Alone and Afriad

[Night-claw]

Tsume takes a step forward.[Forget about being catious!!] She charges at the new comer.

[yugiohfreak]

All of the sudden, the white wolf shuts its eyes, and a third opens up on its forehead, and Tsume runs into an invisible barrier.

"You ought to be a bit more careful... You never know what might happen. Such as me, you don't know me, and you made a mistake. This causing you to hurt yourself in the process."

The wolf laughed. "You have nothing to fear from me. I am merely trying to find some one." She scowled. "Some one whom I shall get my revenge." Sighing, she turned. "If you do not wish to help me, I shall go elsewhere..."

[Ancient]

Bright-Howl stood up and took a step toward the white wolf although she was in her human for she didn't fear the other wolf. She walked with purpose and power.

"Revenge without a purpose is wasted. What is your reason for revenge. State it and we might help you."

[Anubis]

I had enough i was being ignored, they were too interested with the newcomber, i stood back up and started to walk away.

[yugiohfreak]

The newcomer slowly walked down to them. She sensed some of the wolves fur bristle with her being a stranger. "Come, sit, this may take a while..."

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Sitting on her haunches, she began to speak softly. "As all of you, I am considered a were-wolf. Of course, many people don't accept us for who we are. So as soon as my mortal family found out, they called the government on me. I am an outlaw I suppose you would call me."

"Long ago, about fifteen years, my pack was brought into a war. An evil man was trying to take control of the entire world. So, my father had no choice but for us and our soldiers to go to arms. I was part of a royal family, you could say. This stranger, the evil were-wolf, his name was Hatemu. He believed that with enough power, that all were-wolves could enslave the human kind. My father knew differently. He even had human friends who knew he was a were-wolf."

"Sadly, when we fought, we were not strong enough. My father died on the battlefield, from an arrow shot from Hatemu himself. Soon after, my mother died from poisoning. Intentional, it was. Soon, I ws forced to flee. I was but a young pup, so I hardly remembered when I took human form for eternity..."

"But something shot back in me at the age of fourteen. I started transforming again. I remembered all. My family muredered, my kingdom in ruins. I almost lost hope. I had two elder brothers, and I found one wolf from my pack. I asked of them. He said that they had been missing since I had left. I realized they must be dead..."

She looked up at the others sadly. "My entire family, slaughtered. I have sworn to kill Hatemu for what he did, and bring peace to the land once more."

"But, I have been rude. Forgive me, my name is Shonita. My pack was of a rare type, which enabled us to use powers. We can control the elements, so we can fight and shed very little blood. We taught normal were-wolves this power, but unfortuatly, it wasn't enough."

She stood. "I will pass by here later tomorrow night. Right now, I have business to attend to. I'm terribly sorry for wasting your time..." With that, Shonita turned to leave.

[Aki]

*Wolf-speech* "You are a strange one, stranger Shonita," Alexander said. "Not many would tell such tales upon meeting people they know not. It is not only unusualy but, unwise, for all you know, some of us may follow Hatemu's philosphy."

"I don't, but your tale-telling could very well get you killed like that. Wouldn't that be a fine waste of attempted vengeance?"

Advice dispensed, Alexander took note of the departing human. He couldn't speak human in his current form, and saw no reason to stop him from leaving, and so said nothing, though he did watch the human. Afterall, he shouldn't let his attention be diverted in case Dark-Moon reacted unfavorably to the human's attempt to take leave. He doubted that though. He would probably be glad of such.

[yugiohfreak]

Shonita smiled. "Yes, it is true what you say, although no normal were-wolf can kill me. You see, it was destiny that Hatemu and I fight to the death. And if I fail, all I can hope for is for me to take him down with me."

With that, she walked over the hill, and flying along side her, was a Peregrine falcon, flapping gently in the wind.

[Grayheart]

Night-Song had listened to the stranger's story carefully. She had seen many strange things yet, but this one was too alien to her. She obeserved the white one carefully and started to say something, but then she noticed the human boy trying to simply go away. She made an annoyed sound and changed to her human form, then followed the boy.

She stepped into his way and gave him a not all too friendly grin, her green eyes beaming with a stern warning.

"Boy, what do you think you are going to do right now! Nobody allowed you to leave!" she growled at him, coming nearer in an intimidating manner.

"You better go back to your place, till the packleader decided what to do with you - otherwise you will regret it!

She looked down at him with a disgusted expression. She was tall - even in this form - and quite massive in comparison to other women in this area. Her black hair was long and wild and the scars on her human skin gave her the same impressive look they did in her wolf forms. she stood in front of the boy, clearly ready to stop him at any given moment.

[Nishah]

Dark-Moon seemed to snap out of his reverie when Night-song yelled at the boy. He looked left and right, sniffing the air... scenting a new wolf... but not caring much.

*wolfspeech* metal-pelt... your words strike me with the forked tongue of the apes, but I hear the whispers of the mother in the same breath... As much as I wish to hate your words... I cannot hate the voice of the Mother...

Suddenly, the massive warrior that he had always been seemed to shrink, weighed down with age and sorrow...

