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Start The First Gen Start This Gen Start This Short [ Nature's Calling - Viktor Nebula - Week 2 ]

Later, he climbed into the hot tub, muttering to himself.

Viktor: “Connecting with the elements, huh?”

The water welcomed him, warm and weightless. His hair floated at the surface as he leaned back and let go. Even here, in the pulsing heart of the city, nature had found a way in.

And it wasn’t letting go.

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More seats were added around the fire pit.

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Start The First Gen Start This Gen Start This Short [ Nature's Calling - Viktor Nebula - Week 2 ]

Soaked and half-freezing, Viktor returned to his room, peeling off his jacket and kicking off his boots. He turned to his woodworking table, hands aching for creation. With every measured cut, every smoothed edge of the dining chairs he was building for the kitchen, the whispers of nature softened into a hum in his bones.

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Start The First Gen Start This Gen [ Rematch with Greg ]

The spring air trembled with promise—and something darker. Rhea stood at the edge of the woods, the scent of wet moss thick in her lungs, her breath slow but steady. She had changed. Her form was stronger, tempered by pain and a sense of purpose. Her pack saw it too. They were ready to name her Alpha. But first, she had to earn it. Not through words, but by surviving the crucible that had broken so many before her. By defeating Greg. The demigod son of Atlas. The last of the ancient Bane Pack. Madness incarnate.

They crossed the babbling creek under a sky heavy with stormlight. Spectre, usually vocal and proud, walked in silence at her side, tail low and ears flicking with unease. She whimpered as the warning signs came into view—those rusted, clawed-up boards nailed to pine trees like old bones.

Rhea, softly: “You can go home, Spec, I’ve got this.”

The pooch hesitated. Then bowed her head and melted back into the woods.

Rhea stepped forward alone. The trailer hadn’t changed—an overgrown patch of rot at the far edge of Moonwood Mill. No one came here unless they had something to prove. Once, she’d been foolish. Now, she was ready. Rhea squared her shoulders, stepped into the clearing, and shouted: “Come out and face me!” The world held its breath. Then the door creaked open.

Greg stepped out, hulking and matted, fur streaked with ash and age. His presence hit her like a tidal wave—fury made flesh. His red eyes glowed with hate. His long, ragged howl split the air. And then, laughter.

Greg, snarling with teeth bared: “Return of the runt! You come back, mutt? Come back to get kicked back again?”

The scent of bloodlust thickened as they circled one another, a storm of claws waiting to break.

Rhea’s body responded first—her muscles flexed beneath shimmering opalescent fur, her mind sharpened to a razor’s edge. Fury coursed through her like wildfire, and she met Greg’s manic energy without flinching.

He didn’t wait. No challenge. No ceremony. Only violence.

Greg lunged, a blur of limbs and teeth. He grabbed her mid-step, lifting her clear off the ground as if to slam her into the mud like a warning sign of his own.

But this time, Rhea was ready.

They hit the dirt in a cyclone of snarls and snapping jaws. Dust rose like smoke from a battlefield. Claws tore, blood spilled, breath ripped from lungs. Rhea fought like a beast cornered by gods. Greg fought like one becoming. And in that moment—she saw it. An opening.

She twisted, kicked with both legs, and planted her hind paws into Greg’s chest, launching him back with the full fury of spring reborn. He hit the ground hard and didn’t rise. Not right away.

Rhea stood across from him, chest heaving, adrenaline searing through every vein. Her breath came jagged, wild. And then — She threw back her head and howled. A long, pure, victorious howl that echoed through the woods and sky.

The demigod had fallen. And the Alpha had risen.

Greg stirred, groaning. Slowly, like an old wound reopening, he dragged himself upright. He didn’t speak. Didn’t look back. With his tail low and pride shattered, he limped toward the trailer and disappeared into the shadows. The door shut behind him.

And Rhea turned, breath still steaming in the air, feeling the weight of what she had done—what she had become. She didn’t need anyone to say it. She was Alpha now.

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Start The First Gen Start This Gen Start This Short [ Nature's Calling - Viktor Nebula - Week 2 ]

Back in Myshuno Meadows, Viktor set up his brand-new telescope—an off-season gift from his mother, Varsana, for Rebate Day. The park was nearly empty, just a few lovers under umbrellas and city lights reflecting in puddles.

It was chilly, a steady drizzle softening the edges of the world. Still, Viktor stayed, face tilted toward the stars hidden behind clouds. He scanned the sky with deliberate patience, searching for something. Anything. The wind whispered again, wrapping around him like a scarf.

“Embrace the elements… they will carry you to unexpected peace.”

The moment was beautiful.

