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Agawaer — Rougarou: Prologue

Published: 2014-03-19 02:30:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 1784; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 29
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Louisiana has a long history of supernatural legends: vampires, voodoo, swamp apes…and werewolves. The legend of the rougarou dates back centuries, and tales of wolf-like creatures prowling the forests and swamps persist to this day. Once the rougarou was seen as a very real and very dangerous creature, but this is the age of science and reason. Very few take the old stories seriously anymore.

Perhaps they should.

For werewolves are indeed very real, and the Swamp Pack of southern Louisiana is a motley crew made up of outcasts, runaways and strays with nowhere else to go and no one to turn to but one another. Bound by hardship and individual tragedy, each of them has their own cross to bear: An indecisive leader who lacks faith in himself. A tracker and scout whose body is his own worst enemy. A damaged young woman who sits atop a mountain of anger. An innocent girl who has yet to accept what she is. And a flamboyant ex-voodoo priest, whose flippant exterior masks a deep sadness and an abiding thirst for vengeance. These lycans banded together out of necessity and forged a new life and a new family for themselves, but their peaceful and secret existence in the small town of Cut Off, Louisiana is uprooted when remnants of a painful past begin to resurface. As the body count increases, the werewolves of the swamp will be confronted with the most dangerous challenge the pack has ever faced, unravel a web of deceit, lies and conspiracy behind the ruthless cover-up of a brutal series of long-ago murders, and ultimately confront the darkest fears, desires and doubts within themselves.

Comments are greatly appreciated!!! 


Disclaimer:  The story, characters and all other elements of "Rougarou" are my own creations and are ©Agawaer. Please do NOT use them. Cover art by  Some parts of "Rougarou" may contain violence.

Full-size cover art may be found HERE: agawaer.deviantart.com/art/Rou…

Link to chapter one: agawaer.deviantart.com/art/Rou…
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Comments: 10

KaminariMana [2014-07-08 01:34:23 +0000 UTC]

You're officially one of my favorite authors here on dA. Seriously, this is a really great start. The writing flows wonderfully and everything is perfectly detailed. I caught just a few typos, but other than that, I can't find anything wrong with this prologue. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the chapters you have written.
Keep up the good work, my friend.

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Agawaer In reply to KaminariMana [2014-07-08 02:19:25 +0000 UTC]

*Blushes* Aw, shucks...Thank you!

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KaminariMana In reply to Agawaer [2014-07-08 02:51:25 +0000 UTC]

No problem! You deserve every bit of praise!

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GoldenNocturna [2014-06-28 16:05:28 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, what an intense beginning! I liked the use of an accent; it gave the setting more authenticity. I also enjoyed the description, as it added to the suspense and tension. I felt the beginning was a bit info-dumpy, but not much. Other than that, this was a great read. Keep writing!

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ReGaSLZR [2014-04-29 08:23:41 +0000 UTC]

This is very nice cover art coupled with a powerful story. Two thumbs up!

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Agawaer In reply to ReGaSLZR [2014-04-29 12:23:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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SincaraDain [2014-04-14 06:32:44 +0000 UTC]

Heh I finally finished it and it is a fantastic story

Though it makes me wonder why the camera was destroyed and why his gun failed. Is his prey not a werewolf? All conventional wisdom shows that a werewolf cannot be killed by common bullets, so why go through with the ploy of a jam? As I understood James Brunt is an experienced hunter that knows how to keep his gun clean. (Now I know there is magic later on, so it might be that his prey jammed his gun with magic but that seems a bit strange to me.)

Anyway this is a fantastic story and I enjoyed reading every bit of it.

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Agawaer In reply to SincaraDain [2014-04-14 12:14:05 +0000 UTC]

That's a good point, actually. Thank you.

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SincaraDain In reply to Agawaer [2014-04-14 16:01:38 +0000 UTC]

haha no worries. I just wanted to ask as this stood a tiny bit out, while the rest of the chapter was perfect.

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SethFharlay [2014-03-19 03:16:55 +0000 UTC]

Serves him right, too.  Waltzing into the swamp like he owns it - the Mr. Wolf was well within his rights to eat that S.O.A.B.  Don't you think so? 

 

Great job!  It'll be certainly interesting to see how Mr. Wolf pans out as the story's main villain.  Here's hoping he'll be a delightfully wicked foe! 

Again, great job!  And Keep on writin'! 

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