Monster Hunter

Part 35

Svrok waited for dusk to fall. He would move quickly past the night guards and make his way to the Elder Alchemist's work station. He had an idea of what he needed to do. He just needed to figure out what steps to take to carry out the procedure. If things went right, then he would be able to enjoy the rest of his time just wandering about.

The Elder Alchemist had left her laboratory door closed. She forgot to lock it. Svrok jumped in the air and clicked his heels. This was definitely his lucky day.

A pair of guards were approaching Svrok's location. He hurried inside and gently shut the door behind him. The guards had not spotted him. They walked past the lab and continued their guarding duty elsewhere.

Svrok- Now what is my next move? Oh, yea. (slaps his forehead) I need to work on the special potion.

He gathered a range of assorted ingredients: a box of gem stones that all had varying properties (some of these stones helped give one more power), a burner, freshly ground black and red pepper, & the other key component was a fragment of a serpent's fangs.

Svrok mixed all the elements together in a steady motion. The reaction glowed a bright orange. When it was stirred once more, it swirled and changed to another colour- Blue. He poured the potion into a silver tube. Svrok closed the tube right and shook it.

"Hmm," Svrok pondered to himself.

"This might give me the upper hand that I need."

Svrok grinned. To make things even better, tonight was the night of the Blood moon. This truly was his lucky day,...or night.

He gulped the chemical that he made. Svrok felt a rush of strength course through his entire body. He felt rejuvenated.

Now he had to act fast. The Blood moon did not last for the whole night. It would only be there for several hours time.

Svrok checked to see if the cost was clear. There were no guards in sight. Excellent.

He ran towards the open road. And there he transformed into a werewolf. His hands grew much longer and stretched like a beast. His mouth became a long snout. His teeth grew much longer, they looked similar to that of a shark's. Svrok howled and barked. He felt like the world was all his to control.

A little further away in the distance, Caeth heard a chorus of howls echoing loudly through the forest. Voru was right beside him. They each wondered what was going on. And who had started the cry.

Svrok charged through the road like a crazy dog. He soon was by the edge of the forest. There was not time to waste. Svrok ran past the trees. The tree branches brushed the side of his body, Svrok felt so alive. The wind blew with a greater force around him, while he ran. Svrok loved every second of it. All his senses heightened to a much greater level.

Caeth snarled. His nose picked Svrok's scent. He transformed. Caeth had instructed Voru to stay with Vanessa. He was going to stop Svrok before he got any closer to Vanessa & Voru.

Svrok came to a halt. He changed back to his human form. There before his eyes he spotted Caeth running towards him. Caeth leaped and landed right in front of Svrok. He knew that Caeth would try to stop him. Svrok cackled. Caeth turned back into his human form.

Svrok: Caeth. (smiles) Where's the rest of the pack? Are you going to face me all by yourself?

Caeth: (snarls) Just best it, Svrok.

Svrok: Oh. Come on. We don't have to do this you know. Listen, just let Vanessa go.

Caeth: Huh. (shakes his head) Not a chance Svrok.