Part 2 Chapter 1 The leap

We ran. Moge, Salka, Gart, and I ran for are lives. We passed trees, deer and all sorts of other animals. We were running from the presence of Stella and the Balkas. All of a sudden I stopped. I could hear something. It was following us. I turned around. I lept back in shock. In front of me was a swarm of wolves. They were Balkas.

I turned and as I turned I saw more Balkas. I ran after Moge and the others. I caught up to them. I turned to Moge. I said, "Moge there's a swarm of Balkas fallowing us. What should we do?"

Moge looked back and picked up the pace. "I don't know, but there is no way I am letting them capture you again"

"We can't out run them forever" said Gart

"True" said Moge, "But we must try. We could hide"

"They would just sniff us out" said Salka.

All of a sudden we reached a cliff. It was actually a canyon with a river taking up the bottom of it. We turned left and ran on. The swarm of Balkas came out of nowhere. I shivered. I didn't want to be hooded again. I looked down the side of the canyon almost making my self sick.

"Moge" I said, "I'm sorry"

"What" asked Moge.

"It's my fault. If it weren't for my stupid powers we wouldn't be in this mess"

"What are you talking about"

"I-I can't explain it. I just feel like it's my fault. I feel like I'm the one fueling Stella's anger"

"What do you mean"

"I had a dream. There was a black wolf talking to a white one that was Stella in the past. I thought I recognized the black one. Now I know who it is" I paused wondering if I should let this secret out. "I think, It was me from a past life Moge. I'm so sorry"

"What, you can't be serious"

"I am, and I'm sorry"

"For what"

I whined and said, "This" Then without knowing what I was doing, I jumped right off the side of the cliff down to the water. The last thing I saw was the Balkas, Moge, Salka, and Gart stop and look at me with sadden faces. Then I hit the water.

Chapter 20 Moge and the Nost

I sat down. What was going to happen to me now? How was I going to escape? I lay down. I couldn't sleep. I whined to myself. The echo bounced back. It whined and I whined louder. I whined till it was so loud I had to stop.

I rolled over and bumped the wall. I let my mind wander. I felt something. What was it? I dug deeper. I recognized it some how. It was very familiar but not. There were three of them. I recognized one of them. I-it was Moge! I reached into his mind.

Moge help me. They have me in some sort of chamber. They even hooded me so I can't tell what's happening or where I am. Please help me. I'm sensing I'm one floor below you.

OK we'll be right there.

I let out a snort of relief. I waited. I heard rock moving. Then I heard a sequel of terror. Immediately I shot out of my head and searched for the owner of the squeal. It was the white wolf. I looked through there eyes. There were no stairs! The eyes looked at Moge. Moge was looking down. Moge called out to me. All of a sudden there was a crack and the piece of rock that Moge was on slid into the hole.

I rushed back to my body. I sensed heat I walked over to it. I touched something. It was Moge. I reached for his mind.

Moge are you still there?

Yes little brother. Sorry I didn't protect you. Like I promised Dad what seems so long ago.

What?

Yeah Dad asked me to protect you. It was his last wish.

Oh, Moge I'm so sorry. I wish there was something I could do. I-I ... wish... I.....

It's OK. Sorry you can't even see me.

I felt so bad. How could I help Moge? There was nothing I could do. I was hooded and not even a year old. I felt for Moge's flesh against my paw. I touched him and stayed that way. Then I felt a hot glow. I started to feel tired again. All of a sudden I felt Moge move. He stood up.

H-how. But, how can you get back up.

It must be the Nost. Tuff you must of discovered another power level to the Nost. Hold still for a second. I'm going to try to bite through the rope.

I stood still. I felt Moge's teeth around my muzzle first. I felt a sharp pain as the rope was cut. Then he moved to the one at the neck of the bag. He cut that one to. The bag fell away. To reveal Moge.

"Moge" I croaked, "Moge, I missed you so much"

"I missed you to but how do we get back up do you suppose"

"Let me try with the Nost"

"What"

"Maybe it can move stuff also"

"OK, go ahead and try"

I reached with my mind. Trying to recreate the stairs. All of a sudden there was a scrape of stone and the stairs were there. I yipped with joy. I raced up the stairs but stopped as a sudden pain went up my legs.

I struggled the rest of the way up. When I reached it I saw the two wolves with my own eyes for the first time.

"Moge who are these two?"

"These are your brother and sister, Gart and Salka"

"What but I thought they died"

"They did too but Mom pulled them back at the last second. She was busy making an attachment to the den to get away. Mom's fast thinking saved them"

I looked at Gart and Salka. I shivered.

"Hi Gart, Hi Salka. Nice to see you again"

All of a sudden Salka the white wolf broke out.

"I missed you too Tuff' said Salka in a sweet cheery voice.

Me and Salka nuzzled. I looked at Gart. He stared back.

"Tuff" said Gart in a rough voice, "I-I really missed you. We didn't know what happened to you and Moge. After we were brought to the cave we meet Moge. When we realised it was him. We bombarded him with questions. He told us the whole story. You have been through alot"

"I missed you to. Oh we better get going before we get caught"

"Yeah" they all agreed.

"I'll lead" said Moge.

So we all followed Moge out. When we got outside it was still cold.

"What is this stuff Moge" I asked.

"It's called snow"

"Oh"

We ran on. Out of the sight of the mountain. But soon we found out we were being followed.

Chapter 19 Stella's Secret

I fell into another deep sleep. An image appeared in front of me. I was suspended in mid air. I was looking down on a scene. There was a white wolf in a cave. They seemed to be in the same situation as me. They had a bag over their head taking away their senses. It was a small white wolf. They were either younger than me or a different gender.

