Zolok

The Full Moon

James didn’t have a difficult time finding Jane this time around as they had established a kind of connection and bind between them. He could eventually see her wherever she is and can communicate with her no matter how far she was. There’s always a special connection between an Alpha and his beta which goes beyond ordinary. He quickly went to the woods where was wandering to get her back. When she saw him , she ran to him and gave him a warm hug. This action got James really confused and he didn’t understand exactly why she did it. Maybe she was lonely and afraid and was just Happy that someone has come through for her. It was not just that, Jane has never felt safer whenever she was with James than she did with anyone even her badass aunt.

In other to be safe from prying eyes and those on lookout for them, they had to make camp in an old cabin found in the woods. It was an abandoned little house which looked like no one has been home for a long time. He had help from Danny in clearing the trashes and making the place at least good enough to sleep.

When they must have some all that needed to be done for the day, they laid down to rest but none of them could be able to close his or her eyes and rest not when the best known mercenaries where after them.

“ what is it like, The full moon?” a very concerned Jane asked as she turned her face towards James who was lying not too far from her.

“ has there ever been a time anyone never survived it? She added.

“ The full moon is the moment when the moon gets too close to the Earth and it amplifies our strength making us excessively dangerous as well as vulnerable to attacks. Every single bone in your body would break to accommodate your wolf form and can overwhelm you to harm Someone without thinking but with help you can learn to control it” James explained

“ how did you learn to control yours?

“ My mum helped me control mine, she would often tell me the stories of the man who killed my dad and the need for me to embrace my gifts in other to be able to avenge my father’s death. Each time I thought about him, I found every reason to stand strong and control myself. You can channel your emotions to anything that means a lot to you or capable of keeping you distracted whenever you think about it.” James said to her.

“ Have you avenged your father’s death yet?”

“ Not yet but I’ll stop at nothing to make sure I avenge his death”

He stopped for a moment then continued;

“ what do you have a strong affection for when you think about it or something that makes you excessively happy”

“ I can’t think of anything actually but the thought of those who murdered my family made me join my aunt in wolf hunting. With each wolf killed , it makes me feel better but now I’m one if them, I’m not particularly sure how thinking about them makes me feel. How about the sun and moon thing you said the last time”

“ Oh you mean ' three things cannot long be hidden, the sun ,the moon and the truth'” James recalled.

“ yes that. What does it actually mean”

“ it’s a manthra used as an anchor by an ancient Japanese wolf pack which says that three things cannot be hidden for long which are the sun , the and the truth.”

“ what truth do they actually refer to?” Jane who was enjoying the conversation tried to know more.

“ The truth that being that wolves are violent animals and so the truth about our nature makes us accept what we are and try not to harm anyone with our violence. Understanding our nature helps us control it but it doesn’t actually work all the time not as much as an anchor would”

“ Oh great” she replied.

“ I’m going to get some air” Danny who had had enough of their wolf talks became uncomfortable and bored.

“ How do you feel around your friend, he’s so comfortable with you knowing what you are. Don’t you ever feel like harming him?” Jane asked James as Danny stepped out of the house.

After a brief laughter, James replied

“ Not exactly, I’ve known Danny since I was little. He was with me the day my power manifested. I practically showed him what I was myself. He ran off thinking I would have killed him before he then crashed into a empty trash bin” They both laughed.

Shannon and her team of hunters having been making supplies for weapons and getting ready for the full moon. They were going all out for the wolves . With what happened to Jane, they’ve found a motivation and more reason to descend heavily on the wolves. They brought more sophisticated weapons with enough wolfs bane and silver bullets. They had arrows and knives made of sliver since this have been proven over time as the Achilles heel of werewolves. They went into the woods and possible hiding places of these creatures and set wooden stake traps with silver coated sharp edges.

Some able-bodied men of the town had decided to join them in the fight against these creatures. The werewolves led by Sean have established a kind of hatred and unacceptance by most people living in the town who have been victims of their reckless attacks and murder. Most of them have lost their lives ones to the cold hands of these ferocious beasts and decided enough was enough. They would rather die hunting these beasts than sit in their homes waiting to be devoured like a prey and torn limb to limb or turned unwillingly into such abomination as regarded by them. The silver bullet team had grown vast and multiplied that the number of people who turned up were bigger than the available weapons. Shannon had to send a part of the group to make more supplies to accommodate the increasing number of people. She also set up classes and training sections on the basic knowledge of killing a wolf and how to avoid being bitten and killed.

