The Woodlands

Prologue: How Alpha Came to Power

     Three years ago, a pup was born near the border of the Tundra and the Woodlands. His name was Nero. He had bright vibrant blue eyes and the brightest whitest fur, except on one spot. Near the top of his neck there was a grey rose. No one knew what it was or why it was there, so they just decided to accept it.

     Nero's mother was named Nelle. His father, which he never met, was named Reed. Nelle had a grey fur coat that had a very slight purple hue. Reed's coat was a pure white just like the snow. This shows were he got his fur color from.
    
     Nero's den was simple and beautiful. Big enough for his family, and yet small enough not to be overwhelming. Covered on the outside by flowers, it was easily one of the best dens there was besides Alpha's. His father was Alpha's youngest brother, so their families were quite close.

     Alpha was a great leader. He was wise, strategic, caring but strict. However after Nero turned one Alpha acted weird around Nero. Something along the lines of mistrust. This bothered Nero more than most things. Nero never liked when people have him dirty looks.

     When Nero was one and a half the war with the Marshlands Wolves started. His mother was called to be in the battle ranks. She insisted that she needed to stay with Nero but Nero convinced her that he was fine alone. By the age of two Nero was a master of combat. In search of more power he started traveling.

     Day after day he traveled from pack to pack learning new tricks. Along the way he also learned tricks for hunting. One day however, he came across a pack of old wolves. Intrigued by this, and also with no where else to go, he stayed with them. This is where he learned an ancient magic called Makar. Makar allows the user to make illusions, move things without touching them, and speak with people telepathically.

     Satisfied with his new abilities, Nero returned home. It was completely normal just like how he remembered it. It was about a month before his third birthday. Everything was great. Less people shot him dirty looks. He used Makar for doing tricks such as making stuff appear and disappear. It was perfect.

     Then one fateful day about a week away from Nero's birthday, the Marshlands Wolves attacked the pack. They killed everyone, but kept him alive. They told him that "this is what happens when you mess with the Marshlands Wolves."

     Haunted by the ghosts of the past, Nero wandered and found a tribe to stay with. This pack's Alpha was more like a tyrant than anything else. So Nero challenged the Alpha for his position. It was a very bloody fight but in the end Nero was victorious. Nero, now being the Alpha of the Woodlands pack, lived a fairly good life.

     And this, my friends, is how the Woodlands Alpha came to power....

     The making of the next chapter is in progress so look forward to that....