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Shadow Riders	By : Imoshen Category: +A through F > Assassin's Creed Views: 2180 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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The lone wolf stood in the middle of the field. Red was dripping from the wild beast's fangs its snout covered in blood as it bit through the rabbit's neck. The cracking of bones was loud in the silence. It was unusual for a wolf to hunt at the end of the day when the sun was almost settling but there it stood, snow covering its paws while the last light of the day slowly faded. The beast lifted its head, ears moving as he picked up footsteps walking through the snow and it lowered its head the rabbit falling from its teeth and lay forgotten on the ground
The animal growled at the approaching man showing its teeth. Piercing blue eyes narrowed as the animal took a few steps backwards its gaze directed at the arrow and bow in the man's hand. The wolf watched how the man stopped lifting the arrow and bow and aiming for its heart. The wolf picked up the sound of scrunching snow behind it its head turning and fur standing to end as another armed man slowly approached. He too was aiming with an arrow and the wolf knew it was surrounded. Wild barking filled the silent air reverberating from the nearby mountains. The wolf turned its head again as the shadows grew larger threatening to swallow the beast in the darkness.
"Stop it."
The wolf tilted his head to one side a small sound escaping its throat as it stood simply still.
"Are you mad?" The voice sounded terrified and whispering harshly. "Go! Who do you think you are to meet a wolf unarmed?"
The wolf huffed and it licked its lips as its eyes were set on a third man standing underneath an old tree. A thunderbolt must have hit it a long time ago as the wood was black looking burned and the trunk split in two. He slowly walked around it and the wolf sat down watching him with curious eyes.
"Leave the wolf and go."
"Its poaching our cattle", the same man said again and he never lowered his arrow but stopped within his tracks not further approaching the wolf.
"He's not", the man said again as he walked towards the animal only a few meters separating them. "Ask your neighbor if he knows anything about your missing cows", and now he looked up eying the second man and the wolf watched how he went pale. "It's been a hard winter so far and if I recall it correctly two of his cows died the other week."
"What? What do you know?", the man asked him, the one being suspected of stealing the animals.
"What I know is that your aiming your weapons at my wolf", he hissed through clenched teeth and stood now next to the animal his hand resting on the beast's head.
"It's you", the farmer hissed and he slowly let his arm sink down as realization hit him. "The man with the wolf."
"Go", he simply said again the wolf standing up pressing its head up and into his palm. "If you harm him your blood will find the ground to your feet", he spoke to both farmers his voice just as cold as the air.
The sun was dying the sky turning purple.
"Don't", one of the farmers spoke to his friend lowering his weapon as well. "Let him be... I heard he killed a whole village with that beast of his", he whispered hoarsely eyes filled with fear and wide.
"So? I say we kill them both then."
"You idiot! You know what they say about him don't you? He's not human. He can fly like a demon..."
The other man scoffed. "No he can't. Where does he hide his wings then? I say we kill them-"
He couldn't speak any further a silver light was piercing the shadows and hitting his hand the arrow falling with a silent thud into the snow. He screamed holding his hand up to his chest as blood poured over his wrist the thrown knife sticking in his palm. The wolf had his head tilted to one side his ears moving as he watched with almost curious eyes how the second farmer let his arrow and bow fall and simply run as fast as he could.
"You- you!", the man screamed at him his voice filled with pain.
"Leave or you will find your death through my hand", the man hissed as he patted the wolf's head what seemed to be in a loving gesture. The man took a step forward his hand moving to his belt his fingers brushing over the hilt of another knife but he didn't have to do anything else, the man already walking backwards and then turning fully around running as well for his life.
The sun was gone, the sky dark and the first stars were glistening in the sky. Soon the silver light of the moon would spill over earth's grounds.
"I hate it when you do that", Altair hissed his eyes still watching both men running back and towards the small village nearby.
"I didn't do anything. I didn't kill those cows", was Malik's simple reply as he stood next to Altair his eyes following both farmers.
"I'm not talking about cows Malik's", he said and turned towards him one arm wrapping around the man's waist and pulling him close leaning forwards and brushing his lips against his. "You taste like blood and your breath smells of rabbit. I hate that."
Malik chuckled softly leaning into Altair and embracing him in a hug, his lips moving over his ear as he smiled, "I was hungry."
"You're always hungry and-"
"Hush now", Malik said squeezing Altair's hip. "We only have a few minutes", he whispered and cupped Altair's face his thumb stroking over his cheek. "You just have to bear with it."
"I will never get used to it", Altair replied and he looked down between their joined bodies before he lifted his gaze, his eyes meeting Malik's. "I can't accept it", and they both knew Altair wasn't talking about Malik's eating habits.
"Just a little while longer", he murmured his thumb still stroking over Altair's rough skin his fingers creeping underneath the hood he wore. "We will find him and he will pay for what he did to us."
Altair nodded slowly swallowing thickly. "But when?", he asked softly and his voice cracked.
"Soon... you heard what the villagers said. There's a Shadow living in the mountains. I tell you it's him. We will find him and he will take this curse from us. Have some faith."
Altair nodded slowly and he leaned forward once more kissing the other man. He pulled back just in time the moon's light standing behind him engulfing him like a thin blanket. "We'll find a way", he nodded once more and watched how Malik stepped back his fingers falling from Altair's face and stroking down his chest, reaching for the man's fingers and they met for a split second before it was over and all which was left was just the memory of a touch.
Malik shook his head swallowing heavily and he looked up and into the sky. The moon was rising quickly and the eagle sitting to his feet was crying as it took off flying high into the air.
"We will find a way Altair", he murmured softly as he made his way through the night and snow his eagle never leaving his side.
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