Wandering Thoughts(Tagged)

[Emorli]

Java;

The female's nose twitches, sniffing the surrounding brush of the Sandmoor. The fur on her back stands up on end, forming a ridge along her spine of the bright green fur that outlines the top of her body, down to the tip of her tail- A futile attempt at making her rather unimpressive, mediocre build look larger as a defense mechanism.

"Sumat. We can't go here. Can you smell how many wolves are here?" The female's eyes scan the area, one lid twitching ever-so-slightly as her eyes travel along the horizon, worry building up as she's completely exposed in the almost bare patch of sand between the brush. Paranoia invades the females mind, succeeding at overpowering Sumat's presence momentarily, as her bright, shamrock green orbs dark in-between each and every shrub or tree, attempting to eliminate any chance of an ambush from a wolf in the territory.

"Where are we, Sumat?" Java's voice comes out slightly shaky as she weighs the possible outcomes. Should she run into a wolf, Java knows that Sumat will most certainly attempt to resurface and deal with the situation herself. In that scenario, it was a toss up on what would happen after that.

Exactly! All the more reason to stick around. We all know you love making new friends. Just like Bane. Don't you think he was fun to play with? Sumat's words pierce through any worrisome thoughts were holding her mind captive, causing Java's heart to sink to her stomach and her head to lower.

"Shut up, you wretch." Java's voice growls out and a cackle erupts form inside of her mind, belonging to the alter ego. Java continues to sniff along the ground, hoping to find where the scents of multiple other wolves grow stronger so she can get as far away as possible before Sumat gets the two of them killed. Java's mind races. She doesn't know where they are, who's territory they're in, and Sumat is pushing against the imaginary barrier holding her back from taking control.

It had been long enough for Sumat to be out of control that she's getting restless and Java knows that's a recipe for disaster. The considerable more reckless alter ego has Java right where she wants her. Somehow, they continue to end up in situations that the conscious of the more meek half of the pair can't handle. Java's eyebrows furrow as she prepares for Sumat to force her to venture further into the unidentified and unfamiliar territory, preparing to clench her jaw together and prevent any shrieks to slip past her teeth.

Boomer

[Boomer]

Li

The beta hadn't been within the pack's territory for a short while, soon realizing that not only was he absent but so were the alphas and the other beta. Li barely paid any mind to it however, he had went out and went on a journey for a power he had dreamed of for the longest, he had finally attained it. Now feeling that he now truly deserves the title of "The Shadow" though, he was simply a noob to his newly begotten power, so he wasn't fully entitled just yet.

For the first couple of hours, Li had patrolled the borders of Midnight Silence, it had been awhile that he had done so, besides it couldn't hurt to sniff around before fully entering the territory, he was sure he hadn't missed much anyways.

But somewhere at the border, he would catch a scent he had never known before, fairly new scent, it lingered in the male's nostrils for a short while. "Hm.." the male hummed deeply.

Thoughts of many possibilities went through the beta's mind. Firstly thinking the unknown wolf scent would be a wolf part of the pack, another possibility was a wolf simply tresspassed.

If it was a tresspasser, it wouldn't be the first time Li had to deal with one, the first tresspasser he dealt with he had let her go, non of the pack members had known about it, so it was easy for him.

The male had straightened up, whether it was a pack member or a tresspasser he would find out soon enough. He'd tug in a smirk to his maw when he figured he could use his new found power, but figured to wait just a little bit before doing so, though he was extremely anxious to use it right now.

Li hadn't smelled any other scents prior to the unfamiliar wolf scent other than prey, so he would sprint towards the scent swiftly as he could. Although he would try to be as quiet as he could, running on sand wasn't much of a help though he was far from the wolf to even be heard.

Once the scent of the wolf grew stronger and stronger Li slows his pace to where he's simply walking until the wolf would be in his line of sight. The male cocked a brow, never have seeing the white wolf with green markings before. The male stays quiet, being some meters behind the she-wolf. He approaches slowly, sneaking up behind her until he was at least four feet apart from her "Who are you?" he asks, his deep voice almost booming alarmingly. The male shifts his eyes to the newcomer, trying to spot any markings of silence the wolf may possibly have. He didn't see any, but he didn't fully inspect her. The beta's tail flicked impatiently, awaiting an answer from the she-wolf.

