Chapter 35: Weing The Guests


    As the allotted time drew near the once steady minds had suddenly became restless. The warriors


    were groomed and lined in their respective positions. In this anxious moment Garrick could barely


    formte a thought. Aldous and his men were waiting in anticipation for amand. They had


    discerned that a serious threat was looming over the pack and so they were being prepared.


    Aldous was trying tofort his men but even he was running out of patience. He ran his hand through


    his hair and looked at Garrick in frustration "How long do we have to wait? My men have been standing


    here for quite long now. You are just wasting their abilities."


    "You have to stand your ground Aldous. Its the alphas order."


    "But where is he? Einar has been gone throughout the day. I am supposed to be his protector but how


    would I save him from any danger if he does not let me know about his whereabouts?"


    "Do you really think he needs any saving." Garrick paused for a moment and sighed to calm himself


    "Look Aldous, I know the position is casting an undue pressure on you and I know you want to do the


    job the right way and not fail but believe me had Einar not seen the potential in you he would have


    never chosen you as the head warrior."


    "And what potential did he see in Ashton?" Aldous spitted in anger.


    "Are you questioning the alpha?" Garrick red.


    "You know I''m not. But I am curious as to why a non shifter weakling was put to the highest pedestal


    just like that. He has even surpassed you! Doesn''t it bother you?"


    "It does." Garrick whispered "The decision to chose Can as the guard was definitely taken by Einar


    however he was only fulfilling his mates wish. Luna Rosaline sympathises with Ashton and so she


    asked Einar to appoint him as her guard."


    "Still!" Aldous huffed in frustration "Many in the pack don''t approve this decision. He is cursed Garrick!


    Only luna knows what bad omen he would bring to the alphas mate. If luna Rosaline is harmed in any


    way can you imagine what kind of havoc the alpha would bring to the pack. I am not taking the


    chances. I''ll talk with Einar about this. I can ept any other wolf but him."


    "Its the hatred in you spitting those words. How do you know he is cursed? Who told you? Do you have


    proof against your im?" Garrick put his hand on the shoulder of the head warrior. He looked him in


    the eye and with softened expressions he spoke "I know you don''t like him. I don''t like him either but


    the decision has been made. We cant do anything about it."


    Aldous angrily removed Garrick''s hand "And what if he fails to do his job in protecting the Luna.."


    "Then I promise you Aldous. I would be the first in line to demand dismissing Ashton and punish him


    ordingly."


    When Garrick uttered those words the head warrior seemed to rx a bit. The anger in him slowly


    evaporating. It was obvious that the men of the pack were envious of Can for he not being a wolf was


    given probably the most important job in the pack. This meant that Can was higher in stature and


    profile amongst every other wolf in the pack including even Garrick. This was not going down too well


    with the wolves as many thought that Can''s cursed fate would bring doom to the alpha mates and


    destroy the pack.


    "Beta.. you need to see this." One of the pack warrior alerted Aldous and Garrick.


    Both the men followed the warrior to the edge of the cliff. From the cliff where they stood lied arge


    open area beneath. At a great distance from the field was the opening of the dense forest. The blue


    moon pack could sense some movements through the bushes as few figures started appearing from


    the dark palette of the woods. "Finally some action." Aldous was overjoyed and he instructed his men


    to take attacking positions.


    "Wait for the orders." Garrick halted their movement.


    "But they have reached the pack borders and we outnumber them by arge margin. We can easily


    wipe them out."


    The beta observed that only a few ferals had shown themselves in the light of the moon. However what


    grabbed his attention was their reluctance to step ahead, as if they were ordered to stay there. Garrick


    scowled for his instincts suggested that it was a trap. "Something doesn''t seem right to me."


    "Mind link the alpha, he must be present here at this moment."


    Garrick nodded at once and linked Einar about the situation. He gasped all of a sudden and pursed his


    lips. "Strange.." He whispered.


    "What happened?"


    "I just connected with Einar but it felt weird and a bit unusual."


    As the words left Garrick''s mouth amotion of multiple strides could be heard from a distance. The


    ferals had finally decided to show themselves. One after the other they prated the depths of the


    jungle to enter the open field. What staggered the beta and Aldous was the number of bodies that were


    moving on the ground beneath them. "What do we do now?" Uttered a soldier in trepidation.


    "We fight."


    "They must be in thousands and we are very fewpared to them. I think we have to call for backup."


    Garrick reasoned with the head warrior.


    "That wont be necessary beta." The entire group was stunned when they heard the cold gruff voice of


    the demon. They all looked back and were astonished to see their alpha flying above the ground with a


    fright rather than respect for the demon. "Send your warriors to guard the main vige."


    "But Einar... I- I mean alpha we have men there already and we.."


    "Do as I say beta" The stern look from the demon left no room for any argument.


    Garrick was staggered at the moment. What was the demon thinking? Was he contemting to fight


    this huge army on his own? Yes he was frightening and yes he was mysterious, but taking over these


    ferals on his own was sheer stupidity. Garrick thought about it for a moment and linked Aldous.


