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Post by Nneka on Aug 15, 2014 3:17:17 GMT
Health: 72/72 Last Ate: Day 7
Nneka nodded and walked a ways away, out of sight of her daughters. As she walked, she was conflicted about what she was about to ask him to do, feeling like she was going to betray her beloved Creed. Even now, she still loved him. She partially blamed him for them being captured by the hyenas. If he had just LISTENED to her, all of this could have been avoided! But no, the idiot had ignored her warnings and did his own thing. And yet she still loved him. She always would. But now, her feelings didn't matter. The pack was what mattered.
Once they were a suitable distance away from her daughters she stopped and glanced back at him over her shoulder. "Mate with me." Well she just gets straight to the point, doesn't she?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2014 3:21:00 GMT
Health: 50/50 Last ate: Day 7
Ofure did as she was told and she placed the little pup between her paws, against her chest. She began grooming the top of his head, despite his smell.....but god it was horrid. It smelled like rotting meat and mud! She snorted a couple of times, but she kept grooming him. She glanced up towards Kojo and her mother as they walked away.
Ofure did fear for her family, but she did know they were strong.
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Kojo
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Posts: 35
Species: African Wild Dog
Age: Adult
Faction: Painted Army
Rank: Alpha
Attribute: Intimidating
Flaw: Vulturous
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Post by Kojo on Aug 15, 2014 3:21:06 GMT
Last Ate: Day 8 Health: 60/60
The male gave Ofure a quick glance before trotting after Nneka. His mind was racing as he followed her; what would she ask of him? Did she have plans to bring the Army back to power? He kept a respectable distance as they walked, but after a short moment, Nneka stopped. However, nothing prepared him for Nneka's request.
He stood still, eyes wide and confused. She wanted him to... mate with her? But... why him? "N-Nneka... I, uh... why?" he asked, his voice trembling. The poor male hadn't mated with anyone before, and now the ALPHA FEMALE was asking him to mate with her. He didn't know what to do!
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Post by Nneka on Aug 15, 2014 3:25:55 GMT
Health: 72/72 Last Ate: Day 7
Nneka bit back a frustrated growl. Wouldn't most males have just jumped on her and started going at it right away? Then again, Creed hadn't. But then again, Creed had had some weird relationship with Ryan, which she had never understood. Not that it had mattered int he end. "Why do you think? Our numbers are low, and the only other male around is a pup." She sighed, turning her head away and raising her tail, hoping that would encourage him, if not show her that she truly meant for him to mate with her. Even if her heart was felt like it was breaking. She had promised herself to Creed, and no one else.
No, no. She can't think of Creed. Not now. "Please, Kojo?"
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Kojo
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Posts: 35
Species: African Wild Dog
Age: Adult
Faction: Painted Army
Rank: Alpha
Attribute: Intimidating
Flaw: Vulturous
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Post by Kojo on Aug 15, 2014 3:31:46 GMT
Last Ate: Day 8 Health: 60/60
Kojo was so confused; he had just reunited with his pack, found out most of the pack was dead, and now his alpha was asking him to mate with him. Kojo was so overwhelmed with confusion that he had zoned out for a moment. When he came to, he saw that Nneka had lifted her tail for him, and Kojo caught himself staring. He shook it off, knowing he'd probably get in trouble if he disobeyed her orders. From what Nneka had said, it was practically up to him to help repopulate the pack.
The dog approached Nneka, not really sure how to go about the whole process. "O-okay, Nneka... okay," he said, his voice unsure. Poor Kojo didn't know what he was doing, but after a moment, instinct took over. He walked to her side, gave her cheek a reassuring lick, and then returned to her hindquarters, pure instinct kicking in.
((Aaaand fade. YAY FOR PUPS.))
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Post by Nneka on Aug 15, 2014 3:35:52 GMT
Health: 72/72 Last Ate: Day 7
Once it was over, Nneka simply sighed and sat down. She had betrayed Creed. She had betrayed the love of her life. But it was for the good of the pack. Surely Creed would be proud of that? "Thank you, Kojo." Her voice was still emotionless, and as she shook out her fur she took a deep breath and stood again, trying to look brave. She was going to have pups again. They wouldn't be Creed's children, but they would still be hers. "Now we need to find a safe place. I don't think our old territory is safe anymore, so we're going to head north beyond that." As she spoke, she walked back toward her daughters, trying to look as if nothing had ever happened. "We'll cut through Clapperclaw territory. So long as we're quick and quiet, hopefully they'll never know we were even there."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2014 3:36:01 GMT
Health: 50/50 Last ate: Day 7
Ofure had taken a nap while she was unaware that her mother and Kojo had gone off to help repopulate the pack. She still had the pup between her paws and against her fluffy chest. Her ear flicked every now and then, she even snored slightly. But soon, her pelt was burning and she woke up from the uncomfortableness, her eyes slowly opening.
Ofure looked back at her black pelt. She stood up, careful not to move the pup and looked around to see a small bush and crawled to it, sitting herself under it. Though she barely had any time to cool down as her mother approached, she smelled....weird. But, she shook it off. She looked up to her mother, the shade of the bush covering her eyes from the blinding sun.
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Kojo
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Posts: 35
Species: African Wild Dog
Age: Adult
Faction: Painted Army
Rank: Alpha
Attribute: Intimidating
Flaw: Vulturous
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Post by Kojo on Aug 15, 2014 3:42:57 GMT
Last Ate: Day 8 Health: 60/60
Kojo followed Nneka, giving her a nod before letting her take the lead. So Nneka would be having his pups... he already knew it must have killed her to give herself to another male instead of Creed. With that in mind, Kojo took a bit of shame in his actions, despite Nneka giving him the order. He followed behind her, ears slightly lowered.