[Emorli]

Java;

"Who are you?" The deep voice rings around Java's ears, her worse fear coming true and causing the words to burn her ears, mind, and soul. Without another thought she flips her form around to face the male behind her, resting her weight on her haunches in a defensive position and ready to take off. Her furrowed brows remain as such as the male seems to inspect her average form, his own form towering over her even from this distance.

As the female turns to face the male, she can't tell whether or not he was looking for some type of tell, or sizing her up, but she decides to assume the worse. He must've been deciding whether or not he would pounce. Java isn't unaware of her smaller stature, so the quick realization of an attack coming soon washes over her.

Uh oh! Seems we've been caught. Better let me handle it, girlie. Sumat's voice batters against Java's own consciousness, like a headache pounding against your forehead. Her silvery voice not attempting to hide the obvious tone of manipulation from Java. The smaller female's eye twitches once, followed by a quick twitch of her head as well and she stares up to the male's void like eyes.

Let me out. Sumat continues to scrape and claw and Java's will, attempting to use her own words to barrage her counterpart until she chips away at what's holding her down- breaking her spirit.

What are you able to do anyways? I've been the one keeping us alive up until now. If you don't give up willingly, I'll take it from you by force. You should know this by now, fool.

Java recoils at Sumat's cruel attempts at forcing her way to the surface, muttering in a pained voice to herself,

"No. I'm not letting you do this to me again!" Sumat's verbal assault comes to a halt, as she's almost taken aback by Java putting up as much of a fight as she is. Sumat recovers from a tinge of annoyance holding her words from escaping, and changes her approach ever so slightly. Maybe she's able to weaken Java's spirit by having her let her guard down.

C'mon! We have so much fun whenever I get to drive! There's nothing to worry about. I won't be reckless.

Java lifts her head back up, almost forgetting the male in front of her until she sets her eyes back on his once more, deciding to quickly address Sumat before keeping watch of him,

"I know your game Sumat. You're not doing it again," Java pauses a moment, before turning her focus back onto the male, "Uh- I'm Java."

[Boomer]

Li

Internally, the male would get a bit shock from the sudden yell he got from the female "No. I'm not letting you do this to me again!" Li however, didn't react but simply raised a brow. Confused at her response, not being able to remember if he had meet her before and that he had done something to her. Her scent was very unfamiliar, so he had absolutely no idea what she was talking about.

The beta growls softly just after she introduced herself, being a bit more impatient "What are you doing here, stranger?" He huffed, the chilly air leaving him a bit as he would start to slowly circle around the stranger, still keeping his four feet distance. If she decided to bolt, Li was more than ready to chase after her, he hadn't had a good chase in awhile either. As he circled around the stranger he still inspected for any markings. He found non, therefore small plots would stir in his mind, though he would wait for a response before coming up with any more plans.

His voice boomed again, speaking but with a slight patient voice to him now "Give me as much information as possible, I do not want to ask a million questions, I don't like my time being wasted either." The male squinted his eyes at the female, inspecting her reaction further before his gaze shifts to the ground beneath them. Seeing the female's shadow as the moon was at an angle. The male hummed quietly, but awaited a reply from the female.

[Emorli]

Chess;

Paws silently fall upon the sandy ground of the Sandmoor, his lankier form slinking along the territory as he searches for something to entertain himself with. Maybe another Midnight Silence member, maybe something to prey on, whether another wolf or not.

His nose follows along the ground, trying to pick up on any scent that's passed through the area as of recent. After a few minutes of searching, one hooks onto his snout and he doesn't hesitate to follow, dipping between hurriedly rushing over clear, sandy patches of earth, and darting behind various different spots of forage. It doesn't take very long before the male happens upon two wolves. A mischievous smile spreads across his face along with a glint in his deep blue eyes.

The female seems to be nervously rambling to another, earning a confused tilt and brow raise from the thin male. Who ever could she be speaking to?

The male ducks behind some of the surrounding brush as silently as possible, planning on watching and seeing the outcome of this interaction, his body getting low to the floor all the while keeping the two wolves in his line of sight.

His eyes fall onto the male, he hadn't seen him before, but judging by his inquiries, and forcefulness, as well as the fact that there had been some new position changes in the pack, he's most likely higher ranking. His eyes then travel back to the female. She's different from all the wolves he's seen before. There's a certain wild look in her eyes that make him uneasy. Chess furrows his brows at the feeling, shaking his head in dismissal and he goes back to watching the two wolves.



