The Quest Begins!

[Malik]

Snow whipped about in a snowstorm as Kobu limped on, her pelt almost invisible against the blinding white. Her left hind leg was held above the ground, leaving behind a thin trail of blood. She panted as she continued. Freeze City wasn't far from where she was now. She could seek shelter there until she was well enough to travel. The only thing that kept her going, even in her condition, was the strong scent of Lunar Flowers coming from the city. Her owner had always told her about tales of Paradise and the Flower Maiden, but she had never believed them until now, after the old woman was dead and gone. Before she had died, the woman had told her that her destiny was to find Paradise, but only with the help of the Flower Maiden would she ever find it. Now she was hard on her trail, as she had been for almost 5 years. Even now she kept searching, though finding Paradise seemed almost as impossible as she had heard it...

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

Mora was pushed onto the ground, her eyes wide with terror as the shop keepers patted the bats in their hands, glaring at her "You're not going to get away without paying for those sausages you stole." the muscular male one said, the small female behind him glaring and holding a steel bat close. Mora switched from both of them "I can't! I don't have any money!" she stammered, the shop keeper lifting up the bat and striking her side.
Mora felt something rip, she let out a loud howl of pain before glaring at them "Don't touch me!" she growled, her illusion fading slightly, claw marks in the ground. The shop keepers looked at her and lowered their weapons, watching her carefully "W-What was that?!" the women yelped, her husband holding up the weapon to strike Mora again with panick. Mora let her illusion fade, her true wolf self out now. She growled and leaped at the shop keeping, biting his shoulder before jumping away, the illusion coming back as she ran away, holding her side, staggering to the forest that was covered in snow.
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Rikku wandered through the town, ducking into an alleyway and sitting down quietly as she ate the day old bread she had bought. She whined slightly, the bread tasted bland, she wished she had had enough money to buy cheese but sadly, dropped a quarter down the drain. She sat quietly and ate, watching a girl run by who smelled vaguely familiar but ignored it, filling her stomach.

[Malik]

Kobu paused when she smelled the nearby scent of another wolf. 'Please, oh please don't hurt me...' she repeated over and over in her mind as she neared the city.

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

Mora scented another wolf and stopped running, keeping her illusion on as she leaned against a tree and looked to her hand, blood on it. She winced and closed her eyes a little, hoping the wolf would leave her alone, even if she was a wolf, she didn't want to meet an evil one. She sighed slightly and held snow to the gash in her side that was leaving a small pool of blood in the snow.

[Malik]

Kobu stared in the other wolf's direction. She was close enough to see her, but she was pretty sure the other wolf couldn't see her. She winced at the pain in her leg, sat down, and began licking at it. The silver bell on her collar jingles a pretty little tune when she turned her head back around to look at the other wolf. 'So she has a human illusion, too...' she thought. She herself had mastered hers long ago when she still lived with the elderly woman, changing back and forth with every opportunity. She wasn't sure whether the woman knew or not, but if she did, she never said anything about it. Kobu stared at the other wolf for a little while longer, then began heading toward the city again.

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

Mora opened one eye at the jingling noise, she eyed the wolf with a look of disdain "Someone's pet go lose? Humph....What's happened to us wolves today, being beaten by humans and sinking low enough to go into a home of one." she laughed at herself and held her wound with pain.
Mora pulled out bandages from her bag and taped them over the wound, hoping they would hold long enough for her to get some real help. She'd have to steal again. She stood up and leaned against the tree, her wound felt better now that it was covered but she could tell it would bruise and bleed. She looked to Kobu "You might want to put up your illusion, there are wolf hunters in there and they know a normal dog from a wolf." she scoffed.

[Malik]

Kobu turned her head toward Mora. "As if I didn't already know that," she snarled. "How else do you think I got this? Besides, I haven't used my illusion since... since she died." In her moment of silent grief, she then realized just how cold it was. Shivering, she limped over to Mora and curled up next to her.

