Worries and No Friends [Open]

[Anila]

"J-Jump!?!" Her voice cracked and she panted heavily. Anila saw the land split in front of them and her mouth dropped open. Out of the corner of her eye she saw one of Thor's wings shift. Realization hit her, Why isn't he flying if he can!? The cold bitterness of worry hit her. Is this all I can be? All my life? Just... running from the dangers that bite behind me?

She shivered, as if she was cold, though she wasn't, the crack in the earth was coming close. Should I use soar? If I do it could use up the energy I have stored for running, but... if the bear happens to fall..? She looked behind them just to see the bear give an angry roar. The fur along her spine prickled up in a slight alarm. She glared back at it, barking. She grinned, as if it were a game and she was playing tag with the brothers and sisters she never had.

Her paws hit the ground in unison, springing her into the air, she used no spell and her heart was beating fast like a little hummingbird in her chest. The whole world seemed to slow down as she was jumping over the crack, she looked down to see a depth of darkness, it seemed ready enough to eat her up. The wind around her seemed to push her forward, but not like when she used Soar. She saw the other end coming up, her heart dropped like stone.

I'm not going to make it! She cried to herself, panic rising through her. Her voice was into her throat. She quickly tried to call wind to her, pushing her forward, but it seemed too late. Her sapphire glowed brightly, sensing her panic, but it did nothing. When her front paws hit the ground she let out a bark of surprise. Her claws dug into the ground as she tried to heave herself up. Her front body ached from the impact, she didn't have the time to look around. Her back paws dug into the side of the earth, trying to heave herself up. She growled in frustration, only managing to stay there, slowly slipping. "If... I die now... its because of... my own stupidity!" She growled to herself through her teeth.

((OOC: I hope I didn't misinterpret anything o.O;;)

[talonair]

((OOC: Nah, you're fine. Normally the crack would be smaller, but I can say Manegarm's using his full power))

[Vivid]

The bears roar made his tail curl up between his hind legs more as he ran beside the femme, paws thudding along the cold ground with each quick step. The crack that opened up in front of them both didn't worry Thor as much as it should of, wings fluttering again as he got ready to use them if he happened to miss. Quickly the crack in the earth was at his paws, springing off with full force once he was at the very edge. The other side came quickly and his front paws hit heavily, the impact stinging them and making the male slide across the ground a bit. As soon as he stopped he looked back to see Anila half off the edge, worry flashing through his silver eyes as he got up as quickly as he could to get to her side.
The bear was still coming at them at a vicious pace and Thor's heart raced, quickly clamping down on the females scruff to try and pull her up, not knowing how much time he had to get her up before the bear reached them. Weakened from his Haste spell Thor tried as hard as he could to pull her back up, growling in frustration still holding her scruff. "On three, try to push yourself up while I pull, I'm not going to leave you." He muttered through her fur, counting aloud before giving her a rough tug, hoping she'd make it up before the bear either fell, or jumped over.

[talonair]

Manegarm saw that Anila hadn't made it across. He quickly diverted some of his magic, and chains of shadow whipped forward and wrapped around her front paws. The chains pulled back, heaving her out of the crack. No sooner was she out, then the bear jumped. Manegarm acted fast, and released the energy that had been gathering in the crack. A torrent of fire heaved from the crack, hitting the bear in the midriff. It roared in pain as it was flung back, landing heavily on its back. Manegarm let the flames and the chains die away, and landed next to Thor and Anila. "You two alright?" He asked, panting

[Anila]

Anila felt embarrassment prickle her, he was able to clear it! She nodded, getting ready to heave herself up when something wrapped her around her paws and pulled her out, just in time for the fire to erupt, which made her yelp in surprise. Anila flattened her ears, she almost shook her head in dismay, but she heard the strange wolf's question and nodded. A part of her, the part of her that she used to grow up, wanted to say 'does it look like I am okay?' But, she didn't want to. She wanted to thank this stranger, even if it meant that what little pride she had left was taken away.

She glanced at Thor first, "Th-" She stuttered, the word, she knew it well enough, though she never said it much, only to higher rank officers and such. She forced herself to think that she was a pup position, and them to were the alpha's, though, her pride still fought against her. "Th-thank you..." She said breathless. "Thor..." She tried to smile, but even she could tell it was a little forced. She glanced at the other wolf.

"Thank....you... too.... stranger," She dipped her head, it was all awkward to her, and a part of her missed Midnight, the sapphire necklace she wore flared for a moment, to agree. She ached, and she hated it, she hated being small and weak, only being able to run from her problems, she didn't want to run, she wanted to fight.

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((OOC:Oh XD ^^;;; sorry.))[/size]

[Vivid]

OOC: Guess I'll reply next then? This posting order is messed. xD
Thor backed off instantly once she was up and licked over his maw to clear away the dryness her fur had cause, wincing as the bear jumped, only to stare in awe as fires shot out from the crack, making sure the bear couldn't pass. After a few heartbeats the strange wolf spoke to them, Thor simply nodding and staring at the crack still for a while after. The female spoke beside him and Thor slowly turned his eyes off the crack to her, giving a smile before his tongue lolled out as his Haste had caught up to him, tired from the events of today. He fell back on his haunches and curled his tail around his paws neatly, wings fluttering as he shook off his pelt a bit in mild excitement. "Yes, I'm fine. Thank you for that, I don't think that bear would of stopped anytime soon." His fur prickled a moment, realizing that the bear had only been knocked back, not lost in the flames or hole. He cast a worried glance at the still bear, hoping it stayed that way. "Can we uh, move from here please...? I don't want it getting back up and being even more angry..."

