Chasing The Darkness
A/N: I can't explain where this came from, only that was a dream I had the other night and probably the realest dream I've ever had. I might make this into a full out story, depending on the responses.
I could feel the warm summer night all around me, could hear the crickets and bull frogs sing. I had been running for hours and the river I stood in front of was new to me, a lonely feeling washed over my heart as I realized I was alone. A run away no body would miss, not even my own pack.
Exhausted I stepped into the river to drink, the water easing some of the pain in my aching paws. Having caught my breath, I looked at my reflection on the waters surface, I was beautiful, at least my parents got that right. I had my mothers silver white coat and my fathers oval yellow eyes. But I was disaster wrapped in spirits body. I was clumsy and a hopeless dreamer, a trait that was looked down upon by my pack. My dreams were always the same, they were always about him. Ever since the first night I heard his howl echo through the darkness, I knew I had to find him...The Dark One.
He was supposed to be just a myth, a ghost and yet... I knew in my heart he was real. I looked around for anything, any sign that he was near. I must admit, I felt foolish standing on the bank of a river in the middle of the night searching for a myth. But something took over me and I let out a long howl. I waited for an answer and when none came I tried again. Nothing but the night and crickets answered me.
What was I doing? I must have been crazy to believe he was real. I hung my head and turned back toward home. This was a stupid idea...
AWOOOOOOOO
I spun around and listened carefully, had I really just heard that? I jumped on a large rock the was in the middle of the river and gave my call again. My heart was beating so hard I was certain the earth could feel it through my paws.
AWOOOOOOOO
His response was unmistakable. He was calling to me. My entire body shook as I tried to respond but it came out more like a pups howl. I shook my head and lept across the river and up the embankment. I looked around for a place where I could get higher to give a proper response. I found a up rooted tree and jumped onto there. From there I lept on to a large boulder. I called back to him, the night air carried my call down and around in the surrounding areas. "I am here!" I whispered.
Less then a minute later he called back. "Come to me child."
I lept from my place and ran as hard and as fast as I could towards his voice. I stopped and called to him again just to make sure I was heading in the right direction. He howled again to confirm my navigation skills. I ran through the trees so fast they were nothing but a blur, until they vanished and I stood at the edge of the northern woods and now looked out on to the massive valley. I looked around desperately for him and was about to let out another howl when suddenly he walked into view. Black as the night with piercing yellow eyes that were fixated on me. I gasped... he was real. I approached him very cautiously, tail between my legs submissively until a was only a few feet from him. I bowed to him and waited for him to give me the approval. He sniffed around me and I held perfectly still. "You are safe my child. Raise your head."
I did slowly, keeping my eyes low. "I can't believe it, you're real."
"Of course I am real..." He said softly. "Come with me."
I looked up suddenly, eyes wide. "Where are we going?"
He looked towards the Southern River and Woods, he looked over his shoulder at me. Lowering my head but not taking my eyes off of him. "You've been traveling all night, it is time to eat." He lept down towards the plains below and a followed without hesitation. To this day I can not explain why, but I followed...