In The Darkness [G2]

~~~~🌑🦡 Second Badger Based Wolf On-Site 🦡🌑~~~~

A huge thanks to worm (#53635) for crafting ITD's Badger base!

Highest Wisdom [Lead; Non-Heritageless] since 6 July 2022. Reign Ended 24 July 2022, Peaked @ #6.

'Bout fuckin' time damnit >:(

Theme(s): Taunt by Lovejoy, Surface Pressure sang by Jessica Darrow (from Disney's "Encanto")

Chased Sighting Count: 53 (since 23 July 2022)

Masked underneath the shadow of his dad's greatness, In The Darkness (ITD for short) tried all he could to be his own self. Every training session would always land with the line, "You'll be amazing, just like your dad!" or "Your dad did this when he was younger, you're following in his pawsteps~"

ITD couldn't stand it anymore. Finding every familial retort to be a taunt of his own capabilities, he set off to achieve the inevitable: to become heir of the Nightfallers, and to show others that he could create a different destiny unlike his father's.

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ITD slowly make this way through the dense overgrowth, snarling in disgust and anger after vine after vine would entangle his frame.
"My Kimera... Do we really need all these? I swear, this swamp is going to be the end of me. Curse my mother for being so... so stubborn in her ways."

He sighed, nipping the vines loose before trekking on. With a camoflagued body, ITD slowly slipped into the murky waters. Dangerous snakes, alligators... None of them seemed to phase him as he moved along. And yet, with a forceful tug, he went under.

"ᚤᛟᚢ ᛞᚨᚱᛖ ᛋᚺᛟᚹ ᚤᛟᚢᚱᛋᛖᛚᚠ ᚺᛖᚱᛖ ᛗᛟᚱᛏᚨᛚ? ᛁ ᚨᛋᚴ ᚠᛟᚱ ᚤᛟᚢ ᛏᛟ ᛚᛖᚨᚡᛖ. ᛏᚺᛖᛋᛖ ᛚᚨᚾᛞᛋ ᚹᛖᚱᛖᚾ'ᛏ ᛗᚨᛞᛖ ᚠᛟᚱ ᚤᛟᚢᚱ ᚲᛚᚨᛁᛗᛁᚾᚷ. ᚾᛟᛏ ᛚᛖᚨᚡᛁᚾᚷ ᚹᛁᛚᛚ ᚠᛟᛚᛚᛟᚹ ᛁᚾ ᚲᛟᚾᛋᛖᛩᚢᛖᚾᚲᛖ." [Translation (from Runic): "You dare show yourself here mortal? I ask for you to leave. These lands weren't made for your claiming. Not leaving will follow in consequence."]
ITD scrambled around underneath as the tugging grew tighter. He tried to call out, but air would only be replaced by the murky waters enveloped around him. His eyes would open and, unbeknownst to the speaker, would encase this moment like a single frame, the tugging immediately vanishing before the wolf would return to the surface. No true trace of the voice could be found, but a mere silhouette he could briefly make out in the water would be his best case to work off of.

The young male swam to the shoreline, panting and coughing to mask what had just happened. The figure — whatever it may be — only had such a brief existance, and yet, as he began to mellow out, the voice spoke once more:
"ᛏᚺᛖ ᛗᛟᚱᛏᚨᛚ ᛚᛁᚡᛖᛋ... ᛁᚾᛏᚱᛁᚷᚢᛁᚾᚷ. ᛏᛖᛚᛚ ᛗᛖ, ᛗᛖᚱᛖ ᛗᛟᚱᛏᚨᛚ, ᚹᚺᚨᛏ ᛒᚱᛁᚾᚷᛋ ᚤᛟᚢ ᛏᛟ ᛗᚤ ᚺᛟᛗᛖ? ᚨᚾᛞ ᚾᛟ ᛚᛁᛖᚠᚢᛚ ᚨᚾᛋᚹᛖᚱᛋ, ᛚᛖᛋᛏ ᚤᛟᚢ ᛒᛖ ᛋᚺᛟᚡᛖᛞ ᛒᚨᚲᚴ ᛁᚾᛏᛟ ᛏᚺᛖ ᚹᚨᛏᛖᚱᛋ ᛟᚠ ᛗᛁᚾᛖ." [Translation (from Runic): "The mortal lives... Intriguing. Tell me, mere mortal, what brings you to my home? And no lieful answers, lest you be shoved back into the waters of mine."]

