A Tale of Two Packs: Sky-Dogs (RP Thread)

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FANG | Warrior/Sky-Dog | Starris | Tagging: Gathered Wolves | Location: Starris Meadow


"I'm not asking you to forgive. There are wolves I still haven’t forgiven either. Claw, for the death of the two Pups. Max, for the murder of Cobalt, my friend, and his own brother." He paused and shook his head. "There’s only one known rule in combat, unfortunately, and Shadow did not break it. The only rule that ever existed was to never harm one of your own. She loved her brother. She would never have raised a claw against him unless she had to." Briefly, Fang glanced at Acero, who just gave a slight nod of acknowledgement. Fang turned back to face Octavia. "Acero isn’t the first life Shadow has taken, nor the first she’s taken by accident, and sadly...soon enough, if you wish, you’ll be able to ask her why for yourself. She’s not exactly a young wolf."q

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“No! She told everyone to stop fighting and yet she broke that rule to try and kill my sister. She killed her own brother. I don’t care if she doesn’t feel a little bit of remorse, she should be damned if I’m ever going to show her forgiveness” Octavia states cooly, feeling uncomfortable at the amount of anger that she felt. “She didn’t show love killing him. She should have realised what she was doing. Her blow was slow” she growled. She shook her head.

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ACERO | Warrior/Sky-Dog | Starris | Tagging: Octavia, Fang | Location: Starris Meadow


"She ordered everyone to stop fighting, yes, but her blow was not slow, and it was a blow of self defence," Acero pointed out. "Even after she called out for the fighting to stop, she was still being attacked, so she had two choice, defend herself, or stand there and did, and my sister...she never took a blow laying down." At the thought of her not showing remorse...Acero couldn’t quite agree, but his littermate wasn't exactly an easy wolf to read on the surface. "We're not asking you to forgive her, Octavia. Not by a longshot. We're just explaining. Shadow is...a complicated wolf. She does what she has to, and every Warrior knows early on that sometimes, death happens."

The big black Wolf looked around at the starry meadows and rocks, the bright sky overhead that never seemed to go dark, never showed any signs of rain to come. "Besides, one day, we'll all be up here together. There’s never a goodbye forever."

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OCTAVIA glared at Acero, shaking her head angrily. Not particularly at him, but at his words. "It was NOT in self defense! She was going to kill my sister. You died protecting my sister. YOU'RE own kin killed you. I don't know how you're ok with this" Octavia huffed, beginning to feel anger and resentment rising up within her chest. She wanted to be back down on earth, with her sister, but she was stuck up her, put here forcefully when it wasn't her time to go. She wasn't happy at all. It would take her a long time. "Everyone is complicated. Everyone's mind is an algorithm. Your sister's is NO different" she pointed out scathingly. She whined slightly and lay down, feeling exhausted. "There's goodbyes that are too early..." she mumbled, her heart panging.

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OOC: How was it not in self-defence? Athena was attacking her after a retreat was called...Shadow already suffered wounds that should’ve killed her, but they’d been dealt without my permission.

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ACERO | Warrior/Sky-Dog | Starris | Tagging: Octavia, Fang | Location: Starris Meadow


"I never said I was OKAY with my death, obviously I didn’t WANT to die. I doubt anybody does," Acero pointed out. "But as a Warrior, I was raised from a very young age to realize that sometimes things happen...and sometimes, sacrifices have to be made. My death was a choice I made. I could’ve stood by and watched. I could’ve let Athena be killed, but I didn’t have the heart to do so. Not when I swore I would keep her safe and get her back home, and now she has a good life! A home, a truce with the Lightning wolves for the time being, a mate that loves her. THAT'S what I fought for."

Acero sighed heavily, shakily, as if he’d said it all in one breath. "How do you figure every wolf's mind is an algorithm?" The black Warrior asked. "If that was the case, wouldn’t we all be exactly the same? Feel the same things, have the same motives, feelings, thoughts?"

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OCTAVIA lifted her head off of her paws to look at Acero. Obviously he wasn’t going to listen to her and she didn’t want to argue, not with him, especially after losing his life for her sister. She grumbled slightly. “I didn’t say that they were the same algorithms. Your sister isn’t worth arguing about” she said, her voice gentle and full of hurt.

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ACERO | Warrior/Sky-Dog | Starris | Tagging: Octavia, Fang | Location: Starris Meadow


Acero's eyes narrowed to tiny slits. "I understand anger, trust me. I’ve had a fair share of it in my life. It’s not always easy, but EVERYONE is worth something, and maybe that kind of thought is why I didn’t fit into the Fire Pack until I learned to be an actor, I don't know, but my sister would never have attempted to make a kill completely unprovoked. She became Lead Warrior, then Alpha after our father because she followed that code of honour. She-" he was cut off by a glare from Fang.


