, when it seems that Naomi sniffed him out. A smile crossed the brute's face; it seemed that this female was already proving to be useful. Vorilye believed that Sarin would likely be hot on his heels, and it would be best to get everything sorted out between his young son and the smaller red femme. It was really quite amusing to the alpha; as he approached the pair, he noticed a very distinguishable difference in size between his son and his new pack member. Tike may not yet have been a year old, but he towered over the smaller female. The alpha male smiled with pride; Tike would make a wonderful warrior for his pack, and he truly believed that Sarin would make an excellent tutor for his young charge. Without saying a word, the alpha male slid between the two wolves, ignoring any tensions between them and pushing them aside as if they never existed. "Naomi, I had wondered what had become of you," Vorilye greeted the female with the slightest dip of his head in welcome. "And Tike, I am surprised you managed to get this far without me noticing you here. I am impressed. Well done, son," he congratulated the pup. He was quite intrigued by his son's sneaking tactics. They obviously had been effective of the alpha male would have been able to detect him earlier. "I see that you have met Naomi. Say hello to your newest pack mate," he instructed with a stern look, nullifying any argument against Naomi that his son may possibly have. "While you were here, Naomi, I answered the call of another wolf. Sarin should be joining us here soon," he explained to the wolf. Their small gathering in Kamari was nearing the size of another whole pack, not to mention Noe, Shayde, Angel, and Amyntas back in Acerbus. It was to their advantage that the pack had expanded into Kamari. Sooner than later, the pack would be too large for the hunting grounds available to them in Acerbus. It was only a matter of time before the pack swelled once more, and Vorilye would be forced to encroach on another pack in an attempt to keep his pack members satisfied. He would do whatever it took to keep the pack alive and thriving, and the fact that it would better his agenda was a strong help to the cause. "Tike, Sarin will be aiding in your training. I will be overseeing it, of course, but she has just the attitude toward fighting that I believe will lead you to be successful," he informed the young male. Tike would be the key to his plan, and with himself, Tike, hopefully Sarin, and Shayde within the tight knit council of the pack, the alpha male was certain that they would be successful in their endeavors. "Naomi, it may be best if you head back to the dens with Tike. Exhaustion is not very becoming," he chided her, though there was no malice in his voice. The different sides of the alpha were coming out around every turn; whereas with Sarin moments before he was the dominant, all knowing alpha with the plot to take over the continent, with his son and Naomi he was much more docile. It was an odd turn of events. Count | 619 words Muse | Good. Tags | Tike, Naomi, Sarin Notes | Sorry that it took me so long to get a post up here. I totally spaced.

[Deleted]

Your own personal Jesus

The walk towards the springs had been mostly left in silence, allowing the subordinate time to concentrate on herself. She did need to permit time to stroke her own ego once in awhile. The pace she held with the Alpha was consistent, quick yet not excessively rushed. Her silky pelt glimmered in the now sunlight, her array of colors finally visible. No longer was she a shadow of black with leering green eyes, the spectrum of mixed hues were apparent to all. The femme found her reflection quite pristine the times she had stared at it within the crystal waters; Alas! Now was not the time to become too focused upon herself, after all she had greetings to do. It was not long before the silhouettes of two canines grew within her sight, and before long the Alpha had stepped between the two. The whelp, was apparently his son, and a red femme who seemed quite agitated.

Auds quivered as they detected every sound the Alpha made, listening for any obvious signs of discontent. His change of personality did spark interest within the newest member though. When they had spoken before he held such an air of dominance, power dripped from every pore. The brute had seemed as if he was seated on a distant pedestal placed within the skies above, yet now he was much more calm, almost friendly. 'That is what offspring does to you,' the female thought. The thought of having whelps had never crossed her mind, they would most certainly die before reaching Tike's age. Could she be wrong? No. Sarin would never allow herself to believe that she was wrong, that there was a chance that she could be a spectacular mother - even if she would teach her children the art of war.

