Your Bloodline does not define you.

You define your Bloodline.

 

    Chapter 1 

 

As a snowstorm raged outside the warm den of a family, six new puppies opened their eyes to the new world around them. Their parents, Bella and Abel, looked at them proudly. The oldest and finest of the puppies was Buck. Abel saw great potential for his son, he himself being the current leader of the pack, but Buck would of course be a spare to the throne if anything happened to his eldest brother Razor. Abel was a pure wolf,his rank as Alpha male had been passed down from generation to generation since the pack had began. However, Bella was half dog; her mother had run off to join the wolf pack when she became mates with her father. This made Buck only 1/4 dog, but since he lived in the wild, this trait would be helpful. In a strange twist, he looked more dog-like, since her was brown and black and white while his other siblings were gray. As the newborns fell asleep one by one, Abel looked at Bella and nodded towards Buck.

"What strange coloring!" he exclaimed. "Never have I seen this in our other pups."

 Abel nodded as they turned their heads toward the entrance. The snow began to swirl until it took the shape of a white wolf.

"Aniu." Bella breathed.

Aniu the spirit wolf only appeared at a puppies' den if one of them had a great destiny.

"My brother and sister, listen well. The newborn you named Buck shall become a great leader; and a hero to dogs and wolves alike." She dissappeared as quickly as she had come.

"Nonsense!" Abel cried. "Our first born Razor will lead the pack." He said, looking over to where the young dog was sleeping.

Deep down, he knew he was wrong, fate had a funny way of changing.

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"C'mon Razor!" Buck called as he waited for his brother.

Razor was handsome, with a dark grey coat and brown eyes. He looked like his father, even though he was much darker. Razor looked up from sleep and walk over. Didn't Buck know that winter was a time to conserve energy?

"Now what are you up to, ya little scamp?" Razor asked as Buck climbed up a protruding rock that over looked a steep cliff.

"I'm going to practice my howl," said Buck. "All good leaders have a good howl."

"That's true," Razor chuckled. "But I think I'll be the one leading this pack, thank you very much." he said in a friendly teasing tone.

 Ever since Buck had been born, he had always had the notion he would be leader. It wouldn't be long until Razor had to truly tell him his dream couldn't come true. Buck let out a loud, high-pitched howl and Razor joined him. Their howls echoed though the valley, causing many caribou to raise their heads in fear. Buck and Razor laughed. With all of Razor's training in progress,this was the most fun the two of them had in a long time. Suddenly, a growl made them both turn, a male bear had heard the two and was very angry they had crossed into his territory.   She raised her paw and struck Razor, knocking him out. The bear turned to the  young pup.

"Razor!" Buck screamed.

Razor awoke. "Hang on Buck!"

He lunged at the bear and sank his teeth into her. The bear growled in pain and staggered back, giving Razor enough time to take his brother into his teeth and carry him away. Razor ran as fast as he could, but he soon realized he was trapped by a snow filled gorge. He hid Buck behind a bolder.

"Stay here, Buck, if anything happens, you run. Do you hear me? You run!"

"I understand."

Razor turned and fought the bear. Tooth and claw connected, leaving a stream of blood on fur, Razor hung on to the bears shoulder as it stumbled backward. Buck shut his eyes and opened them coming to the terrible relizaton  they had both fallen into the gourge. The bear's great roar echoed though the mountain...and triggered and avalanche. Buck screamed to his brother, but Razor didn't realize what was happening until it was too late...and the avalanche swallowed them up.

Buck ran as fast as he could to the pack and told them everything. He found his parents resting in the den.

"Mom! Dad! You gotta come now!"

Abel looked up. "What? What happened Buck?"

"Razor." Buck sobbed. " We were playing around and a bear came out of no where and attacked us. He fought a bear, and they fell into the gorge, and then-and then an avelanche came and got them!"

"Razor!" screamed Bella.

She bolted  out of the den. "Buck, show me were you were!"

 His parents rushed to the scene, and Bella leaped into the gourge and started digging.

