| Axel - The Eagle's Wings |

Axel is a larger German shepherd. He carries the colors of brown and black and his eyes are a bright blue. He is muscular and sturdy in his appearance. He carries lots of scars from his past as a fighting dog. There is an X shaped scar on his chest and some scars on his muzzle. Any other scars are hidden away in his long pelt. He also has a notch right ear from his times fighting. 

Axel is quite ambitious, but not in the negative sense. His years of having to face off and achieve different tasks as given him the excitement of a challenge. While he is not dumb enough to accept a challenge like fighting off a mountain lion by himself he likes to push himself and break pass his limits. Every challenge he completes means he becomes more confident his abilities and gains skills and lessons that he would otherwise never have gain. Because of his ambition the dog is also very dedicated and hard-working. He never seems to rest especially since he feels this sense of purpose to protect those around him and his background simply does not accept mediocre. This being said Axel is a perfectionist towards himself and he hates the idea of failure, which is why he is usually observant and always trying to learn more and more to become a better hunter and pack mate.    

Axel is quite flexible. Due to his life as a stray the dog constantly had to compromise and adapt to different environments and situations. This means that when he needs to adjust to a situation he can easily do so finding ways to achieve his goals without much complain. Axel has learned over his years to appreciate things. This means he is not materialistic and can easily let things go. He is starting to become more and more of a firm believer that things happen for a reason. This being said this does not mean he cannot hold grudges over the things he does agree with and he may not understand why this is happening at the moment, but he is aware that it did happen for a reason even if he does not understand. His flexibility can also apply to others as he understands not everyone runs at the same pace and he can make compromises.  

Axel tends to behave as a quiet and calm dog. He isn’t really the type that becomes easily excited by things and he often finds it hard to start and continuing having decent conversions unless the dog he speaking to is very talkive. Some of this is due to the lack of social skills growing up and the other is that he is simply shy. This becomes even more clear when it comes to pups as handling children as never been his strongest, but he does enjoy them. Regardless he does enjoy the company and does seek it out when he wishes to. Axel can become easily embarrassed when it comes to letting loose. He tries to keep a professional air about him so dancing or even singing are more private things. If you are lucky he might do that around you if you are very close friend, but if not you will basically have to bulldog him to death until he finally does it just to get you to shut up for a while. 

Axel is quite a discipline wolf which means he is a bit more mature than some. He doesn’t like chaos and disorder which is why he tries to keep his surroundings tidy and neat. He always tries to plan ahead and hates being put into situations where he is not exactly sure of what to do. He is also not the type that enjoys seeing others goof off when it is clearly not the time to do so or simply just being lazy in general. His obedience makes him easy to work with and he always does his best to be respectful no matter who you are.  

Darkness lace the skies decorated in a sea of golden lights. A black cat was sitting on the roof of a building near an alleyway. Their sharp yellow eyes eyed the children of the night. Werewolves, vampires, witches, and everything that goes bump in the night storm the streets demanding that the mortals give them treats or else they would be trick. However some decided to be multiple icons from different things or create their own style, but regardless the same thing applied with them as well. Below the cat were two dogs and both German Shepherds. Leaping down the strange cat kept its distance as a young female was currently in a garbage bin sitting on an old mattress. She was currently giving birth and after a while she was bless with three pups or so she thought. Two of them were not breathing or whimpering, but the third one who was the biggest of the two was whimpering and wiggling around desperately for milk.  

“Such a misfortune, but thou see that one lives.” The black tom echoed.  

“Thanks for stating the oblivious captain. I clearly couldn’t see that my daughters are dead! Serilda why is he even here?” The male dog growled. He quickly rushed towards his mate and look at his two pups with great sadness, but smile warmly at the one that remain alive.  

His mate, Serilda smiled at him weakly as she curled up around her only son protectively. She barked “Markos… once again I brought him because he was someone I live with before I ran away to be with you. I wanted Sebastian to get to see the pups before he and my old owner moved to better lands.” Taking a deep breath she then stated “What should we name him? I wish to give my daughters a name too… I feel they deserve that much before getting a proper burial.” 

