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~In the End~
He could not remain hidden forever.
He was found, though not by the father he ran from.
The others of his lost pack asking for his return.
He did not wish to return.
"Your mother is dead," They growled at him, trying to stir his interest in their plight.
The words stung.
"How?"
"Your Father killed her in his insanity."
Toga hung his head, his affection for his sire was closer to fear than anything else.
Now it rose in angry rage, his mother deserved a better end than death at her mates claw.
Mother was right, after all, insanity was their fated end.
The West was desolation and death as his sire raised hell and damnation on all around him.
Still he had no desire to return, to do their bidding, he was not inclined to be so controlled.
"Why do you not take him down yourself?" He demanded.
With their tails low in shame he knew.
They were too weak.
Was he strong enough?
"I do not care what becomes of a land that holds no allegiance to me!" He snarled.
They cowered, minus one.
She came forward, a stunning Inu he knew from his long past childhood. Her mark, a crescent moon, stark against her white fur. Her presence exhumed an aura of power so strong that he knew she was alpha female, like his mother.
For the first time, he wanted something other than power.
"You waste your strength far from the land of your birth. You are strong," she said, a small stroke to his pride, one he couldn't ignore. "But you are an Alpha without a pack!" She snarled out at him. "If you demand allegiance you should first show you are worthy," she said, chin high as she challenged him.
He snarled at her. She had the audacity to demand that he show how powerful he was?
He rose to the challenge.
Their fight was one of legend.
In the end, she submitted to his dominance.
In the end, he knew that he needed to return.
In the end, he felt a small pang of regret at leaving the odd spark of humanity he had been admiring for so long.
**End**