Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 01:33:59 EDT
From: Bluwolfboi1980@aol.com
Subject: Wolf Guardians- Chapter 2 (fantasy)

Disclaimer: Okay I'll get to the point, if you aren't suppose to be here
please vacate the window and thank you.  If you are repulsed by any content
that this or other stories have please do not continue any further, and
exit stage left.  You have been warned!!!!  This story is pure fictional.
Some characters are real, but changed due to respect of privacy and what
not legal stuff.  Yes this story contains sexual tensions/relations between
gay men (Duh! It's not a gay erotic story archive for nothing!)  So like I
stated up above if any of these apply, you have been warned.

Author's Notes: Okay to recap, we met Ardaous a mage of great respect.  He
heard commotion outside and decided to check it out.  He saw a pack of
black wolves ganging up on a white wolf.  So Ardaous decided to help the
white wolf, and used a fire spell and the black wolves left and vacated.
Ardaous watched as the white wolf turned into a human form.  Ardaous healed
the man's wounds.  The man's name turned out to be Daren, the leader/head
figure for his family.  Ardaous extended his hospitality and Daren stay the
rest of the night in Ardaous' house.  The next morning Ardaous found a pack
of white wolves in his yard and got Daren.  It was Daren's family.  They
gave thanks to the mage, and left.  Daren assembled the family to talk
about telling the mage about their secret.  So you're caught up with where
this chapter starts.  Enjoy!!

Chapter 2- The History of the White Wolf Clan

	A couple of days after Daren left with his family back to his
house, Ardaous was outside reading a book.  He was so engrossed by it he
didn't see a white wolf with a gray stripe under its left eye walked up.
The wolf soon morphed into it's human form.  "Mage Ardaous??"  A man spoke.

	Hearing this voice surprised Ardaous from his reading.  "I'm
terribly sorry for disturbing you, but my lord Daren has requested that you
come to the manor to discuss some issues with you, if that is all right?"
The man announced.

	Ardaous stood up and sighed a little and grew a smile on his face.
"Very well then I will me honored to speak with Daren.  Let me tell my wife
about my leave and we shall be off."  Ardaous went inside his house to tell
his wife he'd be leaving for awhile.

	"I don't want you to worry about anything Layla.  This is the man I
saved the other night, the one I told you about.  They will guard and
protect you while I'm gone."  Ardaous kissed his wife on the cheek and
proceeded to the door.

	While Ardaous was telling his wife, the man sniffed the air.  "I
know this reek smell."  The man turned around and whistled.

	Soon four more white wolves appeared out of the bushes.  "Can you
also smell that stench?" He asked one of them.

	All four of them nodded.  "We must do as Daren said.  He gave his
word to this mage, so we must do as we are told.  If this smell is around,
it only means that 'they' are around.  We need to watch over his family."

	The door to Ardaous' house opened, "Whenever you're ready we can
leave."  Ardaous said as a carriage arrived.

	At arriving at the manor Ardaous asked the man, "Exactly who is
Daren?"

	"Daren is of the Tower's house master mage."  The man answered.

	"The Tower's??!!"  Ardauos couldn't believe.

	"Yes."  The man smiled.

	'I didn't know who I really saved until now.  Wow, his family is
respected far and wide.  I really did his daughter a favor on healing his
wounds and chasing away the pack of black wolves.'  Ardaous thought as they
entered through the manor entrance.

	The carriage halted to a stop in front of the main doors.  Daren
was standing by the door waiting to greet his honored guest.  When Ardaous
stepped out of the carriage Daren smiled and extending his hand.  Both men
shook each other's hand, "Ardaous, it's nice to see you again.  I hope the
trip wasn't long and tiring."

	"Actually it was quiet pleasant.  I love the landscape of your
lands.  They are most impressive."  Ardaous mentioned about the beauty of
the scenery on the way to the manor.

	"Why thank you, we try to keep the land fertile and managed around
here.  All of my family lives on this land, and we have a sense of pride
and duty to keep it up, including the manor."  Daren opened the door and
welcomed Ardaous in.

	Once inside the main hall Ardaous was taking in by more beauty.
For the floor was of white marble with gold trimming.  The walls where a
crème color that brightened the halls.  "Not only is your land a sight to
behold, but your house as well."  Ardaous felt like he had died and gone to
paradise.

	Daren smiled again.  "This way please Ardaous."  Daren showed a
door that led off to the right of the main hall.

