almost instantly overwhelmed.
She hit the ground and one of the wolves tore into her shoulder and she screamed. Kalia tried to kick him off of her, but her back leg was caught by another of the wolves. He bit down and twisted his head and Kalia screamed again as a good amount of skin and muscle was torn from her leg.
The wolf that Kalia had hit had regained his feet and had backed the young ones into the corner.
Kalia’s vision was already blurring, whether as a result of her recent head trauma or the loss of blood she couldn’t tell. She could just see past the black wolves’ paws. She heard a sharp yelp of pain that sent a shiver down her spine, then a bright red sheet of blood sprayed across the chamber wall.
“NO!” Kalia screamed.
She kicked and squirmed, but to no avail. All her efforts got her was another swift kick to the side of the head, which did nothing to aid her already limited visual capacity.
She heard another yelp, and another spray of blood shot toward the ceiling.
“Help me!” a young voice called.
“Sunny!” Kalia answered. “Sunny, it’s going to be alright, just hang on, hang on Sunny!”
The black wolf whom Kalia had hit picked up Sunny by the scruff of her neck and carried the young pup over to Kalia’s side.
“I want you to see this.” He said with a chuckle.
He sat the pup down and prepared to strike at her.
“No!” one of the wolves yelled.
The other stopped.
The wolf that had spoken walked over to him. “Do you not remember our orders? Our orders were to kill the other two… this one Lytion wants alive.”
The wolf growled. “….very well…” he turned and, picking up Sunny once more, started to walk from the chamber.
“Lights out wolfie.” One of the other wolves said. Kalia was vaguely aware of the paw as it smacked into the back of her head and smashed her face into the ground.
The wolf started to walk away, thinking he had knocked Kalia unconscious… but she raised her head.
Kalia’s vision was blurry and the room seemed to be spinning slowly, but she could still see far more than she wanted to.
Alongside the far wall of the chamber lay two small dark forms. “…Rife… Tram…” Kalia thought.
The two small forms were covered in blood. A large amount of it ran down the wall to pool on the rock below, surrounding the two bodies like a macabre moat.
A tear ran down her face. “I’m so sorry… I… I failed you both.”
Kalia looked behind her and saw the hole she’d entered through this morning. “I could get out of here…” She thought. Then she shook her head. “No… no I can’t do that.” She thought. “I fell asleep and because of that Rife and Tram are dead and Sunny’s been captured. No, I have to get her back, or die trying.”
Kalia took a step forward and fell on her face.
A familiar voice reached her ears just then. “…Kalia?”
Kalia turned her head and saw Jack run up beside her. “What happened to you?” He asked.
Kalia shook her head and stood up. “I have to get Sunny.”
“No Kalia.” Jack said. “…don’t worry about her, you’re hurt Kalia, follow me, the cave is under attack, and by the looks of it you’re in no condition to finish the fight.”
“I’ll finish it Jack… one way or the other.” She said.
“Kalia listen to me!” Jack pleaded. “If you go after them you’ll be killed for sure. There’s a point where bravery becomes stupidity, and sacrifice becomes suicide.”
“If I must die to protect her… then that’s what I’ll do.” Kalia said. It’s my duty.” Jack shook his head.
“I told your father I’d watch out for you while he was gone, now you’re not dying on me now. Follow me, I know the way to another cave. You can rest up and heal there and then we’ll come back.”
Kalia shook her head.
Jack sighed. “…you’re not going to listen to me are you?”
“…I’m sorry Jack.” She said. “I can’t leave her.”
“…well I’m sorry too.” Jack said.
A confused look came over Kalia’s face.
“What are you sorry fo…”
Before Kalia finished the last word Jack brought up his paw and smacked her in the face.
Kalia dropped limp to the ground.
Jack looked around and then knelt beside her, pulling her onto his back.
Jack stood up and looked toward the place where the wolves had disappeared with Sunny.
“I’m sorry little one.” He whispered. Jack sighed and looked upward. “…there’s only one being that can save you now.”
Then he turned and ran from the chamber.
Saba stumbled backwards under the vicious blows of Lytion. He wasn’t playing around anymore.
