Post by Caspian on Aug 7, 2012 14:07:15 GMT -5
Caspian's eyes appraised the wild beauty of the surrounds, the lake was indeed beautiful, and he could see himself coming here in the future alone. A place like this would be perfect for the composing of songs, and melodies seemed to drift in the air here like invisible currents.
The Cael smiled at the cheerful Hiko, liking that he felt so relaxed around her now, even though her status in the world was now much more exalted than his, she still was friendly - at times - and approachable, unlike some wolves that let power change them. "This is indeed a peaceful place, thank-you for showing it to me."
Her eyes watching him felt like she could see his soul, and he felt a small flutter of nervousness, he had not sung for other wolves very often, only a pawful of times. "I shall sing you a song from my birth-pack the Stargazers. This story is sung to every pup by their mothers and is the first story heard by our ears." he continued. "I hope you enjoy it, and I hope I can do it justice, as I have not sung this song alone before."
He settled himself before her, centering his being and drawing himself up straight, drew a breath and threw his head back, his howl starting softly and strengthening as he sang.
“In the beginning of things there was Wulf. He roamed the land and created the wolf-ways Where he rested his head became holy places and he freed the wolf-gods from the stones, trees and lakes and they became his pack. They followed him and created the last of the wolf-ways But Wulf felt that his pack was not complete nor the wolf ways as he neared maturity so he journeyed back to where he began, known as Wulf Rock and made the final wolf-way. There on the rocks where he had broken out the she-wolf Wulfin waited, he knew not where she came from as she was a mystery as Wulf himself. So he took her as his consort and his mate and the pack of the gods was complete.
Wulf and Wulfin mated and decreed that their pups would form mortal wolf-kind and together would form the last wolf-god, each mortal wolf being a part of something greater than themselves and whose truth may be glimpsed in life but only fully know in death when they rejoined the gods.
So the god reared the cubs and taught them all the wisdom they would need, the lore of rock and tree, lake and of life. The gods were excited by what they made but some desired them, and some envied them because even the gods have weaknesses.
So Wulf commanded that no god should consort with a mortal wolf and that mortal wolf-kind should forget it origins. The gods were to be invisible to them and watch the mortal wolves unseen. If any god broke the law and consorted with a mortal wolf, their punishment and torment would last as many days as they had consorted with mortal wolf.
Wulfin was wise and so decreed that mortal wolf-kind would have distant memories of the gods and sometimes see them in the stars, to guide them on the wolf-ways made for them, so that when they were full of fear, and when they seek our courage something of us may come to them.
So it was that the mortal pups forgot their origins and scattered from the place of their birth, coming to fear the Wulf Rock, forgetting it and seeing it as a place of great mystery not to be approached my mortal wolf-kind The gods receded back to the places that Wulf freed them to watch and whisper to the mortal wolves. Each wolf was left with an echo of what they had been and each pack shared these memories that once in the past they were was gods and they had been one with them.
The wolves reigned for many years, sharing the land with all creatures even the men, who were weak and few. Time passed and shadows fell over the land, and the Men started to grow in numbers and greed taking from the land and destroying the wolves and their sacred wolf-ways
Why did the gods not see and come to their aid? Wasn't it their task to combat the men and help mortal wolf-kind? Or did the gods not see? In truth the gods are as blind and fallible as mortal wolves and more arrogant. The gods chose not to see the curse of men on wolf-kind
The doom of the wolves drew near and one god saw this, it was Wulf himself, but why had he finally seen? He had broken his own law and consorted with a mortal wolf. The first time Wulfin forgave him and Wulf was shamed. The second time Wulfin forgave him and Wulf was angry but the third time, the skies were filled with shooting stars and the earth shuddered for the whole year of his sin. Wulf's mate conceived a mortal litter and Wulfin could not forgive him.
Wulf had broken his own law and as the pups grew in the mortal she-wolves belly Wulf grew weaker and started to die. Wulfin had also seen the danger of the men and came to Wulfin and told him how it was to be, “As you broke your own law and are guilty you shall be punished. For a thousand days you went with a mortal wolf and so for a thousand years you must live and die as a mortal wolf. You shall know the pain and suffering of mortal wolf. You who should of seen the rise of the man and corrupt the world shall now live the pain and suffering of the wolves for a whole millennium.