	They entered Daren's office where the shelves where filled with
books beyond books which ranged from philosophy, science, politics, and
fiction.  "This is my private study where I do most of my work and finances
with the family."  Daren went over to the bookshelf behind a table that was
his desk.

	He pulled out a book and the shelf moved in, "Please follow me."
Daren escorted the mage down a flight of spiral stairs with a torch in his
hands.

	When they got to the bottom of the stairs they where in a white
chamber that was trimmed with gold.  There was a painting on the ceiling of
wolves in a patch of trees.  "Let me show and tell you of my families
history."  Daren started to say.

	The ceiling then started to fade and clouds started to form to the
center, "It's been about 75 years ago when it seemed wars against families
where at its highest peak.  None so well known as the one between my family
and the Steveson family.  I don't know how it all started, but the fighting
was getting worse, almost to a massacre.  Well, the greatest mage at the
time, Arcamis, was tired of hearing about the feuding going on between our
houses.  He finally decided to try to put an end to it.  He cast a spell on
both houses that if we insist on fighting like animals, then we must live
as animals as well.  Thus, that's how we can morph into wolves.  They
became the black wolf clan, and we became the white wolf clan.  Well the
fighting did cease, but not for long.  There was a plan a foot to murder
the mage.  So when word of this got to him, he came to our house, and gave
us his book of spells.  He entrusted it to us, cause he knew it would be
safe with my family.  He didn't want the book to get into the wrong hands.
After that he died.  It was murder."  Daren presented.

	"I remember hearing about how he kept the peace through out the
land.  He was kind at heart, and truly loved animals of all sorts.  Some
say that he created some himself."  Ardaous mentioned.

	"Well, those are just stories, none are true."  Daren turned around
and opened a drawer.

	He pulled out something that was wrapped in purple velvet, which
had the crest of his family.  He handed it to Ardaous.  Ardaous uncovered
the object that was inside.  His eyes went wide-eyed with wonder, "This
is---" He began to say.

	"Yes the spell book of Arcamis, still safe as when he first gave it
to my forefathers."  Daren smiled and finished what Ardaous was going to
say.

	Ardaous opened it to the first page.  These words where written:

"Those who use this book for ill intentions will have three times of what
they cast, casted back on them."

	"Arcamis was pretty smart to cast that on any one who makes ill use
of the book."  Ardaous remarked.

	"This is the gift I wanted to share with you, but the book must
remain in these walls, for if the Steveson's ever found out where the book
is and get their hands on it, who knows what may happen."  Daren grew a
more serious tone to his voice.

	"You can trust me my friend."  Ardaous and Daren shook hands and
smiled.

	There was a knock on the chamber door.  "Yes."  Daren called out.

	"Sorry father to disturb you, but there has been some trouble from
the Stevesons."  Alisa announced to her father.

	"The Stevesons again."  Daren rolled his eyes, "What did they do
this time?"

	"They have burned down the mages house father."  Alisa looked at
the floor not wanting to see the look on Ardaous' face.

	"My wife, my son are they...?"  Ardaous cut himself in a choke.

	"No sir.  Like my father promised we would protect your
family. When you left, one of our men smelled their scent and quickly got
your family out of there as soon as possible.  They are on the way here so
it is safe."  Alisa felt some relief from the bearing of news.

	Daren and Ardaous both gave a sigh of relief.  "I am sorry for you
loss Ardaous.  It is because you are tied up with knowing me and my family
that they did this to your house."  Daren tried to apologize.

	"You don't need to apologize to me Daren, it wasn't your fault.
Their family will get their justice in time, so don't worry about it."
Ardaous tried to reassure Daren.

	"You're family will arrive here shortly."  Alisa added to the news.

	"Then we will greet them when they arrive at the gate.  For your
wife will need you at that time master mage."  Daren put his arm around
Ardaous' shoulders.


	"You are completely useless and incompetent!"  A man with salt and
peppered hair, totally dressed in black was yelling at another man standing
in front of him.

	"I'm sorry Lord Naz, but we could not find any signs of the book as
you asked us to look for."  The man apologized.

	"That isn't really the point my dear nephew.  My point being is
that you let them beat you and save the damned mage's family.  We could
have used them as bait so the mage would have had Daren give us the book!"
Naz continued to lecture.

	"I'm sorry sir."  The nephew couldn't find more to say.

