In the shadows...

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Silently, Shadow padded along the river bank. Glittering light from the water shone upon her dark fur, highlighing it. With green eyes, she watched the fish swimming through the waves.

She lifted her maw to the sky, and howled. Hollow and ghostly, it drifted through the air. A warning to all who might oppose her. For she was Shadow the Cruel, the Exiled, the Pup Devourer.

[Ceuseri]

Cancer stood, letting the eery holw wrap her in it's icy fingers as though embracing her in some cruel way. And for just a moment, she could have sworn she saw a skeletal wolf, wandering through the area as though searching for something, eyes glaring, but missing her by inches, before she blinked and it was gone.

The female wolf shuddered and started to wander towards the howl, her eyes black and closed, mourning the lump of flesh she believed to be her mate, her tread slow and reluctant, for she had lost the will to live.

She paused and lifted her own maw, sending a soft, sinewy howl in reply to the harsh, cold one, calling for permission to come closer. Despite her grieving, Cancer missed the company of others and it was eating her up inside, she needed to have another of her kind to talk to, anyone would do.

If only she knew who she was calling to.

She heard the roar of water and gratefully let it wash over her, wash away her fear, her misery and her memories. For his oath was singing in her mind, louder than the water could ever become, and she suddenly gave a terrifying snarl, as though to drive it away,

Cancer sighed, and carried on walking, her ignorance bringing her closer and closer to Shadow the Cruel...

[‡Teh‡Tammerz‡]

Shadow howled in reply, bidding her to come closer. Again, the hollow note filled the sky, it's cruel arms embracing everything in it's grasp.

[‡Teh‡Tammerz‡]

OOC: ick, short...

[Ceuseri]

Cancer hesitated.

That haunting howl drilled into her mind and she felt herself beginning to hate it, fear it automatically as it's ice sank through her skin and chilled her blood. She remembered something she had said to Irony once when they had had a bitter arguement.

My body may chill
But my heart never will

This memory spurring her confidence, she picked up pace, and soon she had arrived in the view of Shadow. Instantly, the wolf started to show respect to the other, for she had no idea if she owned this land or not. Her ears and tail went down, she lowered her head and stretched out her throat, so the wolf could seize it if she wanted.

But Cancer was tensed, ready to fight back if need be.

"Greetings, ma'am." Cancer growled. "I'm Cancer, asking permission to be on this land."

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Shadow looked a bit taken back. Never had she been given such respect before. She flattened her ears, these actions were new to her. All she had known was cruelty, and had been given the same in return. She thought she should return the respect Cancer gave her.

Shadow nodded, "I am Shadow, and yes you can stay." her voice was as cold and icy as her howl.

[Ceuseri]

Cancer shivered as the cold voice rushed into her ears but straightened up gratefully.

Finally, a chance to leave the past behind her! Cancer wagged her tail to show how grateful she was and her ears came forward curiously. Her lovely red fur shone and glustened, for she was healthy, despite her slender figure.

She was a truly fine looking thing, though her eyes still held the misery of her past, and in her mind, she kept seeing the skeletal figure, wandering through the trees, calling for her, like death was lurking, ready to take her in his paws and crush her.

She shuddered, but tried not to show Shadow she had done so.

"Nice to meet you, Shadow. If you don't mind my asking ... where am I?"

For Cancer had not paid attention to where she had wandered, merely running as though demons were on her tail, and she had avoided meeting anyone up til now.

But now was the time she should learn of her surroundings, where the humans were, how far she had come.

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Shadow swished her tail, "This is Trojan Creek, in the Black Forest." her dark green fur rippled in the cool breeze from the water.

[Ceuseri]

Cancer nodded, though she didn't have a clue where the Black Forest was. Never mind. She looked around, finally giving herself the chance to take in her surroundings.

"Are you alphess?"

All unease she had experienced was gone. This wolf seemed nice enough, for the moment. If she attacked, Cancer would defend, simple as that.

Cancer sighed and sat down. Apparently, she and Shadow were the only wolves here, and for that at least Cancer could be truly thankful for.

She didn't know why she avoided other wolves, just that she didn't particularly want a throng of them around her.

[glow=white,2,300]She never lost hope that he was coming back...[/glow]

She found her mind slipping to Irony again and cursed herself. Her heart started to pound, and she felt the white smudge of fur over her heart bristle.

She shook her head, hoping Shadow did not notice the glazed over eyes she had had for a moment.

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Ooc:// Wait, Shadow is alphess isn't she? She is now anyway...

[..:Dreaming:Misty:..]

(( Perfect for Sandia... maybe. ))

The Blood Devil.
Taunting smirk rode her maw,
eyes challanging red endless pits,
claws as long as the pups bod.

She had a mission to kill, kill two small pups she was still trying to find, Lealle and Cillian. They would die. Depending on when she saw them, when the fire came, they are now teens.
Her legs wore the slight color of red, many scared ones often make storys it was from killing, loving blood to much. Maybe it was, maybe it was not.

The chance you have of knowing?
Not Much.

Stalking through the tree's she slinked, only speaking with her howl to the alphess.
It was ghostly, haunting and spooky. Spine chilling that made others blood freeze. It made the pups want to die, afraid. Gone.
It made weak ones hide.
Only the strong ones, the ones who would except her would remain.

[Re In the shadows]

Shadow nodded when Cancer asked her whether she was alphess, "I am."

When Cancer's mind drifted, Shadow gave her a puzzled look, but dissmissed it.

Her ears perked to the sound of a howl, similar to her own. She smirked- another like herself. She lifted her maw to the sky, and howled in reply. A cold, lifeless howl, that made the trees shiver.

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OOC: oops, that was posted by me. I was logged out x.x

[..:Dreaming:Misty:..]

Sandia

Grinning with piercing fangs beared as she heard a reply, a reply much like her own. Deep red pits called her eyes shifted in the ways of the howl, slinking her body torwards where the alphess was.

Her usual light smirk rose upon her maw, She never smiled nor frowned, she always smirk.

Sandia shortly nodded her respect to the alphess, might as well start it off right, and speaking with her usual hushed, icy saracasm she began,
"Greetings"

[Ceuseri]

OoC : // I'm gonna pull Cancer out of this one, she's needed desperately elsehwhere. O.O