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

OOC: Should i make the flower maiden?

Mora sighed "You're going to need it if you want to survive the trip through town." she mumbled and watched as the young Wolf stumbled towards her and curled up next to her, shivering. Mora put her hand on the wolves head and sighed "You remind me of my little sister." she muttered "Why are you trusting someone like me right off the bat? Don't you have any sense, i could be evil." she said.

[Malik]

Kobu lifted her head and looked at her. "If you were evil, I would have sensed it already." Then, not wanting to tell her how she knew who was evil and who wasn't, she changed the subject. "So, who is your sister? What does she look like?"

OOC: Sure you can do the Flower Maiden. I'm gonna do the bad guy. I just have one complaint though... WE NEED BOYS! Any suggestions; I suck at doing male charries.

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

OOC: I do too but i'll try.

Mora sighed at Kobu and shrugged "I dont remember her name, it was years ago....but she looked like me with a braid." she muttered and closed her eyes "She's gone though....been gone for years, i'm guessing she was killed along with the rest of my family." she sighed.

[Malik]

"Harsh," Kobu growled softly. She put her head back down for a moment, then it shot back up. "I've got an idea. If she looks a lot like you, she shouldn't be too hard to find. Tell ya what: I'll help you look for her, but it'll have to be sometime later today, or maybe tomorrow; I'm tired. And if you could find something to help patch up my leg wound, I'd be much obliged." She paused, then added, "And for your sake, I'll use my illusion, alright?"

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

Mora nodded "I have supplies" she said and opened her bag, pulling out tape and gauze pads. She nodded and wrapped up Kobu's leg "I'm Mora by the way." she said, taping the wrap around Kobu's leg and putting the supplies back in the bag.

[Malik]

"I'm Kobu," Kobu said and slowly stood up to stretch her injured leg. "Thanks for that; it feels a lot better now. And I promise, we're gonna find your sister. Just-yawn-not right now," she mumbled sleepily as she laid back down, put her head in Mora's lap, and drifted off to sleep.

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

OOC: going to make a guy character for Mora seeing as you made one for your character. I'll also make the flower maiden

Mora nodded "I know, rest now." she said and closed her eyes for a second, before long, she had shifted into her wolf form and dozed off, Kobu curled on the inside of Mora's side. Mora let out a sigh and opened her eyes just barely.

[Malik]

January slipped an icy finger down Kage's back, forcing him to wake up. He flipped up the collar of his jacket and shivered. "How the humans can stand this, I'll never understand," he muttered to no-one in particular. Creeping along the sidewalk, he dared not to look anyone in the face. It was all because of his right eye that people avoided him, which he didn't really mind. It was also because of that eye that he had been abandoned and left to die as a pup by his pack. The pack could not have weakness. If a pup was born early, deformed, or just simply a runt, it was tossed out to die. Most of these pups did not survive, but he had. As he walked along, he caught a glimpse of his reflection in a puddle on the edge of the street and stared into it. His white eye gazed back at him. He had heard rumors spreading among both wolves and humans, how his eye had supernatural powers, how it could control them if they stared into it for too long. He never believed them, but he chose to avoid both wolves and people. It was better that way. A bitter wind blew right then, and he ducked into an alley, hoping the wind couldn't reach him there. Even though he had just woken up, he felt tired again. Letting his illusion fall away, he climbed onto a discarded old mattress and fell asleep.

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

OOC: Posted bios, are they accepted/automatically accepteD?

Ria looked outside at the cold January climate, her long pink-tinted hair laying straight down her back. She put her hand on the window and stared out side of it at a girl in an alley way, sensing the girl was a wolf. She looked back towards the people in the room who were watching her, she gave a happy smile, this had been the first time she was able to roam the building. She looked back to the wolf girl and stared humming softly, the hum was soft and calm.

