Siyamak

Black daemon approaches the den, knowing that it probably the female's time for whelping. He has no intentions of letting the fae or her young live. On pads grave silent he sweeps toward the den, determined to send all of them to their ancestors. The midnight hides him as he pads forward, intent upon their doom.

Siyamak

He stops at the mouth of the den, barely close enough to catch scents from inside. He inhales and begins to sort throgh the aromas. THERE! The silver she-daemon and four unknown right together. Those would be the pups. Of course, he knows that the others are there, but at the moment he no longer cares. Torn throat dripping and staining his dark pelt, he enters the den in full view of whomever might be there. One odd-eyed male, one white female, five pups, and there in the shadows, almost invisible were it not for that silver coat, the female, and with her, and odd bird of some sort and the female's pups.

"I have come for the silver female. Hand her over and I'll do you others no harm. I've come only for that one and her pups."

He tossed his head in pride, but stopped short as his shoulder and neck made known their protest. He felt warm blood crawl down his side, coating him an almost unbearable red. He shut out the pain, knowing this was more important. They stung a bit, but nothing more. He did not beleive they were very bad. He grinned in anticipated victory, waiting for the pack's answer.

Aaka

Sad white female saw the other and growled at his words.

Back down now and I wont kill you. Your out numbered pal. Trust me. Im not the quickest of killers and it will be quite easy to kill you now.

She was the alpha female of the Silver Glades, the silent and deadly Aaka. White as snow killer intent. She growled low and said in an even deadlier tone

Now. Step away from Karai Moon Spirit and the pups.

She was dead serious her face angry. If you looked beyond the anger you would see the haunting in her eyes

Karai

Karai smelt him before she could spot him in the gloom. When she did all her fur stood out in anger. Watching Aaka, she sprang up, with a word to whomever was listening. "Mind the pups."

She ran up beside Aaka, speaking to her, half in shame. "White one, you need not kill this one. He came for me, so the fight is mine. However, if you wish, I will allow you to help."

She turned to the dark brute. "You come into my home and threaten my pups, my alphas, and their pups. Your quarrel is with me. Stand down. As Aaka pointed out, you are outnumbered. Don't make me kill you."

Siyamak

He scowled and bared canines. "My Quarrel? My quarrel is with any and all who stand in my way. And at the moment, that includes all those stand between me and you. This white fiend, that one back there (he jerked his head at the white mother fae), that odd eyed freak, and a couple batches of pups. Do you think I will let so pitiful a number frighten me? I think not. Nothing will stand in my way." And with that he flung himself at Karai, the strength of madness carrying him forward.

Aaka

Aaka snarled and leaped at him to knock him away from Karai. After having pups the mother wouldnt be as strong as usual. Her eyes still haunted as they were had a look of blood lust. "Pitiful you say? All one needs to do is call and so many are at my beckoning. I spared a few. Figured they could be of use to me. Shall I demonstrate?" She howled once. A large tawny cougar and a large black wolf appeared behind Siyamak. "Meet Death and Ghost Walker" She snarled once and leaped again using brute stregnth and pure fury. She loved pups. She loved all pups. She wanted Karai to stay away. To stand down and let her finish off the brute. "And call me a fiend or my sisters mate an oddeyed freak and I think both will kill you."

Azul

Lone howl escaped the maw of the alpha male as he moved his mass behind the duo of huntresses. His eyes landed upon the new mother before landing upon the form ofhis lover's sister. Gems glared angrily as he moved amist the brawl. his crown held high yet chin tucked to protect his throat as he moved forward. Maw parted dentals gleaming in the darkness that was surrounding them.

|Fool, leave be you are already hurt and weak. I do not wish to fight but threaten my pack of my love's kin again and I will tear you to shreads.|

Karai

She had dodged as Aaka he lunged for her, but it didn't really matter as Aaka blocked him. Still, she would not be left out of the fight. If only the others knew WHY she had to kill him... but that she could not say yet. She simply leapt, snapping at whatever she coudl reach, a mother's fury and defense fueling her weakened body.

