Trail [First Path]
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esp_dragonFandom: Noblesse
Summary: He had been alone for a long time, but then he found a trail that brought him to a human settlement.
Rating: K+
Notes: Rated for swearing.
First path!
'Were' in werewolf means 'man' (as in, male). Sorta shifting it so it means 'human', so when the wolf says 'were form' he means 'human form'.
He should probably be calling himself other than 'werewolf' but…
Why, pronouns, why?
Genre: General.
Word count: 963
Status: Complete (This path anyway)
The lights in the human settlement were bright, illuminating the paths clearly, and he tried to avoid them as much as possible, but there were a few times where he had no choice but to risk being seen.
It was noisy too. His ears hadn't stopped twitching after he'd gotten close, and what the humans used as transport was worse -they made a lot of noise and stank- but he could always hear them coming then.
He could find traces of his Kin, but it was so mingled with the scents of humans that he had to stay in his werewolf form to keep track of it. It was recent though – only a few days old. But why were there no markers for his territory? There was also hints of nobles, which he found strange – hadn't they all left?
Keeping his ears pricked for any approaching sounds, he continued searching.
* * *
Finally. It had taken him a few hours to find an area where his Kin's scent was more concentrated than what he was used to (and even then, it was still faint), but now that he had found it, he was able to move faster and didn't have to keep his head so close to the ground. His Kin was alone, which explained why his territory was smaller than what he thought it would be.
The path he was on was dimly lit and… He cocked an ear towards a light clicking sound coming closer. Growling softly, he left the path to hide in the shadows, dropping to all fours and changing into his wolf form. Humans here didn't sleep; he could always hear at least one nearby and there had been too many times where they'd forced him away from his Kin's trail.
There was something different about the human that was passing by him. As he tried to puzzle it out (his fur was very light –like his own- but old humans developed that – but his posture was young too) the breeze shifted and he was hit in the face with the scent that he had engraved into his memory over the last couple of moons.
He shook his head, transforming back into his werewolf form, sending stones flying as he flexed his paws. His Kin heard him and turned his head towards him. He approached him slowly, turning his head away a little bit but… his Kin wasn't transforming out of his were form.
His Kin had frozen on the spot, his eyes wide. When he saw this, he paused, his ears sinking. His Kin's demeanour wasn't aggressive, but it was clear his presence wasn't wanted either.
That was when the wind picked up again; his nostrils flared and he automatically sorted through the scents.
Wait.
He took another discrete sniff, understanding slowly blooming inside him. It wasn't only because his Kin had surrounded himself with humans that had made him so hard to track but also-
"You're human," he snarled. He didn't know how that could have happened, but he wasn't Kin. Growling, he twisted around and bolted; he could hear more humans coming anyway.
* * *
"M-21!"
M-21 let out a breathless laugh, shaking his head as he felt the adrenaline course through his body. In all the years before he came to Korea, he had been an 'experiment', 'experimental material', 'less than human' to others; when he actually met a person who was from the race that made him so, he had been called 'human' with as much disgust as the other could muster.
"Are you all right?" Takio and Tao crowded his vision, worry etched on their faces.
He nodded and saw Frankenstein also coming quickly towards them. Had they seen him?
"I think…" M-21 said slowly, "he was a werewolf." He didn't know what they looked like apart from what he knew of his own transformed state, but seeing a large dog (wolf?) morph into an even bigger mix of canine and human… Why else would he be so disgusted that he was human?
Tao's eyebrows show up and his jaw dropped. "Real-" He cut himself off, frowning. "Well, 'vampires' exist, so why not werewolves?"
Frankenstein turned his head in the direction that the werewolf had gone. "We need to find it quickly," he murmured. "They can't erase memories."
Shit, he'd forgotten about that.
"The wolf form is about chest-height and his werewolf form is about twice ours," M-21 informed them quickly. He'd be hard to miss. If he had a human form though…
The three men nodded and they started running.
* * *
He followed his own trail to get out of the human settlement. His wolf form was slower –the strides were shorter, his limbs weren't as powerful- but it was less obvious than his werewolf form. Not that he really cared about being seen now, but it meant he'd have less distract-
He skittered to a stop, halting before a light-furred human. Who smelled like a noble, but not quite. And the human-Kin.
"Get out of my way," he growled, pulling his lips back.
