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He saw fire.
It tore through the valley, untamed and unleashed, like a wild animal released from its cage. Its flames engulfed the hillside, hungrily blazing through the forests. Thunder crackled in the sky and lightning shattered the darkness, providing momentary light before disappearing. Rain pelted down from the swollen clouds and slammed into the fire.
But nothing could stop it. It was indestructible. It rose, coughing smoke into the sky, howling in rage. Ankhyros and Aeturnum alike fled from their homes and rapid terror. But where was he? Where would you be when your family is trapped in the deep of the burning forest? Where would you be when your pack went down with ash and smoke?
He woke up.
Talos' eyes flew open, azure optics wild with panic. Claw marks in the earthy ground showed that he had been twitching in his sleep. Harsh breath came from his maw and his chest heaved with air. His bed of moss, disturbed and torn. A silent hum came from his right and he twitched and ear there, lifting his head. He was shocked to see the waterfall. Where am I? A moment of fuzziness buzzed in the dark brute's mind and he heaved himself onto all fours. Oh. Yeah.
He remembered making an hour journey from his guarded packlands to the waterfall at late sun-down, arriving there just before midnight. Talos shook his fur, watching a cloud of dust and dirt billow from it. Right. He remembered everything now. He was haunted by dreams of his past and could never sleep soundly in his own home. In a desperate attempt to escape the madness, he had ran all the way to the Cosmo Waterfall and slept there. So much for that, Talos thought bitterly as he lapped some water from the shallower edges of the pool that the waterfall had formed.
Maybe his history was an open book that he would be forced to read night by night. Maybe he was going insane. The ebon brute's maw twisted, revealing his canine fangs. He disliked the latter. Sudden guilt flushed through Talos, so sudden that he actually cringed. "My pack." He growled out, whipping around. Would they worry? Had someone come to return them home? He hadn't told anyone his exact cause for leaving. He should've told his Beta! Muttering, he kicked a rock into the shallow pool with his left leg. He didn't know what to do. Stay. Talos calmed. He trusted his pack. He needed a day off anyways.
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