At the mention of Clapperclaws, Kojo whined a bit. "The Clapperclaw won't be angry, will they? I hope they're friendly," he said, wondering what would be happening to them.
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Sethos
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Posts: 15
Species: Striped Hyena
Age: Adult
Faction: Solitary
Rank: None
Attribute: Scavenger
Flaw: Glutton
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Post by Sethos on Aug 17, 2014 15:16:01 GMT
Last Ate: Day 7 Health: 60/60
Sethos watched as Nneka took Zuberi away, and his heart pulled a little as he watched the pup go. Sure, Zuberi wasn't his own pup, or even his own species. But the young male had grown on the hyena, and Sethos was truly going to miss him. He watched as the dogs left, and the hyena turned, wondering where to go next.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 0:15:23 GMT
Health: 50/50 Last ate: Day 7
Ofure was heading to the body of the lion when she heard a loud thump and she slowly looked around to see the body of her young sister, Chizoba lying in pain. Her ears went back as she rushed over, whimpering. She bent her head to poke at her sister's now dead body and she cried out "Mom, help! Chizoba isn't moving!!"
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Post by Nneka on Aug 18, 2014 0:23:54 GMT
Health: 72/72 Last Ate: Day 7
Nneka shrugged a little. They might be angry. But of course, pretty much all of Africa wanted their heads at this point, so what would it matter? But before she could say anything, she heard a cry from her daughter. Paling beneath her fur, she rushed forward, back toward where she had left her beloved children, and when she saw Ofure standing over the now dead Chizoba, she wailed in pain and grief. "No!" She practically collapsed next to her daughter, nudging her desperately and trying to get her to wake up. "Oh no, please, no. Don't do this Chizoba. Please don't do this..." She buried her nose into her daughter's fur, sobbing. Her beloved daughter, the future of the Painted Army. She was dead. Suddenly escaping to freedom seemed pointless, like none of it mattered. She had done all of this for her children. But now one was dead. Not only had she lost Creed, but now Chizoba. She felt like her heart was breaking, and it took all her strength to not throw up her head and beg for death.
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Kojo
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Posts: 35
Species: African Wild Dog
Age: Adult
Faction: Painted Army
Rank: Alpha
Attribute: Intimidating
Flaw: Vulturous
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Post by Kojo on Aug 18, 2014 0:32:59 GMT
Last Ate: Day 8 Health: 60/60
Kojo was watching the hyena in the distance when the ghastly thud entered his ears. Turning immediately to the source, Kojo's eyes fell upon Chizoba, who was now limp on the ground. He hurried after Nneka as the alpha female rushed to her daughter's aid, the male feeling quite helpless in such a situation. Chizoba had fallen dead, but from what causes they did not know.
He sat down next to Nneka, the mother of his unborn pups, and whined. Kojo hadn't known Chizoba, but he knew the loss was incredibly hard on the widowed mother. He leaned down and tried to offer her comfort in a soft nuzzle, her sobs traveling through his own body. Her sobs were hollow, the sound that only came from a mother who had lost a child.
His words would have been meaningless should they have been spoken, so Kojo remained silent, nuzzling the female. He motioned for Ofure to join him, resting a side on Nneka to give Ofure room to join the pile of grieving dogs.
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Zuberi
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Posts: 60
Species: African Wild Dog
Age: Child
Faction: Painted Army
Rank: Commoner
Attribute: Scavenger
Flaw: Timid
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Post by Zuberi on Aug 18, 2014 0:33:57 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last Ate: Day 8
Zuberi did not like this. He did not like this one bit, oh no! These dogs looked like the death-bringer, and it appeared he was right, for soon enough one of them fell to the ground. The little pup turned and ran away, the females now gone. He wanted to call out to his comfort-bringer, to howl and cry, but once again his throat was closed tight and he could only run.
At last he caught up. With the dogs distracted, he had had enough time to escape. He crashed right into Sethos' leg, panting and shaking in fear. Comfort-Bringer would keep him safe!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 0:37:41 GMT
Health: 50/50 Last ate: Day 7
Ofure saw her mother come and by the way she acted, it confirmed that Chizoba was dead. Tears trickled down her fluffy cheeks as she sobbed. She stumbled over to Kojo and sat on the other side of him. She buried her face in his shoulder, crying deeply.
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Post by Nneka on Aug 19, 2014 23:38:19 GMT
Health: 72/72 Last Ate: Day 7
Nneka cried into her beloved daughter's fur for a long, long time, before finally she couldn't cry anymore. Shaking, she slowly pushed herself up, staring down at her precious girl. "Goodbye, Chizoba. I love you so much, Sweetheart. Tell Daddy I love him, too." She gave her daughter one last nuzzle, before finally turning, looking back to Kojo and Ofure. Her legs were shaking, and all she wanted to do was die, but she had to press on. For her pack. Or what remained of it, anyway.
But then she noticed the pup, Zuberi, was gone, and she sighed, not wanting to deal with this. "Let's go get Zuberi and go back." Her voice sounded dead, and she sniffed the ground before walking after it. She knew the pup wouldn't have gotten far, and anyway, she just didn't have to heart to try too hard, so her pace was slow. But they'd catch up eventually, anyway.
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