Infinity On High {The Final Battle}

[Sivoncé™]

(Now go read it while listening to James Blunt's "Goodbye My Lover" I got a little teary...oh dear....)

[.Rabid Lycan.]

(woah. woah. woah.
the final sentence was awesome!! Bravo, siv-- bravo!)

Verlust was in the crushing black now. Nothing there. Nothing anywhere. The external flames doused, the blood of her wounds disappearing into the dark of the river. The walls of her ribcage threatening to collapse upon itself and give a fatal stab to her lungs. And yet she felt guilty, for some odd reason. For the first time, there was some guilt in her soul... and as her eyes shifted towards the hazy form of Siveria, she smiled.
She'll be a good goddess...
And the water swept her away until Siveria's form was completely indistinguishable.
No fighting the river now. No fighting the water.
She rolled her head back, the fine grains of her hour glass slowly slipping away into oblivion. Ten grains. Nine grans. Eight.
Was all this worth dying twice?
Seven.
All this time, all this agony... for nothing, was it not?
Six.
No one fighting for except for you, my dear Lupus. Love truly is a curse... you were a slave. We were all slaves. We still are slaves, each and every one of us... slaves to this continuous ring of suffering and torture, fighting each other until the icy fangs shove our thoughts inside out and the hour glass breaks! The sand will fall-- it will always fall.
Five. Four. Three..
The sand will always fall.
Two...
For everything.
One.
And everyone.
Verlust was dead.

Something snapped. Something was wrong. Something was dead in his heart and in his soul.
Arroyo rolled onto his back, dodging the death blow that Zeffen was attempting to give him. "No..." he whispered to himself. But he had felt it. He had felt the pain of it all. "No, no..." Tears were at his eyes. Never before had such a pain... such a sorrow engulfed him. He kicked Zeffen away, and threw himself into the dying flames...
He was on the other side now... alone. Verlust and Siveria were gone... He ignored the blood dripping down his flanks and his face, and the flames scorching his underbelly. He ran foward, heart racing--
His heart stopped.
He looked over the cliff and saw the river, the crushed ice-- everything.
Siveria was dead.
The numbness came.
And it began to rain.

[Sivoncé™]

Liviana's heart stopped.
"A-Arroyo....what's going on?" She called, afreaid of the answer she already knew. "Is Siv...? Verlust...?" She feared both answers. However, she could not scent them near....they both must have fallen....but who'd died first?
Did it matter? Verlust was gone from this life forever. That was that. "Oh....oh god...." She couldn't hold the tears in anymore. She collapsed to the ground, sobbing terribly. Blue Moon was gone. Lucinda, gone. Diablo, gone. Siveria, gone.
Gone.

Mist raised her head, sorrow and exhaustion played across her features. She tilted her head back and let out a funeral howl, long and saddnening. "For Siveria! For Blue Moon! For Liviana! For Torn! For Faun! For Tundra! For Arroyo! And for all who gave their life to fight for their pack. For the twenty-one wolves of the prophecy!" She called.

[.Rabid Lycan.]

Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
Everything was silent in his mind. Everything was dead. Fogs of breath appeared and disappeared about Arroyo's muzzle as he stared, transfixed, into the water below.
And his breathing quickened. His lungs shriveled, and his heart was a resonating metronome in his chest.
Tilting his crown back, he unleashed an agonizing, despairing wail. Finally, the tears came, streaking down his face and washing away the blood that still dripped onto his paws.
It was a horrible howl, a saddening howl that threatened to overcome even Mist's powerful funeral cry. Heartbreak and saddness all pouring into a steady stream of sound, Arroyo screamed to the heavens, his sobbing howl echoing and echoing...
And echoing...
And echoing.......

The rain came harder, and blended with the tears of woe and horror that the new leader was drowning in.

[mudfang]

Faun looked up into the rain. She smiled. "So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me..."

She turned to Sylvana. "You're a wonderful fighter. Never want to battle you again."

Torn sat where he was, looking up. "I hope you're enjoying yourself up there Siv. With Yozora. And Thorn. And all the others. I really hope."

Light took up the howl, long, and mournful.

Tumbleweed did as Light.

