Early in the morning, the group eats breakfast and prepares for the day before entering the ancient ruins. As the leader of this mission, Nia is making sure they are able to head out as soon as possible. There is no telling how long this will take, it's best to get the mission over with before sunset.
"Hurry up, we don't have all day." Nia yells at everyone to clear up the campsite.
Fenrir looks at Skoll. "It doesn't seem like her to tell at others."
"She only does that when she is in charge. Otherwise, she is usually laid back."
"Yeah, I noticed. She seemed pretty calm when she rescued me."
Skoll almost asks Fenrir how it was like being captured by humans out of concern for his brother. But he stops himself from doing so, and he changes the subject. "It's going to be a long day, let's hurry up and get this over with."
Less than half an hour later, they set off to the location of the ruins. Lucia seems to be enjoying the sc
"Nia was telling me about secret passages that we could possibly find if we know what to look for." Lucia says as they continue to walk through the ancient tunnels."Let me guess, we should look for hollow points in the walls. It might be dangerous if we go around knocking on the walls and activate a trap.""If we come across a dead end, we might not have a choice in the matter.""Well, it just so happens that I have acquired a skill over the years that might help us.""And what would that happen to be?" Lucia says not convinced that whatever it is will help."Do you remember when Skoll and I fought Hakan? The ability he has to sense the vibrations in the earth is not unique to him. Just like how bats use echolocation and use the vibrations that come back to them to have a clear picture of what's in front of them. It's an ability that can be learned if you clear your mind of your other senses.""And you have this ability? Well, i
The morning after arriving at the outpost, they meet with the leader. She is surprisingly young for someone in charge, she only seems to be in her mid-twenties. Her black fur shines in the sunlight, a few white strands of fur peppered and spread evenly throughout. Her yellow eyes look right through them as if they weren't even there. At least that's what Fenrir was thinking until she acknowledges their presence."Welcome, all of you. You must all be starving, but before we eat. Did you manage to find anything in the ruins?"Nia gestures over to Fenrir who has been holding the sword this entire time. As soon as the woman's eyes meet his, she looks away for a quick second before returning to only look at the sword. She doesn't speak until she returns her gaze back to Nia looking her dead in the eyes. "I'm sorry, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Fala. I already received a report from Hakan about all of you. So there is no need for you to intr
'It has been two weeks since we have made this outpost our new home.' Fenrir writes in his journal. 'I have been finding that writing down my thoughts has been helping me through this time of boredom. I dont feel at home here yet despite getting along with wolves I came here with. I try not to get too attached to anyone else here for the fear that we may have to leave again.''The scrolls recovered from the ancient ruins proved to be impossible to decipher without anything to compare it to. But I know Scias is doing his best to figure them out.''Still no change in the sword I picked up, I haven't felt it speak to me again since the first time it called to me. Although, the sword does seem to compliment my abilities. It allows me to condense my flames into it making my attacks stronger.''One of the magic rings I had found went missing recently. The one I suspected allows the user to change their physical appearance is no longer to be found. I starte
"What I want to know is what can we do about this? Who do we tell?" Arkad says."We have to make sure that whoever we tell is not also a spy. Unfortunately, we may have to read their minds just to be certain." Fenrir says even though he knows Lucia won't like the idea."There has to be another way we can tell without reading minds. What do we know about Fala that can give us some clues on how she infiltrated this place?" Lucia says."I'm sorry Lucia, but I happen to agree with Fenrir on this one. If Fala managed to work her way up as one of Hakan's most trusted commanders, there's no telling who else is a spy. Those three who attacked the capital might not be working alone."Arkad speaks up not wanting to be left out of the current conversation. This might be a stupid question. How do we know that Hakan isn't part of that group? Maybe all the leaders are in on this."Skoll thinks about this. It may be possible that they are,
Six and a half years ago in Lord Myrr's dungeon, Fenrir is grabbing his head in pain fighting back against the Demon Lord Zel who he thought was completely gone. However, it seems that it was only temporary, the hold Zel has on Fenrir had not been completely severed.'Blood, I need blood, I need to kill.' Fenrir thinks to himself as Zel slowly takes hold of him making Fenrir become more like a wild animal as the days go on. Unfortunately for Zel, he is not able to completely take over his mind this time. The damage done had been severe enough to limit his influence over Fenrir. But this doesn't stop him from trying to accomplish his goals.Lord Myrr realizes that this might be his chance to get Fenrir on his side. Before he enters into the cell, he places a binding spell on Fenrir so he can't move. "I can sense the demonic energy coming from you. This is what happens when you make deals with demon's, even I wouldn't mess with them. But it seems like you can't hea
"It's almost time, Etu. Soon, my plans will come to fruition, at least the first phase of it. But I have to wonder what will happen to you. Will the kingdom accept you as their leader again, or are you going to be labeled as an evil dictator who enslaved our species?" Anubis says to him with excitement in his voice."You should be the one to worry about your future." Etu says with disdain. "You bought time for yourself attacking this city while my strongest mages were out on their missions. But when they return, you'll find that you are no match for them."Anubis grabs one of the bars on the jail cell door as he is curious about these mages. "I've been waiting a long time for a good fight. It's been a while since I had to use my full power against someone."Etu shifts around to get more comfortable even though he is in chains. "The overconfidence you have will be your downfall. Do you really think that you are the strongest mage in the kingdom?
