'Your a بھیڑیا aren’t you!' I shouted.
He was confused, but his eyes were still red.
'Who ever told you, b-how do آپ know?!' I looked over at my back, then looked at him.
I'm not alone I whispered. he stared at me, thinking about what I've said.
He felt his eyes changing back to his normal eye color while he rubs his eyes, then stared back.
'What do آپ mean your not alone?..-'
'Is your father like me, l-like you; does he have your aura, your strength, my symbol-does he?!'
He closed his eyes and whimpered, facing his head in a different direction.
Suddenly I heard barking, footsteps coming nearby... it was probably the مچھلی smell... now I either had a choice.
To force him to take me too his family, یا to do something to him, I had no time for that now.
'Don't take this as a favor kid, but take me to your family; if آپ really love them you'll take me towards them; I can heal them'
I turned my head around, hearing the barks, and their footsteps rising.
'Hurry! do آپ wanna be back with your family یا do آپ want them to die!' I growled.
He teared up, hearing the word death.
He wiped his tears and stared at me.
'Ok... just because I don't want to see them die'
'Hey boss! the smells coming back here!' shouted a deep voice.
I grabbed the kid 'Sandalio' held him against my chest, and switched sides from the tree, hiding both of us, trying not to reveal ourselves and our shadows.
I looked down at Sandalio as he stares back.
I placed my index paw above my mouth, trying to give him my signal to be silence.
I placed my ear on a درخت I was leaning too, trying to hear them: taking steps, breathing, and talking.
A big dark blue dog appeared with a group, a gang at least مزید than four i guess.
'smells like fish...salmon'
As the leader talked, Sandalios ears spiked, hearing his voice..
They found the fish, but some other dogs who wanted it fought: snarling, crawling and cussing... it was our chance to sneak away, so I slowly placed Sandalio behind my back, got back on four-legged, tucked down, and crawled very slowly.
We made it, but something didn't felt right.
That blue dog kinda scared Sandalio, but his energy doesn't feel right compared to mine.
We were in no sight of them. We can finally run.
'They're over there...near the landslide, just a couple of steps away!' He pointed out as i followed.
His land looked very poor; no near animals to hunt, trees were very wide and looked like they wanted to fall down.
The water was clear though, and that's what I need to help them.
‘Why did آپ picked up your ears kid?’ He ignored me, only concentrating what’s on his mind.
I ignored my سوال as well, but اگلے time when he ignores me…; there won’t be a اگلے time.
When we made it, there were crows all over the place: chattering, mocking each one of other crows, and fighting.
‘Mom! Dad!!’ Sandalio jumped off my back and ran straight through the crows.
’Sandalio wait!’
I chased after him and killed the بانگ who was about to attack Sandalio.
He stumbled backwards and caught his balance back.
I dropped the dead بانگ and tried to scare away the other crows away from us.
‘Your still a pup, these crows can peck آپ to death…your defenseless for now.’
Suddenly I heard an unnatural cough, almost like vomit.
Sandalio grabbed the dead بانگ and raced towards the noise I heard…It was his Father! Also his mother on the floor with their فر, سمور colored faded: the mom was silverish like my body through the night, and the father was just…dimmed.
‘Mom! Dad! I brought a crow’ Sandalio was happy, but his parents didn’t replied….instead of their bodies twitching.
They were slowly dying I thought, seeing their فر, سمور fall bit سے طرف کی bit.
Suddenly I was wrong, the dad coughed harshly and peeked exactly looking straight at Sandalio.
‘San…y-you came back’ He softly chuckles.
‘Yes father! M-look! I bought a crow!’ Sandalio shared him a piece.
My mind snapped, there was no time for us, for him chattering with his dad… but the mom,, she never moved; both of sandalio’s parents auras dropped rapidly.
I ran across the river; one nearby a colored leaf درخت and plucked some leaves, after that I caught some fish, killing them for their blood and placed the red liquids on the leafs.
Sandalio was confused, so was his father, but Sandalios father had his eyes locked on me, just concentrating on me.
I pressed on the leaves and مچھلی blood, rolling it til it forms into a little ball, as It did I quickly placed them in and out from the river.
I ran back towards his parents with the little leaf balls and gaved one too sandalio; since he hasn’t eaten, and one for his dad .
The dad rejected it, so did sandalio.
I looked at his Father.
‘I know آپ don’t’ know me but yu have too eat it; it gives آپ your aura back and you’ll be back on your feet’
Sandalio’s father grinned, trying to get up on his rear side.
I was surprised, his aura sparked, then lowered as he aches.
‘Who are you? What’s your name?’ He aske me while he had shortness of breath.