The not-noble didn't, but he did turn his head away. So he knew their signals then. In response, he licked his nose.
"I just want to know what you plan to do now," the not-human asked.
"Leave." Find his real Kin. Get as far away from humans as possible.
"And that's all?"
He nodded.
The tension in the not-noble left, and he nodded once as well before stepping away, leaving his path clear again.
He advanced warily, checking for any changes, but when there wasn't so much as a twitch from the not-noble, he sprang forward, racing past him.
It would be a relief on his ears and nose one he got out of the settlement again.
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He wouldn't staaaaaay. ;____;
This has waaaaay more OC pov than I thought it would. XD;;
So in my head-canon, werewolves greet each other in their werewolf form because it's rude to meet people in a 'hidden/hiding' form rather than the true form.
Previous Chapter
Summary: He had been alone for a long time, but then he found a trail that brought him to a human settlement.
Rating: K+
Notes: Rated for swearing.
First path!
'Were' in werewolf means 'man' (as in, male). Sorta shifting it so it means 'human', so when the wolf says 'were form' he means 'human form'.
He should probably be calling himself other than 'werewolf' but…
Why, pronouns, why?
Genre: General.
Word count: 963
Status: Complete (This path anyway)
The lights in the human settlement were bright, illuminating the paths clearly, and he tried to avoid them as much as possible, but there were a few times where he had no choice but to risk being seen.
It was noisy too. His ears hadn't stopped twitching after he'd gotten close, and what the humans used as transport was worse -they made a lot of noise and stank- but he could always hear them coming then.
He could find traces of his Kin, but it was so mingled with the scents of humans that he had to stay in his werewolf form to keep track of it. It was recent though – only a few days old. But why were there no markers for his territory? There was also hints of nobles, which he found strange – hadn't they all left?
Keeping his ears pricked for any approaching sounds, he continued searching.
Finally. It had taken him a few hours to find an area where his Kin's scent was more concentrated than what he was used to (and even then, it was still faint), but now that he had found it, he was able to move faster and didn't have to keep his head so close to the ground. His Kin was alone, which explained why his territory was smaller than what he thought it would be.
The path he was on was dimly lit and… He cocked an ear towards a light clicking sound coming closer. Growling softly, he left the path to hide in the shadows, dropping to all fours and changing into his wolf form. Humans here didn't sleep; he could always hear at least one nearby and there had been too many times where they'd forced him away from his Kin's trail.
There was something different about the human that was passing by him. As he tried to puzzle it out (his fur was very light –like his own- but old humans developed that – but his posture was young too) the breeze shifted and he was hit in the face with the scent that he had engraved into his memory over the last couple of moons.
He shook his head, transforming back into his werewolf form, sending stones flying as he flexed his paws. His Kin heard him and turned his head towards him. He approached him slowly, turning his head away a little bit but… his Kin wasn't transforming out of his were form.
His Kin had frozen on the spot, his eyes wide. When he saw this, he paused, his ears sinking. His Kin's demeanour wasn't aggressive, but it was clear his presence wasn't wanted either.
That was when the wind picked up again; his nostrils flared and he automatically sorted through the scents.
Wait.
He took another discrete sniff, understanding slowly blooming inside him. It wasn't only because his Kin had surrounded himself with humans that had made him so hard to track but also-
"You're human," he snarled. He didn't know how that could have happened, but he wasn't Kin. Growling, he twisted around and bolted; he could hear more humans coming anyway.
"M-21!"
M-21 let out a breathless laugh, shaking his head as he felt the adrenaline course through his body. In all the years before he came to Korea, he had been an 'experiment', 'experimental material', 'less than human' to others; when he actually met a person who was from the race that made him so, he had been called 'human' with as much disgust as the other could muster.
"Are you all right?" Takio and Tao crowded his vision, worry etched on their faces.
He nodded and saw Frankenstein also coming quickly towards them. Had they seen him?
"I think…" M-21 said slowly, "he was a werewolf." He didn't know what they looked like apart from what he knew of his own transformed state, but seeing a large dog (wolf?) morph into an even bigger mix of canine and human… Why else would he be so disgusted that he was human?
Tao's eyebrows show up and his jaw dropped. "Real-" He cut himself off, frowning. "Well, 'vampires' exist, so why not werewolves?"
