The Tragedy That Is

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They say a new female entered the colony and was paired with Soren. This news flooded my heart with joy. For so long little Soren was alone, without any siblings nor with the love of another. When he first came into the world everyone feared him for the color of the Grand Oak (Sorens Kin Tree) faded and was soon colored in marks of despair. Due to this many wanted to chase Soren out even though he couldn't even fly yet, but his mother refused to do that to her son.

Over the years nothing really changed for Soren, many still avoided him or frequently challenged him. Due to this he became one of the strongest members of the colony. But as that fact ran a silver lining over the charged bark of the Grand Oak, it all changed the day his parents died. That day the colony was discovered by outsiders, with the outsiders seeing us as a demonic force. That day the forest was stained red, with both sides suffering casualties. Sorens father being one of many that died that day.

Soren just came of age, with that the first sight in his human form. Though Brynn and her children tried to comfort him and his mother, the loss was too much for them to bare. The colony was left without a leader and the grieving mate of the former still couldn't bring herself to lead. Due to this Soren was challenged over and over again for the position of leader, but that was proven to be a mistake. Every male that challenged him were torn apart in a vicious show of strength. His mother couldn't do much but sit and watch him spiral down.

Soon after Soren was officially announced as the leader of the colony, Sorens mother died. No one knows how but some think it was due to heartbreak. But what ever was the reason it didn't matter to Soren, for he lost the last bit of family he had along with his sense of judgement. Through the next five years he expanded and protected the colony with many of his methods being barbaric. One of his methods of protecting the colony is attacking anyone who enters our marked parts of the forest.

After the first two years of attacks rumors spread throughout the world that this forest was cursed. Brynn begged him to spare the females in those two years, and in those two years no one was spared. That was until a handful of males took it upon themselves to hide the females and take care of them in secret. Though this type of rebellion didn't stay secret for long.

"You can't do this! They are just females! They didn't even want to step foot into the forest!" a ragged and beaten male beast yelled as he was dragged and thrown off the cliff after his wings were clipped. Soren stared indifferently as the male screamed curses as he fell. "Soren, please listen to them, the females can tell you what is happening outside the forest. It is imperative information that you must know." Brynns pleads seem to reach Soren for a moment but only for a moment.

"Brynn you have a big heart but this is the way it must be done." His voice was as cold as ice.

Though Soren is the leader Brynn could sit by and let this continue. "Soren our numbers continue to dwindle yet you kill everyone within your reach!" her words echoed through the cave chamber, sending everyone into an erie silence. "Brynn, you've done many things for me..but I ask you-" his words were cut short as a females cry echos faintly through the cave system. In a shallow part of the cave a female from the colony dies. Standing over the body is a male not one of the colony.

Soren shifts and sends himself down the narrow paths through the cave. But Soren was in for a surprise once he reached the body. A horrific scene graces his eyes as the light gently enters the opening. A body was laying limp against the cave floor, seeming as if it has been mauled and beaten by a wild animal. Claw marks stretched across the females gentle features leaving only a bloody wound in its path. But what really made Sorens blood boil was the fact the stomach was ripped open. The smell that came from it was that of a bat pup that was nowhere to be seen.

That incident left everyone scared for months. Males almost refused to leave there mates side while the females always stayed in groups. Many started to go hungry and others where killed because of speculation around there behavior. Soren in the end stopped it all and allowed a new rule to be set. taking inspiration from the information that he learned from the outside world he created 'Outside Rule'.

The rule was that if any females from the outside came to the cave they must be assigned a male to pair with. This rule didn't limit how many mates the female could have and allowed the population to grow. Though most of the females were still females from the bat species, it didn't change the fact that the ways of the outside were working. While the Colony grew in size, many began to wonder when Soren will find his partner along with if another death will come to haunt the colony.

Many females were scared to approach him due to his history and sheer aura that surrounded him. But those who were brave enough to approach him soon learned that is was better to just leave him alone. Those who approached him where often humiliated by his harsh rejections, some causing permanent disfigurement. That's when everyone started to believe this is were the bloodline dies for Sorens family. Some thought that Soren wasn't interested in females but instead males causing many males to approach him to. Though those males didn't make it after the intent was made clear.

Many were scared and everyone believed he will continue to be alone until he died. Even Soren believed it for a time but didn't pay much mind to it. That was until one night he found the female all alone, asleep on the forest floor. She wasn't in the territory marked by the colony so Soren decided to leave her alone. Soren patrolled the next night to see if she had walked into there territory, but no.

This time the female was wide awake, staring out into the pitch black forest. She was still alone and scared, which surprised him for the fact that she was alone, in what was presumed to be a cursed forest, meant she was abandoned. Deep down inside Sorens heart something changed at the sight, but nothing touched him more than the song that drifted from the female.

"The stars are what will guide us home when it seems there is nothing left to hold. So hold onto the light... everything will be alright...even in the darkness.." Soren had heard some of the outsider females do something similar to this to woo males. Those females belonged to the Flocked Feathers Kingdom. Those from that group only had one male, which made something in his heart sting even more. This feeling confused Soren causing him to fly away, leaving the female alone again.