And very, very wet.

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Electricity buzzed from the broken stovetop in the next room, but Rhea insists on being preoccupied.

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Start The First Gen Start This Gen Start This Short [ Nature's Calling - Viktor Nebula - Week 2 ] [ Humor & Hijinks Festival ]

The Humor and Hijinks Festival lit up the city with chaos and color. Viktor, loyal to the Pranksters in their signature purple, spent the night floating between bubble blowers and food stalls, his fingers still smelling faintly of spice and smoke.

When the fireworks began, he stood too close to the launchers—one faulty burst singed his sleeve and left his skin buzzing with heat.

Viktor: “Could be worse,” he muttered, brushing soot off his collar. “At least I’m not on fire.”

The sensation stirred a memory from the family archives—Flint Nebula, his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather from the Age of the Sun. Flint met his end in a firework mishap, fireworks far stronger than today’s.

Viktor smiled as the smoke curled into the night sky.

Viktor: “Guess some things run in the blood.”

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Start The First Gen Start This Gen [ Exploring Ravenwood ]

[ Town Hall ]

Rhea didn’t plan on falling in love with Ravenwood, but by the time she and her pack were reading faded plaques and ghost-tour signage like tourists, she was smitten. The morning fog hung low over the cobblestone square, and the wrought-iron signs creaked softly in the breeze. The village smelled of sage smoke, river moss, and old wood—like history itself was composting under every brick. They stopped first at Ravenwood Town Hall, a gothic stone building shaped like it had risen fully formed from the earth, complete with bell tower and flickering gaslamps. Inside, it was buzzing—with ghosts. Literal ones. One floated past Rhea muttering about unpaid burial taxes. Another hovered near a corkboard lined with fliers for afterlife festivals and spectral dispute mediation.

Opal, murmuring: "Zoning rights for morticians?"

Hickory, deadpan: “Booming death industry. That's either hilarious or deeply concerning.”

Rhea grinned, amused and a little unnerved.

The second floor of the hall featured the Office of Afterlife Festivals, lined with dusty tomes and color-coded ribbon samples for funeral parades. A single plaque caught Rhea’s eye:

Pet crow licenses: officially deemed unnecessary due to excessive paperwork. Crows only answer to Grim anyway.

[ Specter Graves ]

Outside, the group wandered into the Specter Graves, a small, curated cemetery famous for its dramatic epitaphs and unverified hauntings. Some stones were carved with poetry, others with sarcasm. Most, with unapologetic flair:

Rigger Mortis – “Though he was a stoic and quiet man, a stiff upper lip is its own virtue.” Hugh Thanasia – “Oh, to have shed thy mortal coil with such reckless abandon.” Earl E. Demise – Jilted Lover – “For what is worse than losing love, but losing love at such a young age!” Ichabod Specter – “If a body meets a body, bring him pumpkin pie.”

[ Moppy the Goat - Founding Hero of Ravenwood ]

They moved on, further into the village green, where a mossy fountain gurgled gently beneath an iron effigy of a goat standing majestically atop a rock formation The tale was etched into a crooked stone nearby, weathered but still legible:

Long ago, a band of medieval nomads, led astray by the tarot reader Lady Ravendancer Goth, teetered on the edge of starvation. They were saved not by divine intervention—but by a goat. A clever, nimble goat. Moppy led them to rich, untouched land. Instead of eating her, they followed her. They founded Ravenwood, and honored both seer and savior. Modern historians doubted the story. Rhea didn’t. Not really. She leaned over the fountain’s lip and flicked a coin in, just in case. Rhea: “To clever goats and uncanny guidance,”

The pack lingered until the mist started settling in for the evening, the sky turning lavender over curling chimney smoke. The whole place felt older than time, but alive—like it knew it was being remembered. As they started their trek back, Rhea glanced over her shoulder. Moppy’s statue glinted in the low light. And for just a second, she thought she saw the statue wink.

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Start The First Gen Start This Gen Start This Short [ Nature's Calling - Viktor Nebula - Week 2 ]

Back home in San Myshuno, Viktor shook the storm out of his coat and walked straight into the kitchen.

Viktor: “Hey Mom, I’m adopting a dog.”

Varsana looked up from her tv show, blinking.

Varsana: “Why? We have a dog.”

Viktor: “I know. Fish is great… but I want one for me.”

Enter Nugget Nebula, a clumsy, snow-furred Siberian husky puppy with blue eyes and endless energy. Kooper, Viktor’s familiar, was unimpressed.