Java;

Java's eyes dart around, looking for an escape. The worry pooled in her stomach only continues to worsen by the second and the threatening tone doesn't fail contribute to that feeling. While Java thinks about a way to get out, Sumat takes this opportunity to try to get Java to relent control over the vessel the two reside in.

I don't like this guy. He's no fun. Let me out- I wanna help Java shakes her head roughly in reply to Sumat's attempts. Java's voice is somewhat shaky as it leaves her throat,

"W-Where am I?" Her eyes match her tone as she begins to panic at the situation. Sumat recognizes Java's will weakening, taking full advantage of the opportunity to attempt to use Siren and take over.

Java's body cringes at the feeling of someone else using a power in your own body and she attempts to tuck her face away from the male, hiding the wavering mark of Sumat's power from vision. Her voice unsteady in volume as she attempts to suppress the power from being used, reminding herself of the previous times, Sumat has taken control, Java stays focused on keeping Sumat in check, widening her eyes as she successfully subdues Sumat's desperate attempts.

The more vile consciousness falls silent, taken aback by Java being able to keep her from using Siren.

Tch. Not strong enough yet. I suppose I'll need more practice. Be ready, next time I won't be giving up so easily. Even if I risk damaging this body in the process.

The female looks up to the male, not realizing what he's said and she begins to attempt to back up and away from the intimidating figure before her.

[Boomer]

Li

The male furrowed his brows, growling slightly as he could of sworn he was sounding a bit more patient in the least. She asked where she was, this assured him that she wasn't a member but a trespasser. Though for all he knows the female had gone through something to where she lost her memory, but that possibility was very low.

Li, however, would answer her question with a gruff tone of voice "You are in the Midnight Silence Territory, and I'd say your trespassing." Li stated, seeing the female starting to move her body back in attempt to get away from him.

The dark furred male huffed and growled softly at this, quickly approaching the female to where he's mere inches away from her small figure "Move further and I'll tear your head off." The male growls threateningly. After just a couple of moments Li would stop his growl, now that he was assured Java wasn't part of the pack, he'd go through his mind and dig out that small plan he had "You're much too far from the border, since you're here, making you my servant shouldn't be such a bad idea." The beta smirked mischievously, though he had no true bad intentions.

He knew if anyone else would've caught her, then surely they would either kill her or make her their own servant and surely torture her and give her a bad time. A flash of his memory would hit him, for he once had a servant as well, but his own servant tried to kill him almost immediately, so for all he knows she could do the same, but she didn't seem the type to do so. His smirk would quickly fade, also recalling that he didn't like to have servants in the first place, so he immediately regretted his own idea.

Though a change of scenery wasn't always so bad, after all he was practically a new wolf with his new power, however he didn't feel too different for all he could do at the moment was see in the dark, not need to sleep and manipulate shadows.

Li furrowed his brows once more, he wouldn't treat his servant too bad, that or he'd just ignore them. Though he wasn't gonna treat them like they were his friends, that would only make him look suspicious to the pack; after all he is only beta.

[Emorli]

Java;

The male approaches quickly, stopping the female in her tracks immediately and causing her breath to hitch in her throat, her mouth opening to speak, but no words come out. Her blank mind only rings with Sumat's torturous barrage of words,

See, you're going to get yourself killed. Do you really think you can handle dealing with another wolf like this? The vile female cackles within the confines of her illusory cage in the body of which she cohabits with the other, frightened female. Her voice falls onto Java's own consciousness and reverberate through every nerve of her body, her stance breaking down further and further as her mind becomes more panicked and overwhelmed from the situation. Her eyes grow feral as Sumat continues to battle her for dominance.

Tell him, at least, that I would like to speak. Now that I've heard his intentions, I'm finding him more interesting. Java's crazed eyes meet the male standing before her and her jaw chatters a bit as she opens her mouth to speak,

"Sumat would like to speak with you." Before the male can answer, a shake in the brush pulls her attention away, sending her back to silence.


Chess;

The male lays huddled against the floor, keeping his body low to the ground and, as far as he's aware, out of sight. He slows his breathing, taking quieter, longer breaths and focuses on the air that fills his lungs with every inhale. His lungs pushing his ribs into the mixed ground of sand and soil, creating a soft imprint in the earth.

At the mention of a servant, Chess's tail swipes along the ground, creating a shuffle in the herbage around him, a mischievous grin spreading across his face.

