TAODAS LORE

The sun, a bright yellow disc climbed into the sky. It radiated light and warmth. Puffy white clouds drifted slowly in the breeze. Underneath the autumn-colored trees a flash of orange fur darted past. Hellfire stopped abruptly. He panted looking around. "Smokey?" He shifted his ears up. There was a green and blue colored she wolf , shifting through the bushes silently as she stalked hellfire , her claws where unleashed as she sat in a neat loaf staring at the bright colored wolf. Hellfire heard the rustle of a branch and became alert. He looked around with a stern gaze. "Whose there!?" He uttered confidently. The she wolf looked down at him silently , no response came out of her , her ears darted back as she stared him down . She was preparing her back legs for a powerfully pounce once he let his guard down again , She soon stuttered to pounce once she gazed at the wolf more , she admired his green eyes as he stood. Hellfire's fur along his neck prickled with anticipation. He growled "Come out here you coward!" He flexed his paws and fire burst into flame beneath his paws which chipped the shadows of the trees like a candle. (edited) Hellfire then growled. "Come out here and fight me coward!" He spun around scenting something. Hellfire suddenly tripped on a stone wedged deeply into the cold peaty earth. "Agh!" He grumbled Clover giggled , she lightly dragged her tail under his chin as she walked around him , her tail lightly caressing his fluffy face as she walked by, "Who would let a child like you walk around all alone?" She had A warm smile as her eyes brightly reflected in the sun. (edited) Her comforting smile and relaxed eyes focused and locked into hellfire's , her tail gently picked him up and released him onto his feet. Hellfire looked up half embarrassed and half indignant. He quickly stood up and gazed at the beautiful she-wolf. Gulping and gathering all his dignity he spoke. "Who are you.." He stared at her soft gaze a bit caught off guard and mesmerized. "Who am I? , I think that rock must have knocked the sense out of you. " Flowers grew all around where she stepped, as she took her last step Infront of hellfire a four leaf clover came out the ground. "I am Clover , I keep this beautiful and endless world green, or ..at least some of it." Her fur lightly blew in the wind it was a bit long but clearly silky smooth and soft, She continued to observe hellfire noticing he wasn't as confident as he was before. Hellfire gazed at her a moment longer before replying. "Why were you following me." He found it hard to act confident round such a pretty she-wolf. "Are you part of a pack?" Clover scoffed at the thought of a pack "No, I stopped trusting alphas along time ago , especially Males.." Her gaze went to the side as she had a light growl. "My ability was limited from those , Pricks. So I left and chose to use my Tender aid somewhere else. I'm a healer not a fighter." Clover glanced at hellfire's green eyes slowly turning into a squinted gaze. She clearly was a fighter but hated to admit her strengths , other than that she was a decent healer. Hellfire then spoke. "Oh so your a loner. He then added "You need to get out of here. This territory is already taken." He then narrowed his eyes, bracing himself for a fight. "I hope that's not an issue." He spoke sternly. "It won't be an issue, unless you make it one, hot head. This place is mine, and I can fight for myself and fend for myself just as well as you can." Her tail lightly lashed over the grass (edited) His pelt bristled in irritation. "Who does she think she is..." he thought. He stepped forward, flames began again in his paws. "You're going to make this difficult aren't you..." (edited) "Fine by me!" He lunged at her paws full of fiery embers. Her eyes had a tiny of red as she did a jump and twirl over him, her body was very flexible and fast, her claws unleashed as her hairs on her back finally stood, her fangs where as sharp as razors, her claws looked even sharper. "Don't test me, I've dealt with a fair share of stubborn wolves like you. I can handle myself." Vines suddenly pulled hellfire's paws into the ground. His paws were now stuck in the ground, spikes came out of the vines ensuring he was pulled tightly in the ground. The ground was moist, so it kept the flames from touching the vines. He snarled. "You think I can't handle a loner like you!?" He growled as the vines tore into his pelt. He then opened his jaws and out came a blast of fire at clover. "I'm not just any loner, remember that. " A vine plunged into hellfire's back knocking the wind out of him, the vines let go of him, she ducked down, a bit of her hair caught on fire due to the late dodge "UGH!, Leave me be you mutt. " She smacked him harshly across the face before she jumped into a tree and jumped through the branches away from him. She was very agile and skinny, she practically flew as she jumped up off the branch away in the trees. He bit back a growl, the wind knocked out of him. He quickly got up and incinerated the vines. "You're going to regret that!" He shouted. He opened his wings and dashed into the air. He quickly raced after her, blasting dozens of fireballs at her direction. His wings flapped hard disturbing the a nearby squirrel who raced off down an oak. (edited) He quickly threw a fireball with enough force to knock her down and disbalance her. "Mutt this!" He snarled. She looked like she was really pissed off seeing the poor plants burned. "Your very destructive how inconsiderate are you!?" She made a tree grow Stright up Infront of him , as she plummeted I to the ground her head bashed I to a tree due to the balance loss , her head was bleeding badly she had blurred vision as she tried to get back up She wobbling