ITD narrowed his gaze, speaking slowly, "I... don't know how I understand you... But my reasoning, to avoid those-" He stuck out his tongue, making a 'bleugh' noise, "horridly disgusting waters, was from my mother's hinderance. To explore the world, gain knowledge to further my legacy-"

The unknown voice cackled, "ᚨ ᛚᛖᚷᚨᚲᚤ? ᚤᛟᚢ ᛗᛟᚱᛏᚨᛚᛋ ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚ ᛒᛖᛚᛁᛖᚡᛖ ᛁᚾ ᛏᚺᛟᛋᛖ ᚠᚨᛒᛚᛖᛋ ᛟᚠ ᛚᛖᚷᚨᚲᛁᛖᛋ ᚨᚾᛞ ᚲᚺᚨᚾᚷᛁᚾᚷ ᛟᚾᛖ'ᛋ ᚠᚨᛏᛖ? ᚺᚨᚺ, ᛈᛚᛖᚨᛋᛖ. ᚠᚨᛏᛖ ᛁᛋ ᚾᛟᛏ ᛟᚾᛖ ᛏᛟ ᛒᛖ ᛏᚨᛗᛈᛖᚱᛖᛞ ᚹᛁᛏᚺ ᛗᛟᚱᛏᚨᛚ. ᚨᚾᛞ ᛖᚡᛖᚾ ᛁᚠ ᛁᛏ ᛁᛋ, ᚤᛟᚢ ᚱᛁᛋᚴ ᛞᛁᚱᛖ ᚲᛟᚾᛋᛖᛩᚢᛖᚾᚲᛖᛋ." [Translation (from Runic): "A legacy? You mortals still believe in those fables of legacies and changing one's fate? Hah, please. Fate is not one to be tampered with mortal. And even if it is, you risk dire consequences."]

Even if ITD couldn't put a face to this voice, he could tell it was holding the biggest, shit-eating grin imaginable. The male merely bristled his fur, "Alright then, wise guy. Be a brave boy and show yourself, unless the little pups nearby nipped your rear too much to come out from embarrassment."

"ᚷᛚᚨᛞᛚᚤ," [Translation (from Runic): "Gladly,"] the voice spoke, a smog appearing around ITD. The male never faltered, his striking blue and brown eyes scanning the area to be met with a silhouette once again. Instead, there were eyes. Eyes that looked to have held no soul in the past, lest the present and the possible future. Its mouth seemed... malformed in a way, unlike a regular wolf's maw, but nothing he'd seen in the wilderness to compare.

"ᛋᛖᛖ ᛗᛖ, ᚨᚾᛞ ᚺᛖᚨᚱ ᛗᛖ ᚾᛟᚹ ᛗᛟᚱᛏᚨᛚ. ᛁ ᚨᛗ ᚹᛁᛏᚺ ᚤᛟᚢᚱ ᛒᛖᛁᚾᚷ. ᚤᛟᚢ ᛗᚨᚤ ᚾᛟᛏ ᚺᚨᚡᛖ ᚴᚾᛟᚹᚾ ᛁᛏ, ᛒᚢᛏ ᛏᚺᛁᛋ ᛞᚨᚤ... ᚤᛟᚢ'ᚡᛖ ᚨᚹᚨᚴᛖᚾᛖᛞ ᛗᛖ. ᚤᛟᚢ, ᛗᚤ ᛞᛖᚨᚱ ᛗᛟᚱᛏᚨᛚ, ᚨᚱᛖ ᚨ ᚺᛟᛋᛏ ᛏᛟ ᚨ ᚺᚨᚱᛒᛁᚾᚷᛖᚱ ᛟᚠ ᛞᛖᚨᛏᚺ, ᚨᚾᛞ ᛏᛟ ᚨ ᛋᛟᚢᛚ ᚹᚺᛟ ᚺᚨᛋ ᚾᛟᛏᚺᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᛟ ᛚᛟᛋᛖ. ᚤᛟᚢᚱ ᛚᛁᚠᛖ ᛁᛋ ᚾᛟᚹ ᛗᛁᚾᛖ." [Translation (from Runic): "See me, and hear me now mortal. I am with your being. You may not have known it, but this day... You've awakened me. You, my dear mortal, are a host to a harbinger of death, and to a soul who has nothing to lose. Your life is now mine."]

ITD bristled his fur once more, the smog-like, faux wolf resting its forepaws on his shoulders. Although he figured running away wouldn't be a choice, ITD took in a deep breath. He sighed, glancing at the wispy passenger before padding off.

Who knows what this so-called 'harbinger of death' would bring, but ITD knew, in one way or another, that things would be even more difficult to understand...

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"My mother was wise to keep me on these tracks for so long. I figured sooner or later such things would bend off the beaten path, but my father... He was wise too. I'll admit. He was the prodigy in his prime. And, rather bluntly put, emphasis on was. I'm young, but my mind is older, let me even be better than my father, and perhaps, even bolder." - In The Darkness

Finished Product?