FANG | Warrior/Sky-Dog | Starris | Tagging: Octavia, Acero | Location: Starris Meadow


Fang shot Acero a warning glare. "Now, Starris is a place of peace, the both of you." The grey furred Warrior stepped forward to stand between the two Warriors. He knew full well Acero's temper, he’d seen it get out of hand before and REALLY didn’t want to see it flare up again. "C'mon, with the earth-dogs you guys were teammates and allies! There’s no need for that to deteriorate here. Acero, one day, and within the next few years, I reckon, as she’s getting old, Shadow will come up, and you’ll see her again. There’s no need to fight in the meantime." Fang's deep voice was firm, almost scolding as he looked at the larger, darker furred Warrior.

Octavia," he turned towards the she-wolf. "You have every right to your anger, and the only concern I see with it is that anger blossoms into hate, which can very well turn to violence." Fang shook his head. "The last thing I’d ever want is to see a wolf who’s lived their life and achieve Starris deteriorate to the likes of a Moon-Dog. You’re a young, strong, strong-willed, and beautiful she-wolf. Just because life has ended doesn’t mean there’s no potential. Rather than letting anger and fear become hate, be strong. Realize your sister lives, she has a mate and a home, and will be happy, and that you no longer have to fight in battles. There are no borders nor boundaries in Starris, and you still have ENDLESS potential. You could become a legend amongst the wolves of both heaven and earth if you wished."

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OCTAVIA had enough of this, and just started off into the distance, ignoring all sharp retorts that bit at her tongue. “Yeah, Starris is a peaceful place and I’m new but I’m sorry if I’m a bit stressed“ she muttered, making sure that no one heard her. She shivered slightly, feeling stressed welling up in her chest. “This is not the time to be brushing me off with past experiences” she thought angrily. She hated being patronised. She glared at the ground. She stood up and nodded to both Fang and Acero, her heart thumping in her chest. “Fair enough” she muttered, her heart heavy. She had forgotten what it was like to be spoken down to. She, after all, wasn’t as experienced. She looked at the environment around her. “So just swallow down my anger then” she thought to herself and shook her head. She was use to doing that, or being told to do that. She sighed heavily. “I’m, Uhm, going to look around and say hi to some wolves. Obviously you can come if you want” she replied quietly and smiled.

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FANG | Warrior/Sky-Dog | Starris | Tagging: Octavia, Acero | Location: Starris Meadow


Fang's heart ached when she marched off, head held high as if trying to keep herself composed, then shot words back without missing a beat, as if either trying to prove a point that could not be proven, or start another argument. He was not in the mood for that, and he couldn’t do it. Not with her. Not with any wolf. The last wolf to speak like that, the last wolf to challenge him indirectly when he was trying to be a support had been his own former mate, who had moved along in life so well she didn’t notice he never came to see her.

He composed himself, but the only signs his mind was elsewhere was how his yellowish-blue eyes shifted around the clearing, never staying in any one place too long until Octavia spoke again. Was it wise to accompany her, when they’d been fighting only moments before?

"I never said to swallow your anger. In fact, I do believe I said you have every right to it. What I said was that it’s not good when anger turns to hate, and I fear that may be the path this will turn to." Whether or not she liked it, Fang would never remain quiet on such things or keep fact hidden. Such was what turned into lies, and he’d never considered himself to be a liar of any sort.


COBALT | Former F-Pack Beta/Sky-Dog | Starris | Tagging: Octavia, Acero, Fang | Location: Starris Meadow


Having entered the meadow in time to catch the last few minutes of the argument, Cobalt approached. He flicked his tail dismissively, nodding in acknowledgement to all three wolves. He noticed Acero's stunned stare, then the Warrior had turned away quickly. Cobalt stopped, putting himself between Octavia and the other two Warriors, for fear of any further tension breaking loose. I was chosen as Beta once not only for being the son of our Alpha, but for my good judgement and reasoning. He remembered.

"With all due respect, Warriors Acero and Fang, I think some space would be required on all three sides, perhaps to come together again at mealtime," said the black furred wolf. Acero looked about to argue, and might’ve, had Cobalt not been at least a head taller and twice as muscular, with close dire wolf genes in his veins. The former Beta turned his dark blue eyes finally on Octavia, the grey she-wolf with stars sparkling in her pelt, fresh, not faded and settled into her fur like t(e wolves who’d been here a long time.

"Octavia, correct? One of the few female Warriors of the Fire Pack?" He asked. He wanted to make sure he got it right. There was an uncanny resemblance between her and her littermate, and he had not been alive in their time, but he was sure it had been the Warrior who had fallen, and not the Huntress. "I am Cobalt, brother of your former Alpha, Max, and son of the Alpha before him, Cinder. I’ve been here many long years. If you’d appreciate a guide or company, I could show you around, though the grounds are enormous, and I doubt could all be covered in the course of a single day."

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(She thought the swallow her words sentence. No one could hear it)

“I just want it to be known that I do not hate anyone. I just wanted to get my point across, but-“ she paused and but her tongue, emotion clawing at her throat. She no longer felt defensive, she had pushed it all down until it no longer seemed as hot. She didn’t feel like arguing in a peaceful place. And not when she was not going to be listened to. She sat up and smiled at Cobalt. “Thank you! That would very much be appreciate. Or would you prefer to wait until after mealtime? Whatever works for you” she said respectfully. She turned to Fang and Acero, nodding to them apologetically. Her gaze lingered on them for a moment, her eyes sad.