Markos thought for a moment and said “Well for the one female. She looks like she is smiling peacefully almost. So pure and innocent I know Katharina! It will mean pure just like her.” Serilda smiled nodding her own approval. After another moment Serilda suggested “How about Ida for this little girl? She looks like she would be a hard worker to me just like her name.” Markos smiled and replied “I love it. So Katharina and Ida. Now what should we name the ma---?” 

“Axel.” The black tom said simply. 

“What? Why?” Markos glared looking at the tom that interrupted their naming ceremony. 

“Axel. It means source of life in German. I have a feeling it will suite this one considering the circumstances. Will thy choose this name or will thy choose another?”

Serilda smiled at Sebastian and turn to her mate with an excited look. She said “That a great name! Axel… source of life… I like the ring of that name! What about you Markos?” 

“Well… it is a nice name. Fine his name is Axel, but I don’t like the fact it was the cat of all things that name him.” 

Sebastian merely smiled and started turning to leave, but before he did he meow “Pleasure to be of help. Thy journey will be hard and long, but also experience great joy and wisdom. I also wish thy decrease to travel to greater lands. Farewell my friends and good luck.” Before the new family knew it the cat vanished into the darkness like a fading whisper.  

For the first few weeks of his life Axel’s home was in an alleyway next to his birthplace. The area was small and surrounded by two large buildings. The only activity that the family would have to worry about was rogue canines and other animals, humans dumping trash from the buildings or just humans in general, monsters driving near the area, and humans using a monster that like to eat the trash from its rear end coming to pick up the trash from the bin in his birthplace. His parents used a large cardboard box and mold it into being a suitable nest for him. Markos would often dig around the trash from the bin and use those as materials while Serilda remain with the pup. Any humans that attempted to come in would quickly be scare off when Markos would show up growling and charging at them with the clear intention to attack them. Life was not very suitable there as their food source was the trash bin and when it was empty they would have to wait until the humans dump suitable meals in the bin. If not Markos would often resort to going on hunts to try to kill off rats or fight off other dogs to steal their hard earn food. During the winter times they would try to use the buildings to temporary gain some warmth and shelter. They would try to enter the building when they were sure that there was no activity going on. They would often break in and find the warmest areas in the building and would switch up buildings. As much as they try not do this frequently the few times they did break in it did attract attention, but his parents would attempt to find various hiding places close to their area as Axel was too young to go on long journeys yet.  

When Axel was 7 weeks old his parents deem him old enough to at least go on short journeys. They were quick to move away from their old home and find a much more suitable place. Axel did not like moving from his old home. Despite the fact there wasn’t much the pup still was able to find amusement playing with the different toys his parents would bring him and sometimes he would even see other canines, but Markos never allowed him to go near them in fear they would attempt to kill him so he would try to speak with them from a distance. Axel would cry and cry for a couple of days and while his mother would feel guilty and try to spoil and comfort the pup his father told him to suck it up and said it was for the best. The family would move often and eventually Axel got used to it. During this time Axel truly learn the patterns of each of his parents and adopted different traits from them.  

Markos definitely lived up to his name. The dog often carried a warlike attitude feeling that every day was a battlefield. He was strict and disciplined and he carry a no nonsense attitude. The dog unlike his mother was not the type that was the most affectionate, but regardless he loved his son greatly and did his best to remind his son that. As Axel got older Markos enforce more and more of his teachings. He would always have a series of rules that Axel was expected to know such as “Never leave the camp area without one of us.” “Always pull your weight in this. We’re a pack not a bunch of loners. Even when you no longer have us don’t you dare go around and be some lazy dog that sits on their behind all day or else I will come back and knock some sense into you.” “Don’t ever try to interact with the twolegs. They are dangerous and they will either try to enslave you or throw you in one of their prisons.” “Don’t you dare try to be a super dog. If you see any danger go the other way, report it, and let us handle it.” Axel quickly learned to live a discipline life and was quite obedient. Part of it was because he did not wish to be a trouble maker, but the other was his father’s temper scared him and hated seeing him angry. Despite this Axel also became paranoia finding himself always looking out for some danger and avoiding everyone expect his family like a plague. Axel was not as close to his father, but he still loves him and when they did spend some quality time it was fairly nice and peaceful.  

