New Arrival on the Horizon

[Helcerinex]

Somewhere close by...

Through the light forest floors, trekking it's way through the light underbrush on a flat floor of this wooded area, a black form, only colored differently by the light brown hues along the ends of his paws and tail. His eyes were not visible, as he was rather quiet.

He was a bit slouched, and his walk was a bit limp... he was rather old... or at the least he was definately aging.

He was also very large, though his limp walk seemed to negate that effect. And now, as he got closer, a low mumble on his voice picked up, he was talking to himself, but what he was discussing... hard to figure out.

His fur was a bit ragged, only shuddering if the wind ever caught it, his bakc was ridged a little, and his paws were thick, clawed, and definately experienced in the past. When he opened his eyes, they peered lightly at the ground, and slowly panned to the left and right as if to abide for any danger he may be in, but in truth he had little care for such things... he could defend himself.

His ears were not perked, rather they were jsut sitting up on hs head without real reason, so calm and forgoing. He stopped at an opening in the forest, his feet now in the soft grass, this place... it was too pure... kind of made him unhappy, yet calm at the same time.

He raised his ehad slowly and looked around...

[Relairah]

It was that time of day. The time to chill out and take a breather. He had just finished today's training routine and was feeling good, his muscles still pumped with adrenaline beneath his flesh. He walked easily through the forest, enjoying the different scents of pine, brush, leaves, dirt, and various different creatures. A rabbit darted under a bush and a squirrel chattered in a tree above him. A bird sang its song as it flew high above. All these things were a symphony in a way to him.

Ah, yes, it was certainly his personality to look on the brighter side of things... well usually. But he also thought about his responsibilities, his desire to prove himself as an individual, driving him higher than many of his fellow pack-mates. He had strong ambition, yet it was not so much as to drive him away. He loved his home and family dearly, and would sacrifice anything for them.

These thoughts soon vanished, however, as a new scent reached his nostrils. He stopped, lifting his maw to the air to sniff for certain. No, it was there. He definitely didn't recognize the scent, nor did it have any part of the land on it. A loner, huh? Instinctively, his rank over the other, as part of a pack, took over. He knew in general, the Shinkou policy toward lone wolves was tolerating... for the most part. But he had a weird feeling.

He moved easily through the trees, his training and skills coming into play, the shadows hiding his black and red form. Oh, yes, he was a strong fellow, and swift. It was not long before he reached the opening and he emerged, making no effort to mask himself from the other. His tail raised a bit, and he assessed the other briefly. Well, he supposed so far there was nothing intimidating or out of the ordinary with him. At least on the very first look. Oh, but looks could be deceiving. He was all too familiar with this fact.

"Greetings, wolf." He stated pointedly. "What brings you to the lands of Shinkou?" His words were not hostile, but they definitely asked for an answer.

He remained on edge a bit, his senses tensed. He was ready for whatever might happen from here. And if necessary, he was ready to whoop some wolf butt and send its hide out of the pack-lands and to the loner lands where it deserved to be. Or so the thought passed through his young mind. Well, perhaps he was getting too far ahead of himself. But then, such thoughts had been part of his father's training. In any case, his eyes, a crystal blue, remained fixed upon the other, awaiting his response.

[Helcerinex]

IT took him a second to stop his pace, even at such a slow speed, his eyes opened gently as though he had finished meditating on the move, and they proned to the direction of this voice.

He was never the social, or the company-loving type... he didnt even look it. His loose footing on the land under him made him sway a bit, his tail flicked out to the side, he closed his eyes, then turned his ehad in the direction of the arrival, and opened them again, they had a cruelty to them, one of hatred, and distrust.

"Why would my atcivity, be in interest of you?", he asked, his voice was deep, but with the sense of age to it. He raised a paw, using it to pivet his stance to face this wolf, he looked up at him from the lower elevation.

The yellow iris's dialated a bit, matching the amount of light around him, and he finally fixed his gaze securely on this male.

[Relairah]

He tuned his ears to the other, taking in each of his movements and finally his words. Those eyes. He had seen eyes like that before. It made him wary, bringing to mind that bad feeling he had felt in his gut before. But he kept his cool. He had to handle this situation appropriately.

"You are a loner within pack-lands. Unless you have intentions of becoming part of the pack, you shouldn't be here." He paused. "Now, again, what brings you here?" He said only this for now, though other thoughts whizzed through his mind. He needed to know if this other wolf presented a threat or not. As a Defender, it was not only his right but also his duty to protect and guard these lands and the wolves who lived within them.

But that all depended on whether this wolf was merely passing through, had no harm, or really was any danger. It was clear he looked older, and any other wolf might think, why be so harsh on an older one? We should respect and look up to them. Or furthermore, offer them assistance. He knew an old wolf or two who could still bring a hard bite. No, he wasn't letting his guard down that easily.

[Helcerinex]

Tiberius merely raised his head a bit higher than usual, he had little concern for his safety here, he knew this one was cautious, but what for?... he knew nothing about him, but then again... it WAS vice versa.