James had gone to get chains and things that could help him contend the power of Jane when the full moon begins. On his way back , he almost ran into the men returning from making supplies but was saved by the dark night.

The full moon was still a couple of hours out, but James had to be with Jane right before it starts. He had chained her to a large wooden pole in the basement of the cabin.

“ Don’t be afraid, I’m going nowhere. I’m going to sit and help you get through this “ James said as he put the chains on her wrists and legs.

Jane has never felt so afraid of anything than she felt that night. Her heart was racing against time and each heart beat reminded her of how much was left before her greatest torment starts. James was telling her something but it was as if she was just hearing him say something but not comprehending. James would often tap her to bring her back to consciousness and held her hands

“ Please don’t let go of my hands. Promise me you’ll not leave me here. I’m so scared.” Her voice was shaking and fear gripped her all over.

“I promise” James said as he tried to adjust himself too. He was feeling the effects of the full moon aa his blood pressure increased.

“ Arrrrrrhhh!” Jane shouted now her voice was gone and the only thing that could be heard was her growling uncontrollably. She felt the chains were inhibiting her freedom, and constantly pulled them to break free. Her eyes turned yellow and her ears sprouted from her long hair. Her sharp caninecaninea could be seen growing out from her mouth and the bones in her body kept breaking itself and driving her crazy. She let out an agonizing growl, the pain was unbearable and her animal instincts have kicked in.

“ Jane! Jane! Look at me. Listen to me! Repeat after me ' three things cannot long be hidden, the sun, the moon , the truth” James said as he tries to keep from pulling down the whole house.

She tried repeating the words but couldn’t finish the recitation and moaned in pains. She was pulling on the chains so hard that she broke free from one of the chains. Danny seeing this , ran towards the extreme wall to take cover. As she pulled the chains on the wooden pole, the entire house was shaking. James tried to get her into saying those words , she did it so many times but it didn’t help her as each time it got close to stopping her and failed, it made her more aggressive and mad. He didn’t know what else to do to help her but immediately remembered her connection with the wolves that massacred her family.

“ Jane you’ve got to follow my lead. Why are you so angry?” he asked her.

“ Because I’ve become one of those things that I’ve spent my whole life hating and hunting” she replied

“ what do you want to do those people that attacked your family?” James asked again.

This time she got more aggressive and pulled the remaining chain from her other hand and threw James away forcing him to hit against the wall. James rose up immediately before she could break free from the chains on her legs.

“ what do you want to them, Jane? Answer me”

“I want to kill them all” she finally replied.

“For who?. Tell me who you want to kill them for” James kept asking.

Danny on the hand looked more distressed than the two werewolves because he knew it was game over for him the moment Jane breaks away from the chains. He was the only one in the room without any Super powers. He prayed that James would be able to help her control herself or he was finished.

“ For who Jane? Say it out” James kept shouting

Then explosively, Jane shouted with her voice missed with her beast growling making her sound weird and scary.

“For my family” she threw James the second time and harder this time, before falling on her knees and burst into tears as she had the memories of her mother and family being played in her subconscious like a movie. There’s it, that’s her anchor and immediately her eyes returned to normal and she could get ahold of herself. Danny still not convinced about this, maintained his distance.

James finally got up and bent over her, leaning her head on her chest and rubbing his hands on her back assuring her she was going to be alright. She made it and James was so proud of her.

In the woods were sounds of beasts running up and down looking for who to devour. These are newly turned wolves who bad no one to guide them or help them control their shift on a full moon. Some of them had broken lose from where they had been restricted and ran out . Gunshots could be heard too from afar and there’s no people other than the silver bullet. James had to instruct his friends to lie low and remain silent as sounds were heard around the house where they hid.

A brown wolf entered the cabin when he perceived the presence of a human inside the house: which was Danny’s scent. As he stormed into the house, Danny held him by the neck and tried to exsanguinate him, he wrestled James off and charged at Danny, but Jane was quick to get to him first and drove her sharp canines right into it’s neck till it laud still. Danny who had previously avoided Jane ran behind her for protection. He didn’t understand why James couldn’t handle a single wolf with all his powers. James seemed not to understand as well. Was he losing his powers? Has he given all his powers to Jane or was the wolf simply stronger than he was and Jane stronger than both? So many questions went through his mind as he stood from the ground. They could all see his disappointment written across his face and he knew he should have done better.