New Wolf Era

Kali

She smiled as she made it to the pond, giggling as Braxton and Karasu had a head on battle, and looking over to smile at Hibari as he ran out to the center of the pond.

"You guys are all awesome!" She said, running over to the water and splashing up at Hibari as he messed with the waves, then sending a splash towards Braxton. She was about to splash Karasu until she saw she was with the Alpha, so she quickly stopped and turned back to her friends, glancing over at Karasu as she hoped her friend wan't in trouble..

The water was so nice! Kali laid down at the shallow end, pressing her belly and the front of her chest into the cool liquids, as her tail swayed around like a fish would, looking over at her friends and smiling again.

"Oh, it's so nice! I love the water." She giggled, lapping up the water happily, then grinning over at Hibari and Braxton.

Kali

She looked over at Braxton with a frown. He couldn't play in the water? She couldn't imagine a life without water. She grew up splashing in it's cool wonders.

"Braxton.. what will water do to you? Won't it effect you like any other wolf, you just can't use your element in it?" She couldn't understand why he couldn't get wet. Surely it wouldn't kill him.. would it? It would just put his fire out until he dried off.. right? Her inquisitive response distracted her for a moment until she heard Hibari's voice.

"Flying would be amazing." She agreed, giving him a smile. "But, I'm not going to dwell on it.. I don't have wings, so.. what would I do about it?" She laughed, trying to splash him again as her previous attempt failed which depressed her a bit, but she didn't show it. Turning back to Braxton, Kali made her way out of the water, wondering what his answer was.

Karasu

She listened intently to her fathers words, but her envision on fighting was completley different. Karasu never wanted to shed blood, she just wanted to win, and although she would do whatever it took.. Blood just wasn't something she pictured with power.

"Yes father. I won't let you down." Karasu closed her eyes as she nodded, thinking deeply about her mission and ways that she would have to control the scenario.

"I may be the only girl of our litter, but that doesn't mean I'm the weakest. I will prove to you that I'm the top of the litter, all three of my brothers will look up to me some day, whether they are apart of Ronoh or not." She smiled to her father, leaning in to give him a meaningful hug, before turning back to her friends.

"Now, what's this about a game?" She ran off towards the water, splashing into it's body before looking back at her dad, smiling, then turning to her friends once again.

Akemi & Yami

What had happened in the past hours of the day, was unknown to the world. A mystery, as the two reentered the lands. Yami walked with her head low, staring at the ground as she walked. She had something different about her, something unusual. Her typical chipper self was no where to be seen, and she had no emotion on her face. Her brother, on the other hand, walked by her side with pride, his head held high as he seemed happy and content. His fur would brush against hers every so often, but she would immediatly recreate the small space between the two siblings. The two seemed to be headed back to their den, both having the same destination in mind, towards the cave they shared. Akemi noticed Kali playing off in the distance, wagging his tail as if waving towards her, green eyes watching for a moment before turning towards Yami.

"Kali has grown into such a beautiful little girl.."

"Whatever."

Yami & Akemi

The light wolf seemed to cringe in a way as her cheek was brushed against, glarin at Kodi as if he intruded in her personal space. "Watch it." She said, continuing forward, not giving the male the attention he was seeking, instead she just rolled her eyes, turning her glare to her brother as he nudged into her.

"Now now, Yami. This nice fellow wanted to wish you well before settling off - shouldn't you have better mannors? Why don't you thank the young man.." Akemi suggested, turning to look at Kodi with no resent.

Yami let out an extremely loud and obnoxious sigh, stopped, turned, and stared at Kodi. "Thanks." She muttered, before reverting her eyes to the ground, heading into her den.

Akemi let out an awkward laugh, shrugging his shouldars. "You'll have to excuse my sister, shes been quite the handful today, let me tell you."

Dezera

Hearing the cracking of her father's voice, Dezera's ears went back and her gaze soften. She felt her heart skip a beat as he proclaimed that he was proud of her. It was all she wanted to hear, and she would continue to live out to be the best that she could be. For her father. Her hear stopped, a stabbing feeling of fresh pain, much more painful than that of any blow Akemi gave her. Aiden was dying...it couldn't be. She remembered frolicing and playing in the water with him, laughing as she popped his bubbles. This would be the last time she'd ever see him, for Dezera knew it'd take her longer to finish this mission that the days he had left.

