Bloody Moon (Halifax Series III)

Chapter 7

"How many have died?" Night's baritone voice cut the night hot air. Lahat agad tumayo ng marinig siya bilang pagbibigay respeto sa posisyon niya. The screaming children was hussed into silence by their weeping mothers. Even the wounded ones tried to stand but Night wave his hand at them to indicate that it's alright.

The damage lay five meters from him. The sharp light of fire casted shadows against the tall trees that protected their territory. The forest was bright but the light was not friendly. There were sparks of embers flying everywhere and the pile of ashes and broken debris was not new to him. The fire burned a part of their village. Again.

"Over twenty two are found dead and nine are missing Alpha." Logan, his second on command went to his side and bowed his head.

Night was away for just a day. He went to tracked down the Night Howler theft along with his team at pagbalik niya ito agad ang sumalubong sa kaniya.

The moon shone brightly at the endless lines of corpses lying in the dirt. Night surveyed his people. Most of the men were burned, some are missing an arm while the women were carrying the crying children.

"Missing?" He tried to hide the annoyance and surprise in his voice but his second on command knew him to well because he immediately told him the details of the incident.

"The witch used their life essence to create her magic. We found the three woman but we are still searching for the rest.

Night's body jerk in response but he tried to mask his anger. He needed to use his brain and not his feelings. He needed to protect his people, he needed to make sure their territory is safe. And that means caging his emotions if it were not needed.

"How sure are you that it was a witch?"

"The first child saw the witch kaninang umaga while the second child saw her an hour before the fire. They are just five and seven Alpha. Hindi nila alam na mangkukulam ang nakita nila. But we figured it out dahil parehong asul ang buhok ng babaeng nakita nila."

Ipinakita ni Logan ang asul na buhok na nakita nila ilang metro mula sa apoy. It was just a strand but it was enough to know it came from the witch.

"Hermon and his team is tracking her down. We also secured the front route para masigurong hindi siya tatakas sa Capital."

Kinuha ni Night ang buhok. It felt like a normal hair against his palm. He looked at it closely, examined it and then he closed his eyes and breathe it in. The smell brought him back to that night when he lost everthing. His body trembled in anger but he buried the memories. Instead of reliving the past, he focus his mind on tracking the witch's scent. It was hard because the air was filled with ashes from the burned houses pero simula ng lumabas ang lobo niya ten years ago, his sences also doubled. One sniff at it and he immediately got it.

"How many trackers and hunters are left on stand by?"

"Seven trackers and two hunters are within the perimeter and are on stand by. The remaining dozens are scattered for their regular patrol."

"The boarder?"

"Team one is guarding it and we deployed additional guards after the report."

Night sniffed the hair again just to make sure.

"Southeast." He commanded this men through their shared pack link and the remaining trackers and hunters immediately run towards that direction. He wanted to follow them and make sure the witch is capture but she's alone and there are over twenty werewolves searching for her. Besides he is needed here.

The people first.

He reminded himself just to make himself calm down.

"Robustos is guarded and only a stupid witch would attacked our territory alone. However, she did not just managed to get inside Eastwood but she also burned half of Clek forest. Paano nangyari to?" Night's voice was controlled but the anger was prominient. His plate is already full as it is with the Night Howler gone missing, two rogue attacks and now they also have a witch burning their village.