*Wolfspeech* My kin and I have fought and bled so much... we have lived life as if there was no tomorrow for as long as the apes were allowed to live... and now I allow their spawn to sit amongst my kind... unharmed...
In old days he would have been our feast...
in old days...

I see the views of younger wolves are not as tied to the old ways anymore. Less true-breds are found every year... and much of our ways is being lost with time... But still you seem to carry the essence with you. Deep down, buried perhaps... but it is there.

I cannot lead where none will follow... I cannot fight what is not seen as an enemy...

The gnarled head of the old wolf turned towards his only legacy that was not covered in blood : Bight-Howl

*Wolfspeech* My time is coming, dearest child. My world is fading like mist in the morning sun. Once all-dominating, in the nights of mankind, but now but a whisp of what once was...

I have walked here amongst you all for but such a fleeting moment in my long life and seen nothing but pained faces and covered hurts... such is humanity... and it makes me uneasy... Uneasy to see that the once-untouchable strength of our race is waning with every moon...

Know all, that you will never be strong and whole unless you banish the pain I read in all of your faces... come clean with the Earth-Mother and let her heal your wounds and soothe your pains... Perhaps then she will bestow her blessings once again...
Perhaps...

With a deep sigh, the old wolf lays down his head... with one last long glance at the sun breaking through the trees, caressing the bark of the trees and gently setting down upon the fertile soil of the Mother's body...
He smiled and closed his eyes... his breathing becoming slower with each passing minute

*whispered wolf-tongue* Wait for me my Pack, I am coming....

[Grayheart]

Night-Song turned her head slowly to the old warrior and listened his seemingly last words. She gave the boy another stern look, then turned away from him and while changing into her warform she walked beside the old grey one. In her eyes appeared a tortured expression.

*wolf-speech*
"Quiet, you all! An old glorious warrior is going. Show your respect!"

With this words she bowed deep in front of Dark-Moon honoring him with all feelings her folk had to give. She straightened her tall body and raised her voice to an eerie yet also joyful howl of sorrow and loss that flew through the dusking world with might.

*wolf-speech*
May your life be honored as long as the moondancers will keep the garou's legacy and stories! May you never been forgot, bold Dark-Moon!

Again she bowed in front of him and whispered almost unhearable:

*wolf-speech*
I wish I had had the chance to fight beside you, glorious scarred one! Your story shall never been forget, this I swear and the blood of my folk shall be the witness of this promise! May you find peace with your old packmates and may the mother heal your wounds! I'm sure bold Fenrir will be glad to see you! - And I will be glad to meet you again, after my life in this world is over!

She stood up after this words and all could see the pain in her eyes - paradoxically accompanied with an expression of ... joy. With another eerie howl she sliced her flesh on her right arm, causing a deep cut, that would certainly scar.

*wolf-speech*
This is for you, Dark-Moon, packleader!

[Miguel]

Forest-Wolf, who was currently sleeping awoke. Feeling a strange, saddened pain fill him. He knew that something was different now. Staring to the sky, through the large, clock-like stone structure he leaned up from the large rock. Feeling that something had happened in the pack, he began to run through the forest towards his friends.

Making his way through the dense brush, he arrived. Seeing Night-Song first, he looked around in a panicked manner.
"What's going on?"
Turning to Bright-Howl and then Tsume.

[Aki]

Alexander shifted to his warform as well, turning to face Dark-Moon. "If you are content to lay down and die at this point, so be it. Farewell Dark-Moon Man-slayer," he said. "I wish you a peaceful afterlife, despite our disagreements."

Alexander howled, a sorrowful one. He was sincere in his regret that Dark-Moon had chosen to lay down and die. When he had finished, Alexander grinned at the old warrior and took a step back, bowing low in respect.

Making his way through the dense brush, he arrived. Seeing Night-Song first, he looked around in a panicked manner.
"What's going on?"
Turning to Bright-Howl and then Tsume.

"The old one is passing. Best pay your final respects quickly. While he can still hear them."

[yugiohfreak]

Shonitas' ears perked up as she heard the sorrowful song being sung in the night. She had the urge to join in, but since she was a lone wolf, they would stop immediatly. She smiled sadly.

"Flame of the Sun, I feel happy and sad for them. Is this normal?"

The falcon looked at her. "M'lady, of course. You fell happy they have some one to love and look to, and sad they lost a precious part of them. You are happy because the poor creature will not have to suffer if Hatemu succeeds, and you feel sad because you have not had some one to love for a long, long time..." Flame looked away at the moon. "Would you like to hear a story?"

Shonita grinned, the moonlight dancing in her amber eyes. "If you are telling it, then yes."

Flame nodded. "Very well."

"The moon, is said to be a spirit, guarding our kind, and showing us to the north star, since we cannot easily spot it like a human can. But to the wolf, it is different. The moon is said to be a symbol to cause a were-wolf to transform. This is not true. A were wolf can transform on its' own free will if needbe. The moon out tonight is full, because of the death of a pack leader. Every night, a wolf dies, somewhere in the world. But on certain nights, it will be different. On the night your father died, it was full. As was the way with your mother. But on the night your brothers went missing, it was gone. There was no moon. I believe, it is a sign from the Gods that your brothers might be alive."

