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Both Tsume and I growled. Toboe, young innocent toboe did not understand. I knew that Hige had no memory of being a noble wolf but it still didn't excuse his past. He ran off towards the keep and I sighed and we followed after him. No matter how much our pasts were messed up, we were still a pack and we stuck out for each other. Guess I was stuck to following these boys to the end. I heard Kiba's howl and laughed.
"Guess he is still alive, but we have very little time!" I growled and we ran faster.
"There isn't much time left Tsume," I whispered sadly as we walked across the wasteland. I was walking next to him while he held Cheza in his arms. "How is this all going to end? In the Book of the Moon, the world has to die in order to begin anew with paradise. Are we really going to die out here?"
"I don't know Jordan, but what ever happens, we'll do it together. I'm not leaving you alone ever again," Tsume whispered back, not giving everyone else the hope of the doubt.
"I believe you," I chuckled softly. "I'd never thought that it would end up like this. Me out in the middle of nowhere with a frivolous pack and and some labbed experament which is supposed to show the way to Paradise. I had given up on that dream long ago, now here I am pursuing it with a bunch of mutts."
"Hige!" we looked in the distance and I saw blue running towards us as well as an old military vehicle.
"Looks like a bunch of humans have joined the pack," I snorted happily.
We got Hige, Blue, and Cheza into the vehicle and we started running along side the humans. I ran next to Tsume while Kiba and Toboe ran ahead. I heard the cracking of ice and we all stopped running as the vehicle swerved as the edge of the ice shelf started to collapse into the waters below.
"CHER!" I howled as I saw her blond hair as the vehicle started to fall after all the others had gotten out.
"NO!" The vehicle fell and no one was able to stop it.
"You're going to keep going, right?" Hubb asked after we had finally let Cher go.
"Yeah," Kiba spoke as he stared out over the water.
"I'm coming with you. I don't know for how long or how far I can go but I'll make sure you get there. I don't care what it takes," Hubb spoke then we started off again following the vehicle, farther away from the South city to the gates to paradise.
The storms started to pick up as we ran, but we endured. We took the lead to be able to lead Hubb who was having a harder time seeing the right way to go. Cheza was in the vehicle with him to try and stay warmer than she would have if she had been carried by one of us. Suddenly we heard the squealing of brakes and spun around as the vehicle stopped. I saw Hubb dash out of the front and around to the back.
"What's wrong?" Kiba asked as we saw Hubb trying to help Quent.
"It could be severe dehydration. It's that or he's convulsing from internal bleeding," Hubb grunted.
"Is there something we can do?"
"I don't even know what the hell I'm doing. I'm not certified in CPR." Cheza climbed in and helped him and they got him stabilized after several heart pounding seconds.
"I'm gonna look around before we start traveling again," I sighed, walking away from the vehicle as Tsume and Blue started talking.
"Don't go to far Jordan," Kiba called and I snorted at him.
"Please, where else am I gonna go when the world is coming to an end? Start going ahead and I'll catch up."
"Jordan," Hige chided but I ran off anyway.
I ran for a while to clear my head before even thinking about circling around to head back to the messed up pack. I followed the vehicle tracks and the scents, glad for my heightened senses. I finally came across the vehicle and followed the scents past it. I heard an aircraft fly past me and my heart lurched in my chest. I sped up faster but felt dread in my heart.
"Don't you understand!" the voice of Hubb reached me. "The entire world is falling apart, it's over! There is nowhere left to run!"
"Then you can find your own place to die," the gruff voice of Quent reached me and I saw them in the distance, just standing there. "That's the one instinct we all share."
"Stop being so stubborn! Now let's go!" Hubb snapped walking closer but the loading of Quents rifle made him stop but I started going closer.
"Don't you say another word to me," Quent snapped as he turned on Hubb. "Blue's free, she can do what she wants. Don't make me feel worse than I already do," he smirked before hitting Hubb in the face.
"Damn it Quent, where are you really going to go! Your son wouldn't have liked you abandoning Blue as well as those who have been befriended by her!" I called, switching to my human form as the winds died down slightly.
"You! I've been chasing you for a long time, Jordan. Too bad that I didn't realize it was you back in that pub in the city. I would have shot you then and there," Quent snorted as he started walking away from Hubb and I followed him. "You just seem to never die, no matter how many times I shot you then when we crossed paths. Why...? Why won't you just DIE?"
"I've been cursed by that flower maiden. I feel it now as time comes closer to an end. It was my destiny to see the end of the world. Only then will I die, now lets go back to the others!"
"You damn wolves need to leave me the hell alone!" Quent snapped, turing on me and pulled the trigger.
"One shot from you won't kill me, Quent," I smiled sadly as I felt blood gush from my side and I collapsed. "If you are actually able to kill me, then I will congratulate you in the next life."
I smelt Toboe as he dashed past me towards Quent and I winced as I heard several guns fire. The winds died down and I smelt Darcia as well as Toboe's blood. I closed my eyes and forced myself to switch to my wolf form and get onto my feet. I saw several figures in the distance and started to stumble towards them.
"Toboe!" I heard Tsume yell as he, Kiba and Cheza reached us. "Toboe!"
"He's gone..." I coughed. "He tried protecting Quent from Darcia, but it was futile."
"Jordan, what happened?" Tsume studied me and I felt his gaze on my wounded side.
"It is nothing to worry about now," I whispered as Cheza started to cry as she stared at Toboe and Quent. I heard Blue and Hige arrive and heard Blue's choked sobs seeing her fatherly figure mortally wounded. I saw Kiba run off and smiled as I forced myself to my feet. "I'll stall him as much as I can, but there is very little time left before we will be able to reach Paradise."
"Jordan..."
"Comfort your friends, Tsu," I smiled at him sadly then ran off. 'My wound is worse this time and there isn't much time left for me. We'll meet again in time Tsume, I'm no longer afraid of my end. I know that you said you wouldn't leave me alone but Toboe meant something to you more than the rest of the pack. You need time before fighting against Darcia for the future.'
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