Siyamak

"Stand down, you say. Never. Not til that silver she-devil and her demon whelp lie dead with their blood staining my muzzle. I will rid the lands of this monster." Somehow in his twisted mind the silver fae had become the evil one. Teeth bared and snapping, he leapt for the nearest wolf, which happened to be Azul. They had rather closed ranks around the weakened fae, so he would have to go through them to get her. Whatever they will....

Azul

He held his ground as the beast lunged head on at him. hairs bristled as he wait to the last minute to attack dentals producing deep throated growl escaping him as he aimed to latch upon the maw of the intruder. As snort closed hopefully about the top snout of his new opponent he pushed off with his hind stilts shoving his mass upon the brute shoving away from the huntress and to the opening of the den so as to allow more room for them to fight and not harm the new mothers and the pups.

Siyamak

The large male had hit his target and managed to shove the dark brute back toward the den mouth. The silver fae had not managed to land her blow because the others were doing their best to keep her out of the fight, though it was clear that she was annoyed with them. He could almost see the frustrated blood lust in the lines of her figure. Moving forward again, he slashed at the male that had attacked him, fangs and claws aiming for any flesh they could reach. Weakened by his loss of blood, his aim was not very good, and he wouldn't be standing long.

Karai

Dodging swiftly past the others, Karai lunged again for the daemon's throat, needing so badly to bring him down before someone got hurt. She had brought this trouble upon the pack, and now she intended to finish it.

Azul

Mentally noting that his attack had hit his mark the duo tumbled together to the mouth of the den with more room to battle and not harm a soul. The pups would need their mother to survive. Yet the stench of blood and hanging death burned into his nares as he breathed in. Gems darted to the attacking mother figure intent on blocking her yet the last attack of the beast hit its mark catching off guard. Dentals and claws sank into his shoulder and back of his nape. Deep but nothing life threatening the alpha male turned with renewed anger written deep within his azul and amber gems. This time he allowed room for the female to join him as dentals unmasked again as Azul moved to clamp down in the scruff of the beasts nape which would allow the female the much needed space to land her attack on his life giving vein. The blood seeped from his wounds as he continued to bit at his nape hoping the female would get the attack on time.

Siyamak

The daemon dark barely had time to register the male's new attack, for the silver female's fangs closed on his throat, and he immediately ceased struggling. She had him, and he knew it. Anger flashed in his eyes.

Karai

The silver fae looked over her captive's back, giving Azul a grateful look for understanding that she must participate in this battle. She then turned back to the offender.

She shredded the backs of his legs with her claws so that he could not stand, much less run, and released his neck, allowing Azul to keep a hold of him. "Much of my life has been stolen from me. Daemon's whelp took my mother, another wolf, my left eye. A harsh year's winter took health, home, and siblings. But you..." And her voice lowered in absolute loathing, "You took all I had left. You took my honor." She trembled in anger and shame, and her entire body shook as she attempted to retain it. "You stole all but my soul from me. What do I have left now? I'll not let you wreak this havoc upon any other fae. Now we end this." And she grabbed his vein again, and severed it between her jaws, feeling his life's blood run over her jowls. It was bitter with hate and madness. She turned away.

Siyamak

At the last second as she turned away, his life's blood flowing from him, he flailed at her side with his claws, leaving five long gashes in her side. Her left eye had been her mistake. she had turned her blind side to him. Grinning in victory, he died, with a strange look on his face.

Zhener

The eagle had gone of to hunt, or scavenge what he could find. And now he came back to a scene that startled him to the depths of his soul. Guilt quickly coursed through him as he pitched his dark body towards the ground, giving out a sharp cry to announce his presence, if his looming shadow didn't already. Wheeling on large, outspread wings, the wedge-tailed eagle made his rough landing a few feet from the den and the gathered wolves. He hopped swiftly towards Karai with deep concern and guilt played out in his sharp eyes.

