chapter 1 following your heart
The Predators home world (well the red planet as it was known by) took Kara awhile to get used to as it was totally the opposite climate to her old world, her new predator body helped her adapt to the constant desert like conditions, she soon came to find the planet had no beauty nor many species of life, Just as she was thinking about the red planets poor qualities Taron squeezed her hand and she remembered straight away just how worth it, it really was as she had her love, her mate, her Taron.
Five years had passed quickly and Kara and Taron had a 1 year old pup they named Lore, it wasnt the name Taron would have picked as it was very un Yutja like, but Kara insistead calling the pup after her Tarazile brother Lorezitkar he wasn't your average looking pup... no he was quite different, Lore was larger than most pups his age and his colour was unusual as was his markings and not forgetting his facial features which his mother (Kara) put down to something to do with her previous life as a Tarazile, well we will get to that in a moment. lets start with his colouring, Lore was mostly a light grey in colour 'But, his back was totally black and the black spread to the front of his chest like wide tiger stripes, his arms and legs also bared the same stripe like pattern, and his face was also a light grey colour with two thinner tiger stripes running along his cheek bones, his eyes where the strangest feature of them all emerald green, in all exsistence of the Yutja race had there ever been such an eye colour and his face feelers where slightly shorter and grey in apperance with black on the tops, and the strangest thing was that the pup also had faint paterened marks across his cheecks and temples, only noticeable in close proximatey.
This had most of their kind confused 'But, never the less they still accepted him as their kind or nearest dam' it to it.
Years had passed and the pup was now old enough to go to his first teachings, even though Kara and Taron had already taught the 8 year old a lot at home over the years.
The teaching lasted nearly a full day and was held in an old ruin 3 miles from their home, Kara paced her underground home as she waited for Lore to come home, she feared the elder teaching the lesson might not take to kindly to Lore's lack of communication, Not that there was anything wrong with him, he just preferred to be silent and just listened to every word, noise and vibration that surrounded him. Kara dug her talons into the sandy wall of her home and dragged them in an upwards motion, she quickly snapped back to reality when she heard small foot steps in the entrance not far from where she stood.
"Lore! is that you son" Lore appeared round the corner and smirked at his mother, before she could ask how the lesson went Lore noticed the claw marks in the wall, he rolled his eyes at her "you don't have to worry mother, I'm fine" he said.
Kara looked at him proudly and smiled, she could only assume he must have talked more in his lesson or the elder was very understanding.
"So, Lore how was your lesson today and what was it teaching you"? she asked.
Lore chuckled slightly to him self and replied, "How to be very still and quiet so as not to be detected by your enemy"
His mother (Kara) opened her eyes wide and extended her mandibles with shock and annoyance at her false hope he had started communicating more with the other youngsters, Lore chuckled some more and made his way to his chamber, Kara just stood where she was and started to laugh too.
More years had passed and Lore was growing up very quickly, at the age of 21 he stood taller than his father and was more well-built then any his age, he was admired by females and respected by the Elders who had witnessed him in combat and admired his courage and dedication and so they help him climb the ranks and he soon bared many honoured marks on his head from successful hunts, he was the ideal hunter and was now at the age to be choosing a female as his mate 'But, Lore never reacted or showed any interest in them as he became more bitter and withdrawn when it came to others his age, his mother and father were already worried as his lack of communication over the years had become non existent 'But, still the females of his kind found that his silence was mysterious and exciting,
Lore was looked upon as hard as nails and as silent as the night and was rarely challenged due to his brute strength and strange pent up anger he kept inside him until combat training or hunts.
Kara had noticed if he wasn't on a hunt or training hard then he would seem to be deep in thought like something was really bothering him.
Kara had just finished cleaning the skull trophies from her hunt and polished there creamy white surfaces , proud of her self she place them like orniments around her home, feeling the nights humidity she went out side into the night to get some air, Lore was there where he usually was at this time looking up at the stars.
"I should of named you Star", she said in a playful manner.
Lore just looked to his mother and grunted low and then looked away with a troubled expression on his face.
Kara walked right up to him and placed her hands on the sides of his face pulling his head down so he would look at her.
"What? What is it Lore? You hardly even speak to me anymore, please son tell me what's wrong? I can 'not bear to see you like this anymore" Kara pleaded with her son.
Lore looked up to the stars again and said "Why do I feel incomplete? Why do I feel so alone when I am surrounded by my family and my kind, I feel as if I am suppose to be some where else, Why is that?
"Why do I feel so much anger and rage?
Kara didn't know all the answers to his questions all she knew is that she hadn't felt complete until she met his father Taron and she travelled to a totally different planet before bumping into him, she knew what was about to happen the one thing she feared the most, having to let her son go to find his own path in life.
"Maybe you should follow your heart", she said to him. Lore turned to face his mother and then looked back to the stars.