"Razor?!" she cried out. "Razor, where are you?!"

There was no reply. She never found his body. 

That night, Abel talked to Buck. The old dog had been crying, his eyes a deep red.

"Buck, I know you are very upset about your brothers death, but now you must take his place as heir. None of the others in the first litter want to lead, and I have no other choice but to choose you."

"No father, I can't"

"You must, it is crucial to the fate of this pack."

With a heavy heart, Buck agreed. This was something he could not control, nor understand. He could not fail anyone else in the pack.

 

 

 

Chapter 2

 

Buck, the future leader of the pack, assumed his role with as much pride as he could muster, but began his training with a heavy heart knowing his brother was gone. As he grew, Buck became a very handsome dog who could out fight and out run any opponent. He was ready to step up, but his father wasn't.

"All in good time Buck," assured Abel "But you still have much to learn."

Buck made many new friends, one of whom was a pretty black wolf with white points and a blue bandana. Her name was Howl and the two were soon best friends. Both of them had something in common since they had both lost a loved one. Bella soon had another litter of puppies, two of them with Buck's colors. Buck made sure nothing would happen to his new siblings and that he wouldn't loose them like he did Razor. Two of them looked like him, their names were Jade and Grace. Grace was very bratty and Buck couldn't stand her, but he and Jade had very special brother-sister relationship. He promised he would take care of her for as long as she needed him.

On an icy winter day, Buck, Jade, and Abel approached a lone wolf. Buck was now a year and a half old and Jade was 4 weeks old. Neither of them could get her to go back to the pack. In their path stood a large black wolf. He was blind in one eye and part of his ear had been bitten off.

"Oh God." Buck thought.

"Who are you?" Abel asked.

  No answer.

"What do you want?"

Still no reply.

"Jade," Buck said. "Hide. Now."

She did as she was told, since it was a bad sign if a wolf didn't answer. It meant he was sure to attack.

"Who are you?!" Abel demanded.

"Why brother, don't you remember me? It is I, Cain."

"I told you to stay away from my pack!"

"Your pack? This was never your pack. You stole this pack from me, being father's favorite! I couldn't believe that he gave the title to you! I'm the oldest of the litter!"

"Nava was right! You are a tyrant!"

Cain laughed cruelly. "Yes, for once, our foolish brother was right. Now, say your prayers Abel, you have seen your last sunrise."

Abel never saw it coming as Cain sank his teeth into his neck. Buck screamed with grief and rage as he saw the light leave his father's eyes. He lunged at his uncle. Cain howled in pain as Buck bit down on his sholder, a trail of blood rushed down the black fur.

"How could you do this to your own brother?!"

"He took what was rightfully mine, you mutts are lucky I'm the leader of my own pack now, or I would have slaughtered every one of you!"

Grabbing Buck by the scruff of his neck, he threw him into the air. Buck was knocked out cold the moment his head connected with the log he fell on.

Upon a frozen lake, Buck was running like never before, in pursuit of a great raven who streaked across the skies. Suddenly, the ice broke beneath his feet and he plunged into the frigid water. Images flashed past his eyes as he struggled to swim. He saw a wolf-dog like himself and his mate, a red husky, looking right at him, and 6 puppies played upon a sandy beach. He watched in wonder as one of them, the grey one, turned into a beautiful young dog and saw himself nuzzling her. He saw himself fighting great foes and leading his pack, but it was all because of  her. His saw himself become a great ledgend because of her.

"Aleu." he whispered softly as he saw another vision of the gray she-wolf howling. He did not know what an Aleu was, but he saw it was to become the most important thing in his life.

 " It is your destiny, Buck." The voice of the white wolf rang in his ears...

Buck awoke with a start. The black wolf was gone, and his father lay dead in a pool of his own blood. Buck cursed Cain under his breath before looking around. Jade was not in sight.

"Jade!" he called out. He heard a soft sobbing coming from behind him. Jade was hudddled over her father's body, shaking with sobs.

"Oh Buck, Daddy's dead!"

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