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Chapter 1
Shun's POV- 300 Years Later…
I sighed. I looked up at the city in front of me. The humans kept building and building. Mother, my brother Klyn, my sister Mana, and I were able to keep our forest safe from the humans. We've kept it like this for three hundred years. But the boar's forest is nearly wiped out and the ape's is gone. I felt horrible for the poor gods. They are no more and so is their home.
I once asked my mother how is it I have live so long. I was three hundred years old but appeared to be sixteen.
~Flashback~
"Two months after you we took you in, the great Forest Spirit saw the goodness in you. Knowing humans would die quickly compared to the gods such as I, he allowed you to live as long as we would. A bit shorter than us but long enough to have a good soul in such a good place. He did not want such a good soul to parish so quickly," she explained.
"How long would that be, Mother?" I asked her.
"Four hundred years or so. Then you would become a normal aging human. You would begin to slowly die along with the rest of the humans," Mother answered.
"Will I always appear sixteen?" I asked.
"Until you begin to age as a normal human, you would look as you do now," Mother answered.
"Okay, Mother. Will I have you for that long?" I asked her hopeful. She was almost four hundred and twenty years old.
"Unless something happens, I will live for a couple hundred years longer than you," Mother said.
"I couldn't imagine life without you. Hopefully nothing happens," I said.
"Hopefully," Mother agreed. She gave a small laugh.
"What's so funny?" I asked.
"Nothing, my son. I am just happy you care about me as much as I care about you," Mother answered with a small smile.
~Flashback Ended~
I heard footsteps approaching and I saw Mother heading my way. I smiled with a relieved sigh. She, Klyn, and Mana were doing a patrol around our perimeter. I was afraid something might've happened.
"Mother, where is Klyn and Mana? Are they alright?" I asked.
"They are fine. They have decided we should regroup back at the cave and are probably there now. Are you alright, Shun?" Mother asked. 'Mothers know everything,' I thought with a hidden grin.
"I was just thinking about my age. I have a hundred years before I start aging like a normal human," I admitted. I shuddered at the thought of being a normal human. "Mother, I must ask, will you forget me when I'm gone?"
"Oh, Shun. I could never forget you. You are my son. When your parents left you with me, and I saw your face, I found myself carried into a motherly love and I couldn't leave you. I would never forget you. Even when I am no longer with you physically, I will always remember you and care for you," Mother comforted. "I'm sure it's the same with Klyn and Mana."
"Thank you, Mother," I said genuinely thankful.
We heard heavy running footsteps. We looked back. My brother and sister were hastily running towards us.
"Klyn, Mana, what is it? What is wrong?" Mother asked worried.
"Seven humans are in the forest and are coming up the mountain," Klyn informed.
"We must hurry and drive them out," Mother said. She lowered herself and I quickly hopped on.
'I may not like humans but I don't want to kill them if they are no threat. My mother always taught me that you should only kill a threat or if you need food. I just hope they're no threat,' I thought as we sped through the woods we all knew so well.
As we trailed closer to the humans, you could hear their voices.
"Dan, we shouldn't be here. They say giant, animal gods protect these woods and kill all humans who enter," a girl protested. Her voice was high-pitched and somewhat annoying. I would guess she was sixteen but that was probably off.
"I agree. Something feels off," another girl said. She sounded more timid.
As we got closer, I saw them. There were three boys. One had brown hair and was in a weird-looking red and white outfit. Another boy was on the small side and had blonde hair and was in a blue and white outfit similar to the brown-haired boy. The third boy had some sort of light blue hair and in a similar outfit as the other two boys but had black, purple, and white. All of them had something on their shoulder that I couldn't see through the trees.
There were four human girls. One had blue hair with a yellow shirt under a white vest. She had an aqua blue skirt and white boots. There was another girl with a brown vest and tan shorts. She had grey, almost white, hair. Another had red-orange hair with a yellow dress cover with a light purple jacket over it. The last had another strange outfit. She had short orange hair and brown pants but one leg stopped just above her thigh's half. She had a grey shirt and jacket that had a brown tint and lining. They too had something on their shoulders that I couldn't make out.
"Are you ready, Shun?" Mother asked. "Is your mask on?"
"Of course," I said.
"Good. Klyn and Mana, take them from the back side. If they pose any threat, make sure they have no way of escape," Mother ordered. They nodded and ran around back. "Shun, I want you to stay low on my back until we see them face to face."
"Understood," I agreed.
I got down low and dragged my bow and arrows that I had taken from the humans a couple hundred years ago closer to me so they won't be seen. Mother made a sharp turn in front of the humans.