	"You're sorry?  Is that all you can say for your incompetence??  I
expected more from you Arek."  His uncle said in a more unsettled voice.

	Nothing was said more between the two men for a moment.  "Why does
he need that mage?  What is Daren up to?  If there was a way I knew what he
was up to?"  Naz mumbled to himself while he looked out the window.

	"What was that uncle?"  Arek asked.

	Naz snapped back into himself and turned around.  "Nothing
important.  Well nephew, we will do better next time to do better, we can't
let Daren's family win."  Naz said with a malicious smile.


	The sound of horses entering the gate of the manor was heard.
Layla, was holding her and Ardaous' seven your old son as she held onto the
rein.  She saw Ardaous and another man waiting at the main doors and the
horse picked up more speed.  When the horse stopped at the door Ardaous
walked over to the horse to grab his son from Layla's careful hold.
Ardaous hugged his son and tears rolled down his face.  As soon as Layla
mounted off the horse she joined her husband in hugging them.  "I'm so
sorry my lovely wife."  He whispered into her ear.

	They all turned around and looked at Daren, "Daren this is my wife
Layla and our son Nathan."  He introduced his family.

	"It's a pleasure to meet you in such circumstances my lady."  Daren
nodded his head in acknowledgment.

	"Thank you sir."  Layla replied.

	"Since you are deprived of a home, I would like to extend an
invitation for you to live here for awhile until you can have a new home."
Daren offered to them.

	This came as a stun to both Ardaous and Layla.  Layla looked up at
Ardaous.  "Let me talk it over with my wife."  Ardaous said back to Daren.

	Daren smiled.  Layla and Ardaous whispered for a moment, and soon
they turned back to face Daren again.  "We will take your invitation for
all your kindness and keeping your promise to protect my family.  I am
grateful for you Daren."  Ardaous smiled and hugged his wife.

	"Very well, then you are as much as part of my family now."  Daren
opened the door and let them in.

	As the seasons quickly changed, Daren was building a home for
Ardaous and his family.  In the mean time Ardaous spent most of his time in
the chambers below the study, reading and casting spells from the book, and
mixing potions.  Some spells he dared not perform.  One day when he was
rest from casting spells and mixing potions, he was decided just to look at
the other spells.  More towards the back of the book something caught his
eye and he folded the page corner.  "I'll ask Daren if it's alright to
perform this spell, cause the book is in his keeping."  Ardaous thought
before he tried anything.

	Ardaous had Daren look at the spell and gave his approval on
Ardaous to cast the spell.  In the book the title of the spell was 'time
sight'.  What the spell called for is a mirror or glass so images could be
projected in it.  There were three steps to the spell, all which took one
day each to perform.  Daren had a mirror brought down to the casting
chambers as they started calling it so Ardaous could cast the time sight
spell.

	The first step of the spell was labeled 'the past'.  To perform the
spell it required that of something of the past be laid on it.  As it was
fall, and leaves covered the ground Ardaous picked a leaf up.  "This leaf
was green once seen the days of spring and summer.  It holds things of the
past, this will work perfectly."  Ardaous smiled and went back into the
manor.

	The book called for it to be mixed in a potion that was written in
the book.  When the potion was done the spell then said it had to be poured
onto the mirror and rubbed into the surface of the glass.  As soon as it
dried up, Ardaous had to chant the spell thirty times and keep his hands on
the surface of the mirror.  This took most of the day to perform.  The
spell then instructed him to let if set over the night covered until then
next day.  The book then said to make sure that it worked properly he had
to put his hand on the mirror surface again and say a word out something
that would show him the past.  So he chanted, "Show me my childhood."

	There was a soft humming from mirror and it shook a little and
Ardaous backed up just in case the mirror wanted to break.  The mirror
started to cloud inside the mirror.  Ardaous' handprint started to glow a
light blue, then vanished inside the mirror.  The images fast-forwarded
from the day he was born in the world until a month before he casted the
spell.  Ardaous had Daren come and observed the first spell.  Daren was
very much impressed.

	Soon Ardaous was performing the second step, which said that it
needed something from the present, mixed into the same potion as the first
one and poured and rubbed on the surface.  Ardaous was having a struggle to
find something from the present that he saw fit to be mixed in the potion.
When Daren asked Ardaous how the process of the second step was going
Ardaous replied, "I'm having a rough time, cause I can't find anything to
represent the present."

	Daren leaned back in his chair and looked at Ardaous, "Hmm... I can
see your predicament."

