Strain: Rebel's Rise

The White Wolf

"What the fuck you mean ma? That's not mama lana." Dustin asked immediately. Manny walks over to her and examines the woman's eyes then Keyan's. Eyes wide open he nods and confirms. "Yeah. The eyes say it all."  Zane puts his arms in the air and turns around, head down. Ash walked over to Keyan and stood in front of him. "Same eyes means same blood now, I guess." 

"Screw the eyes.. How do we know you're not lying?" quickly Ash pointed one of her spikes at Yuri and pushed Keyan back

"WHY should we believe you? Just off of your word?" Ash growled. Keyan just stares at Yuri for seconds on end. Yuri then pushed Ash's spike out of her face. "His father, Keenon Ingram , met me 5 years before he met Tonya. Ever since we were teens, We had loved each other so much but My family didn't approve of him. Since he wasn't a part of the clan."

Zane stepped forward. "So they banished him?"

Yuri nodded and sat down on the stool beside the kitchen table.

"But little did I know that I was pregnant. It didn't occur to me until I had missed my cycle. At first I was terrified, The constant spotting and sickness.  Of course, I didn't regret it. I was going to give birth to a prince, a warrior."

Yuri gave a slight glance at Keyan, a warm smile masking her teeth. It soon turned to a frown of disappointment, like she had lost something dear to her.

"When the family found out they were happy. A new heir to possibly inherit the new power B.B.R.O had just gifted our righteous Kōri Clan. The talent is known for its harshness and brutality to outsiders."

"You ran away. Didn't you?" Dustin asked, curious as to where all this was going. The rebels awaited her answer in a cold silence that was still loud. 

She shook her head. "..I murdered them all.  Papa, Jiro, Oda.. our entire bloodline. I know it wasn't in my right to take away a long awaited dynasty  "

Everyone went silent. Frozen. Still as if time and space were no longer relevant. Ash spoke up, still defending Keyan. "Still doesn't relate to him. How do we know he's the baby?"

She took off the bandage on her nose and revealed a scar. A scar similar to Keyan's. Ash's jaw dropped and she sat down and scoffed. "Damn.."

"B.B.R.O decided to start the process of power with me. Being the youngest and only female to climb our ranks among the scouts of the shinobi. And skillful on missions through the court. Even though I was the princess, I was allowed to join."

She Showed her off her scars on her arms and torso.

"This is what I had to endure in Order to get the power I- we now possess. It's what I wanted- or at least what I thought..I wanted. Until I had you."

"I don't understand. Why did you leave? Why did you leave me? Who's the woman I've been living with all these years??" Keyan stared blankly, frustrated at how many questions now have too many possibilities of an answer. Ash wanted to comfort him but she kept her eyes locked on Yuri.

"She...is your adopted Mom. I had to leave you with your father because they were hunting me. I couldn't take care of you and fend off the Clansmen. I thought I could, but they just kept coming and I was just so tired." She pulled Keyan closer by his hand, looking up at her baby boy and sitting him down to kneel in front of him, watching tears roll down his cheek. Zane, Ash and Dustin just stepped into the next room, closing the door behind them. "I'm sorry. But I, "Queen" Yuri Shimo of the Kōri Clan, am your mother. I'm Sorry"

Keyan got up and walked towards Ash's room silently. Suddenly he mumbled. "For what? You did what had to be done. Not your fault our world is twisted and full of lies. You can take Ash's bedroom, we'll take her mom's." Yuri just nodded.