I could have a servant. Someone who does all of my bidding without me getting my hands dirty? It sounds like a dream come true. The male thinks to himself, smugly as he quietly raises his stance into view of the two wolves, his blue eyes grazing over the young beta and then planting his eyes on the smaller female.

She seems skittish and submissive. Perfect for a servant

"Sorry for my eaves dropping. I couldn't help but be intrigued by the scent of a female who I've never met before." Chess shoots a smug smile to the green-marked female before turning his head towards the male, his eyes following shortly thereafter.

"Servant, you say?" A mischievous smile takes place over the smirk and the glint in his eyes glaze over cruel thoughts as he watches the male intently with curiosity, earning a wide eyed stare from the worried female.

[Boomer]

Li

A semi-shock unnoticeable expression grew on the male's face, with the mention of another wolf from the female. Before any words could escape his mouth he would hear a shake in which quickly caught the beta's attention.

The male gets in a defensive stance, thinking that the other wolf is who Java was talking about. Once the other male was clear within Li's view, seeing how the stranger didn't get in the offensive Li would barely straighten up. More confused than before, deeply wondering who in the world Java would call 'Sumat' "Eaves dropping eh? seems like what a Midnight Silence member would do." He says with a hearty chuckle to him.

The beta intently watches the other male's gaze as it went to Java, seeing the mischief that sparked in his eyes. Li would immediately step in front of the small female almost in a defensive way "Sorry, but this is my servant," Li says as a matter-of-factly "She was trespassing in our borders, so as beta I took the initiative to make her my servant, after all I need one."

Li for some reason had quickly made up his mind, his demeanor hadn't come off too defensive liked he cared for the female but simply acting he was taking what was 'his' "Ah, haven't seen you around before, I'm sure you haven't seen me either," Li chuckles as he looked like a literal shadow, so the thought made him laugh a bit "I'm beta of the pack and you're one of the packs brothers correct? I've meet our alphas and gammas before so I only assume you're a brother." He says as the large male sat on his haunches.

He shifts his eyes to keep Java in his line of sight, so far he was in his chill state right now, the two wolves would see that. "You.. you mention that this 'Sumat' would like a word with me, not like I got anything to do so let Sumat have all the words they want with me." Li stated almost with a bored tone in his voice, yawning in the process though he was in no way tired. Looking to Java as he'd shift his head, however he would still have the other male in the corner of his view.

[Emorli]

Java;

"Servant" caught the ears of both Sumat and Java, while Java was more worried of the outcome, Sumat chuckled to herself, her tone unreadable by her other half, despite the two being with each other for as long as she could remember. The confused look on the male is easy to read, unbeknownst to her, no one else can recognize there are two being residing in one body, only further confusing herself as she wonders why wolves continue to ask her if they can speak to Sumat and instead assuming they mean for her to begin controlling the body.

See? Look at the situation you've cornered yourself into. Better do as he says- servant. Java shakes her head, in reply to Sumat's emphasis of "servant," but remains standing in her spot. Her legs shake slightly with the two wolves approaching her further, her fur standing up further if even possible, her jagged teeth beginning to show past her lips with a silent growl as a natural defense.

"I can't. Sumat can't. I refuse to let her. I grow weaker. Just speak to her like this." Java gives a vague explanation, trying to err on the edge of cautiousness, all the while earning a sigh from Sumat the naiveness that runs through her words. She takes a slow weary step backwards, attempting to move back slightly while the smaller male is adding another layer to the situation and distracting the Beta.



Chess;

The beta earns a small chuckle from the lankier male as he moves between the black and purple colored wolf and the female. A brow raises and an interested gaze follows.

"Yours- Huh?" Chess sits in his place, curling his tail around to his side in a nonchalant manner, " I see. Well, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Beta. I am a brother of this pack." The smaller male turns to present the Mark of Silence on his shoulder, given to him by the previous Beta of Midnight Silence, Acribus. Chess dawns the mark with pride, being affiliated with a dark group, knowing wolves could fear what he'd do.

"I must say, you've found something interesting here. You'd do some good to give a her good scare, ay?" Chess' eyes flick between the Java and Li, anticipating the Beta's actions. His ears perk up, and his tail gives a few swipes along the floor. What would the new Beta of Midnight Silence do in the presence of another, longtime member.

