no longer between adam and mali, she ran closer to him. noticing his wet eyes she opened her mouth to say something but then there was a yell.
Adam reacted immediatly. Turning around he darted at the wolves who now had aleu pinned down to the ground. Pushing her into the snow, The wolf had a paw to her throat.
Adam lunged at him as soon as he got close enough and sank his claws into his side.
Next thing adam felt was considerable pain in his shoulder. The wolf had sank his claws into him and adam could still feel the agony of the claws sinking deeper into him.
Then the wolf grinned, showing his teeth. The canines were larger than any other teeth in his mouth. Next adam saw that the wolves ear was round at the tip. NO POINT!
Adam then realized the stupidy of what he'd just done. This was a nous controller!
Growling adam pushed away from the wolf and he felt the claws rip threw his flesh. Creating four very deep gashes in his sholder.
Adam howled in agony. Blood rushed out of the wounds and down his leg.
Catching his breath adam took a step back as the wolf approached him. Holding up the bloody claws. They had to be at least 2 inches long!

Aleu coughed as she gasped for breath. The wolf had snuck up on her. Her guard had been dropped in sympathy for adam, then suddenly the wolf had tackled her. Trapping her down with a paw on her throat, keeping all air from entering her windpipe. Unable to breath aleu struggled desperatly to free herslef. But the wolf had incredible strengh and he barely even moved as he thrashed underneath him.
Then adam tackled the wolf off her. Saving her life the 2nd time in one month. Thankful for adam yet again she tried to warn him that it was a nous controller but she then saw that adam had already figured it out. She winced as she saw the claws cut threw his skin. Blood rushed down his leg. Aleu could almost feel the agony adam was in. Desperate to help him she pounced on the wolf from behind. Sinking her claws into the wolf's neck.
Growling the wolf slung her off with incredible power and stomped on her stomach with a leg. Aleu vomited then passed out.

"Aleu!" adam yelled as he watched her pounce on the wolf. He knew the results before they had even occured.
Now the wolf was raising his leg to kick the unconsious aleu again. Adam dove, pushing her out of the way. Instead the leg landed right in adams gut.
Adam felt the incredible pressure on his stomach and fought to remain consious. Unable to keep the contents of his stomach down he vomited. Tasting bile he stood back up. Dodging another kick he got a glimps of the pack off in the distance ahead. They continued to run for the safe haven.
Knowing he wasn't going to be able to defeat the nous controller on his own he got a good distance away from wolf and raising his head to the sky he gave the call for help.
Praying that the nine other shields had heard him he readied himself for another attack.
The wolf lunged with its jaws open. Adam could see the lethal teeth. Attempting to dodge the attack he dove to the right.
He wasn't fast enough. He felt he teeth sink into his infected and swollen leg. Blood gushed out. It was like adam's leg had suddenly popped. The infectious bacteria flew out, blood flowed into the nous-controllers mouth, entirely soaking his muzzel with blood. The pain it would have caused him, had it been his left leg, was seemed like nothing compared to the pain that seared threw his body now.
Tears formed in adam's eyes. The pain was overwhelming. Adam clawed at the wolf's head, Desperate to get his leg out. Adam only felt the teeth close tighter. Howling in agony adam raised a paw and slammed it down on the wolf's head. Adam could see a steady flow of blood rush out of the skin and trail down between the wolves eyes. The wolf's bite grew tighter.
Adam heard his leg bone crack. Suddenly adam's vision blurred. He knew that if he didn't get his leg out soon, surely the wolf would bite it off completely.
In Desperation adam brought his other leg up and it connected with the wolf's neck. Right in the jugular.
It worked.
Releasing adams leg he coughed. Gasping for breath. Threw his blurred vision adam could make out nine wolves running to his aid. In the dim light that remained from the moon that gleamed behind a cloud in the sky, he couldmake out the wolves faces.
Help had arrived.

