Wolves Don't Just Howl At The Moon
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Chapter 8
The Strong Prey on the Weak Part 2
Night is over and the sun has already risen over the horizon. At the Skyland Estate the pack is busy doing all kinds of preparations for the impending fight. Alpha William and Alpha Dominic are busy in the office overseeing all plans being done. Michael is busy instructing all of the team leaders on what their orders and positions are. Samantha is busy using all of her psychic energy to see if she can find any trace of the enemy's whereabouts. Sophia is busy typing away on the keyboard trying to find if she can gain any more information on the hack done on the network. Michael's cell phone begins to ring.
"Hello." He says answering it quickly.
"Michael, its Koga. I'm letting you know that we are headed back to your estate now. Gabriel has already entered Central Headquarters. Since there is nothing more we can do here, we should be arriving at the estate by this afternoon before the full moon rises. I already talked to my father, he should be arriving by noon." Koga informs Michael.
"Okay Koga. Thanks for the update man. See you when you arrive bro." Michael says about to hang up.
"Michael wait a minute. Darien, Titus, and Alexander are inside Central as well. I wouldn't worry about Gabriel. I know Alex will protect him in there. Later bro." Koga says hanging up. Michael walk over to the alphas to inform them of the news he just received.
"Father." Michael says gaining the attention of both pack alphas. "Koga just informed me that Alpha Xerxes will be arriving around noon. Koga and the teams will be here before the full moon rises." Michael lets them know.
"Thanks son. Now Alpha Dominic..." William says going back to their planning.
"Father," Michael says once again getting both heads attention once more. "Koga also informed me that Darien, Titus, and Alex are in Central with Gabriel." Michael says looking at Alpha Dominic.
I open my eyes to see the purple flames still encasing my body. I focus on them and they instantly dissipate. I look back over to where I saw Alex. He is not there. I turn looking around me to see that I am still in the same spot but laying on the flood. I stand seeing that no one is in the room. I also feel this power that is far more active than I had ever felt before, resting in anticipation inside of me. I take a step forward and feel as if I'm floating. Glancing down I see that I am still on the ground. I start to walk to the hall and I am quickly thrown to the wall opposite of the observatory I was just in. I hold myself up against the wall. I shake my head clear.
`You must keep calm and control your power. Don't let it control you. If the power you have now consumes you, there is no hope for anyone you hold dear my child. Now, breathe, focus, and let's try this again.' I heard an angelic voice say.
I stand up more confident and breathe. Concentrating on walking I take a couple steps towards the main hall. Walking came easier. As I came to the fork I could hear and feel all the other spirits. I could feel the men calling to me. I felt Adam's call behind me. I turned and began walking to his observation room slowly as to not cause him to go wild. It's been a very long time since he's felt Eve's power so close. I don't want to upset him. I begin hearing the voices.
"So, everyone is aware of what's about to happen?" I hear Bethany say. "Okay, here we go."
As, I approach the door I see purple flames begin to circle around Alpha Adam, Titus, Darien, and for some reason Alex. I step through the door way and all eyes focus on me. Adam has a wild look in his eyes. Titus and Darien on the other hand have looks of total sadness. Darien looks like he is angry but, Titus has a smile. Alex has a hard to read expression but he looks away closing his eyes. Soon, the flames completely consume all four of them. Confused I walk over to Bethany who looks extremely drained. I try walking over to her but I am instantly at her side holding her up.
"What's going on Beth?" I ask her. She looks up at me smiling weakly. I can see a hint of sadness in her eyes.
"Alpha Adam is being released." She says looking at the four flaming pillars.
"But, why are all four of them in flames?" I ask still not understanding. I look into her eyes and fear what she's about to tell me.
"All four of them..." She begins but pauses sighing. "...they are about to combine."
"Uhhhhh. Come again?" I'm still lost.
"Titus and Darien share the spirit because they were too weak to survive their change. It's a rare condition that happens in were-wolves. Their bodies won't be able to hold even a faction of Adam's power. Adam's spirit has to bind with another spirit to be able to be contained in a `were' body. Just like how your own spirit bonded with Eve. Caesar is going to be taken out of Titus and Darien, bind with Adam, and then placed in Alex. Since he has full alpha power, his body can sustain both like yours can." Bethany says taking another deep breath. "Unfortunately, without Caesars spirit holding them together, Titus and Darien will revert to how they were before they gained his support. In other words, once my flames leave them, so will their essence." I was in total shock. I looked up at their pillars.