Confusion equal to Li's is evident on Chess' face, his head tilting slightly as he's also intrigued by the idea of who this "Sumat" might be.

"I have to agree. I'd love to hear form this 'Sumat'."

[Boomer]

Li

A short, quiet sigh of relief would escape the beta as he'd see the mark of silence on the smaller male's shoulder. Though his relief was quickly short lived for he'd realize that there was a major possibility that he was a Midnight Silence member for far longer than Li was, though the thought of it made Li tug in a smirk. A newcomer like Li, a NEWCOMER had been immediately promoted beta without even trying. Take it that the previous beta seemed to be in a rush to find a successor to replace him, and that the fact Acribus had heard stories of the shadowed male.

The dark furred male furrowed a brow, hearing Chess' suggestion of giving Java a scare. It seemed like he hesitated for a mere moment before speaking "Seems I've already given her quite the scare, as you can tell by the way she's shaking and her fur is all standin' and all." He says before shrugging and giving a quiet "eh" to it "Didn't even have to try." He says with proud in his voice, he basically barely lifted a paw and he seemed to have scarred the female half to death.

Li barely shook his head, he hadn't properly introduced himself, though he deeply didn't truly care but he guessed it was better that wolves knew his name "Name's Li, my servant here is... Java, and you might be?" He tried to remember the female's name correctly, with the confusion he had it was a bit hard to.

He takes his attention quickly back to Java as she seemed to refuse to let "Sumat" speak with them in person. Li huffs for a mere second, realizing that if he didn't do anything especially in front of the other member then he'd surely be suspicious "You come to our territory, trespass, and dare refuse to take an order? I recall you are my servant, so do as I say, whether you'll be weaker or not. For if you don't I'll make you feel much worse than simply weak."

The large male growls threateningly as he had done before, creeping up at the female to where he would be face to face with her. He truly wished she would have just listened, it would've been much easier for the both of them, or at least for Li. Now he had to show that he was a heartless evil in front of the other member, which is something he didn't want to do. Hell, he didn't want to kill his old servant, though he hadn't actually killed him rather the poor idiot accidentally killed himself.

"I'm sure you're smart enough not to get yourself killed, right? So, what's it gonna be?" The male stopped his growl, smirking a bit, slightly taunting the female before him. She would have to think fast, Li wasn't the most patient wolf out there. The female would most likely not have gotten herself in this mess if only she hadn't spoke of the other wolf, that, and not have mindlessly wandered in territories she should not have entered to begin with.

[Emorli]

Java;

The females eyes widen at the exchange, with Li seeming to grow more impatient and aggressive. She continues to weight out her options in her head. Would it be better to relent and hand control over to Sumat, hopefully allowing her to deal with a situation that she would be much more well versed in, or continue to endure whatever is happening now. She wasn't even able to fully wrap her mind around her situation, and she can almost feel the smugness in the back of her mind that belongs to her counterpart.

"S-Stop this. Please." Java lowers her head, her mind racing a mile a minute as the black-purple wolf eggs on the shadow like male. From the back of her mind, a maniacal chuckle breaks out,

Good.

"I'm sure you're smart enough not to get yourself killed, right? So, what's it gonna be?" At this Java stops breathing for a second or two, her head shooting back up to stare blankly at the male, before letting out a loud scream, a black claw mark glows brightly across her face. Siren allows her voice to boom mere feet away from the two male wolves, hopefully earning herself a moment to distract the two before her.

The screech subsides after a moment, Java's blank stare remains, until a sinister smile spreads across her jagged maw, the look in her eyes transforming into one of amusement, yet something much darker.

"Servant, you say? I'm afraid you're a little too late. I've already found someone who's interested me far more than you have." The female's stance becomes more relaxed and uncaring as she moves to walk a half circle around the two, her tail swaying ever so slightly behind her. Sumat cackles a bit Remembering Li's words, "weak." Yes, Java is weak. Much weaker than Sumat. Soon, she'll take over fully once her power has grown enough. It's only a matter of time until then and nothing is going to get in her way.

"Well, Li, I hope you don't mind. Impress me, maybe." Sumat sits behind the two wolves, a smug glint in her eye. She's seen plenty of wolves trying to be 'intimidating' and she's only ever met one wolf who was able to impress and surprise her, Bane. In her mind, it would be difficult to top his games.


Chess;

With every sentence spoken by Li, Chess' grin grows further.