Two days later."Anubis, it seems that they are finally here." Jolon says. "They're waiting by the gates of the city."Anubis gets up from his throne. "It's about time, I've been waiting long enough for this day. It's time to test my limits."'I'll be glad to see him dead.' Jolon thinks to himself. 'He wants to keep thinking he is the most powerful mage in the kingdom, his ego will end up killing him.'Upon approaching the entrance, three figures stand each holding a different weapon. A sword, spear, and bow, the three Legendary weapons of Fura held by the strongest mages in the kingdom. No one knows who found these weapons, all that is known is that they have been passed down for generations by the previous mages who wielded them.The mages don't say a word as they walk away from the city. Anubis understanding that a fight this close would cause much damage to the nearby building follows behind them. Once they are far enough away
Over the next few days, Fenrir keeps mostly to himself while Anubis slowly fades into his subconscious mind. The memories of Anubis becomes more ingrained into his mind as the two become one. Conflicts of interest arise, but one thing is certain. Since merging with Anubis, his power has grown to a noticeable point.The ring of power confirms this, it had previously read a magic level of two hundred and fifty-seven. But now, it has grown to over two thousand. As for the time distortion that he had experienced, he thinks that it could have been caused by an untapped ability beyond what he is currently capable of controlling. 'A power beyond what I currently have, the next level of my enhancement form. I need to figure out how to reach my full potential. One thing is for certain, the ability drained a lot of my magical energy. I need to control it and make it more efficient.'The idea that Fala was captured makes him upset. She didn't infiltrate this organization to
Daren starts to fade in and out of consciousness. The pain is becoming too much for his body to handle. He stops screaming, and his body becomes numb. His brain severs the pain receptors. He lays there, getting sodomized to death. Dying this way never crossed his mind. How much damage has he done to her to make her this way? To even think about doing this to someone. Unforgivable. But these things happen all the time. We just choose to be ignorant of them for our sanity. "He's had enough." Fenrir says after seeing his body go limp. Alice is about to interject, but then she sees the same thing. He's dead. "Do you feel any better?" Fenrir asks her, already knowing the answer to that. She was enjoying herself, too much for Fenrir to be comfortable with. Then again. If he was in her position, he might have done something similar. Cloven comes to his mind. He still wonders why he let him live. "So soon?" Alice kicks his body to see if he is still alive. There's no sign of any life. "It
Despite all of the kicking and screaming Daren does, they continue to drag him outside and head for the river. "You brought this upon yourself." Alice berates him. "Bad dogs need to learn to shit outside." "Stop calling me that." Daren tries to hold back his anger. He doesn't want to make the situation worse. Then again, how could he? They're just going to kill him either way. "You know what? Fuck you. I should have beaten you harder when I had the chance." "This is what you get for going through life half-assed. If you're going to abuse someone, you might as well finish them off." Alice keeps berating Daren to get a reaction out of him. But Daren won't fall for it. He won't stoop to her level. He'll take this punishment like a man. This is nothing compared to getting his arm chopped off. What's a little cold bath going to do? When they reach the river, Fenrir asks Alice if she minds if he were to take a bath as well. He hasn't washed his fur since he came here. And she probably do
"What are we doing here?" Skoll says to Lucia and Fala, who have been coming to this bar every day after finishing their daily activities. "Shouldn't we be doing something?" Skoll takes a drink of his beer. He's on his seventh one. "You keep following Lucia and I. No one is forcing you to be here. In fact, we want you to leave." Over the past several days, Skoll has been getting on Fala's nerves with his excessive drinking. Always complaining about Fenrir. At this rate, she hopes he drinks himself to death. That would at least solve one of her problems. "Am I not good enough to fight the demon army by myself? Everyone thinks Fenrir can." Skoll orders a couple of shots, trying to drink himself into a drunken stupor. "I train hard every day, but I feel like I'm always one step behind him." "Skoll. Can Fala and I drink in peace? I understand where you're coming from. But this is getting ridiculous." Lucia tries not to use a harsh tone, but it comes off that way. She knows Skoll better
Fenrir bobs and weaves their fruitless attacks. Far to slow for any to hit him. Instead of going for the killing blows, Fenrir focuses on maiming them. Mainly going after the tendons in their legs so that they can't run away. One by one, they fall to the ground, screaming in pain and yelling for help. Fenrir is about to take out the last human of the group, but he stops short when he smells a familiar scent on him. Alice's scent. Then it hits him. This must be the guy she was talking about, the one who abused Alice in the first place. The one that caused her so much pain and suffering. The thoughts that race through Fenrir's mind are nothing short of sadistic. Wanting to see this human suffer more than the others. But this isn't his fight. Alice should be the one to take her revenge. He'll save him for her, to do what she deems necessary. A proper punishment for unforgivable crimes.This human just stares at him wide-eyed, scared that this violent creature might have something else mo