"How could this happen? Why are you doing this? Its murder." I say trying to think of a different way.
"They all agreed to this." Bethany informs me. I look back at her then over to them.
"How could you guys do this? It's suicide. Why would you give up so easy?" I was now angry instead of sad.
`She's right. We chose this! Goodbye, Gabriel Skyland, I'll see you when you come to the realm of the afterlife.' I heard Titus and Darien say at the same time in one blended voice. Then, their energy faded. Their flames went out and their bodies were gone.
"Why would they do this?" I asked myself falling to my knees in shock.
"To protect you." Bethany said placing a hand on my shoulder. I soon felt Alex's power multiply immensely. I stood from the feeling taking a step back with Bethany. I could feel the other spirits getting restless. I was so focused, I didn't notice she was talking to me.
"What did you say?" I said finally looking back at her.
"I was saying, you should probably keep you distance from Alex once the Full moon rises. He will be able to control himself for the most part for now. But, since you are in heat, once that full moon rises all hell is gonna break loose. I'm not sure if he'll be able to control himself." She explained.
"Is that why the other spirits were calling to me?" I asked.
"Yes. I told you, that's why Eve has been separated from everyone for so long." I understood now why I had been feeling so lustful lately. "Don't feel too bad about them."
"Who?" I asked not sure who she was talking about.
"Titus and Darien. They will be in Alex, as well as the Realm of the Afterlife. You will be able to go to it freely once you mate." Now that was news to me. I felt a bit more relieved. Bethany looks up towards the door. "We need to leave here." She says as flames take us and we are back in her studio. "The alphas are going to be looking for you and Alex. You guys are going to have to leave here soon. I can only hide you for so long but, if anyone sees you they will know, Eve is out. You are radiating her power and I'm sure they are looking for her." I look over and see Alex is still in his pillar of flames. "He should be out soon." Bethany says walking over to him.
I walk over to him as well. I lift a hand and tentatively touch the flames. They felt cool and charged kind of like when you rub a balloon on fabric. They started to spark and soon turned white. I took my hand away. I looked over at Bethany.
"What just happened?" I asked. She shrugged and shook her head.
"I don't know. Those aren't my flames anymore. I think they are his." She says in amazement as she begins to circle him.
I reach up touching the flames again. They felt cold now. Not like ice but, definitely like a fall breeze. His hand grabbed mine lacing his fingers in mine, freaking me out for a second. The flames fizzled out and I was amazed at how he had changed. His once black hair was now blond. His green mischievous eyes were now those beautiful amethyst. I could see that his strength had increased as well. He had this smell to him that made my mouth water. I could see all the dominance of Alpha Adam through his eyes now. I had to look away. His other hand grabbed my chin, turning my face back towards his own.
"???? ??????." Alex said smirking his smirk.
"Hello yourself." I said smirking myself. "Wait, when did I start speaking Hebrew?" I asked looking over to the smiling Bethany.
"Eve gave you all the knowledge you need to know. She is the first spirit after all." Bethany said. I looked at Alex's hand still holding mine. I smiled meeting his gaze again. Those eyes that made my soul melt like butter on a hot skillet. Suddenly, his smirk fell. He spun me around, pulled me so my back was against him, and wrapped a protective arm around my chest. I hear Alex growling deep from within his chest. I look up at him and see his canines have gotten longer and his eyes have the same white flames from a moment ago burning bright in the iris of his eyes. This reminded me of what happened to me at the house when I tried to protect Titus. I looked in the direction he was looking and saw the door fly open. Standing there was Alpha Matt, a few other alphas, as well as some men in the same guard attire as the man Bethany put to sleep. Alpha Matt looked calm, but the alpha right behind him looked pissed. Which was made very apparent, when he pushed past Alpha Matt.
"What the hell is this?" He asks Bethany as he starts to lead everyone in. He stops once Alex lets out a loud growl that scared even me a bit.
"Come now Alpha Anthony. You already know what this is." She says back with an evil smile. To her, she already knew this was checkmate.
