Username:I am The Wolfe, but please just call me Wolfe.
Rukami Name:If I win, this Rukami will be named
Vexx, after the main character in the console game of the same name.
Gender:Vexx is obviously a male.
Extra:PersonalityVexx is...
Self-reliant - For most of his young life, he's had to do things by himself if he thinks something has to be done. If he needs food, he'll hunt by himself. If he's tired, he'll make some sort of nest with no help from other Rukami.
A perfectionist - Vexx has been forced to do different tasks over and over again until he got it right. Because of this, over the time, he has developed a perfectionist mindset, meaning he won't stop until what he's doing is perfect.
Submissive - Because of all the beatings and torture he's been through, he's turned submissive. Very submissive. If someone want to fight him, he'll run away, afraid of getting hurt again. If someone ends up kissing him, he'll give a peck and retreat, unable to react properly.
Not trusting - Because he has been around bad Rukami for years, he has lost all faith in 'kami-kind. Even if another Rukami shows Vexx they can be trusted, Vexx will not trust them. It will take plenty of proving and
eventually, Vexx will start to trust that Rukami.
Lonely - Since his parents died/were killed, he's recieved no love what-so-ever. And since he escaped, he's wandered, alone. All he wants is someone to hold him and tell him everything's ok, but he doesn't trust anyone enough.
Vexx's StoryDisclaimer: His story will be similar but not the same as the Vexx game. Click here to read the in-game story. I'll also be using human ages.Years ago, I lived with my parents in a small pack with other Rukami. Now... I am alone. I will tell you how I came to be alone.
When I was five years old, I asked about my birth. My Mama and Papa said I was born a healthy pup with no problems or complications. Me, my parents and the small pack lived in caves behind a beautiful crystal blue waterfall with the boss of my pack living at the top. In front of the waterfall layed a lush green meadow with flowers and butterflies. There were a few pups of my age to play with. Back then, I was happy, innocent and carefree. Life was good...
Until I was ten years old.
One day, I woke up to find my parents had gone and the pups under 16 years old were in one cave together. No-one was playing, they were all huddled together. I heard growling and snarling and I went to see what was happening. I padded out the cave and saw my pack fighting strange Rukami. These Rukami had metal chains that looked really strong. The strange Rukami eventually had the members who were fighting in those chains. They looked sad and defeated. I felt scared and ran back to the cave I woke up in as some bad Rukami approached the caves and searched them all. They soon found me and the other pups as we cowered at the back of the cave. They laughed and chained us too before pulling us down towards the adults.
I was terrified as the whole pack were pulled along. We were pulled for days on end with no food and a small bit of water to drink each day. My Mama's Mama collapsed with exhaustion. A bad Rukami approached her and whipped her with a vine, yelling at her to get up. My Mama yelped but couldn't go to help her up. My Mama's Mama was whipped several more times as she barely moved. It looked like she was too exhausted to get up. She died that day, laying there in the dirt with red marks across her back. That is my last memory of her. I wish I could have done something to save her.
Me and my pack cried with sorrow that night as the bad Rukami surrounded a fire to keep warm in the chilly night air. They didn't seem to care about us as we huddled together, shivering in the cold.
When we got to where the bad Rukami were taking us, we were forced to start digging in a dirty mine that was illuminated by fireflies. Other Rukami from different packs were already working there. All had dirt-stained hands and faces and some couldn't breathe properly. I could hear some working Rukami gasping for air. It was not a good sound.
I was soon working for the bad Rukami, working between my Mama and my Papa. If I ever made a mistake, they'd quickly help me to correct it again so I wouldn't get punished. I was grateful for their help. We would get little food and water to keep us going in the firefly-lit tunnel. My mama would always divide her small share into half to keep me alive. Because of this, over the next month or two, she became skinny and pale and her health deteriorated. One day, shortly after, I woke up to see my Mama curled up. She had her eyes closed.
