Werewolf Fightclub

The unnaturals

Roger is in a bar, throwing back whiskey shots one after the other. He looks like he has stopped caring, he is unshaven and his blonde hair is unkept. He is thinking about Jessica and what their future may have been like if they had met under different circumstances. He is feeling heartbroken and defeated, he feels like has run out of options, he's done all he can to convince Jessica that he loves her and won't ever hurt her. He has never felt this way before, he has had relationships before but they have never been this intense and he really does not want to lose her, but he also wants her to want him and not fear him. Roger curses the day Aiden entered his life. "I swear I will kill him one day." Roger tosses back another whiskey and thinks back to the day he first met Aiden years before. He was in a hospital bed recovering from horrific wounds after being attacked by what he thought was a wild animal while hiking the day before. A man enters his room and grabs a seat next to his bed. The man looks at his wounds and has a concerned look on his face. "Oh I went a tiny bit overboard there, I'm sorry I got a little excited." Roger looks at him confused "I'm sorry do I know you?" "Hi, the names Aiden and I have a proposal for you, don't worry about your wounds, they may be painful now but they will be healed by the end of the day and you, my friend will be a whole new person." "What are you talking about, a wild animal attacked me last night, it tore my spine and liver apart, I will never walk again! can you please leave, I don't need a stranger's prayers and promises of miracles." "It may not look like it now, but I have given you a gift, and soon you will be stronger and faster than any human could ever dream of." " What do you mean you?" Aiden reaches out his hand and places it over Roger's chest, he starts to partially transform into a werewolf, Roger looks on as his hand transforms from a human hand into a large claw. Roger screams out in terror, Aiden transforms back into human form and puts his finger over Roger's mouth, and gestures him to be quiet."SHHHHH" "What have you done to me!" "Like I said my friend", Aiden looks over at Roger's file. "Roger, I have given you a gift, and my proposal is I would like you to be a part of my pack." "Are you a werewolf, werewolves are real?" "Yes and yes my dear Roger, that is what I am and that is what you have become, I saw you Hiking alone in the beautiful Romanian countryside. and I saw something in you, I never bite humans, this gift I have is way too precious to share carelessly, but I am running out of highborn in my pack and you looked like the perfect candidate to recruit.

Roger looks at Aiden with a mixture of fear and curiosity on his face. "I can't just pack up and leave my life behind." "You already have, you are a foreigner hiking alone in a strange country's backyard, you look like someone who has walked away from things at home." "You don't know me." "No but I know the type, I have met many Rogers in my lifetime, and I have lived many lifetimes." "I have just been going through some stuff at home, I lost my father and I needed some direction in my life." Aiden leans in and creepily strokes Rogers's blonde hair and looks into his eyes "Let me lead you, you will never be alone again and you will find purpose." "What do I need to do?" "Meet me tonight at the bar just outside town." "I can't walk, how do leave the hospital." "Don't worry you're already healing, you will be fine by tonight."

The day goes by and Roger starts to feel his body heal rapidly, the pain subsides and he gets out of bed and walks a few steps. A nurse enters the room and drops the tray she is carrying out of shock. "This is a miracle!" the nurse shouts out loud, she runs back out to call a doctor. Roger quickly grabs his clothes and leaves the hospital. He is amazed at what he is witnessing, just a few hours ago he had gaping wounds in his back, his liver and spine had been damaged beyond repair, and now he is walking out of the hospital as if nothing had happened. Roger feels a surge of adrenaline running through his body, he has so much more energy than before, Roger dashes down the street, he is running faster than the average car driving down the street towards the hostel where he is staying. Roger gets to his hostel and enters his room, he can't stop moving and his heart is beating like a freight train. and the sweat is pouring from his forehead. Roger walks over to a basin and splashes his face with water and looks in the mirror. "What is going on?"

The evening, Roger makes his way to the bar where Aiden had instructed him to meet at. It's a small bar right on the edge of the small Romanian town. Roger walks in and a few men are sitting at the bar and people sitting at tables having conversations and music is playing in the background. Aiden has not arrived, Roger makes himself comfortable at the bar and orders a drink. Everyone at the bar is staring at him and the silence becomes awkward. Someone at the bar breaks the silence and walks over to Roger and asks "So you're the new highborn." "You know Aiden?" "He is the leader of the pack, of course, I know him." Roger looks around him nervously. "So is everyone here a werewolf?' "Nt everyone but most, so keep it to yourself ok?" Roger nods his head and turns back to his drink. After a while, Aiden enters the bar with an entourage he sees roger from across the room and shouts out loud. "Roger, our new brother! I see you healed well just as I told you" Roger smiles and does a little dance "Good as new." Aiden turns to address the rest of the bar "Everybody, I would like to introduce you all to our new brother Roger, let's make him feel at home, a toast to Roger!" The place erupts in a cheer "To Roger!" a party atmosphere fills the bar as everyone starts to drink and have fun together. Roger has never felt as welcomed as this before is having the time of his life.

