My task to reach the coveted spot of top assassin in Spirane was simple, it was doing it faster than another that would be hard. Killing two wolves was easy enough, all I had to do was shut down my emotions and let the monster out; it was how I lived with myself when taking a life. I only killed wolves that were guilty of some crime, so I felt better about myself, and that way an innocent life was not lost. This time constraint would be the death of me, if I decided too quickly and killed an innocent, I don't think i'd ever be able to live with myself. Yet if I took too long in deciding and the other wolf accomplished his tasks first, well i'd loose my chance completely.

I moved with my silent and lethal grace through Moladion. Spring was fast closing in, it seemed like just yesterday winter had started. My heat was finally coming to an end and I need not worry about perusing males any longer,nor what my hormones would drive me to do. The earth was warming and there were fewer and fewer snow patches for me to roll around in; they reminded me of my home lands. My white coat was beginning to stick out like a sore thumb again as the world turned back to its greens, browns, and other assortment of colors. On this day, I was not looking to kill, but rather I was following a scent from Spirane, one I knew well: Natu.

I had saved her life when she threatened to bleed to death. The heartless demon queen Lillith had attacked her and drove her over the edge of a chasm in one of the caves at the grotto. There was absolutely no justification for the attack, just pure blood lust. It sickened me and I had chased off the female before she could finish the job, then went down and saved Natu. I had, from then on, been her friend and protector. I tended to follow her around though, for I worried about her. I had watched her fall into a black out and her subconscious made her do things she would not normally do. It was my job to make sure she did not hurt any one and that no one else hurt her.

I stuck to the shadows and stayed down wind, making myself invisible to there senses. I heard the rumble of hooves ahead of me, a herd of elk; they are running right towards me. I hunker down and wait, my icy blue eyes watching as the herd begins to pass. A small, frail calf runs past me and I quickly lash out from my hiding spot, my jaws enveloping its throat. I crush down and cut off the air flow, throwing the small creature to the ground. It flails and kicks but I hold it still, and soon it is dead, its mother having abandoned it the second I had my teeth in it. I quickly picked up the small body, dragging it beneath me as I continued forward. My snowy pelt now dripped crimson. Natu and I could share this meal.

As I continued on forward, I picked up the scent of several more wolves, almost all male. My hackles raised defensively but I did not slow, I would kill them if they tried anything; they would become my first victim. I pulled out into the field and noticed the males coming together. But they are not my priority, so I continue dragging my calf along until I spot the familiar white pelt of Natu. I smile and pick up my pace towards her, noting the few wolves that hid.

I came up beside her, dropping the elk calf before rubbing against her affectionately as friends do, making sure not to get any blood on her in the process. I smiled at her, one of my genuine sweet smiles. "Ailith is happy to see Natu. Ailith has caught a calf and wonders if Natu would like to share?" I say in the strange way I talk. I then notice the uneasy way she watches the large males not to far away and I smile, taking a protective step forward to ease her worry. "Ailith will not let them hurt her friend. They will have to go through her before getting to Natu," I say in a confident voice. I move and grab the calf, pulling it closer before turning and watching the males. What on earth are they up to?



Death surrounds, my heartbeat's slowing down. I won't take this world's abuse. I won't give up, I refuse. This how it feels when you're bent and broken. This is how it feels when your dignity's stolen. When everything you love is leaving, you hold on to what you believe in....