"As you can not bare to see me like this anymore mother, I can not bare to feel like this anymore" Lore said as he looked straight into his mother's eyes.
Kara nodded her head in understanding his words that felt like they were coming straight from his troubled soul.
"Where do I start? Lore said whilst looking across the night sky.
"I met your father on a place called Earth, just maybe what ever it is your looking for is there? 'But, be warned son, Earth is habited by a race called humans and although their technology is not that advanced they can still be quite hostile" Kara said while remembering the events that happened the last time she was there.
"What do we tell my father? Lore said whilst looking to the entrance of their cave like home.
"Err, extended hunting trip sounds good" Kara said whilst smiling widely to her son.
The next morning Lore started getting his armour together, "You don't need that old armour son" his father(Taron) said whilst stood in the entrance to his chamber, Lore looked to his farther seeing a shiny set of blades and armour in his arms.
"I heard your going on an extended hunting trip so I thought these would come in handy" his father (Taron) said looking so proud of the moment, Lore had his eyes fixed on the gold mask his farther held up to him, the mask had two Celtic designs running down each cheek peace of the mask and had a set of deadly looking spikes to the mask's sides, Lore was well impressed as his father could tell the way he was running his hand over the mask.
"There all yours now son" his father said while placing a material garment of some sort in his hands, Lore looked at his father with slight confusion over the gift, "Go ahead" his father said to him.
Lore unravelled the garment to reveal a cape that would attach to his shoulder armour, the cape was black in colour with a gold Celtic symbol in the middle, Lore eyes widened as he new this was a great honour to be allowed to wear his families signature as only a family member that became an Elder was aloud to do so, Lore knew his father must of gone to great lengths to get the Elders to allow him to do this, Lore nodded with respect to his father and his father returned the gesture, Lore folded the cape up carefully and looked around as if he had lost something.
"Your mother's at the docking station waiting to see you off" his father said whilst leaving his chamber.
Lore left his home probably for the last time and headed towards the docking station, he arrived seeing plenty of hunters returning from their hunts, he carried on to his father's ship and saw his mother waiting for him.
He greeted his mother with a small smile and she could tell straight away this is what he needed to do.
"Well son I don't need to tell you how proud I am of you and that i will miss you so much" Kara said whilst handing him an object wrapped in cloth.
Lore looked around to make sure nobody was snigering at the emotional words his mother spoke, his mother was always open about how she felt, even thou it wasnt the Yutja way. But then again half her life was spent as another creature. A Tarazile she had called her self, and that he was part or even half Tarazile, he laughed at that as he didnt think he was anything but Yutja.
"What's this?" Lore asked as he tried to uncover the object in cloth she had just handed him.
His mother clicked loudly and stopped him from uncovering the object; Lore now looked at his mother with suspicion.
"Don't look at me like that Lore, it's mine to give", Kara said with a cheeky smile.
"What is it then? Lore asked.
"It's just a bit of technology from my past life as a Tarazile, it might come in handy, or and by the way I put a new weapon for you in the ship" his mother said while pulling a small leather bag from her waist belt.
"Knew weapon?" Lore turned his head toward the ships door before seeing his mother fiddle with the small leather bag.
"I really don't need all this stuff, i am quite capable of looking after myself" Lore said in an annoyed tone.
"Hey, control your mood Lore, I have noticed while watching you train against another opponent that your almost uncontrollable side surfaces and I know that's what helps you win your matches, 'But, I am your mother and I will kick your ass if you try it with me", Kara said while trying to keep a straight face.
"You forget I know you better than you do" Kara said
"How's that then" Lore said with a smirk.
"Well I am your mother, and by the way when you see the colours don't worry, your not dying son" she said while retrieving two small objects from the small leather bag.
"What are you speaking of mother, you are full of mystery aren't you" Lore said with his eyes wide.
Kara laughed at her son and said "You have no idea son"
Kara handed over two crystals with rope necklaces attached; Lore looked at her with great surprise.
"I know what these are mother, these are yours and fathers, these mean a lot to you both, and I can't take them" Lore said in a panicked tone.
"Calm yourself son, it's alright me and your father agreed it was time for you to have them and you never know they might just come in handy" she said putting them in the palm of his hand and closing his fist.
Lore didn't want to upset or hurt his mother's feelings by not taking them so he tied them to his waist belt, Lore placed a hand on his mother's shoulder and squeezed it lightly, she smiled and patted his hand and then sighed.
"Mother, il be fine" Lore said trying to ease his mothers worries.
" I know you will son, im just jelouse im not going on a adventure" she said with a smirk.
Lore entered the ship and turned to face his mother, they stared into each others eyes "Thank you" he said just as the door shut.
Lore stood at the helm of the ship and set a course for Earth….
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