Revolution of Wolves
The night was calm, the silence not broken by a simple mouse moving through the ever lasting meadows. On the edge was a forest, lush trees rested with birds sleeping among the branches, moon hung low in the skies above. The silence was broken, the snapping of a twig that echoed throughout the forest, the soft noise of a padded foot followed. The moon light reached across in slivers, cut by the near by trees, to illuminate a wolf with silver fur and glowing gold eyes.
The wolf was Tarmo, an elder of one of the many wolves tribes. He was considered with respect, even to warring clans because of his knowledge, because of the things he had seen. He was the child of night and day the rumors state, they are common knowledge throughout the clans and tribes. He was to be the father of another wolf legend, Toroma, Daughter of the Forest Calm.
He was watching the forest this night, watching as he always did for change in the land. His territory had been threatened days before when a warring tribe invaded and struck down many of his followers. He was extremely guarding when it came to his tribe, always did he defend when they where struck. Perhaps it was on this night, he would learn the ways of the hunt…
The ways the wolves… have stopped following….
---Tarmo---
The sounds of padded feet stopped as the wolf stood still, his fur slightly blowing with the wind. A cloud crossed over the moon, a howl pierced the northern sky, blood painted the ground. The vicious wolves of a warring tribe stood over the elder, they had stuck in the dark, the blood bathed on the ground and in their claws. Their fangs glistened ripe with crimson death, their intent was obvious. The rules of the clans had decayed, it was time for the rise of a new ruling clan through a different set of rules, all out war.
The morning soon came, but Tarmo did not. His people slowly awoke from where they slept, beds of leaves where nestled clean, puppies fed of the mothers milk. But all was not right, for Tarmo did not return when the sun was new. Toroma stood calmly, watching the forest edge for her father, but he did not come, all that came was the wind carrying a sent of a new dead. The forest mourned with it’s trees, the leaves turned brown and drifted far onto the ground, winter was approaching.
What a time for war this was, without a leader like Tarmo, these wolves would surly die in a few days of winter. The voices where hushed and worried as they talked in the camps, the pups did not pay heed to the adults though, they where playing without a care. “Where is Tarmo?” Some of the voices asked, “Why is winter coming so quickly?” Another few asked, Toroma just watched.
Perhaps the passing of her father effected her heart, for it quickly became stronger than any other young wolves, she was still a child in wolf terms. Her brown fur and yellow eyes where nothing of her father, she resembled her mother with a short snout and small pointed ears, her fangs where short but her claws where long and sharp. She would make the perfect leader, except she was female. And the laws of the Wolves called that the ‘Alpha Male’ would be the only ruler for any clan.
Soon Males fought each other for dominance, one stood out among the rest, his name was Roma, son of the ocean breeze. Toroma wanted to lead her people, she bet Roma she could best him in anything he challenged her with. It was a battle to the death that took place on the mornings rest, and nights awakening….
Twilight….
The moment soon came, circled by the other wolves the two competitors stood ready, the sun set….
The moon was rising…
They leapt at each others throats,
Blood splashed into the air at each pass,
Wounds resulted on each…
But in the end,
Roma lay dead, the only male strong enough to be Alpha, was killed by…
Toroma, Child of Tarmo, The son of Night and Day, and her, the daughter of the forest.
She took charge of her people In this time of war, they left their territory for more, they wanted nothing to do with the war for the alpha clan. But soon enough, time would carry them into the war they strived to avoid…
“They plan on assaulting us!” One of the wolves called out to Toroma, it was a year past her victory and taking charge. “Then prepare our defense, we shall not run any longer.” Toroma ordered, her voice firm and strict. “Yes Mam.” The wolf replied, barking orders to a small force of wolves gather on their new territories edge. “Why did this war happen? Why was father assassinated…” Toroma asked herself, wondering why, why was this happening!?
Welcome, to war.
Welcome, to a war of the wolves.
---Revolution of Wolves---
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