"You little bitch. I should..." Alpha Anthony began.
"That is quite enough Anthony, calm yourself." Alpha Matt says calmly placing his hand on Anthony's shoulder and walking around him. Alpha Matt's composure was unusually calm at the moment. He begins taking steps towards Bethany. She is still smiling. "Care to explain the current situation that you have suddenly put us in?"
"Simple. I am fixing century's worth of mistakes that all of you Alpha's here have caused. This is simply me restoring balance. Now that Adam AND Eve are free, you all no longer have control. Good luck fixing all of this by the way." She says turning and walking to the window. She looks back to me. "Gabriel, it is now 4 in the afternoon. I suggest you hurry home. I'll see you there when the noon rises." She says looking over to Anthony. "Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. There are wolves sent here by Raiden to kill all of you. And once I leave here. All the magic protecting this place comes with me. I will no longer be you prisoner." She lifts her middle finger as the window blasts outwards. She is consumed by her purple flames, then disappears entirely. I look back over to the men standing in front of us.
"Well, this was a lovely visit but, we must be going." I say lifting may right hand to my forehead giving them a two finger salute. I hold onto Alex and we vanish as well.
I open my eyes to find we are in darkness. I still feel Alex holding me close. I squeeze his arm like a life vest and he tightens his grip on my chest. I can't sense where we are. We feel like we are off the grid somehow. We both have night vision, but it never kicked in.
"Do you know where we are?" Alex asks me. I shake my head.
"I have no idea. We should be at my house. This place doesn't even feel like we are on Earth anymore." I say still trying to look around. "Have your eyes adjusted yet?"
"No, but allow me to shed some light on the current situation." He says and I can hear the smirk in his tone. A ring of white flames circle our stomachs like a big hula hoop. The darkness is still too thick. "Well, let's try this." He says with curiosity in his voice. The flames squeeze tighter before exploding outwardly in a huge wave lighting up everything in its path. We appear to be in a humongous open cave. The waves stop breaking in random spots as they hit figures in the distance. Alex holds the flames where they hit the figures but, he also creates another ring around us. I place a telekinetic barrier around us just for some enhanced security. Better safe than sorry. The figures eyes open glowing red. They seem to be quite tall. Suddenly, the figures stand being even taller. They unhook their bat like wings from around their bodies and these big bat ears pop up from behind their heads. They look like bigger versions of those little green things Rasputin used in the movie Anastasia. I am suddenly aware of everything around us. They are surrounding us. I send out a telepathic wave to see what they are thinking. What comes back shocked me.
"They are demons." I tell Alex.
"How are we here and what do they want?" Alex asks me.
"I didn't bring us here. We were brought here by something or someone. They are supposed to keep us here by any means necessary. But, they are only thinking one thing. Food." I answer a little more paranoid. There is a spot where one of the figures didn't respond. "I think we found our culprit though." I tell him pointing to the figure.
The figure hasn't moved yet. When I think it, red flames ignite from underneath it, traveling across the cave floor. They hit our barriers and travel around it. Now, the entire cave is filled with light. Alex lets his outer ring dissipate. The figure stands finally, facing the other direction. The figure is a man wearing a blue and gold Egyptian shenti, with a tunic the same colors. He has on a Nemes headdress. It has a blue and gold striped head cloth. He turns only his head to the side and I instantly know who it is, he has the head of a falcon under the headdress. My eyes widen and I push back stepping into Alex before my fear turns to anger. Alex pushes me behind him.
"Who is this Gabriel?" Alex asks me as his fangs shoot out.
"That is the image of Ra the sun god. But, this is just a demon impersonating him." I tell him.
"How can you tell it's not him?" Alex asks me looking at me through the corner of his eye.
"The flames that just hit the barrier would have gone right through my barrier. Ra is a god. The god of the sun to be exact. Those flames would be pure. These are not pure. They are tainted with evil. I felt it as soon as they hit my barrier. If he says his name though, DO NOT speak it out loud. As powerful as we are now, just speaking his name can open a contract that I am sure he will take advantage of. If he gets ahold of all the power that either one of us carries, mixing it with his own will make him basically a god. Which is what he wants. That's why he took over Raiden's body. In this realm or where ever we are he is powerless for the most part. All his power is in Raiden, as well as half of his conscience. I think that is why he has these guys protecting him. He almost fooled me. But, the guardians of Ra, don't have wings and they aren't bat types." I explained. "So, all that's left to figure out..." I turn to face Ra stepping to stand next to Alex. "Why have you brought us here?" I say loud enough for him to hear. He closes his eyes chucking as he turns to look away once more. Anger begins to fill me. My own fangs shoot out except they stick out of my mouth like saber teeth. They are huge and totally unexpected. I shake away the thought. The chuckling stops and he spins around. His eyes glow red.
