Rhylor [The Ultima Manhunt B2]

Chapter 6 - Awaken the Beast

To awaken the beast inside a werewolf is to bring it out somehow. The more stronger the beast is, the harder it will be to awaken.

Blade slowly pulls his body off the ground and makes sure his feet are planted firmly on the ground. He then follows behind Zalia, who leads him further into the forest. The two suddenly stop at a tall circular building.

"That is the core. Our means of a barrier. How it works is the Alpha places his or her dominant hand on the core and works alongside Ines, the core's guardian, to put up a forcefield around the entire pack's territory. This keeps any non Blood wolf out." Zalia explains.

"I only understood the first two sentences." Nathan smiles sheepishly.

"Basically, Nate, it's a protection barrier." Blade answers with a roll of his eyes.

"Oh, yeah. That makes sense now." Nathan mumbles.

"Elder Timothy can explain what you need to do, Blade." Zalia tells him. "Elder, if you would."

Elder Timothy's icy blue eyes are faded to look like a light clouded blue. His death is arriving soon and he knows that.

"The first step you need to do is place your dominant hand on the core, then if you faint, you'll wake up inside in the core itself." the elder says. "If that happens, then I'll say the next and final step."

Blade nods, understanding what he needs to do. He steps an inch forward then places his left hand on the core. He can feel the core's power race through his veins and it confuses him a bit.

He's suddenly blinded by a white light before his vision returns to normal. His golden eyes slowly dart left and right, then land on a woman standing in front of him. She has a tiny smile itched onto her face and strolls closer to him.

"You must be Bloodcrest's true alpha if you're in here." she says.

True Alpha? Blade gives her a confused expression. "What do you mean by true Alpha?" he asks.

"Simple. In order for you to be the true Alpha of Bloodcrest, you have to be a descendant of Joshua Greywood." she replies.

"I'm not his descendant though. I'm just the oldest child of Aaron and Aphmau Lycan." Blade states.

"Are you really their child?" the woman asks him.

Blade scoffs. "Of course I am! If I wasn't then why would it say their names on my birth certificate!" he argues.

"What I mean by that is did they actually conceive you or were they a surrogate for your real parents?" the woman questions.

"Does it even matter?" Blade snaps angrily.

The woman sighs. "Not entirely but it does hinder this. You are the true alpha of Bloodcrest and a descendant of Joshua. That is how you are able to be here." she explains.

"I already told you I'm not a descendant!" Blade growls. "So stop saying that I am!"

"You have to be ready to accept the role and position of power you'll have here." she ignores his response and just continues. "If you accept, you'll wake up in the outside world. However, if you decline, well, then I get to kill you."

So life or death are my options. Wow. "I accept." Blade states. "But you better shut up about the whole descendant thing."

"Then it is with my great honor to announce the new alpha." she says and bows to him.

"Who are you even. You never told me who you are." Blade mumbles.

"Oh, my bad. I am Ines, the guardian of the core." Ines introduces herself.