The Last Resort [Ebony/ Moonrose]

[Brightness Darkly]

Brightness jumped as Ebony lunged, not at him but at Moonrose. The black she-wolf moved too fast for him to see. Or was it the darkness around them that made it seem that way? Wait, did she just turn into a panther?Which ever it was the youth was stunned.

Brightness growled as the familiar scent of blood filled the air. He bunched his muscles ready to help the Lyxxus but was caught of guard when she turned on him. He tried to back up, forgetting that he was trying to die, but Ebony wasn't aiming for his neck. She clipped his wing, ripping out several of his feather before proceeding to fling him father into the cave's depths.

The young wolf tucked his wings close and spiraled, trying to land on his paws. He faltered some and his legs throbbed at impact but he was otherwise steady. He snarled at the pain in his wing and legs and turned back to face the dark she-wolf turned panther. His eyes narrowed.

"How dare you attack the Mafia on it's own soil!" Brightness howled as he charged her head on using the weight he had to barrel into the trespasser.

[|-Moonrose-|]

Moonrose was stunned from the attack, her head throbbing from when she hit the rocks of the cave. She felt the blood ooze between the furs of her coat and her rage piled up, only continuing to get worse when the panther-wolf slashed her sharp claws across her left eye, the one that had already been scarred. It was then that Ebony went after Brightness.

The Guardian was struggling come, howling with pain and keeping her left eye shut. The scar there had been opened again and was no doubt larger, but she was sure there were more scars there as well. At least, there would be when they healed. Moonrose forced herself onto her feet and unsheathed her claws. Even though she was at a disadvantage with her swollen eye, that wasn't going to stop her, especially when she watched Brightness go after the enemy.

Moonrose snarled. "Now, you'll get what you deserve, fleabag!!!" She kicked off the ground hard and barreled into Ebony's side with Brightness, snapping and clawing at her black pelt. She launched herself onto the attacker's shoulders and dug in with her claws, keeping her small jaws around her neck, refusing to let go.

[~Ebony]

Ebony was stunned as she was barreled into by the two wolves. She rolled across the cave, standing up and sliding backwards her claws scraping against the hard stone. Her eyes widened and she yowled in pain as the small lyxxus leaped onto her shoulders biting her neck. She could feel something wet and sticky on her shoulders on her shoulders and neck. She snarled and used her paw to bat the hybrid away from her her claws sliding down his face, purring with satisfaction as blood poured across the four claw marks across his face.

She then started slamming her body against the cave in a desperate attempt to throw the lyxxus off, she yowled and started to leap to the roof to the cave hoping to slam Moonrose into it but failed as she felt her teeth sinking deeper and deeper into her neck. She fell back to the floor with a crash, feeling dizzy and weak. She made one last attempt to get rid of the lyxxus, she refused to be beat in a battle by this tiny scrap. She let herself go limp onto the ground her skin bunching up, she felt Moons grip loosen and rolled over squishing the lyxxus with her weight.

She rolled back over sweat and crimson blood spilled over her forehead over her eyes, dripping onto the cave floor. She braced herself from another attack from the both of them, breathing heavily trying to get her strength back. She looked to both of them her eyes narrowed, glowing in the darkness. Another flash of lightning struck outside alluminating her sillohuette, making her look like one you would see in your nightmares. She stood there shoulders hunched, tail tip sliding back and forth, claws scraping against the stone.

[Brightness Darkly]

His face burned as the Ebony's claws tore though it. Blood poured into his eye and he howled in agony. Yet it wasn't the worse wound he had ever gotten and the loud reaction was more out of habit. His mother and brother got satisfaction out of making him squirm.

He shook his head trying to shake the blood out of his eye. He could just see enough to watch her squash the Lyxxus under her body weight. He bunched his muscles ready to spring to Moonrose's rescue but the black she-wolf, panther, thing, had already gotten up. A flash of lightning illuminated the cave and Ebony causing her to look much like his mother without wings. He flinched but turned it into a snarl.

She looked tired and all the more fearsome for it. How much older was she? How much longer could he hold out before he collapsed? His breaths were already coming in ragged gasps and blood continued to seep into his left eye. He shook his head again. All or nothing, right?

"You'll regret ever trespassing!" Brightness snarled as he charged again, jaws open and aiming for the dark mass of her throat.

