Devils Of The Sun

SEVEN

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."
― Walt Whitman 

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Unknown's P.O.V 

I had been camping out in this dreaded forest for a few weeks now and the wait has been horrible. I know we must wait to strike, but the anticipation is getting to me, I know my friends are also getting hungry for blood as well, hence why they are kept on such a tight leash. I can't have them making a move too soon, we have to wait at least a few more days, a week at the most, but it will be soon. 

I stand by and watch him carefully, his strength is incredible, better than I could have ever hoped for. I'm still surprised no one in this awful pack has noticed us yet, but I have my friends to thank for that, they are truly loyal. 

"Master, when can we make a move?" One of them asked, I sighed and held my hand up, I then heard a sigh in frustration, "We've been here for weeks on end and all you do is stare at that boy all day, if any time is perfect it's-" I didn't give her a chance to finish when I had her pinned up against a tree by the throat. 

"I'm sorry, who saved you both when you had nothing?" fear then began to drown out her anger, "Who is giving you the sweet revenge you've always wanted without any effort on your part?" I questioned her again. She shook at my voice but then soon responded in a submissive voice, "Y-You Master" I smiled and nodded letting her go and drop to the ground. 

I then turned to the other one and glared at him, "Remember this both of you, I saved you, that means you must do as I say and nothing more" I glared harshly at both of them, "We move when I say we move and no minute later" I huffed. "This needs to be perfect, I cannot afford failures or anything going wrong, I'v-We've waited too long for this!". 

They both nodded and bowed their heads in surrender, but I only gave them a simple nod and turned back around and looked at the boy again in fascination. My creation was almost complete, my beast will rule the world with me pulling his strings, with him as my guard dog, no one will question or throw me out again. 

Now that I can promise. 

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North's P.O.V 

I stared at the old man in front of me who stared at me with nothing but fascination. He was older with gray and white hair that was cut short and his face looked tired but full of emotion and happiness like I was the most amazing thing he had seen in a long time, almost like I gave him hope. 

He wore simple black pants and a dark blue jacket but something about him was strange to me, he didn't raise any alarms but it was just something about him. 

The man called Ashby then walked out from behind Nymeria and towards me, something about him felt warm and familiar, like I had seen him many times before now. His steps were slow and hesitant as if he was taking this moment in like it was something rare and special. He then stopped right in front of me and stared at me closely with his bright orange eyes. 

Everyone in the room was silent and was just simply staring at the old man in front of me, they didn't look worried at all, in fact, their faces held hope. He chuckled after a minute and smiled kindly at me as a grandfather would. 

"You look just like him" he mumbled in happiness with a light chuckle, I raised my eyebrows, completely confused at this man's words, "look like who?" I asked. The sudden realization then hit him and he simply shook his head quickly, "No one, no one" he patted my shoulder then held out his hand, "It's very nice to meet you North, I am Ashby Storm" I then unhooked my hand from Constance and politely shook his. 

He looked me over once again then nodded to himself, "How old are you North?" he asked walking a circle around me, "Sixteen or seventeen, I don't know" he nodded slightly but kept looking at me. "You do not remember your life before becoming North the Lycan?" he spoke looking me dead in the eye, the bright orange color in his eyes flaring up. 

I nodded hesitantly, then he continued to look me over, "How is your relationship with your beasts, do they have names?" he questioned holding my arm out and checking my pulse, I guess this is the moment where I explain Jack to everyone. I nodded again and spoke, "Yes, my wolf is Rhys and the other one is Jack". 

He hummed then asked moving to check my other arm, "Did you give them their names?" I shook my head, "Miah gave Rhys his name, but Jack told me his" I explained nervously making him nod once again and mumble to himself. He then stopped and stepped back, "I was informed you were given a Moon necklace by Nymeria but it is now gone". 

I nodded to him making him sigh, then he turned to Nymeria and asked, "Can you make a new one for him?" she then looked over at me and nodded, "It will be difficult but yes I can" she spoke confidently. Ashby nodded smoothly and then turned back to me, "Come, take a walk with me North". 

He spoke then began to walk towards the door and made his way out into the forest, I looked behind at my family who all nodded and smiled lightly. I nodded back and followed the old man out the door. I jogged a little to catch up with him, I noticed he was walking very slow and staring up at the trees. 

"This place is very beautiful, your wolf must love running here" he commented after a few seconds, I nodded. Then he spoke again but his attention was mainly focused on the trees and sky above him. "As I'm sure you have been told North, you are a very rare case" he spoke, but I remained silent. 

Once he noticed that, he grabbed my arm and stopped walking, he turned my shoulder and made me face him. Then he sighed, "I understand you are scared and confused North, you just want answers no one can give," he said with a softer tone, "You want to be able to control your beasts correct?" 

I nodded and he smiled slightly and let go of my shoulder and stepped back, "Well, after that tiny examination and small talk we did, I determine one thing about one of your beasts" 

I turned to him, "What?" I asked panicked. 

He chuckled and smiled. 

"Your second beast, Jack was not created with your wolf, in fact, he's been around you much longer than Rhys has"