Saba had come to rely so much on Aniu’s strength that she had forgotten much of her own. It was all she could do to remain alive.
Lytion hit her again, and she stumbled backwards, out of the chamber.
Saba shook her head, trying to clear it, and was surprised to find that it didn’t really work. She glanced over her shoulder to see the wolves still going at it below.
“They fight on,” Lytion said. “…but only because you live, once I take care of you they will fall quickly.”
Saba looked back to Lytion, a reply on her lips, but she was struck again in the face and soon found herself rolling down the shelves of rock in front of her chamber.
When she finally came to rest on the floor of the main chamber, Saba knew she was finished. She couldn’t even muster the strength to stand, let alone fight.
Lytion leapt down the shelves and stopped near Saba.
Shadow struck down the wolf in front of him and kicked the one that followed him in the side, throwing him to the ground. Shadow leapt on him and clamped his jaws around the wolf’s throat.
They were pinned against the shelves at the back of the main chamber now, and it was almost certain that members of the black wolves’ clan had begun to spread the attack throughout the cave.
“We’re losing…” he thought.
He twisted his jaws and the wolf stopped struggling.
He looked up and behind him to see Saba lying on the floor of the main chamber and standing over her was a black wolf.
“NO!” Shadow yelled.
…but even as he turned Shadow knew he’d never be able to make it to her side in time.
“I told you to leave the cave Saba.” Shadow thought. “…why didn’t you listen to me?”
The wolf grinned and raised his paw high.
Saba looked up at it and shut her eyes.
“I’m sorry Aniu…” She said quietly. “…I’ve failed you.”
Then the wolf dropped his paw and Saba’s head snapped back.
She screamed and fell to the floor of the chamber.
Saba didn’t move.
All around the chamber the wolves stopped fighting as they heard that scream. As one they all gazed down on their Alpha, bloodied and broken.
Lytion walked over to the center of the chamber. “You all have a choice to make at this moment.” He said. “You may cease fighting and live to see tomorrow… or you may continue to resist and we will slaughter you like dogs.”
Shadow looked around and realized everyone was looking at him. He glanced at Saba’s fallen form.
By the angle of Saba’s head Shadow could tell she wouldn’t be getting up… ever.
He sighed and looked around.
“Well, what’s it going to be?” Lytion asked. “…life? …or death? I’ve already bested your Alpha so it matters not how much you resist… this clan is mine now.”
Shadow looked around him and realized with the force that Lytion had with him and the force that lay in reserve outside Lytion could easily slaughter all of them.
Shadow glanced back at Saba and a tear came to his eye. “…forgive me my Alpha.” He whispered.
Shadow closed his eyes and knelt to the ground, keeping his head facing the rock.
The others soon followed suit.
Lytion laughed.
“I thought as much.” He said.
Shadow opened his eyes and glanced up. He saw Ami out of the corner of his eye. She was a little beat up but she seemed to be doing fine… the look she sent Shadow should have killed him though.
Shadow sighed.
“If we live to fight another day we might get our revenge.” He thought. “…if we fight here, we die here, tonight.”
“Rise my loyal subjects.” Lytion said.
All of the wolves stood.
“…long live the Talbourne Clan.” Lytion said in a mocking tone.
He laughed.
Chapter 5:
Tiembe wasn’t quite sure why he woke up, he just woke up. It happened sometimes. It seemed to happen especially when his frequent nightmares ended. Tiembe realised that he was shaking. He looked at his paws, which trembled agaisnt Shanaea’s shoulder. Tiembe stared at them, willing them to stop shaking, but he couldn’t. “That dream must have really got to me.” He thought. For the life in him he couldn’t remember what the dream had been about this time; just that it had been bad… real bad.
Tiembe put his paws on top of each other and wrapped his forelegs around one another in an attempt to get them to stop shaking. However, this just had the effect of making his whole body shake, andonce it started he couldn’t get it to stop either. Tiembe sighed and turned his thoughts to Shanaea.
Tiembe and Shanaea had moved out of town and were now living in the old trawler
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