I looke at sandalio as he just stares down, making sudden sounds.
I looked back at him.
‘Otsoa.. I’m a-‘
‘ I know who آپ are’ He chuckles…I was puzzled.
‘No doubt about it, آپ have his resemblance’ He chuckles then aches, almost falling down.
Who is he talking about? I thought in my mind; he had too be talking to his son he has too, but he wasn’t.
I tried to look up back at him, but my eyes were locked on the ground on his side fur.
He was bleeding: wounded.
My ears perked up. I looked behind Sandalio’s mom…he must’ve had fought while the little stealer was gone, but something isn’t right here; not at all.
After I turned, faced over at the mom the dad was in shock as I quickly turned back facing at him.
He stuttered his breathing.
‘I-it’s you,, y-your still alive.’
‘What are آپ saying? What’s going on?!’ I growled.
The blood from his side squirted outta control now, he fell back down with his mouth opened and his eyes widened.
‘Dad!’ Sandalio screamed and ran towards him.
He got on him, trying to make him stay wide awake.
‘This ain’t normal?! Wh-what’s going on!!’
I got even closer, trying to stop the blood running.
He screamed. Blood and blood vessels were out; showing, squirting all around me.
‘Something has to be in him!’ I yelled, I tried to rotate his body around but he didn’t let me.
‘Otsoa…’ He said, softly in a faded voice.
Don’t talk, the مزید aura your wasting, it’s done for you’ As I tried to cover up his body, مزید blood just squirts around me; the مزید I press on the مزید he looses…he’s gonna die, but I wasn’t gonna let that happen…just like Sandalio’s mom…she’s gone, no doubt since her smell was coming hard.
Sandalios father started to cough up blood.
Sandalio cried, trying to help as well.
‘San… you’re the best son I can ever have, آپ know your mother will always love you, and so will I’
‘What do آپ mean?! Please don’t say that! Not now!!’
He snuggles his face, begging him not to leave him alone.
I was shock how this was gonna end for his Fathers death, but he cant be alone; he has too have someone I thought.
‘Is there anyone he can turn too?’ I faced towards them, Sandalio looked up at me.
His Fathers eyes were closing, very slowly… I tried to make him stay wide awake but his aura was dropping fast.
He had enough energy just to whisper.
‘Just like your Father Otsoa…’
‘ Who are آپ talking too? I- I don’t have a Father, please! Where do I go!’
He looks up at me, but not at my eyes nor my face, he just reaches out for my locket necklace.
‘Your father Ookami, will be with you, waiting…’
He closed his eyes, then peeked..looking at his son.
‘Go to the mountains San.. where the commander is at’
He reaches out and rubbed his furry head.
He slowly looked at his wife, and chuckled slightly.
‘Your Mother is waiting San,,, re-remember wh-what I taught you..I…I love..’
His words choked him, his eyes rolled up, head fell completely; everything…he’s dead., a young man who had died with his wife from illness یا something he had done, waisted his for his son.
I frozed, almost wanting to cry: death was in front of me.
Sandalio cried all over on his face, his face and mine covered in his strong blood smell.
‘DAD!!!!!’ He howled up, releasing himself onto the moon.
That was it, it was over.
Someone I never knew, Sandalio’s Father had made me fall for them, but he was one of me; I wans’t alone…and now the kid is.
I never thought I’ll feel this emotion in me.
‘Commander’ Sandlio talked.
‘Commander…please help us, you’ve saved my dad,, now it’s time I owe you’ He answered to himself.
My eyes were filled; first time I wanted to cry.
I went over towards his body…I closed his eyes as I closed mine…thinking regretfully of what I’m about to say.
‘Father of Sandalio’s birth’ I told his deceased body, sandalio stared at me with his tears still running.
‘I promise you, I’ll take your son over to the commander with my life as آپ fulfilled your duties for his, I will raise him like a son you’d had… thank you, for telling me who I looked like to you..goodbye-‘
Sandalio snuggle me with his warm face and his cold tears..
‘Thank you…Otsoa’ He cried for his Father while holding me.
I reached over him and place him on my back slowly.
‘Do آپ wanna say something to your Dad, before آپ can try to lead me to your Dad’s commander’
He looked back behind me, looking at his Dad and Mom.
‘I’ll make آپ proud daddy…you to Mommy… I promise.’
Somewhere, where we couldn’t see him, a black بھیڑیا was way above the cliffs were he wasn’t spotted, from color to aura….no sight.
He licked his mouth and disappeared into the shadows.
‘Two down…twenty-three left…especially the Son’
(To Be Continued)