I just realized that I don't remember if there was a certain time that
Eboshi shot Nago. So, now I'm not sure if this would have really happened.
In fact, it's possible San wasn't even alive in the time of Nago! So
we're going to pretend he was around at the same time that San was adopted
into the wolves for the purpose of this story. I need to get the movie one
day. . .
Overview: San's spying on them. Would have put this into the other chapter but I didn't want to.
Copyright: Don't own anything. It sucks. Lupin will burn.
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The wild cheer lit up the forest. San believed that if she had been back at the cave she still would have heard it. But she was glad that she had left. Finally, she would get to see what these humans were like! Luckily she had run up during the great squeals so it was easy to conceal herself without worrying about making much noise.
However, as she laid down in a leafy bush, she watched as her two brothers turned their heads upwards and join in the howl. She was a bit in awe as to how it sounded with the tune of wolves. She looked at her mother, who was staring at a boar larger than the rest. She was amazed to see there was a boar larger than Okkoto! Her eyes were searching for something. . . She could feel it. Very slowly, Moro turned her head up and let out a long, sad call.
Excitement rushed through her as her mother joined in. It was a complete symphony, playing the finest music she had ever heard. She was in its captivity and couldn't find a way to escape it. Not that she wanted to. Who knew that boars could create such a harmony by simply squealing their happiness? She wanted to help make this masterpiece though. Listening didn't work any more. Lifting her own head, she released the call of the wolves from her throat and let it echo around the forest. Had she been looking down, she might have seen that huge boar look back to where she was hiding.
Nago turned his attention then to the hundreds of swine surrounding the clearing. He grunted deeply and waved his head. The squealings stopped abruptly as did Moro. The two brothers continued until Okkoto gave them a nasty glance. Upon seeing this, their howls died quickly. San however did not see the head movements, for her eyes had closed to incline herself further with the songs melody. She had heard the pigs stop and opened her eyes to find her brothers continuing on. She stopped a second after they had.
Every hog looked confounded. It was eerie almost. Another wolf? They could only smell the scent of Moro's family, and they all knew that it only consisted of three members. Okkoto however was suspicious, and Moro was furious looking. She could clearly smell the difference between her children, and San's scent had spread quickly to her nostrils. Nago saw the disturbance among the boars and knew if he didn't do something quick that they would ruin the whole point of this meeting. It was always that way with the hogs. "Everyone! Calm down! You have no need to get riled up! That last note was only the severe pureness of a wolf's howl. It has the ability to echo on the wind like that, if you haven't heard. . . I assure you, there is no other wolf here, or I would have smelled them by now!"
Considering this for a moment, the hogs couldn't help but agree. They calmed themselves for the time being and all eyes went back to the giant boar in the center of them all. Moro wasn't paying attention anymore to Nago though. Her eyes roamed about angrily for her disobedient child. Apparently, she had hidden herself well. Regardless, the meeting continued.
"As you all know, the trees have long been cut down by mankind, and resources taken without permission from their superiors. With it, they have created weapons to destroy us. We won't let them!" San all the while hid unseen in her bush, listening to the boar's speech. Why couldn't she help them with that? The humans did sound bad, but nothing that she couldn't exploit herself too! The hog continued on with his preaching. "We will strike Iron Town and its leader, Lady Eboshi, five moons from now. All gods will rush at them from all sides and crush them! Do you agree to this, Moro of the wolf pack?"
But Moro had pinpointed San's location. Her furiousness was clear in her eyes had anyone bothered to look. Growling, she launched forward at the poor unsuspecting child. "You worthless good for nothing human!"
San was quickly pushed to the ground, her blood coursing through her just as it had before when she had told her off. But now she would not be taken off guard. Instead, having a grasp on her spear, she jabbed it upwards straight into Moro's stomach. Moro had not been expecting this. Growling madly and in pain, she lifted herself off of her daughter and the spear. It wasn't anything serious- to a Goddess, a spear wound was as painful as a kick. But a kick to the stomach could wind someone, and this was exactly how she felt.
Okkoto ran past Nago over to the girl lying on her back, shocked at the realization of what she had just done. "I knew you were all alike! All troublesome! You'd even stab the one who raised you! Selfish!"
This time it was Nago who protected her. Using his powerful tusks, he knocked the other massive boar clear over Moro and into a pile of brush and debris. He snorted as he turned back to the boars who, once again, were in a panic. "Silence!" Amazingly, they all did as he ordered with no protests. He then slanted his head over to wear San lay. She was trembling visibly. He moved over slowly to the frail human. Moro lifted her head to see Nago approaching. She lifted herself from that lowly position on the ground, taking three deep breaths when she was up.