So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me off guard. Red-handed, now I'm far from lonely. Asleep, I still see you lying next to me. So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me. I... I need something else would someone please just give me. Hit me. Knock me out and let me go back to sleep. I can laugh all I want, inside I still am be empty. So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me... I'll be just fine pretending I'm not. I'm far from lonely and it's all that I've got. I'll be just fine pretending I'm not. I'm far from lonely and it's all that I've got. I guess, I remember every glance you shot me. Unharmed, I'm losing weight and some body heat. I sqouze so hard I stopped your heart from beating. So deep that I didn't even scream. F*** me. I... I'll be just fine pretending I'm not. I'm far from lonely and it's all that I've got. I'll be just fine pretending I'm not. I'm far from lonely and it's all that I've got. And it's all that I've got. Yeah, all that I've got. All that I've got. All that I've got. All that I've got! So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me. So deep that I didn't even scream. F*** me. I'll be just fine pretending I'm not. I'm far from lonely and it's all that I've got. I'll be just fine pretending I'm not. I'm far from lonely and it's all that I've got. And it's all that I've got. Yeah, all that I've got.

[Sivoncé™]

(That's it. My new theme song is "Miss Murder" XD )

Sylvana did a double take. "Um...t-thank you..." She offered a half-smile then turned, looking for Zeffen. "Zeffen!" She called for her mate. She glanced around. She hadn't seen Scar fall, but she hadn't seen him in battle, either. Maybe he'd chickened out....
"Zeffen....do you think the packs would welcome us?" She muttered so no other wolf could here. She'd never really liked the war, but hadn't said much of it. Not to mention she was carrying pups...

Nightshade rushed forward, sobbing uncontrollably. "No...my leader...my son....my friend....my kin....my...my soul...h-hurts...." She wailed over Blue Moon's mangled body, blood trickling away from the barrage of rain and tears.

The fires died down, and even so slowly, Siv's body bobbed to the surface. It floated steadily downstream, away from her pack, and towards the new lands that they'd arrived at.

[hOwL]

Of the in the distance unoticed, laid her body. Uneven breaths brought up her rib cage and lower it softly the only thing that told you she was still alive. Her pelt was torn, almost to torn and bloody to even tell if it was still the same wolf. Jaws where gapped open blood dripping from the side of her muzzle giving a sick pad as it trickled down towards the red snow. Her ear gaze a slight twitch, oxgen rushing into her lungs. Tundra got up coughing up blood, blood fell upon one of her eyes. Blinding her. She shook it away. "The pack...", she whispered trying to raise to her paws but couldnt. She saw the pack gather, she let out a whimper laying her head down with exustion and dehidraction. "The pack...", she grunted and watched from far away. To injured to get up...never belonging....she watched from a view that she would never live. Her eyes closed as her bodice numbed breathing slowing she tried to heave herself to her standing but she couldnt. She gave up falling misrebly on her underbelly.

Uneven paw steps ran across the cold blooded snow. The only thing that could tell you it was Silenthowl was her unmistakable ice cold blue orbs. Clumps of her fur was missinig. Bleeding comeing from many parts of her body but she kept going. "Where is she?", she woofed looking around from sadden face to another. What happened? Where was she?...Blue eyes looked around panic starting to tighten her rib cage. 'Where is she?!", she barked louder and raced over the snow covered ground. Her injured hind leg not mattering anylonger she put weight on it. Moving swiftly she came towards the water. Her eyes fallowed the dark waters. Her eyes stopped at a figure. Blue icey orbs growing round not beliveing what she was seeing...."N....N-No....this cant be...", she whispered her breath feeling like it was smacked out of her lungs. Bodice of a friend...a leader....a Golden heart was now dead...vanished...gone. Never again to be seen. Silenthowl couldnt breath. Who had done that to her...why? She got up reacting, her feelings springing like a jolt of a thorn in her. Her eyes never leaving her body that could be seen from below. No...No you cant leave me yet....its not your turn...dont go...dont leave us..., tears began to form in her eyes giving them a glazed look. She moved about restlessly looking for a way to get down...but there was none. Her breathing shortened as tearsnderher orbs. Her head rised, her snout pointed into the air towards the sky.

A greiful song was howled into the air, but much more was put in it...more then grief....it was Powerful. Sad. Thankful. Beautiful...and Peaceful. Was what is sounded like. The only one who sang her true feelings being her....Silenthowl. Her name said it...her howl never heard...but when it ran you know who it can from....you already knew where it came from. She sang for Sivieria. A wolf who taught her to be strong...to let her emitons be shown without fear. To have pride...the pride that a wolf had to have. What Siveria had to show.

Her song haveing the string of Power. For the power, that Siveria had to give, somthing she never abused and always used for the right.