Your mate shall give birth to two pups and you shall be one. You will forget your origins and be born an ordinary wolf and die and be reborn. Each life you will learn something of what a god should know, but you will still not know what you are, as your wisdom grows so will your suffering. When you have lived all your lives you must learn all you learnt in one lifetime, suffer all you suffered, loose all you have lost and still able to raise your head to see the stars and all that you once lost, if you have the strength to be the god you were you will be restored as Wulf once more and save mortal wolf-kind from it peril. If you fail all wolf-kind shall perish.”
Wulf stared into the wise eyes on his Wulfin who loved him and still loved him despite his sins. He saw what he had already lost in her eyes.
“What of the other cub?” he whispered
Wulfin was silent for a long while, unsure if she would name who that other cub would be, but then she spoke “That other cub shall be me, so you shall not be alone on the earth. Through all your suffering I shall be the one mortal wolf that shall love you true.”
“Will you know who I am?' asked wolf as the birthing of the mortal she-wolves cubs started to draw him to the start of his millennia of suffering.
“I shall not forget” whispered Wulfin. “For surely I am to blame for your fall, and my suffering shall be to watch the suffering all your lives, unable to help you until the last of your lives. I shall bear this cross as a show of my love for you.”
And so Wulf died, and was reborn mortal, to suffer for a thousand years striving to regain the knowledge of the gods. Wulfin followed him, marked with a cross to do what she might to bring comfort to the one she loved although he would never know who she was.”
The song shivered and sunk on the air. Caspian felt a huge rush of tiredness wash over him. He felt he had sung the song well, although the end always made him feel uncomfortable. The spirit turned on him again and snarled at him. 'You are a fool. That story may have been told to you by your mother, but the pack never spoke of it to me.'
He then turned from her and looked up at the sky. The stars were out now. "For you are not of our pack."
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He woke from the dream with a start and groan. "Again?" this time he howled for real. Singing his song over again to make his dream seem unreal, at least to himself.
The Cael smiled at the cheerful Hiko, liking that he felt so relaxed around her now, even though her status in the world was now much more exalted than his, she still was friendly - at times - and approachable, unlike some wolves that let power change them. "This is indeed a peaceful place, thank-you for showing it to me."
Her eyes watching him felt like she could see his soul, and he felt a small flutter of nervousness, he had not sung for other wolves very often, only a pawful of times. "I shall sing you a song from my birth-pack the Stargazers. This story is sung to every pup by their mothers and is the first story heard by our ears." he continued. "I hope you enjoy it, and I hope I can do it justice, as I have not sung this song alone before."
He settled himself before her, centering his being and drawing himself up straight, drew a breath and threw his head back, his howl starting softly and strengthening as he sang.
“In the beginning of things there was Wulf. He roamed the land and created the wolf-ways Where he rested his head became holy places and he freed the wolf-gods from the stones, trees and lakes and they became his pack. They followed him and created the last of the wolf-ways But Wulf felt that his pack was not complete nor the wolf ways as he neared maturity so he journeyed back to where he began, known as Wulf Rock and made the final wolf-way. There on the rocks where he had broken out the she-wolf Wulfin waited, he knew not where she came from as she was a mystery as Wulf himself. So he took her as his consort and his mate and the pack of the gods was complete.
Wulf and Wulfin mated and decreed that their pups would form mortal wolf-kind and together would form the last wolf-god, each mortal wolf being a part of something greater than themselves and whose truth may be glimpsed in life but only fully know in death when they rejoined the gods.
So the god reared the cubs and taught them all the wisdom they would need, the lore of rock and tree, lake and of life. The gods were excited by what they made but some desired them, and some envied them because even the gods have weaknesses.
So Wulf commanded that no god should consort with a mortal wolf and that mortal wolf-kind should forget it origins. The gods were to be invisible to them and watch the mortal wolves unseen. If any god broke the law and consorted with a mortal wolf, their punishment and torment would last as many days as they had consorted with mortal wolf.