"Nice to meet you, Li. I'm Chess. I have been absent a while, however, I'm starting to like this place a bit more." The male watches as the female drops her head, her limbs shaking and voice wavering. There's a few moments of silence when the female's head is lowered, she seems to be contemplating something, until her head shoots back up. Chess tilts his head, the look in her eyes blank, almost lifeless. Both of his brows raise and he looks over to Li.

"Some servant you got here." Chess is about to chuckle until a loud screech rings in his ears, his head pounding against his skull. He throws his head around a little pawing at his own ears until the screech subsides, but the throbbing of his brain doesn't.

"What the hell?" The male mutters to himself, his eyes shooting over to the Beta, his eyes wider this time as he was taken off guard by the sudden use of power.

Chess's eyes follow the female's form as she relaxes, her nonchalant attitude a complete 180 from what it has been mere moments ago. Confusion boiling within his own, still sore head.

After she speaks Chess smirks to himself, the female suddenly becoming much interesting. He turns his body slightly, still seated on the ground, to keep his neck from cramping. His attention has been diverted from the Beta, trying to figure out the weird personality change from the female, as well as considering that power of hers. He peers onto her face, the power mark across her eye's glow beginning to go down slightly with every passing moment.

I wonder if she's able to use that power again now. That would be inconvenient. The males eyes glance over to the other black wolf, wondering what he's thinking.

[Boomer]

Li

The female seemed to have begged for him to stop pestering her about the situation. Li wouldn't change his mind however, as he kept his distance with the she-wolf. Though his distance would go in vain as his eardrums rang so wildly from the sudden scream the she wolf created.

Ears flattening and head lowering, squinting and trying for his dear life to cover his ears with his paws as he basically slammed his head against the ground, her voice booming in which is beyond Li's imagination.

After what seemed like an eternity, the scream would slowly subside, Li blinking slowly a few times as he'd get his hearing back.

After a few moments of trying tk focus, the beta looks to the female in which she had a change of demeanor. Li blinked a few times, confused as to how the she-wolf was reacting now. He scoffed, almost surprisingly when she said for him to impress her. Who did she think she was talking to? Li impress her? She must be out of her mind.

But this sparked some interest in him, more than what he originally had anyway. The way Java had just changed her demeanor in the way she did was so sudden, being a scared wolf at the beginning who didn't want 'Sumat' to speak with them. Li took a few moments of silence, thinking very deep within his thoughts of what could possibly be up. This wolf had a power, and a change of personality, Li would never have thought of the possibility that this wolf had what he called a split personality, but of course the chances were there. He did very well when it came to reading in-between the lines.

"Sumat." Li says simply, as if he already knew, the name rolling off of his tongue like he said it a million times before. If his guess was correct, it would be of no surprise to him as he had dealt with a wolf similar to Java when he was real young. The male speaks again, though strangely his voice sounded honeyed, in which he has never really done before at least not for the longest of times "So, you're saying you're a servant to someone else, eh? It wouldn't happen to be one of the alphas, eh? Venus? If not, tell me who, so that I can get what I want." the beta smirks half heartedly, determination in his voice as he'd growl softly showing his determination.

Li had took about three steps away from the two, standing up as he'd look to the ground. Seeing the two's shadows he'd blink only once slowly. His expression was completly emotionless, puffing a few air puffs in the process. Although Li had absolutely no idea why he wanted Java to be his servant now, he was still determined, almost like how he was determined to attain his power.

The male's power mark which was kn his left thigh began to glow a bit, though his marking was also black so it possibly could not have really been seen. Li focuses on Java's shadow specifically, concentrating deeply before he'd start to control the shadow beneath her.

The she-wolf's shadow would start to lift itself from the ground, now standing right next to the female as if her shadow was an entirely different wolf. Li simply stood there as he made Java's shadow move around Java and Chess before he made the shadow move around himself, finally making the shadow go and face Sumat and seemed to just stand there "Ayyy.. Not too bad." the dark male murmured to himself, keeping the shadow there.

((I hope thats how one manipulates shadow at lvl 1 xD))

[Emorli]

Sumat;

Sumat looks towards the moon rising up into the sky, her sinister smile still plastered on her face. Sumat. The name granted to her by Geist pleases her ears when said in such a calm tone. The confused look on the beta's face amusing to her, for a moment, something of an offended tinge is present on his face when she requests to be impressed, however, only for a moment.