"Moro. . ." The boar began, looking equally mad, "You know this human, don't you? She smells of your essence. Let's have an explanation."
The white wolf's eyes had less intensified. She looked to her two sons, both very afraid looking. They didn't care that San was born a human. All that mattered was that she was their sister. If either of them could talk they would have said this in a heart beat. She was only ashamed that she was not able to feel the same even now. "She is my daughter."
Worried squeals were let up among the swine, suddenly disturbed by a Goddess had taken in a human. They had been sure she was against them! But now it appeared not. Nago did not even bother to shush them this time. Instead he turned to Okkoto, who had somehow managed to lift himself up. "Lord Nago, she has been keeping this a secret from us for years. For some reason she believes this child can be a wolf! Of all the-"
"Apparently you have been keeping this a secret as well, Okkoto." The smaller boar held his tongue and moved backward. His was not about to click tusks with Nago. San looked over to the frightened hog, then to her mother, who did not turn to look at her at all. Human? Why did they keep using the word human to describe her? She was as much a wolf as her brothers. Maybe even as much as her mother. She was clearly no weakling human. Perhaps it was the ultimate swear? Yes, it had to be. Even her mother had called her human and all of her life, she had known herself to be a wolf.
San was the final one to push herself off the ground, bringing her spear up with her. All chatter died as she slowly approached Nago, not a sweat of fear on her. A deep warning came from his throat, but she did not stop walking forward. Only until she was inches away from him did she slam the butt of her spear into the ground. He stared down his long nose at her, waiting for her to speak. For a while though, all was silent and the only glared at each other. "Well girl? State your piece. . ."
"Why do you all keep calling me a human?" she demanded. "Look at me! I am no human! I know it's obvious how much you all hate them, but it's also obvious that I'm not one! These humans have made my life miserable, but until today I didn't realize it! They've kept me from going out of the cave alone all this time, and I don't even know why! And if these humans are trying to destroy my home, I hate them even more for that! So why do you think I am one!?"
Nothing was uttered, not a squeal or a hoof clonk was heard. Okkoto looked amazed by her lecture. Even Moro was impressed. Judgement itself, Nago stood there frozen to the spot. Finally, he broke the silence. "I never said you were one, and I can see you aren't."
Overview: San's spying on them. Would have put this into the other chapter but I didn't want to.
Copyright: Don't own anything. It sucks. Lupin will burn.
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The wild cheer lit up the forest. San believed that if she had been back at the cave she still would have heard it. But she was glad that she had left. Finally, she would get to see what these humans were like! Luckily she had run up during the great squeals so it was easy to conceal herself without worrying about making much noise.
However, as she laid down in a leafy bush, she watched as her two brothers turned their heads upwards and join in the howl. She was a bit in awe as to how it sounded with the tune of wolves. She looked at her mother, who was staring at a boar larger than the rest. She was amazed to see there was a boar larger than Okkoto! Her eyes were searching for something. . . She could feel it. Very slowly, Moro turned her head up and let out a long, sad call.
Excitement rushed through her as her mother joined in. It was a complete symphony, playing the finest music she had ever heard. She was in its captivity and couldn't find a way to escape it. Not that she wanted to. Who knew that boars could create such a harmony by simply squealing their happiness? She wanted to help make this masterpiece though. Listening didn't work any more. Lifting her own head, she released the call of the wolves from her throat and let it echo around the forest. Had she been looking down, she might have seen that huge boar look back to where she was hiding.
Nago turned his attention then to the hundreds of swine surrounding the clearing. He grunted deeply and waved his head. The squealings stopped abruptly as did Moro. The two brothers continued until Okkoto gave them a nasty glance. Upon seeing this, their howls died quickly. San however did not see the head movements, for her eyes had closed to incline herself further with the songs melody. She had heard the pigs stop and opened her eyes to find her brothers continuing on. She stopped a second after they had.
Every hog looked confounded. It was eerie almost. Another wolf? They could only smell the scent of Moro's family, and they all knew that it only consisted of three members. Okkoto however was suspicious, and Moro was furious looking. She could clearly smell the difference between her children, and San's scent had spread quickly to her nostrils. Nago saw the disturbance among the boars and knew if he didn't do something quick that they would ruin the whole point of this meeting. It was always that way with the hogs. "Everyone! Calm down! You have no need to get riled up! That last note was only the severe pureness of a wolf's howl. It has the ability to echo on the wind like that, if you haven't heard. . . I assure you, there is no other wolf here, or I would have smelled them by now!"
