The flames of the campfire crackled as the pack sat around enjoying the large cattle they had caught that night. On the large throne like stump sat the leader of the pack, his gold eyes scanned over his pack and then he adjusted the fur collar on his coat and curled into it as he pulled his mate in closer. The women in the black dress flipped her white hair back and looked up at the moon before smirking a bit and then leaned over to kiss Shi-Long, and then she looked deep into his eyes. "I'll be back, I need to do some business." She smirked and strutted away, she bit her lip as she walked away and disappeared into the forest. "Listen up! You guys did wonderful tonight! So eat up and enjoy yourselves!" Shi-Long held a glass high above his head and they all let a howl of excitement as they began partying and drinking.
Hours had passed and most of them had fallen asleep from over eating or boozing but Shi-Long sat heavy eyed on his throne waiting for his mate to return. "Where could she have run off to…?" He grumbled as he took another drink of his drink and watched over the area around the camp. Shi-Long grew restless as the night grew longer and still Shih-na hadn't returned so he walked over and nudged one of his Pack. "Hey, I'm going to look for Shih-na. Watch over things until I get back." The man sat up and pushed his glasses back onto his face and saluted him with a hiccup. "Yes Shifu, sir!" Shi-Long smirked and ran off into the woods and finally found a small trace of her scent which he followed until finally coming to a clearing that was lit faintly by the moonlight after looking around a bit his gold eyes finally spotted Shih-na sitting on a stump with a soft smile on her face. "You finally arrived, my love." She gracefully walked over to him as the moonlight slowly revealed more of her figure, she then reached up and rubbed his cheek lovingly. "Shih-na…Where have you been? Its been hours I was worried a-!" Before he could finish she pressed her lips against his and locked him in a loving, longing kiss. "Times are going to change, my love." His eyes were locked on hers, feeling himself unable to speak or even breathe. "I love you, Shi-Long. Please never forget that." Tears rolled from her eyes as her hand shook on the handle of the tightly gripped silver blade, deep within Shi-Long's chest. "Sh-Shih-na…" Blood began to pool in his mouth as he hesitantly looked down to the blade. Shih-na choked back more tears before ripping the blade down his chest and exiting just near his waistline Shi-Long stumbled back a bit as the wound began to burn throughout his Lycan body. He fell to the ground as the burning took over his form. So…this is how it ends?... His golden eyes began to glaze over as Shih-na stepped back into his vision. No, why Shih-na? Why? You wouldn't do this! Shih-na! He weakly tried to reach out to her but she was already cloaked in the forest's shadow and far beyond his reach. His eyes got heavier with every passing second until he could no longer keep them open. No!
Shi-Long awoke to udder darkness, nothing had form, no noise or light existed, yet he knew he was awake but the burning sensation was completely gone and the wound seemed to stop bleeding. "I'm dead? Dammit…" He felt himself sit up when suddenly a blinding white light cut through the darkness causing him to flinch a bit. "What? Oh, I think I understand what this is." He smirked and finally mustered the power to stand. "Screw that! I've got things to take care of so I can't be dead! This wolf still has prey to hunt." He turned his back on the light and then slowly everything around him began to gain a bit of light back as his vision slowly began to focus, he was still laying in clearing where, he hesitated to recall the memory but forced it back, where Shih-na had killed him. Shi-Long pulled himself to his feet, the wound was still killing him but the wound had closed but left the pain in full effect. "S-Shih-na! Shih-na! Where are you?!" He waited a few moments but nothing, then he remembered. "My Pack!" He ran as fast as he could back to their camp site but then his heart sank when he caught the scent of blood and ran even faster.
Shi-Long finally arrived at their site and saw that his fears were given form. "N-No...!" The once festive site had turned into a scene of carnage and terror as the bodies of his pack, his family, were strewn about the ground, most had oozing silver bullet wounds and some were left with the silver blades still in their bodies. Shi-Long walked slowly around the camp, it took everything he had not to breakdown and cry. "S…S-Shifu…" The weak voice caught Shi-Long's attention and he ran over to the man slumped against the tree; his body riddled with silver bullets but somehow he was still forcing himself to stay alive. "S-Shifu…we let our guard…down…" He coughed up some blood which caused his shattered glasses to fall to the ground. "Hey! Don't talk! Stay with me, you can make it through this!" Shi-Long tried to comfort him but he knew the wounds were to severe to live through. "Shifu…I'm glad you're alright…the hunters found…*cough**cough* found us…with Shih-na's…hel..p.." He reached out and gripped Shi-Long's hand tightly as his breathing grew slower. "Wait! What did you say?! Hey! Stay with me, please!" Tears began to swell in the corners of his eyes as the hand fell limp to the ground, Shi-Long then let out a painful howl as everything crashed around him. From the forest two stray hunters were checking the scene of their latest hunt. "Look, we missed one. The boss won't be happy if even one of them lives." One of the hunters went to pull his gun from the holster but by then Shi-Long had noticed them, his eyes filled with a mixture of anger and sadness. "You! You did this!" Shi-Long's fangs began to grow longer and sharper to match his snout, thick black fur began to coat his body, vicious looking claws began to extend from his hands and feet, and his muscles began to grow larger; making him almost two feet taller. "My god! He must be the leader!" Shi-Long let out a hellish roar and ran at the hunters on all fours with fangs bared. The hunters panicked as they tried to draw their guns but Shi-Long quickly tackled one of them and sunk his fangs deep into the man's throat and drug him away as he disappeared into the forest.
The solitary hunter waved his gun around him as he tried to spot Shi-Long before the terror completely consumed him. "Dammit! Where are you hiding?!" He then heard a branch snap behind him which caused him to quickly jerk around and fire but the bullet only sprayed dirt up into the air. "Calm down. Just focus and breathe." As the man tried to calm himself he didn't notice those piercing gold eyes glaring at him from the shadows. The hunter wandered around a bit more, the gun finally becoming steady. Shi-Long then let out a howl that echoed all around the hunter which brought the fear rushing right back. "Come out! Stop toying with me!" The hunter began to back up hoping he could find safety against a tree or something but then he tripped over something and dropped his gun somewhere in the dark behind him. The hunter gathered himself and checked what he tripped over only to find it to be his partner with a huge hole where his throat should be. "AAAH! What the hell?!" The hunter scooted himself back until he collided with some large object. The fear told him not to look behind him but he did anyways only to meet those hate filled eyes. "N…No!...Please!" Shi-Long roared and sank his claws into the hunter, filling the woods with only the sounds of his blood curdling screams.
After finishing his meal Shi-Long changed back and made his way back to the camp site. "My friends, I swear on all that is Lang Zi, I will avenge you so that you may find peace." Shi-Long placed his hands together and bowed his head as he said a prayer for them before he began digging a grave for each and every one of them. Days had passed since the attack and Shi-Long finally finished burying the last member of his Pack before saying one last prayer. "Farewell my friends, please watch over me on this journey." Shi-Long turned his gaze back towards civilization but the only thought consuming his mind was Shih-na and why she did this, he was going to find out at all cost.