HOWL (Badass Crossovers: Twilight X Teen Wolf)

Chapter 30

Warmth.

Whenever I'm asked how the Horace clan feels that word is always the one to come to mind. The cluster of houses always fill me with warmth when I'm around to visit, the women are walking around with smiles on their faces, collecting herbs or visiting one another. Children ran around laughing and men were teaching the older kids something or another by the stream. It was picturesque and never failed to soothe me.

But what I saw now made me feel cold throughout my whole body. There was not a sound to be heard, it was all eerily quiet. No one was around and all the houses had their doors shut and windows had their curtains drawn. Worst of all, and the thing that made my eyes unconsciously start to tear, was the magic of the place. The aura of the place that was so warm and welcoming and alive was the exact opposite of what it should be and it was so wrong; it hurt to even feel it.

I stood in the midst of the small community and let myself feel exactly what happened.

I closed my eyes, tears still falling freely, and took a deep breath.

I listened.

And the Earth spoke.

The sky can express its sadness with rain but what can the earth do? The earth waited and waited til someone who can understand it came so they can air their grievances and I did. I came at last and I heard.

I heard everything. And by the gods I wish if it weren't so.

For the life of me I couldn't ever put it into words what the earth was feeling but in terms of emotions it was depression. How fucked up does the situation have to be for the earth to be fucking depressed? How bad?

The magic of the place was stifling, it was so stifling that even taking one breath was exhausting. The trees sobbed with desperation and sadness at what has become of the Horace clan. You need to understand that the Tula Forest was there with the very first Horace. These trees witnessed every happiness and sadness with all the blood of Horace for fucking centuries, and now they're sobbing, the only indication of their despair is the slight rustling of the leaves.

The rocks and soil roared with anger. I can feel its anger in my head like wrathful waves crashing against a cliff. Like the screams of thousands and millions just piercing my head. But I didn't flinch, I forced myself to listen because they were waiting for someone to listen to them and I'm here now and I'll listen. I'll be their voice, I'll be their medium, I'll be their salvation.

The air was stagnant and silent.

I opened my mouth.

I screamed.

The forest exploded into action.

The the birds shrieked as they flew from the trees and the animals in the forest screamed with me. Thunder and lightening split the sky, echoing my scream and letting the heavens know of this injustice that has occurred. The slight rustle of the trees picked up with the piercing winds and the branches beat against each other like warriors beating their chests before starting a battle. The world rose up all around me with noise so we can let the Earth finally have a voice and express itself.

My tears continued to fall but they turned from sadness to agony to horror and finally to a molten rage. Kenneth won't go punished any longer. I won't allow it.

Magic burst throughout the forest. The ancestors approved of my decision.

Another wave of magic came from the houses and doors opened as the Horace clan flooded out of their homes and I knew they felt my conviction through the magic and they let their own magic wrap around mine in a silent show of support.

I turned towards the house of the leader and outside it stood Kenneth and Cecilia's five children. The second oldest at twenty two, Elliana, The twins, Karvel and Katarina, the fourth oldest at eighteen years, Ishtar, and the youngest of them all at sixteen years old, Malik.

I walked towards the door and they separated: two of them standing on either side of the door, letting me know that I'm to do what I should.

Malik touched my hand as I grabbed the doorknob and said, "Blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb. Bring us back to glory, Delta."

So young but wise beyond his years.

I turned the knob when he moved his hand. I let the door swing open and stood silhouetted in the doorway. I felt calm and vengeful all at once. I felt angry and peaceful. Contradictory emotions but they still swirled inside me.

I stood in the doorway with the lighting and thunder still playing a symphony behind me. With all the Horace clan members standing behind me in support and the five heirs at my sides. I stood there with the air charged with my magic and the ancestors magic and felt my heart settle down.

I will end this today.

I took a step forward and into the house.