	Daren then just had an idea.  "My grand daughter is having her hair
cut, that would be perfect for the potion."  He suggested to Ardaous.

	Ardaous smiled at Daren's idea.  So Daren went and got a lock of
his grand daughter's hair and gave it to Ardaous.  Ardaous was to excited
he went straight to the casting chamber and started on the potion.  He
poured and rubbed the potion into the mirror.  This time he only chanted
fifteen times and covered the mirror, putting all of his power into the
mirror.  Ardaous was tired and went to get some rest.

	As soon as the dawning of the day was known to the world, Ardaous
woke up and went down to the chamber with Daren and said "Show me what
Layla is doing."

	This time the mirror didn't hum or shake.  The mirror again clouded
up and showed what Layla was doing at the very moment.  Both men where very
pleased with the results.

	Ardaous was hard at work with the final step.  This time he knew
what he would use to represent the future.  He had a sharp bladed dagger
with him and cut the tip of his finger, and put a couple of drops of his
blood in the potion and mixed it well.  He thought to himself, "Blood
always represents what is in the future ahead."

He again poured the mixture on the mirror and rubbed it into the mirror.
This time the mirror glowed three colors.  First it turned red, then gold,
and then purple.  This time he didn't have to chant anything.  Ardaous
covered the mirror and left the chamber until the next day.

	When he uncovered the mirror and he wiped it cleaned and looked at
his reflection and took a deep breath.  "Show me my future blood line."

	The surface of the mirror started to glow white.  The brightness of
the mirror caused Ardaous to shade his eyes.  The glow then dimmed down and
Ardaous looked inside the mirror.  He saw each child that was of his blood
or there of.  The last person that he mirror showed was a copper haired
male with glasses smiling.  Then the next image showed him hugging another
male and kissing.  The other male had black wavy hair, and looked very much
like Daren in ways.  This got Ardaous curious, as he felt something from
the copper haired male.  He sensed something in him that made him feel calm
and warm, and felt a strong power within him.

At this time Daren came down to see the final results of the spell.  He saw
all the faces that flashed in the mirror.  When he saw the black haired
male, he gasped softly.  This caught Ardaous' attention and he spun around
to see who was there.  The mirror stopped the images, as the two men looked
at each other.  They both sat down and nothing was said until Ardaous broke
the silence, "That dark haired man looked a lot like you Daren, I know you
saw it."

Daren looked at Ardaous with his two index fingers touching his closed
lips.  "That's what I thought when I saw what the mirror was showing."
Daren broke his silence.

"That means something drastic is going to happen in the future, our
families will unite as one.  But what brought it?"  Ardaous questioned what
he saw in the mirror.

"It would be more then a great honor to have a family unite into one I must
say, if that is indeed someone from my bloodline.  You're right, what does
this bring now, here in the present?"  Daren added.

"There is more, when I looked at my future descendant, I felt something
powerful in him.  There was warm present in his heart."  Ardaous admitted
to what he felt to Daren.

"Maybe this was not wise to perform the spell."  Daren started to have
doubts.

"I agree with you my friend.  I will not use that mirror any more, cause I
am not wanting to change the future.  It would be breaking the laws of
nature to do that.  We might have broken one law already."  Ardaous felt
the same way.

"I will have the mirror put in a safe place so no one will ever know of
it's secret, until it is necessary to use it."  Daren decided.

"Before that I want to know who that dark haired male is."  Ardaous got up
and went to the mirror.

He put his hand on the mirror and said, "Show me the image of who is in my
mind.  Show me his life."

The mirror glowed again, and the mirror showed the male once more and
showed his life from when they both saw him in the future to when he was
born.  The next image stunned both of the men.  "That's why he looks so
much like you Daren.  He is your great grandson."  Ardaous announced.

Daren sat in silence again, "Then we must keep this mirror and what it is
capable of doing a secret.  For what we saw is important to the future."

Ardaous nodded his head in agreement.

Ardaous returned home, a little distracted that Layla noticed this when he
entered the door.  "Is something the matter hun?"  She asked.

Ardaous smiled and looked into her blue eyes and brushed her hair with his
hands, "Everything is fine, I'm just a little tired.  I'm going to lay down
and rest a little."

Layla smiled back, and then remembered something.  "This came for you
today."  She said as she handed him a folded letter with the seal of the
mages guild.

