Thread: A Tale of Two Lives (BurningWillows & Rskde)

Long ago the world had changed. The beings that held such superiority over the world fell, their numbers dwindling from millions to mere hundreds, pushed to hide behind tall walls circling their handful of cities still erect. Power shifted in this world, and the new era of supernaturals began. Those that had been in hiding for so long finally were able to walk free. No longer were they myths, but powerful beings capable of destruction and love. Centuries past as the world changed and shifted, and the civilization humans once held became a distant tale. A new world order grew instead, humans and supernaturals coexisting. They created a concord that protected humans within their walled cities, and kept the peace amongst the supernatural species. Amongst these species were the werewolves, powerful and reclusive creatures that preferred their own company over others. The concord's granted them the ability to settle down and own their own territory. Those that trespassed werewolf land would be punished by the wolves, and no outside forces could interfere. It was law. These territories were scattered throughout the world, most mainly small patches of forest or land, holding small packs of a dozen or less. None compared to the Clan. The Clan was the largest gathering of were's, that took residence in the Northern Regions of what had once been North America, where the cold snow kissed the summery green of the continent, a clash of seasons coming together. With the centuries that had past the earth itself had changed, plates shifting causing new terrain, rivers growing where there were once valleys, mountains were there were once only hills. The world as it once was was now erased. And it was in this new world that the only werewolf clan in existence settled, creating a magnificent territory that stretched for miles. The clan itself was made of six packs the Northern Pack, Southern Pack, Eastern Pack, Western Pack, Mountain Pack, and River Pack. Each pack was known by the fur of their wolves, and the area they lived within the territory. The Mountain Pack were large grey wolves with thick fur, thus nicknamed Grey Wolves, that lived scattered within the Mountains bordering the Northern side of the territory. They mostly kept to themselves, but protected the clan by always remaining on watch, using their tall peaks to look over the territory. The pack directly south of them was the Eastern Pack, known also as Warriors, whose primary purpose to the clan was to raise and train fighters, to serve their Alpha and protect the pack from any and all threats. Those born within the pack had varying brown and black furs, alike their twin pack, the Western Pack, or Sun Wolves. They packs were called the Twin Packs due to being directly across from each other in the territory, consisting of brown and black furred wolves, and living in the thick forests that blanketed most of the territory. The only difference was the Eastern Pack held other wolves of all furs, any clan member could join the Eastern Pack to become a Warrior. It was not that way with any other Pack. South of the Twin Packs were the Southern Pack and River Pack. The River Pack, or River Wolves, were all small and blonde furred and lived nestled between two rivers that forked from the lake and traveled southwest through the territory. Their purpose was to harvest and forage extra food, so when the harsh winter winds came the Clan could survive even when food grew scarce. The Southern Pack were known as Fire Wolves and lived up to their names, born of red and coppers fur that stood out brightly in the trees. This Pack kept the Southern border of the territory safe alike the Grey Wolves. They lived in the grassy knolls due south of the Great Oak Tree that stood as a beacon in the very heart of the Clan territory on a small green island floating in the very middle of the lake that all the rivers ran from. There was a single bridge that ran from the lake shore to the Oak Tree and both the River and Fire Wolves guarded it, allowing no one but the Alpha and his bloodline across. The last of all the Packs was the Northern Pack, nestled into the Northwest corner of the territory. Known best as the Winter Wolves, these wolves were pure white in color and larger than most of the wolves in the Clan, save for the Grey Wolves. It was in this pack the Alpha lived, a wolf from the Eastern Pack who mated with a beautiful Winter Wolf and birthed three children. Their first, Christian, grew to look like his father, and when he came of age moved back to the Eastern Pack where he found his mate for life, Ivory, and took over as Beta. Their next two were twin girls, Katerina and Kayden, and they both took after their mother. And thus the royal bloodline had remained living with the Winter Wolves, raising their children and tending to the clan. And so it was...