Make lead succeeding Mom (Silver Lining), train as wisdom successor and absolutely hammer down on str/spd to keep battles half-ass decent lol.

Starting Stats (Pre Pup/Adol Training): 117 106 136 153 130 -> 642
Starting Stats (Post Pup/Adol Training): 144 133 136 154 147 -> 715

Placed on Public Stud Roster on 14 March 2022 (Pi [π] Day :D)

Stud Fee(?): 5 GC or 1500 SC

Weeks Sold Out: Week of 2 May 2022 (+1 Refresh), Week of 9 May 2022 (+1 Refresh; +5 Traditional Breedings), Week of 16 May 2022, Week of 30 May 2022 (Pride Sale Began June 1st), Week of 6 June 2022 (+1 Refresh; +2 Traditional Breedings), Week of 13 June 2022 (+2 Refreshes), Week of 20 June 2022 (+1 Refresh; +2 Traditional Breedings), Week of 27 June 2022 (+2 Refreshes), Week of 4 July 2022 (Last Full Week On Public).

Stud Ad(s):
🌑 In the Darkness | G2 Losna Stalker Stud | Hetero Bl/Br | 1000s+ | 10m6r | 5 or 1.5k | https://www.wolvden.com/chatter/topic/471030 🌑

🌑 In the Darkness | G2 BADGER Stalker Stud | Hetero Bl/Br | 1000s+ | 10m6r | 5 or 1.5k | https://www.wolvden.com/chatter/topic/471030 🌑

Amount Put Into Customization:

• 200 SQ - Clover Marking Applicator (S4 Clover Undersides; 50%)
• 400 SQ - Moss Marking Applicators (S2 Moss Smudge Heavy; 45% | S9 Moss Shaded; 40%)
• 50 GC - Stud Request Fee
• 5 GC - Instant Birth Feather (for Mom)
• 45 GC, 2 Moss Marking Apps [400 SQ], 1 Pose Variant [Sentinel] [Crafted] - Base Applicator [Losna]
• Base Applicator [Clover] (In Trade for Badger Pelt), 20 GC (For Fangs), 400 SC (Craft Fee) - Base Applicator [Badger]
• 10 GC - Marking Applicator (S6 White Carnage; 75% | S7 Black Limbs; 74% | S8 White Nose Line; 85%) [1 From Raffle Entry]
• 4 GC - Marking Opacity Changers (S1 White Tamaskan Unders; 18% -> 45% | S6 White Carnage; 75% -> 35% | S7 Black Limbs; 74% -> 25% | S8 White Nose Line; 85% -> 30% | S3 Gray Inuit Unders; 27% -> 35% | S10 Losna Aurora; 17% -> 25%) [2 From Raffle Entries]
• 5 GC + 500 SC - Dark Influence Custom Decor
• 5 GC + 400 SC - Expression: Worn Out Custom Decor
• 5 GC + 400 SC - Dappled Sunlight Custom Decor
• 1050 SC - Big Thicket Background
• 375 SC - Flies Decor
• 60 SC - Nesting Material (for Mom)
• 0 SC - Scar: Face [Won From Battle]
• 0 SC - Scar: Scratched Side [Won From Battle]
• 0 SC - Foreground Rocks [Brown] [Crafted]
• 0 SC - Owl Talon Necklace [Crafted]
• 0 SC - Scattered Sticks [Crafted]
• 0 SC - Bird's Nest [Bush] [Raffle Entry]
• 0 SC - Broken Antler Decor [Raffle Entry]
• 0 SC - Celtic Cloak [Black] [In Trade for Brother (w/ 10 GC + 10 Nesting Materials In Same Trade)]
• 0 SC - Gemstone Antlers - Spring Emerald Custom Decor [Gifted (Ty Hades )]

Total: 1000 SQ, 149 GC, 3185 SC.

Money Earned: 401 GC [Stud Requests = 302 GC, Selling Brothers = 18 GC [8 for one (with add-ons), 10 for another (with add-ons)], Selling Offspring = 81 GC], 86350 SC [Stud Requests = 76050 SC, Selling Brother = 6300 SC, Selling Offspring = 4000 SC]

T3s Sired: 3 Seals, 1 Bronze (1 Het Bl/Br!!), 3 Teardrops (2 Het Bl/Br!), 22 Badgers (7 Het Bl/Br!), 14 Pearls (2 Het Bl/Br!), 1 Pyrope (1 Het Br/Bl!), 10 Lilies (1 Het Bl/Br!), 1 Wulfenite, 1 Chromium, 1 Tombac (1 Het Bl/Br!), 1 Flint.
T*s Sired: 1 Clover.

"Mom, please don't turn me into a marketable plushie-"

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