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Start The First Gen Start This Gen [ Forgotten Hollow - Salem's Boarding House ]

Sleep didn’t come after the Spice Festival. Not even exhaustion could quiet Rhea’s spiraling thoughts. Rumors had a way of lingering—especially ones whispered by people like Nathaniel Addams. He'd claimed Moses Vatore had “lost his way,” even went so far as to call him dangerous. But Rhea remembered Moses differently. Sweet. Brilliant. Too soft for the world, maybe—but never cruel. She needed to hear it from him directly before she’d believe a word of it. So she made the trip to Forgotten Hollow. The village greeted her with its signature quiet: thick fog, dead stillness, and the kind of cold that sank below skin and bone. The moment her boots touched its mossy cobblestone streets, she felt it. The ground here was cursed with time. Her breath quickened. Her skin itched. That drowning pressure behind her eyes returned—vampire territory. It pulled on her lungs like deep water. Salem’s Boarding House stood at the end of a winding path, half-swallowed by ancient trees and perpetual twilight. It looked more like a haunted manor than a school, its windows glowing faintly with warm light that did little to cut the cold fog curling through its black iron gates.

Two teens were already waiting for her on the front steps, posture stiff, eyes gleaming red beneath storm-gray eyelids. They didn’t speak, just watched—the kind of still, curious watching that was never casual. Rhea swallowed the urge to growl. The door opened before she could knock. Moses Vatore appeared with a slow, dreamy sort of smile. He still had the same soft curl to his hair, same shy posture, but the years had left their mark. His eyes were dull, ringed with exhaustion, and his voice was slower than she remembered. Moses: “Rhea Nebula. Haven’t seen you since… what? Prom?”

Rhea was immediately hit by the stagnant smell of old blood and lavender. Rhea “Rumors brought me, people are saying things about you. Things I really don’t want to believe.”

They moved to the front yard— Overgrown roses, snapped statues. He leaned against a wrought iron railing as they talked, while the vampire teens lingered just outside of the conversation, eyes still locked on them like hunting dogs trained not to bark.

Moses rubbed at his temple. Moses: “The job takes a toll. You wouldn’t believe how much vamp kids need structure. They test your mind, your memory… your patience. But it’s important. Someone has to do it.”

Rhea, not unkindly: “You look like hell,”

Moses chuckled: “Thanks.”

Rhea: “I’m serious. You look drained, Moses. You barely blink.”

Moses: “I’m fine. Really.”

Rhea: “You sure? You were the top of our class. Now you’re standing in front of a haunted school half-possessed and pretending that’s okay.”

Moses turned his gaze toward the fog-drenched garden. Moses: “You know the Vatores… I've always been half in, half out. I never fit the vampire mold, and I’m not really mundane either. This job though—it’s tradition. My blood runs the house. Folk like me keep the balance.”

Rhea crossed her arms: “At the cost of what?”

He didn’t answer. His silence was telling. A moment passed.

Rhea: “You should come out with me. Day trip. Moonwood. Even just for a walk. You need sunlight, Moses.”

Moses, gentle and firm: “I can’t… My place is here.”

Rhea’s stomach twisted. She didn’t press him again. The fog was growing thicker. Her head felt heavy, her limbs slow. She had to get out before her instincts took over and something bad happened.

As she stepped back out into the street, the two vampire teens followed her with their eyes, curious… and perhaps a little hungry.

Rhea didn’t say goodbye. She just left, the mansion door closing behind her like the lid on a coffin.

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Start The First Gen Start This Gen Start This Short [ Nature's Calling - Viktor Nebula - Week 2 ] [ Foundry Cove - Willow Creek ]

The whispers on the wind led Viktor far from the thrum of San Myshuno to a secluded inlet—Foundry Cove—where the rain fell warm and steady from a thunder-heavy sky. The city boy didn’t mind the downpour. In fact, it was a relief compared to the sticky humidity that usually clung to Willow Creek. His boots squelched through soft earth as he followed something—instinct, or maybe the whispering voice again.

He knelt beside the shore, fingers sifting through wet soil until they found it: a chunk of turquoise, smooth and ancient-feeling in his palm. A sign.

Just ahead stood a tree. Not just any tree—a towering willow, its twisted trunk cloaked in moss and spotted with yellow mushrooms. Blue vines peeked out from beneath the bark like veins beneath skin, pulsing ever so slightly. It felt alive.

The wind picked up, brushing against his face, pulling him forward again. This was not the final stop.

A deep, resonant voice rumbled through the ground beneath his feet.

“Tread carefully. Some secrets were buried for a reason. Not all paths are meant to be uncovered.”