"For one who is out numbered, you sure have some confidence." He says in a deep voice.
"For someone who is so weak, so do you." Alex says. Ra's Eyes blaze. "Now tell us how we got here!" Alex demanded.
"Simple, you're little witch friend. As soon as she dropped that stupid barrier over headquarters, we used our witch to set up another barrier that would lead anyone that tried to teleport out of there right here. Except she wasn't strong enough so, it killed her. You see we have been planning this whole take over since the beginning. We really were just waiting on you two. You two have always been the key. We thought William was going to be the holder of Adam but, one simple mistake. Now we don't have to keep him alive." Ra says laughing evilly. As soon as he said that, he sealed his fate right then.
"You know..." I said closing my eyes and putting my head down. I was trying to keep my anger from exploding. I was shaking with rage. "Little people shouldn't play pretend when they are in the big leagues. And those who are weak, shouldn't provoke the strong. At full strength you may have been a spider at some point. But today, you are just another fly. You think just because you play like Ra that you are a god. Well..." I finally lift my head. "Allow me to show you what true power is." I open my eyes and they are glowing brightly. My eyes are a liquid like metallic silver. I squat down with both hands making an `X' across my chest. My nails turn into razor sharp claws.
"KILL HER!" Ra screams in fear and anger. The demons start to run towards us. I look over and nod at Alex. His eyes are identical to my own.
We both drop our barriers. I drop my hands as I push off to run. The force of my push off, sinks in the ground under us as we take off. I use my new found speed. I get to the first demon instantly. He takes a swipe at me with his left claws as I get close, aiming for my throat. I dodge it by side stepping to the right and ducking under his arm. I use my squatted position to propel myself into him. As, I launch up towards his face my right claws spear through his throat. He turns to ashes.
I'm still in the air as the next demon comes at me reaching to grab my throat but, he's coming in too low. I use my left foot to kick his hand out of the way and my right foot to push his head downwards. As his wings pass by my sides I grab them. I use my momentum to yank him up and over my head twisting my body. Once he is over me, I use my strength to throw him to the ground head first. He flies to the ground like a bullet exploding into ashes on impact.
I am coming back down to the ground and a demon is waiting for me. He is taller than the other two. About ten feet seven inches. He calculates his swing to the speed of my fall. I spin and teleport. I appear behind him landing on the ground in a spin, landing on my toes with my left hand on the ground, my left leg extended, and my right arm stretched out to the side. I again launch myself towards his head. Gripping the back of his head with my left hand, I push it forward slamming it to the ground, as I land in the pile of his ashes. I lift me head in time to catch a foot flying at my face. I shield myself with my arms. The force causes me to fly backwards through the air. I twist my body so I am facing the direction I'm going. I am flying right towards a demon pointing his claws like a spear to impale me. I spin sideways grabbing his arm and flipping over him, I land behind him. With his arm in my grip I yank him over my shoulder. When his feet leave the ground, I swing him back toward the demon that kick me as he is flying right at us. They collide with such force, they burst into ashes on impact. I look up to see Alex slicing demons down with a sword of white flames. I look back over my shoulder and see a demon running at me. It's time I use my own power. I lift my left hand and bow forms made of white flames. I pull the string back and an arrow of flames is in place. I release the arrow incinerating the demon instantly. Stunned I look at the bow for a second, then pull the string back again. This time I hold it back as three demons come at me. I let the arrow fly through the air. It splits into three different arrows reducing them to ashes again. As I'm about to release another arrow, I remember they are trying to keep us here. The bow disappears.
"Enough." I say causing all the demons to freeze. "Burn them." Alex releases a wave that kills all of them. The only one left is Ra. We make our way towards him. He steps back scared. "Enough games." He smirks.
