Wolf Ranking System Novels & Stories

I tried to convince him. The wolf froze for a second, listening, but did not change the target, sniffing even more. Okay, Lark, remember what that means. Why did you give him up? Morgan found out, others recognized, he did not obey, dispersed others, howled, the rest retreated, does not growl, walks, sniffs ... All the years among the pack flashed through my head, everything I knew about their rules and nature. And why was he mad? "Hush, hush," I muttered, backing away.

A red stone appeared in the center of the decoration. "Now you're part of the pack," Mikhail's voice snapped me out of my trance. “A black alloy of metals, as a symbol of black wolves, and a red stone is a symbol of the fire inside you,” he explained, pointing to his own, exactly the same pendant around his neck. Am I part of the pack now? Part of the family ... It seemed that tears were pouring down my cheeks ... It didn’t seem, but it was so ... I laughed stupidly, rubbing them over my face, and they kept flowing and flowing without stopping ...

“From the numbers, I guess tonight’s significance is not going to be a surprise to you. “As our young wolves grow, it is often evident from an early age if they rank, particularly if they rank as alphas,” she smiled as she said it and the gathered werewolves chuckled in rueful acknowledgement. “Alphas are our leaders. They are our warriors. They are a pack’s strength. As with many packs, it is our tradition to formally acknowledge the ranks when our werewolves turn eighteen. It rarely comes as a surprise to the werewolf, their families, or the wider community, but it is nice for us all to clearly acknowledge the coming of age.

“Some wolves, higher ranked, or boastful wolves, push all of their strength into their auras. They do this for a few reasons. Stupidity, ego, or to make them seem stronger than they are. Lower rank wolves sometime do this, and while it never levels them up much higher than they would have ranked naturally, it does give them an edge. Making them appear stronger. But smart wolves, your wolves, and I mean all of your wolves, invested more in physical strength. When they were developing, they made the smart decision to grow they physical attributes. Their speed, strength, size, things like that. And while these wolves initially score lower on the rankings. Once trained, they rank up, and can con

“Riv is stuck in the boring, average middle. And I’m not at the bottom, I’m not an omega, thank you very much.” I don’t entirely understand how their ranking system works, but I do know Alpha’s have to fight for their spot. And they can get challenged by other wolves and if they lose the fight, the victor becomes the new alpha. And that when wolf’s turn eighteen, they can find their mate, and their destined to be together. Wolves tend to only mate with one wolf for life. I wonder how the females in the packs are ranked and I guess the cubs don’t get a rank until they grow up. I know these two are cousins, but they don’t look anything alike. “Okay, third from the bottom then,” River amends.

The crowd murmured in agreement, and my chest tightened. “There’s only one way to convince us to serve you,” someone said, his voice ringing out over the crowd. Silence fell again. All eyes turned to the one who spoke. It was Avan. “I remember the story of the old ways my father told me. Back before rituals and crowns, there was a method to tell the rank of wolves.” A tense energy swept through the crowd. Amara shifted uneasily beside me. Avan’s eyes locked on mine. “We immerse ourselves in the cursed river of wolfsbane,” he said. “One volunteer from Lycans. One from wolves. One from hybrids. The one who stays in the water the longest without dying… that’s the highest rank.”

He paused and looked around to see the attentive faces of everyone as he spoke, and then he continued speaking. "In order not to waste the spots, all wolf packs with quotas have put all of the candidates recommended by them in a rank." The huge screen at the training ground suddenly came to life, shining brightly as the second elder spoke. Everyone turned their attention to the screen as it began to show all the recommended candidates from each wolf pack and their wolf ranks. Most of them were moon wolves with a small number of blood wolves. Of course, there were very few werewolves who were not special werewolves that made it to the list.

My whole world changed that day actually. You see, on or around a wolf’s 12th birthday, their wolf’s status or rank can be scented by others, as our wolf is beginning to prepare to emerge. This also helps ranked wolves prepare the younger generation for their position, and responsibilities within the pack. The ranks are Alpha who is the leader of the pack. Beta who is the second to the Alpha. Gamma who is the third to the alpha. Deltas or warriors who are well the warriors or the packs protectors. Regular wolves who are the day to day wolves such as doctors, nurses, teachers, shop owners, and the like. The lowest ranked wolves are the Omegas. The Omegas are the maids, cooks, gardeners, baby

Master Callen picked up a piece of chalk and wrote four words across the board: Base – Core – Elite – Sovereign. “These,” he said, “are the four ranks that define who you are as a werewolf.” He faced us again. “You cannot train into a higher rank. You are born with it — marked by your wolf’s strength and the spirit the Moon Goddess gave you.” He pointed to the first word. “Base Rank. The most common. These wolves have ordinary energy. They make up most of the packs — workers, scouts, healers, and laborers. Strong in their own right, but not made for battle.”

She had a mane of wild brown and gold curls, and tanned skin, I couldn’t see her face but I nervously unfolded the note. “Rank?” Was all the note said and my stomach sank. This pack was entirely built on a ranking system, my aunt had spent the drive home from the airport explaining it, there was the elite tier, the best of the best, Alpha Abel held that spot, along with his beta and another warrior. After that there was the gold tier, this tier had 5 in each rank, gold 1, gold 2, and gold 3 for a total of 15 gold wolves. The silver tier was made up of 60 wolves, 20 in each rank. Bronze tier was where a majority of wolves ranked, it was made up of 150 wolves, 50 in each rank. And lastly there