[talonair]

(OOC: I think the order is Anila, Vivid, then me)

Manegarm nodded. "Sure. I don't know if that bear is dead. If it isn't, then it's going to be pissed off when it wakes up." Behind him, the flames died down and the crack closed. "Don't worry, it's definatly unconscious, but we'd better go." He walked forwards, still panting from the use of his magic

[Anila]

The she-wolf stared as the crack started to close. This is it... this is where you can run, or fight. She almost smiled at her inner thoughts, the idea that she could try to attack the bear tickled her. The bear was already knocked out, but what if it came closer to the pack? "What is it wakes up, and goes after someone else? What is it runs into a group of p-" She flattened her ears, her heart sickening. She wanted pups of her own, so dearly she did. Her face was set hard, blocking the feelings from showing. "Sorry, just ignore me."

She got to her feet, and started walking away from the bear. Anila was sore, and panting, her tongue rolling out.

[Vivid]

Thor listened to the new wolf and nodded, wanting to get away from the crazed creature before it decided to get back up -dead or not- and chase them again. This time if it did, they wouldn't have a save. The females words made him pause and look back, silently agreeing. 'What if it did go after someone else... Would they have the luck or skills that we did? What if they didn't see it in time, or did but couldn't get away...' His thoughts made him pause longer then he thought, when he finally strated moving having to run a bit to catch up. "Think it's dead?" He asked calmly despite what he was thinking, feeling his fur prickling as if it was watching him walk away. Sonehow it didn't seem like it could die, looking into its eyes screamed death itself. Was it some god or goddess trying to warn them? Thor sighed inwardly and kept moving, looking at the two others. "Thanks, by the way. Names Thor. And you?"

[talonair]

Manegarm sighed. "I don't know if it's dead or not, but don't worry. It may be pissed when it wakes up, but it'll be too injured to risk attacking others for a while." He turned to look at Thor. "And no problem. My name's Manegarm"

[Anila]

She turned back to Manegarm. "It's nice to meet you, Manegarm," Anila dipped her head in an automatic motion. "My name is Anila." She turned back towards ahead of her. She glanced back at the ground, she was acting mean again, and emotionless, surely Thor would notice the change in her mood, right? The wolfess began to feel sorry for herself, as she came along, thinking about herself.

Finally she felt like biting herself, Surely if I want to get over this, I must fight it! She told herself. She glanced back at the two wolves, smiling. "We better hurry, I don't want to be under that bear's jaws when he wakes up!" She really couldn't think of anything to say, she hoped they would start up a conversation, talking was never her best quality, but then again, what was her best quality?

[Vivid]

OOC: Woops, sorry guys. >< Didn't see the PM notification that you'd replied. xD

"Nice to meet you Manegarm. I'm quite glad you came along when you did... I didn't feel like being lunch." He laughed softly then gazed to Anila a moment, noticing that she hadn't give as friendly of a greeting to the male like she had him earlier, shrugging it off as something the bear might of caused. There was an awkwardness of walking with the two wolves so closely after having just met the both of then, yet already they had gone through a great event. It seemed natural to be so at ease, but something was tingling his fur still. Something didn't seem right. Or did it? The thought of the bear was still freshly stained on his train of thought, surely that was the cause for him to feel so relaxed, but so uneasy at the same time.
His attention snapped back as he heard the femme speak, nodding as he gave a soft "Yeah" as a reply, quickening his steps a bit while he fell back into thought. After a few heartbeats Thor lifted his head from staring at the ground ahead of him, deciding that it was far too quiet for his liking. "So, where do you two come from?" Thor wanted to bury his face under his paws after speaking, scolding himself inwardly. Can't you think of something better to say then that? You might as well go practice your social skills on grasshoppers... He couldn't help but laugh at the thought of himself talking to a grasshopper, looking away from the others a moment shyly.

[talonair]

Manegarm nodded at Anila. "Agreed. I don't know how effective my magic is against a creature that size." He looked back at the smoldering bear. 'Great, now I've got myself in a conversation' he thought. He looked at Thor with his one eye. "I prefer not to talk about my past." He said firmly, but not rudely.

[Anila]

"I come from..." Anila started, looking into the sky. Hurt was burning in her eyes so she tried to shield it from both wolves by picking up her pace. She cleared her now dry throat, her eyes stung like she was about to cry, but she hasn't cried in how many moons? She wasn't about to cry now, especially in front of these strangers.

"Rogue wolves," Anila smiled, even though smiling is one of the last things she wanted to do right now. "Loners? You know? Though, I bonded with a spirit, we became one and my parents thought it would be best for me if I learned about my powers in a pack, so thats what they did!" She laughed as if it was a funny joke, but her words burned her, and she felt like she was going to throw up. She never had opened herself up to anyone this much before, except for Midnight... she longed to smell his fur again. Gaze into his powerful eyes and lay down next to him, feel his warmth, and the safety that he offered.

Anila glanced back at Manegarm, "My past is just the normal, nothing too extreme." She smiled, trying to warm up, but it didn't work. Now her mind was swirling about the thoughts of Midnight and her parents, who have disappeared.

((OOC: Sorry! Really sorry about my absence! >.<))

[talonair]

((OOC: Did Vivid die?))