Rikku's ears itched slightly at the sound, she looked around, a shiver down her back that made her want to howl: in the back of her mind the song of paradise was being hummed longingly in her mind. She kept her illusion on in fear of being found. She got up and looked around for the person humming the song, unable to see her through the tinted glass.

Jaime walked through the town, yawning a little as he stretched. He wasn't exactly the most careful guy with his true-wolf self, she tended to shift right into it whenever he pleased, not caring what people thought or what people tried to attack him. He walked and walked, heading to the forest where he slept most of the time.

[Malik]

OOC: For admins and mods all bios are auto-accepted.

ICC: Kage woke up at the sound that seemed to stir within him, almost as though he felt the need to follow it. Putting up his illusion again, he walked along the edge of the street, keeping his head down and trying not to stare at anyone.

Darcia walked along, following the sweet sound that he knew was the Flower Maiden singing. He hoped he would run into a wolf here, knowing they would smell the Lunar Flowers and swarm there. He needed wolf's blood and the Flower Maiden in order to force Paradise open, but the blood had to be fresh. Not wanting anything to disturb him, he kept a gun by his side jusr in case a wolf attacked while he was trying to get the Flower Maiden. He could wait for wolf's blood later. While he was deep in thought, thinking about what he would do after he took over Paradise, he slammed into someone plodding along in the same direction. All Darcia had to do was look at him to know what he was. The wolf raised his head and turned to look at him, and Darcia raised the gun. There was something about this wolf's blank eye that scared him. Frightened, he pulled the trigger and fired.

Kage raced back down the street, his left shoulder screaming in pain. He didn't know who that man was or why he tried to shoot him, but luckily, his aim had been off and the bullet had hit his shoulder instead. His blood splattered the ground as he left the city and headed for the woods. Once he was sure no-one could see him, he let his illusion slip away as he ran until he stopped and collapsed from exhaustion.

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

Rikku jumped at the sound of a shot, she had seen a girl....a girl with pinkish hair. She was looking through a window. Rikku stopped and looked over to see a guy get shot and running down the street, the shooter still standing there. She froze up and stared at Darcia, frightened.

Jaime stopped at the edge of the city after hearing a gun shot. He turned back and started running towards where he had heard the shot: he knew it was probably at a wolf so he should help. He narrowed his eyes, hoping he wasn't too late.

[Malik]

Darcia turned his head in the direction that the wolf with the white eye had run. Figuring he would die pretty soon, Darcia turned his head back around but before he could continue on his way, he felt the nearby presence of another wolf. Turning toward a dark alleyway, he found himself staring at another wolf, this one female and maybe older than the one he had just shot. Even so, he lifted the gun in her direction, threatening to shoot if she tried to hurt him.

Kobu's ears pricked and her eyes shot open at the sound of a gun firing. Putting up her human illusion and squeezing out from underneath Mora, she desperately tried to shake her awake. "Mora, Mora," she whispered. "Did you hear that?"

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

Mora jolted awake, her illusion on as soon as her eyes opening a slit. She got up and shook the snow off her "what? hear what?!" she asked, Kobu, her eyes wide with terror as she looked around, her tail in the air with alertness.

Rikku froze where she was, staring Darcia in the face with panick *Do i run and get shot or do i get shot where i stand...* she looking around and bit her lip, narrowing her eyes with a growl "What do you want?" she yipped to him, her voice sharp but holding fear in it.

Jaime jumped over a cart and narrowed his eyes "watch where you put that!" he growled to the cart owner, he let his illusion slide, charging and seeing a guy holding a gun. He put up his illusion and slid in front of Rikku, his arms out as he let out a growl "lower your gun!" he snarled.

[Malik]

"That noise," Kobu told her and stood, her hair on the back of her neck prickling. "It sounded like a gunshot."


Darcia had opened his mouth to answer her question when this other wolf, out of nowhere, had jumped in front of him. He snickered and lowered the gun slightly, still in his hand in case he needed to shoot. "To answer your question, I want the Flower Maiden. And you're going to show me where she is."