    Send some of your men to the main vige and let the best fighters stay back.


    Are you out of your mind? I don''t know what this demon is thinking but you have your sense attuned.


    We need help out here. The more the better.


    I know that Aldous but right now we are dealing with the spirit and not Einar. He hardly cares about the


    pack or anyone else other than his mate.


    Look Garrick I don''t know what you are thinking but the ferals are reaching the pack border as we


    speak. In no time they will prate our security and kill our people. We cant just sit here and do


    nothing.


    At that very moment the ferals were elerating their way through the thick dense forest andnding


    their feet on therge open field. It was like an ant colony, the bodies lining side by side and one after


    the other. The sea of wolves had covered the entirend while the thumping of paws had created a


    sand storm hiding them from the in sight.


    Aldous and Garrick were bing more restless, panic clear in their faces. They knew they had to do


    something or their packs safety would be in jeopardy as the wolves now were heading for the main


    vige. Garrick gathered his courage and with shaky legs went ahead to confront the demon, to make


    him see reason. However as he made his way to the spirit, the demon had already levitated his body to


    hover around the wolves. He created arge mist engulfing theplete area beneath him. The


    movements of the wolves were halted as their demenor weakened and they whined in agony.


    What happened next left Aldous and Garrick glued to the ground inplete horror.


    The demon in the next instant stretched his arms sideways and looked to the sky. His eyes glowed


    dark while the mist surrounding him was erging its circumference. The wolves had no time to


    respond as the mystical fog started entering them. The wolves whined as their eyes bulged andrge


    bumps appeared on their skin as their hair strands became erect, detaching itself from the body. The


    pain was such that they were forced to change into their human forms against their will. Every single


    one of them cried in agony as their veins were changing color and the nerves popped the ck fluid.


    The ground was filled with screams and moans of aching pangs. People kneeled and scratched the


    surface, digging their nails, trying to tear open the earth and escape this chastisement. The torment for


    them was humongous. One by one they bellowed their pain and copsed to the ground lying there


    motionless. Dead.


    The once bustling ground was left with a sea of departed bodies.


    Garrick, Aldous and his men were shocked at what they saw. It was an out of the world phenomenon.


    Something which terrified them from the core. It was something they would remember as long as they


    lived. The demon had single handedly killed the enourmous army of fatal wolves. Words had left them


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    as they saw the demon proceeding towards the main vige.


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    The situation in the main vige was chaotic. The intruders and the defenders were getting head to


    head to kill each other. The vigers were advised to take a safe refuge while the men called in for


    some more help. Arthur was leading from the front and was sessful in keeping the ferals at bay but


    even he was running out of strength. He noticed that at a considerable distance a petite man with a


    smirk on his face was sitting on a chair and viewing the fight with admiration. He was surrounded by


    some other wolves while it looked like he was orchestrating the entire fallout.


    Lothar on the other hand was booming with excitement as the moment he was waiting for had finally


    arrived. He had gathered arge army and prepared for this attack for months. Initially he was


    disappointed that his worth of an effort to kill the alpha had failed. However he kept his head strong and


    deviously nned an altercation to his attack. He grinned for he knew he was on the brink of victory.


    At the moment of reckoning however the pack warriors retreated and stood back at a distance as the


    ferals they were fighting froze in their movements. They screamed in pain before attacking each other.


    Nuzzling their jaws, prating their canines onto the others flesh seemingly killing their own.


    Lothar in a panicked voicemanded the wolves to stop but it was in vain. He tried to asses the


    reason for this abrupt behaviour until he saw a mass of ck fog appearing from the sky andnding


    across him at a distance. He looked back at the brawl and saw the ferals lying stationary.


    Lothar was rmed cause this was thest thing he was expecting. He never contemted the demon


    to show up. He stood from his throne and marched ahead to the demon. His own men were cowering


    in fear. His excessive pride was clouding his rationale thinking. He was way too confident about


    himself. So much so that he even overlooked the fact that the demon was an out of the world creature.


    "I wasn''t expecting you. Though I am happy you have shown yourself. Now my victory over your pack


    will be more impactful."


    The demon just kept staring at the wolf with a stoic face as the alpha went on "I knew poisoning you


    would have repurcussions but I never expected you to survive that. Did you know how I felt when the


    news of your recuperation reached my ears. Angry!" Lothar gritted his teeth.


    With a smug look on his face Lothar oscited in his own ce "I knew you would react some day or


    the other. You are not among the alphas who sit back and take the matters to the council. I knew you


    would revert and hit hard. But you forgot who you were dealing with. I have the brains." he cliked his


    forehead with his index finger. "I decided to alter my n but keep the day unchanged. As you can see,


    I am in your house iming it and you could do nothing about it."


    The demon was unnecessarily quite as he stared at the alpha without blinking his eyes which by now


    irritated the alpha. "You have nothing to say it seems. Feel privileged cause your pack is seized by the


    hands of the mighty Lothar." heughed hysterically throughout the silent crowd as his voice boomed.


    He was foolish, he was brash and he was full of himself.


    "You talk too much." the cold voice said as the demon slowly stepped ahead towards Lothar.


