Chapter 1: Father vs. Daughter

"Ah good old freedom", Oki said taking a breath of the flower scented air of Taka Pass. He took on the form of a wolf as the wind blew swiftly through his fur, cooling his skin. "Hm?, what's this," Oki said with piqued interest, "a wolf?..here?" Oki'd finally caught Kima's scent. Since the only wolves he ever spent time with were of his pack, the scent of an unfamiliar wolf interested him. "Smells like...Samickle!", Oki said obvious amounts of disdain seething between his words. "Well I did come here for some fun," Oki thought to himself with a devilish grin creasing his ruff muzzle as he began following the scent of the alleged wolf.

(Meanwhile, somewhere else in Taka Pass)

"Ugh, come on you guys I can walk by myself!," Kima growled furious at the fact that her father wouldn't allow her to go into Taka Pass alone. "No, Kima," the alpha barked at his stubborn daughter, "you will be escorted along Taka Pass by my advisor, Okozu," The mention of that name made Kima burst in complete and utter fury. "What!? Why Okozu!?," she roared back at him," of all the wolves of the pack why the very one you've betrothed me too!?" Yes, Okozu being the strongest of the young members of the pack was Kima's husband-to-be. "Simple, to keep you from meeting any other male wolves and catching feelings for them." Her father said smugly, "and to prevent you from trying to run off." "Whatever," Kima said as Okozu appeared," come on Okozu lets go!" Kima was upset, but she wouldn't dare disobey the pack alpha. "Um, is it ok if I ask what's going on?" Okozu asked a bearing a perplexed facial expression. "No, now lets go." Kima said as she shoved her way pass the large male wolf, a look of anger on her face. "What will I do about her," her father said w look of worry on his face as he watched them sprint away into Taka Pass's valley.

(In Taka Pass's Valley)

"Okozu" Kima said as she looked at him "you can stop acting I know you don't want to marry me, so why do you act like you do?" Okozu a slight look of fear and embarrassment on his face "to please your father, I mean, he is the alpha after all!" He told her with a small chuckle. "Oh" Kima said lowly "well can I go hunt…ALONE." Okozu understood exactly what she meant "Ok" he replied with a wink as Kima sprinted off to a mermaid spring deep in Taka Pass.

(At the Mermaid Spring)

"Finally some peace and quiet" Kima smiled as she reverted to her human form. She untied her hair which fell down the length of her back. It was black but tipped red at the ends. She then unclothed and removed her deer pelt kimono and her necklace tipped with a demon panda's fang given to her by a traveler years ago. She then hopped into the spring, the sun was setting and the feeling of the scene combined with the continuous flow of divine wind made it all the more amazing. She spent an upwards of 30 minutes in the spring until she got out. "Now what" she thought to herself wondering what she could do to avoid having to go home "I got it!, I'll go hunting." She yipped gladly as she wandered further into Taka Pass covered by the night's impending darkness and the sound of intense winds.

(Near the entrance to the City Checkpoint)

As Kima stalked up to some tall grass she saw a large buck oblivious to her very presence. "Slowly…carefully" she thought to herself. She then leapt towards the animal, but before she could react she was knocked unconscious…