Considering this for a moment, the hogs couldn't help but agree. They calmed themselves for the time being and all eyes went back to the giant boar in the center of them all. Moro wasn't paying attention anymore to Nago though. Her eyes roamed about angrily for her disobedient child. Apparently, she had hidden herself well. Regardless, the meeting continued.
"As you all know, the trees have long been cut down by mankind, and resources taken without permission from their superiors. With it, they have created weapons to destroy us. We won't let them!" San all the while hid unseen in her bush, listening to the boar's speech. Why couldn't she help them with that? The humans did sound bad, but nothing that she couldn't exploit herself too! The hog continued on with his preaching. "We will strike Iron Town and its leader, Lady Eboshi, five moons from now. All gods will rush at them from all sides and crush them! Do you agree to this, Moro of the wolf pack?"
But Moro had pinpointed San's location. Her furiousness was clear in her eyes had anyone bothered to look. Growling, she launched forward at the poor unsuspecting child. "You worthless good for nothing human!"
San was quickly pushed to the ground, her blood coursing through her just as it had before when she had told her off. But now she would not be taken off guard. Instead, having a grasp on her spear, she jabbed it upwards straight into Moro's stomach. Moro had not been expecting this. Growling madly and in pain, she lifted herself off of her daughter and the spear. It wasn't anything serious- to a Goddess, a spear wound was as painful as a kick. But a kick to the stomach could wind someone, and this was exactly how she felt.
Okkoto ran past Nago over to the girl lying on her back, shocked at the realization of what she had just done. "I knew you were all alike! All troublesome! You'd even stab the one who raised you! Selfish!"
This time it was Nago who protected her. Using his powerful tusks, he knocked the other massive boar clear over Moro and into a pile of brush and debris. He snorted as he turned back to the boars who, once again, were in a panic. "Silence!" Amazingly, they all did as he ordered with no protests. He then slanted his head over to wear San lay. She was trembling visibly. He moved over slowly to the frail human. Moro lifted her head to see Nago approaching. She lifted herself from that lowly position on the ground, taking three deep breaths when she was up.
"Moro. . ." The boar began, looking equally mad, "You know this human, don't you? She smells of your essence. Let's have an explanation."
The white wolf's eyes had less intensified. She looked to her two sons, both very afraid looking. They didn't care that San was born a human. All that mattered was that she was their sister. If either of them could talk they would have said this in a heart beat. She was only ashamed that she was not able to feel the same even now. "She is my daughter."
Worried squeals were let up among the swine, suddenly disturbed by a Goddess had taken in a human. They had been sure she was against them! But now it appeared not. Nago did not even bother to shush them this time. Instead he turned to Okkoto, who had somehow managed to lift himself up. "Lord Nago, she has been keeping this a secret from us for years. For some reason she believes this child can be a wolf! Of all the-"
"Apparently you have been keeping this a secret as well, Okkoto." The smaller boar held his tongue and moved backward. His was not about to click tusks with Nago. San looked over to the frightened hog, then to her mother, who did not turn to look at her at all. Human? Why did they keep using the word human to describe her? She was as much a wolf as her brothers. Maybe even as much as her mother. She was clearly no weakling human. Perhaps it was the ultimate swear? Yes, it had to be. Even her mother had called her human and all of her life, she had known herself to be a wolf.
San was the final one to push herself off the ground, bringing her spear up with her. All chatter died as she slowly approached Nago, not a sweat of fear on her. A deep warning came from his throat, but she did not stop walking forward. Only until she was inches away from him did she slam the butt of her spear into the ground. He stared down his long nose at her, waiting for her to speak. For a while though, all was silent and the only glared at each other. "Well girl? State your piece. . ."
"Why do you all keep calling me a human?" she demanded. "Look at me! I am no human! I know it's obvious how much you all hate them, but it's also obvious that I'm not one! These humans have made my life miserable, but until today I didn't realize it! They've kept me from going out of the cave alone all this time, and I don't even know why! And if these humans are trying to destroy my home, I hate them even more for that! So why do you think I am one!?"
Nothing was uttered, not a squeal or a hoof clonk was heard. Okkoto looked amazed by her lecture. Even Moro was impressed. Judgement itself, Nago stood there frozen to the spot. Finally, he broke the silence. "I never said you were one, and I can see you aren't."