"I know we have suffered greatly today. What started out as a joyous Gathering to welcome a new Royal Alpha to the Packs, instead, we lost both the Royal and his beautiful Luna in the space of a few seconds.” He paused dramatically, with fake concern. “We have 2 Council members, Lady Kitsune and Lady Jisoo, back at the Grounds, looking everywhere for a trace of the Rouges that attacked us, healing the injured, and burying the dead. I assume that since Alpha Rex has taken the initiative. He and his beta will be the ones in charge of putting a team together to go raid the Rogues and to find out if Tristan is still alive, and can be safely rescued. Is that a problem, Rex?" Sir Chad asked. "No, that's fine. I'll want the Alphas and betas from certain Packs with me as well. Their knowledge and experience will be invaluable on out mission." Rex replied. "Fine. There will be no limits. Take who you need and don't be afraid to come to the Council if you need anything. This takes priority.
Catching up with Kit and Makai, Rex shared with them the information given to him by Hoseok, both sat with shocked expressions. “Have you ever heard of a wolf melding with its human?” Rex asked. “Only once. A long time ago. So far back that I was a cub, his name was Taeyong. I never found out why he needed the meld. Since wolves didn’t care for their humans sides, they pushed them away, deep into the recesses of their mind.” Kit explained. “Sounds like a prison sentence. Wait, you mean any wolf could perform a Blood Oath?” Makai asked, confused, sitting on a fallen tree looking up at the other two. “Don’t get any bright ideas, Makai. For one, Vuk can’t grant any help from inside the Tome. Two, do you know of any ancient texts that still exist to grant you the knowledge to prepare the rituals, find the specific items, or 3, a Goddess willing to alter Vuk’s creation and leave her mark on Creation?” Rex asked his beta. “You know the whole process, you could do it again.” Makai said
"There you are you little whore!" Hyunjin growled from behind her. "DONT TOUCH ME, HYUNJIN!" she phased and bit his arm before he could even blink. "I am going to report to Sir Alpha on the advances that have been made since my time with the Royal. Now back off!" Aisha growled louder. "Hyunjin, is she?" a soft, evil voice came from behind them. Aisha shifted back turning to face the voice. It was Jo, Brody, and Hikaru. "Yes, Sir Alpha. She's done her job. The Royal took the bait, and by the end of this night Royal will be dead. Wolf and human." Hyunjin replied. "Congratulations, mommy. I knew you wouldn't fail me. I planned my brother's attack on you, my sister, Hikaru was my ultimate spy. Your other friends are being handled by Lee, Han, and IN. Felix and Seungmin were too soft for the Rogues anyway. Both their wolves and Spirit skills were too weak to be considered 'inner circle'. Once I saw you sneak into the woods, I knew what you were doing.” Hyunjin pointed a finger at her.
Smoak was about to close her eyes for some much needed shut eye, but a quake ruptured through her brain. That's never good. It's an alarm to all Shaydes to 'Shyft', (or swap one for the other), their target and themselves, to bring them to Dark Alpha Rex. Looking down from her tree expecting to see Aisha asleep, she wasn’t there. When did she have time to get away from her? Smoak cringed. Now she'd have to hunt her down without breakfast. Frowning, she leapt from the tree, forgetting to check her surroundings, a branch coming out of nowhere, hitting her right in the ankles, dropping her to the ground. Wanting to know who would be so foolish as to attack her. It was Aisha! Laying flat on her back, Smoak held up her hands in surrender, showing her she wasn't a threat. "Why were you up there? Who are you? Who sent you? Answer me NOW!" Aisha screamed. "Calm down. I've been sent to follow you and report back to the Packs. They have been looking for you, especially Alpha Tristan." Smoa
"Kit, I told you I will go through you to get out there." Rex towered over the shorter Alpha. "My scouts have told me that the Council has every member under orders to stay where they are: between us and the ones who need us. The Council is hitting us right where they mean to. If we lose our shit now, it's over, brother." Kit barked back at the Dark Alpha. "If the Council has isolated themselves in their Chambers, not allowing us in, making their own plans, why do we need to attempt getting in there? Why shouldn't we be making plans of our own, between the 7 Packs?" Kit reasoned. "We can fight without the Council now as our predecessors did. But I understand where you're coming from. Why don't we pull the Packs and their betas to us? Now that you and Tristan have gone through the Claiming, you two are the most powerful Alpha Voices in the Brotherhood. Please listen to me, call the Pack Alphas, and we will form a plan that fits our needs?" Kit pleaded to his friend. "Do you believe
Waking suddenly, angry that she foolishly fell asleep when the enemy was in so close quarters to her, confused as to why she wasn't dead or waking up in a dungeon somewhere. She then remembered she was still in the perfectly built & concealed cubby hole. Hikaru carefully lifted the door to the hole made to blend in with the the rest of the floor. Seeing no one around, she climbed out of the cubby, stretching her sore limbs from being crammed in that spot all night. "We were a lot smaller back then, weren't we?” Hikaru smiled as the memory passed across her mind like she was seeing all of it for the first time. Walking outside in the early, bright, punishing daylight was torture! Wolves were considered as 'Day Blind', her wolf going momentarily blind from being held in total darkness for hours. Until Hikaru's human's sight had gotten used to the light, her wolf's vision cleared and focused as well. There was something strange around where she stood. She heard no birds, no animals,
"Is there anyway to stop the mark from hurting the pups without taking Aisha's life as well?" Rixa asked. "Other than the Meld, letting one or both pups to die to save Aisha's life, there is one last idea I have.” Doc-O put his finger to his temple, to recall the memory. “There are Old Ones, the wolves before humans. They scattered through the wilds to avoid contact with their brother wolves, for different reasons. Many of them to connect with their human, allowing Nature his balance. Some left to find peace, another to learn the Meld, others for pure isolation. They pride themselves in honoring the Old Ways, and if you manage to meet one, then you are either blessed or cursed depending on the wolf you ask.” He said. “The prices haven't changed, no modern currency, always something useful. No money, try food, clothes, and spices. If you want help from an Old One, you must also be pure of heart for them to consider you worthy of standing on "their plane of battle." Doc-O finished. R
"How did you find us, Wolf?" Anaki questioned the trio. "We have remained in secret, letting you all mess shit up and never trying to fix it." Shyfter growled. "We are seeking your help. My Luna is a female Nightshade Omega. Jo, leader of the Rogues planned to take me hostage and kill my Luna so his omega, Aisha could become Luna and mate with me, conceive pups, and turn me against the Council.” Continuing on with his rushed story. “She didn't want to go through with Jo’s plan. We were planning to escape back to my territory, but before we could get away, Aisha was attacked by Brody, Jo’s younger brother. He marked her, raped her, but before he could mate her I intervened and took Aisha back to my room, cleaned her wounds, and let her sleep. That night she and I conceived the pups she carries now. Brody’s mark made mating with Aisha harder, but I overcame Brody’s venom and the rest is history." Tristan pleaded with the wolves, panting from the long winded response. “What happened