"Karai!" Zhener cried out, quickly turning his vision from the dead Siyamak to his good friend. "I am sorry! Very sorry, friend! I came late!" he shuddered slightly at the expression of Siyamak, "Forgive me, friend! I vas out to geet food... no excuse. Zhe vhelps? Zhey ok? Vhat about you?" he spoke rapidly, as was his custom. He was on a guilt trip now and desperately hoping that his absence hadn't resulted in lost trust from Karai; or worse; serious injury.

Karai

Her wound was painful, though not too terribly serious. It might cause a touch of rheumatism later, but for the moment it just hurt a lot. She turned her blind side to her friend, a gesture, to her, that meant trust and friendship, for she did not like to let others approach her from the blind side.

"Zhener, my friend! Fear not. I'm wounded but not too badly. I'll be fine after a bit. The daemon is dead and all of us are just about fine, though I think Azul has a wound that may need seeing to."

She meandered back to her pups, and lay down painfully, panting and exhausted now that the strength of rage had abandoned her. She was tired and hungry after so much unexpected exercise, but she smiled. Her enemy was dead. He could no longer threaten her family. She smiled once more at Zhener to indicate that she was neither angry nor badly hurt, and fell deeply asleep.

Zhener

He relaxed visible, letting his tightly pinned feathers spread out more and his eyes soften. He opened his sharp beak to speak, but he could see how tired she was. For once in his life, he didn't make a verbal reply, but merely nodded to Karai with gratitude and relief. Now he roused his dark feathers in a further sign of contentment and peered about at everyone else.

Keeping a soft voice as to not disturb his dear friend, Zhener looked at the others, "Must 'ave been quite beeg fight? Vhat 'appened? Vell, I vill come later... gotta geet food, ja? Two mozhers, many vhelps! Need plenty food, right!" without giving anyone time to respond to his flurry of speech, he took off once again, this time he would hopefully be back with some food. And also, with luck for the wolves, it would be fresh, not half decayed as he was want to pick up.

Karai

The silver fae woke some time later, stiff and sore, blood from the wounds caking her side. The smell of it was causing her pups to whimper, and this was what had awakened her. She turned to lick it clean, but her vision when black for a moment as the pain shot through her. Waiting for her vision to return, she cursing. When she tried to get up, her weary legs gave way beneath her. The combined pressures of birthing and fighting had taken more out of her than she had thought possible. She allowed the smallest whimper of pain and frustration to escape her, and set about the task of comforting her pups back to sleep. But she herself could not sleep. Once her pups were snoring peacefully again, she found herself unshakably awake. And so she set herself down to guard them, not knowing what she would do if any more danger should come, as she would not be able to rise and face it.

Ghost Walker

Large tawny cougar made his way silently towards Karai. Seeing how tired she was he stalked closer and said in his dangerous voice "Go lay down at least. I dont care if your awake just lay down or go to the Lady and get some medical attention. I can watch your pups, or I can have a female come and watch her if you want." not bothering to wait for her answer he said "Miglisi!" a large female lynx appeared beside him and smiled at Karai. "Hi whats your name?" she was hyper....she saw a leaf and stalked it before Ghost Walker shouted "Miglisi!" she slunk back to him and she said softly "hi Im Miglisi. It means Eagle. I can watch your pups while you get rest if you want." she was calm now....

Ghost Walker shook his head and turned back to Karai "Is Moon Spirit in? I need to talk to her real fast. Aaka did something cruel even by her standards." he shook his head disgustedly. Aaka had a way about her that got on his nerves

Azul

the hunter opened his maw the limp figure falling upon the sod. Pulling away the gash upon his nape and should deep but not serious. Moving in the tyrant watched the minx lower hersekf her pups.

|I'll make sure no one bother's you again. Moon and you shall be safe her.|

seeing the courage he moved forth a glance telling him that bother female needed their rest as maw clasped over the dead figure dragging it outside to be eaten by something the alpha male turned to the cougar.

|Moon Spirit is down with our pups just given birth. I can help, what has her sister done now.|