His mother Serilda was the complete opposite and one he was the closest to. Serilda often look at life with an optimistic and positive attitude. She always told Axel that despite the fact they were strays they had each other and if he did not learn anything else that he should learn to appreciate everything he had for some dogs had it worse. Serilda was a very affectionate dog and would often spoil Axel. She was the dog that helped lighten the tense mood often being the jokester and use her creative mind to help come up with ways to make their lives more enjoyable. When she felt that Markos was being too hard on the pup she would step in. Despite the differences between Serilda and Markos the two learn to talk out their problems and if they needed to separate from each other for a while they would. They never argue in front of him and they were never abusive towards each other or him. Serilda was more an idealist and often use her emotions and experiences in order to help make her decisions. She wasn’t much of a strategist so she would often throw herself in situations that could have kill her and it didn’t help that Serilda’s kindness and willingness to help others would have her risk her life for them as well. Serilda always said however that it gave her a purpose and she couldn’t stand seeing the innocence get hurt especially not her family whenever Axel or his father would confront her about this.  

Eventually when his parents were spending time in an abandoned building they were currently in the more active part of the city. Canines that would often pass by were spreading rumors of a group of dogs that were forming a pack here. From what Axel could tell they were being praised as gods claiming that their leader, Viviana was a kind and warm-hearted leader that wish to make a better life for the struggling rogue dogs and to protect the innocent. Many said that she was an Italian greyhound who carry a thick Italian accent and the moment you see her everything felt full of life just like her name meaning. Axel was now four months old and he was so used to being with his parents and never interacting with any other canines so he was quite curious about this new group. His mother Serilda was quite eager since most gangs were hostile and mostly attempt to terrorize lone dogs and families, but Markos did not trust them. He didn’t fully understand what this Viviana thought she was going to accomplish by doing that. You couldn’t trust any stray dog unless you got a family or something to back you up for everyone was trying to survive and more than willing to throw you under the bus. Of course many claim they are the answer to stray dogs’ problems, but they only contribute more to it with their lies and striking fear to the hearts of many. Despite his father’s negative output this was still not enough to quail Axel’s curiosity, but at the same time he did not wish to disobey an order from his father.  

One day Serilda was currently browsing through the trash and brought Axel along with her. Markos was busy coming up with plans for their next move and scanning other parts of the city in search of food and decent water supply. Axel was busy playing with some deflated object. It look like it could have been a ball of some sort and was orange with black lines in color. As Axel toss about his new toy it wasn’t long before his mother started barking for him to turn back and her posture was in a defensive stance. Before them was three large dogs. One was a Siberian husky that had a nasty scar near his left eye, another was a male Pitbull that was standing in front of the two, and the other was Ridgeback male. When his mother ask what did they want the Pitbull responded “The names Lancer and you freeloaders are on our tuft. You should know that all of this junk is ours and you’re stealing. Just because you’re a pretty lass with a little brat with you doesn’t mean I will show you any mercy.” Before his mother could say anything two other dogs started circling around them snapping and growling and forcing the family to back up in a corner. Eventually the two launch themselves at Serilda and while she put up a valiant effort she was outnumber and Axel was force to watch as his mother was being maul by the two dogs. When all hope seem to be lost and his father still didn’t return a flash of gray and white suddenly appear. With the flash was a large male Saint Bernard, male Bernese Mountain Dog, and a female Golden Retriever. They started attacking the two dogs that were fighting his mother and helping chase out their leader. 

