Lust for the Crimson, Crave for the Ruby

He takes a pause. The mark is for murders? Was this pack like him? Did he have to hide then? These wolves could be allies. Rethink, the voices advice. Killers, they tell him. His view shifts. Lips pull into a wicked grin. This is all too perfect. Here he had planned to destroy the pack. But he could lead them. Take them to other packs. Bring war. It would be more fullfilling. There would be more blood. More death. His body shivers at the prospect. He doesn't hide it. His ambition just grew even bigger. "Murder?" He says. Voice horse, eyes gleaming.

The wolf makes him giddy with a simple question. He slowly steps closer. Only a breath lays between them now. Fog fills his view. Something barks out from between strong jaws. Laugher echoes off the trees. "Who am I?" An important question. This wolf will get a demonstration. Show him, the voices urge eagerly. Make him bleed, they cheer. His tone deepens, eyes wild with excitment. "I'm a murderer." He lunges, teeth bared. He wants to test this one. Is the black male worthy of such a mark? Grim will prove that he himself is. Such a glory this pack. Murderers! It is so perfect, so beautifully perfect. Fate must have brought him here. Answered the lust in him. His inner kindess will be snuffed out. He will be free. No more hesitation. Nothing to hold him back.

Had he hesitated with his uncle? Perhaps. He could have wrung the life out of the oaf with his own teeth. That would have been more exciting. Instead the herd had trampled him. Grim had walked up to the beaten and bloody body. Broken ribs had punctured through Bragi's light brown fur. Blood soaked every inch of him. His bottom jaw had been missing. His back twisted so his hind legs were on the other side. It was a gorey sight. Grim had enjoyed the dark red scene. Had his unlce known it was Grim's fault that he died? He hopes so. But that question will always lay in the corners of his mind. He regrets not doing it himself. Where he could watch the fear in Bragi's yellow eyes.