Appendix

Special Terms:

¥Alpha: The ruling member of a pack picked by the members of the pack – usually the strongest member. He is second only to the Council of Elders.

¥Ascension: The ability for a Pure to draw the shifter blood in their mates to the surface, essentially making them Pures instead of whatever designation they might have been.

¥Beta Trials: A series of exercises and tests a Gamma shifter endures over a course of several months to qualify to move up the rank into Beta status: a pack’s policing members. All tests would be administered under a full moon.

¥Betas: The enforcers of the packs/clans. Answerable directly to the Alpha.

¥Book of the Gypsy Queen: The shifter's bible. Ancient writings that acts like an instructional manual for the shifters. A wealth of knowledge is suppose to be inscribed there.

¥Challenge of Vengeance: A physical battle wherein the challenger accuses his opponent of wrongs they seek to avenge. Neither parties are allowed to withdrawal or retreat once the issue has been challenged. The combatants fights to the death in front of their Elders as a means to settle their grievance. Considered an old and barbaric method of settling disputes; seldom done.

¥Council of Elders: A five member panel consisting of the wisest pack members, the council itself choices its own members. (No age limitations.)

¥Elder Scrolls: Written documentation of each clan's history. Each clan has their own set of scrolls.

¥Gammas: Pack members rank that falls below Betas and before Omegas. A majority of the pack fall under this rank.

¥Holy Ground: Land that's been blessed by mysterious forces that keeps Shifters from being able to transform/change.

¥Lone Wolf: to voluntarily withdrawal from a pack and its protection. Considered an unnatural state for a shifter.

¥Mating Dreams: Of-Age females receive dreams that foretell their True Mates. These dreams determine which members of their species will propagate.

¥Omegas: Pack member rank that fall under Gammas. The only non-combative members of the pack for physical or philosophical reasons.

¥Pure-Shifter: A shifter that has no designation; can change into anything they wish. Their eyes glow blue/green when they turn.

¥Sanctuary/Neutral Grounds – An agreed upon territory where no fighting is allowed between the different packs/clans. A place where refugees can seek shelter during turbulent times or safety from persecution.

¥Sister Seers – Every generation or two, a pair of sisters would be born with the gift of sight. It is prophesized that the elder sister would bring wealth and prosperity while the younger would be the harbinger of death and destruction. Therefore, most often the younger sisters of seers are killed very young.

¥Tribunal: A gathering of Elders from the 5 Clans that make decisions pertaining to events/actions that concerns the 5 clans collectively, i.e. Admission to Sanctuary.

¥True Mate: Soul mates destined by the moon for the shifter society. Determined through a ritual, a True Mate increase the strength and life expectancy for the couple – an augmentation of their already inherent powers. True Mates are also the only ones can than produce the next generation of shifters; only their children of two Shifters have the necessary genetic makeup to transform.

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winglinanon #1 Sep 26, 2020 03:16:22

Still checking updates every week. This is story is really memorable.

winglinanon #2 Jan 31, 2019 03:49:59

Admiring your perserverence! And there are always loyal readers who are equally stubborn! Hahahah :D THank you for the update, and the story is amazing. Loved the realisation between calvin and gui gui. But what was best was the strength between each mates and the emotions between each family!

PureForestGuardian #3 Jan 18, 2019 04:08:28

Chapter 34: Hey Didi!

Happy New Year!
I'm sorry to hear 2018 was rough for you; I hope 2019 treats you better~

I know ChunElla is a must in your stories, but it's certainly VERY different to see GuiGui paired with someone...who's not Aaron, lol. If you think about it though, their personalities are quite similar irl.... So a very interesting match indeed~
I hope GuiGui can get home before there's a war between the packs.

Good job with the other pairs as well (and thanks for keeping this as rated "PG13," lol).

I'm interested to see more of Show and Selina's interaction, considering they just met (but no worries if you can't fit any in).

All in all, a great chapter!

Looking forward to more!

fairytaill #4 Jan 13, 2019 11:45:12

Chapter 34: Thank you for the chapter! I really appreciate how much you want to finish this story. I remember the last time you updated was about almost a year ago and I wondered if that hiatus was going to continue until you forgot about it and completely lost inspiration for the story (which I have experienced with multiple authors before).