All of a sudden the door to the cave opened. A black wolf walked it. He looked very familiar but I couldn’t put my paw on it. He started to speak to the hooded wolf.

He said, “Hello how are you doing”

The white wolf let out a whine.

He said, “Ah how nice it is to be in your own little world without any interruption” He backed out and brought in a piece of meat. “You hungry?” he asked.

The wolf let out another whine. That reminded me of my own hunger.

“Too bad you can’t have any, now what to do with you until then”

When he said that it made me shiver. So did the wolf that was imprisoned. I could hear a voice.

"I’m so hungry. Why is he torturing me like this?

“I shall answer your question Stella”

I woke up with a start. Hitting a wall with my head in surprise. Stella! But how could that be, I mean how could that have happened. I stopped. I had heard a sound. It was the padding of feet. I could barely hear it. I heard the creak of the door. I turned to it.

"Hello Tuff how are you?" It was Stella.

I refused to whine instead I reached for her mind. I entered it.

"Why are you doing this Stella. All I wanted was a normal life but you wouldn't let that happen would you. You would rather hold me in this cave"

"I know about your parents"

I jerked back.

"And your brother and sister. They're all still alive. Now the Balkas are going to lead you to your new chamber"

All of a sudden I was pushed forward. I walked in the direction they wanted me to go.

Eventually the path sloped down in a weird way. I realized they were taking me down some steps. I walked down the steps in a circle. They stopped me. Then they left. I reached for one of their minds. I used their eyes to see where I was. I was in a smaller cave just big enough for me to fit in. They ejected me out of their minds.

I heard the sound of moving stone above me. They had left me here. For what reason I didn't know.

Chapter 18 The Dream

I lay there. Just lay there. Nothing ran through my head. I stared at the inside of the bag. I didn't even think of what to do now. My eyes grew heavy. I rested and fell into a deep deep sleep.

The dream was of a small forest clearing. I was there. So was Moge. I was very happy. There was a shine in my eye. The view turned around. There were two other wolves. One was gray and one was black. All of a sudden two other wolves ran right into me and Moge. One was a gray just like the other and the other one was white.

All of the mystery wolves seemed so familiar. Then all of a sudden it hit me. The first two wolves were my mom and dad. Clara and Bran. The ones that ran into me were my brother and sister. Gart and Salka. How could this be? It couldn't be from the past. But how could it be of the future. All of them were dead.

All of a sudden I woke up. There was a noise. It was very distant. I picked it up a little. Someone was walking on a higher level. I stood up. I walked a little forward. My nose bounced off a wall. I yelped but it was muffled. I turned around testing my surroundings. I had to find a way out. That dream had to come true.

I put my head down and tried to pull it off. The knots of the human were to tight. I was thirsty. How was I supposed to drink. I walked over to a dripping sound. I put my head to the ground. I felt water on my muzzle. The bag wasn't water proof. I drank some through the bag. I walked away and lay down again. I was so tired all the time. Why was this.

Of course! I was over extending my power, to enhance my senses to survive. I lay down trying to think of a way to escape. I stayed like this for hours before falling asleep again. To wake up, I never knew.

Chapter 17 Stella

The two wolves walked forward. I had to follow. After awhile we started walking upwards. We were heading for the mouth of the cave. All of a sudden I was hit by a cold blast of air. I stepped forward. My foot landed in something really cold. I jumped. What was it? I had no idea.

The two wolves forced me to walk forward. We walked through the very cold material. I realized we got to another cave mouth when the temperature changed. We walked, walked, walked, walked, and walked. I waited for something to happen to me as we walked. I waited for unexpected blow to the head, or a surprise attack.

The two wolves stopped.

"Take off the bag" said a distant kind(female), yet evil voice.

All of a sudden the bag was ripped off. I was blinded by the light in the cave. There were stones that shone in the walls making it look like day inside. The cave was huge in this hall place. There were stone steps going up to some sort of pedestal. On the pedestal was a white wolf. I remembered what I had heard before. This was the leader of the Balkas.

"Hello . . . " said the leader.

"M-my name is Tuff"

"Hello Tuff . . . so, you have the power of the Nost. I am Stella"

"Yes, I have the power of the Nost"

"Very nice. The third of the prophecy"

"What prophecy" I asked.

"I shall recite it to you"

"The three shall come forth,
when a fourth is born,
the first shall die,
but if the fourth is killed before,
they are born,
then the cycle shall be broken,
then the fifth shall, come from two,
the most powerful in the line of the Nost,
but for that to happen the belly of the moon shall taste,
at the crest valley"

"That's the prophecy?" I asked.

"Yes, now what to do with you in the meantime . . . I know"

She motioned for a Balkas to come over. She whispered something to him. That wolf ran out.

Stella cleared her throat, "You shall be hooded again"

"What ? ? No . . . not again! I can't stand not knowing where I'm going!"

"That's the idea"

A figure entered the great cave belly. I looked over. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a human.

"I bet you're surprised" said Stella, "We have caught human children, erased their memories and taught them how to speak wolf. For the wolf is always at the mercy of men"

The human child walked over to me. I growled. A Balkas bit me . . . to shut me up. The human was male. He looked very confused and scared. He picked up the bag. I shivered. He put the bag over my head, tightened the neck and middle of it, and tied it together so it wouldn't come off.

"Now take him to one of the holding caves"

The Balkas walked me down more caves and into a smaller one. The air was stuffy. I could feel it through my fur. The Balkas left and there was a loud slam. They had closed some sort of door. I lay down, wondering what was going to happen next.