When the dust settle down Axel realize that the gray and white flash he saw earlier was a small dog. From what he could tell she didn’t look like much of a fighter. The small dog ask them if they were alright and if Serilda needed any medical attention, but his mother told them she was fine just little daze. As they continue to talk the dog reveal herself to be Viviana the famous Italian Greyhound other strays were speaking of and with her she brought Barn the Saint Bernard, Alistar the Bernese Mountain Dog, and Adriana the Golden Retriever. She claim they were out and about looking for food for the pack when they hear the fighting and when they smell Lancer and his gang knew he was up to no good and rush to help. Few seconds after she reveal this, the loud growl of Markos appear and he quickly rush to his mate and Axel. He demanded to know what happen and was about to attack the gang despite being severely outnumber when Serilda told him that they save her and Axel from a gang of dogs. Worry for the family Viviana invited them back to the pack grounds, but Markos was quick to refuse. However after seeing that Serilda was clearly injured despite claiming she was fine he agree that they would stay long enough until his mate was okay again, but warned that if they try anything he would have no hesitation to bash their skulls in.  

The pack hideout was somewhere underground and they seem quite happy there. In total there were fourteen pack members so far, which they already met four of them. The others was a male Pitbull named Fang, a male Yorkie named Ziggs, a female Border Collie puppy named Robin, a female Poodle named Zara, a male Maltese named Murphy, a female German Shepherd named Fresca, a male Great Dane named Kobe, a male Dalmatian named Ace, a male Shiba Inu named Ryouta, and a Golden Retriever Labrador mix named Tuxs. It wasn’t long before the new arrivals were quickly accepted and by the time the day they were suppose to leave this part of the city was here Serilda and Axel were reluctant to leave. Wishing to keep his family safe and happy Markos decided to give them a chance and eventually he warm up to them. Axel learned that while the alpha was Viviana, Murphy and Fresca were her betas, Barn and Alistar was her Deltas, and Tuxs was their medic. Other than that there were no other special ranks within the pack as everyone below them was considered a normal member doing multiple jobs unless you were a pup. Robin the only puppy was also four months old and she was quite happy to see another pup. Axel found himself feeling really awkward as this would truly the first time he interacted with another dog outside of his family for a long period of time. At first Axel was quiet, but he was grateful for the fact that Robin was a very talkive dog and her outgoing cheerful nature didn’t seem to cause her to feel sad or annoyed by his silence. Over time the two of them became the best of friends and grew up together as more and more members started joining Viviana’s cause. Eventually his father proving to be quite a loyal and strong dog was promoted to Beta. Serilda fascinated by the medical life became the other medic alongside Tuxs. Fresca the one who was working alongside Murphy had died after having to deal with the trauma of losing Ryouta. Ryouta was killed after being gang up on by a group of dogs during a scouting mission.  

As Axel became older and older he learn the ways of pack life and understood what hard work will get you. He was trained by his father how to fight and eventually became fairly good at it. Many found that like his father Axel was a hard working and discipline dog. His ambition and dedication to make sure everyone was well cause him to get much praise. When Axel became a one year old he was out and about on a mission with Robin and Murphy. The three were task to go and find some food and scout the area for any danger. As Axel was about to round the corner loud shouting could be heard from behind them. Then there was a loud yelping, which was coming from their beta Murphy. A group of hostile looking humans were carrying tools all of which look like they were meant to capture something. When the humans show they were hostile when they try to bag Robin Murphy was determined to protect them. In a valiant effort the Maltese was trying to bite one of the humans’ legs, but only was shot in the neck and fallen. Enrage Axel try to take one of them, but he felt himself being struck with something and for whatever reason when he saw the needle like item embedded in his fur he felt himself get sleepy. Another loud gunshot and a loud yelp reveal that Robin was hit, but Axel could do nothing to help her as he felt himself slip into darkness.  

When Axel woke up he found himself in an unfamiliar building. As he continue gaining his conscious he notice that steel bars were preventing him from being able to get out and no matter how hard he try he couldn’t escape. All around him were the sounds of dogs barking and none of them sounded happy. He started trying to communicating with the others, but all he got was a mixture of “Where the heck am I?”, “I don’t know!” “We are doom.”, “Please help me!”, “Shut up shut up! LET ME OUT!”. The more he remain in the cage the more anxious he felt and certainly didn’t help that the others were in their own panic. Eventually a group of humans show up and they were marveling at the dogs. One of them end up coming towards his cage and started pointing to him. He recognize him to be the same man that shot and killed Murphy and possibly Robin. In a fit of rage the dog started thrashing and snarling wildly and from the tone the man sounded over joy like he just gotten a prize or something. Eventually they move away from his cage to view other dogs. 