At the questioning of her master, the female chuckles,

"Imagine me a servant, Java. Wouldn't that be funny. I know nothing of this alpha, nor do I care much to. I'm much less a servant, and more so chasing the thrill, dear. You see, after watching such a pathetic wolf control your body for so long, you'd be chomping at the bit to have some fun too!" Sumat's eyes meet Li's, staring him down with a certain smugness clouded over with something unexplainable. Sumat flips through the fun memories she's had as of recent. All the wolves who have acted in such similar ways as the two before when her screams have only caused pain, instead of pleasure.

A dark figure begins to move around the three wolves. Sumat's eyes follow it with a small smile, almost immediately recognizing it as a power she's all too familiar with.

"I see. Another shadow user. Must be my lucky day! What kind of games can you play with them?" Sumat's voice quickly changes, her eyes glint with excitement, her voice mirroring her expression. She rises to her feet approaching the male a foot or two away as she anticipates his abilities. Her exerior shows excitement, however, it wouldn't take much searching to figure out the stare trained on the male is crazed and looking to walk along the edge of trouble.



Chess;

Chess' expression continues to turn more confused as both wolves exhibit their abilities to use power, almost surprised at how either lucky, or unlucky he is to be the only unpowered wolf between three. He shrugs the feeling off, glancing towards Sumat, then the other male.

In the future, these two have the potential to be much more dangerous than they are right now. The male chuckles to himself at the thought of a crazy wolf going around with a power, wrecking havoc, and possibly the beta of his own pack using his power against other packs in the valley. How incredible!

Chess focuses once more on the male, giving a half scoff, half laugh as, whether he recognizes it or not, he attempts to actually impress the female after she's requested. He says little to add to the conversation, but at the female's request to see more tricks with his dark power, he watches intently, also silently wondering what else Li might be able to do with his shadows.

[Boomer]

Li

"Like chasing the thrill, eh?" A quiet laugh escaped the male's throat, knowing the feeling all too well. He adored chasing thrills all his life, one of the reasons why he became an evil wolf. Thoughts of him being a lone wolf prior to his joining of Midnight Silence would flash through the beta's mind, feeling as if he joined a pack a bit too soon, haven't fully enjoying the care-free life he wished he experienced more for now he has the responsibility of basically taking care of the entire pack and make decisions for everyone.

Having his haunch to the ground, hearing Sumat as she had been familiar with the power Li has. The beta lifts a slight brow, wondering who else could have a power like he, the only one he had known to have the power to control shadows was Nyx, and she was long gone.

The large male looks to the shadow he had manipulated and smirked slightly "Have you ever chased your own shadow? It's like trying to catch a prey, but this time it isn't physical ya know? Hey, don't we look alike?" Li had a smug grin to his maw as the shadow was next to him and sitting down on its haunch as well. Li and the shadow almost looking identical due to his appearance, Li chuckling a bit before Sumat could even answer.

After a moment or so, Li would shape the shadow into a baby deer the size of Sumat, shaking his head a bit in the process.

"I use to never like chasing things smaller than my size, I always thought I'd get little out of it. I can't savor my food for I'll just eat it down in a matter of moments. That's why I like the bigger things in life ya know?" Li huffs, having his sly smirk to him.

"But ya know, chasing smaller things isn't so bad. It can make you feel like the bigger wolf, fear filling your nostrils as you smell the fear coming from the smaller ones, not only does it smell great but it taste and feels amazing. You wouldn't be able to get enough, the excitement just takes over your mind and body."

The now baby-deer shaped shadow starts hopping and running around in circles behind the three wolves, the beta humming sweetly before swiftly charging at the shadow. He opens his maw as if he was going to eat it, the shadow fawn stopping in its tracks the moment Li charged at it and it dropped dead before the beta.

The shadow would then return to Sumat, Li returning to his haunches with a mild look to his expression "It's never enough, you need more, more to entertain you."

The male yawns almost exaggerated, returning his gaze to Chess "I'm thinking you're familiar with the feeling too, right?" He asks the smaller male, scratching the sand beneath him with his right paw while doing so. Tail and ears being flicked just a couple of times and quickly, Li shifts only his gaze to his surroundings to see he could spot any signs of movement that wasn't from the two, like searching for prey, though he wouldn't spot anything in his sight as he'd huff.

