Redhawk Caldera it's dark again

tentatively marking as joining..we will see. @Maia @Teya

his mother had wanted him to find peace. she'd wanted it so desperately, she'd left the rest of their family behind in search of it; so desperately, she'd left him behind too. he knew the decision had torn her heart in two, and for that reason alone he might have spoken up... if he did not know, deep in his heart, that his unhappiness had become her unhappiness.
he was broken, and he was breaking her, too. with time, he found himself unable to stomach it - watching her slow descent into the same misery that had such a firm hold on him. so he'd let her think that maybe it was the right decision, leaving him; that maybe he could find happiness.
as soon as her scent faded, he'd left. leaving didn't help, not really, but keeping his paws moving seemed to help. it occupied him. gave him something to do other than... think.
thinking was dangerous, he'd learned.
but so was drifting obliviously through unknown lands. he nearly crossed the border before he noticed it was there, and when he did notice it he scrambled back several yards. the last thing he needed was a confrontation, but loneliness froze him in place as he truly registered the opportunity for interaction. no stranger could replace the company of his parents, or his brother, but... well, akkuma was terribly lonely. indecision and curiosity held him there for far longer than it should have as he waited to see if someone might appear.