Her song having the knot of Sadness. For the greif of such loved things Siv had to give up....her family....her pack....her land.

Her song having the thread of Thankfulness. Giving thanks for having a Aplha like Siveria for her years lived.

Her song having the color of Beauty. The only word to describe the Alphaness.

....Her song weaving it all together with the gift of Peacefulness. For Siveria, once time to rest in peace...no more worry...no more sadness...no more hurt. It is your time to rest mylove. Time to forget and forgive. Time for you to recieve what you never got. Time for you to run free...Time for this sad story to end.

Silenthowls note lowered. As her song ended. Her head bowed towards her chest, with rescpet towards the dead lead. "May you have what you never did. You still living with the unborn...you are a legend....and shall forever...stay one", she whispered a tear softly running off the tip of her snout, the wind carrying it towards the deep bluness of the water. Falling falling it went....You can fall....but I will always catch you...

[Destiny]

The ebony fae's lips drew back in a menacing snarl.The battle below and ended.The one up here was just beginning. A dangerous smirk was crested upon ebony maw now. "Destiny, you are the most gullable, stupid wolf I have ever met. You took me into your pack and named be proxy.Knowing very well the deeds of my past. Perhaps you assumed I had changed? If so, you are an idiot for even allowing such thoughts to course through your thick head."New Moon snarled deeply. While she stood her full height the femme could see eye to eye with her alphess and sister. New Moon's pools screamed with blood lust and ambition.

Destiny snarled viciously. Snowy pelt on end. "You will never change. I will never change." The femme gathered herself. Glaring darkly into New Moon's eyes. Then the snowy fae launhed towards her ebony half-sister.Jaws closed down on air where New Moon's neck should have been. Claws hit the ground.

The snowy brute was un-easy.Auds had been pricked to the battle below. Pools had been watching Silenthowl all this time. The battle down there was over, but the killing up here was not. Raku knew he would die. The brute no longer cared. As long as he took his sister with him. Viciously he launched himself past Destiny and slammed his claws into New Moon's ebony side.

New Moon was taken off guard by the attack from her brother. The femme lost her balance and fell. With Raku a-top her she was in a bad place. So was he. Viciously she raked her claws along his stomach.Fangs dug into his shoulder.the sweet taste of blood filled her maw. Pools glared icily,darkly, sickly at Raku.

Raku did'nt even bother a howl of pain. The brute lept to the sidde. Scarlet splattering the earth.New Moon was still attached to his shoulder. Viciously he em-bedded his pearly fangs in her neck.Claws slicing along her shoulder and chest.This battle would be one to the death.Not just a sibling battle.This time he would'nt throw her out in the iceiy winter for dead. This time he had no insane parents to kill. This time it was him and it was her.

Fate took this time to make her move. Silver grey fae sped across the clearing. Leaping a-top snowy white Destiny's back.Claws raked along the fae. Fangs sought the alphess shoulder. Black Mist would exhile her after this. But who cared. The sweet taste of blood soothed her. The first taste of wolf blood, for a very long time.

Destiny screamed in fury. The femme ran all around the clearing.Until it was clear she would be unable to shake Fate.Finally she flipped over.Slamming Fate beneath her heavy form. Then the fae rolled away. Leaping to her paws. Destiny stood in a defensive position.

New Moon snarled viciously as Raku grasped her shoulder. The pain in her chest was fierce. That was good. The femme loved pain. Ferociously she ripped flech from Raku's shoulder. Digging fangs deep into his snowy, un-touched neck.

Raku retaliated by ripping flech from her own shoulder.Slicing his claws across her chest once more. Then pearly fangs locked ontp her neck as well. Meeting scars he had inflicted upon her so many moons ago. "I should have finished the job back when we were still neophytes. Not left it to this." He snarled through fur and blood.

Fate had held on tightly as Destiny ran around like a maniac. Now her bones felt like they had all been broken. For a moment she lay limp. Half crushed. Where Destiny had fallen on her.Scarlet coated the fur around on hind leg.Bent the wrong way under snowy fae's weight.Painfully she rose again.On three legs she snarled at Destiny.Waiting for the other to make the move.

Destiny smirked in surprise.For a few moments snowy paws carried her around Fate. Circling the fae.Then she dunk her claws into Fate's side and raked them along it. Leaving deep wounds. Fangs em-bedded the silver grey fae's neck.

