Summer Fun! (Open)

[Persecutor Kaiju]

Joi;
Genoci;



With summer now in the valley, Genoci had somewhat softened up to the valley and Joi continued to bug him. The sun bore down on the clearing, and Genoci found himself watching Joi as the young wolf pounced on flowers, the branches, bees, and pretty much anything he could pounce on. The two were equally apart from each other, but Genoci's eyes kept wandering to beyond Joi as if waiting for some one to strike. It was until Joi started to tug at Genoci's tail that he decided to play. It started with a small smack, then Joi barreling into Genoci only to fall back and hit the ground. "That's what you get when you try to run into me, kid!" Genoci said between laughter that made him double over and fall on his chest, still laughing as he pulled one paw over his muzzle. Joi began to laugh before jumping onto Genoci and landing on his back between the shoulders before sprawling on his belly, limbs splayed between Genoci's shoulders.

[Meds]

Pan;

"Well isn't this sweet?"

Pan leapt down from the branch he had been perching on, earning himself a smack in the face from the feather knotted into his mane. He huffed it out of the way, and sat at the base of the tree. The male was large, dark, and all together frightening—but he had not done what Pan had thought he would. Apparently, the two knew each other. When the little female had smacked at the big brute, Pan had become concerned that something ugly would happen, but then the male had started playing back. He had looked a little bit hesitant at first, but had come around in a few short seconds.

First impressions could be wrong, then. Well, that was certainly a first. Pan leaned back into the bark of the tree and set to watching the two play-brawl, tail flicking every now and again. He looked like he belonged in the treetops, that was for sure. Earring and feather aside, even his markings made him look wild and free. Like he was one with the forest.
He grinned.

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OOC: Joi is a male, but I can see what made Pan think the little guy was a girl XD

Genoci was first to hear a male voice, and when he jolted up Joi managed to land on his paws. He swung his head to see a small - at least to Genoci - wolf leaning against the bark of the tree. Joi saw him to, which in turn made him walk up to Pan, stopping only when Genoci stepped on his tail. "Guess my senses are not as sharp as I thought. Hello." Genoci said in a low, but passive voice. Joi sat down and smiled brightly. It was one of those very rare moments where Genoci forgot all of his hate, and even he had no idea why. Both of the boys saw the earring and feather and Joi was quite curious, as evident by his pitch black eyes seeming to light up.

[Meds]

((OOPIES))

Pan;

The smaller of the two males heard him, just as the large one did, but the smaller was the only one to make a move to come over. Pan's back legs bounced out from under him as he prepared to either run or be greeted, but then the larger male stepped on the latter's tail and made him stop moving. Pan chuckled under his breath. Well, not everybody could be comfortable with meeting strangers.
It didn't bother Pan very much, but everybody was a stranger sometimes. Personalities were always changing, and the wolf someone was one day may be quite different to the wolf they are the next.

"They seem plenty sharp," Pan replied, nodding meaningfully at the tail under the large wolf's paw. He had to have reacted rather quickly to snag it in time. Pan chuckled again, and sat back down. He was aware of the smaller wolf's eyes on him, but he said nothing. This was a little bit strange to Pan, because he was always talking, but he shrugged it off. "I'm Pan."

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"Thanks for the compliment I guess." Genoci said in reply to what Pan said as he released Joi's tail. Joi didn't seem to notice and began to roll around in the grass. The wolf introduced himself as Pan and Joi nodded as he continued to roll. "I'm Joi! This grumpy brute is -" "Genoci." Joi was cut off by the brute as he dipped his head in greeting. Joi sneezed, which in turn made Genoci drawl out a sort of giggle. Although it sounded much like a low growl, which he didn't want. A soft smile rose from Genoci's lips as he lightly pawed at his little "companion".

[Meds]

Pan;

Pan smiled and nodded in greeting. The smaller male described the larger as grumpy, but he didn't seem all that bad to Pan. The smaller brute named Joi obviously had more history with Genoci though, so Pan decided to heed what he said. He really didn't seem that bad, though, what with the pawing and the smiling and the giggling and the nudging.
He was about to say something more, when a snap sounded somewhere behind him. He turned, expecting to meet more company, but a shadow passed over his face. Suddenly Pan felt unsafe, and his wild instinct was telling him to flee. He looked back at the other two, deduced that they would be fine whatever was in the bushes, then ran off into the trees.
-Exit Pan-
-Enter Nyx-

Black front paws led fiery orange back paws. Nyx was stalking through the trees, quietly, listening for anything there may be to hear. Her neck had finally healed from that blasted good female a few seasons back, and she was out on the prowl once more. She hadn't exactly stayed shut-in, for even with an injury, Nyx was never one to stay still for long. Others had commented on it, yes, but it hadn't really slowed her down.
Hadn't she killed that useless neutral wolf just a few moons past? She snickered at the thought, recalling her pride when Fjord had happened upon the scene. Pride was a rare thing for Nyx to feel, but in that moment she had allowed it.

