Loyal Warrior

Flames and ashes, bones and flesh also furs littered around the dirt. Blood was everywhere, on the clothes of dead man and the tall trees. Walls were red and some had holes in it. No laughter nor chatters of jovial people. The only sounds were growls of wolves, crackles from the burning remnants of my pack house. I don't feel sad as my home was burned down. It was not even my home at all. They mocked and tortured me saying I'm the black sheep of my family.

The sudden siege from the rouges happened during the night. Most of the warriors even the alpha was unguarded, resulting them all die except for me as my room was in the basement and the rouges only kill the ones above. Currently, they chained my hands in place attempting to not let me run. That night, the daughter of the rouge group saved me by saying WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND?

Since then, we've been friends. She had long bright red hair and shiny black eyes. She was called ANGE. She has no friends in her group. I found out that rouges are not bad as what I heard from my former pack, but they told me that there are some rouges who are vicious and ruthless. This rouge group are hospitable but also a Jekyll and Hyde. Every day I train with Ange to boost my stamina and it is also a must for all members above the age of 6 to train. I train hard, harder than Ange because I want to save her in future as she saved me in the past.

On the 10th summer since I've been here, we were attacked. We thought we could outrun them as most of our warriors were highly train and I myself had become their leader. My co-captain is of course Ange. Most of the wolves that we fought are dead and that makes our excitement to end the siege faster, but fate was being cruel. As I held a wolf's throat in between my teeth, a deadly silence occurred.

I turned around and what I saw was a nightmare. Held as hostage was our luna, the wife of our alpha and Ange's mother. Blood was dripping from her forehead, her white dress was splattered with blood, luckily it was not hers so that was a relief for all of us, but the person who held a dagger at her throat was not making the situation easier.

He demanded for the girl with immortal blood. While they all were busy chattering in the mind link, I walked towards him. I said ME, loud enough for the entire pack to hear. He smirked and let go of our luna and I called out for our alpha to take her. After I let her go, my head snapped to the left and a painful groan left my lips. I opened my eyes to see a long gash of wound starting from my left shoulder and end to the right side of my waist.

I REALESE YOU FROM YOUR POSITION BETRAYER! My world crumbled at the end of those words, and to make it worst, the person who said it was the least I expected to be. Before my eyes closes, I noticed the tears and sorrow in Ange's eyes, something I wished to never see in her eyes ever again.

My surroundings were dry, but a few places were watery and filled with grime and mud. I can smell puke, bile, blood and even excreta. There's no window or anything to be my source of light. My hands and legs are tied with silver like in a cliché movie. Since it was silver, my skin burns and I just groan as I've been in this kind of situation before.

My days continues, I didn't scream nor beg not even struggle as I kept remind myself that if I did, my pack would be in danger if they attack. The moment they left me alone in my so call room, I rest, train and always try to find the perfect time to escape.

One fateful day finally came, after they had drain my blood until I passed out, but I can still hear everything and that is when they made a mistake. I heard them talking about a planned attack on my pack. That makes my blood boiled and I escaped at night. Since they were going to attack by the crack of dawn, midnight was the perfect time.

I ran and ran without stopping fearing that I would not made it in time. I was still running when I heard the sound of thumping feet on the ground and howls coming from wolves that are not my pack's. Even though my breath was ragged at the time, I speed up to make sure that I arrive there before them. Fate was again being cruel, the whole pack was under attack and a lot was killed, some from the attacker's side, and some from mine.

I took a deep breath and attack. I start with the one within my reach which is attacking a warrior. I killed it and went on and on with others. Many warriors and the members noticed me, but they were to indulge with the situation to say hello. Most of our enemy died and only few from my pack died. As I was about to take a breath, I noticed from the corner of my eye that an enemy was slowly walking towards Ange with a dagger and by the smell of it, it smells of silver the one thing that can kill a werewolf in minutes.

By instinct, I lunged towards him just in time to bite his throat. After he was dead, I felt a burn in my stomach and yes, the unfortunate luck I have was high. Before I can fall to ground, my body was held by Ange. She had tears in her eyes and her mouth was trembling terribly. My energy is depleting and since I can't muster a single letter to mutter, I smiled and with that, I let out my last breath.

Everyone was in grief for weeks after her death especially Ange. The only thing she left them was only a memory and her loyalty. Even after her banishment from the pack, she still saves them and protect her fellow members, she was indeed a LOYAL WARRIOR.

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(23rd March 2020)

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