Mercy
Cloudburst
Beta
Expert Fighter (205)
Expert Hunter (180)
11 Years
Male
5
Dragon Mod
Minutes went by. Though it felt like hours. Cloud's head pounded, ears throbbing with the pounding of his heart. He groaned with the pain he felt, but couldn't quite find the energy right now to do anything. He was wrapped up in a cocoon of snow and mud. Bi-colored gaze blinked open for a few seconds, unfocused as he drifted in and out of consciousness. For a moment, he couldn't quite remember where he was or what he was doing before he ended up here. Wherever here was...But as the cold started to settle into his bones and the pain started to feel more real, he remembered. Eyes fluttered open as he struggled to focus on what was in front of him, but all he could see was...darkness. He shivered. The energy and will to do anything wasn't in him right now. He had been a fool to take off and track that elk herd without a word to anyone. Nobody would know where he had gone. Where he was. What happened to him. His brother would probably think he left him. Perhaps even think that Cloud left his brother the way that Ty had left him. Even if that were true, Cloud didn't have that kind of pettiness in him to do that to Tyranis.
And Cloud decided then, that he needed to get out so that Ty wouldn't think he left him alone.
With great effort, he struggled to pull his forelegs up and began to feebly claw at the snow in front of him. The wound on his shoulder stung and ached fiercely as he stretched his muscles. But he refused to sit here and wait for death to take him. His brother needed to know that he wasn't abandoning him, and Cloud would make sure the words came from his mouth, even if he had to drag himself all the way back to Ty. He tried to focus enough for the task ahead, but it felt like he simply didn't have the strength to do this. He growled and he whined as his limbs weakened. Chest heaving as panic slowly began to set in. Where was all that strength and adrenaline that plagued him when his mind wasn't right? Of course you only come out when you want to destroy! Why can't you help me for once! He screamed in his head. For once in his life...he hoped that whatever plagued his mind would show itself and give him the strength he needed to get out of this. But it didn't.
He tried again. But he couldn't do more than a few pawfuls of snow and mud before his injured shoulder gave out. This was it. He was going to die here. And Ty would think he abandoned him. That thought caused Cloud's chest and throat to tighten. This...couldn't be the end...could it?
It wouldn't be. Not today.
Ears twitched when the muffled sound of a howl echoed somewhere above him. And he strained his ears to try and hear it better. There...there was someone out there? He wasn't sure if it was desperation in his mind or if it was real, but the mere thought of someone out there to save him gave him some form of hope. He sucked in a deep breath, and let loose the loudest and longest howl he could manage. His voice echoed around him, and he hoped to whatever higher powers existed that someone would find him... |
