A Lycan Fit For A Luna

Chapter 26 - Fighting for Family

Pushing the final branch out of my way, looking like a weathered, elongated finger, I step out into the clearing and take note of the gasps of trepidation and shock from all around me. There are about thirty rogues, twelve already shifted, and others standing around my pack taunting them with silver darts and bullets. Each rogue looks worse then the last, and most have advanced technology that rogues simply shouldn't have access to. Jacinda probably supplied them with the goods, which makes me growl in anger at the treacherous traitor.

"What are you?" One girl asks in fear.

"It's the moon goddess! She's come to kill us! Run!" Someone else yells, panicking.

With this declaration of information, many of the cowardly rogue's shuffle and murmur in terror, before scampering off into the forest. I feel the urge to chase after them and rip them apart in the justice they deserve for hurting my pack, but I have to focus on what's important- my family; get them out of here and then I can hunt for the others.

"No! What are you doing? Get back here you fools!" Jacinda yells, but as she is no alpha and they are rogues; they don't feel the compulsion to listen to her and instead carry on running away.

Cowards. I will enjoy hunting every single one of them down.

"What are you standing around for? Attack!" Jacinda screams, obviously unsettled.

Four braver rogues take a step towards me, but before they can even think about striking, I am on them. I pounce forward before slamming my fist into the first one, sending his throat to the back of his neck, whilst elbowing a man to my left in the stomach, before bringing his head down into my knee, effectively slicing his head open. I then pull the closest man towards me, snapping his arm like a twig, making him let out a yelp of pain, before I then head butt him so ferociously his skull cracks in, and he goes limp in my arms. The fourth, a courageous shifted rogue pounces on me from behind, sending me to the floor, his claws digging into my skin, but before he can do any more damage, my arm shoots out with strength I did not know I possessed, and grabs him round the throat, throwing him into three more rogues attempting to sneak up on me. Quickly surveying the area, I notice that many more rogues have left, and Jacinda is looking absolutely horrified. Good – you are next bitch. The three rogues guarding Lucian and Sapphire have left their posts, leaving them exposed. I do not know how I do it... but I think how much I want to free them... and their chains pop off with a satisfying hiss, allowing them to breathe easily.

I then make haste on the eight were's surrounding me, each snarling with anger, but terror dancing like the smoky fumes from the fire in their eyes. Within two minutes, I manage to incapacitate them all, only receiving a few bite marks and a splashing of blood myself. Turning around, I come face to face with my prize. Jacinda.

"Phoebe? What the fvck... I though you were a human!" Jacinda gasps as she gets a good look at me.

"Jokes on you bitch!" I snarl before lurching forward.

Quickly darting my eyes around to assess the situation, I take note of the fact that there are three rogues left guarding Alex, Vincent and Jordan, all looking very shocked, one still with his knife around Ana's neck. Another man is standing just into the distance, covered by the trees, the same older creepy man who said he wanted to experiment on me last Wednesday, surveying the scene with interest. Doesn't he care that most of his allies have been mercilessly killed?

Getting my head back into the moment, I hit out at Jacinda, aiming for her chest, but I'm surprised when she expeditiously blocks my attack and punches me right in the face. Bloody hell! I counter her attack by head-butting her, causing her to stumble back, and then do a round house kick to her stomach, making her land in a heap on the floor. She spits out some blood, the sharp tang mixing in with the choking smoke assaulting my senses, but I simply rub my streaming eyes and launch towards her as she tries to get up, slamming her head back onto the ground, cracking the earth under the force. She grabs my arms, keeping me attached to her, before slowly piercing her nails into me, causing trickles of my blood and an ear-shattering howl to escape me, whilst she gives me a wolfish grin. She is certainly harder to take down then the feeble rogues, and I am afraid I rather underestimated her. Not willing to give up, I drive my foot repeatedly into her body, hearing the satisfying crunch of bones breaking as she screams in pain and throws me off of her, her knife like claws ripping out of me unexpectedly, causing spurts of blood to erupt from the wounds.

Knowing that I cannot let Jacinda get the best of me, I try to swallow my pain and shakily stand up, my arms burning like hell fire. She is also looking weaker, but still has the full use of her arms, which is a disadvantage to me.

"What the hell are you?" Jacinda growls, slightly hunched over due to the broken ribs I delivered to her.

"Your worst nightmare." I quip back, immediately regretting it because of the high cringe factor of my words before going in to end her.

The only way you can kill a lycan is to rip them apart or snap their neck and rip their spine out. Both methods are distressingly... messy, but they are the only ways to fully kill a lycan. Werewolves can die from high doses of silver, but Lycans will just deteriorate until they are in a coma-like trance. Charging towards Jacinda, I punch her in the ribs and knee her in the groin area, but after letting out an 'oof' of surprise, she wraps her talons around my neck and forces me brutally to the ground, my head hitting an exposed tree root on the way. She tightens her grip, cutting off all of my air supply, as I gasp for breath. The pressure on my neck is astronomical, and I begin to flail in panic, kicking and punching trying to escape her ironclad grip, but to no success. I can't do this. I'm not strong enough. I've failed.

I feel myself getting weaker and weaker with every thought, my eyes bulging and watering in my head. It feels like someone has lit a fire in my lungs, which is slowly burning its way through me, killing whatever fight is left in my weakened body. Looking away from Jacinda's beautiful face turned ugly scowl, I see the twisted and warped shapes of the stars twinkling against the pitch-black curtain draped over the sky, and I feel peaceful. If this is how I end, it's going to be remembering the stars and people I love.

It happens almost instantaneously. Sapphire, having gained enough strength to move shoots the trembling rogue holding a knife to Ana's throat, causing him to collapse and consequently free Ana. She then pounces on the Were, ending him swiftly. With Ana safe, I watch as Alex snaps, trampling on the remaining rogues, before Jacinda's weight on me is gone. I cough and gasp for air, everything burning as I suck in as much air as possible. Vincent rushes to me, making sure I'll live, but cautious about touching me as I am still glowing supernaturally. I try to sit up, only to collapse, and then turn my attention to Alex and Jacinda, straining my neck to do so. With my ears ringing, I watch as Alex thwacks Jacinda into a tree, making me wince as her back snaps, before he releases his rage on her, effortlessly ripping one of her arms off as if she is a rag doll, before slamming her repeatedly into the ground. I am still rasping for breath, but I feel like I've stopped breathing when Alex repeatedly punches her face in, blowing her brains apart.

There is no way anyone can survive the rage of an Alpha Lycan.

Knowing that I have completed my mission, and although weak, everyone is safe, I collapse into myself, feeling the power leave my body as I succumb to the alluring darkness, absolutely drained of energy.

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