"What the?!" said a boy.
"That's one big wolf," another boy said. It was obvious it was from the small boy.
"W-what is that? It's definitely not an ordinary wolf," the timid girl spoke.
I heard the shuffling and I noticed through the fur that Klyn and Mana were behind them. "We're surrounded," said the one other girl from before.
"Shun, you may stand up on my back. Be careful," Mother said in a low whisper so only I could here.
I nodded and slowly got to my feet. They looked at me. "W-who are you?" the brown haired boy asked me.
"Leave!" I ordered ignoring his question.
"He asked you a question," the blue headed girl demanded.
"My name is of no importance to you. Leave now! Or we deem you a threat!" I demanded once more.
"What happens if we're deemed a threat?" the orange haired girl asked.
"Then we will have no choice but to attack and kill you," Mother warned.
"Did that thing just speak?!" the light blue haired boy asked shocked.
"Leave now!" I ordered.
Mother peered closer. "So those are the bakugan I heard about. I would have never thought something so small could've created such a mess," Mother said.
"What do you mean?" the red bakugan asked.
"I saw that white bakugan attack the city, nearly destroyed the forest too. That bakugan was full of hate and lost hope, poor thing. But a red, dragon like bakugan stopped him. But he didn't succeed alone," Mother said.
"Yeah, he was help by another white bakugan," the bakugan said.
"That wasn't the only help he got. It is from a different creature, other than a bakugan," Mother said.
"Who else could've helped?" a yellow, white, tiger looking bakugan said. She sat on the blue haired girl's shoulder.
Mother looked to me for the answer, "The great Forest Spirit gave some power to the red bakugan enabling him to beat the hate-filled bakugan before he could harm the forest."
"What is the Forest Spirit? I'm never heard anything like it," the grey haired girl asked.
"He has never shown himself to humans other than me. When he is the most visible, it is at night. Only the special ones get to share the blessing of seeing him. But some who do with evil intentions tend to find themselves killed," I explained.
"What makes you so special?" the light blue headed boy asked.
"You know far too much information as is. We should kill you for it, but you pose no threat. Leave now," Klyn ordered.
"Just answer Ace's question before we go," the timid girl asked. "I would like to know, please."
Mother seemed to think for a second. To others it would seem like she was just thinking, but I knew she was looking over the girl. "Go ahead, answer her," Mother said.
"I am the adopted son of Wolf Goddess Moro and Prince of the Wolf Gods. My family left me with Mother when I was a baby. Mother has taught me how to survive and protect my home in the years I have been with her. I watched humans killed off the ape god tribe and are nearing the accomplishment of destroying the boar gods. Once they are gone, we will be only ones left. We will survive or die trying," I explained.
"Well, now the question is answered, let's go. I don't want to risk being eaten," the short, orange haired girl said.
They began to walk away and Klyn and Mana made room. Mother stepped forward and said, "Timid one, come here for a moment." The longer, orange haired girl looked at her and pointed at herself. Indicating she was asking if she was talking to her or not. "Yes, my dear, you."
The others looked at her and she slowly walked toward us. There was a black bakugan on her shoulder. "What is it?" she asked her nervousness clear in her voice.
"What is your name?" Mother asked.
"My name is Alice," she asked.
"Alice, can you keep a secret?" Mother asked.
"Yes, I think I can," Alice said.
"My son, give it to her," Mother said. I jumped down and handed her a crystal arrow head. It gave a faint glow.
"What is it?" she asked taking it.
"It is a special arrow head. You must where it at all times. We have been searching for the one who has the right heart. This will connect you to the wolf clan. You are the only human allowed in these woods, do you understand? The connection to us that it will bring will help you. If something happens to us, you may feel a quick, sharp pain. But if you ever feel down, we will feel it and we can send comforting feelings to you. Remember this is a secret that only you and your bakugan that is on your shoulder can know. If you ever need anything, just come. You are welcomed here," Mother explained. "Keep it on and safe at all times. In the wrong hands, its gift can be used for evil. Protect it and use it if needed."
"I will, thank you," Alice thanked.
"We will help you, and I know you will help us. You have a good heart, Alice. We can tell. Now you must put it on, hide it, and get to your friends before they worry," I said.
She nodded and quickly did so. She then left with her friends taking one glance back at us. We watched her disappear down the mountain and out of sight.
"Do you really think she's the one?" I asked.
"I do. I am certain she will be the one we needed," Mother said and we walked away and back home.