Soon Axel realize that he was capture to become a fighting dog and the man that shot his friends would be his new master. Remembering his father’s teachings he guess this is what he meant when he said twolegs were dangerous. Axel hated his new owner and would constantly attempt to resist him and run away, but his master was always two steps ahead of him. His master had a sadistic cruel nature and would beat, starve, and not bother to take care of the dog’s other needs so he always found himself in a cage if he was not training. His training subjects were other canines of course, which he might find on the streets, but that wasn’t the only way he got his supplies. His master would often look at ads for dogs for sale that were either for free or at a fairly low price age. It didn’t matter if they were puppies, teens, or adults if they were dogs then he would trick the owners anyway he could. If they decided to come over he would hide Axel, lock in him a cage, and strip something around his muzzle to keep him shut while clearing the house of any evidence that he did indeed have a dog and one that was in bad condition. If he did leave evidence he would set out default clean cage, clean bowls, and toys that would never be use. Once the owners left with his new companion he would allow the dog to get use to their new home before having them fight Axel. If Axel did not kill them the new dogs were set aside for later use and simply were neglected. The other way the man got his supplies was through the pound or capturing other people’s dogs from different areas. 

Eventually his spirits were broken especially when no one came for him. He guess that his pack especially his parents could not find him because he knew that his father was probably rampaging the streets to find him and Serilda was searching every nook and corner in order to find him. As time went on Axel found himself winning more and more competitions and whenever he did his master would gain money for it. If he lose he would find himself being starve and beaten for being “useless dumb dog.” As his mind became darker and darker Axel felt like some psycho killing off dogs and being sadistic and even a masochist, but he knew it was because he just wanted to push away the pain and the stress he felt having to be the best just to get his master’s approval and care.  

Days continue into months and the whole dog fighting operation seem to grow. Axel found himself facing stronger dogs and each day his life was in danger to the point he couldn’t count the near death experiences he had. Axel who was once joyful and kind now found himself to be savage and every dog was his enemy. Old feelings of paranoia came back to plague him. Eventually Axel was among one of the top rank dogs, but he wasn’t number one. The number one dog was a Tosa Inu named Ivan and so far he was undefeated. Almost all of the dogs that challenge him were killed in a brutal fashion and Ivan certainly enjoy taking his time torturing all of his challengers. Axel was his next challenger and if he beat him he can advance as the new number one dog. Axel found himself training for hours against his “training supplies” to the point he felt sick, but his master did not wish to have any excuses. When the week was over Axel found himself in the fighting ring with Ivan and his very presence was enough to send a chill down his spine. The dog just look evil and his master didn’t help that image much, but more than ever he felt sorry for this dog. What a miserable life having to fight dogs and feeling the pressure of keeping that number one spot. Axel was out of the ring within mere minutes, but Ivan wasn’t going to be done with the dog. He knew that Axel could not fight anymore being so injured and tired, but he would continue to toy with him until his death.  

“STOP!!! THE POLICE ARE HERE!” A man from the audience shouted with fear. The shouting and chaos cause Ivan to stop before Axel could feel the light fading from his eyes. The dog was too weak to get up and move and to be honest he was too scared to. Ivan would probably just stop him as he was not finished with him yet. As the swarm of cops and other police units barge in Axel could feel himself passing out, but before he fully did the last image he saw was a smiling black cat sitting in front of him and the sounds of Ivan being pull away.  

When Axel fully woke up he found himself in another building, but this time it wasn’t the fighting ring. He notice that he was sitting on a comfy round dog bed and there was food and water set neatly on the wooden floor. All around him was warmth and he could see that his wounds had been treated. As confusion and realization settle in his eyes he hear a loud meow “Thou seems to be awake and well. How are thou?” Turning his head he could see that it was a black cat that had spoken and he quickly growl at it. However the black cat simply stares at him and continued “I see thou does not trust. Must think I am the enemy. A pawn cast aside to do battle. I am no such thing, but your friend. The one that pull the strings in this operation.” 