    "Uh uh. Think before you act demon. Cause my life is worthlesspared to the precious innocents


    who are getting ughtered right now." Lotharughed in his ignorance as the demon stopped walking


    and stared intently at him. "Yes. You heard that right. My army has reached the pack borders and right


    now they are hungry for blood. Your men are nothingpared to the gigantic army I have. You wont


    survive this time."


    Lothar''s face changed color when the demon slowly marched forward with an expressionless face as if


    the attack on his pack did not bother him at all. This irked the alpha even more"Is this all a joke to you!?


    Do you not care about your people!?"


    The demon was unaffected by it all as he kept his constant pace and moved ahead "Maybe not. But I


    know someone who you really care about." A devilish smile stered on Lothar''s face "Your mate!"


    Hearing about his mate halted the demon in his tracks as he gave a murderous re to Lothar "Now


    you know my intelligence. When all else fails it would be your mate to my rescue." One of Lothar''s men


    quickly pushed forward Rosaline to their alpha. Lothar grabbed her by one hand while pointing a sharp


    knife to her neck "Now stand back or I''ll sh her throat."


    The demon was back to his stoic face when he saw who Lothar had captured. He again started walking


    towards the alpha and closing the gap between them.


    Lothar was furious. Mostly importantly panic had struck him. His one and only escape n, the luna


    proved to be useless in front of the demon. "Do you think im joking? You take one more step and I will


    kill her...!"


    The demon in no time stood right in front of Lothar and grabbed him by his neck, idently rescuing


    Rosaline in the process. He held the man with one hand as if his weight was lighter than pebbles. He


    stared in the eyes of Lothar which brought frightful shivers to the alpha "I believe you. I belive that you


    would kill her; but why do you think I would care!"


    Lothar''s eyes widened in scepticism andplete horror. What kind of an alpha doesn''t care about his


    own Luna? Was the demon really going to sacrifice his own mate? Lothar was more taken aback by


    the fact that the demon showed no remorse even when Rosaline was being hurt right in front of his


    eyes. Unless she wasn''t the alpha''s mate in the first ce! In that moment the alpha had the urge to


    run, escape and hide. Even the air he breathed felt strangted.


    The demon smelled fear in the alpha and smirked "Today I''m really happy. Overjoyed by the fact that


    the moment I was waiting for has finally arrived. I am so happy that I would''ve let you go unharmed but


    you made a grave mistake. You threatened my mate! And I cant tolerate someone harming even a


    single hair on his body." Lothar in a state of panic ordered his men to retaliate, to save their alpha.


    However his men were affixed to the spot, frightened by the divine entity in front of them. All of them


    took a sudden intake of breath and stumbled backwards when the demon red at them. With no


    options left Lothar tried to free himself by kicking his legs and slurring abusive words to make the


    demon angry. He was provoking the demon to kill him. To end this torture once and for all and escape


    his punishment.


    The demon tilted his head and tightened his grip over the neck of Lothar. After a few moments he let go


    of the petite man. Lothar fell on the ground and slid his body backwards so as to create a separation


    from the demon. In the next instant the demon raised one of his hands and all of Lothar''s men were


    raised above the ground. They scratched their neck, frequently ran their hands through it as they tried


    to scream but no voice left their mouth. As if their sounds were muffled by the constricting supply of air.


    They took harsh intakes of breath. Blood rushed through their faces and their eyes popped out before


    their trembling body became lifeless and unmoving. One by one all of Lothar''s men fell to the ground


    like the falling leaves of autumn.


    The demon now focused his attention on a horrified Lothar. "I wont kill you wolf. But you''d wish you


    were killed than receive my punishment."


    The alpha gulped in fear as his body was levitated from the ground. The demon emitted a strong thick


    fog from his hands which prated the veins of the alpha through his openings. Lothar opened his


    mouth as wide as he could and screamed from the top of his voice, emptying every amount of sound


    he would have in his body. His agony surmounted even more when his hands were stretched


    sideways. The clothes he wore were shredded to pieces and swayed in the wind. He gasped loudly


    and bellowed his voice when his hands were being pulled by an unknown force. The pull had such


    strength that the body fibres were slowing detaching itself from the main figure. Crimson red liquid


    oozed from the spot as blood sttered through the joints. The tinging sensation was such that his


    body felt the ache in abundance. He screamed one final time as his hands werepletely detached


    from his body.


    The amputated arms were swayed at a distance as the joints sshed gallons of blood. The alpha


    shivered in pain as if he was a fish out of water. The spectators around were left horrified. muffled


    screams and cries of fear was amon sight among the crowd. Many sympathized with the alpha


    cause a dignified death would have been way more better than living a cursed life. Lothar would now


    require someone or something to always support him. Even for ending his own life!


    The demon growled in authority as everyone around gasped in fear and kneeled before the higher


    being. The demon kept his foot on Lothar''s torso and raised his voice "Let this serve as a warning to


    the entire world. Whosoever even thinks of touching my love would be tarnished! Nobody harms my


    mate or you will all suffer worse than death!"


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