"Yes enough games." He says as the white marble circle in the center of his tunic glows gold. Red flaming falcons come shooting out of it.
"My mate has spoken." Alex says shocking me again. "ENOUGH!" He yells causing all the falcons to turn white. They turn around and fly back at Ra. They set him on fire as the begin ripping him apart. I look away not wanting to see it. "Let's go. It's getting late. I wanna be back before the moon rises." I say reaching out for Alex. He grabs my hand and we teleport again.
Back at the Skyland Estate, Alpha William has called a meeting now that everyone has arrived. The full moon should be rising within the next hour. He could already feel the urge to shift coming on.
"First and for most, I would like to thank everyone for all the hard work you are all doing, as well as risking your life to fight along with me. But, I wanna take this time to tell any of you that have families and or young children to leave now. I can't have you dying and leaving loved ones like that, especially you young men." William tells the crowd of people standing in his backyard. A few people lower their heads, weeding themselves out through the back of the crowd. "Now, I want everyone to remember one thing. This fight isn't for any one person. This is a fight for all of us. Alpha Raiden will be left to the three of us Alpha's. If you come in contact with him, DO NOT BY ANY MEANS TRY AND FIGHT HIM. I know some of you men out here want to show how strong you are but, don't make that mistake. Conner has showed you how to take out most of the betas. Keep calm and be strategic. I don't want any of you working alone. You MUST be within ten steps of whomever you are working with. Sharpshooters, you already know your positions. Make sure you have enough rounds as well as back up weapons in case they get to close. I want Team 6 members backing up the snipers. All psychics take orders from Samantha. Michael and Koga will be working together as well as taking care of the teams placed on the front line. Damien will be leading all of you that are going to be here in the backyard. Since this is going to be a blood moon the enemy will mostly be in there wolf forms. Which means your powers will be remotely useless. Those that wish to remain in their human form must use a weapon. There will be no hand to hand combat if you do. We can beat them so, do not get scared or intimidated. GET ANGRY!" William was about to continue his speech when purple flames arrived in front of him. They disappear leaving Bethany in a leather cat suit, much like cat woman without the head covering.
"Hello, Uncle William it's been quite some time." She smiles walking over and hugging her uncle and new Alpha. Breaking apart she continues to hug her cousins.
"It's great to see you Bethany." William says. Bethany looks around turning to William confused. "What is it Beth?"
"Where is Gabriel at?" She says scanning the crowd. "I don't see Alexander here either." She says becoming concerned.
"They are at Central still. Aren't they?" Michael asks stepping closer. They are speaking low enough as in not to scare anyone else.
"No, they left right after I did." Bethany tells them.
"Now, it doesn't matter. As long as they are not here." William says waving it off for the moment. "Our first and only task for now is to take down Raiden."
"Actually, he's right." Bethany says as a matter of fact. "Those two are the most powerful beings alive at the moment. As long as they separate before the full moon."
"What do you mean Beth? What happened?" Michael asks.
"Well, they are the carriers of Adam and Eve. However, Eve is in heat, needless to say, with the full moon Adam will probably take over If Alex and Caesar can't control his testosterone." She explains.
"Well, that may present a problem since it is a blood moon tonight Beth." William says. She hadn't know about the blood moon until now. Samantha walks up to them.
"Dad I can feel movement. They are starting to move in. It's a mass of evil energy. We need to get into position." She says heading back to grab the rest of the psychics and get into position in the house.
"Bethany, I want you to keep a barrier around the psychics once they make it to my office. I don't want anyone or anything getting into it." William says looking sternly at the forest line. Bethany closes her eyes and purple flames flow into the house. He takes off his button up and undoes his pants as he steps out of his shoes. He shifts and releases the loudest roar. People start taking off their clothes and begin to shift as well.
"The barrier is in place. I will stay with Damien here at the house. I know that I will be able to keep the enemy at bay if need be." Bethany says walking over to Damien and his group.
Alpha Dominic shifts into his wolf and Alpha Xerxes shifts to his black lion. There is a loud howl that sounds in the mountains, followed by many others. Michael and Koga roar as they take off leading their teams into the mountains. Soon, the three Alpha's and Damien's team are left in the backyard. The Alphas are perched on the back patio. Damien and his team are about 500 yards away spread out in sets of two.
