Chapter 3
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It was one of the most pleasant days in the academy. Everyone with the Alpha bloodline were present and so do some members with authority at the Marcus Academy. The werewolves learning at Marcus Academy had the chance to watch the four Alphas to be compete at the knockout competition.
There were many people present but there were no noise because tension can be felt in the atmosphere as everyone were anxious and curious to know who will be knocked out.
Things went more quiet when the Alpha stood up to give his order
"To the door Alphas to be, the reason for this knockout test is to make sure that you people have strong will and seriousness to the opportunity you are given. This test, out of the academy, There is a pack called Avalon pack. This pack have a treasure house filled with many treasures but there are three treasures that are very important. Without cooperation, you should go inside their treasure house and steal the three treasures. The one that return with no treasure will be evicted and won't be considered a royal anymore. You are permitted to fight and steal the treasures from yourselves too. In the knowledge of that, let the test start now!"
The sound of drums indicated the beginning of the test at all the four Alphas to be started running out of the academy.
When they got into the forest out if the academy, Corvin was outran. Not because is not fast enough but because unlike the other four, he is nit familiar with the forest. He had only went hunting twice and had his father with him. .
Corvin saw a pathway which he guessed must have been cleared by continuous passage.
He took the the route and kept running. He does not really care about becoming an Alpha but if he fail thus test, he might lose his Royal title
"I'd rather die!" Corvin swored.
He only had one choice, steal the treasure!
Although he can let others steal the treasure and then attack the weakest if them later but he knew he is weaker than the weakest.
He kept running hoping that he will meet up with others.
Suddenly, he halted!
The routes he took led him too three other pathways.
He remembered during their studies that one path led to the human world, one led to the vampires and one led to the Werewolf Packs that decided not to join the academy.
This is his first time to blame himself for not listening during his studies. If he took the wrong path, he might get list in the human world or at worst case attacked by the vampires.
Corvin tried remembering all he was thought
"Going forward is going to the human world…going left is going to the…"
Corvin hit his own head for being this dumb.
"Going left is going to the rebellious packs" Corvin concluded and went left.
He ran as fast as he could hoping that his guess was right. He's been running for ten minutes but everywhere was dead silent except fir the trees swaying.
He started to worry if this place lead to the human world because he should have met some wolves or maybe vampires.
Corvin stopped and decided to observe his surrounding.
He heard some faint whispers in the woods and went towards the sound. He hid behind a tree peeped and saw a man wallowing in his own pool of blood.
He also saw a female werewolf with b****y paws looking at the wounded man.
"You are giid at guessing" Corvin praised himself for guessing right.
"Please! Don't kill me, please! I'm begging you!"
The injured man begged in low growls. His wolf whimped a few times before giving up it's body and shifted to his human form.
"No choice" she said as she made her wolf bite the man's neck ending his life.
Her face had pity on it but it's like she have no choice.
Corvin saw the expression on her face
"She is a Rogue!" He concluded
The fear of meeting a rogue gripped him and whimped in lie voice.
She heard his whimper and said "don't move, stay where you are!"
At first he was afraid but them he started hypnotizing himself "Corvin you are a Royal, you are an Alpha to be. She's just a common Rogue, you can kill her" Corvin said among his heavy breath and folded his fist. He is ready to shift to his wolf body anytime.
"Don't shift, they will kill you!" The lady's voice cane again. Corvin can make out thet he is closer to him.
"You can come out now" She said in a gentle voice.
Corvin also gripped his courage and stopped himself from shaking as he went to her.
"I'm a Rogue although I doesn't want to be so you don't have to be afraid"
She looked around and was pleased that no one saw her as tears dropped from her face.
Being a cold ruthless killer, she listened to the faint whimpers of the man that died.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Ashira and I am a Loner."
"What do you mean Loner?"
"Loner because I have been alone since my childhood, I dont know who my parents are. I grewed up and found myself among The Villians."
"You mean bad people?" Corvin asked. He found himself interested in this lady's story
Ashira chuckled and said "I am raised by Wayne; the Alpha of The Villians pack. The Villians is one of the most famous Rogue pack in the state known for its coldness and ruthlessness. We Rogue packs are savages, blood thirst and rabid killers. We don't have a place call home. We don't belong anywhere, neither do we settle in any place for more than one week. Our home is the forest, our food is the beast they hunt with their teeth. Our purpose is to attack any pack on our way, fight it, kill anyone that fight back and welcome those that are willing to join the pack."
"I have learned of people like you before, I wonder why you choose such a life" Corvin said.
"According to what I heard, the pack started with a family of five. After killing abducting childrens, they started growing and now, they have more than four hundred werewolves in our pack. When a pack was killed, we make sure we erase the memories of the pack, we will burn all the things that belongs to the pack and take nothing. This is to ensure that those who pledge their royalty to us will quickly forget their pack. That is how it has always been "
"That's cruel. So most people in this pack don't remember who they are?" Corvin asked
"Maybe but I am an exception, even till this day. Rogue werewolves are killers but somehow, my conscience do disturb me whenever I kill" She said.
"Is that why you shed tears earlier?" Corvin asked
Ashira sighed and said "Alpha Wayne abducted me into the pack years ago, I don't know how cause I was still young. All I knew was I lost my family, friends and relatives to this pack. I don't know if I should be grateful that my life was spared or angry that my family was ended. I don't really care about that though. Alpha Wayne took care of me for a few years and since then, I was toss from one monster to another." Ashira said with hatred shown all over her face.
"Monsters?" Corvin was confused
"That's what I termed the evil people who brought me up" Ashira replied
She doesn't want to talk about her childhood because of the bad events she had gone through through the hands of the rogues that up brought her.
She have learned never to hesitate and she doesn't whenever she faced her targets. However, she never escaped those dreams that hunt her every night. Seeing the images of those she had killed always give her headache.
She regard it as the punishment for her sins.
She wanted to escape from this pack but she had no way, Alpha Wayne kept a tight leash on his members.
"Why not consider escaping?" Corvin asked.
"I would have but Alpha Wayne has a hundred years old warlock who can track us down no matter where we went" Thea replied
"So why are you telling me this?" Corvin asked
"Because you might as well die anytime soon" Ashira confirmed
"Die? W-What do you mean?" Corvin got scared.
"Come on, this place is full of vampires and even my pack might find you and kill you"
"What do you mean vampires? I thought this place is leads to the Werewolf Packs?" Corvin widened his eyes
"Who are you? Everyone knows the right path leads the Werewolf Packs, we just annihilated two packs from there today.
"My god…I'll have to leave now!" Corvin said
"Be careful of my…"
"Attack!"
A shriek booms from the depth of the thick forest interrupting Ashira advice
"...that's my pack coming" Ashira concluded.
"If you want to escape, pursue me! Don't let your pack suspect!" Corvin said and turn back, running towards the direction he came from as fast as he could
Ashira ran after him but left a distance between them, some other Rogues also ran after them thinking Ashira is pursuing Corvin.
Corvin shifted to his wolf body to increase his speed and so do Ashira
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