Chapter 1

“Lisa, let’s run faster!” Sean yelled as he continued to run, occasionally looking back to make sure his sister was running behind him and not falling behind.

Their breathing sounded heavy and labored, sweat-drenched all over their bodies, arms, and legs injured by the thorns of plants in the forest. The exhaustion was palpable, and both of their knees ached as they had been running non-stop in the dark and lonely forest.

“Sean, wait. I can’t run anymore,” Lisa said while trying to catch her breath.

“Well, let’s rest for a while, then we’ll get back to run because they’ll chase us here,” Sean replied as he asked Lisa to sit under a tree and he sat next to his sister.

“I’m sorry I got you involved in this,” Lisa said sadly.

“You don’t need to apologize. Didn’t we promise mom to take care of each other? The most important thing is that we get out of this forest,” Sean said.

“Thank you, Sean. I think I feel stronger already. Let’s get back to running,” Lisa said.

“Let’s just walk fast to save energy. But the problem is, where do we go?” They both looked around the forest, trying to find help, but to no avail. They were in the middle of the forest and caught in a battle between the two strongest packs in the city, the Black Skull Pack and the Blood Moon Pack.

It was a full moon night, and there were wolf howls everywhere. The howls echoed throughout the forest, making anyone’s guts shrink. Worse, Lisa and Sean didn’t know where they should escape from the wolves.

Their bodies were too tired, but inevitably, they had to find shelter. The night was getting late and there was no light in the distance, only a row of tall trees towering into the sky and a thin fog that was enough to block the eyes.

So they walked back through the dark and uninhabited forest. They could hear only the sounds of night animals echoing in their ears. Both of them felt terrified, especially since they had just seen a large group of creatures that they had never seen before.

Two groups of creatures were like dogs, except that they were larger, with sharp fangs and terrifying eyes, plus their howls made the hairs stand up.

After a long time of walking, they went deeper into the forest, where the moonlight only illuminated a small part of the forest. Thorny plants and steep paths had to be traversed by them. Often, the skin of their hands and feet was cut by the sharp thorns of the plants.

As far as the eye could see, not a single person was passing by, and there was no light entering the forest. This made them even more afraid and worried. Would they be lost forever in the forest? Would they be eaten to death by wolves?

They regretted that their curiosity had gotten them stuck in the middle of the forest at night with no supplies. While enduring the cold, they continued to walk while hoping to find a house that they could use as a place to rest.

“Sean, how is this? How long do we have to keep going?” Lisa asked, holding back tears.

“I don’t know, but we can’t stop walking,” Sean replied as he looked at his sister’s face.

However, misfortune did not stop there. In the distance, a wolf was running towards them at full speed. As the two watched the battle between the two strongest packs, a werewolf picked their scent up, and now he was chasing them for attacking and devouring them.

On the way, they saw a horrifying sight, a human body divided into several parts in a terrible condition. Thick red blood flowed over the ground, and the fishy smell was overpowering. Lisa screamed in terror and became very panicked.

To save themselves, Sean pulled Lisa’s hand while saying, “Run quickly if we don’t want to have the same fate as him.”

They ran quickly, crossing enormous tree trunks while trying to sharpen their eyesight, because the thin mist covered the road in front of them. Meanwhile, a werewolf continued to run toward them.

Finally, Lisa and Sean reached the edge of the cliff and were confused by the direction of the forest. Everything looked the same. They looked around, trying to find the werewolf that was chasing them. But, unfortunately, their eyesight was limited, while the werewolf’s eyesight was unlimited.

When they were busy looking for a direction to run, a large white werewolf walked slowly towards them while grinning at the intonation of his big, heavy voice saying, “It’s time to have fun, guys.”

Lisa and Sean hugged each other, with bodies shaking with fear. She cried and begged the werewolf for forgiveness. Because just a few moments ago they had witnessed with their own eyes a human body that was cut into several parts in a very sad condition.

“Let us go, please,” Lisa pleaded while crying.

The white wolf didn’t answer but continued to walk towards them while baring its sharp fangs and fearsome grin. Its hunting instincts were instantly heightened. Sean resigned himself to the situation and learned to accept that maybe it was their last night together in this world.

“What do we do, Sean? What should we do? It is getting closer.”

“Stand behind me, Lisa,” Sean pleaded with his sister.

As the distance between the two grew closer, the white wolf looked at its target and dashed toward its prey. However, another werewolf came and lunged at the wolf, and there was a loud cry that said, “Don’t attack them, Fred!” And there was a fierce fight between them.

Lisa and Sean watched as two large werewolves attacked each other, biting and clawing. The thud of bodies falling to the ground was audible.

They both hugged each other and hoped that the werewolf who had just arrived had indeed come to help them. However, the werewolf who came to save them had been injured badly. His strength could not keep up with the white wolf’s strength.

The white wolf knocked back his opponent’s body, which accidentally pushed Lisa’s body to the edge of the cliff. The brown wolf and Lisa fell into the abyss of unknown depth. Sean and his sister’s handholds were released instantly.

“Sean, help!” Lisa yelled.

“Lisa,” Sean yelled frantically, trying to reach Lisa’s hand.

Too late, Lisa fell into the ravine and separated from Sean.