"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
'I thought Demons would look scarier than that. How do you know it is a Demon?''Can't you feel it? That thing has the same kind of dark aura as Zel.'Fenrir starts walking toward the Demon, his curiosity is getting the better of him. 'What are you doing?' Anubis yells.'Don't worry, I won't let my guard down. I just want to figure something out.'As Fenrir approaches the demon, it notices him and turns around to greet Fenrir. "Hello, sir. Is there something that I can do for you?""Yes, you can. I'm wondering if you know a demon that goes by the name of Zel."The demon looks confused for a moment but then quickly gains his composure. "Ahh, I was wondering if anyone was going to notice what I am. To be honest, I am surprised that someone did. My name is Maz'Girod, but you can call me Girod for short." The demon says as he stretches his hand out to greet Fenrir. But when Fenrir just stares at him, he realizes tha
Fenrir and Girod approach the cell where Fala is being held captive. When Fenrir peers into the jail cell, he is relieved to see that Fala looks fine. Spotting no injuries that he can see, it looks like torture is not something that they have resorted to.When Fala looks up and sees Fenrir standing there, she gets up quickly and grabs the jail cell bars. She hesitates for a moment, peering at the ground for a second before looking back up to him. "So, what name are you going by now?""My birth name is Fenrir, I think I'll keep going by that name."Girod examines the stones in the hallway. "How are you going to get her out of there? These are anti-magic stones after all."Fala turns her attention to Girod. "Who's that idiot? Did you honestly believe that Fenrir would come here without a plan?"Girod shrugs. "Some take action without having a plan at all. You would be amazed at what some people do when they are desperate
"Have you ever encountered a summoner?" Girod asks while fiddling with a piece of paper."I can't say that I have. Although, I have heard about this sort of magic before." Fenrir responds."Well, its kinda like those contracts everyone uses here. Except of borrowing magical energy from said creatures, what happens is that you summon them and set up a contract. We are on a tight schedule, so you may need to spend as much time in the other realm as possible. Time moved differently in each realm, so we need to find one where time moves faster there than it does here. For example, one day here could mean one week has passed there.""So, this would be a good way for me to get stronger before the demons decide to invade our realm.""Yes, since we don't know when that will happen, this is the best way to accomplish both goals at once.""Then we should get all the items at once." Fala says as she walks up to them. "The sooner we do this the bet
While trying not to pass out from the pain of having a broken back, blood-curdling screams can be heard of the elf being killed by the demon just on the other side of the door. 'I should be safe here for now, but I'm just a sitting duck since I can't move my legs. There's no way I can fight in this condition.'Without realizing it, Fenrir wakes up after passing out. His rapid regeneration has helped him to the point where he has some feelings in his legs. He concludes that enough time has passed that the demon should be long gone by now. He reaches up and just barely manages to press the button to open the door. As the door opens, the remains of the elf can be seen. Blood covers a large portion of the area, the elf was ripped to pieces, its head detached from its body and the rest of it in a mangled mess with its guts spilling out onto the floor.Fenrir remembers the first time he had consumed the flesh of a human and how it revigorated him, maybe the same is tru
It's been far too long since Fenrir had seen anyone else. 'Maybe I should have convinced those two to fight with me to bring that monster down. Then again, who's to say that thing down here is the biggest of my problems. I was the idiot who signed a contract with a dead guy, there's nothing stopping the people behind this from killing me after this is all over.'A sudden haze falls over Fenrir as he loses track of where he is. He knows this feeling too well, this can only be caused by someone using illusion magic. Unfortunately for him, he is weak to this kind of magic. Shapes begin to take form in front of him and it doesn't take long for him to figure out what it is. A transparent form of Luna appears before him. "Look what you did you me Fenrir. Thanks to you my life was cut short.""No, I...It wasn't my fault. I tried to save you. I was out of options, there was no way I could have known that it would try to take over my body." Fenrir pleads. "If I would have
Fala looks around at the various hand made ceramic pots and bowls that occupy the tent of her now old brother. Decorated tribal blankets, fur coats and the strong smell of tobacco cover the rest. "How long have you been here? Fala asks."It's not much, but it's home." Lapu says as he notices her looking around the tent. "It's been a hundred winters since I have seen you last. In that time, we have managed to keep ourselves strong as a family through various forms of traditional ceremonies and forms of worship. Our young are taught to respect nature, to be grateful for the things we have."Lapu lights a couple of candles and sits down facing them with his eyes closed. "We have had a few disputes with the native humans that occupy this realm. As far as we know, magic is foreign to them. Legends grow among them of our existence, but they are only perceived as mythology.""If you were the only one sent here, then that means you turned some of the natives into
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