Nocturne Summit an empty space has filled the void behind my face

Probably set a few days after his thread with Nyx. For @Hydra!

He'd wormed his way across the valley and through forest after forest, and it had been a monumental task. He was exhausted each time he stopped to sleep, and would rise early to continue. As long as the wolf kept on moving he knew he was alive; it was thrilling to a point, but ultimately exhausting.

In the early hours of the morning on this day - he couldn't tell you which day, or how long he'd been within the wilds by now even if he could speak - he'd managed to catch a plump hare and happily feasted. There was nothing left of the creature by the time he was through with it; he'd devoured every scrap of flesh, clump of bloodied fur, and even some of the thicker bones.

The food was invigorating. It gave him a desperately necessary burst of energy, which itself showed through the beast's renewed vigor. He had been roaming throughout the foothills of a mountain range all morning and after finishing the meal, he chose to tempt fate. The mountain had loomed for long enough - and he, curious and missing his old haunt, chose to scale the lower reaches.

He did not quite make it to the summit before his belly began to roll, but Tsukiko had pushed beyond his own limits all the same. He came upon a narrow plateau shrouded by thick pines, criss-crossing elms, and one old oak which looked to have split down the middle at some point in its lifetime - now the boughs touched the earth, and their arms looked unnaturally curved. He stopped there just for a minute and up came some of the rabbit's remains - but Tsukiko didn't let them sit long before he tried to return them to the pit of his desperate belly.