The scent of others reached her then, and she paused curiously. One ear flicked. Males, a group of them. They were ahead of her, and not far off. She approached and eventually broke through the trees. Immedietly, the large male caught her attention. She said nothing, but her eyes flicked between the two of them. What was their relatioship? What was going on?
Just by the light in their eyes, she could tell that the larger male was more like herself—but that brought about the question of why the smaller was there at all. She raised an eyebrow.

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When the newcomer left with a start, Genoci quickly got serious and pushed Joi behind him. He let out a loud, thundering growl, hoping to intimidate who, or what, was in the bushes. Suddenly, a black female came through the trees. She looked small, but looks could deceive. Joi wandered past Genoci for only a few feet, about half-way between Genoci and the female. Angrily and defensively, Genoci quickly cut Joi off, his hatred for all wolves returning as a hate-filled glow hit his eyes. "Genoci! What's wrong?" Joi whined as Genoci raised his hackles. His smoldering yellow eyes met Joi's jet black ones as he whispered just loud enough for him to hear."I do not trust this female, you must stay behind me, no matter what."

[Meds]

Nyx;

Nyx slouched forward, further away from the trees. She was panting, it was so hot out, but somehow the appearence of her skinny sides heaving was even more unsettling. A bit of drool glistened on her cracked lips from the heat, but she licked her chops openly and cleared it. She turned her head side to side until her neck cracked, eyes rolling in their sockets, and then finally came to a standstill. As she surveyed the wolves before her, she grinded her teeth together absently.
The smaller one seemed pretty unaware, but the larger one seemed to at least know something was wrong. He was quite right to feel uncomfortable. Everything was wrong with Nyx. From the way her eyes revealed nothing of a soul, to the disjointed way her head seemed to hang off of her neck, to the way that her power seemed to spill out the darkness that was truly within her.

Speaking of her power, the black double-ringed circle on her head had suddenly started to glow bright orange. She clicked her teeth a few times, and then the shadows of the surrounding trees deepened in colour, then stretched and flattened to cover the ground around her. She moved forward, and the darkness moved with her. It was as if she was posioning the very ground she was walking on. She walked forward until she was but a few body-length's away from the pair of males, and the darkness crept up until it was licking at their paws.

"Nothing's wrong, kid," Nyx said, eyes flashing quickly back and forth between the two wolves, never resting on either for long. "I'm just coming to say a quick, polite hello."
Something about the way her voice grated out the words made them seem less than true.

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Genoci's eyes seemed to darken in color, aware of the shadows and even more aware of Joi's heart beginning to race. Something on the female's head began to glow, and the shadows seemed to grow darker, and as she moved forward, the shadows grew. His own heart began to beat faster. It was until the strange female was not too far from him and Joi, did the shadows stretch to his paws. "You'd better hope so. Or else I might just kill you." Genoci said casually to the female's words. "Y-you don't mean that, right, Genoci?" Joi's voice came out as a frightened whine. "I mean it. Haven't joked about it for as long as I can remember." Genoci merely growled as he shifted into a neutral position slowly.

[Meds]

Nyx;

Nyx snorted in contempt as Genoci threatened her life. She recalculated the situation. Alright, so yes, Genoci knew something was wrong, but no, he had truly no idea about Nyx herself. As if something like a death threat would even cause her to bat her eyes. She sighed and shook her head slowly, looking the males up and down.
"Charming, really. And so strong for the young one." Her dry voice hesitated as a smile crept over cracked lips. "But I do not fear death. The afterlife is but a shadow of this one—it really isn't that bad."

Her eyes flashed. It would be clear, to any listening, that it almost sounded as though she was speaking from experience.

Before either male could contemplate what she said though, she tossed her head and took their own shadows from them, melting the new dark shapes into the pool around her.
"So what's the story here?" She asked, barely above a whisper. She indicated the two of them.