Ardaous opened the letter and read it, "The mages guild wants to meet with
me in three days.  I must go, it must be of important matters.  I must
attend to them."

"Then you must go.  Don't worry about me, I know that we can rely on Daren
to keep an eye on me and our son."  Layla kissed him on the cheek.

* * *

	The next day Ardaous set out.  He first went to the manor and told
Daren that he was called on urgent business, and he'll be back in four
days.  "Safe journey my friend."  Daren shook Ardaous' hand and bid him
luck.

	When Ardaous arrived at the guild, they were expecting him.  He was
shown into the council room where he was the center of attention.  "Mage
Ardaous, do you know why you where summoned here?"  The chairman of the
council spoke.

	"Your Excellency I do not."  Ardaous answered.

	"The council have heard speculations of you breaking the codes of
the mage law restrictions.  Is this true."  The chairman asked another
question.

	"What are the accusations that are made against me?"  Ardaous was a
little confused to what was being said about him.

	"That you are practicing in the art of black sorcery sir."  The
chairman answered.

	"I would never touch such spells or magic your Excellency."
Ardaous denied the accusation.

	"Well someone has substantial proof against you Ardaous.  Is that
the reason you burned your own house down and moved in with the Tower
house?"  The chairman started to get rude with his tone.

	"I'm sorry sir, my house burned down, cause of thieves thought I
had something which I did not."  Ardaous was biting his tongue on what he
really wanted to say.

	"And what did they think you had?"  Another council member asked.

	"I'm afraid that I don't know that answer myself."  He looked at
the man that asked the question.

	When he looked at the council member he was a dark figure looking
at him, and then the figure moved out of sight.  'Is someone setting me up
for something that I didn't do?' He thought to himself.

	The room was silent for a moment.  "I assure you and the council
that I have not touched any shape or form of black magic.  I took an oath
as a mage never to break the mage restrictions.  I've kept that promise and
still up hold them to this moment."  Ardaous looked at all the members in
the council.

	"Mage we have evidence that all the council members have seen, it
all suggest that you are.  You better not be lying to this council, for
there is sever consequences for lying to us."  The chairman spoke harshly
to Ardaous.

	"I swear to you as a fellow mage that I'm not lying to you at all."
Ardaous pleaded.

	"I am sorry to do this to you, but we have to lock you up, until we
find out otherwise, mage.  That is the decision of this council."  The
chairman gave his reading.

	This enraged Ardaous.  He started to chant something under his
breath.  One of the council members noticed this, "He's trying to cast
something."

	The council members all looked at him.  "Mage you better not try to
do anything that might endanger your life."  The chairman said furiously.

	The chairman tried to move but couldn't.  None of the members could
move.  "He's going to try and kill us all!"  One of the members said.

	"You will hear me out.  I don't know who is accusing me of such
nonsense but it is not true."  Ardaous said forcefully, as his powers
started to glow around him.

	"Is that a threat to us mage?"  The chairman asked.

	"No, it's more or less a plea.  If you won't listen to me, then I
am not responsible for my actions."  Ardaous answered back.

	Something flung at Ardaous and hit him on the back of the head, and
he fell unconscious.  The council members started to move again.  "Arrest
that man and make sure he tries nothing funny."  The chairman said as he
left.

	In a corridor the chairman met the shadowy figure.  "I hope you are
satisfied.  Doing this to an innocent mage is not my style."  The chairman
said.

	"Don't worry about it, if it's to strike against Daren in any way
I'll do it."  The figure said.

	"Well, Daren Towers better not know of the mage guild being
involved, but since you promised us money, then I'm not concerned with your
petty feud."  The chairman snapped and walked off.

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Okay I'm sorry about leaving you people in a cliffy again.  So we finally
get to meet some of the members of the Steveson family. And boy do they
have something against Daren's family hardcore. We also found out a little
about why they can morph into wolves, and this history of the on going feud
between Daren's family and the Stevesons.  What all did Daren and Ardaous
see in the mirror?  Well, I'm not telling, cause maybe I know, maybe I
don't.  Now what is going to happen to Ardaous?  What in the hell is going
to happen huh? Muahahaha!!  You'll just have to wait until I figure that
all out.  Thanks to those who read the first chapter and gave me feedback
on what they thought. Each one encouraged me to think of more plots and
ideas to throw in the story. If you want to tell me of what you think, go
ahead drop me an email at bluwolfboi1980@aol.com.  Thanks and see ya
around.

~~~bluwolfboi