Shadeclaw turned back towards the hole killing intent oozing out into the hole.
A warning.
"They're... stronger this time." a puff of mana came from his nostrils, it's violet hue slightly illuminating his face. Unleashing a wave of mana from his body hole visible closed returning the affected areas to neutral state as is the Welgroths purpose...
To maintain balance.
That is why a Welgroth will always form its territory right between an Aberrant Zone and the mana rich zones created by the presence of a Greyhold. The balance kept is necessary for the world's survival.
Shadeclaw turned... the mana wave eased significantly. Back at the den Veyra stood vigilant as she looked to where the mana wave was and flared hers in response to her mates'. She sat down watching her cubs play... one was missing she thought. Glancing around worriedly she scanned for herremaining cub. At the far end of the dens edge she saw him sitting, observing paying no attention to his ignorant siblings. Veyra narrowed her eyes puzzled at her newborn's behavior.
Shadeclaw finally arrived at the den again looking at his cub that watched him with indifference a low growl escaped Shadeclaws maw a signal to hurry him back to his mother but to his surprise he was met with an a wave of tortoise green mana that pulsed pushing at his face. "He's... STAGE THREE!!!" he shouted as his violent thick purple mana surged and encompassed the cubs finally gaining the retreat he had expected.
Veyra strolled towards her mate meeting the retreating cub halfway. She nuzzled against Shadeclaws mane its tendrils emitting and ethereal glow as she came in contact with them.
In response Shadeclaw calmed down with something akin to grin... well as much as his features could allow him.
After the commotion that happened over the space of short period of time, the small family of five had just finished eating the carcass with their bellies full two of the cubs fell asleep almost instantly leavin the third facing them with a look of indifference a bored gaze sweeping at his oblivious siblings.
He walked away but was stopped, looking up he saw his mother and father watching him the watching of his every move was simply entertaining. Shadeclaw rose from his resting spot and sat directly in front of the cub. "I am Shadeclaw little one and this is your mother Veyra." the cub leaned his head slightly coming to the conclusion that he understood them but he didn't know how.
"Oh- haha , he must just be realizing that he understood us. It might take him sometime to kick in give him a few days, his siblings are just tier two so they're gonna be able to think a speak by then- he on the other had is gonna need to adjust.
The cub sat there looking at his father, his eyes had lost its lifeless sheen and had turned into curiosity.
After this brief little exchange Shadeclaw got up and went outside the den. He came to a spot outside the den that overlook the the forest below the mountain in which the den was.
Planting his feet firm at the edge he tensed as mana began surging towards him his aura erupted a mass of purple violent man surged outwards but was quickly pulled back in to his body- the tendrils that mad up his mane flared their already shimmering gleam began to pulse rapidly then in a burst of ultrasonic power he let out a roar. The initial roar began fading then a second impact of mana laced sound erupted blasting in all directions.
Shadeclaw relaxed, his mane visibly returning to their initial slow pulse with his every breath. Veyra walked to him with the cubs that had been woken up to the loud eruption of sound .
"I just relayed what i saw to the other Welgroths. I laced it with man so it will travel to every Welgroth that were alive." He slumped somewhat drained as he had put most of his mana in order for it to travel as far as it could. A purple steam flowed from his body the turbulent mana had already come to a halt with the catalyst of its sudden convergence had halted.
Verya laid beside him and rested her head against his.
The luminescence of the the flora dimmed slightly to show signify that it was 'night'.
The family returned to their den, the last one to enter was the the soon to be fully sentient cub that hurried behind after hearing a growl from his mother.
Over the course of a few days the Shade pair lived simply without worries with Shadeclaw leaving to hunt every other day with Veyra staying behind to watch the cubs. By now the genetic intelligence that was passed from parent to child was already awakening with some visible behaviour changes but none the less they were still babies. The sentient cub had now fully become aware of everything- a perk for being born at the 3 stage of evolution.
Now he had begun thinking consciously- every move now deliberate and didn't indulge in childish playing as to him it seemed like a waste of energy. His only defining feature that seperated him from his sibling was his ashen-grey eyes who seemed to peer through the world seeing everything on a wider perspective. The grey-eyed cub often watched the interactions between his parents ingraining every movement and sign into his very bones noting how and when they were used.
"Father." the cub said mentally as he recalled the memory of Shadeclaw's violet coat and the sheen of purple gavehim the look of having a mana formed barrier always coating his exterior.
"Mother." a teal coated female appeared in his mind a contrast to his fathers dark image she seemed to embody the essence of an ethereal being.
He had spent most of his days practicing hunting with the the little critters that could be found around the den site.
Further honing on the skills he inherited, Pulse Sight was one of such skills allowing him to perceive residual mana left by creatures- main skill he used as of now.