History
Stormy's reign came to a dramatic conclusion one stormy night in July. She was struck by a bolt of lightning, ironically just moments after she gave up her leadership over the pack. Despite the many other leaders who had watched over the oldest pack in Bleeding Souls, Stormy had always been a constant. Now things were about to change; Storm would never really be the same again.
At first, however, there was a hope for normalcy. Nirupama Rashmi, a long-time friend of Stormy and her "current" mate and co-Alpha, discovered her mate's body. Despite the horrible loss, she took control of the pack. She promoted a young male named Syniero to help, and during this time she met Zero, a new male that tried to help her cope with the grief.
Another unfortunate event brought them even closer together; they were walking through the Concrete Jungle, when suddenly she injured her paw. Zero left to go find some herbs for her, but unfortunately, in his absence, the demon Salvaged Eternity came upon the wounded Alpha. He raped her, and only retreated when Zero came back and the two males fought.
As it were, Rashmi became pregnant with the rapist's children. Again the strong girl took it in stride, and things were almost going well until her birth. Zero had been promoted to Gamma, while Syniero had advanced as the Beta male. Zero and Syn also had a friendship of sorts, and for awhile, things almost seemed alright.
However, the birth did not go as planned. Rashmi died giving birth to a litter of three puppies; Hale, Tsunami, and Apollyon. Just before she died, she asked Rain, the daughter of her old friend Ravyn, to take care of her litter for her. Also, she promoted Syniero to Alpha male and asked Zero to take up Syn's old spot.
Now that the first shots had been fired, a chain reaction of sorts seemed to occur when Alpha after Alpha fell or left. Zero had developed romantic feelings for Syniero, and although Syn didn't seem to be affected by this too badly, he turned up missing not long after, when they were finally starting to get close.
Meanwhile, one of the former Alpha female's children had been kidnapped; Hale, being a nearly exact replica of his father, was taken by Salvaged despite Rain's efforts to defend the litter she had adopted. Faces kept coming and going.
Zero struggled to keep things going, but he was never made to lead. He could feel himself slipping more and more every day, and when his older brother, Adreon, showed up one night, he saw his escape. Adreon was accelerated up the ranks, first to Spaher and then to Gamma. Zero just needed the final push.
Then one night it came, while chaos was running rampant through the Concrete Jungle. A cult, oddly founded with the intent to wipe out any "evil" in the lands had targeted Salvaged Eternity. Damian de le Poer, a friend of Zero's and Savlaged's lover, came to the demon Beta's rescue. He shot the cult leader, and was about to turn the gun on himself.
That was when Zero intervened. A long chase ensued, and culminated with Zero flinging the weapon into the sea, and Damian accidentally dropping Zero off over the cliff as well. Fortunately, Adreon found his brother's body, but it was now time for Zero to leave; both brothers understood this. Zero stepped down from his rank and went on in search of better things, i.e. his sanity and Syniero.
Thus, Adreon took up the throne. Adreon was generally accepted by the pack relatively quickly. During his reign, he promoted a quirky hybrid named Hearse up to Gamma, and then Beta. Although Hearse didn't seem entirely capable to some of the other members, Adreon saw that he could follow orders well enough. For a long time, things were at least somewhat normal.
Then the plague seemed to catch up with him. A drought, and a consequential famine, ruined lives of numerous wolves in Bleeding Souls. Not too long after Adreon's mate Ariadne had been claimed by the river, he fell as a casualty to mother nature's fury.
Just before he died, however, an old friend, Gibraltar, managed to find him. After a very brief reunion, mingled with some regrets, Gibraltar told Adreon he would take care of the pack for him, as well as pass along several messages to his closest of friends or family. Unfortunately, not all of the members were pleased about this, including Cross, a long time member. He left with Akumu for Syemv, instead.