I feel the pain as he clamps down on my ear. He is ruthless and I do not know what has happened to it, if it is even there or not. There is just pain and the feeling of blood running down my head. My mother though, she does not allow him to take him. She distracts him, and he takes his jaws away from my ears as he lifts a paw to swipe at my mother, and moves his head to attack her. I can see all of this happen, for he is on the side of my good eye. This is my chance. My muscles curl from under me, and I spring up and away from the black brute. He cannot keep his attention on me and my mother, and I am built for being very quick. I move when he attacks my mother, and there is no way he can get us both at the same time.

My mother is being attacked by this male, a scent that I know now that I have time to process it. It is the scent of Diveen, and I am quite...surprised that a Diveen wolf would attack me. What have I done? To anyone? Ever? I have done nothing. I linger in shadow in silence. I do no harm to anyone and yet, my eye gets taken from me, and now my ear. Life is cruel and I am caught in the middle. Luckily though, my mother is now has his attention. I know my best chance...is to run.

It is a conflicting feeling inside of me. I do not wish my mother to die, but she did indeed abandon me when I was taken from Diveen. It took her this long to come and even say hi. I am not being...angry about it, but I also do not know my mother all that well. I know she was once queen, now fallen to demons, but I do think she can hopefully hold her own. It becomes apparent in my mind that I need to learn more from Azrael, to learn how to fight and kill in order to protect those I love. Now, I would only risk us both getting killed. I am at a disadvantage with my blind eye and now my ripped up ear that is bleeding, and I do not even know if it is there or not or what. My mother is in the way of me and Devil now, and I plan on going to get help. Azrael. I will get Azrael. He has taken me in and helped me when no one else would. Azrael...maybe he would help my mother, if it isn't too late. We are close to the borders of Diveen, but not that close. I may be too late by the time I reach him, but maybe my mother can get away. She is built for speed like me, and I know she could outrun this heavy brute any day. I will have to take the risk.

With Mother blocking my path, and me on my feet and clear of Devil's snaps, I run. I run and it is what I do. When I linger in the shadows alone, sometimes I run. I am naturally fast, with long legs that give me a large stride. I am lithe and I am agile. I am taller than even my mother, and I am not to be caught by Devil's jaws. Determined to get help from Diveen, I dash, putting all my strength into being quick. He wouldn't catch me, for no one can catch a shadow. I can only hope my mother can get away too, before it is too late...

Four Years - Loved by None - Following Everchime