Kage moaned and opened his eyes. It hurt to try and stand. Putting up his illusion again, he stumbled back to where the strange man had shot him, hoping he could get his revenge in before he collapsed again.

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

Mora nodded and got up, running towards the city, sniffing the air for wolf-scent and or wolf blood, it smelled faint. She followed it, her wolf side taking over a little as she tracked it down.

Rikku growled "Flower Maiden? I dont know what you're talking about....nor will i show you such a thing!" she scoffed "Not after you jsut threatened to shoot me!" she growled, baring her teeth: In the back of her mind, a small memory popped up of a story her mother had told her once. She bit her tongue though, not giving away any hint towards it.

Jaime narrowed his eyes and took a step forward "Back off, we won't show you such a thing." he growled, cracking his neck "You don't seem like someone i would help out or show anything to....carrying a gun and shooting at our kind!" he snapped.

[Malik]

Kobu trotted up beside Mora, sniffing around. There was blood scent, yes, and the scent of many wolves, but there was one scent that was intermingled with all the others. She inhaled deeply, and something in the back of her snapped. She recongnized this scent. Growling, and letting her illusion fall away, she broke into a run, dashing down the streets of the city like a white bullet until she skidded to a halt in front of Darcia. Her dark yellow eyes darted from one wolf to the next until they settled on Darcia, to whom she snarled, "I remember you."

Kage had just reached the entrance to the town when something raced by him in a white blur. 'What was that?' he thought. 'Another wolf?'

[Blue/Kimi/Mora/Riku~The Bored]

Jaime took a step back, bringing Rikku back with him "Looks like there are more wolves in this town than i expected." he said and looked up at Darcia "Another wolf you shot?" he growled. Rikku watched the scene unfold infront of her.

Mora followed after Kobu and stopped beside her friend. She growled slightly at Darcia "What do you think you're doing around here with a gun?!" she scoffed, narrowing her eyes as she studied him, seeing if he had any other weapons or if he was a fellow wolf.

[Malik]

Darcia stared at Kobu for a moment. He knew she looked familiar; she was the only white wolf he'd ever met, but where had he seen her before? Then it dawned on him. "I remember you, too," he hissed. "The runt."

Kobu's fur bristled at the word 'runt'; it seemed obvious that she hated being called that. "The only reason I still lived with the pack when you wiped it out was because I was the first pup born in over three years, and I was the only one of my litter. My parents couldn't bear to part with me."

Darcia snickered. "So you were the only survivor, how?" he asked. Leaning closer to Kobu's ear, he whispered, "You should have died. You were nothing but a burden."

That did it. Something inside Kobu's brain snapped, and she leaped on top of him, her teeth in his arm and her claws at his throat. A shot rang out, and Darcia seemed to crumple under her weight, landing on top of her. Kobu shoved him off of her and snapped her jaws shut, just barely missing his throat. He got up and ran off, Kobu hot on his heels until she ran out of breath. Her stomach hurt from where the bullet had gone in.

Kage stared in amazement, his eyes slowly widening. He had never seen a wolf fight back so hard or a human run so fast. He was gripping his injured shoulder but that didn't stop him from whistling. "Damn," he said. "You beat him up pretty good."

[lovethatwolf]

Melody padded into a city, she refused to put her illusion up many times before and still did, there was something about this city though, it smelled like something she had smelled as a pup.... she just wasn't sure what it was but it made her go farther into the city, Melody's ears twitched as she looked around the city

[Malik]

(Yo Blue, where are chu?)

Darcia rubbed his hand along the scratches on his neck, thin trails of blood streaking it. So what if the wolves wouldn't show him where the Flower Maiden was? Big deal. He could find her himself. Though there was something about those wolves that told him they were going to try and stop him, one way or another. The hair along the back of his neck bristled and he growled. "Once I take over Paradise," he muttered, "that white wolf will be the first to go!"