The forest stands tall and lush here; ancient trees reach weather-twisted arms to the sky, fighting monster-like storm clouds back with their interlacing fingers. Shadow seems to lurk everywhere you look, but it spills calmly, coolly, inspiring a sense of stealthy calm or protection rather than unease. That is, if you've forgotten what kind of creature might be stalking just out of sight...Abendrot is a land cradled by the dark woods on all sides; in the center, some of the larger trees stay behind to reveal a small plateau - a citadel where this pack can gather and defend itself from invaders. There are, of course, softer sides to the land. Clearings here and there allow the sun to throw down its rays in incongruously resplendent gold showers. Ignore the lingering scents of blood spattered here and there along the borders: those do not concern you. The river on one edge of the territory is playful enough when it hasn't been gorged by violent rain. You can choose to note the ragged claw marks raked down tree trunks and the forest floor as friendly "Home Sweet Home" signs, if you wish.
All who treasure loyalty, order, victory, and the occasional indulgence of raw visceral pleasure are welcome, once they've been approved by the ever-watchful eyes of Abendrot's Alpha. But keep one thing in mind: no matter what your motive, this is not a fool's Paradise. This is the land of soldiers, assassins, and spies. This is ABENDROT.
Make up your mind quickly and prepare to prove your worth. You wouldn't want to add to those blood spatters, would you...?
IP: 167.206.17.114
Posted on November 18, 2015 at 01:05:21 AM by Azula
All That I See, Absolute Horror  |
_________________________________________________________________________ The female’s green orbs watched as the younger female sunk under the water. Despite her warning to not flail about and to actually paddle and control her movements, most would ignore her advice and panic. Most would feel overwhelmed by water that was no doubt rushing into the smaller one’s mouth and nose and anywhere else it could reach. Most would succumb to the panic and kick and squirm and try to yell, another stupid mistake that only led to one drowning faster. But the type in Abendrot were smarter than most. They were not just ruthless killers out for blood and gore, but they were cunning and intelligent beings. One had to be if they were to survive here. And Nova Prospekt was no exception. Marx would not have let her stay, nevermind train her if she was not up to par with the others that lived here. If others were looking on it may appear cruel what Azula was doing. Letting the pup struggle beneath the waters instead of taking it more slowly and teaching her in smaller steps. But that was not how Azula had been taught and it was not how she would teach others. If Nova Prospekt did not like that then she could stop learning from her, but she knew that was not what was going to happen. As a pup she had been forced to do much more than just swim before she knew how to properly. She had been forced to kill others, to take the lives of other pups younger than herself, more defenseless than herself. She had been trained how to make others hurt, how to make them beg before finally taking their life. Some in her own litter had enjoyed these trainings, her brother who had later been made a leader, was one of them. Luckily, her other littermate did not have the same blood lust as their brother. Azula had been the middle one born in the litter of three. Her slightly older brother the one that had been raised to leadership, her younger one was not as lucky. Her slightly younger brother, and later forced father of her two pups, had wanted to escape as badly as she had. And as soon as she realized she was due to have a litter of her own, the pair had fled. They were not even grown adults, and she had already discovered the evils of the world that was out there. And she wanted to make sure her own kin did not have to suffer the way that she did. But that did not mean that she would pamper them or coddle them. They still needed to know that the world was evil and unkind, but that they would be able to survive it. And now she was doing the same, in a way, with this russet colored female. And so Azula watched on as this newer Abendrot member learned for herself how to handle the water’s current and come back to the surface where she could breathe. After Nova Prospekt caught her breath she was able to handle the water better and swim towards Azula. The pair kept swimming through the stream, some areas more harsh and deep than others. The multi-hued female had had lots of practice swimming and her muscles were well accustomed to it, but she knew it would not be the case for the other female. She kept an eye on the less trained warrior, and if she came to any distress would go to her aid, but she was able to keep up. After Azula was confident that Nova Prospekt knew how to swim well enough on her own she swam ahead a bit to scope out a good place to begin fishing. Once she found the spot she alerted the russet female with a bark, shaking out her own fur of the water that was clinging to her. She would be damp for a little while, but the sun would dry her pelt in short time. Once again Nova was the perfect student, listening intently to her words of instruction on how to begin fishing. She made sure to wait until Nova was comfortable on some of the rocks next to her as it was a slippery way up with how wet the pair had become. After Azula demonstrated how to catch a fish the way that she had taught herself in the past she stood back to let Nova had a try at it. She knew there was a good chance it would take her a few tries to make contact with a fish as it was harder than it looked. Azula herself had gone into it too confidently and it took her some time to get it down. But a rumbling stomach and the thought of caring for pups in the future was good enough motive for her. But Nova didn’t have that same motivation and she wondered if the younger girl would stick with the task that could turn out more difficult than most thought it was. She knew that her son had not learned the task quickly and often got discouraged and wanted to quit. It wasn’t until Azula stopped feeding him and he got hungry enough that he stuck with the last until he mastered it. Her daughter, Corde, on the other hand took to it much easier than most did. After Nova Prospekt took some time to watch the fish she made her first attempt to catch one. The grey and brown female was not surprised when she missed her first time, and she could tell that the other female was frustrated. Azula remained silent though, Nova had not made any errors and it would just take practice. Azula was surprised when Nova Prospekt’s second attempt was a success. She was expecting the russet female to take longer to get her first catch, but she was pleased that Nova was a fast learner. She saw the other femme leap from the water, killing the fish as Azula had done with her own not too long ago. Care to share in our lesson’s success? Nova was pointing to her own fish but Azula had not yet eaten her own. She leapt down from the rock that she had been watching from, once more shaking out her damp fur once more. She padded back to the fish she had recently killed and began to eat besides Nova, remaining silent for now. When she was done, she rose and stretched her limbs out. ”Well done today, Nova Prospekt. You are a fast learned and will sure to be a good asset this pack. I must go now, but I look forward to seeing you again. If you ever have need of anything do not hesitate to call for me.” She waited to see if Nova had any other questions or requests before turning towards the trees with a final nod. She wanted to find her kin and check in on how they were doing. She enjoyed her time with Nova, but it made her miss her own flesh and blood. OOC: sorry to end the thread, I don’t have much muse for her right now =/ I’ll post Tarly to Sebring next though to start a new one, I enjoy threading with you immensely =) Azula and Nova should meet up again though! Maybe after she has the pups and then you can write her as the adult she is =p Picture credit to Kyleigh <3 ________________________________________________________________________ |
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