uh-oh...lost again

[Destiny]

ooc: anyone can join this thread, so long as they DO NOT KILL my character!

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The timid white pup crept as quietly through the dense trees and undergrowth of the forest as she could, which was hard as she was quite small and so couldn't always step over a twig, a large stone or tree root, without either falling over, or making a loud noise.

Her royal blue orbs of eyes searched the forest before her, looking for any signs of light which would mean she was close to the forest's boundary which would mean she was out of there! but no, the only light that filtered into the dark forest, came from above, and it peeked through the canopy of the trees, making it look eerie. This light came from the moon and stars, however it was a cloudy night and so even that light wasn't always available for Destiny to use.

Realizing that she was lost, the small pup backed herself under a large tree root, which stuck up from the ground. Hiding beneath it, Destiny covered her eyes with her paws and began to shiver and whimper. Why had she gone out alone, why had she gone into such a dark and scary place, why had she left Faith's side? All questions with a simple answer: she was naive and a little stupid!

A few minutes passed, but to Destiny it felt like hours. She began to sob, tears rolling down her white fur cheeks and down her muzzle. She'd only just found Faith, and now she had lost her again. Destiny wished she could be back in the den, cuddled close up to Faith, sharing her warmth and listening to the comforting sounds of Faith's breathing.

What was that?! A noise...rustling...a branch snapping...something was approaching. Destiny didn't know whether to be upset or glad about that. Lifting up her head, her tiny ears pricked up as she listened carefully, her breathing slowed right down as she tried to make herself invisible....

[†Faith Winters†]

Branches swung around as the petite lycaness rushed through the forest. She had lost track of how many times she had been smashed in the face already, she didn’t care anyways. All she cared about was finding Destiny.

When she first noticed the absence of the little pup, she had flipped out. She had just found the pup, and already she seemed to continuously lose her. A particularly large branch swung back and smashed Faith across the jaw as she trudged on, momentarily knocking her off balance and causing her to stumble over. She was quick to get back to her feet and keep moving on.

As soon as she started looking for the little pup, she had checked around the Tunnels, figuring she had wandered somewhere in the Tunnels that she wasn’t supposed to be, but Faith had soon caught her scent, and had followed it, right until it led to the entrance of the Forest. After having a panic attack, she had rushed into the Forest at full speed.

Now running once again, she snapped her gaze around as she went, desperately trying to find Destiny, ‘God, what was I thinking? I’m an awful mother, I can’t do this…’ Tripping over a rather large tree root and came stumbling down. Now laying flat on her stomach with her legs going seemingly in all directions, she groaned in pain, before slowly getting to her feet.

Just about to take off running once more, Faith stopped in mid stride, hearing whimpering. Turning around slowly to look at the root she had tripped over, she felt like she was going to pass out. There, under the root, was Destiny. Jumping over to her, Faith nuzzled against Destiny, ‘It’s gonna be OK now, I’ve found you…’ Tears rolled down Faiths face now, she was extremely thankful she had found the little pup, especially before anything else had.

[Isaac]

"Define 'ok'."

With an almost dramatic flair, Isaac descended from above, black duster flapping in the gentle breeze. He looked down at Faith and Destiny, raising a questioning eyebrow.

"Oookayyyyyy." Isaac said, drawing out the word to give evidence to his confusion.

[Nefastus Eurus Caelestise]

"Aww," Eurus said in a cute voice, both hands clasped together at one cheek with big eyes. "Mother reunited with her lost pup! How heart-warming! It almost makes me feel like becoming angelic!" He dropped his hands to his sides, crouched on a branch above them, his wings out to keep his balance. His eyes were a bright gold, his black velvet hat tipped half-way over one. He flicked his monocle from finger to finger in his left hand, glancing over at Isaac.

"Please," Eurus spat, his golden eyes drifting back to Faith and the pup. "I wouldn't want to linger here, tunnel lycan. Not unless you want to risk the death of the both of you." He hissed his words out, placing the monocle over his eye and resting his hand on the smooth bark of the branch underneath his knee-length heeled boots.

[†Faith Winters†]

Faiths head snapped up as she heard the all too familiar voice echo around her. Slowly meeting Isaac’s gaze, she felt a wave of sadness go through her as she realized what her once good friend had just said. Opening her mouth to speak, her words were cut short before leaving her mouth as another voice sounded around them.

Now moving her crystalline gaze towards the figure perched on a tree, she winced slightly, before bowing her head to both the demons in respect, after all, she WAS in their territory, ‘I apologize for the intrusion, I will warn my pup of the dangers of the Forest, as I should have done already, I promise it shall not happen again,’

[Nefastus Eurus Caelestise]

The demon launched himself into the air and landed on the darkened earth in a flash, leaves floating on the air that grabbed them, dancing to and fro until they slowly landed. Eurus held a cool gaze as he stared down at the tiny pup. So fragile children were.

"Make sure you don't lose such a precious thing in here again. You're lucky to have found her. Next time you might run into more hostile company."

[†Faith Winters†]

Head still bowed, Faith nodded slightly, ‘I’m well aware of how lucky it was to find her, and I assure you, I shall make sure not to let her roam in here again’ Leaning over, she lifted Destiny by the scruff of her neck, and turned to leave, sending a thanks to the demon.