Wulfin was wise and so decreed that mortal wolf-kind would have distant memories of the gods and sometimes see them in the stars, to guide them on the wolf-ways made for them, so that when they were full of fear, and when they seek our courage something of us may come to them.
So it was that the mortal pups forgot their origins and scattered from the place of their birth, coming to fear the Wulf Rock, forgetting it and seeing it as a place of great mystery not to be approached my mortal wolf-kind The gods receded back to the places that Wulf freed them to watch and whisper to the mortal wolves. Each wolf was left with an echo of what they had been and each pack shared these memories that once in the past they were was gods and they had been one with them.
The wolves reigned for many years, sharing the land with all creatures even the men, who were weak and few. Time passed and shadows fell over the land, and the Men started to grow in numbers and greed taking from the land and destroying the wolves and their sacred wolf-ways
Why did the gods not see and come to their aid? Wasn't it their task to combat the men and help mortal wolf-kind? Or did the gods not see? In truth the gods are as blind and fallible as mortal wolves and more arrogant. The gods chose not to see the curse of men on wolf-kind
The doom of the wolves drew near and one god saw this, it was Wulf himself, but why had he finally seen? He had broken his own law and consorted with a mortal wolf. The first time Wulfin forgave him and Wulf was shamed. The second time Wulfin forgave him and Wulf was angry but the third time, the skies were filled with shooting stars and the earth shuddered for the whole year of his sin. Wulf's mate conceived a mortal litter and Wulfin could not forgive him.
Wulf had broken his own law and as the pups grew in the mortal she-wolves belly Wulf grew weaker and started to die. Wulfin had also seen the danger of the men and came to Wulfin and told him how it was to be, “As you broke your own law and are guilty you shall be punished. For a thousand days you went with a mortal wolf and so for a thousand years you must live and die as a mortal wolf. You shall know the pain and suffering of mortal wolf. You who should of seen the rise of the man and corrupt the world shall now live the pain and suffering of the wolves for a whole millennium.
Your mate shall give birth to two pups and you shall be one. You will forget your origins and be born an ordinary wolf and die and be reborn. Each life you will learn something of what a god should know, but you will still not know what you are, as your wisdom grows so will your suffering. When you have lived all your lives you must learn all you learnt in one lifetime, suffer all you suffered, loose all you have lost and still able to raise your head to see the stars and all that you once lost, if you have the strength to be the god you were you will be restored as Wulf once more and save mortal wolf-kind from it peril. If you fail all wolf-kind shall perish.”
Wulf stared into the wise eyes on his Wulfin who loved him and still loved him despite his sins. He saw what he had already lost in her eyes.
“What of the other cub?” he whispered
Wulfin was silent for a long while, unsure if she would name who that other cub would be, but then she spoke “That other cub shall be me, so you shall not be alone on the earth. Through all your suffering I shall be the one mortal wolf that shall love you true.”
“Will you know who I am?' asked wolf as the birthing of the mortal she-wolves cubs started to draw him to the start of his millennia of suffering.
“I shall not forget” whispered Wulfin. “For surely I am to blame for your fall, and my suffering shall be to watch the suffering all your lives, unable to help you until the last of your lives. I shall bear this cross as a show of my love for you.”
And so Wulf died, and was reborn mortal, to suffer for a thousand years striving to regain the knowledge of the gods. Wulfin followed him, marked with a cross to do what she might to bring comfort to the one she loved although he would never know who she was.”
The song shivered and sunk on the air. Caspian felt a huge rush of tiredness wash over him. He felt he had sung the song well, although the end always made him feel uncomfortable. The spirit turned on him again and snarled at him. 'You are a fool. That story may have been told to you by your mother, but the pack never spoke of it to me.'
He then turned from her and looked up at the sky. The stars were out now. "For you are not of our pack."
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He woke from the dream with a start and groan. "Again?" this time he howled for real. Singing his song over again to make his dream seem unreal, at least to himself.