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Genoci's eyes somewhat widened when the female spoke. But before he could say anything he looked down and around him and Joi to see they had no shadows. Joi ducked between Genoci's front paws, for he knew now that something was going on. "So what's the story here?" The female's voice, albeit quiet, was almost strange to Genoci, and he found himself lost for words. Joi cowered even further underneath the brute, but his eyes betrayed his body language. Joi's eyes seemed to be filled with anger, while Genoci's eyes seemed to dull. "Let's start explaining. I don't know if you know this, but I hate everything. I killed this kid's family but didn't have the strength to kill him. I'm still gathering that strength." Genoci's sides heaved as he spilled out his explanation. His eyes were still dull, a mixture of unknown emotions swirling in them.

[Meds]

Nyx;

Genoci seemed to think she would be explaining herself. Nyx was almost struck dumb by this, for she had never, never explained herself to anyone; and nor did they want her to. Everybody won.
After he was done speaking though, she realized he probably meant that he would begin explaining about himself and the other male, who was now cowering under the larger's legs. Nyx dipped her head down and weaved her neck back and forth until she was in his line of sight.
"You look mad, little one." She snapped her teeth sarcastically, though she was far enough away from him that it would not be taken as a challenge.

When Genoci finished Nyx looked from Joi and back again, eyebrows raising slightly. She straightened, shaking out her straw-like fur and cleared her throat.
"You hate everything, do you?" Her eyes were glowing as if she was telling a joke. "And you killed his entire family? And yet he is still skulking around waiting for you to do it to him as well." She shook her head in wonder. "Now, don't get me wrong, most families deserve to be snubbed out—but waiting around for a wolf who seems to think he's going to kill you? It seems foolish to me."
Her voice was like metal grating on metal. Even in close-confines, it was awful to listen to. Her eyes, however, continued to smoulder in their ember-like depths. She had this larger male figured out. He claimed that he hated everything and that it was only a matter of time before he killed his little partner. While Nyx would not begrudge him that he probably did have some half-developed sense of anger towards all living things, she knew then and there that he would never kill the youngling. She could see it already. When it came to Joi, he was weak.
Her teeth glistened yellow as she smiled.

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Genoci seemed to freeze when the female made the remark about being mad to Joi. Joi tried to worm his way in front of Genoci to send his own remark, but was practically squashed from the giant paws of the brute. "Told you to stay behind me. You already know better." Genoci's low growl was barely heard, and as he tossed Joi behind him like he was a stick or a stone, his eyes suddenly lit up. By the time it took for him to look back to Nyx, she had already stopped talking again. "Hey now, I'm still curious about what you said earlier about the afterlife." Genoci's voice sounded like a roar, and he waited patiently for the female to respond.

[Meds]

((If you do have any genuine questions about Nyx that she won't answer herself, feel free to read her bio ^^ Nyx))

Nyx;

He was so protective of the small wolf, it was actually hilarious. Nyx found few things hilarious, but when she did, it was a sure thing that it was at someone else's expense. She fixed the large brute with a quizzical stare which seemed all wrong coming from her dead eyes. Were Genoci to meet her eyes and see her expression, he would notice that there was something missing there. Yes, her scleras were black, but many wolves' eyes were like that in the valley—no, it was something else. Something missing. She had been called devil before, and if one were ever to look deep enough into her eyes, they may understand why. It was as if she had no soul. Oh she was alive alright, and her eyes sparkled and moved and everything regular—but there was something blank about them, too.
She shook out her black and orange fur, dragging a claw against one of the orange lines on her ribs that was itchy. The sound it made whe her claw hit her dry fur was like crunching leaves.

But then Genoci said too much. He asked her to explain herself.

Nyx quirked her head for a moment, letting it swing there as if it were attached to her neck by a string, then started to chuckle. It was a creepy sound, all wrong, with none of the usual warmth laughter contains.
"Good for you. I'm curious about a good many things, too." Her eyes narrowed. "What makes you think I'll explain myself to you?"

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Genoci's eyes met Nyx's, and he kept them there. He saw something in her eyes, but also saw nothing but the shine from the sun. "I wonder what." Genoci's voice was hinted with sarcasm, like he could name some things the female was curious about. "I don't think you'll explain much, more less explain at all. I mainly just want to know your name and backstory, if you will." His voice narrowed as well as his eyes. He didn't expect her to answer about her backstory, but he didn't care.

His eyes stared at Nyx's for some time before he broke contact. He let his head hang down, before sitting down and making Joi stay behind him.