A frown caressed her brow as she made her way out of the Forest, ‘I think there are a few things we need to talk about, Destiny.’ She said to the little pup, visibly shaken from the whole experience.

[Destiny]

Destiny was so relieved when Faith appeared, and she stepped out from under the tree's root cautiously, before jumping into Faith's arms and snuggling up, her whole body shaking with fear.

Demons. She didn't know what they were, but she could sense the evil oozing from them. The already scared white pup, became terrified and attempted to hide herself in Faith's shirt. At least they weren't attacking, yet...

Destiny nodded her tiny little head, and nuzzled Faith with her muzzle as she was told that they needed words...

[Nefastus Eurus Caelestise]

Eurus turned his back to Faith and the pup, pulling a cigarette from his vest pocket and sticking it between his lips in one fluid motion. His charcoal-feathered skeletal wings raked the ground as they folded, clicking here and there against eachother to make an almost harmonious sound. His hair had slid down gracefully over one eye when he turned, a faint golden glow still visible from underneath the red locks.

"You should run along now, before I change my mind." Eurus warned, not even glancing back as the cigarette lit with a flicker of flame. He took a long pull from it, letting it out slowly in a darkened cloud of smoke drifting towards the sky.

"I'm not always this nice."

[Sealla (Retired)]

God. Not again. Another bloody Tunnel Lycan. What were they all doing in the forest, when they knew they weren't allowed? Did they want death? Sealla probably would never figure it out. But there was always one thing she had to do; make sure they left, and would never come back. Each expell of breath through her nose as she raced through the trees sounded almost like a grunt of a growl, but when she stopped to take in another location-defining scent, there were two others acompanying it.

Demons.

Well of course. They lived there, like she did. Slowing her pace, the she-wolf finally reached the tiny gathering, the scent carried by Faith had obviously already left with the other Lycan. Sealla arrived to hear the last words from a Demon she didn't know, and to see Isaac give a complicated look of jelousy (sorry for the god-rp). I thought you'd make sure they wouldn't come back? she asked curiously towards the both of them as she lowered her haunches into the dirt.

[Nefastus Eurus Caelestise]

Eurus looked back towards Sealla, a small smile in greeting. He dropped the cig to his side and tapped it, ashes drifting to the ground. "She has a child," Eurus said in a soft tone. "I cannot harm an infant, nor subject one to something such as my normal manner."

It had been a while since Eurus had been to MH, so he wondered if the Forest Lycans still recognized him as an ally. He put the smoke to his lips and fixed his leather gloves. "How have you been Sealla?" he questioned.

OOC: sorry for the crappy post, my mind's a bit pre-occupied. x.X;

[Sealla (Retired)]

So it was a baby, a newborn Lycan. Were the Lycans in the tunnels on heat or something? Maybe it was their time of breeding, but Sealla didn't know. Though she probably had much less respect for the young than any other creature, she couldn't kill one. Torture, maybe. But not kill. Such a strong bluff was held when she threatened to kill her own pup of a few months old, at one stage she was afraid they'd pick up on it.

But that wasn't the case, thankfully.

The Demon the black she-wolf didn't recognise knew hew name. An odd thing indeed. But had they met in the past? Perhaps her death had killed part of her old memory, destroying compartments of scenes and happenings. Was he a friend or foe? She couldn't quite tell. With her head cocked to one side towards the red-mopped Demon, she replied I've been well, so to speak. How do you know me? The last question was almost whispered, but all spoken in telepathic ways.

(Ooc: No problem. ^^)

[Nefastus Eurus Caelestise]

Eurus looked back at Sealla with a slight surprise in his eyes. Had Sealla forgotten him? "I'm an old friend of the Forest Lycans. I helped you in the fight against the tunnel lycans and fought with you during the time you guys infiltrated the school. You must remember me." He crouched down and looked eye-to-eye with the lycan-ness. "I'm the one that killed Railyn."

It seemed almost amusing to him, Eurus thought. Maybe it had been too long. He couldn't count the time he's been away for, and apparently it had been too long. "Oh dash it all," Eurus said with a shake of his head. He stood, taking another long pull from his cigarette. "Is Chailyn still around?"

[Sealla (Retired)]

Although he bent down to her level and stared deeply into her eyes, she oddly didn't feel threatened. At all. And no matter what the Demon had said, she still didn't remember him. He stood now, and asked if Chailyn was still in the forest. What sort of a question was that? And why didn't she remember him? Now looking up at him, she replied speaking aloud It doesn't add up. Did you kill Railyn before he was a Forest Lycan? quite obviously she didn't remember him one bit.

But of course she is. No doubt she already knows you're here. Sealla stated, almost questioning him of how much he knew of the Alpha Lycan. The bushy tail behind her wrapped around her sitting form, almost as if it were trying to protect her in a way. But I doubt she'll show, though I could be wrong. Chailyn was almost as unpredictable as her daughter, like two gusts of wind.

[Nefastus Eurus Caelestise]

Eurus smacked his forehead. "After he left the forest lycans and joined Chris... Don't you remember? It couldn't have been that long ago." He said with a slightly confused expression. He dropped his smoke on the ground before him and pressed it into the dirt with his heel, twisting it back and forth to make sure it was dead.

"No doubt she'd know I had come back," Eurus said, crossing his arms. "She's truly a great lycan-ness. I just wanted to make sure she was here. I haven't been here for a long, long time."