Through to the next day, something changed in him, a spark. The spark caused him to regret leaving the female alone. He promised himself he would visit the female and bring her to the colony himself that night. Soren didn't understand why he thought this way, which was all the more reason he wanted to see the female again.

But his plan was foiled when one of the beastmen also spotted her. This left a sour taste in his mouth but he didn't know why. Soren couldn't leave for he had to meet with scouts that were reporting suspicious activity arising once again. His gaze lingered over his messy area scattered in bone and fur. The Feathered females always liked those who were clean, while he was away he asked one of Brynn children to clean up everything but his pile of furs.

The female was soon brought back to the colony, the news only causing his cold lips to curve into a smile. But that smile was short lived as she was brought to him. Her small body trembled in fear but her eyes seem to cold. She glared at him in a way where his heart seemed to tremble slightly as the thought crossed his mind. "What if she doesn't want me?" It could be possible for the Feathered females are quite picky and a few had to be forced into a pairing under Sorens rule.

It was all the more likely as she disliked him as she avoided looking in his direction. Somehow this bothered him more than her looking at him with angry eyes, causing him to reach out in reflex to fix her gaze only on him. To everyone's shock, including Soren, he played it off as if he hadn't seen her before.

With this closer distance he could also see the smaller features like the small scrapes of her face along with the dirt that clung to her face. There where small red bumps that also scattered around her face but it wasn't as hideous as he first thought. "Hmm..this.." Soren mumbled continued looking her up and down before he noticed Ashes confused stare as he did so. "This female is filthy, she needs to bathe. I'll take her from here Ash." he couldn't help but try to send him away at this point, for Ashes gaze seemed to be filled with malice.

Ash sends himself off, leaving the pair alone. Soren new he needed to clean her so wouldn't get infected. Soren didn't hesitate as he whisked her away from the grown and flew past the star grubs. As he flew through the tunnels of the cave the female clung to his back, causing his heart to do a flip.

He brought her to the bathing pool his parents shared, for it was the only way to keep her from others while bathing. The colony had community baths, which meant the males and females bathed in close proximity. This didn't bother either side as long as the bachelor males stayed away from the females, which was a problem on its own. This was something else he was advised to deal with by Brynn, something he was going to fix in the near future.

Soon the two reached the private bath leaving the female to marvel at the colorful flowers that reflected in the clear water. "Ah, what is this place?" The small female asked as she tried to direct her attention towards Soren. Her eyes stared at Soren for a long time making his heart full with something he hadn't thought of before. "She is interested in me, right? That's why she's looking at me so." Soren hopes to himself in his heart for if that was the case they could become mates as soon as it could be.

Soren couldn't help but want to embrace her as he walked towards her. The females eyes moved towards his reproductive organ causing her face to instantly flush red. "Ahhh!" Soren worried to himself for a second, fearing he might have scared her with the scars across his face. With how the other females fear him he wouldn't be surprised. But something in his heart told him that wasn't the case as the female covered her eyes. "What? Are you scared?" Soren jested as his hand moved to comfort her as he remembers his father doing whenever his mother was upset.

This first encounter lead to Soren to become even more infatuated with her. This is why he couldn't help himself when announcing they would be paired together. This was also due to the fact she showed signs of not liking him after falling into the water, striking fear in his heart. This was also what drives a part of him to want to mark the female as soon as possible but he couldn't bring himself to do it after seeing how scared she was.

He left her alone in the dark as he tried to calm himself down in the waters of the private bath. It was only afterwards he realized his mistake of leaving her alone seeing as she was now crying to herself as she slept on the nest of furs he had made. He decided to leave again for he heard the scouts approaching his chamber. That is when he found out about the Wolf Beastmen that were with her when she was taken.

Soren was now even more confused. She was alone when he first saw her, how could she find them in such a short amount of time. But that wasn't the only thought that bothered him. They where first trespassing on there marked territory and secondly could be related to the strange events that had happened in the forest. But another thought circled back to him. "What if one of them stolen her heart before I could even talk to her?" That is what made his blood boil and defines his decision to send a party to find them and kill them.

But the blame of them being the disturbance in the forest changed as the mentioning of a Spider-Beastmen crossed his ears, from Brynn none the less. He new how dangerous they were. Spider beastmen had thick outer skin along with venom that could kill a beastmen in a few hours, corroding the skin away as if they were rotten meat. They also did this to females that displease them for Spider Beastmen are known to have multiple partners outside of there own species until one of there own females comes to kill them off.

What was Soren to do at the sight of the large sticky webs that littered the trees and forest floor. "Block all the access females have to this part of the forest, along with any pups that might want to explore the area." Soren instructed Cliff as he continued to look around the area, as he did so someone came rushing in an alarmed state. "Soren, the- Your female has fallen ill." The males says as he looks between Soren and Cliff. "She had fainted infront of Brynn's Kin Tree, and is now being brought to the Healer."

This news alone caused Sorens blood to run cold. "No...not again.." That was all Soren could say as he rushed towards the Healers Kin Tree. "It can't...We only just... Please no..." Worry continue to flood in as he blazed through others as they flown in his way. He quickly brushed passed the thick branches of the trees, reaching the Healers Kin Tree. "I can't lose you too..."


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