Aplos Riverside

Moladion’s powerful, winding river...
Aplos River is a broad, slow-moving river originating from somewhere beneath the mountains of Spirane and feeding Iromar’s moors in the south. The northern parts of the river are known for their strong currents, with the water becoming slow moving in the south. The riverbanks vary along its course, ranging from soft hummock grasses to small groups of pine, and sometimes nothing but pebbles and sand. Crossing can be difficult at times, but it can be swam or bridged by fallen trees or boulders alike.

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We've All Seen The Man At the Liqour Store Amaterasu
IP: 74.124.77.170

We've all seen the man at the liquor store beggin' for your change
The hair on his face is dirty, dreadlocked and full of mange
He ask the man for what he could spare with shame in his eyes
Get a job you fuckin' slob's all he replied




If you'd asked me two years ago what I'd be doing with my Life right now, I'd probably tell them that I'd be happily mated to my Imprint Amterasu. I'd have told you that we had exchanged Vows in the lee of her Father's throne and that we'd left together to begin our lives as adults and raise our family together. You know... that whole 'Happily Ever After' bit?

Needless to say Wish in one hand and shit in the other. And Moladian got a lot of it. A Shit Mountain... or meteor rather. It is an event that no one will ever forget, but it's something I cannot afford to dwell on. The chaos that followed that Great Cataclysm extended much further then a few uprooted trees and toppled mountains. The wolves that survived had to adapt fast or die. Violence and marauding were commonplace these days and I'd lost far too much already to give up what I still had. The last two years I've clung to that one thought. That purpose. My Sole existence was to ensure Amaterasu's safety, and to fiercely guard all that she was and all that she cared about. Of course, that meant staying close to her father and siblings. Heyel had evacuated most of Trenus in time and they continued to drift as a group. There was safety in numbers... but alas we were not without our casualties.

I never mentioned Zeivah around my precious Tera. She put up a strong mask and faced the perils in the aftermath with all the courage of an avenging valkyrie... But I knew she was delicate underneath. Her heart was fragile and wounded by such a devastating loss. Everyone in the pack felt the weight of Her Loss.

But none so much as Heyel. I felt the change in the Angelic king as if he'd grown a second skin. Looking at him these days, I war with myself as to whether not I should tell him. Zeivah wasn't the only one I lost that fateful night that Yojimbo and Isola had woken Heyel and raised the alarms. I was helping them gather the cubs and other adults when I noticed Zeivah's absence. Nearly everyone had left and yet I had not seen Amaterasu's mother. Everyone knew she was ill, and I had sent Tera on ahead with her sisters to double back and check in on Heyel's den.

That's when all Hell broke loose. Balls of fire descending from the sky, pummeling the Earth and fires erupted in the far off hillsides. I scrambled towards the den just as another silver body streaked past.

"Lucian?" I barked in surprise as I recognized my father. we ran together the last few meters to the den. Zeivah was there with her cubs, but I could tell she was unwell as she struggled to pull her children one by one from the den.

I looked at my sire, and there had been an expression in his eyes I had never seen before as he looked at his imprint. The look of a man that knew he was about to meet his maker. He looked at me then, his eyes like stone. "Zildjian go back to the others. Get out of Moladian..."

"But what abou-"

"She won't make it that far and I am not about to leave her here alone, now get your ass moving while you still have a chance."

He slid up alongside Zeivah, who was asking after Heyel. My father let her lean against him, offering her his support as he picked up one of her cubs gently. He shot me a look and I realized I was still standing there staring at them, and I turned to head back down the plateau as another blinding flash of light lit the sky bright as day and halted me in my tracks as I was momentarily blinded.

"Zildjian-!" I looked over my shoulder as he called my name. "Tell Him he'd better look after you or I'll haunt him the rest of his days." I furrowed my brows. It was hardly the time for humor but I swear he smirked at me. To this day I don't know if it was his way of saying he loved me or if he just wanted one last jab at his old nemesis but I wanted to think he wanted to let me know he cared.

I never did get around to saying anything to Heyel either. I probably tried a hundred times, but every time I thought the words were about to slip out, placed right there on the tip of my tongue I just couldn't do it. Heyel was different though he continued to perservere... working almost on autopilot most days. And I didn't know what would hurt him worse: thinking he'd left his mate all alone or knowing that he wasn't there when her Imprint/his enemy was.

So I just didn't say anything at all. Now so much time had passed that I wasn't certain I could reopen that wound. Moladian was changing again... but now it was for the better. Finally the sun was shining and seasons were becoming recognizable again. Prey was slowly trickling back towards the crater and following them were we wolves.

I was four this year. A full grown adult every bit as tall as my old man. Living in the vast beyonds cast adrift like nomads had plastered a compact layer of lean muscle tone. Physical ability became necessity out in those wastelands and for that I was not quite so massive and girthy as Lucian had been. I had a robust chest and broad shoulders to be true, with legs like small tree trunks and wide-set jaws. But my torso was sleek and streamlined, and my chiseled masculine feature have crafted into something lethal and fierce. I've fought my fair share of brawls... some of them for my very Life as we struggled through the nuclear winter after the Cataclysm.

But I'd helped to keep Tera and her family safe and alive and now there was the seeds of a new era taking root in this new Moladian. The World was slowly beginning to move on, and we would have to move on with it. I wanted nothing more then to give Tera a new Beginning. A good Life... and it seemed like the time was right for us to do that. Being around Heyel was so hard on my Imprint. Every time she looked at him she was reminded of her loss. I think perhaps Tera and I would break away from his group soon and take a step in the direction of a Life Anew.

I never did have a chance to exchange vows to her. I watch her with a silent intensity, as the two of us stroll side by side along the eastern ridge of the crater. We were exploring this new land with a somber reverence. And as she studied her surroundings I studied her.

I held her close to me deep in the night, hovering over her protectively and watching her as she slept. By day I never let her stray too far and rarely did she ever leave my sights. Seeing my father that night; seeing Heyel's grief... it made me genuinely appreciate how precious this angel was to me. I was fortunate in that I was young enough to have found my Imprint before either of us had ever taken a mate.

We were fated to be together forever.

"Tera..." I speak seriously. "I hope you know how glad I am for every minute I have with you."

God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to sing the blues
Then you really might know what it's like

Last Legacy of Lucian x Atreyu / Amaterasu's Shield / Amaterasu's Sword
Ghosts In the Shell: Raziel, Morrigan, Kako, Soren, Alin, Navarro, Izetta



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