Her silver eyes grew watery as they stayed upon Aiden's old face. She kept shaking her head, feeling this was all too real for her to grasp. Dezera nuzzled into Aiden, speechless as to what to say. Hearing Lupita call for her, she knew that it was time for her to go. Dezera paused, hesitating as she didn't want to leave her father's side. Pulling away, Dezera gave him a quick lick on the forehead.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of the family. Rest easy, father. I love you." Dezera replied softly, her jaws clentching as she didn't want to say farewell. Her head bowed, Dezera walked outside toward Lupita.

"He's dying." Dezera replied in a cracked voice before pushing past Lupita with her ears folded. Dezera made her way to the area, noticing that Kodi was already there. He seemed lost in his thoughts. She sat nearby, staring at the ground emotionless. Dezera didn't want to think about it, she'd go numb.

Lupita

The female nodded to Dezera, feeling the pain of losing another hit her as she realized this pack really was fading away. They would eat tonight, she knew it. Her stomach was aching with hunger as she walked towards her daughter, flicking her tail as she knew there was no time to lose.

"Karasu, let's go, it's time for your mission; now or never." She said. It was much later than she hoped, she wanted them to be back by now, and no one was even ready.

Karasu

She looked over as her mother called, and then looked to her friend. "Aw, shucks." Walking out of the group, she flicked her tail like her mother had, but used it as a wave goodbye, not turning back to look at her friends as she walked proudly out of the group. 

Approaching the secret mission was making her heart race, and Karasu nervously blew a sonic boom in front of her, jumping through it as the wind dried her coat out. She sat by the two wolves, noticing tension between them as they both seemed upset about something.

"Ready, guys?" She asked, standing tall like a leader.

Lupita

She nodded to the three. "Be off with you. We need atleast two deer to get by this famine tonight, we will hunt more another day, but try your best for two deer. If you can't.. then get whatever you can." She said, letting out a soft sigh as she awaited her three chosen wolves to leave.

Naomi

"I'll always love you, look after us." Naomi breathlessly replied to his comment, as she felt his last, sighing breath. Naomi nuzzled into his fur, her eyes clamped shut from the tears. Aiden's body grew cold, the same temperature that she normally held. The once warm body that she snuggled up to was icy cold. Her head lifted up as she felt a tingle run through her body, noticing her bangles glow before leaving a beautiful jewel fashioned into them. Naomi smiled through her tears, Aiden would always be with her until it was her turn to leave. "Take care, we will meet again, love." Naomi whispered as she looked skyward.

Picking herself up, Naomi walked slowly outside to see her daughter. Naomi wrapped herself around her daughter and gave her a comforting lick on the head.

Karasu

The female stood for a moment, watching the pack behind her as she silently said her goodbyes. Her eyes focused on her father in the distance, praying that she would see her Daddy again. 

Turning, Karasu took the lead, knocking her side into both Kodi and Dezera as she passed them, ensuring that they knew she was the leader; especially Dezera. She knew that female had a taste for leadership, and Karasu wasn't about to give up her potential alphaship slot.

"Of course I can hear them, but near the border? No." She said, as if the question was stupid. She turned to look back at them, lowering her body as she became quite serious as they neared the border of Sera.

"Theres an obnoxious noise, oh, I don't even know how to describe it. And there's a fire; it's huge. I don't know what they are up too, but there are many vibrations coming in to my senses. It's like their acting foolish.. jumping around.. or something." She flicked her tail, annoyed at not knowing what all this was as Ronoh was never known for singing or dancing. She shrugged, turning to head into the pack lands.

"Follow me, stay low. We are going to hang a sharp left, and we'll be right in the meadow. If you see anyone, I want you to breathe in and out quickly three times, don't make any noise.. I will hear you." She said, pinning her eyes on their destination before heading out into the packs borders. 

Dante

Somehow, Dante had fallen asleep, curled up besides a large bush. From either the excitement of finding his helper, or the lack of energy. Possibly both. A clenching of his stomach reminded him of the hunger that resided in him. Dante wanted to give a pitiful whine, but knew his mother wouldn't be there to feed him. He shifted to sit upward, glancing around as he lifted his nose to the sky. Maybe the hunters caught something, he sniffed the air. Nothing, but the smell of wet leaves.

