Story of Shirakawa

Chapter 3: Revenge

Kuroanei smiled a threatening smile, walking over to Jetta's tiny body, picking it up again.

"Go on, sis. Come and get me." He growled. Even in the pale light, Valkiria could still see her pup's blood running off Kuroanei's chin and onto the snow. Plip, plip, plip…

"Ma… ma…" Jetta whimpered again. "Ma… ma…"

She was the alpha wolf. She had the highest authority. But Kuroanei is stronger than I am… Valkiria thought. Quickly putting that aside, she ran at her brother. Ears back, tail up, teeth bared.

With a loud snarl and bark, she lunged at the black and silver wolf with her mouth open at an almost impossible angle. Her jaws clamped tightly at the back of his neck.

Kuroanei stumbled back a few steps, surprised. He dropped Jetta. When he regained control of himself, he swiped at her with a strong paw and sharp claws.

He hit her in the side. And although thick fur had acted like padding, it knocked all the air out of her. Valkiria let go as she whimpered, trying to catch her breath.

Chii stepped forward, his head held high. "Kuroanei!" He barked. "How dare you attack Lady Valk—"

"Stop, Chii." Valkiria said weakly. "This is my fight." She stalked around her brother slowly, still snarling, sure to stay close to the ground.

"Come, now. We are family, Lady Valkiria…" Kuroanei spoke slowly, faking a bow as he spoke. If his smile was any bigger, his teeth would have surely fallen out of his head. "And family shouldn't fight. Not like this."

It was almost like he was stalling for time. Waiting for Jetta to die.

SMACK!

"!" Kuroanei grunted loudly, as his body flew a short distance into a tree.

Grr… A faint snarl echoed in the wind. "You dare come back here, Kuroanei. Why? None of us, any of us, wanted to hear from you again. And I'm positive you didn't want to hear from us again, right? Then why return?" Akairikka growled in a low, soft voice, her ears pressed flat to the back of her head.

Kuroanei was surprised that this once weak wolf was able to stand up to him now. And even do some damage he thought as he picked himself up, broken ribs poking at his muscle, threatening to break through.

Kuroanei was about to say something smart back at his ex-mate when he saw a pile of black and red fur that he knew didn't belong to Akairikka.

"Riley?" He asked. His tone turned soft and almost caring.

The pup whimpered. "It's alright, Riley. Don't look at him." Kuroanei heard Akairikka mumble to their son.

Riley shifted his weight, trying to hide from his now psychopathic father. He could feel his heart beating hard in his chest. He unconsciously whimpered again, feeling scared when Kuroanei looked back at him.

Akairikka growled again, chorused by Chii and Yasashii.

"The other pups are starting to wake up…" Valkiria whispered, loud enough that Kuroanei couldn't hear her.

Akairikka started backing up slowly, pushing Riley along with one of her back paws.

"And where do you think you're going?" Kuroanei yelled half laughing as he jumped over the red and white wolf, landing behind her. She froze.

She couldn't speak. She had seen what happened to poor Jetta from the cave, and desperately didn't want that to happen to Riley.

"Mama…" Riley whined in a high-pitched voice. As he looked at his father's insane eyes and psychopathic smile, he braced himself for what has coming.

Out of the cave a flash of gold fur, and impossibly fast paw steps. Impossibly fast for a wolf, anyway.

Hiretsukan picked Riley up, the pup's whole mid-body in his mouth.

Riley's body was still tensed in fear, but he quickly relaxed upon realising that the teeth around his body weren't Kuroanei's.

"Stupid cat…" Kuroanei growled.

"Hino, Sunao! Stay there!" Yasashii barked. Kuroanei's head snapped around toward the cave entrance.

Kuroanei started chuckling at the thought that now, all the adult wolves were out of the cave, the pups are now vulnerable. He stalked toward the cave.

Mustering all the strength she had left, Valkiria sprinted to the cave entrance, turning around to face her insane brother.

Knowing how weak she was, most of the other pack members ran to help her, almost encircling Kuroanei.

Hiretsukan was still a few meters back with Riley still in his mouth and Akairikka was still frozen in place.

"Even all of you together can't do anything to me!" Kuroanei yelled again. He took a step back and pounced forward.