That is what I told her. I was returning to my Village. She took it well, at least on the surface... but I saw the shattering devastation it left behind her eyes. She wanted me to stay. I won't argue, I would of stayed... I wanted to. She was a blessing that Sykala had given me. But alas, I am not human and I understand that survival is not of one but of many.
I returned with her, to her tent, and spent what might of been my last night there with her.
"Lay next to me, Huntress."
A bold request, but not dishonorable. I had no intention of mating with her, not when I knew I was going to have to abandon her in the morning. How wrong I would be to take such advantage, and leave without even a 'maybe' in the means of returning. I just wanted her near. Sleep caught up to me quickly, but it was in that sleep that I heard his voice... Sykala's.
(There is no village to return to.)
I was confused, not sure what it exactly meant until my dreams led me to a clearing within the woods that bordered our Village. Before me... The One Eyed Wolf. He was massive for a canine, lean and built to destroy. Was this my God?
"Forest Father?"
Of course is was Sykala, why was I even questioning it. I could hear his thoughts in my mind, his whispers upon my ears. I begged he would show me... force his Will upon me and place me where ever it is he wishes. My attention shifted about the dreamed woods, everything was the same. The Rabbits, Foxes, Deer. But I did not understand what he meant...
(The Village is no more.)
His voice entered my mind again, and I couldn't help but stare. How could the Village be no more? It was prospering greatly when I left just a few weeks ago.
"I do not understand. What do you mean the Village is no more? It was doing well when I left..."
(I will show you.)
I began to follow him, noting the size of the tracks that the One Eyed Wolf left in his wake. This was not just any wolf, but from the size... a Dire Wolf. My dreams led me to my home, or at least what would of been... everything was destroyed and in this moment... I could not tell is I was going to break and fall into pain... or go berserk with barbaric blood.
"No... What... What has..."
I couldn't even finish my question, the shock of the sight left me speechless. Bodies, limbs, shattered braces for teepee's, everything was in ruin.
(Happened? The same as I predicted would. The demons overcame them.)
I stood beside the One Eyed Wolf, horrified by the sight and after a moment... was finally able to break my gaze from the onslaught. The Tribe... My Tribe... My People... were gone.
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