Lupus

Sister Villages

The full moon rises, a low mist settles on the ground and the guards perimetering the 10-foot fence hear the low wail of a distant howl

"That's not ours" looking to one another. An arrow burrows through the neck of the man once talking as the other spins to see figures scaling the wall

"Alert the others !" Growls and snarls follow while he climbs and weaves through the thick of it. His body halts, and his boots slap from the mass around him, eyes fixed

"Let me get that for you .." The blackened wolf cracks through transition. Broad shoulders now fill the space as he towers him

"No.. you can't be .." eyes widened. His sickly dripen muzzle bares to a snarl. Snaps, ripping into flesh, a scream pierces his ear drums, skin adding to the matter.

"Leave the villagers" eyes gleaming to the others "Let them spread the tale" the rogues descent as carnage erupts around him, the night filled with his howl

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You're sure in what you saw ?"

"Look at me" fist slamming to the desk "does it look like a lie to you!" Seething, waist down discoloured from the tainted water

"He's near, I can't feel it" it's true I could feel it somewhere in my core. I knew he was close

"Let me take him"
"Absolutely not" growls past his lips

"You can't stop me" our eyes not moving
"Your not willing to risk their lives, I respect that, but I'm not willing to stand by and watch or listen as they lose theirs" taking my leave

"Ewen" at the alphas command Ewen stands between me and the door causing me to pause

"Your not willing to risk trained soldiers to go to battle for the sake of our sisters and yet your willing to risk them to tame me" Passes with a scoff, venom in my words

"Move" grumbles past my lips, fists clenched to his 6ft 2 stature

"Will you return ?" his eyes stare to my frame
"plan to" eyes flaming he nods quietly. Not needing but still wanting to anyway, I barge my shoulder to Ewens ... strike two...

I watch them ascend the walls, ruthless in their approach to battle. Bodies are either impaled or fallen in their decend to the floor. I carry with me two silver blades, hilts wrapped in leather.

"A one man band" smirking to myself "I'm a fucking lunatic" choosing to run head first to the screams instead of approaching in the shadows seemed like the best tactic when time really wasn't on my side. My blades slice flesh leaving behind burns not willing to heal. My palms are used to snap, crack or tear anything willing to get in my way. Upon the clearing I find a chain of wolfings. Eyes wide abandoned in the fight

"Do you have a safety hatch? .. tunnel, exit anything ?! " Their eyes wide with fear greeting me with more silence "speak !" Snarling, one springs to life

"Under .. th .. the training centre"
"Where ?" A shaken finger points in the direction where a pack has formed

"Shit ! Is there another ?" In unison, heads shake "Okay" focusing my breathing "Your not all going to make it, but we're going to try" passing them my blades

"Use these and hold on to them, they'll stop them from healing. So hit them good and keep moving. I'll try and watch your six. " they nod. Drawing out my claws and kanines we move on my count

"Keep your link" snarls vibrate in my throat "move!" Taking lead grabbing the first rogue I see I throw them, skittering their group like skittles.

"Bad move, carne muerta" his voice throaty, claws bare. Mid jump he transforms to a wolf, jaws wide. Wrapping fingers round his teeth, his jaw attempts to snap me in two. Pushing to stretch his jaw wide, I'm driven backwards. Feet burying in the dirt. Past his shoulder I see the children being surrounded

"Grghh"arms shaking his neck snaps to the left, his body follows. Using my clawed hand, I rip out his throat. His body quivers, shrivelling back to his human form, hands clasping at the blackened hole. Last breath exhales past his lips my anger flares

"Leave them alone !" Picking up speed. A red head has a child clasped by the throat, kicking. She pulls the blade stored from her back and slashes at her wrist

"Arrgh" dropping her to the ground  "petulant child" snarls, dragging her claws through her face. Her scream fills my ears, her tender hands shakily cradling her face. Growling my body slams to red.

Fire fills my veins as I bare her neck, sink my kanines and rip her head from her shoulders mid roll. Standing her hair tangles my fingers, body covered in dirt matching mine. Blood thick and wet mats my hair and stains my teeth, the children cower to my image as rogues stand still in the motion.

"Don't stop, keep moving. Take her if you can" they nod, their tiny frames scooping up the whimpering girl, blade still where she left it

Kicking the lifeless corpse to their feet i squat on my hinds, a deep throated snarl passes my lips as I growl. Their bodies mirror mine but there's a pause. I watch blackened fur tickle their legs, eyes staring into my soul. My heart hammers, sweat trickling down my neck. Standing he strides through the pack as they part for him, eyes down, the only gaze being mine.

He's tall. Muscles wrap tightly around his frame and broad shoulders. I can smell him. His power, his dominance.

"You're the cause for all this noise are you?" his voice low, moving through me. Eyes pass my shoulder to the fleeting children. Protectively I side step. The corner of his mouth curling, eyes now falling to red then to the head still tangled to my palm. Eyes to mine, my skin reacts with warmth, body swaying, breathing becoming laboured

What's happening to me ?
Refusing to cower in his gaze, I stand tall. His group returns to their hunched position gaining a snarl from me. My mind in overdrive trying to decipher how badly I may have been injured, all the while hot sweats are taking effect

"Leave the children" they look to him, his gaze not leaving mine "honour her work, after all can't you tell ?" A crooked smile spreads agonizingly slow "she's demanding your attention"