at·tri·tion əˈtriSHən/ noun 1. wearing down or away, the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure. 2. regret, (in scholastic theology) sorrow, but not contrition, for sin.
A/N: "Attrition" is my collection of 100-word drabbles written for The Twilight Twenty-Five Challenge, Round 9. The challenge is to write twenty-five pieces of fiction in either one-shot (1000+ words), flashfiction (300 - 500 words), or drabble (exactly 100 words) format. I chose to do mine entirely in the drabble format because I've never completed a 100-word drabble challenge before.
Round 9 of The Twi 25 is a Central Character Round, so all drabbles are based on the same central character chosen by each individual author for their challenge. I chose Paul Lahote.
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Prompt: 01. Ancient
Main Character: Paul Lahote
Rating: T
Word Count: 100
The crumbling pages of his great-grandfather's timeworn journal detailed the experiences of the last pack—their only un-mated wolf.
According to Ephraim's journal in Bella's trembling hands, he died bitter and alone from a nomad's bite, estranged from the only son he'd ever bothered to claim.
That history could well be repeating itself was obvious.
What Paul wanted to know was how to stop the cycle.
"B? What do I do?"
She shook her head. "I can't answer that. I can tell you where you'll end up if you stay on this path. Only you can forge a new one."