[|-Moonrose-|]

Moonrose was in shock when she was crushed beneath the weight of the panther four times her size, sickened by the snapping of her ribs. A howl turned to a screech of sheer pain and she was straining her vocal cords because of the volume in her tone. Her throat became sore, but it hurt so badly. She eventually flopped to a standstill, feeling the pain creep up her limbs and crawl through her skin. She bit her lip, trying to hold back her pain. It was difficult to breathe with several broke ribs and a bruised side.

I'm a Guardian... Moonrose thought. I have to get back up!


Steadily, she forced herself to her feet upon hearing Brightness's cry, mostly about Ebony regretting something. The loss of blood made her hearing a little bad. She whirled around in time to see Brightness lunging for Ebony's throat. Knowing it was dangerous, Moonrose leaped in without stopping to see if her hybrid companion made his mark. The Guardian was busy raking her sharp claws down the side of Ebony's flank, hopefully distracting her long enough for Brightness to make his attack and definitely hopeful that she was causing the loner some pain.

Moonrose was not malicious, but she held a deep disliking for Ebony, especially after their last encounter in the Knight's territory. She then bit down on the panther's ankle and pulled, despite the pain in her side from being crushed. She knew she would feel it later and that she'd have to rest for a few days, but she didn't care. If she did nothing, then the both of them would surely die.

[~Ebony]

Ebony snarled as Brightness spoke but her snarl soon turned into a yowl of shock and pain as she felt claws dig into her side, she could feel her skin ripping and tearing beneath it blood spilling onto the floor. She turned to snap back at Moon not realizing she was leaving her neck unprotected or Brightness charging her full on. Hers rolled inside her head as Brightness hit his target straight on, winding her. Then falling to the ground as the lyxxus grabbed her paw. She hit the ground with a thud, rolling over onto her side, her breathing ragged and shallow. She was defeated.

She was losing blood and fast. She opened her eyes but her vision was blurred and the room was spinning. She had no more strength her form changed from panther to wolf as she lay there on the ground. Tears of blood poured from her eyes, all she ever wanted was a normal life, but she didnt have that she was a hybrid, an unloved hybrid. As she lay there on the cold, hard, ground her life flashed before her. She looked like a shadow spread across the ground a beautiful shadow, a soul just wanting to be loved. The only reason for her violence. She sighed closing her eyes, this would be her end.

[Brightness Darkly]

Brightness' eye's widened and his rage fled him as Ebony changed back into a wolf and fell to the cave floor. His throat clamped up and he became hysterical.

"No, wait," he was frantic. He ran over to the bloody hybrid and began cleaning her wounds. The young wolf had never killed anyone in his life, heck he rarely attacked or fought back. He choked on his breath as his tongue ran over the gashes in her side and neck. Tears mingled with the blood on his face.

"Please, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it," He repeated the words he often said when his mother was attacking him. Only this time he meant it. It wasn't in his nature to kill and maim. The winged hybrid whined as he licked her face. He knew she was still breathing but the thought that she could stop scared the poor youth. Brightness knew that neck bites could be fatal. Why hadn't he been thinking? Why had he let anger get the better of him. Now here lay some stranger wolf, blooded and beaten, because she had angered him.

[|-Moonrose-|]

