The Wolves of the Gems

Chapter 8

Okay, some of you have asked how I draw my wolf pictures, well this is the tutorial I used when I first started drawings wolves by TheShadowedGrim, it has helped me a lot

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The Farm: Snow Pack Territory: The Fenceline: Late Spring

    A clear, dark blue sky with little twinkling, silver stars shone above The Farm. Darkness, Faita, Silver, and Stormcloud stood on one side of the barbed wire fence, while Snowstorm stood on the other. The three loners stared at the siblings as they said their goodbyes.

  "Howl if you need me Snow," Stormcloud said, looking at his sister through the barbed wire fence. Snowstorm nodded at her brother.

  "Becareful out there, Storm," she said. The large wolf nodded to his sister before turning to Darkness, Silver and Faita. The four wolves turned and ran out towards the distant forest.

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  "Where are they, runt!?"

  A weird colour gray wolf with light tan or brown makings on his face, legs and back was slammed to the ground with impressive force, a pair of jaws clamped on the back of his neck.

  "Y-you're gonna have to be more percificate," he said, staring directly at the wolves. The jaws clamped down harder, making Chinook yelp.

  A scar ridden wolf walked from the shadows of the trees and stepped towards the down teen. "A young midnight fae who goes by the name of Faita accompanied by two siblings, Darkness and Silver," Scars snarled at Chinook.

  "Sorry, never heard of them," he smirked. The black wolf snarled at Chinook, before grabbing him with his own jaws on his shoulders. Scars lifted the younger male off the ground before throwing him away. Chinook landed on the ground, hard, slidding a few metres before coming to a stop. The young male tried to get up only to slump to the ground.

  "I hate that wolf," Scars snarled, before stalking away, his followers following him.

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  The four wolves rested for the night at a bend in the river. Silver slept with Faita by her side, her tail wrapped around the teen. Darkness sat near the two females, but didn't sleep, his mind was too overwhelmed with thoughts. The dark grey wolf looked at the river, spotting Stormcloud sitting by the riverbank. He got up and walked towards the larger male, then sitting down beside him.

  "You okay, Stormcloud?" Darkness asked, turning his head to look at the black wolf. Stormcloud nodded his large head, turning his head behind them, looking at the midnight teen.

  "I can not believe she has survived this long on her own," Stormcloud said suddenly, "I remember a tiny pup, scared of the world, now-"

  "She attacks it head on," Darkness finished, before widening his eyes, shaking his head. "Wait, you knew her when she was a pup?"

  Stormcloud nodded, "I am the reason she is alive today." The large male turns his head away, closing his eyes. "I could not save her family, and because of that I vowed to watch over her, at least until she had a chance to survive on her own."

  Darkness looked at the larger male, "may I ask? But what happened to her pack?"

  The black male raised his head, taking a deep breath in. "Rogues attacked her pack a year ago, killed her whole family. I had only just become what you knew me as The Storm Wolf, fierce, but inexperienced with my powers. I could not save them."

  "You saved her," Darkness said. Stormcloud looked at Darkness as he spoke. "Because of you, it will be the Rogues who will pay. Without knowing it then, you possibly saved our last hope in ridding the world of Rogues." Stormcloud nodded at the wolf. The two turned their attention to the girls as Faita moaned in her sleep, rolling onto her back before relaxing again. The two males smiled gently at the teen, until the smell of blood filled their nostrils, and it was not the blood of prey.

  "Wake the girls," Stormcloud ordered quietly. Darkness nodded and trotted to Silver and Faita, nudging them slightly. Silver was the first to wake up, her golden eyes droppy.

  "What's wrong, Dark?" Silver asked, tilting her head slightly, wondering why Darkness was waking them up at this time.

  "Wake the kid, something's wrong, blood is on the air," Darkness replied, his voice still lowered. Silver instantly understood and nudged Faita awake. It was a welcome sight when Faita opened her bright blue eyes. The teen tilted her head, seeing the worry in her companion's eyes.

  "We have to move," Silver said calmly, rising from her laying down position. Faita was quick to follow in the older wolf's pawsteps. The dark brickstone male led the group with the two females in the middle, and The Storm Wolf taking up the rear. As the scent of blood drew closer, the wolves made their movements cautious. They had no idea if the injured creature was a Rogue or just an ordinary wolf. They did not know if it was part of a pack or a loner. Each tree and bush was careful looked over before the wolves walked past it.

  Silver was the only one who didn't have her nose to the ground. She may have been born without the ability to smell, but her eyesight was one of the most valuable asset to the pack of loners. Silver had somehow adapted her eyesight over the years, making her able to see much further than any normal wolf.

  The silver fae focused her golden eyes, something catching her attention. To Silver, her eyes seemed to zoom on a distant bush, not the bush itself, but what was between the leaves. Silver took a single step closer, before her eyes widened.

  "Darkness, over here!" Silver called out, catching everyone's attention as she ran to what was beind the distant bush. Upon hearing his name, Darkness was quickly by his sister's side. Once Silver stopped, her eyes widened, because behind the bush was none other then the loner nomad, Chinook.

  Darkness walked up to the downed teen, lowering his head and nudging Chinook's shoulder. The young male slowly opened his yellow eyes, turning his head slightly to face the older male.

  "You okay kid?" The dark grey wolf asked, his head still lowered. Chinook nodded as he slowly got to his paws. "So who attacked you this time?" Darkness asked once the young male was steady on his paws. Silver gave her brother a warning look, which only received an eye roll.

  "The wolf with the most original name," Chinook replied, shaking his fur.

  "Scars," both Darkness and Silver said in sync, looking at each other before turning their attention back to the young male before them.

  "What was he after, Chinook?" Darkness asked, though he felt he already knew the answer.

  "Well, he was looking for you and this wolf called Faita," the light grey male replied.

  "I knew it," Darkness muttered under his breath, lowering his head. He closed his eyes for a moment before turning his attention back to Chinook. "Did you tell him?"

  Chinook seemed to be taken aback, "Darkness, I'm rebellious, not stupid, besides who in the name of Lupus would help the Rogue wolves?" Silver couldn't help but hold back a chuckle at Chinook's statement. "Anyway, why are the Rogue wolves suddenly after you guys and The Storm Wolf?" He asked as Faita and Stormcloud walked up to the siblings and nomad.

  "That is none of your business, Chinook," Stormcloud said in his deep, monotone voice as he began to walk away with Faita following silently. Darkness rolled his eyes and followed the large black wolf, as Silver shrugged before following her brother.

  "Aww, you just got me interested," Chinook whined, before he smirked and following the four companions.