I crawled to her and gently shook her. She felt cold. Somehow I knew it wasn't right. "Mama? Mama, wake up" I said. When I saw no signs of movement, I shook her again, but harder this time. "Mama, wake up" I repeated. Still... nothing. I started to panic and shook her harder, begging her to wake up. Then I felt a strong protective hand pull me away from her and I was held close to my Papa. "Vexx" he whimpered. I looked up to see tears glistening in the corners of his eyes. "She won't be waking up today... She's gone" he whimpered. "She's gone to live with Grand-Mama in the sky." At that moment, we both started to cry, holding each other for comfort. We only had each other left.
After that, my Papa stayed strong for me, but sometimes at night, when he thought I was asleep, I heard him cry for his lost mate, my Mama.
A few years later, me and my Papa were forced to start making objects out of metal. The bad Rukami had us hunched over with a metal ring around our necks held down by heavy rocks. My dad wasn't a beginner, like I was, but he wasn't an expert either. We tried and tried every day. He quickly got the hang of it and in a month, was doing very well... A lot better than I was doing. Then the blows started. Because I wasn't living up to their expectations, I was beaten, prodded with red hot metal (that's what the dark markings are on my sides), branded lazy (the mark on my left leg) and made to dip my hands and feet into a liquid that burnt my soft mid-brown fur off... and it burnt my skin too. It was also put on my chin. It was very painful but I didn't cry out in fear of being hurt more.
As I became more experienced after the periods of torture, my Papa got a little slower. I knew he wasn't as fit and strong like he used to be and I was sad. Suddenly, I felt a burning sensation around my tail near the base. I jumped and yelped in pain and heard laughter. My Papa growled then snarled and lashed out at the Rukami who laughed. He scratched the laughing Rukami's arm and the Rukami stopped laughing, glaring at my Papa. "You dare to scratch me, you pay the ultimate price" he spat and removed the metal ring from around his neck. Quick as a flash, the Rukami swiped at my Papa's neck and I knew what act had been done - murder!
I gasped and whimpered, bending down as my Papa lay gasping on the ground, struggling to breath. "S-son..." he whispered. "Try... to make... a better life... than this" he gasped. "I'm sorry..." Those two words were his last as I watched the sparkle in his eyes fade and vanish. I howled with pure sorrow and pulled him into my arms. I heard the words "Get up" faintly ordering me to stand up but I didn't listen.
Out of nowhere, my Papa's lifeless body was snatched out of my arms and I was made to stand my two blurred figures of bad Rukami. They forced my mouth shut to try and make me stop crying. "Shut up you big pup!" I heard a nasty voice say then I felt red hot metal around my jaw where the corners of my mouth were and something inside me snapped! No-one seemed to help me, only my Mama and Papa, who are both dead. I began to see red as the metal burnt me. I lurched at the chains holding my arms down, snapping the metal, and retaliated against the bad Rukami. I very quickly got the metal off of my mouth and somehow broke the chain to the meal ring around my neck. I fought off the bad to try and keep them away from me, then I snatched my Papa's body and ran. To where? I didn't know.
I ran and ran as adrenaline pumped through my veins. It eventually left me and I calmed down. My mouth begn to be really painful, I felt like clawing off my own face! Instead, I cooled it down with some water I found that was collected in a large leaf. I also started crying for the family I had lost and began digging a long hole. After I'd finished and it was deep enough, I picked up my Papa's body and placed him in the hole before burying him again. I went to gather lots of rocks and made a mound on the spot where he was buried. I said a prayer to my Mama and Grand-Mama and asked them to keep him safe and happy. Then I left...
That happened several months ago now. Since then, I've turned 18 and I am still wandering around. I often have nightmares about all those years working for the bad Rukami. I am also filled with pain and anger towards those Rukami, it's evident if you look in my lavender-coloured eyes. All I need is someone to love me no matter what, but due to torture and no help, I no longer trust another Rukami.
Vexx's Theme SongBridge of Light by Pink