“What do you mean by that?” Axel replied in confusion, but the cat merely said “I am Sebastian and the twoleg you will see around you is no threat. Thy is thy master and very kind. He helped nurse thou and will be thy new owner.” Before he could say anything else a young man with blonde hair and green eyes appeared and of course Axel was quick to back away and growl at him, but he merely smile at the dog. While he could not understand him like Sebastian oddly he spoke in a kind British accent “I’m Arthur and I mean you no harm.”  

As Axel stay with his new owner it took some time for him to warm up to him. Arthur had to make sure that he was careful around the dog and he had different ways of handling an aggressive dog which to some was quite dangerous and foolish, but to the man it was all part of his plan. Axel tried to run away from him many times, but Sebastian had different ways of stopping him such as closing off the fence in the yard. The strange British cat was definitely annoying and Axel hated him for a while, but as he reveal more and more about himself he learn to tolerate him at least. He found out that this was indeed the same Sebastian that his mother claimed had named him. He also revealed how he rescued him. Sebastian had been wandering around when he notice dogs were starting to disappear from the neighborhood. Curious he notice a black van was the one that was doing all of this and one day when someone open the door to throw a dog in he leap into the van and hid away before the man return with the struggling dog. When the van had arrived he noticed a strange building that carried a dark atmosphere and lots of barking dogs. As he investigated he realized that it was a fighting dog ring and notice Axel lock away in one of their holding cells. He was not sure why, but something about Axel reminded him of Serilda and he wish to save him as well as the other dogs in the ring. He was the one that manage to get the police attention by constantly pestering them and finally one of them decided to follow. After realizing what they stumble upon they reported it to the others and that when the police units arrived on the day of Ivan vs. Axel match. All Axel knew was that he hope no dog ever had to face that. His views of fighting were scarred and he no longer wished to be a fighter in fear he would be the same monster he was before.  

Eventually when Axel was about to become two years old he could finally say he was becoming more and more happy with his new owner and took even more interest in Sebastian considering he knew his mother well. It seems that before Serilda met his father the two were a travelling pair that did a lot of magic tricks together and were in multiple shows with Arthur. Serilda was born in Germany and she was a gift from a fan. Sebastian was once a stray himself before Arthur adopted him as well. Serilda once she met his father had met many German Shepherds in her time, but something about Markos was different. He seemed lonely and misunderstood and as she got to know the stray learn to love him as he did her. When she announced that she wished to be with him forever Sebastian help her escape from the house despite the fact he would miss her. Now that Axel was starting to have a more positive outlook on life Axel like Sebastian would sometimes join in on the magic shows after some training. He got to see more places than he ever had in his life time and the moving never really bother him considering that all he ever did as a pup. While he never saw his parents or his pack something told him that if they knew he was with Sebastian they would be just as happy.  

Things had change a lot since then. Feeling rather inspired and wishing to help a friend Arthur decided to give Axel a new purpose and that was becoming a rescue dog. After doing the proper setups for such a role Axel found that he would only be doing magic shows even less and Sebastian would be in them more. He found himself working with a new human known as Rachel, but luckily he had seen her plenty of times before and was just as kind. He would still remain with Arthur so at least he wasn’t being given away. Axel never truly understood why the sudden change, but he found he actually enjoy it. It was nice being able to bring justice to those that deserve it and to help others in need, but it could also be a mental scar as well when he saw situations that reminded him of his fighting dog days. Sebastian claimed however that their owner saw a destiny greater than his magic shows.   