towards a small puddle of water , she quickly hid back into a bush staying low , her fur adjusted to the color of the bush In the heat of the moment he raced after her his green eyes like green daggers. The blood in the grass was a bright red it was a small path to the bush she was in , she was trying to heal the head gash but the wound had to much blood rushing out for her to heal it , her head fell down over her arm as the blood continued A vine came out the ground putting pressure on the wound, it slowly started to heal the gash. He tackled her and quickly pinned her to the ground. Panting, he uttered between breaths. "Your no match for a seasoned warrior!" He gritted his teeth. "Nots so cocky now princess?" She stared at him with blurry vision she finally passed out as he pinned her down the vine died next to her due to her not being conscious. The blood ran down her ear, smell of blood slowly filled the air as she laid their limp He let out a gruff of triumph. "Hah!" He then looked down feeling a stab of guilt. "I won! Thats that..." He began to walk away. He suddenly stopped, feeling a storm of guilt grow inside him. He growled in frustration. "Graagh!" Stupid body! Why do you always do this!" He padded back to her. He gazed at the blood and her limp body. (edited) He quickly grabbed her and placed her on his back. He spreaded his wings and took flight and found a clearing in the canopy of trees with a small pond. He landed. Her breathing was seeming to get slower, and slower, her fur was turning a greyish color, almost like a dyeing plant would., The blood dripped behind him one drip at a time as she was on his back, some dropped onto his fur it was a deep gash from the rock she fell into His stomach flipped as he landed and saw her condition. He quickly thought of the only herb he. "Cotton webs", he thought. He raced to find them and quickly came back easily to find some. He pressed the cobwebs into her wounds to stop the bleeding. He then wrapped it tight around the wound. He then soaked some moss with water and dabbed it to clean her fur. He shifted her up against a boulder a little way away from the pond. He dragged as much moss as he could as he made a nest for her. Her fur color was still a dark greenish grey, but the bleeding had stopped in time, her eyes weakly opened as she glanced around, she saw hellfire still with the blurry vision, it was all swirling, shaking, her heart pounding from the adrenaline, but her lungs not letting her get enough air. She watched him slowly her eyes tightened as she tried tucking her arms in, a vine weakly arose from the ground towards her head it gently reached for the wound, the vine was almost just as weak as her Hellfire sat down next to her unsure what to do. He felt guilty as he looked at her. "Hey...uh..." he mumbled hoarsely. Her eyes where pretty much snake eyes as she started at him the vine reached over to some water and scooped it up by growing a leaf, the leaf poured it in her mouth, her fur color restored, and the wound started healing on its own the vine wrapped around continuing the healing. Clover quickly tried to stand up "Y-You! This is my home; you can take it away from me! It's where'd--they can't find me!" She seemed a bit emotional, possibly could be due to the lack of oxygen she was getting She wobbled towards him with her horns trying to stab him her horns and head where weak, she just fell into his chest as her body fell down with her [5:45 PM] "I've lost everything okay! ... please...don't take t-this away from me to ..." Her ears tightly pinned down as she whines, she looked away shamefully as she realized she was crying to a complete stranger (edited) He shifted uncomfortably and looked away. He felt the guilt swirling inside him ready to burst. He felt slight relief to see her get a bit better but reignited as he looked at her desperate heather colored eyes. He stared at her shamefully. "I know you're...a loner...and well. A stranger. But I won't let whoever they are get you. "Can I tell you a secret?" She sniffles as she looked up to him with watery eyes Hellfire's eyes widened a bit. "A secret?" "I..I've been here..hiding here for a long time now I chose here knowing..the dangers..I escaped from my father, I'm not from here I have these..powers .... well, everything was so much different back home ..." Her eyes shuffled around as she panicked shareing this information. They beat me then...my dad he ...he let them do horrible things to me my mother she left for her kingdom life. Leaving me with my drugged father ...I came ...here somehow I don't remember but I'm here now." (edited) Her whines started getting muffled as she shoved her nose in her arms "I don't know where I'm at or what I'm doing, it's been months sense I've seen life, months sense..I've .seen anything so nice like this, no buildings..cars..no... mean people so far" She started breaking down slowly Her head was fully healed by the vines, she crawled a bit towards hellfire's tail she layed on his tail trying to find some comfort Hellfire suddenly felt a stab of pity. "I... I" he was speechless. A stranger who completely broke down and revealed all her deepest darkest secrets...? He thought. He then answered, "You look like you need more healing.."he shifted to make way for her. "I can take you back to camp..." Dark clouds formed in the sky and a drop of rain began to fall. It splashed his nose. (edited) "c..camp?.." She looked up at the rainfall, she kind of had a light smile but it soon faded as she looked back at him, she climbed onto his back like when he carried him, "On ward!" She said trying to cheer herself up She only did so due to her not admitting she's too weak to fully stand up Stright, she was almost as light as a