Jupiter

Jupiter before the events of The Burning.

## About Jupiter

### Biography

Jupiter was born to Luna and Fenrir alongside Gold, Galaxy and Saturn. Even in the den, Jupiter and Saturn were inseperable - their personalities matched perfectly, and they would somehow always find a way to cause a ruckus, with Jupiter in the front line and Saturn in the shadows. The two would constantly play and chase each other around the den for no reason other than it being fun. They were the troublemakers, the problem children, the mischievous duo... they were *best friends*.

When their father Fenrir passed away, they held onto each other for comfort, and made each other feel better by joking around and talking as much as they could. The stories about the Pack of the Starlit were really intriguing to them, and the rare times one could see them sitting down peacefully were during story-telling sessions. Jupiter was, unlike his brother, quick to warm up to their adoptive father, Red. He was very friendly and sociable, so why not befriend him? That was Jupi's mindset, at least, and he had to try and teach his brother why he shouldn't be so distrustful of others. It drove them apart for some time, and Jupiter would hang out with his other littermates instead.

Once the second litter left the den, Jupiter was quick to hang out and talk to his new half-siblings, and enjoyed being around small pups. Huntress took a liking to him, but she also liked hanging out with Saturn, and suprisingly, it's what made them friends once again. They would talk like old times, day and night. Jupiter wished to find his own pack and have a mate and pups, while Saturn wanted to be a renowned fighter.

After the wolves of the first litter reached two years of age, they headed back to Amethyst Mountain to hopefully find mates of their own and disperse. Saturn was quick to run off and go hunting, whilst Jupiter and his other two littermates slept. When they woke up, though, they sensed something was amiss. There was a strong scent of smoke and ash. Was there a fire? Jupiter quickly vouched to go look for his brother, and headed off in the same direction that he did earlier. The flames slowly got closer and closer, and when he finally found Saturn, he saw that he was collapsed on top of another wolf that he had gotten into a fight with, barely breathing. He yelled and tried to get to his brother, but there was too much fire, and he had to let him be. Once he returned to the others, he had burn wounds all over his body, but he didn't care. He told them Saturn was already dead when he arrived, and that he couldn't have done anything - which was only partially true. It was a way of comforting himself so that he wouldn't become too vulnerable whilst the fire was still scorching the lands.

## Death

After hearing of what happened to Saturn, Gold and Galaxy decided there was no more time to waste, and immediately started running. However, Jupiter's burns slowed him down and he couldn't run that fast anymore, so they had to help him as much as they could. They ran and they ran, before eventually seeing something even worse - the enflamed carcass of their mother, Luna, who had been struck by a fiery branch. He was already exhausted beforehand, but after seeing that, Jupiter simply couldn't take it anymore. He collapsed onto his mother, burning together with her. His consciousness faded, and he felt warmth. Only warmth. He ascended to the Pack of the Starlit, where he saw his two fallen packmates - his dear mother, and his dearer brother. Both of them greeted him welcomingly, yet remorsefully. Part of him was happy to be there with them, yet the other part still yearned for real life, and wondered where Gold and Galaxy would go from there. *What would they do? Where and... why? With whom?*

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