The Origins: An Ancestor's Tale

The Creation Story

*The names given to the wolves are not their real names, and the same is with the places*

(Hidden, the leader of the Might North pack, jumped on Howl Point, an out jutting rock on the east wall of the cave.) Ancestor's Tales are about to begin! (A resounding howl came from the assembling packs.)

(A howl echoed out from Howl Point) Be seated! (Hidden was standing there, wearing a bone necklace. One by one, three other wolves joined him, two females and a male, each wearing a different-styled bone necklace. A howl came out of every wolf there at the sight of the Alphas. Hidden smiled, as a wolf could) Thank you! Quiet down, now. (The packs silenced immediately) Tonight, we have a surprise. Not even we expected this. The Shadow Night pack, led by the oldest of my younger brothers, has come to visit! Come on out, brother. (He looked at the Alpha Cave, which was a part of Howl Point. Midnight slowly came out of the cave, wearing his own bone necklace) He and his pack- (He nods toward Kai and the others) - are going to stay with us for a while, as their camp was attacked by a pair of bears. (Snarls and growls came out of many of the wolves, including the other Alphas) Yes, I know. Thankfully, their pups were not harmed, and none of them were seriously injured. They were also able to kill the male before the left. (Hidden smiled as the packs erupted into howls of victory and pride. Shade, who was one of Midnight and Kai's pups, had some how managed to slip past the guard and had followed her father's scent. She appeared beside him out of his view, but in full view of the packs. Howls of shock came from the pack. Midnight turns around and sees Shade, shocked. Shade howls a beautiful melody. Silver, Shade's sister, followed Shade's howling and joins her on Howl Point, then starts howling with her. Midnight backs away from them, blushing with embarrassment. Kai howls too along with Koru, her brother. The singers, seeing their chance, start singing the opening song. Silver sings with the others, her eyes starting to open. Bold, his eyes open, followed his sisters scent and howls too. The others kept howling, quieting down as Hidden began to speak) Tonight, we tell the stories given to us by our ancestors, told to them by the original Elders, the first wolves. The first story we shall tell tonight is the tale of the first wolves. It shall be told by Alpha Sarab, off the Diamond Desert Pack. (A howl came out of the dust-colored wolves in the crowd)

(A dusty-looking wolf came up and began to tell the story with an accent)Long ago, before our elders' elders' elders were born, the gods above created the world we stand on. They created all of the animals, but they still thought it was empty. So they created 2 pairs of wolves. They were finally pleased, until the males stared to fight for the right to have both females. Instead of destroying them, they grew mountains in between them. They eventually learned their lesson, and the gods moved the mountains around, making paths through them, leaving the first mountain in its place. They called it the Mighty Northern Separator. Today, we call it Might North, as it still divides the lands of the north from the south. The two males started families with their mates, and the gods made 2 more pairs for the Alphas, as the gods called them. They called the new pairs Betas, and they made the groups bigger. Then the gods made Omegas, then Hunters, then Warriors, then Guards. They called the groups Packs. They called the pack to the west the Origins Alpha, and the pack to the east the Origins Beta, as they were always the second pair made, but not out of meanness. The Alpha Female of the Betas, whose name is never said, got something, that the gods hoped the wolves would get, as they were made in the gods' image: Trickery and deceit. She told her mate that the gods he believed in thought he and his pack were weak. What they gods realized was The Alpha Female of the O.B. pack was poisoned by the Downsent.  The Downsent are gods, but they used their powers against the creations of the others. When the gods found out about their treachery, they tried to stop the spread, but it was too late. The Origin Beta Pack now worshipped the Downsent. The gods were able to save the Origin Alpha pack by hiding them inside the mountains. They put a waterfall in front of the entrance, and made dens for the Healer and the females with pups. The pack called it Sarcherenolyeban, which in the ancient language means Common Grounds. Then the gods found out that the Betas were doing the most horrible thing ever, something even the Downsent found horrendous, and they still to this day find it the only thing they will punish. The Betas were killing their pups for sacrifice. The Downsent stopped granting the Beta's wishes, which took the poison out of the youngest members, the Healer, the youngest of the Guard, and the Alpha Male. They begged for the gods' forgiveness, and it was given. They were led to the Common Grounds. The others just sacrificed more pups. The Downsent cried at their deaths, acid in their tears. This burnt the wolves in the pack that were poisoned, and everything around them. It rained for 3 weeks, burning everything within reach of the acid tears. (The story had stopped as wolves were starting to eat some sort of leaves, a hush settling across the cave. Sarab continued the story.) When the rain ended, the Origins Alpha Pack went out of the Common Grounds for the first time in a year. The Forgiven, as the gods called them, came with them as they headed for the Poisoned One's camp. What they found was something none of them forgot. There were bones everywhere. The only thing you could smell was death. They searched all of the visible dens and found no signs of life. (The hush returned as Sarab paused) But, in the distance, they heard whimpering and howls. They followed the sound to the mothers' den, but there wasn't anything in it. Then a pup appeared out of a dark corner. (A gasp came out of several of the yearlings, as it was their first time hearing it in the true form)

 The pup whimpered and went back to the corner, or as they found out, tunnel, as the mothers came out to greet the Alpha Pack with joyous howls. The mothers were unable to be poisoned, as the love for their pups kept them clean, and the pups were pure of heart, as they had been hidden from the others and pronounced dead at their birth. The Origin Alpha pack returned to their camp to find it untouched, as boulders had covered it somehow. As they stood there, the boulders disappeared. The pack knew it was a blessing from the gods.The wolves left from the Beta pack asked for a new home, and the gods blessed them with it. But at a price. They had to split apart into two packs. The Original gave his eldest daughter, Ressiryea, the role of Alpha as he took the other Origins to the camp in the south. Ressiryea took her new pack to the camp in the mountains, near the Common Grounds. And every year around that same time, the 3 packs came together to the Common Grounds for a week of celebration and to rejoice at still being alive. (A voice came out of the packs) What happened to the Downsent? (It was a white yearling, looking at Sarab with fear in her eyes) They are called humans now, they lost their powers long ago. (Sarab looked around, his eyes falling on Koru) Some say some had mates with wolves, and those Downsent became wolves, and some of our powers come from those Downwolves. (Then he looked at the others) This concludes The Creation!