After two hours of walking, they reach their destination. Some old ruins that strangley resemble that of an old stone fort. Might have been a better option for the rest of the humans to take refuge in, but the crumbling walls are in need of a ton of work. Alice jumps up and down in excitement. Her dream is coming true. Becoming a werewolf, and maybe spending the rest of her life with one. Fenrir, on the other hand, doesn't find this place suitable for living in the long term. There's too much work to be done in a hostile place like this. It's overgrown with plants, on the verge of collapse, and their enemies are too close for comfort."We'll stay here for the night." Alice says enthusiastically. "I want you to impregnate me." If it wasn't for all the fur, she could easily see how much Fenrir is blushing. 'I thought she would be a little more classy than this. Women don't talk like this to guys they just met.'"Alice." Fenrir's voice shakes, still caught off guard by her words. "I thin
"What do you mean by that?" Fenrir asks, not understanding how a human doesn't find their own species attractive. "I guess that I'm just different from everybody else." She looks away from his eyes, trying to think of the right words to say as her heart flutters. "I've heard stories about werewolves, and I've always wanted to meet one since I was a kid." She looks into his eyes once again. I always wanted to be one.""Are you sure? Because I can turn you into one right now." Fenrir regrets saying that so soon. Her mind might not be in the right place. He'd rather wait until they are in a safe place where her mind is at ease. Then again, it would help her survive the storm. "After I do this, there is no going back." She hugs him tighter. She's made up her mind. 'Everything about him is comforting.' She doesn't mind that he has killed people, probably out of cold blood. This is something she has dreamed about since she could remember. Everything about this feels right. "I know." It's
"Come back here, Alice." One of them yells at her as if she would obey a command like that in a life or death situation. "We just want to play." Fenrir keeps chasing after them, trying to think of a plan. He wants to save Alice, but can he do it without giving himself away? He may not have a choice. Alice keeps running as fast as she can. She is running out of breath, but she knows that she can't stop. She knows that she is going to have to fight back or hide. She glances over her shoulder to see where they are. She quickly ducks behind a tree as she gets her bow ready and shoots it off quickly in their direction before taking off again. The arrow hits one of the men in the stomach, causing him to fall to the ground. As he screams in pain, the two other men stop to help him. "Don't pull it out." One of them yells. "We need to get him back to the doctor." "He won't make it." The other one says while the man keeps screaming. "We need to catch up to her. He's just going to slow us do
Lords of the fallen, great kings who had once held positions of power to become kings of nothing. Everything comes to an end at some point, but no one thinks that far ahead. Nor would they want to. No one would have thought that an entire world would succumb to a fate such as this. Whoever the survivors are that survived the tragedy, you can be sure that they didn't learn the lessons their ancestors did. Foot tracks. Fenrir stares at them, wondering if it is still a good idea to contact them. They might have been bombed into the stone age. They might be a cannabilistic tribe. Not like he cares, they can't do anything to hurt him. He decides to keep following the tracks, hoping that they will lead to their settlement. Light snow starts to fall, and it's not enough to cover the tracks, but he doesn't want to take his time either. He needs to find this place before the snow gets worse. If he can get there before the sun rises, he will be able to scout the area better without getting no
"It's been a long time." Cloven says to Fenrir after staring at eqchother for what seems like an eternity. "I just want to say that I don't blame you for what you did." Cloven's tone comes of as genuine. "I realized that I'm not a good person. I can't interact with others until I get better." Fenrir looks at him, confused by how he worded that. "So, are you saying that you aren't better yet? What have you been doing here?"Cloven wastes no time answering him. "I thought I was going to die from dehydration until I found that cave over there. Sometimes, the animals that live in their venture outside, that's how I found it."Fenrir rubs his face out of frustration, knowing where this is going. He wants to know if it's true, but he also knows that he is going to regret asking. "Let me guess. The reason that you know that you're not better is because you are having sex with the animals?" Cloven pauses for a moment, and Fenrir sees this as an admission of guilt. "Let me explain!." Cloven