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[atrb=background,http://i.imm.io/5plS.png][scrolly:h(312),w(500),sy] Moonrose watched in surprise as Brightness suddenly changed his attitude again, going to clean her wounds as she shifted from panther to wolf, shrinking to about half the size of her panther form. Upon watching him, the Guardian began to feel bad as well. An idea came to her mind, something her mother had taught her when she was little. How to wrap wounds. Even though the Lyxxus was meant for fighting, she also knew how to stop bleeding if there was no healer around. Without another word, and knowing Brightness was too occupied to notice, she slipped out of the cave in pain. She was not leaving, no, but she walked over to the nearest leafy plant. She used her teeth and snipped off several of the giant leaves, gathered a lot in her mouth. The rain on her wounds stung when they hit, but she did as she planned anyways, making her way back to the cave where the other two were. "Look out, Brightness." She muttered through the leaves. "Let me handle this." She moved him out of her way and set the leaves down beside the dying wolf, looking her in the eyes. "I know we've had our differences, Ebony, but I will not allow you to die here. I hope we can part on good terms this time." Carefully, despite any protest the loner would probably make, Moonrose used the leaves to wrap and seal the wounds they had inflicted upon her. She was sure they would hold long enough for her to heal and leave in a few days, where she could find a more secluded place to recuperate. The Lyxxus gave her a farewell glance and turned around, walking carefully over to Brightness, claws clicking on the ground beneath her. Her left eye was still closed and she knew there would be more scars there when the scratches Ebony had caused would heal. "Well, Brightness," She said to him, "It looks to me like your death has been faked. There's enough of all of our blood in this cave to convince someone you were killed. You can leave freely now." She looked one last time at the black wolf behind her. "Ebony will be fine. She'll heal in a few days. In the meantime, I must return to the Children. I need to be healed and rest these broken ribs. I wish you the best, Brightness. If you need me, I'll most likely be in the Children's lands. Goodbye, now, my friend." She turned to leave, limping slowly towards the cave entrance and towards the rain, wondering what Brightness was going to do with his newly found life now. Rose Stock | Wolf Stock [/scrolly]

[~Ebony]

Ebony painfully opened her eyes to see the two wolves worried faces around her, they seemed to fear for her and the wounds they had inflicted on her chest, throat and legs. Brightness had quickly run over to clean her wounds, she flinched under his touch but was to weak to do anything about it, besides it felt good. She sighed, she didnt think that they would actually care about her, that they would rather leave her die here. She thought they would have hated her for what she did, but she was wrong, maybe they didnt understand what its like to be an unloved hybrid, but sitting her right now with these two actually caring for her made her feel loved and cared about. She saw Moon limp out of the cave and actually felt bad for the lyxxus, she had crushed her and here she was helping her instead of tending to her own wounds, she came back in with some leaves with which she sealed her wounds. She spoke as if she had known her forever, like she was her best friend.

New thoughts and feelings dawned on Ebony, maybe all pure breds werent as heartless and uncaring as the ones she had seen, maybe they were like her in a way. She watched as Moonrose turned to Brightness and spoke to him, pain in her every word as she struggled to speak and breathe with her broken ribs. She lifted her head, her emerald green eyes full of gratitude "Thank you, for everything" she whispered and gently layed her head down and closed her eyes drifting off into one of the best sleeps she had had in months.

[Brightness Darkly]

Brightness watched silently as Moonrose bound up Ebony's wounds. The young wolf knew better than to get in the way. So instead he concentrated on stopping his tears. He would never admit how scared he was, not to either she-wolf though both had witnessed it, and definitely not to a stranger. He blinked and looked up as he heard Moonrose's claws click across the cold cave floor.

"Well, Brightness," She said to him, "It looks to me like your death has been faked. There's enough of all of our blood in this cave to convince someone you were killed. You can leave freely now." She looked one last time at the black wolf behind her. "Ebony will be fine. She'll heal in a few days. In the meantime, I must return to the Children. I need to be healed and rest these broken ribs. I wish you the best, Brightness. If you need me, I'll most likely be in the Children's lands. Goodbye, now, my friend."

Outside the storm was letting up, though there was definitely a drizzle and overcast. Brightness felt lost, the crimson Lyxxus was right, he was free if he chose. But where would he go? He didn't have many skills. In all truths this hadn't been well thought out, not that he had had much time to think. The bewildered wolf watched as Moonrose began walk away leaving him with a sleeping wounded Ebony.

"W-wait!," He bounded over to the limping Lyxxus on aching legs," I-" He paused. He had never asked for help in his life, it was difficult to do so now. "I don't have anywhere else to go and you aren't in much condition to travel. Let me help you get back to your pack."

[|-Moonrose-|]

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[atrb=background,http://i.imm.io/5plS.png][scrolly:h(312),w(500),sy] Moonrose was startled at the pup's words to her. She never though she would be the one to end up with him, but he was right. From what she had learned, the Guardian was all too aware that he really had nowhere to go. She was surprised when he offered to help her back home. She was in pain and, as she thought, the hybrid did need somewhere to be. She sighed, a small smile graced on her lips. She hoped Reynard wouldn't mind if he stayed for awhile. "...Thank you, Brightness." Rose Stock | Wolf Stock [/scrolly]