Hank,withhisfamily,wentthroughtheforestwalkingforabout5kmuntiltheyfoundaglade.


    Thegladewasfilledwithwolfsandsomecubs,andatthecentertherewasahugerockandatthetopofthisrockared wolfwithabigscaronthelefteye.


    Alannar,thealpha,jumpedoftherock.


    “Soeveryoneishere,let’sbegintheintroduction.IkawandCiscehad4sons,2malesand2femaleseveryoneremember theirscent.Themthenextfamilyis...OhyesUrarandSilawith3femalesthethelastPembaandTenywith1maleand2 female...RemembertheirscenttheynowarepartoftheBlackClawPack”WiththisAlannarintroducedthenewcomers.


    Aftertheintroductioneverywolfcametothecubstosnifftheirscent,sooneverythingcalmeddownandtheAlphastarted toreunitethewolfstoprepareforthehunt.Thecubsweregatheredtogethersoonly2femaleshadtokeepwatchandthe restoftheparentscouldgowiththepack.


    “Momareyougoingtostay?”Iwaskindanervous,hedidn’ttrusttheotherswolfs.


    “Littlewhite,I’mgoingwiththepack,Icanseeyouarenervousbutdon’tworrynoonefromthepackwillharmyou,isnot honorabletohurtcubsfromthesamepackandwevaluehonormorethanlifeevensotakecareofyourssiblings,Ican seeyouaremorematuresothistaskfallsintoyou”ExplainedCisce.


    “Don’tworrymotherI’llkeepthemoutoftroubles”Ipromised.


    Hankwentbacktohissiblingsandsatnearthemwatchingtheyplaycatchwiththeotherscubs.


    “Brotherplay?”Askedoneofhisfemalessiblingstheblackone.


    “Nolittleblack,motheraskedmetokeepaneyeonyouandourbrotherssoI’mgonnastayhere,youmustn’tcauseany troublesok?”


    “ok”Answeredlittleblack.


    Itwasalmostdarkwhenthepackcamebacktherewasalotofmeatthepackprobablycouldgoonfor1weekwiththe meatfromthishunt,somecouldsayitwasaveryfortunatehuntbutitanyonecouldseeworryontheeyesoftheadults.Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.


    “MomIcanseeagreatamountoffoodwhyworry?”Hankdidn’tunderstandwhatcouldmakeaholepackwithmorethan 40wolfs.


    “Whitetherearesomecreaturesreallydangerousintheforest,usuallythissideoftheforestisrelativelysafe,butonour huntsomewolfssniffedthescentofoneofthosedangerousbeasts”Motherwasreallyconcerned.


    “Whatcanmakethewholepacktoworry?”


    “IronBackBears,onecankill5to6wolfsbuttheyliveinpacklikeusnotthisbigbutwith10to15ofthem,ourpackstand nochanceagainstsomethinglikethis”explainedMother.


    “Arewegonnarunaway?”


    “Nohoneywesentsomewolfswithdarkaffinity,thearespecialistinstealth,todeterminehowmanyIronBackbearsthis newpackhas...Iftheyhave5orlessweattack,ifthehave5to9westayanddefendiftheyattackandiftheyaremore than9werun”.


    Nooneinthisjunglewantedtogofullwaragainstanotherspecies,normallyapackonlyattackedanotheriftherewasan overwhelmingdifferenceinstrength.Soonthescoutsreturnedandreportedwhattheyfound,thegroupofenemyconsisted of7IronBackbearsand1cub.


    “With7ofthemwecandefendourpackIdoubttheywillattackbecauseitwouldresultintheannihilationofboth”Alannar decideditwassafetostay.


    Everydayscoutswouldgochecktheintruders,andlikethis6monthspassedbywithoutanymajorproblem,Hanktrained everydayandthedifferencebetweenhimandtheothercubsgrew.


    “MotherIfeelstrange,thereissomethinginmychestandIfeelisabouttoexplode”Igrewworried,Ireallydidn’twanted todieagain.


    “IsthattrueWhite?Areyousure?”askedMon.


    “YeahMotherIcan’tbearitanymore”Iwasabouttocollapse.


    “OksondoexactlylikeI’mabouttotelyou,firstmeditatelikeyoudidwhenyouwerebornthenfeelthiscoreonyour chest,thenbreakthecoreIknowitsoundcrazybutlikethisyouwillfreeyourbodytocultivate,thiscoreabsorbthe energyweabsorbnaturallysothelittleonewon’tdiebeforetheycanhandletheenergy ” Momreallywasworried.


    SoonIlocatedthiscoreandhewasfulloflightning,howI’mgonnabreakthis?I’mrunningoutoftimeIcanfeelit,so ItrytocondenseallthelightninginthecoreandCRACK.AroundmybodyafieldoflightningisformedIcanfeelthe moleculesintheair.


    Everywolfinthepackgrouparoundmetowatch,theyhadasurprisedexpression,Ican’ttellifisbecauseI’mjusthalf year old orbecauseIhavelightningaffinity, wellmaybeboth.


    “Ciscethisiscrazylittlewhiteisjusthalfyearold”Dadcomment.


    “ThisneverhavehappenedI’mnotsurewhattodo,usuallyatthisagetheystartthetrainingnotfinish,noawakened wolfcanstaywithoutanamethat’swhy we namethemhalfyearbeforetheawakening.”Alannarhadadarkexpression maybehewasfellingathreattohisposition,notrightnowbutinthefuture.


    “Ciscenameyourchild”Alannarcommanded.


    “YoushallbeknowasShutraoftheBlackClawPack”motherdecidedmyname.