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Miriam's p.o.v
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Seeing as no one left the scene Miriam nodded to continue with a smile tugging at her lips she took a sip of her water bottle that she had hidden on the side of the pedestal putting it back when she was done with it, looking around one more time before clearing her throat "Thank you we shall now continue, I would like to suggest Ryzen too come forward for the memory part of this ceremony" they all nodded as Ryzen stood beside Miriam " Please Alpha Mayhem and Alpha Dominic hold your hands closer to the bowl" Obeying Miriam they did holding their hand over the bowl, Miriam took the knife of the counter and looked at Mayhem " Alpha Mayhem, Do you, pledge your loyalty and surrender your pack too Alpha Dominic" Mayhem nodded and said "I Do" Miriam in response cutted Mayhem's palm as the blood drips in the bowl. Miriam reached out to grab two different gems laying them each on one side of the bowl. Facing Dominic now "Do you alpha Dominic, Accept Alpha Mayhem's pack and offer them protection and love like they were your own, train them to be equal to your own standards, Shelter them from any harm and danger, Raise the children like they are the most precious thing around? "
Dom nodded and spoke firmly "I Do". Miriam took the dagger and cut his palm as well as the blood dripped in the bowl. Taking the Chrysoprase stone she left on the right side of the bowl holding the beautiful semi-opaque, green toned stone was still left untouched in a shell of ground, making it represent a beach in her hand up in her hand "This Chrysoprase will serve as a binding too for the speed healing and will ward off the negativity" Miriam grabbed the other stone in her hand that was left on the left of the bowl it was a amazonite which held a beautiful crystallized variety of a bright verdigris-greenish blue "This amazonite will stand for hope and a pleasant future. that there will be no pain" putting the stones into the bowl with blood of the two alpha's she took the knife and put that into the bowl as well, making a fire in between her fingertips and dropping the small ember into the bowl, she spoke a spell in her native language "mrith nomeno lae ithquentiv lae sia soves, si xurwk ir ekik di jiil, jiil persvek ekess ir, unite wer iejir batobot jahus huena ir, ekess qe jaunus di wer lines ekess xkhat ir. itov geou qe tenpiswo" *With this as goddess as my guide, i make one out of two , two in to one, unite the blood that was once one, to be sure of the lines to become one. Love will be here) "by the power bestowed on me by the moon goddess, this bowl will change into a new crest, Alpha Dominic do you wish to change the name of the newly merged pack?" Dom nodded as she continued "Then let it be known my dear child" Dom grinned and looked around "We will be the Snow Blood Moon" he looked back at his mother with a bright smile as the bowl would change into a silver crest shaped into a mountain with a wolf that has wings in the emblem, it had a crown which held the chrysoprase stone, the eyes were made of the Amazonite. Miriam took the crest of the pedestal and held it up in the air as everyone present started too hollar and whistle, the sound of hands clapping from all around.
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Mayhem's P.o.v
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At doms cue they all shift and Mayhem walks to be next too him in the line but without shifting, she knows a lot of their people are terrified of her form, but she knows it's also part of the ceremony, they are both an alpha and she knows she has too but really is conflicted and it seems Ryzen seen the conflict in her eyes as he walks towards her and shares with everyone what is going on in her mind.
*Mayhem sat against a tree after having lost the twins, she sat down and sobbed "hey moon goddess… if you can hear me .. please hear me out.. i can't lead the pack no more.. they are afraid of me.. i didn't ask to become this monster, nor did i ask to be the cause of my packs sadness, hatred, disgust, discomfort. they are terrified of me…" a surge of pain shoots through her heart, holding her hand on her chest "i know they don't want to feel like this but i understand, who would follow a monster? certainly not after the one they just lost … to me .. the biggest monster" tears stream down her face by now as her voice rises a few notches as it is filled with agony " what they feel it hurts me ! it hurts so much! .. i am trying to be strong ! i am !" she starts punching the tree as she got up "They dont know how much pain i suffered.. they don't know how much i had to endure… they won't even try to know me ! .. they just close me off... " she falls back on her knees but keeps her eyes strained at the moon "you let this happen, you didn't stop them from doing this to me.. mark my words moon goddess.. i will bounce back, become stronger, retaliate against them all. Put them too justice and while i am at it i will drag you too justice as well for letting your so called children fall for these experiments"*
Mayhem looked at everyone who had shifted, they were bowing down. The emotions she held in came flowing out as Miriam walked closer to her daughter and pulled her in a motherly embrace as she heard her mom whisper "Sweety they are waiting for you, shift and join the run". Mayhem looks at everyone full disbelieve but also admiration that, but before she could do anything there was the little boy she saved earlier in the battle, she got down on her knees and smiled at the little boy taking in his appearance as he has chestnut brown hair it was short and a little unruly, his eyes were silver and he had the brightest toothy smile while he was looking back at Mayhem, the little boy gently tried petting May's head "your no monster, you saved me and my mom" Taken aback by his blunt behavior and easily spoken truth as there was no glint of betrayal in his eyes. Mayhem smiled back at the little one and pulled him gently into a hug before whispering in his ears " Would you like to sit on my back lil one?" the little boy smiles big and bright while just nodding.
Mayhem set him back on the ground as she took a few steps back while her bones started to crack, her skin changing into fur and scales turning blue and black as tiger stripes starts forming as well, her tail was slender and long with a poofy exploded blue hairy tip, on her back grew two wings, they were big and pretty covered in tiger print as well but as soon as she stretched them she folded them close too her body, her paws were covered in puffy fur it looked so soft that one could literally fall asleep on them, the legs have more scales and shorter fur. laying down on the ground to let the little boy step on her back, once he was on she would make her way towards her brother who was eagerly waiting for arrival. Once they all line up it is Alphas and luna's behind them betas and deltas and behind that is the rest of the pack, they started walking first but then broke out in a sprint. Mayhem used her wings too shield the little one on her back from the wind that picks up on their run, she heard satisfying boyish giggles while they keep running. May gently removed her wings and let the boy enjoy the view of the cliff that they have arrived upon, the scenery was amazing, the moon was shining brightly upon the water below the cliff, stars could be seen from the sky but also on the surface of the water. Mayhem laid down and sighed in content while having a wolfish smirk on her big wolf head as she sees Pierce and Ryzen join in beside her Mind Linking them both "Thank you" Nuzzling both their cheeks in term while feeling the little boy pet her own head, purring under the action and in approval.