He raised a brow higher than the other, getting a full assumption of this situation, and then he merely narrowed the same eye, "Id rather not concern myself by telling you...", he put that very plainly.

His form turned aside once more, his tail flicked outward with a swift thwap of the air, his head lowering again without much worry, his eyes closing a bit as he raised one paw, and set it forward, he jsut... started off toward the packlands again.

In truth he WAS passing through, but was that anyone elses concern? As far as he cared... no. He wanted his barings over this land, and then the neighboring ones... and nothing was really going to slow him down, at least... no one but himself.

The male's complete attention turned away from the male... er... well... not all of it...

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(When i talk OOC, i use parenthesis... ehm... sry if im a little unconcerned with my grammar xD im going for description and quantity, the quality is my third.)

[Relairah]

Oh, he would rather not concern him with it. Well, too late. He was already concerned. He observed the wolves actions once more. Stubborn one wasn't he?

The younger wolf shifted, moving in the other's path and sticking out his own leg. "I'm sorry. But I can't let you just pass so easily." Especially in the direction he was going. "If you refuse to tell me your intentions, so be it. But then, I must ask you turn and leave. There are plenty of lands in the surrounding area for loners to reside. This land is for the Shinkou wolves alone."

His face was expressionless for the time being. He was only carrying out his duty, or so he was thinking. But he worried this might lead to a fight. Perhaps he was getting ahead of himself... and over-assessing this situation. Maybe not. In either case, he was determined, if he didn't learn the other's intentions, to stop him.

OoC: It's all good, although really you don't have to have super long posts or anything xD we don't have a required word length per say as long as you write something that contributes. And also, if you read over your post you can usually catch minor mistakes and such lol

[Helcerinex]

The black wolf stopped, and narrowed an eye at the outstretched set of claws. This male was becoming bother already, but then again... he wasn't set for a fight.

"Yeeeeesss... I'm sure you'd prefer me to do such... but on another note...", he raised his own paw, and with one claw, and a bit of sarcasm and attitude that only a cold killer would possess, pushed down the male's arm, "It reeaally won't take me that long to pass through.", his eyes dialated a bit and his head fur fluxxed a bit, moving up, then back down flatly.

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(Lol, Kay ^^)

[thunder]

She was simply drifting. Looking for somewhere to stay for the night. She heard voices flattened herself down and began to creep along to listen. As soon as she heard this was packland and the other loner didn't belong she stood up and turned to leave but she didn't get far when she heard the deep voiced ones change of attitude. She whipped around eyes narrowing and sprinted over the grass nearing the clearing her lightweight making her paws hardly make a sound.Glad that she was down wind she sprinted into the open. She turned and ran to the side of the wolf and attempted to use her speed and lightweight to leap over the wolf and instead of doing massive damage simply be a rather annoying distraction that stung with little scratches. This was what she desired as she sprinted forwards and leaped.

[Helcerinex]

Tiber stopped, turning his head to this approahcing oppression, he HATED vile children, and his claws came up, regardless of the male beside him... doesnt mean he wouldnt defend himself... or... even if he generrally wasnt in any danger.

With an utterance of words, "Molis...", and a swift duck... as she flew overhead, the gorund as where she landed became slip, loose clay, very wet and VERY slippery.

[Relairah]

OoC: Hey so, since we now have three players involved, we should stick to posting order to avoid confusion, unless otherwise stated like if I'm going to be offline I say "y'all can continue without me" or something. So, it should be from now on, Helcerinex, me, thunder ^^

iC:

It was easy to discern the situation, not only by this arrogant loner's words but by his attitude and actions. This was no longer a mere loner passing through. This was a loner who didn't know his place and had officially overstepped his bounds.

Blue eyes glimmered, reading the body language written all over this fellow. Instead of allowing his outstretched leg to be pushed back so easily, he shifted his entire body, lowering his head, his own fur bristling. "I think you'll find it will." Yet right about then, out of nowhere, someone new appeared and made a leap over the other. This newer wolf was seemingly a loner also, though for the time being, she was helping him, so he would worry of that matter later. This male was clearly the more important issue. Zef heard the words uttered by the older one's lips and shifted, taking his distraction as an opportunity.

He leaped toward Tiberius, attempting to not only push him to the ground, but get a grasp on his throat with his jaws. He would not attempt to bring any damage, only get the point across. However, if he were not successful, he would quickly leap away and return to a guarded stance, his senses focused.

[Helcerinex]

(Aye Rel, the way you post is so confusing Dx... well not confusing, im jsut not on when you are xD)

Tiber was never one to react slowly, or be overwhelmed so easily, of course he WAS getting old, but he would never make this easy. He shifted the second Zef had leapt toward him, shifted back and negated this male's charge, with a countering ram of his own.

"I'm not trying to fight... but if you insist...", when he collided, he grunted, if Zef was knocked down and over, he'd use one attack, and if the male recovered... he'd use different, even more vicious than the first.

