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To Know by =AmaryllisHakatri:iconAmaryllisHakatri:

Categories Literature > Prose > Fiction > General Fiction


None who lived knew the Fighting Wolf.

Men did not know him. They saw only his savagery, the strains of lupus in his veins, the gleaming hatred in his eyes. They heard the viciousness of his snarl, felt the scoring of his fangs upon their weak flesh. Within him Man saw only the Wild and thus, he could not know the Fighting Wolf.

They thrust dogs upon him, wolfish dogs hardened by life in the frozen-hearted Northland. These felt the tearing of his fangs before the Life-vein gave way, and they knew.

They knew –
           the malignant nature of him that cruel life had molded,
           the tenacity of his feet, clinging to the earth as he clung to life,
           the ripple of muscle strengthened by years of toil on the traces,
           the thick ruff that defied their teeth, gift of sire’s blood and Northland both,
           the wretched hatred with which he struck out at all life.

They came to know him, each one, in the brief moments of the life-struggle that men forced upon them.

Only the dead know the Fighting Wolf.
©2009 =AmaryllisHakatri
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Author's Comments

Jack London. :heart:

Knowledge of the book White Fang will give a better understanding of this, but it certainly isn't in any way necessary.



Flash prose. S'from some time ago.
Prompt, close as I can remember it: "To truly know someone, you must fight them."


And now, I'm off to Montreal, Quebec. Be back in a few days.

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=GI-Ace May 29, 2009, 9:52:43 AM
You're so wonderful j^j I especially love what follows after "They knew-". You always use the most perfect adjectives and you just always blow me away with your writing talent. <333

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=AmaryllisHakatri Jun 3, 2009, 11:51:36 AM
Aw, thank you. <3

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(referring to writing fantasy)
"When it's going well, it's like reaching up into heaven and pulling down fire. It's better than any dope you can buy. When it's not going well, it's much like giving birth to a baby elephant."

-David Eddings
:icongi-ace:
=GI-Ace Jun 3, 2009, 5:02:03 PM
:iconnewglomp:

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:flagus: There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
:iconyumi07:
*Yumi07 Jun 11, 2009, 5:55:32 PM
Meep, I was thinking of that book while I was reading this poem so what a pleasant surprise.

Great work~

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"Seizures are...just... interactive dreams!!"

Proud Alpha of the Venti Nordici Pack
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=AmaryllisHakatri Jun 11, 2009, 6:45:18 PM
Yayy! Someone's read it. :> Good book, innit?

Thank'ya.

--
(referring to writing fantasy)
"When it's going well, it's like reaching up into heaven and pulling down fire. It's better than any dope you can buy. When it's not going well, it's much like giving birth to a baby elephant."

-David Eddings
:iconyumi07:
*Yumi07 Jun 12, 2009, 2:14:34 PM
Its a GREAT book. I own several copies, and it was one of the first books I've ready all the way though. It was also a deciding factor to my lifestyle.

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"Seizures are...just... interactive dreams!!"

Proud Alpha of the Venti Nordici Pack
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