The night continues on and during the course of the party, Aiden calls Roger closer to him, he puts his arm around him. "Roger, you are almost a part of the family, there is just one more step to follow to make it official. Roger gets a bit nervous " What is it that I need to do?" Aiden calls out to the group. "We're heading to the forest guys!" They leave the bar and walk over to the nearby forest. They make their way deep into the dark forest, the moon is high and there are no streetlights. Soon Roger can hardly see a few steps in front of him. The group gets to a clearing in the woods and they surround Roger who is now in the center of the circle of men. Roger looks around him and he starts to worry, what is it that they want from him? he awkwardly calls out to Aiden "This is not a s*x thing right?" Aiden bursts out laughing along with the rest of the guys. "No, it's not a s*x thing, you are about to undergo your first transformation and we are here to support you. I must warn you it will be painful the first time, your muscles, bones, and skin will be contorted into a form that is unnatural for the first time, but after this, it will much less painful and you will be able to transform at will at any time, but you must transform at least once a month, otherwise you will transform against your will at possibly an inconvenient time. Are you ready?" Roger looks at Aiden nervously and nods his head. "Ok concentrate and listen to your heartbeat now force your heart to beat faster and increase the pace of your breathing. Focus on your heartbeat ." Roger closes his eyes and focuses on his heartbeat, he can hear the rate of his heartbeat increasing, suddenly the sound of everything around him becomes loud, and he starts to feel the muscles of his body move. Roger screams out in pain and falls to his knees, Aiden looks on as Roger's body transforms for the first time, he can see the shape of rogers face changing and his feet stretching to take the shape of claws. Roger screams in agony as his body becomes covered in thick fur. Roger's screams turn into howls as he fully transforms into a werewolf. Aiden and the gang shout in celebration, they transform into werewolves as well and they all howl at the moon in unison.

Roger pulls himself back from the memory and into the real world where he finds himself back at the bar in Cape town, tossing back whiskeys while pining at the loss of the love of his life. As he continues to drown his sorrows an older man takes a seat next to him and orders a drink. The man jokingly comments " You look like you need a drink." Roger looks over at the man "My day has not exactly gone as planned." "I've been there my friend, it will get better, I can promise you that. I have had enough heartbreak to write hundreds of books." "I never told you it's a girl" "It usually is." "Is she like you?" Roger looks at the man confused. " What do you mean like me?" the man leans in to whisper to Roger "Is she a werewolf." Roger is surprised that the man knew that he is a werewolf. "How do you know?" "I can sense if people are not quite human." "She is human, and that's the problem." "Does she know about you?" "Yes she knows and it placed her in danger, the leader of the pack I was a part of is playing this sick game with her life. He is making me fight lowborn to the death or else he will kill her." "That is sick, who is this pack leader?" "His name is Aiden." "I have heard of Aiden during my travels, I'm told he has quite the God complex. Roger gives out a short laugh "Yeah he does." The man reaches out to shake Roger's hand "I'm Lester." They shake hands "Roger, nice to meet you." "So Roger, can I show you a place where you can be much more comfortable and more yourself?" "Sure why not, I have nowhere to go." "Great let's take my car."

Lester and Roger drive off along the coast. It's midnight already. Roger takes in the view of the ocean next to him shimmering under the moonlight. Soon they find themselves in Bantry bay, a very affluent neighborhood with mansions on every corner. Lester pulls up to the driveway of one of those mansions, which is situated right on the water. They get to an intercom system at the gate and a voice comes out of the speaker. "place your arm under the scanner please." Lester places his arm under a scanner and a tattoo with a strange symbol appears under the UV light, Lester points at Roger "I vouch for him." The voice from the speaker answers "Please make sure he gets a mark before he leaves." the gate opens and they drive up to a parking area and park the car. Roger looks around him and sees the most exotic cars parked next to each other, they walk into the house and the vibe is relaxed and people are talking among themselves. The decor of the house is very sterile with white floors and walls and soft lighting. Large gold chandeliers are hanging from high ceilings. They head to the bar and Lester orders a drink, Roger is still stunned at the look of the place and the style of the people there "Lester I am really feeling underdressed here, I thought you said I would be more comfortable here." Lester looks around him and leans in to whisper to Roger "What if I told you that not a single person here is human?" "What? They're all Werewolves?" "Not just werewolves." Roger looks confused. "What do you mean, what else is there?" Lester starts to transform, horns start to grow out of his head, he starts to grow in size to nearly twice the size of Roger. He has a bull's head and a human body with hoofed feet, Roger looks on in amazement at the creature standing before him. Lester looks at Roger and starts to speak "The world is much bigger and stranger than you think Roger, I am what's called a minotaur there many other types of creatures here that humans call unnatural, so we hide in plain sight just like you werewolves." "Wow, I never knew, I always wondered if werewolves existed then other creatures that are considered myth might as well exist, my mind is blown." "You still a baby Roger, how old are you?" " I'm 75, I was bitten when I Was 25 years old 50 years ago." Lester laughs out loud "I'm 3000 years old and there are others here older than that, when you live a long time you accumulate lots of wealth." Roger looks around the place and starts to notice other werewolves walking around in their wolf form, a few other minotaurs, and other horned creatures he didn't recognize.

Roger then notices across the room a beautiful woman looking directly at him, she has short black hair and a beautiful gold dress that ends just above her knee, she walks across the room towards Roger and Lester. Lester is still in his minotaur form and is drinking a large jug of beer. The woman reaches out to shake Roger's hand. " I've never seen you here before, your first time here?" Roger answers awkwardly " Yes, the first time learning that there are other creatures other than werewolves in this world." " I would advise you not to use the word "creature" around certain people it's seen as derogatory." "Noted" "My name's Ava."