[thunder]

Thunder noticed the slickness as she landed and threw her weight to the side moving in a big half circle so she was behind the younger one of the two other wolves and growled the gray wolf was muscular this was a problem. She looked at the clay she knew what she was doing. She grinned and thought of how it was similar to ice except you couldn't use your claws to stop. she moved of of the clay and snorted then ran away from it at a slow careful jog surveying the ground then sprinted at full speed at it throwing her weight to the other side this time sinking her claws into it to make a spray of mud fly at the elder wolf hopefully distracting him further all the wile knowing when she stopped she would be behind him.This may have been none of her business earlier but now it was oh so very much hers. A grin spread across her features,her blue fur fluffed in an effort to make her look bigger and her red eyes sparkled in the sun. She knew she was an easy target as far as brute strength goes but that didn't mean she couldn't bluff besides the other lone hadn't gotten that good a look at her or at least she hoped.

[Relairah]

Zef scowled when the older wolf said he wasn't trying to fight. Yea right, he wasn't. "You asked for one the second you stepped on pack-lands, intending to do your business without any sort of submission to those living in the lands should you encounter one," he argued. At this point, the part of his personality which was short-tempered had come into play. He met the male in combat, and Tiberius would find Zef was a strong fellow, and presented equal opposing force to his charge. In the collide, instead of falling back, Zef stayed with him, snapping and clawing, his teeth trying to sink into a chunk of wolf flesh. So far, it was merely a brawl between wolves.

When Thunder sent the mud fling, he was in the middle of a shift, and some of it battered across his fur, coloring the black a brown color. He ignored it however. For one, it was not uncommon for a wolf to get dirty in a fight, but on the other, all of his focus was tuned toward the loner. He had to admit he was a little surprised at the strength of his opponent, yet it was true he hadn't underestimated him. Afterall, this wasn't the first older wolf he had combated. He growled when he felt a slight sting in his shoulder, but continued with his attacks.

[Helcerinex]

Tiberius was not easily impressed, he was old... it was not surprising this wolf was able to meet his strength, but there was soemthing he could do... that Zef probably had the misfortune of not being able to.

"Hate to try and end this so early!", he raored as they clashed, trying to break a distance between them with a down flail of his claws.

"But i truly don't have time to play with the younglings!", he lowered his ehad to the side even if he was being attacked, and his teeth began to collect soemthing from the air.

His fur bristled out,a nd his ehad ripped forward, "Nuodai!", he hissed as his teeth actually extended, trying to reach the skin of the opponent.

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( Nuodai: A darkness bite, that acts like venom, slowing the relfexes, and limiting the strength and speed of an opponent, as well as afflicting visual strength, as well as sense of balance.)

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Walking along the old trails of a deer. Chiram, with a small grin across his muzzle, squinted his right eye as the sunlight pierced through the canopy of the forest. His gray ears focused on the sounds around him, while his red orbs scanned the land before him. He was a rather large wolf, 5' to be exact. He had almost all the characteristics of a demon, size, weight, muscle, and even a weird deformation on his front paws. That resembled that of a raptors claw. However, there was one on each side, giving him about six toes on each front paw. His personality,however, did not match with his looks. Unlike most demons, Chiram was fairly nice and quit respectful too. but when it comes to a fight, Chiram's personality will no doubt chance.

As much as always, the demonic dire walked with pride. His neck was raised high and the tip of his tail gave a small arch at every step he took. It didn't take long for the large male to stumble upon the border line of the Shinkou pack lands, however, he showed no hesitation of stopping as he walked past the border and into their land. Being who he was, Chiram had little fear of meeting other wolves. With his size and strength, there wasn't much danger for a bulky wolf like him.

with a sudden switch of an ear. The large dire stopped and listened, never turning his head towards the sound, only moving his ear slightly now and then. It was the sound of other wolves talking, and of course there was a bit of a scramble. Rolling his eyes and giving a small huff of air through his nostrils. Chiram preceded through the Shinkou lands, however, he had chanced his direction and was walking straight towards the brawl.

Once stumbling upon the fight that was preceding before him. Chiram watched silently and began inching closer towards them, but not taking auction to stop them. He simple watched for a few minutes before deciding what to do. Turning his head to each of his shoulders. Chiram sunk a single fang into his skin, allowing the blood to trail down his fur. However, the blood soon began to shift and mold into a whip, floating around aimlessly in the air like a thin piece of hair. Suddenly, the blood stretched out and began to make its way towards the old wolf's front leg. While another whip went towards the other male that he was in combat with. Once the blood was wrapped around their legs, Chiram would then grab both of the blood vines that he sent out towards the two before pulling them. Hopefully, thanks to the blood vine being rather difficult to brake, the two would loss their balance for a split second and maybe find a way to control themselves.

(( sorry for going before you crazy silly,thunder. After this post, I'll go after thunder. ^-^ ))