Frankenstein turned his head in the direction that the werewolf had gone. "We need to find it quickly," he murmured. "They can't erase memories."
Shit, he'd forgotten about that.
"The wolf form is about chest-height and his werewolf form is about twice ours," M-21 informed them quickly. He'd be hard to miss. If he had a human form though…
The three men nodded and they started running.
He followed his own trail to get out of the human settlement. His wolf form was slower –the strides were shorter, his limbs weren't as powerful- but it was less obvious than his werewolf form. Not that he really cared about being seen now, but it meant he'd have less distract-
He skittered to a stop, halting before a light-furred human. Who smelled like a noble, but not quite. And the human-Kin.
"Get out of my way," he growled, pulling his lips back.
The not-noble didn't, but he did turn his head away. So he knew their signals then. In response, he licked his nose.
"I just want to know what you plan to do now," the not-human asked.
"Leave." Find his real Kin. Get as far away from humans as possible.
"And that's all?"
He nodded.
The tension in the not-noble left, and he nodded once as well before stepping away, leaving his path clear again.
He advanced warily, checking for any changes, but when there wasn't so much as a twitch from the not-noble, he sprang forward, racing past him.
It would be a relief on his ears and nose one he got out of the settlement again.
He wouldn't staaaaaay. ;____;
This has waaaaay more OC pov than I thought it would. XD;;
So in my head-canon, werewolves greet each other in their werewolf form because it's rude to meet people in a 'hidden/hiding' form rather than the true form.
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Date: Apr. 15th, 2011 06:12 am (UTC)What humans used for transport - noisy and stinky. XD; Must be very much so for him with heightened senses!
His Kin was alone, which explained why his territory was smaller than what he thought it would be.
Interesting for him to think this way. I'm wondering what would even be considered his territory. XD;
Humans here didn't sleep;
Didn't sleep... in general? XD;
His Kin had frozen on the spot, his eyes wide. He paused, his ears sinking.
Ahaha, this is where I get confused by the pronouns. *rereads*
"You're human," he snarled.
Ouch. Though definitely something new for M-21!
"We need to find it quickly," he murmured. "They can't erase memories."
I almost forgot about the memories thing.
He left just like that! I guess you couldn't get him to stay. =P
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Date: Apr. 15th, 2011 02:11 pm (UTC)*laughs* Aaaah, poor him. X3
I think the wolf assumed that the entire city was M-21's territory, because it's got the boundaries already set. Or something. The school and his home is M-21's territory! *nods* :3
"Didn't sleep... in general? XD;"
The wolf had been used to humans pretty much never venturing out once the sun set so coming into a city where people (groups of people, even!) are out into the tiny hours is weird for him. There's also the fact that he might think the buildings are kinda like reeeeally tall castles, so there's a lot of space, but not so many people in them. And then there's the fact that he doesn't know that you can fit, y'know, several million people in the one space. (Although, hmm, he might have been able to smell that. Oh wait, the cars and all the other pollution stuff might be able to help hide it.) So, uh, the number of people that he's seen at night might possibly be the number he's used to seeing in an entire village.
... Yeeeeeah. XDD; I actually hadn't thought of the last point, so it's going to be interesting what the wolf's thoughts are in the morning. XDDD
"Ahaha, this is where I get confused by the pronouns."
D< Argh, damn. 'When he saw this, he paused, his ears sinking'? Is that any better? Or is that still confusing? Or maybe just 'When he saw this, his ears sank'? *head on desk* Pronouuuns~ Why~ did I decide to do this again? XD;;
"Though definitely something new for M-21!"
*snerk* Yeah.
"I guess you couldn't get him to stay. =P"
*flails* I even sent Frankenstein after him! Still nothing. If M-21 found him... D: I think M-21 might have felt even worse if there had been a second encounter.
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Date: Apr. 18th, 2011 10:48 pm (UTC)Ahaha, the entire city! The school and his home... well, he's going to realize that's not the case in the second path, I guess? XD
Ahhh, I see. Must be very different being in the city compared to villages he was used to. Especially since people now keep weird hours. XD;
I can tell which "he" the pronouns refer to, though I need to read that one several times since it changes in the second sentence? Adding in "when he saw this" helps! *___*
Sending Frankenstein after him... XDD;;