In the house, Sofia is tapped into a few satellites and is tracking Michael and Koga's movements. She is surrounded by the telepaths. They are there to relay all messages to the different groups. Samantha is busy trying to find Gabriel. She can't sense him anywhere though.
Meanwhile in the mountains, Michael and Koga are getting closer and closer to the enemy's whereabouts. Michael plans to use the huge clearing as an open battle field as well as stopping the enemy as much as possible. They finally reach the clearing. The teams spreads along the tree lining. The clearing is vastly open, but no one is there yet. Michael looks up to the sky and sees the sun is close to fully being gone. The sky is partially cloudy but the moon is still being hidden from sight. Its effects reflecting off the top of the clouds.
There is a slight breeze picking up. The air has the distinct smell of wolf blended in with the fresh smell of the trees. A pair of glowing eyes appear across the clearing in the shadows. They come more into focus as they move closer. The shadows forming a huge wolf. The presence is chilling, which is made evident when one of the wolves whimper's. Koga lets out a quick growl getting the teams back in line. The huge wolf scans its opponents until it focuses on Michael. Its eyes squint and he appears to be smirking with an evil toothy grin. Everyone near Michael see's the challenge. Michael stands up straight snorting at the wolf. There is a moment of complete silence, as they are all in a standoff. Suddenly, the moon finally presents itself from behind its blanket of clouds. It's a burnt orange color at the moment but quickly getting a crimson red glow. Its rays falling from the top of the mountain illuminating the forest showing all the wolves behind the huge leader. Michael had not been expecting to see so many of them. He quickly shakes off the thought as the sound of the huge wolf's howl. The wolves behind him charge to the ready. Koga and Michael share a quick glance before they let out Earth shattering roars leading their teams into battle. Michael and Koga are side by side as they rush in to make the first assault. The huge wolf sits waiting for an opening with 30 or so wolves behind him.
"They have started the assault." Sophia says to the others.
"Passing the message along to the others outside." Says one of the telepaths sitting around her.
Alright, be prepared everyone. The enemy has already started the attack. Be prepared and watch the tree lines.' William says to the teams in front of him. One of you let tell the snipers, that anyone that tries to come this way that isn't connected to you guys link, shoot to kill. Except for the alpha.'
`Copy that Alpha William.' One of the telepaths says as she passes on the message along.
Back in the clearing, Michael and Koga are getting closer to the enemy. One of the wolves jumps fang first aiming for Koga's throat on his left. Michael jumps over Koga from his right side, using his large paws to smack the wolf out the air to the ground. A pair of cougars pounce on the wolf, tearing into its flesh and ripping it apart. Michael lands on the left side of Koga and keeps running matching his pace. More and more wolves begin to aim at them. Soon, both sides clash into each other fighting claw to claw and going for blood. The huge wolf scans through the battle field looking for something. Not seeing whatever it was looking for it stands and begins walking calmly through the fighting. Everyone tries to avoid his path as he leads his wolves through the fight. The wolf lets a quick bark and four of the wolves following it separate from the group and weave through the battle and taking off through the field.
Back in the office Sophia has switched the satellite feed to a thermal view. She is watching the heat signatures move, fade, and stop all over the screen. Soon, she notices four of the signatures heading for the house.
"Four scouts on their way here." Sophia tells the group.
"Four scouts on their way to the house, copy." One of the girls says relaying the message outside. "Message received and they are ready."
"Snipers are in position and set for kill shots." Another girl says.
"Closing in at 50 yards." Sophia says.
The sound of a 50 cal. Sniper round firing outside is followed by the sound of a quick yelp. Soon, a howl is heard in the distance.
'That was Alpha Raiden.' Alpha Dominic says jumping to his feet in anticipation. `Some of his men are abandoning their animal form to better handle the sniper fire.'
`Snipers have been informed and are ready for human contact.' One of the telepaths informs the Alphas.
`Something seems off.' Alpha William says out loud to the other Alphas.
`What makes you say that?' Alpha Xerxes asks.
`Well, thinking about everything, I feel like we are missing something about this fight.' William says thinking everything over.
Usually, things are never what they seem in our species.' Alpha Dominic says. Something hits the patio, causing the three alphas to jump back. The smell of blood fills the air. Is that..."
