Ether landed the Sky Beast on the platform again, the wood creaked.
Kellenas observed as Ether dismounted from his beast with an antler in hand. The same female Feral from earlier approached Ether, waiting to get the instruments back.
"It appears you have put our tools to good use. May I have them back?" she kindly asked.
Ether handed her the bow, arrows, and throwing knives. She took them in her arms and gave Ether a much more friendly toothy smile.
"Now what happened to the Abaki I asked you to get?" Kellenas asked.
"Your scouts said they'll take care if it. They brought me back to the Sky Beast and told me to fly over," Ether replied.
Kellenas nodded and patiently waited. But the wait didn't last long. Because one of the scouts leaped up to the platform and turned around waiting for something. Moments later, someone threw a dead Abako at the scout.
He caught it and placed it in front of the duo, letting them study the work Ether did. The scout turned around again and waited for another Abako.
They caught another, and another, and another. Until six Abaki were laying on the platform in front of them.
"I'm impressed. I see you as worthy of speaking to me, what do you wish?" Kellenas asked.
Ether smirked and prepared to explain the situation.
-Five minutes later-
"... So you want my pack to join your Legion?"
Kellenas blankly stared at Ether. He nodded and hoped for Kellenas to agree.
"Hmph. Come back tomorrow, we will have to duel for it," Kellenas replied.
Ether still had hopes to win the Eterra pack into his Legion, so he listened to him. Before Ether took off, he waited for Oria.
She stumbled onto the platform from below, she had a look of happiness on her face. Kellenas allowed Oria to leave once again, but if Ether lost against him tomorrow, she would have to stay forever.
The duo lifted off and returned to Krugi, where Valentine and Danitour were waiting for them with some important news.
Kellenas climbed onto the highest point of the tree they were on. He stared over the golden grass fields, hoping to catch a glimpse of the future of his pack.
Ferals had strong Alpha Males to guide them through fights for territory and food, these alphas were usually the most experienced and have no age requirement.
On the other side, they also had a powerful Alpha Female to make sure the pack is happy and the Feral pups are being raised with care.
Kellenas inherited his abilities as a proficient hunter from his father. He taught him how to properly survive the wilds of Etek Dur, and even was there when it earned its name.
Through all 99 years alive, Kellenas has always been very tender and loving for his pack. Not letting anyone hurt any of his pack members, let alone his mate.
Most Ferals in the pack saw Kellenas as what a Feral should be. They shouldn't care about those outside of the pack, they must be able to hunt and kill whenever it is needed, and be ready to put themselves in between danger and their pack.
The scratch on Kellenas' face was a staple of him finally meeting his mate. It was during a celebration called Tonumki or Cubs, this was to celebrate the next generation of Ferals.
Kellenas was excited to greet the new cubs, so he wanted to celebrate as loud as he could. He encouraged his Ferals to be as reckless as possible and happy.
During this Tonumki was Oria's birth, along with her two other siblings.
As the day came to an end, his scouts ran back to him with some horrible news: they caught the attention of something big and angry inside of Etek Dur.
Kellenas was the first one on the forest floor, waiting for the beast to show its face. Instead of asking for helpers, Kellenas asked his pack to stay on the single tree they had at the time.
He heard a ghoulish growl behind him, so he turned his head and an untamed Greenwood Cemtras came barging out from behind the trees. It slammed the ground and prepared to attack the Feral.
The two broke into a senseless battle, bringing both of them to reach inside for their limits. Until the Greenwood Cemtras grabbed him and slammed him on the ground.
The impact stunned him. The entire forest felt weird, as if it was spinning around. Before Kellenas could recover, the Greenwood Cemtras prepared to attack Kellenas once more.
Until Ferals jumped from the tree and landed on its back, distracting it long enough for Kellenas to recover. As the Feral recovered, he saw one of his own Ferals get caught under the Cemtras' foot.
Crushing and killing him instantly.
Kellenas let out all his anger with a single violent roar. The whole forest stopped and watched as the Feral entered an enraged state of mind.
All other Ferals instantly hopped off and allowed Kellenas to continue the battle. Instead of being an almost equal fight, Kellenas completely swept the forest floor with the Greenwood Cemtras.
It swiped Kellenas across the face, leaving that mark on it. Kellenas stepped back to recover from the hit, which didn't take long.
Then he did something he never thought he could do before. Kellenas roared one more time, but it was different. Because the outline of his shoulders and head shined green.
He leaped upwards and ground slammed into the Cemtras' chest, shattering the hard skin and breaking the even tougher bone.
This was a Feral earning his Third Rule. Kellenas thanks Etek Dur, so much so he prides himself with the title of Kellenas, Reinforced by Etek Dur.
After the fight, a female Feral caught his attention. She was afraid of being noticed, but he was well aware of her.
They talked and celebrated together. This Feral was called Deterna Menometome, but changed her last name to be the same as Kellenas'. It now being Deterna Tovi.
Deterna became the Alpha Female because of her distinct nurturing style. She was also the same Feral who gave Ether the instruments.