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Start The First Gen Start This Gen [ Spring Spice Festival ]

San Myshuno’s Spice Festival was alive with color and scent—warm golden lights strung over the festival square, music bumping gently under the laughter of tourists and locals alike. And in the middle of it all, Rhea stood with her pack.

"Alright," Rhea said, cracking her knuckles and eyeing the towering plate of curry in front of her. "Let’s see if this spice can take down a werewolf." It could. And it did. Rhea sputtered, tears springing to her eyes before the first bite had even hit her stomach. "My tongue is melting!!!" Garnet wheezed beside her, deep red in the face and gasping for milk. “Why is pain a flavor?!” Lucio powered through his plate, face stone-still until the last bite—then he quietly leaned over and downed an entire bottle of fizzy juice. “Not spicy,” he lied. “Just… aromatic.” His eyes welled, and he coughed lightly. The pack laughed together—loud and uninhibited. Chosen family. Feral joy. A stranger photobombed their group picture. Rhea didn’t mind. The night was too full of energy to be ruined by random chaos. Rhea, wiping tears of spice from her eyes: “I needed this… I needed you all.”

Their bond wasn’t just friendship. Among werewolves, shared meals were sacred. There was old pack lore—older than Moonwood Mill—about the First Gathering, a myth where the original seven packs came together under a blood moon and shared a single fire, trading spice and meat and names. Ever since then, sharing food has been a way for packs to sync rhythms, to become something more than individuals. One pulse. One howl.

Tonight, Rhea felt it. They were in step. Her laughter came easily. She was no longer pregnant, no longer sick or sleepless or stretched thin. Just herself again—wild, alive and dancing. She tossed a coin into the small elephant fountain tucked between food stalls, watching it ripple beneath the lantern glow. Finch, mouth full of samosa: "Make a wish" Rhea smirked. “I wish for no more babies for at least a year.” Garnet cackled. “A goddess has priorities!”

When the group began peeling off, Rhea was still full of steam. Nyon murmured something about using the bathroom and gave her a small kiss on the cheek before slipping into the crowd. He didn’t return. She noticed, of course. She always did. But she didn’t chase after him. The night didn’t end with his absence—just shifted. She stayed in the square, watching lanterns sway in the breeze, leaning back against the edge of the fountain. Her body still buzzed from the curry and the laughter, her senses sharp under the wash of savory aromas and festival chatter.

Eventually, she wandered over to the bubble blower. She didn’t need it—but blowing flavored mist into the cool spring air felt like defiance. A soft rebellion. She was no longer tethered to maternity. She could breathe again. She could be reckless.

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[ Nature's Calling - Viktor Nebula - Week 1 ]

Back home, Viktor retreated to his room—half unpacked, half workshop—and took a seat at his woodworking table. His hands moved without thought, guided by instinct.

Kooper watched from the windowsill. Rain blurred the city lights beyond.

In his quiet focus, the whispers returned—clearer than ever. Weaving through his thoughts like vines in bloom.

There is truth just beyond reach. Hidden, waiting. Will you follow it, Viktor? Will you build something that outlasts even magic?

A shiver passed through him. He didn’t answer. He just kept carving.

Something old had begun to stir. And it hadn’t chosen him by accident.

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Start The First Gen Start This Gen [ Moonwood Mill - 2am ]

The town slept beneath a blanket of fog so thick it crawled, curling around the benches and tree trunks like it was trying to listen in. The air was heavy, still, almost too quiet—except for the low hiss of rain hitting the cold metal of the public grill. Rhea hunched, turning over a pot of camper’s stew like it was a spell she didn’t remember casting. Her damp shirt clung to her arms, and her boots were soaked through, but she didn’t care. The warmth from the flames licked at her knuckles as she stirred. Next to her on the bench: a half-filled satchel of fizz bottles, the last remnants of Henford’s hustle. Her fingers closed around one of them—a dark bottle, labeled only with a smear of green paint and the faint smell of burnt licorice and regret.

Rhea: "Well… cheers to me, I guess."

She twisted the cap off with a quiet hiss. The liquid inside swirled unnaturally, black with iridescent streaks, like oil catching the moonlight. It looked sentient.

Rhea, staring at it: “What did I put in this?”

She took a cautious sip. It tasted like smoke and berries and maybe… mourning? She winced, unsure if it would come out as sweat, steam, or an exorcism. Still, she drank more. The fog thickened, the fire hissed out. Then the skies opened. Rain fell in hard, slanted sheets, drowning the warmth and sending steam rising from the hot grill. Her stew crackled one last time before it went cold and soupy in the pot. Rhea sighed, sitting there a moment longer—face turned to the sky, letting the storm hit her full force. The drink fizzed weird in her stomach. Something stirred—maybe in her blood, maybe in her head.

