A Eternal Tale: Howling Winds

Chapter 3

At the Lone Wolves clubhouse, James was back downstairs, sitting at the bar, having a drink. While sitting at the bar, James was thinking to himself as he took a sip; Riley came walking up with a drink in her hand, "Can I sit here?" she asked as James was okay with her sitting down. As he went for another sip, Riley sat there not saying a word, but then took a sip of her drink, "Enjoying yourself so far?" finally breaking the silence, "...I'm good, I see you enjoying yourself." he responds as she cracks a smile, "What you're drinking?

Jack and Coke.

Oh lovely, a Jack and Coke werewolf." She said as James turned towards her & took another sip, "Well, I'm drinking Crown Royal Apple on the rocks." she said, looking at James as he was returning the favor, "Oh, so you rode my bike, and you can't talk to me now?" she jokes as James smirk, "Alright, alright Riley your ride was sweet I enjoyed the ride, so when you joined the wolves?" he asked taking a sip.

She turned her back towards the bar, resting both elbows, "I meant Genesis when I first went through my transformation. I was walking around, lost and confused, in the middle of a park, naked and covered in blood. I never knew my birth mother or father; I rose in a Catholic church that didn't go well; after the many fights and trouble I got into, I ran away and became an outcast. Learn how to survive and hitchhike city to city...but sooner or later, life has a way of catching up with you. That one night...I met a nice-looking dude at a bar, drinking and dancing, and we had fun that night. I went to his place that night, and when all hell came knocking, he bit me, and that's how I became a werewolf.

...Hmm, we all had hard times." James said, "Yes indeed...and we overcame those hard times to face new ones." she replied as they both toasted & drank after, "...I'm done, need some rest. I'm heading out; tell Genesis I said bye, "Leaving already." Genesis said as James turned & saw Genesis standing there, "You can rest here, James, if you want; we have a room for you." he said as James stood up finishing his drink, "Another time Genesis, need space to think and rest." he replied as they shook hands, "Well I know you don't have no wheels, so here keys to one of our spare choppers." Genesis said waving down Ajax as he made his way to them, "Ajax passed James the keys to Full Moon.

Oh hell yeah, follow me, my good man!" Ajax walks off, "Genesis, thank you for the ride.

...Thank you, James, be safe. I'll catch you later.

Yes, James, it was good talking to you!" Riley said as James walked off, following Ajax.

Ajax & James walked outside in the back of the clubhouse, where there was a garage. It was full of different types of motorcycles.

"This way, James, here she is, my beauty Full Moon," Ajax said, tossing James the keys as he caught them without looking, checking out the chopper. Full Moon was entirely custom, all chrome, white & a small detail of midnight blue; the seat was gray leather. On the left side of the gas tank was the head of a white wolf & on the right side of the tank was a beautiful full moon in the night sky.

"Hmm, it's nice, but that's too flashy for me," James said as he saw another motorcycle that caught his attention.

He looked, tossing the keys back to Ajax, walking towards the distraction of the motorcycle, "Oooh, okay, I see you have your eyes on the one and only Black Staccato. Rick's Harley Davidson motorcycle, it's a great machine." Ajax said.

The motorcycle was all mat black. James smiled, "This is it." Ajax tossed him the keys, "Enjoy, my brother, and be safe." They gave each other one last handshake. James got on the bike & turned the key; he smirked at the powerful sound of the Black Staccato & roll-off.

James rode 15 minutes in & was at a signal light, getting the feel of the motorcycle, "Hmm." to himself, impressed by its performance; as he twisted the throttle, James heard a scream from a distance; he slowed the bike pulling over on the side of the street. He cut the engine & got off, closing his eyes to hear where the scream was coming from. Minutes later, James listened to the cry again, hopped on the bike, turned on the engine & twisted the throttle. James drove a few blocks till the scream was close; he turned off into a small alley, killing the machine getting off.

A few blocks from James was a woman pinned down by a Time Lack draining her as she began aging rapidly. The woman was on her back fighting for her life, but the Time Lack was too strong as she struggled. Face to face with the shadow figure as her life force exited her body by the second. The young lady couldn't cry out for help anymore as a tear rolled down her face, knowing this was fate.

"Get off of her!" James walked from around the corner as the Time Lack stopped in its tracks & turned around, "Where's your backup? Cause you're going to NEED IT!" James's eyes glow and burst in rage! The Time Lack hiss as it crawls up on the side of one of the buildings. James walked towards the woman while keeping his eyes on the Lack going up the building & disappeared.

James looked up towards the buildings as he got its scent locked in; before leaving, he made an anonymous 911 call for the woman. He kneels, checking on the woman; she's barely alive as life returns to her, "....thank...you.." She said, then passed out.

James was walking toward his bike, but he picked up another scent on his way there, "What's this?" To himself, a cloud of smoke began rising under his feet. He jumped back as he heard a voice, "Come find me." It taunts laughing. James then remembered that it was the same voice from the last encounter with him & Adam. He took off running towards his motorcycle, thinking to himself what was happening, "I have to end this!" He started up his bike & drove off on the hunt.

On the hunt, James's mind was racing; Time Lack ran lost, tracking this unknown smoke figure, & Mark on his mind all at once. He picked up more speed till smoke from nowhere appeared before him, "FOUND ME!" As the smoke grabbed the front of the motorcycle, James went forward and tucked himself, rolling into his fall. By this time, the smoke figure finally appeared, standing in the middle of the street, "Where's your friend?" It laughs as James gets up, slowly shaking it off, "Are you behind them, damn Time Lack, doing your dirt sorry shit!" James replied.

It didn't answer him as it stood there. James began tuning into his high senses for another attack, "Show yourself hiding behind your smoke...Enenras." James smirked, "Oh...you heard of me?

This is not my first rodeo and won't be my last!" James's eyes glow as he runs toward Enenras, "Come now." As he vanished, James stopped dead, looking around, "Not just yet, werewolf in do time." Enenras said.

James walked up to the motorcycle, "Shit." as he looked at the destroyed bike, "Ajax is not going to be happy." His cellphone notification went off. It was a text message, he replied, putting his phone back in his pocket, "Damn, I'm tired, but I need an answer, and I also need to find that Time Lack before it plans on attacking someone else." James said, walking off.

On the other side of town, the Time Lack was on top of a building hissing as two more appeared to respond to its call. Standing between the other two Time Lacks was the very dressed demon himself, Abigor, with his burned orange eyes glowing as he looked towards the city, "Let's have some fun." he said with an evil smile.