Shattered Echo

He's just a broken, shattered echo....

Mate to Micah, father to Nyx, Blitz, Koda, Orion, Vesper and Rogue. Son of the mighty Shino and Calanthia.

TYSM to ஓ๑♡Asahi♡๑ஓ 🫶for writing the lore!

It was a dark and stormy night in the wastelands, Marble was laying down in a small cave he'd decided to hide in for the time being, unable to fend for himself or his puppies. How long had it been since he'd been kicked out of his last pack? Days, weeks, months? He couldn't remember. All he could think about was the cold, his pups who he could barely take care of, and his empty stomach.

He winced slightly as he heard a long, deep howl, it was close, too close for comfort. He hesitantly stood up, nudging his puppies to the back of the cave, walking to the entrance of the cave, looking around outside, letting out a sigh of relief when he saw nothing, but he'd thought too soon. In a few moments, a big, black wolf had jumped down from the top of the cave, lunging at him and grabbing his throat. He yelped, whimpering as the wolf ripped and tore at his skin, unable to move for a few moments before finally managing to shove the wolf off, panting, blood seeping down from his fur. He was shaking as he stared at the wolf, thoughts of his puppies running through his mind. He couldn't let this wolf get to them, he couldn't. He looked back, making sure they were out of sight, and the wolf went for its next attack. He bit back, managing to grab it by the scruff and clamp down, though not for long. He was weak, underweight, and exhausted. He was suddenly pinned down, the wolf scratching at his chest, biting his paw. He whimpered, crying out before managing to roll over and switch their positions, quickly managing to grab the wolf by the throat, clamping down and growling, but he was too weak to kill. He was trembling, legs ready to give out any moment, but first he had to get this wolf away from his pups. He snarled, clawing their eye, making them yelp. He hesitantly let go, hoping it would be enough to chase them off, and luckily it was.

He panted as he stumbled his way back into the cave, laying down by his pups, cuddling up with them, whimpering as they licked his wounds, trying to see if their dad was okay. He didn't even know their mom's name, seeing as she'd been a rogue, which was the whole reason why he'd been kicked out of his pack in the first place. The mom had also left the pups to him, stating that she wasn't able to take care of them, neither was he at the moment. He couldn't remember the last time he'd had a meal, all the food he managed to gather went straight to the puppies. He flinched as one of the pups moved against his wounds, knowing that it was going to be a very rough night. Hopefully that wolf didn't show up again.. He woke up early the next morning, his entire body aching, covered in blood. Luckily the wounds hadn't been too deep and had stopped bleeding a few hours ago. He yawned, groaning as he opened his eyes, only to be met with hundreds staring at him. He froze, swallowing. Bats. He really did not want his pups getting bitten by those in case of rabies. He nudged his pups awake, standing up and grabbing them all, placing five of the six on his back, and carrying the last one in his mouth. He quickly trotted out of the cave, wincing as the sunlight hit his eyes. He needed to find shelter, before any of them got heatstroke, and he also needed to watch out for that black wolf. He could swear he felt eyes on him, but he didn't dare search for whose it was.

He kept walking, and walking, and walking, searching for food, water, shelter, anything. He looked up as he suddenly heard a "ka-kaw!" Looking around for the cause of the noise, and after a few moments he spotted it. A black and white crow. He stared at it as it landed in the ground, jumping around and flapping its wings, almost as if it was trying to get his attention. He tilted his head before finally understanding that it wanted him to follow. He nodded at the crow, quickly following after it as it took to the skies once more. He sped up, now going in a running, looking back every so often to make sure his pups were still there and holding on tightly, making sure he was holding the one in his maw tight enough as well. And then he heard it, that oh so familiar howl. He sped up even more, silently praying that the crow was leading him to safety and not some large rock. His whole body ached, his legs begging for a break, but he didn't dare stop, he couldn't. His face lit up as he saw a forest, noticing a bunch of wolves walking around near it as well. He felt tears well up in his eyes, safety. The crow had led him to safety. He was just a few seconds away now, the wolves had spotted him! And then suddenly, he was knocked down to the ground. He yelped, crying out as he saw his puppies fall to the ground, the black wolf on top of him. He was unable to move, already starting to lose consciousness, then he started hearing the sounds of fighting. He passed out after that. A few hours later he woke up, slowly opening his eyes, noticing that he was on a bed of soft furs and pelts.. Where was he? All his wounds were bandaged as well. He looked around for his puppies, and saw that they were just a few steps away, also on a nest. He made it. They all made it.


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