Dante pushed himself to his feet, feeling weaker than ever. When was the last time he ate? His head bowed, he attempted to shuffle his way to the main part of the pack. Maybe some one was snacking on something and could throw a small chunk his way.

Akemi

Noticing a familiar pair of pups- that weren't so much pups anymore- headed his way, Akemi rose to his feet. He gave a wide, happy smile as he trotted over to them, looking down - barely- to his son and daughter.

"Now now, what are you kids up too? Have you seen your mother around? Oh, by the way, I'm your father, if you didn't know that. Your mother is sort of a bit*h, so I never got to officially meet you." He smiled down at them happily, although his smile was rather creepy and strange.

"See that beautiful grey wolf over there? That's Kali! She's your cousin. Would you like to meet your Aunt? She's sort of cranky right now, but I'd be more than happy to show you to her." He smiled, tail wagging and all. "What were you kids's names again?" He asked, tilting his head to the side.

"Damn, I make some nice looking pups. Their a bit skinny though. You guys hungry?" Akemi grinned, mentally giving himself a high-five.

Dante

Dante didn't have the energy to will his sister a reply. Tell her he was looking for food, for himself and for herself? No, she'd mock him for being weak and would protest any food that he'd sacrifice to toss at her. As a brown wolf approached, Dante grew stiff as he remembered what happened last time. The wolf was snappy and scolded them, but this time he appeared exuberant. Upon the closing proximity, Dante's hard eyes grew colder as a pathetic shadow of himself made form into a snarling, large version of himself. Almost as if his shadow could materialize into an alter ego along the hard ground, one that would protect him from the larger wolf as he was no where near fit to do so himself.

His voice grew even, there was a tenseness. Darkness element taking over, making the output on life look more dimmer. "Wouldn't be the first time that I wouldn't know about mother dearest's whereabouts. I wouldn't go around throwing that father title around, you've done nothing to deserve it." Ouch, sharp for even Dante. There was no hint of guilt at his words. It was as if hate was flooding through him.

"Don't worry, I already met Aunt Yami. She damn well raised Blaire and I." He retorted, not even bother sharing his own name to Akemi. If his 'father' didn't even know his name, or he his father's name, it just showed the lack of care toward the sibling duo.

As if using all his energy once more, Dante's shadow faded into a vanish before he trudged along to get away from Akemi.

Dante

His darkened blue eyes lifted up as a frail female stood in front of him. They rose up to meet her's, taking note of the gauntness, hiding the beauty that she possessed. At her works, he gave a sharp snort. Kori didn't look anything better than he did right now. When she pressed her nose into his shoulder, Dante felt a jolt in his system. His eyes softened at her as the change of element released him of a deep, aggressive mood. He was very malleable at the moment, just experiencing the beginning of such a powerful element.

About to reply, Dante suddenly grew stiff as his eyesight started to fade into a dim light. He slumped over onto Kori, a dead weight. His eyes remained wide open as a scene played out quickly in front of him.

Dante glanced around, he appeared to have some tone back into his body. Not starving any longer. There was sounds of snarls, knocking of sharp fangs and scuttles across the ground. Wolves were around him, those he recognized from his pack, fighting against wolves that were unknown to the yearling. There was a thick scent of blood around him, as he dashed off from his place. He came across a wolf, bloodied and laying flopped over with a fatal blow. A wolf that he never expected to meet a fate such as that. He wanted to howl for help, but Dante froze in place before the world turned black once more.

Dante blinked his eyes, fuzzy as he was returning back into the world. What was it that he just saw? A glimpse of a future? No, that couldn't be possibly. Futures could alter, but from that. One thing he knew that gave him hope; He would live through this famine.

Dante

His vision was starting to clear up before he turned and noticed Kori on the ground, curled up. He had seen this once before but he stood stock still. Almost as if still in the frozen trance of the dreamland. Did she see that vision too? Was that the reason that she fell down. Wait, why was he able to see that? What the hell was his element?!

As her seizure subsided, Dante reached out and pressed up besides his Aunt. "You okay?" He asked, not wanting that episode to happen again. His eyes were brimmed with concern. "How can you think about eating after that?" He asked, watching her. His hunger seemed to still be there, but more of a dull ache now as his mind was capsized with other things happening.