[Emorli]

(Thinking about it now I'm like 95% sure Sumat was pregnant in this thread LOL have no clue how I just omitted this?)

Sumat;

Sumat eyes the powered male before her, ignoring the male who goes by Chess. Her eyes trace over the shadowed creations, an all too familiar hunger drifting into her gaze which she makes no attempt to hide. The same look as when she seizes control over Java. The same look as when she left Geist’s den. She’s already come into power, but nothing is a more delicious meal than the thought of ripping one's power for herself, whether it’s possible or not. As far as she’s concerned, she has managed to do what she believed to be impossible, so why let the semantics of possibility diminish her wishes?

Sumat smiles at the male as she approaches the shadow creature beside her, her eyes locking steady onto him and his shadows, a vast difference from Java and her shifting, terrified eyes.  “Yours are different.” Sumat hums to herself under her breath in observation as she nudges at the shadow with her nose, poking and prodding at the boundaries of the dark shape experimentally. Her mind wanders a bit to her own power. Is there another wolf in the valley who has obtained a power like hers?

She takes her time answering his question, “I haven’t had much opportunity to chase my own shadow. I’ve found that to be consumed by another’s makes for a much more interesting game.” Her lips curl as intrigue for the shadowy power bubbles beneath her skin and the feeling of claws in the back of her mind caused by her cohabitant prickle up as the memory of heavy shadows surrounding the female’s body envelop her once again. A suffocating feeling unfolds throughout her being as she takes a breath just as it felt within the confines of the shadowy tendrils. She wants nothing more than to rip that power away from these wolves for her own use. 

Escape. 

The word is repeatedly thrown into her mind, burning like an icepick being dug deep into her brain as Java drives her anxiousness like thorns into Sumat’s mind. She wonders if this headache is the same as the one she inflicts onto others with her screams.

The male continues to talk, but only portions of his words can be heard as her jaw tenses and a tingle runs along her canine teeth. The craving to sink her teeth into something grows as her unstable emotion continues to rise, until she suddenly snaps out at the shadow beside her.

“It’s never enough.” She repeats. She’s been trapped so long and it’s Java’s turn. She approaches the male, her jaw muscles relax slightly after having snapped out at his shadow. Java’s anxiety rises within the shared mind as the female moves toward him, perhaps out of a lack of self-preservation, wanting to see how he reacts.





Chess;

The lithe male watches the two interact. It’s clear that he is not the subject of this conversation and gauging the instability of the female, that is probably for the best. He takes comfort in being one to blend into the crowd or going unnoticed, as that means survival. Further, he's the only one here who doesn't possess a gift from Geist. Perhaps he’s in over his head and got unlucky with his return back to his pack’s territory. 

The male shrugs in response to Li, “I’m not particularly one to chase thrills.” He pauses momentarily, looking towards the female, “From an outsider's perspective, I suppose it could be fun, but for some, it seems some are drawn to be rather illogical, quite possibly stupid.” He says rather pointedly towards the remarkable average wolf.

His words earn him a quick glance from the female, her green eyes burn holes into his own, “Quiet, runt.” She snaps at him coldly before quickly turning her attention back to the subject of her intrigue. 

Chess’ composure falters a little bit, showing a bit of bewilderment as well as feeling like he just took a hit to his masculinity. His brows furrow as he begins to regain composure, 

“Excuse me?” He says, but he’s only met with silence as any attention she had to spare for Chess was spent with her previous words.

His dark blue eyes lock onto the female who stands out from the surroundings, her bright fur a beacon against the moonlit foliage and her swollen belly fairly noticeable. His eyes follow her movements carefully, watching as she messes with his pack-mate’s shadows. Chess does his best not to pick his hind up from the ground to move further away from the group, but feels a kind of repulsion from them, the urge to move back growing as the female moves closer to the pitch-black male. The air increases in weight, but perhaps it's because he doesn’t realize that he begins to hold his breath a bit. 

This female strides up to the beta of the pack which controls this territory as if it were her’s, whether she has no care for her or her unborn pup’s lives- Who would know? 

Although he wonders if Li finds the proximity uncomfortable, the thin male can’t help but feel relief that she’s moved closer to biting range of the beta. At least he can take solace in knowing that no more ear-piercing screams can be done without quickly being silenced by a swift bite to the throat and, following her previous comment, he'd love nothing more than to see her silenced for good.

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