Sarin's pace stopped, her head dipping in a polite greeting to the two creatures before her. "It is a pleasure," her statement was simple but polite. Her green gaze danced between the three canines, lingering on Tike a moment longer than on Naomi before darting back to Master. She had to give the large puppy a good look over, he indeed seemed to have quite the size on him for such a young age. It impressed Sarin, however she would not let the whelp know this. Her ego swelled when her honorable job was spoken to the pup; she wondered how the pup felt about such a situation. She hoped he was as interested in the training as she was, they both would be benefiting from it going well. "I look forward to our first training session," her voice was directed at Tike, "by the end the rivers will be crimson with the life force of those who opposed you." The typical smile arrived upon the newest member's features; it was laced with erotic blood lust, malice. Some in her past had believed this grin to be caused by a demon living within her soul, and if that was true then Sarin was happy living a possessed lifestyle.

Her gaze averted toward the Alpha once more, he had mentioned the others to go rest; did that mean that she was to stay with him? A rumble of hope rolled within her organs, if she was to stay then perhaps more was in store for her. Sarin was encouraged to know that perhaps the Alpha wanted to crawl within her mind as well, that maybe he wished to know more about his newest member. That would prove to make her importance increase a few notches, bringing them all ever closer to their goal. To the empire that would never fall. To absolute power.

Reach out and touch faith

OoC| Sorry, I feel like this is terrible -.-

[Ryker]

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[atrb=background,http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7738/94326341.png] That's so sad how weak your children would be. Afraid to even speak. Tike had taunted her with his words. He wanted to make her angry. He wanted her to be upset, to give him some kind of a reaction other than a bored yawn. Was that all that this female did? Did she have no other thoughts or emotions beyond her tired state? If that were the case, this would be no fun. Tike liked to play the manipulative games with other wolves as he found out. He played one on his sister not too long ago though, this one was none compared to that one. In this one he merely wanted her to show some emotion, he wanted to trigger some kind of a reaction. With the other one, he had played a sick trick on his sister. He made her believe that he was his dead twin brother. You can call me Tike. Tike added. It may have seemed strange for an adolescent to speak so rudely and disrespectfully to an adult but Tike was never taught anything different. His mother had been too busy with the others in the litter to really give him any sort of manners or the discipline that he had truly needed. He had however, figured out at least some of the pack manners while being here. Finally, Naomi showed some sign of being slightly interested in this conversation. She was getting annoyed by the sound of her voice and Tike loved it. He wanted her to get even more annoyed. Believe me I won't. And my father should be around here somewhere. The irony of his statement didn't hit the young pup. The female talked about only wanting rest and then glared at him with a very annoyed expression. Tike was quite pleased with himself. He had managed to wake her up and bring her into a state of anger and irritation only in a matter of not even an hour. Just then, without so much as a warning or a sound, his father had just appeared. Weird. He had just been talking about his father and then, Bam! There he was. But his father had recognized her and hadn't treated her like a trespasser so maybe she was telling the truth. Damn, wrong again. Tike felt like he was getting things wrong a lot. But there was no way that he would be apologizing to her. That would be embarrassing. He had done what he was supposed to do when there was an intruder. Though when he had expected a scolding from his father for not staying with Shayde, he was congratulated for making it this far without being noticed. Thank you, father. Tike nodded as he responded to his father. He wasn't going to turn down the praise. Turns out you were telling the truth. That was as much of an apology as she was going to get. He said it looking at her after his father's stern gaze. His father then spoke of yet another new pack member who went by the name of Sarin. Well, this was turning out to be quite the gathering. And, this new wolf was supposed to be training him. The wolf his father spoke about arrived shortly after and greeted him. Of course it was a pleasure meeting him! Tike's ego swelled. I look forward to it. A corner on Tike's mouth curled into a smile. He was ready for this training to begin. Though his teacher wasn't as big as he was expecting and he was also expecting a male. But his father should know best. He wasn't sure what to call Sarin. Whether to call her by name or by "teacher" was the question. It seemed as though Sarin was just as excited as her own maw held a smile. Though her smile looked dark, which concerned Tike. She wasn't gonna really hurt him, was she? She talked about the rivers being crimson with blood which was all fine and dandy as long as it wasn't his own blood. He had developed quite the self-preservation mindset. He refused to let himself be killed like the rest of his family though the thought of getting murdered was forever on his mind. His father then instructed that he and Naomi go back to the dens. He reluctantly nodded and headed off in the direction of the dens. He wanted to stay a bit longer and get to know his new teacher but that would have to happen later. For now, he must endure the long trek back with this new wolf. Great.