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Prologue
In a large mountain forest in the Makai, there were a pack of wolf youkai. They lived on the south side of the mountain with a lake, known to them as Bottomless Lake, about a mile to the west of their dens. Their dens were made up of a cave network. When you enter the cave, there is a crack in the wall directly to the left. That crack is just barely big enough for an average sized wolf to enter, and through it is a den known as the nursery den. It is where pups and their mothers sleep, along with one or two guard wolves to protect them. Across from the nursery den was the guard den. In that den is where all of the common male wolves slept. It was there so that they could easily and quickly defend the nursery when there was trouble, and to keep threats from going in too deep. Deeper in was the healer den. That was where the Healer Wolf lived and treated their patients. Across from the healer den and a little deeper still was the bitch den. That was where the female wolves slept. The teen wolves, the ones still learning, slept in the training den, which was right next to the bitch den.
Finally, at the very back of the cave, were two more dens. On the left was a small den for the old and/or crippled, called the elders den. In it lived those who were unable to properly work, whether they were too old or were injured too badly. Next to the elders den was a room hidden by vines dangling over the entrance, and was the leader’s den. That is the den that is occupied only by the alphas, betas, and omegas. Six wolves at most. No other wolf was allowed in there unless given permission from one of the leaders. The alphas were the leaders of the group. One alpha was chosen based on their strength and dominance, while the other was the mate of main alpha. The betas were the second highest in rank, and both of them were chosen by the alphas based on their power. The same is true of the omegas, the ones ranked third.
Back outside the dens was a small clearing that some wolves would hang out in. The elders and pups in particular liked that area, though they couldn’t leave the area without an escort. This clearing was surrounded by a dense forest that reached half way up the mountain in the direct north, and far in each of the other directions, excluding Bottomless Lake of course. The mountain top was covered in snow, though it wasn’t ever a very thick, heavy snow. It was more rocky, with many boulders. Bottomless Lake was at the base of the south-western side of the mountain, and had a river flower from it towards the east, a little ways south of the dens. Bottomless Lake was so called because of the fact that it is so deep, that you couldn’t see the bottom.
Yasei Hageshii was the last in a litter of four. Her father was the beta in the pack, and her mother one of the other, lower-ranked wolves. There were 20 wolves in the pack, an unusually large number, so she was never completely alone. Her pack was what youkai called a feral pack. That means they acted more like normal wolves than other, more ‘civilized’ youkai. They didn’t ‘speak’ very often, much preferring the speech of wolves. Growling, snarling, barking, howling, and body language. They rarely turned into any form other than quad form, with the exception of the Medicine Wolf, who was usually in kemonomimi form so they had opposable thumbs. Though Yasei didn’t know the difference between ‘feral’ and ‘civilized’ youkai until much later, after much tragedy befalls her and her pack.
In a large mountain forest in the Makai, there were a pack of wolf youkai. They lived on the south side of the mountain with a lake, known to them as Bottomless Lake, about a mile to the west of their dens. Their dens were made up of a cave network. When you enter the cave, there is a crack in the wall directly to the left. That crack is just barely big enough for an average sized wolf to enter, and through it is a den known as the nursery den. It is where pups and their mothers sleep, along with one or two guard wolves to protect them. Across from the nursery den was the guard den. In that den is where all of the common male wolves slept. It was there so that they could easily and quickly defend the nursery when there was trouble, and to keep threats from going in too deep. Deeper in was the healer den. That was where the Healer Wolf lived and treated their patients. Across from the healer den and a little deeper still was the bitch den. That was where the female wolves slept. The teen wolves, the ones still learning, slept in the training den, which was right next to the bitch den.
Finally, at the very back of the cave, were two more dens. On the left was a small den for the old and/or crippled, called the elders den. In it lived those who were unable to properly work, whether they were too old or were injured too badly. Next to the elders den was a room hidden by vines dangling over the entrance, and was the leader’s den. That is the den that is occupied only by the alphas, betas, and omegas. Six wolves at most. No other wolf was allowed in there unless given permission from one of the leaders. The alphas were the leaders of the group. One alpha was chosen based on their strength and dominance, while the other was the mate of main alpha. The betas were the second highest in rank, and both of them were chosen by the alphas based on their power. The same is true of the omegas, the ones ranked third.
Back outside the dens was a small clearing that some wolves would hang out in. The elders and pups in particular liked that area, though they couldn’t leave the area without an escort. This clearing was surrounded by a dense forest that reached half way up the mountain in the direct north, and far in each of the other directions, excluding Bottomless Lake of course. The mountain top was covered in snow, though it wasn’t ever a very thick, heavy snow. It was more rocky, with many boulders. Bottomless Lake was at the base of the south-western side of the mountain, and had a river flower from it towards the east, a little ways south of the dens. Bottomless Lake was so called because of the fact that it is so deep, that you couldn’t see the bottom.
Yasei Hageshii was the last in a litter of four. Her father was the beta in the pack, and her mother one of the other, lower-ranked wolves. There were 20 wolves in the pack, an unusually large number, so she was never completely alone. Her pack was what youkai called a feral pack. That means they acted more like normal wolves than other, more ‘civilized’ youkai. They didn’t ‘speak’ very often, much preferring the speech of wolves. Growling, snarling, barking, howling, and body language. They rarely turned into any form other than quad form, with the exception of the Medicine Wolf, who was usually in kemonomimi form so they had opposable thumbs. Though Yasei didn’t know the difference between ‘feral’ and ‘civilized’ youkai until much later, after much tragedy befalls her and her pack.
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This is the prologue to a background story for one of my characters, Yasei Hageshii! This is my first time posting something I've written, so please be gentle with me! lol
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i think that this is a good prologue for a story. i like that you use it to give a detailed description of what the den looks like and that we get a look at how the 'class' system works. i think that you would elaborate on some parts such as more about the alphas, omega and betas. you could give them another paragraph describing what their role is.
you could also really describe what the area around the caves looks like. such as are there lots of trees? is there snow on the mountain tops? this will give the reader a better image in their mind of what the world you are creating looks like.
otherwise, i think that this is a good start to a story and when i have some more time i will go and read the next part
keep up the good work!
you could also really describe what the area around the caves looks like. such as are there lots of trees? is there snow on the mountain tops? this will give the reader a better image in their mind of what the world you are creating looks like.
otherwise, i think that this is a good start to a story and when i have some more time i will go and read the next part
keep up the good work!