Karma

The Beginning of It All (1,337 words) Part 2.

You will never mess with me or Light Pack again. She hit the back of his neck... and Soul fell to the ground motionless...

Everyone gasped. But some wolves in Light Pack where smiling but most of them had their mouths wide open. Heather looked at his paws, "the battle is over time to go!" He started walking towards camp.

Karma padded up to Heather, "did I do good?!" Heather just padded faster. She ran up to him. "Heather did I do good?! Can you believe I defeated Soul!" Heater finally stopped. "No!" He snarled, "No, I can't believe it! Now go run to camp. I need to have a talk with the full growns." Karma looked hurt, "Oh... Okay." She padded up to the camp entrance and ran through the bushes.

"KARMA!!! ARE YOU OKAY YOU HAVE SO MUCH BLOOD ON YOU. OH NO! YOU MUST BE HURT! IVY, IVY! KARMA IS HURT, PLEASE HELP." She covered her ears a bit from all the yelling. After she heard no more sound she turned to see Rage padding over to her as fast as he could. "I'm fine! I just... need alone time." Karma said once he finally got to her.

Then she heard another gasp, "Oh Karma! What happened..." Ivy gave the blood a sniff an mumbled. "Soul-- Blood--" then Ivy looked at Karma one last time and ran off squeaking to her den.

Rage tilted his head, "what was that about?" He leaned closer to touch her but she quickly pulled away, "DON'T TOUCH ME!! I NEED ALONE TIME!" Karma yelled at Rage. Then she ran off.
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Karma was wandering the forest to get to the closet river. The battle really did make her thirsty. As she leaned over to get a drink she looked at her reflection. She gasped at what she saw. She was covered in blood! There was a splotch next to her eye, on her back, tail, and paws. Great! I will get a drink and go back to the camp and maybe Rage will help me wash these off. Karma leaned back over and took and nice big drink. Soon she padded back to camp.

Karma was about to head into the bushes surrounding the camp until she smelled a mouse. She followed its trail and stalked it. She was about to make a kill until she heard a shout. "EVERYONE HURRY AND GATHER NOW THAT KARMA IS GONE!" She recognized the voice. It was Heather! Why do they want me gone? Let's find out. She padded to the closest bush to the cliff and listened.

"Karma as killed Soul! The LEADER of Skull Pack! The one nobody could defeat! She must have POWER!! Nobody talk to her everyone avoid her until we know what she is capable of! That means you Rage! Hurry she might be back so--"

Karma decided that was enough she jumped through the bushes and acted surprised. "You guys are having a meeting without me?" Heather looked nervous. The most nervous she has ever seen him, "well you know everything we are talking about! Hehe! We are talking about the battle!" Mummers rose from the Clan while her grey pelt no longer shined. Now filled with red stains like dye.

Karma mumbled , "Did you tell them about the part about how I killed Soul?" Heather didn't hear her, "So Karma you must be feeling very.... powerful. How about you go rest?" Karma nodded, maybe it would be okay to be alone with her thoughts.

As she walked away Heather said something else to the Pack but Karma was to mad to hear it. Why is he afraid of me?

Karma padded underneath a tree at the corner  of the camp. She put her head down on her bloody paws. Karma laid there for a bit just thinking until she saw Rage. She followed him with her eyes and he went into his den.

Karma swore she saw him glance at her but he quickly looked away. She ignored it, everyone would listen to Heather. Everyone would act like she is not there.

She kept thinking until she started getting tired. Her eyes felt heavy. She let out a big yawn and then finally, Karma let sleep take her in.
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Karma awoke in a clearing. In the middle of a forest. She took a step forward and she felt grass under her paw crumple. She looked down and lifter her paw. Suddenly the dead grass spread and soon the whole clearing was just.... dead       

   Shadows of wolves surrounded her. Karma jumped back, "W-Who are you?!" Soon they all started speaking, their voices rang in her ears.  "You will never mess with me or Light Pack again!! Never.... Again. Nobody will mess with me again. Not ever! "

Karma covered her ears. As the shadows repeated it over and over again. "No! I don't want to hear it!"

Then one shadow walked over to her. Karma looked up as his pelt looked more familiar . She gasped, "Soul! I'm sorry! I didn't me-"

Soul cut her off. "You had to. I understand. I am happy to be the one to greet you! Welcome back. After all these years!" He started to fade away with the others,

"Wait!! What do you mean? I have never been here my whole lif---" Karma shouted until she jolted awake.
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Karma woke up in her regular corner. The sun was coming up, so it was still early. Good it was just a dream... Maybe everything was a dream! Maybe I didn't kill Soul!

She looked down at her paws. They where still bloody. Karma sighed, that was a easy way to know that it wasn't a dream.

I really need to wash this off.... I'll wake Rage. He probably is still in his den with Fern. Karma padded over to the den.

She was right, Rage was helping sharing a bird with his mother. Karma make a small noise to let them no she was there. Fern looked up. Once she saw who it was she yelled, "OUT!!"

Karma stepped back out of her viewing. She head Rage ask who it was but his mom ignored him. I guess I have to do it by myself.

Once Karma arrived at the river, she jumped in. She worked hard trying to scrub off the blood but it wouldn't come off.

Karma spent a while trying to rub off the blood but it just stayed. She gave up and just sat in the river.

She was about to try again until Souls voice spoke to her, "Its not blood, it is your true look.  Don't get rid of it. Plus now it is apart of your fur. It's impossible."

Karma sighed. She believed it because what else was she supposed to do. Karma headed back to camp again.

She walked over to the food pile. Today it was Reed's day to guard it. Karma went to go pick up a mouse but Reed declined and said she can eat what she hunts.

That wasn't the only time today wolves treated her unfairly; Fern and Jay cornered her in a den for a 'weird reason' and she had to stay their for a hour, Dawn wouldn't let her talk to Heather, Ivy wouldn't treat one of her scratches, and Wren chased away her prey.

Karma knew this wasn't fair. She was only 1 year old. Still considered a 'pup' and the Pack was going to starve her. Karma knew this was her life so she had to get used to it.

As the full moon set, nobody would let her participate in the Pack run. They usually run to the mountain and howl and the moon. Instead she was the only wolf left in camp.

Karma's only company in those past couple day was Soul. But he left 3 days after the battle. His last words Karma heard him say was, "You know what your here for now. Your here for life. Your here for revenge..."