occ: waiting for you Hikage Okami

ooc: i guess I'll just go ahead and go.

Walking peacefully down the road, Wraith soon found it was quickly deserted. All the windows and doors were shut among the houses and the stores turned their signs to close. Wolves are obviously not popular here, Wraith thought.

With the forest leveled all around him and no one outside nor speaking, there was a uncomfortable silence among this old village.

Looking around, Wraith concluded that this was not the town responsible for the fire but he continued down the road taking an unusual curiosity in why everyone was so afraid of him. I guess it's that I'm not an average wolf, he thought and slightly moved his wings.

The dogs were also quiet, many of them turned tail when they saw Wraith and went back to their masters or their dog house. Near the end of the road where it left the village, Wraith heard footsteps behind him and they were moving at a quick paste. Wraith spun around and saw a bulky man in his mid fourties coming towards him. He was wearing a large drench coat and we he got closer to Wraith, he reached in his coat to pull out a gun and take aim on Wraith.

Wraith bristled, bared his fangs and slightly crouched, growling. He knew of guns. . . The man looked down the sight until Wraith was in his view.

occ: Sorry I've been gone. I've been through some major family ordeals this last mounth. It's been hard for me. I dropped out of many other sites becasue of it including Wolf Web.

bic: I wacthed as Wraith slowly was gone from view. Then I looked back at the others. As they sat there. I wished there was somthing to do about the forest the humans must be stoped I did not now how to stop them but indeed they needed to be stoped. I flapped my black wings and sat down. Waiting for Wraith to return.

((ooc: I'm sorry to hear that. . . . Is it just me or do these problems come seasonal? It seems that when school starts, all these problems start to happen again. Anyway, bic:))

Carefully, Wraith watched the man's finger around the trigger. He could see that the man was drawing his finger closer to him, squeezing the trigger.
Wraith opened his wings large and jumped to the side, attempting to throw off the human's aim. The human fired and slashed through the air where Wraith was just at. Several shots fired in usion and Wraith continued to try to avoid them but he needed to get away or find some shelter. And he couldn't.
Wraith sprinted for the human and while he was charging, a bullet slashed through the base of his wing and another one in his chest. However, he did not hesitate and as the bullets penetrated his skin, he abandoned the idea of going for the gun and went for the human's throat. When the human was about to fire point-blank between Wraith's eyes, the human only heard a mettalic click as the gun ran out of ammunition. Wraith leaped at the human's throat and let his teeth sink in. Warm blood filled his mouth as his canine teeth cut the arteries in the human's throat. Wraith jerked the throat hard until he heard a loud crack.
Wraith backed away from the body and looked around out of breath and still bleeding freely. Other people backed away from their windows who were watching and movement and slight weeping could be heard everywhere. The village's mood changed dramatically with fear and hatred, Wraith needed to get out of there. He could not fly since the base of his wing was penetrated so he would have to walk. Hastily and clumsy, Wraith exited the village. The wound in his chest was still bleeding free. He was too far from the cave to make it back but he continued to use all his strength to get there.

occ: Thanks for your concern. I think your right about when it happens. I started right after school started.

bic:I jumped as I heard several gun shots. I looked back at the others and said Stay here. With that said I jumped out of the den and spread my wings and started flying. I flew as fast as I could and within minutes I saw Wraith walking away from a village and a dead human body. I growled. This would mena more would come to us. I flew up to Wraith and landed next to him and asked Are you ok? I waited for his answer.

Panting and with heavy steps, "I'm. . . fine." Wraith glanced at Toran but his head still hung low and stared at the ground as he walked. After a little while, he stopped near a tree and lied down, exhausted. "I-I'm not sure what is wrong with that village . . . . I didn't know that they would take such a hating to me for just being there." Wraith's own blood was still in his mouth. "My wing has been shot and I can't fly. . . . I'm tired. . . I need rest." Wraith rested his head down and closed his eyes and started to breath deeply as he relaxed.

((ooc: just to make it clear, I am not killing off this character.))

Occ: good you had me there for a minute.

bic: I stood gaurd as Wraith rested. I thought of what he had said. I looked at him he was still awake. Then I said The reason they dislike you becuase your a wolf. Not just that a winged wolf. You and me are rare my friend. We are not like most other wolves. They saw you as a threat and tried to kill that threat. But you showed them that you wern't scared by killing that man. Now they will come looking for us. I know you had no choice but to kill that man, it is what I would have done. Now we must be cautios of that village. I turned and looked at him straight in the eyes and said And we will never go in it again. No wait here while I get herbs for your wing. With that I trotted of to soon return with mosses and plants to help Wraiths wing. Now let me see that wing of yours so I can fix it.

Wraith looked back at Toran and acknowledged of the village that is not safe. We're a far ways out from our home so there should be no need to come back anyways. Hopefully, the humans won't find us.

When Toran returned with the herbs, Wraith painfully tried to stretch his wing out so that the wound at the base of his wing could be shown easier.

I nodded my head at Fydel. Maybe but for now we just have to get the herbs on him then we can help Wraith walk to the cave or carry him if he doesn't have the streangth. I wacthed as Wriath streached out his wing. You could see the pain in his eyes. I quickly applied the herbs to his wings. Then I said to Wraith Are you able to walk or do you need to carry you my friend?

Wraith folded his wing back behind him and stood, "I can walk." But Wraith was dizzy and he tried to walk before he fell back down; he was just tired. Afterall, there's still a bullet wound in his chest but it didn't hit anything vital so it was healing up nicely already, just sore and draining his energy.
Still on the ground, Wraith looked at Toran and Fydel, "I just need some rest."

As I heard several shoots I knew we had to go. I did not care if Wraith wanted to walk or not he'd slow us down. So I pushed in on my back and started running for the den hoping Fydel would follow. The humans continued to shoot at us as we ran but the were no match for my speed. I doged to bullets and left the humans in the dust. We ran for minutes until we reach the den. I left Wraith by the pond and walk to my usual spot out of breath and bleeding although I did not know it. I had been shot in the leg.