One day he was send on a mission somewhere in the mountains. A group of people were trapped in an avalanche and it was up to a group of search dogs to help locate them. This wouldn’t be the first time he traveled up to the mountains so he felt pretty confident about things. During the normal setups that would help keep them safe the dog was busy moving in the snow and trying to find survivors. For whatever reason another avalanche was triggered by an unknown force and started rapidly moving down the mountains. At this time the others were away in order to get some preparations and Axel with a few other dogs wanted to stay behind and dig out survivors. When the others saw this they were quick to get out of the way, but Axel was a bit slower. He found another scent in the snow and he wanted to quickly dig them out. Rachel notices this and attempted to try to move the dog out of the way, but he was stubborn. He clearly saw the avalanche coming towards them, but he didn’t want to leave the survivor behind. However as the avalanche move in closely and the dog continue to resist they had to move Rachel out of the way or else they would lose more people. Sadly enough Axel was not fast enough to get the person and was hit by the avalanche moving down the mountain with them.  

It felt like ages, but when Axel did wake up he saw that he was no longer in snow and near him was an unfamiliar figure. The being wasn’t a dog, but it was a canine. A scar muzzle and blind right yellow eye was the most noticeable thing on him. The elder gray wolf revealed himself as Vladimir and he was simply moving along when he notice a figure trapped in the snow and dig him out. After Axel revealed everything Vladimir told him he was most likely too far away from his masters, but if the dog really wished to he can come with him. Vladimir knew that the dog wouldn’t survive on his own and he figure that he could stay with him for a short time until they either found his masters or something else happen. During his time with Vladimir the wolf was quiet yet sentimental. There was always a story with this wolf so it wasn’t long before he knew more about him then Vladimir knew about Axel. He found out that he got the scar from fighting a mountain lion and he was born being blind in one eye. He also learn that he used to be in a pack, but was falsely frame for the murder of their alpha and escape before he could be executed. The wolf was traveler so the mountains weren’t the only place he would go to and Axel found himself moving about in other areas a lot. When ask about this the wolf simply reply “I could never stay in one place for long.”  

Eventually he notice that Axel seem to be a lot rougher than he had given him credit. Axel would work hard in order to put his share of the work and try multiple times to hunt for him, but due to the lack of experience hunting things that were not rats and he would often become a scavenger Vladimir decided to share his wisdom. He taught him all sorts of things about hunting and since Vladimir was a lead hunter in his old pack the wolf had plenty of techniques. Axel found that he really did enjoy hunting. He did before, but he never thought much about it as he was more concern about getting something. Vladimir saw the talent in Axel and it pleased him to have such a helpful companion by his side. After a while they did manage to locate Axel’s masters, but by this time the dog had spend so much time with him he didn’t leave. Regardless he did see Sebastian one last time and manage to lure the cat towards him. After the dog reveal that while he would miss everyone he has found a new purpose and he wish to stay with Vladimir Sebastian simply reply “Like mother like son. Thou have found someone, but thou shall not be forgotten. I will keep this secret like the darkness keeps theirs. Good luck to you friend and never forgotten thy.”  

When Axel reached three years old Vladimir died of old age. It was a heartbreaking, but Vladimir’s last words were “When I am gone child do not weep. Celebrate my death and cherish our time together. I will always be with you for I am never truly gone. Seek a pack to be with. I know I had my grudges, but I have forgiven mines. I wish for you to experience what I did. You will know when you have found yours because there is this connection that almost seems unbreakable.”  

Axel continued to use the teachings that Vladimir and all of his years of experience has given him. He promise he would grant Vladimir his dream and started to understand more about what his mother meant to be appreciate everything given. He did not agree with all the things that happen to him, but those made him stronger and for that he truly was grateful. Eventually when he was patrolling some land for more food and possibly sheltered he was tired. He had been traveling for such a long time he couldn’t bear it anymore. It wasn’t long before a patrol of scouts saw him within their territory and confronted him. He learn that he was in Pack of the Intrepidus territory and when ask who they were they told him what they were about. For whatever reason he felt somehow connected to these wolves and hearing that they were other canines that were not wolves surprise him. All of the packs he found so far only contain wolves and they didn’t want a dog within their ranks.  

The wolves decided to take him to the others so he could rest up. After spending a short time with them as mere visitor he decided to stay and become a full member. He ended up becoming a hunter after showing how skilled he was in the rank. Now that he has a new family he hopes to prove that they will not regret their decision on letting him stay.