I guess it’s just a glitch with me, then. Hmm.

I like how you clarified that it was your post of chapter 10 by signing off twice. :)

- President Loki

The Blood War

Chapter Eight

A flash of darkness, a painted smudge of death against the green shrubery that stood as purity. That smudge that had haunted Outlander every second her eyes were shut, and now it loomed over her, its jaws inches from her face. Saliva from a non-existent throat dripped down into her eyes, blurring everything around her. It was all happening so fast, and yet so slow.

Clarity. Was this what it took to have a little peace of mind; the image of death closing its jaws around her throat? The howl of her dreams returned; a cry in the dark, a cry for help. She recognized it.

The death-wolf's jaws opened, speeding down towards her.

Shrill and helpless. She knew that cry, from when she was younger. The call that had sent her running to protect. Where? Where had she heard it?

Peircing blue flames burned from above, angry and sad and tired, all at once. Sharp pain shot through her neck, galloping down her spine. She shut her eyes, trying to force the pain out of her mind and focus. If this was it, she had to know. She had to solve the mystery.

She was young. It was long ago. The danger of wolves. The need to protect her family. Her mother? The wise wolf needed no protection. Not family then; not real family anyway. But it was real to her, it had to be.

The howl sounded again.

Outlander's eyes shot open, met with the icy flames. The howl of desperation, the prints of a victim, the smell of death. "Scavenger..." Something within her flipped suddenly. Something in her was unwilling to die. Something with a new, bloody purpose.

An unspeakable fire filled her veins, burning through every inch of her body. With the strength of an unholy rage, she kicked and twisted, breaking free of death's hold. Streams of blood tickled the gruesome gash in her neck as searing pain attacked from all sides, but she ignored it all. The bodies, the blood, the pain, the pack, they were all non-existent, just for this moment.

It was only her, and death.

~CL1

Hey swamp are you still here -pava

Working on a lot of different stories right now. I might not post Rampage for a little while. Also, yes, you can make a character who talks to animals. That’s not a thing I made up 😂

Swamp

Swamp guy is it ok if I make a person who can speak to animals or would that be to much of a rip off

Ok I wasn’t gonna use Kai either way cause seriously read my story and then think what I can do with Kai honestly nothing cause the chapter right now is focused in a dodo! -lava the dilo

Pls don’t use Kai.

Swamp

Words

wow I love rampage especially the dodo part lol.

-lava the dilo

Somehow we both came up with the same idea separately. I got to it first 😈

Swamp Guy

Okay, I think i might make this place my HQ

Swamp Guy

I honestly thought THD was one of my best. I guess no one liked it

🐊wamp Guy

Okay, Apex. Please just rate my older stories like The Swamp, Jaws, Toxicant whatever, Tyrant’s rise. My newer stories don’t have as much likes yet bc their new

Swamp Guy

Swamp guy, I’m going to start rating stories depending on their likes. One like equals ten percent. Would it be ok if I did this for your stories?

-Apex

The Story Pirate’s Isle will start in Achatina soon. It’ll be like DT, seasons and episodes. It’s about Pirates on Ragnarok.

Swamp Guy

Lava* more words more more words

Okay, some news on my stories. Land of the Broken will finish, and I will take some time off from that storyline (don’t worry, it will return.) Rampage may have several other parts after I finish the first part of it. I’m also planning a new story and a sequel to the hungry dark.

Swamp

I love the rampages 2nd chapter -lava

Rampage may not come until I’ve finished every chapter. But if u want, I’ll start posting now.

Swamp

To dye your dinos you need a paintbrush and your choice of dye. Load the brush with the dye the same way you would do a gun and bullets. Not what you want to color with the paintbrush and it should work. I don't think it will work on xbox though.

-Jedi

The Blood War

Chapter Twenty

Outlander followed Winks to where the pack was gathered together. Squeezing through the larger canines, she could make out a white and red shape in the middle. It was Phantasm, lying on her side and covered in blood. Long gashes ran down her sides and across her face. Her sides heaved as she struggled to bring in shakey breaths. Snowblind broke through the crowd on the other side, his eyes wide. "My son..." the alpha's voice came out as a painful whisper as she called for Snowblind. The heir padded forward slowly, lowering his head to hear his mother's quiet words.

After whispering a few words in Snowblind's ear, Phantasm's head dropped to the ground, and she stilled. Snowblind let out a low, mournful howl, and the rest of the pack joined in. Then, after a few moments, Ashsky padded to the center of the circle, ordering everyone back to their beds. The crowd broke up slowly and a now shaken Outlander curled up, the image of the bloody alpha still in her head.

She shut her eyes and immediately she found she was somewhere else. It looked like the pack's hunting grounds, but everything was hazy and strange. Words and sounds echoed. She looked around, recognizing the faces of her packmates, and as she turned she could see a small red coywolf dragging a peice of deer back to her bed. She was looking at herself? She remembered that moment. This was earlier the same day.

Movement out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. Phantasm was speaking to one of the wolves on guard. Outlander moved closer to hear her. "I'm taking a walk, by the river. I need some time to myself." The guard nodded and then turned and looked at Outlander. She didn't recognize his face. "Follow her," he said. "Follow and see."

Outlander obeyed, padding past the guard slowly. No one else here seemed to be able to see her, except this wolf. She followed the alpha, padding down a ridge that led to the river. Phantasm stopped at the edge for a moment, looking at the water before crossing. Outlander did the same, marveling at how the river seemed undisturbed by her pressence. The water flowed directly through her. They reached the bank on the opposite side and began walking again. Then Phantasm stopped suddenly, looking around.

A flash of white dashed past them. Outlander turned, but the alpha did not. Another white wolf, smaller stood at the edge of the river, struggling to hold something large and dark in his jaws. There was a roar suddenly from the trees before them and a large bear charged from the forest, making a dash towards the smaller wolf. Outlander focused on the wolf again, realizing it was Snowblind and he was holding a dead baby bear in his jaws. He dropped the cub suddenly leaping into the river and swimming away as quickly as he could, only stopping when he was safe on the other side. The mother bear ran to the corpse of her child, nudging it with her nose, before roaring angrily at Snowblind from the other side of the river.

There was another roar, the same as last time, but from the trees again. This time, Phantasm heard it. The alpha froze, staring at the trees. A bear, the exact same as the one standing on the bank broke through the treeline again, snatching the alpha to the ground before she had the chance to run. Phantasm kicked and fought, trying to break free, but she only managed to wrench away after the mother bear raked its claws down her sides and belly. It chased her to the river's edge, a final threatening roar following Phantasm as she reached the other side and struggled up the ridge back to the pack.

Outlander blinked and she was with the pack again, this time in the center of the circle standing next the dying alpha. Snowblind was there, leaning dowm to hear his mother speak, and this time Outlander was close enough to hear the alpha say: "You... did this ... to your own mother ... How could you..." Then she looked at Outlander suddenly the pain disappeared and her face was blank. "See the truth. Tell the truth," she said, before dropping her head and breathing her last.

"Outlander."

Her eyes shot open and her heart nearly stopped. Snowblind was standing in front of her.

"Another nightmare?" He asked, tilting his head with that same fake smile.

~CL1