Chapter 1: The Beginning

Crescent

"Crescent!"

A pale grey she wolf whipped around, her cold grey eyes narrowing against the wind. A silver wolf stalked towards her, his tail lashing. His gold eyes flared slightly but died down as he got closer.

"What is it Zeta Cryptic?" growled Crescent, her fur fluffed up against the wind. Red and orange streaks blazed across the sky, covering the blue sky with racing streaks. The sun started to poke out of the mountains, shining lightly on the camp. Her grey paws kneaded the ground in anticipation as she resisted a glance towards the outside. Wind blew around them as she glared back at Zeta Cryptic. The only wolf standing in front of her way to race outside. Maybe even her path to freedom. Stopping her of her dream; to become a lone wolf.

"For the only pup of the Beta, you're a real piece of work," he spat, his gold eyes analyzing her. Crescent resisted a growl. She hated when any wolf mentioned her parents. Beta Colin and Mooncrest. She was named after her mother, the most beautiful she wolf in the pack. She heard stories of how Colin was lucky to have the most beautiful she wolf in Delta Whisper, maybe in the whole history of wolves! Especially how Colin was naturally born to be a Beta.

"Arrogant and ignorant. Two words that describe you perfectly Cryptic," she retorted. Crescent watched as Cryptic growled loudly. He raised a paw to cuff her. Crescent fell back on her haunches as he delivered the blow. Blood trickled down behind her ear as she stood up.

"That's Zeta Cryptic to you, Phi Crescent."

Crescent snarled, and started towards him, but a familiar call stopped her.

"Crescent," the voice warned. She flattened her ears and took a step back. She lowered her head, looking pitifully at the rock beneath her feet. Alpha Darnet stood there, his green eyes blazed with disappointment. Erylis, his mate, stood there expressionless watching them. Alpha Darnet leaped down, stalking towards Crescent. His face was shadowed as he stopped by her.

"I'm sorry Alpha," she said sadly. She forced a whimper, but a deep emotion burned in her stomach. Alpha Darnet growled making her lean down closer to the floor.

"This is the third time you tried to fight one of the higher wolves. And you wonder why I lowered you. You're a disgrace. Ungrateful wolf," he sneered, grabbing her scruff. Crescent quickly let out a whimper but Alpha Darnet didn't show any mercy this time. He threw her across the camp, letting out a soft chuckle as he did so. He motioned for the other wolves to let out their laughter. She lifted her head up weakly, seeing the others jeer at her. She blinked once, feeling the tears cloud her eyes. She sat up weakly, feeling blood trickle down her hind leg. Theta Sierra made a move towards her but stopped when Alpha Darnet let out a soft growl.

"That disgrace doesn't need your time. Understood?" he spat harshly. The silver she wolf nodded and went back to sit next to her mate, Lota Aniu. The tawny wolf pressed against her as he shot a glare after Alpha Darnet. Crescent sighed as the others went back to their usual work.

"Crescent!"

She resisted a groan as she looked up. Mooncrest, her mother, was walking over to her. A scowl on her face distorting her pretty features. Her beautiful mother had expected much more from her. She waited for the usual lecture from Mooncrest. Colin's face was smeared with disgust. He, of course had given up on her long ago.

"What was that?" Mooncrest snarled once she stopped beside Crescent. Beta Colin narrowed his eyes against his "daughter".

"Zeta Cryptic provoked me. I'm not sure why I'm getting punished all the time." murmured Crescent.

"Because you're worthless piece of dung," spat her mother. Crescent flinched at her harsh tone, but Mooncrest didn't notice. "Zeta Cryptic is one of the best war generals! You're a Phi! A pup-sitter! And you wonder why he can attack you. Worthless daughter. You don't even deserve to be my daughter anymore," she growled. Her beautiful pale grey fur bristled along

her spine. She whipped around and stalked away. Crescent narrowed her grey eyes, glaring at Mooncrest as she flashed a flirtatious smile at Alpha Darnet. He licked his lips hungrily as he stared after her. He ignored the flash of anger that he provoked in Erylis.

Crescent shifted her attention to Colin. "She doesn't like you, does she? All she cares about is the power," questioned Crescent. Colin stared after Mooncrest, flicking his ear to show that he heard. "I mean, Father," she quickly said. Her father turned towards her, and a small smile tugged at his lips.

"Sadly, she doesn't Crescent. I knew that from the start when she asked to be my mate," sighed her father. Her father leaned in and licked her cheek. "I'm proud of you. Just remember that."

