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Post by Marl McQueen on Aug 15, 2006 10:01:18 GMT -5
Marl padded along softly, taking pleasure in the softness of the thick, velveteen grass. It was a dark, hunter green hue, the color of a healthy evergreen tree. Marl noticed that all the trees were indeed in excellent health, though they did smell most curious. The sky was a sort of pale gray-blue, and the clouds diffused the sunlight. A solitary bird made a sudden reedy call, and Marl pricked her ears.
She had arrived in a place where the plants grew thick and every drop of chlorophyll seemed as though it was tainted. Being an alpha back home, a sense of confidence and leadership rose in her like a phoenix, and she set out to claim her own territory in this new land.
She continued along the meadow at the edge of the forest, and found herself trodding on some beautiful pale pink flowers. She peered closely at them. Their pollen was thick and their petals were patterned with fuschia spots. But their smell! It was a smell like pure poison. Marl furrowed her brow and checked her surroundings.
The black wolf felt instantly at home in this region of rich colors and cloying perfume. She howled decisively and stared into the distance, pleased with herself. This would be her new territory.
She turned and took a glance behind her to see if Black Jack was following. He seemed like a good enough fellow, and she would miss his company if he left.
If Black Jack could heal others, did that mean she had special powers also? She sat down and thought. "I suppose my power will manifest itself when it is needed," she said with a sigh.
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Post by moonfox210 on Aug 15, 2006 21:22:58 GMT -5
Inwardly, Black Jack had begun to feel sick. This environment... the smell of the flowers and the breeze, reeked of something dangerous. Unconsciously he had started to pant a little. It was as if some unseen force was pushing down upon him from above, clamping around his chest. He shook his head vigorously in an attempt to clear his thoughts before moving into a few quick bounds to catch up with Marl.
Almost instantly, he regretted the decision for such a sudden outburst of activity. His vision blurred for a moment as he spread his paws to stabilize himself. What was happening? She didn't seem affected by this place at all. Yet... he was feeling sick to the core.
"Madam, I'm afraid I cannot accompany you any longer... Either I have caught some disease, or I am sorely allergic to some of these plants."
He turned his head away even though he badly wanted to see her for the last time. He had made up his mind that he had to depart. If he had truly caught some disease on his way here, he would not want to pass it to her. Nor would he want to stay here and allow the wind to scatter the illness across these ghastly plains. The symptoms he felt, could not possibly be an after-effect of using his healing power. He had felt fine for a few days as they traveled into these lands and he realized it was possibly the place that was doing him harm.
"I wish you well on your journey senorita. May the path you walk be straight."
Black Jack murmured, referring not to a literal journey, but to life. Then, without daring to risk a glance at her, he turned and narrowed his eyes, stalking away from her through the grass with slow determined steps. Really, he wished not to pass out either.
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Post by Marl McQueen on Aug 20, 2006 19:36:01 GMT -5
Marl looked sadly as Black Jack left. She would miss his company.
"I'll see you again, friend," she whispered into the wind.
Now, to business. How exactly did one "claim" territory in this strange land?
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Post by moonfox210 on Aug 21, 2006 2:17:26 GMT -5
ooc: Well, spray her pee all around? *cough* *cough*
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Post by Marl McQueen on Aug 21, 2006 9:55:47 GMT -5
The black wolf carefully sniffed a nearby log to see if it had any past markings, and it didn't, as far as she could smell. She marked it as wolves do and went on to find more landmarks to mark.
ooc: Thanks... I feel stupid now. XD
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Post by moonfox210 on Aug 22, 2006 1:37:16 GMT -5
ooc: Oh wait I just remembered. You need to ask memoru to make the Lord send one of his minions over to test you before you claim it? Read the rules. So, go poke 'er! ^_^
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Post by moonfox210 on Oct 3, 2006 21:17:17 GMT -5
Shinwa had hardly paused to rest as he traversed the terrain, instinctively attracted to the tainted terrain. Sniffing at the ground, he could tell a male wolf-dog had been here some time ago, but the smell of a female was still fresh, and she was around. Grinning evilly to himself, the japanese wolf padded in, flattening some flowers beneath his paws. Almost the size of a gray wolf alpha, his muzzle was slightly longer and his ears were slightly smaller.
His cunning lilac eyes glanced around as he continued further into the land. The female was about, he yearned to see her. It had been so long since he spotted another wolf that he had almost grown accustomed to talking to himself.
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