It was the bright light outside in the real world that woke him up. The little ball of light and dark had been sleeping to his heart's content. Happy that he was being carried away into dream land. he didn't expect anything to disturb such wonderous things. Yet something did. Vermilion eyes slowly opened, opening and closing to rid himself of the blurry vision. Strange sounds that sounded cheerful and bouncy caused him to rise to his little paws, carrying the chubby puppy near the opening of the den.

What was that strange sound? Not known yet to the pup, but he was hearing birds chirping near his little sanctuary. They chirped and called out to anyone that cared to hear, attempting to draw out the pup little by little. But Alric wasn't so sure about such trickery. No, he would look out from the safety of his lair. Ha! That would show them! Alric did a little toothy pup grin, tail wagging slightly as he sat there in the darkness of his den. And there he would wait for his followers to come to them, for he was greatness! And he would show them all just that! If only he actually had followers. Sorry little pup!