Also, I'm sorry your year was rough. I can empathize with you on that, 2018 was truly was a horrible year. I had thought 2017 was bad enough and that 2018 would get better... 2018, to the best of my ability, would simply describe it as a dumpster truck of despair, anxiety, and horrible life choices. I may not know what has happened to you in last year or two but I hope that this year will get better (I mean it has to get better at some point). However, I do want to ask, are you okay?

As for the chapter, it had me blushing. HARD. Almost at every section I had to stop to process all the lovey-dovey situations. At the end of the chapter I had both hands on my cheeks and was grinning really hard. I starting to re-read you story again to remind me what is currently going on and I've been having lots of eureka! moments. There are lots of foreshadowing that I had previously over looked and reading the story again I felt rather foolish. I should've realized that Calvin was Emma's mate, especially since there had been clues. I had assumed that Ella would end up with Chun, but it's nice to know they are indeed mates. I didn't know how being a seer would interfere with the whole mate situation. I was thinking they might've been excluded due to their special status but It's nice to know they have someone meant for them.

Sorry, this is random but as I mentioned I had gone back to re-read this story. One thing that has always weighed down on my mind is: who tried to drown Emma at the lake? Is this going to play an important point in the story? Or it was just a minor plot point

Any ways, Thank you!!!

greenteafrap #5 Jan 10, 2019 23:00:17

Chapter 34: Welcome back! I love your stories and am happy you've continued this even though you had a really rough 2018. I hope 2019 will be for you a much better year :) fighting!
In this chapter tho i don't know which pairs i like more, all of them give me the feels :) didn't expect Guigui and Calvin but i think they deserve to be happy after everything they've been through.

Hope you're having a good day and its not too late to say happy new year! Right?

winglinanon #6 Jan 6, 2018 15:18:01

Chapter 33: Fabulous chapter and always loved the strong sense of family you invoke into your story. Happy New Year and wish you many blessings

PureForestGuardian #7 Dec 27, 2017 19:50:42

Chapter 33: Welp, I certainly don't feel very sorry for those hyenas...

An awesome chapter; I'm glad we finally get an explanation for the dream(s)...

Calvin & Emma are such an unlikely pair, yet you make them work quite well in here.

Ah... Nylon Chen, I presume?

You shouldn't have to apologize for taking so long - life is life, and it's unpredictable. The fact that you've continued this story at all deserves a round of applause in itself. I sincerely hope you have a wonderful 2018, and I look forward to reading the finale!

Bubble #8 Dec 26, 2017 21:18:39

Chapter 33: Chapter 33: Phewwww~~ at least Emma & Calvin are still alive but they haven't gotten out of dangerous zone yet
Please anything or anyone helps them, it's so torturing I can't bear it anymore >.<
I hope Calvin will not do anything to Emma that would make him regrets later T_T
Oh GOSH!!

PS: There is no need for you to apologize, really!! .... on the other hand, us (readers) should be grateful that you are trying your best in updating this fanfic despise we have no idea what you have been through in your personal daily life.
We might look like strangers to each other ...... but have been following/knowing you through your fanfics all these years I at least could tell how committed you are. It might be hard but I hope you can have a good day while smiling ^^

fairytaill #9 Dec 26, 2017 18:33:46

Chapter 33: Thank you for updating first of all. I seriously love the way you write and wish I could incorporate such vivid detail and emotion as you.

Second, don't be sorry about how long it takes you to update. Life is so odd and frustrating, and I totally understand you when you say it's like a roller coaster. It's impossible to stay commitmented to just this story when there are so many things happening. I dont necessarily physically, sometimes mental changes are equally or far more draining than physical.
Of course I can't deny the fact that the intervals between chapter update frustrates me but it's not something I can't handle ( as a devoted fan and completionist)

I'm cheering you on, not just to finish the story but in life. You seem to have had a difficult year, not that I actually know what you're going through… but you seem like a person who is patient and responsible and reasonable (I'm saying this based on past conversations I've had with you and the fact you couldve abandon this story but you didn't) you'll make it out of what ever is happening.

I think I started to wander but to simplify, I'm cheering you on
(oh gosh I'm just awful at trying to be supportive…)

Bubble #10 Dec 21, 2017 09:53:48

Chapter 32: OH GOD!! every time I read your fanfic I felt like I was lifted high in the air and unable to breath properly
My heart would go thum thum thum .... like sitting a in roller coaster which operating in its full speed
that I sometimes I need to hold back my breath and/or scream.
I hope Emma and Calvin are ok, why she did wait a little longer before jumping.
I really really wish that thing will not be ended as bad as Ella & Emma' visions T_T