`It's blood.' Xerxes finishes.
Damien pulls a remote from his back pocket and hits a button. Lights turn on flooding the forest lining with light. Three naked men are standing in the light next to the dead body of another. The sight wasn't concerning at first but then, everyone noticed the blood running down the right hand of one of the men.
`He can't be doing what I think he is...' Dominic says taking a few steps close to the edge of the patio.
The man lifts his right hand up to the right side of his chest with his palm up, then, flicks his wrist. A spiraling blade of blood flies off his wrist. It flies like a bullet towards Bethany. She tries blocking it with her purple flames but it keeps spinning shattering the flames. Damien uses his telekinesis to shield her. The blood hits Damien's shield and splatters off of it one second later. The man that threw the blade is now scowling at Damien, who simply flips him the bird. The man lets out an animalistic snarl. He looks at the other two and they all nod as their eyes turn crimson. The first one, starts tossing blades at Damien to engage him in a fight. Blood starts spreading over his body seeping out from his eyes. The snipers bullets begin bouncing off of the blood armor. The second one, slits his wrists causing two blood whips to come out. He takes off running down to the clearing in a zig zag pattern. His whips circling him like a shield swatting away the sniper bullets. The third one, bites his right thumb and blood shoots out in the form of a sword. He takes off after the second one using his sword to block the bullets flying at him as well.
`Dominic, what is this?' William asks walking up next to Dominic followed by Xerxes on his other side.
`This is called Lion's Breath. It is an ability passed down from the Ancient Egyptian deity Shezmu.' Dominic began.
`Wait I've heard of this ability. I heard it was a long forgotten talent that died off after the last Pharaoh died though.' Xerxes says in question.
`That's what we all thought. Apparently, someone has been misinformed or they got this from some other means.' Dominic says. Watching the Lion's Breath users intently.
`You think it's possible for them to be under a contract as well?' Xerxes asks William.
It's very likely, since he let them come and scout the area first.' William says watching Damien block all the blades being thrown at him. The only down fall about using so much blood is that you are very likely to pass out before your opponent if you don't finish them off sooner. But, if he is in a contract his blood will be able to replenish faster than normal. Which in this case he will able to sustain this ability and condition far longer than we would want. Damien is very good with his ability but, it is tiring to use that much psychic power.' William says watching the fight. `The same can be said for Bethany. If she has been using her powers to do all of this she is going to burn herself out soon as well.' Xerxes says to William.
Koga and Michael are being ganged up on by a group of wolves. They stand side by side watching each other's backs. Two wolves run in at Michael at the same time. One going for his right front paw and the other for his left hind leg. He jumps just in time to pin the wolf on the ground with his left hind leg and slashing his claws across the face of the wolf on his right. Koga is using his sleek slim figure to maneuver out of their reach and attack. Michael uses his weight to snap the neck of the wolf he had pinned down. He leans down picking it up in his mouth and tossing it at a wolf charging at him. The wolf trips and Michael bites down on his wind pipe crushing it. The rest come running in one after another. Michael uses his strength as he slashed the wolves with his claws causing them to fall around him.
Higher up in the mountains Alex and I appear in white flames. I look around and feel that we are on our mountain but not close to being home yet. I start to get annoyed again.
"What's wrong Gabriel? I can feel your agitation." Alex asks looking me over.
"Something is preventing us from teleporting to my house and it's quite vexing." I reply stepping away from him to stretch. I look up and see that the moon is starting to come out from behind the clouds. I'm gonna have to get away from him. "Look Alex, we have to split up for a while. The moon is going to cause you to not be in control. So, I want you to count out the exact ten minutes. I don't think it will help but, you have to focus and try to do that. Otherwise, everyone is gonna die if we don't make it." I tell him. He nods his head as his eyes glaze over turning silver again. I see his fangs shoot out of his gums. I hear a howl in the distance.
"That's Raiden. They have already started fighting." Alex says in a dark voice. I turn using my new speed to run towards my house and out of his reach.
`Alpha's, a group of about 27 are on their way to your location.' One of the telepaths says breaking them out of their focus.
`Okay Alpha's, enough sitting on the side lines. It's time for us to get into the game as well.' William says walking down the steps of the patio.
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