Crescent watched her father walk away. His words ringing in her ear. He's pretending to hate me. She noticed his rippling muscles wavering under his dark grey pelt. His white muzzle proudly lifted in the air as he trotted into his den. She let out a sigh. Her father was handsome. It was no wonder that Mooncrest choose him. A handsome wolf, a strong position, and power. Her mother was power hungry, no doubt. Crescent doubled over, as she tried to stand. She could feel Theta Sierra's lingering gaze on her. Her stiff leg caused trouble as she stood up.

"Crescent!"

She whipped around, spotting a familiar silver pelt trotting towards her. Zeta Cryptic, looking ignorant as always.

"Come on useless lump. Kappa Prime wants us to go hunt," he growled, lifting his muzzle towards the entrance. Crescent lashed her tail in defense as Zeta Cryptic grabbed her scruff.

"Zeta Cryptic, I have pups to take care of," she barked through gritted teeth. Her legs barely touched the floor as Zeta Cryptic lifted her up. Sensing her feeling of defiance, he dropped her. She landed with an oof on the dirt floor.

"It's dawn. The pups aren't up yet," he sniffed. Crescent resisted the urge to nip at his heels as he trotted towards the entrance. She muttered a curse, as she forced her legs up. Her muscles screamed in protest as she forced herself to walk. She couldn't show she was weak.


Snowy

A young wolf slowly picked herself off of the ground, wincing inwardly at the pain. She could not let it show. Her pure white fur had layers of mud and dirt thrown on, and thick, red blood poured out of her freshly received wounds. Her vision blurred, and she slumped back to the ground. The sound of laughter echoed around her. Suddenly, she felt a nose poke her and teeth grabbed her scruff. She felt herself being dragged, then all became black.

"Snow. Snow! Snowy!" She slowly sat up, only to fall back down. She was in Spiritrunner's cave. Again. The smell of bitter herbs was distinctable in the air. The Theta was the only wolf that was nice to her.

"Spirit?" she murmured. The brown-gold wolf padded over to her, his icy eyes softening. He was the only wolf she knew that could stare into her eyes without flinching. According to her pack mates, she was a monster. A pure white wolf, with one green eye and one blue eye, she was different. There were no other known completely white wolves, and she might have been honored for that, had it not been for her eyes.

"What did you do this time Snow?" he questioned.

Just as she was about to answer, light entered the cave. Alpha Fog stormed in and glared at Snowy. He sent Spiritrunner out with a nod. The golden brown wolf dipped his head and walked out. He shot Snowy a sorrowful glance before heading out.

"You disgraceful wolf. You monster, you complete idiot! All you had to do was walk to the exit. The exit! Are you telling me you can't walk? You haven't done anything for this pack! All you do is get beaten up over and over, and you say it's not your fault! Do you think that I am an idiot? This pack needs to work hard to survive. Everyday, you are just eating your fill without doing anything! You know how to hunt, right? So get your sorry little body out of here and go hunt!"

As he walked away from her, he suddenly stopped.

"You're one sorry excuse for a daughter. Your mother would be ashamed," he spat, and stalked out of the cave.

Snowy sighed as Spiritrunner came back in. She read his gaze and smiled softly.

"It was the usual," she murmured. "It wasn't too bad, so that's good, I guess. But he still doesn't know anything."

Her pack made up lies about her. They hated her. Everyone did, except for Spirit. They didn't know anything either. They didn't know how she only ate less than a pound of deer every day, while the other wolves ate about 10 pounds. How could it be her fault that she was born this way? If anything, it was his fault. He didn't even know that she was hunting. Everyday, she spent long hours in the woods, hunting for food. It was because of her that their food was so plentiful. Only Spirit and Xi Dirge knew, but he never said anything. Also, only a couple or no wolves saw her each day with her schedule. She sighed and got to her feet. She needed to go hunting.

Snowy nodded to Spiritrunner, asking him to go hunting with her, but he was busy. Sighing, she stretched as she exited the cave and cautiously made her way towards the exit. Having white fur did not help her blend in at all. She made it past the guards through an exit of which only she knew of.

Walking through the forest calmed her down. The trees softly swaying in the wind, the sound of the birds chirping among the sky! The soft sunlight streaming through the trees onto the ground made the whole forest feel magical.


Chapter 1 is here! By the way thank you Sivillian for the advice! My friend and I are debating about that. But Thank you much!

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