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Anilda, Hitze, and the pup had arrived at the ocean just off the coast. The Agashashok River emptied out into the ocean. Anilda looked across the river at the opposite bank. The mountain slopped downward and extended into the ocean. Swallowing, anilda stepped into the river.
Luckily the current wasn't too strong. It wouldn't be too difficult to wade across. She just had to keep her balance on the slimy, slippery ground.
Hitze stared at anilda as she waded across the river towards the opposite bank. Sighing Hitze cursed the water as he stepped in. Following her.
As he went his legs got colder and colder until he could barely feel them. Looking at his paws as he went he could see the white fur was now electric blue.
Never a good sign. Looking back up he sighed in relief. The bank wasn't much further.
Anilda walked onto the bank, having finished wading across. Looking back she gasped when she saw hitze wading across. His legs that were usually white furred when he wasn't flamed and glowing yellow when he was, were now a stunning electric blue.
"Hitze! your legs" Anilda exclaimed her jaw dropping.
Heaving his legs Hitze pulled himself out of the water and onto he bank. His legs had never felt so heavy before. Like they were blocks of ice. He could barly move them.
Anilda looked down at his legs.
"Hitze, what happened?" Anilda asked shocked
"it happens whenever i get wet" Hitze explained. "as long as im not wet for too long, this will clear itself up in a minute"
Anilda, unsure wheather he was ok or not sat next to him. Setting a paw on on of his legs, she shuddered.
It was as cold as the dead.
"Hitze are you going to be ok?" Anilda asked worried
"yea, ill be ok. I just need to dry my legs off.
Anilda nodded then, using her fur as a towel, helped dry his fur. Shuddering as she did.
Slowly anilda felt Hitze's legs warm up.
"thanks anilda" Hitze said once she felt the wamth in his legs again. The blueness of his legs had subsided.
Hitze suddenly turned to fire and sighed as he did. "that's better"
Anilda backed away. Still uncomfortable around fire. She also didn't want the pup to become frightened.
Hitze extinguished his flames after a few seconds. His legs had returned to normal.
"well at least now i know what happens to you when you get wet" Anilda sighed
Turning towards the mountain behind them she took a deep breath. "Ok now we have to get over these" Anilda said with a small chuckle
Hitze looked up at the mountain she was pointing at. Taking a deep breath. "Well, lets get started"

Gasping for breath Anilda waited for Hitze to pull himself up. They were over halfway up the mountain. Once hitze had pulled himself completely up his chest heaving. looking up, he saw the top of the mountain was only feet about them.
"Were almost there Anilda" He said attempting to encourage her.
"well go then" Anilda breathed and picked the pup back up in her jaws. Once Hitze had found the leverage he needed to pull himself up he lifted his body up, struggled a minute, then rose up even further.
Apart from her entire chest and arms, her jaws were soar as well. Holding her daughter, as light as she was, was exhausting her jaws.
She decided that once they were at the top, they would stop to rest.

CHAPTER TWENTY

Struggling to his paws, Adam back away. His leg,still throbbing painfully, dripped plood onto the snow.
The nous-controller looked towards adam, once he'd seen the nine wolves coming to his aid, and raised his eyebrows. Adam made sure he didn't make eye contact. The nous-controller then ran.Adam watched him go then, realizing what direction he was running, saw the nine wolfs dead ahead of the wolf.
"Look out!" Adam called.
Suddenly the wolf vanished. The nine shield members continued as if nothing had appeared or run by.
"Adam! what is it?" Anisto asked. Then spotting adams leg and shoulder he passed out.
"Oh My God! Adam what happened?" Mali gasped, seeing adams wounds as well.
Adam was still at a loss for words
"But. . . Didn't you just see. . . He ran right at you"
"Adam what are you talking about?" Jon asked
"The Nous-Controller"
Tension set in around the group.
"Is that what happened to you?" Jasper asked
Adam nodded
Blood still freshly flowed from adams blood-soaked sholder and down his leg. The black fur turning scarlet red on his leg. As for his leg, he could no longer feel it, which he was thankfull for. His leg had been causing him considerable agony.
"We've got to do something about those" Jon said obviously speaking about adam's injuries.
"I'll be ok. Look you need to go look for the Nous-Controller before he gets away" Adam said getting to his feet. Standing proved impossible for adam. Falling sidways as both his left arm and hind leg gave out.
"He'd be long gone by now adam" Mali's sympathetic voice sounded.
"Adam, we need you to explain what just happened" Jake spoke.
Adam sighed and began explaining.
Once he'd finished jon spoke up. "We should've gotten here quicker!"
Mali walked over to adam and sat down beside him.
"Well at least, im sure, your leg is going to be ok now"
"That's Mali for you" adam thought, a smile crossing his face.
"What" Zach's voice sounded. "Where's Aleu?"
An uneasy silence settled over them. Adam's ears fell.

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

The small pup, Angle, walked cautiously with Erudin. The two having becom friends, Angle told erudin about what had happened after erudin passed out.
". . and then i saved you from falling by catching you"
"Wow! thanks for that one pal" Erudin replied, staring at angle in awe.
"That's nothing compared to what i did next" Angle gloated.
"When i caught you, you pulled me over the edge and i saved you from falling by grabbing a tree root with my legs."
"No