New Moon found herself being backed up by Raku. The edge of this small ledge was closing in quick. If the femme did not turn things around and quick. Death would come a' knocking on her door. a lot faster then hoped.Fangs dug deeper into Raku's throat. But the femme was weakening herself.Losing a lot of blood from the deep and painful wounds.

Raku shoved his sister farther towards the edge. In response he dug his own fangs deeper into her neck. Raku knew now he would die.But if he could help it.She would die first.Suddenly he surged forward. Shoving her towards the edge.Ripping himself free of her grasp.Then shoving his sister.His own blood.To death's door.

Destiny had more strength then the other fae.Maliciously she took Fate's neck and flung the fae across the clearing.In the direction of Raku and New Moon.Destiny padded after.Hiping she had knocked Fate out.Or killed her frorm the impact.

Fate gasped for breath as crimson blood filled her throat.The femme knew she was dying.But she would commit at least one murder.For her brother Ronin. For her half-sister New Moon. For herself.The femme waited till Destiny stood above her.Then quickly flung herself at Destiny's throat.

New Moon knew she was about to fall.Hind paws scrabbled on the cliff edge.The fae was falling.raku had let go of her. But she was not about to let him live.Quickly, with her last bit of strength.she grabbed his hindleg.Hauling him after her. So he would die too.

Raku felt himself slip.The brute was over the cliffside.Then he was falling. Falling. Falling. Falling. Raku knew he would die as soon as he touched bottom. "Ebony and Snow. Night and Day.Sunrise and Sunset. You are my sister.Bound to Hellfire.I , your brother, sent to Golden Mist. You traitor you will die at my paws.Like you should have died all those moons ago."Raku called these words out maliciously.Viciously. Then his tone changed. "When pools first caught sight of thee.Oh, such divine beauty. So full of sadness. Youe love was dead. I knew it. But I had always loved you too. Your imperfect perfection. Everything about you, oh wonderous silver Mist proxy. The holder of my dieing heart,. The last thought that will live in my dieing mind. The last wolf , who will hear me speak. For you see dearest Silenthowl. I love quite truely, and that's all that I can do."The wolf's head hit the ground.Body convulsed.Snowy form was smashed to pieces.Bones protruding here and there. Internal bleeding soaked his insides.Scarlet coated the ground around him. Eyes of soft, loving blue dulled. Ears of his drooped.Blood coated tonge lolled from his maw. Raku, brother too New Moon. Was dead.Last words that had rang in his head. Not said. So the wind screamed them. His soul screamed them . I love you Silenthowl, that's truely all that I can do. For, I love you.

New Moon hot earth mometns before her brother.But the fae was dead long before she touched ground.The fae had died half way down.Striking her head of a jagged rock and smashing her skull apart. Now her ebony fur lay in a bloody and broken heap on the ground.This fae. This murderer, dead.

Destiny was falling. Fate hung half-way across the ledge above her.Dead from bloodloss. The snowy fae did not scramble in the air.She accpeted her fate. delicate crown and bloody form slammed against a ledge. Smashing her body up.The light faded.Destiny lost a life.

When the fae next woke she was still falling.But her body was refreshed.Raku and New Moon lay dead beneath her. Fate hung dead above her. Finally her snowy form crashed against the hard cold earth. Breaking bones and ripping flesh. Eyes dulled a second time in a matter of seconds. The light came again. Destiny lost, another life.

Finally the fae came too. Refreshed once again.How many lives coursed through her form now?One. One life left to bring her pack to their home. Swiftly she sped after them.form carrying her with tremendous ease.


(Three more wolves dead.Finally.Destiny is now in with the other wolves.I'm done here,)

[daina]

As Siveria and Verlust tumbled over the side, Luin got up from her sitting position and went over to the edge where she could see the two wolves, one aflame, the other's leg gone, fighting as they descended to the river below.

The fae could not see Siveria's act of suicide, but she saw the Nightshade nearby, and she suspected that the poison had leaked into the wolf's blood and caused her to die. The truth she would learn only later in her life.

Luin wanted no more part in this. What was done was done. The prophecy was fulfilled and the two leaders dead. She, who had no part in the legend, was still affected.

Her heart trembled at the gory sights, but remained firm. Her desire for vengence of her family was gone, seeing as BloodMist's line and leadership had ended with the death of Babylonia and Verlust.

Turning from the sight, Luin lept from the boulder and stalked off into the wood. She would tell her friends what she saw. The legend of Siveria Nightshade and the prophecy which led to her death would not die because of the witnesses' lack of duty to what they had seen.

The snow felt a little colder.