Rhylor [The Ultima Manhunt B2]

Chapter 21 - A Bunny's Loop [Part One]

'Nico's going to me, isn't he?' Blade mumbles.

'Possibly. Shall we proceed with a chase in wolf form?' Terzo asks his human half.

Said human half leans his head back and inhales sharply. 'No. Let him come at us. He's just angry for what I did to his dad. Anyone would.' he whispers.

"Talking to yourself?" Harper calls out. "That's a new one. I don't think I ever saw you talk to yourself before."

"I wasn't talking to myself, I was talking to my wolf. He wants to go on a chase with Nico." he mutters.

"Yeah. He sounds a bit angry. Say, what even happened?" she asks him. "All I heard was some guy named Zane got turned by an Ultima and is in the process of either turning or dying."

The werewolf blinks. Damn. She understood the whole thing?! " Zane didn't get turned by an Ultima. That's a myth. They're not even real." he says.

Harper raises an eyebrow. "Not real? Tell that to the manhunt out for him." she smirks. "I'd say they are real."

He goes quiet as Nana comes walking down the stairs with a sad smile on her face. Blade glances up at her as she shakes her head, breaking down with silent tears running down her cheeks.

Zane is dead. And I killed him. Mom will never forgive me.

"NOOOOO!" the trio hear Nico shriek. Zianna's shriek of the same sentence is heard a second later.

"I'M GOING TO KILL HIM!" Nico shouts. "BLADE WILL MEET MY CLAWS!"

"NICO! Calm down! I know your angry but Blade did nothing." Max says.

Nico runs down the stairs and storms up to Blade. He raises a hand up and slaps the werewolf on the cheek.

"You lost my friendship. In fact, you and I will never be friends much less communicate with one another, understood?" he snarls in a low tone.

Blade can only nod as his cheek quickly heals. A hand reaches up to touch it lightly as his eyes stare into a pair of blue orbs.

"You still have me as a friend." Harper whispers into his ear. "And a crush."

Nico scoffs and darts out of the lodge as the Alpha turns to Zianna, who came down behind Nico.

"I'm sorry about Zane. You can hate me too, I don't care." he tells her. Mom and Dad will probably hate me too after they hear about this.

Zianna sniffles and puts her arms around Blade, engulfing him in a tight hug. "My brother might hate you for this but I don't. I understand it was an accident. Accidents happen. The only thing we can do is move on." Zianna says.

She breaks the hug as Blade gives her a tiny smile.

(AT NIGHT - FOUR HOURS LATER)

Harper lays fast asleep on the window seat with her arm tucked under her head and Blade's eyes staring at her. He can't sleep. Not after killing Zane earlier. He's scared that if his parents find out; they'll hate his guts.

"I really am a monster, Terzo. All I ever do is kill." he mumbles.

He just lays there on his right side, facing Harper's direction, wide awake. Blade sighs quietly and turns to lay on his back. His red eyes glance up at the ceiling until he hears the door creak open. He perks his ears up as he listens to footsteps slowly walking towards him.

Blade catches the scent of a meif'wa and rolls his eyes. "I thought you didn't want to communicate with me?" he asks in a hushed tone.

"I also said you'd meet my claws, Blade. Killing my dad on purpose is not something I tolerate!" Nico whispers back then flicks his hand to make his claws appear.

"Now, night night Ultima." he says quietly.

Nico slashes his claws at Blade's shoulder, scooting backwards when the werewolf's shoulder heals in a matter of seconds.

"You're healing is getting in the way." Nico grumbles. "Tell it to stop."

Blade shakes his head. "Can't. It doesn't work like that. I can't turn it off." he retorts.

The meif'wa narrows his eyes at the Alpha as he pulls out a silver colored knife. Nico raises the knife above his head, preparing to plunge into the Alpha.

Yet, for some reason he can't. Nico drops the knife so it's laying on his head before dropping it on the ground.

"I want to be angry. I want to hate you so much to stab you...but I can't. You're a friend. My friend." Nico mumbles and sighs. "I'm sorry for slapping you and for getting quite mad."

"I'm sorry for killing your dad. I promise you, that was accidental. I told him I couldn't look at him but he insisted." Blade replies. "If anything, Zane caused his own death."

"It might take me awhile to accept the facts he's gone. Or the fact one of my friends killed him. But maybe, in due time, we can be friends again. For now though, acquaintances." Nico says.

"I can agree with that." Blade responds. "Now get out! Harper's sleeping!"

"Right. Before I leave, I just want to say; I forgive you. Accidents happen." the meif'wa states then walks out of the room, closing the door behind him.

The werewolf attempts to close his eyes and get some well needed sleep. But before he even can; he finds himself not in the lodge at all. Harper's nowhere to be found as he frantically swivels his head.

"Hold. I assure you, we are just guards. Sent to talk to the heir." a female says.

He reaches over his shoulders, feeling nothing resting on his back. My swords aren't here! What the hell! I always keep them on me!

"Your swords do not exist in the between realm." the female guard tells him. "Try to remember that, my prince."

"I am not a prince. Just an Alpha werewolf with a curse." Blade responds.

"Nonsense! You are the High Prince. The Future Grand Alpha." the guard reminds him.

"Just because I'm his son doesn't mean I'm a prince. Like I said, I'm just an Alpha. No prince, no title of that strange sense!" the adopted Lycan bites back.

The guard sighs and clasps her hands together, brining him back to the lodge, on the floor. He sits up, wincing as his eyes stare at his bandaged hand. How did that happen? I don't recall injuring myself.

(ISABELLE)

Rachel and Zeiden dash into the throne room with the former waving something in the air as she runs.

"Mother! Father! Look!" she shouts then sets the thing down on the floor in front of the group.

"This girl, Rexha. She gave Dawson and Zeiden a whistle that shrieked loudly when a Blood Wolf was nearby. So they tried it at lunchtime and guess what. They found a Blood Wolf but when Dawson bit him, he healed really quickly." Rachel explains in a hushed tone. "Just like grandfather."

David shifts his eyes at Isabelle before shifting them back to their daughter. "He's full blooded then. Only full blooded Lycans can heal quickly from vampire bites." he states.

"He must also not be a regular Blood Wolf either." Isabelle comments. "Maybe a Beta or an Alpha."

"I already know the answer to that. But I would like to see if you three can figure it out." David tells the trio with a smirk. "I did summon him before."

"You summoned our eldest son and you didn't dare tell me?!" Isabelle huffs.

"He's adopted, remember." David bites back. "We may be his biological parents but we are not his parents legally."