feather, but she felt warm and soft as she layed there, she got comfortable and relaxed as she layed there on his back trying to get her mind straight. "We have a medicine wolf...his name is soul smoke." He stood up. He felt his cheeks flush red as she relaxed into his fur. He never had someone trust him this much and tell them about their secrets for that matter. He shook his head. "Get a hold of yourself." he thought. (edited) "That ...would be nice..." She gently rubbed her head on the back of his neck as she adjusted her own head. As he walked, she slowly drifted asleep, it was a natural body reaction after losing that much blood. After what seemed like a long cold walk in the harsh winds and rain, he made it to camp. The Highrock is just visible over the canopy of trees. Her fur was still silky smooth, even though the rainy night they just faced, her fur seemed pretty water resistant, besides a bit of her face she was damp but not soaked, she kept hellfire warm as he carried her, keeping him a bit dry as well A smooth smokey-gray furred shape dashed towards hellfire. "Smokey!" Smokey looked drenches water dripping in the harsh wind off his pelt. "Where have you-" Clover seemed pretty elegant even though she was asleep. Smokey looked at the body on him. "Who's this?" He stared at the elegant she-wolf. He then saw hellfire collapse from exhaustion. "Soul smoke!" He called out against the blowing rains. A white figure flapped gracefully in the wind. "Oh, my stars! Get them inside. His soft green eyes glinted in the rain despite the storm. Smokey laid his paws on them, and soul smoke rested his paw on smokey's shoulder. He teleported near a den entered in the direction he looked. Soul smoke put hellfire and clover on a shared dry warm mossy nest. He turned to look at the herb stores. He grabbed juniper berries. He nudged clover with his snout "Hey..eat these..they'll help with regaining your strength." He softly whispered. She lightly opened her eyes she willingly ate them realizing there was different scents it sent her body into a quick state of Panick, but she soon got over it once she saw hellfire He crouched in a loaf position. "Hey hey...its ok." "You're safe here..." he softly spoke, the sweet herb scents in the air. Rain pattered outside in the direction of the den entrance. Hellfire awoke. His eyes fluttered a bit adjusting to the soft glow of the den. Clover weakly sat up she needed a quick moment to process everything she finally got done chewing the berries and leaned over towards hellfire, she gave hellfire a gentle nudge She didn't want to stay it, but she dipped her head in respect towards him, thanking him. Soul Smoke stood up. Despite fully standing up, his small stature made him look friendly and approachable. "Hes ok. He just has a cold..." Soul smoke padded over to him after grabbing feverfew. He dropped them at his paws. "Eat these." Hellfire reluctantly ate the feverfew leaves. He then stood up sitting. "Hey...cloo...ver? Was it?.." Soul smoke turned toward the den entrance. "I'll be right back. I need to go report to the alphas..." he padded off. "mhm." She looked up at him, her eyes seemed to be a bit wider than before, she seemed to be admiring him quietly, she seemed to be staring a bit harshly, but she was unfazed by him standing over her, no stare could have made her awkward after what happened. Hellfire's cheeks burned with embarrassment. "I didn't tell you my name...did I?" He felt dumb and awkward. He then cleared his throat. "You probably don't want to know. I know I just. Uh." he kept on rambling. Clover was a bit spaced out, she had a small little grin as she stared at him, she was almost in a trance, she clearly doesn't know physical boundaries though due to her physically abusive home. She scooted close to him in a loaf and sat there next to him, even though he was still practically a stranger she felt safer closer to him. His fur fluffed up with embarrassment his cheeks only burning more red. Hellfire." He quickly spoke without looking at her. "My names hellfire." Clover's tail wrapped around her leg squeezing her leg a bit, she seemed to do that when she was nervous or stressed. "Hellfire?. Did they name you that cause you cause hell when you unleash fire?" "I had to name myself. My parents never picked a name for me..." He never had been this close to such a pretty she-wolf. He then glanced at her. "Ah. Hah.." He felt short on words. "Men used to say, I was as rare and beautiful as a four leafed clover. I was always lucky to have men so willing to ...come into my life. I was lucky they told me. That they didn't leave me alone." She seemed unfazed shareing this news to him , she seemed a bit more controlled than before, but she could burst at any given moment if she wanted to, she was like a pistol. Ready and loaded, shoot to kill. Any moment given. Hellfire stared at her sort of becoming unaware of how long he was. "Your eyes are like color of heather..." his eyes then widened realizing he said that out loud. "I mean-" He stood up so fast he accidentally tripped and fell over her. Blush immediately went across her face, she quickly curled up next to him when he fell checking on him "Are - you alright??" "Yeah!" He stood up accidentally hitting his head under hers and accidentally shoving her back. He instinctively opened his wings but that only disbalanced him. He landed on top of her. His brilliant green eyes were a few inches away from hers. A figure walked into the den. She seemed shook, she starred not knowing what to say She gave him a small lick on the nose "I wanted to say thankyou..hellfire." Blem His cheeks flushed visibly red. clover adjusted herself out from under him and sat back into her loaf Soul smoke stood there gazing at them.