Sadly, he looked at her. "You cannot give up hope. You must keep searching, even if you don't find any help. Hatemu will perish, and our kind will once again run free with the humans."

"Know this, I will be right by your side when this happens." With that, Flame flew off into the night. Shonita gazed after him with pride and sadness in her eyes, and slowly drifted into a peaceful sleep.

[Anubis]

I came to the group of werewolves, the old wolf was dieing, they paid their last respects to the old worrier. he finaly passed on, it was slow but peaceful.

I turned to bright howl that looked like that she was on the verge of crying, i couldn't tell much but i could tell that she was his daughter. i knew how it felt, to loose a parent i knew it was like loosing both.

"Bright-Howl" i started i wanted to stop from fear but she looked at me and fear what will happen if i don't finish. "I kow what it is like, you're not alone. i think you should know that."

i looked back at the wolf that just passed, and mumbled. "I don't know who you are, and have you been through in your life time, i wish you knew that not all humans are bad." its sad that he died with a grudge in his heart.

(Nishah why did you just kill off your character )

[yugiohfreak]

(Probably cause she felt it was important to the plot...)

Shonita stirred fitfully in her sleep, reliving the day she saw her father murdered from her bedroom window. In her sleep, she whimpered.

[Miguel]

Forest-Wolf slowly walked up to the dying wolf. He stared to the ground in a respectful way.
"I uhh...I want to thank you for showing me this new life. And Uhh...That is about all," He said in a shallow voice since he wasn't great at speaking.
Backing away from the body, he moved away from the pack in a quiet way. Not wanting to look back, he inched his way foward.

Seeing a sleeping wolf, he stared at her. He could tell that she was having nightmares. The way she slept made it obvious. Leaning against a tree, he moaned.

[Ancient]

Bright-Howl placed her hand on the old wolf's head and leaned close to him and whispered the words "I love you." into his ears as he passed. She then removed her hand sadly feeling lost and alone. She simply walked away no tears nor howling just a forlorn expression. She walked a bit into the woods and sat down on a fallen log. She could still hear the pack and feel it's presence. She sat there feeling alone. She looked at the coming day. It felt wrong the brigthness of the sun and it's warmth all felt wrong on such an occasion. She felt as if a part of herself had died. There was so much she had wanted to learn from Dark-Moon. So much that had been taken from her as it had her entire life. The familiar wind blew gently around her. Suddenly her warm honey colored eyes went black and she extended her hands purple lightning came from her fingures and burned a spot on the earth before her. She lowered her hands and her eyes returned to normal. She then lowered her head her ebony hair fell like a cloak around her face.


(sorry I dissapeared for awhile. Wow I missed alot. So sorry. If I ever do that again Nisha and Mig and Greyheart you have my full permission to use my character to make the rp fit. Thank you in advance.)

[yugiohfreak]

Shonitas' eyes flashed open. She quickly stood, panting, as though she had been running for miles.

Shaking her head, she knew that she had to find the object, the one item that could defeat Hatemu...

Before she finished her thought, she heard a moan. Her head snapped over to the wolf next to a tree. Shonita padded up to the wolf.

"I'm sorry, for your loss..."

[Miguel]

"You shouldn't have to appologize. I never properly introduced myself. I am Forest-Wolf. It just feels strange. He bit me and showed me this life. Now he is dying. We must move on though."
He frowned and looked to the woods.
"Bright-Howl just moved into the woods. The dying wolf is pretty much her father. I feel that we need to talk to her about this."

[yugiohfreak]

"If I may...." She bowed her head. "I feel as I owe you a favor. Perhaps we should give him a proper respect..."

"See, I feel you are correct to talk to her, but unfortuanatly, now isn't the time. I think we should leave her be until tomorrow. Give her time to mourn. It is only fair, after all..." A tear slid down her cheek as she remembered her fathers' death.

[Miguel]

"I understand. I realize that something is bothering you. Something about your own father. Isn't it?" Nodding, he sighed. "My parents were humans as you may have found out. They were accidentally killed in a raid. It was a raid to wipe out all werewolves. They were walking home and were caught in the middle of the fighting. I don't believe that our wolf kind killed them. I think it was the stupidity of people. But, the general of that army said that it was the wolves. As you see though, i'm a werewolf now. It was Broken-Fang who helped me become one. Now he is passing on. But, his legacy will live on. I know it will."

[yugiohfreak]

"Long ago, were-wolves actually lived in peace with the humans. Until Hatemu came along, that little bastard. He drove the ideas into were-wolves that humans would turn on us. They did. Because Hatemu attacked one of them. This the wolves didn't know. He was sneaky about it. This is why we hate each other."

Shonita smiled sadly. "Tell me, do you like fighting?"

[Miguel]

"It depends. If it is because of one idiot who messed our world up, no. But if it to get revenge on those that killed my parents, yes."

[Anubis]

((can you guys stop ignoring me))

i have to get out of here, they seem to busy about the others to care about a lonely human begger. i started to leave hoping to find a road then a town and get back to my meaningless existance.

[yugiohfreak]

Shonitas' ears perked up. "Something is headed this way."