She grabbed her bag, the stew forgotten, the bottle still half-full in her other hand. The forest trails were slick and dark on the walk back, but she didn’t mind. Moonwood Mill always had a way of reflecting her mood.

By the time she reached the front steps of her home, drenched, buzzed, and half-haunted, the babies were still asleep, and Nyon hadn’t stirred. Rhea exhaled and stared up at the moon hidden behind the clouds.

And then she went inside.

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[ Nature's Calling - Viktor Nebula - Week 1 ]

He jogged through his neighborhood that evening, dodging puddles and watching families crowd around the local food stalls. The Spice District was alive, as always. Colorful, fragrant, competitive. Even in concrete, something green grew here.

And still, the whisper called.

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Start The First Gen Start This Gen [ Henford-on-Bagley ]

Rhea’s voice carried easily over the town square—half siren, half salesman. The bottles clinked together on the rickety wooden table she’d set up under the old lamppost, each one labeled with her jagged handwriting and none of them particularly legal-looking. Some were faintly glowing. One was suspiciously warm. At least one smelled like carbonated compost. But her charisma? Unquestionable.

Rhea: “Try the ‘Molten Plum’ blend—burns good going down and better coming back up!”

The locals of Henford, polite and curious, gathered around in clusters. She winked. She bragged. She hawked her wares with that same electric energy she used to stir up fights in Moonwood Mill. Even the chickens watched. It was well past dusk now, and the crowd had thinned. Just as Rhea counted her remaining bottles, a familiar voice cut through the quiet:

Rahul: “Rhea?”

She turned, a bottle of “Mango Mayhem” still in hand.

Rahul Chopra stood under the lantern glow, hands in his jacket pockets. His expression flickered between a surprised smile and something else—wary, maybe, or nostalgic. Older now, broader in the shoulders, still wearing the Henford Grocery Delivery apron on his chest like it was stapled to him.

Rhea, grinning: “Rahul… Didn’t expect to see you in Henford these days.”

Rahul chuckled, stepping closer. Rahul: “Didn’t expect to see you setting up a… fizzy juice stand in the middle of town. Some of these flavors don't sound real.”

Rhea laughed, brushing a windblown lock of hair from her face. Rhea: “Hey, I’m a mother now. I gotta hustle low-risk.”

They chatted for a while, her leaning lazily on the table, him standing a little stiffly like he wasn’t sure if this was a visit or a memory. She asked if he still delivered groceries. He nodded. She caught the edge in his voice.

Rahul, muttering: “Still delivering,” his tone flattening. “It’s been… one of those days. Can we talk about something else?”

Rhea, tilting her head: “Sure.But just curious—haven’t you ever wanted something more? Like a dream job or a way out?”

Rahul's posture stiffened. Rahul: “It’s not that easy. And not tonight, okay? I’ve had enough of expectations.”

Rhea recognized the tension—the weight of a mother’s legacy pressing down on someone too gentle for it.

So they stepped away from the table, walking along the cobblestones just out of earshot of the few lingering vendors. Rhea, in true Rhea fashion, started talking about the Wildfangs, the tunnels, nearly getting arrested, punching Greg, and having twins.

Rahul blinked: “That’s… a lot.”

Rhea: “Yeah, I’m nothing if not high volume.”

Rahul smiled. For the first time, it wasn’t guarded. When it was time to part ways, he looked at her like he wanted to say something but didn’t quite dare. Rahul: “So I guess I’ll see you around then?”

Rhea: “Yeah, looks like it,” lifting a near-empty bottle in a mock toast.

They clinked bottles quietly beneath the lantern light, their shadows long and flickering.

He waved. She watched him go, then turned back to her table, packed her unsold bottles into the cart, and whistled low.

By midnight, she was back on the road to Moonwood Mill—the taste of old memories fizzing just a little bitter on her tongue.

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[ Nature's Calling - Viktor Nebula - Week 1 ]

The next day at school, Viktor could barely focus. His test scores were dismal, his thoughts tangled in the wind’s voice.

Then, a whisper. This time, not imagined.

"Thank you for listening. I am the spirit caught in the wind, seeking to regain my true form. Your attunement helps me grow stronger. Please—keep going. Help me restore what was lost."

His chest tightened. Not with fear. With certainty.

Something was reaching through nature itself—and it had chosen him.

At lunch, he found Adalyn Greenburg and asked: “Do you hear it too?”

She blinked, then nodded slowly: “I thought I was imagining it. But… no. I think something’s trying to speak.”

It didn’t comfort Viktor. Not really. It just confirmed that whatever was happening—it was real.