The Abused King

Chapter 1

Trees whip past me, the landscape is ever changing, arrows are flying, narrowly missing my head and suddenly there is a searing pain in my leg.

Damn those Argents

I look back, and there is an arrow protruding out of my hind leg.

I have to escape these damned hunters soon, or I am in big trouble

Thankfully, there was a cave up ahead, so I ran past it, lost the hunters and looped back around. Walking into the cave, I black out.

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"All right, Lucas, your shift is over. You can pack up and go home now," Lance yells from the counter.

"Okay, I'll be back in the morning for my shift" I respond, walking out the door.

I look at my watch and it says 8:00pm. Crap, I have to get home before 10:00pm. Looks like I'm cutting through the forest tonight.

Walking through the forest following the route I usually take when I am out this late, I hear some whimpering from a cave off to my right; being curious, I went to investigate.

In the middle of the cave, is this beautiful midnight black wolf with silver streaks scattered across his body but what's strange is the silver streaks seem to be in the shape of cuts and slashes. What I notice next causes my blood to boil, an arrow sticking out of his hind leg and it seems like it's in deep. Slowly approaching the wolf so he doesn't perceive me as a threat, I move towards where the arrow is and when I touch his leg; he lets out this deep growl that would terrify most people but I was determined to help such a beautiful creature so it didn't really frighten me. I removed the arrow out slowly, so I did no more damage and when it was out the wound healed instantly.

The wolf looked at me and I saw emotions that a normal wolf shouldn't be capable of expressing like relief, gratitude and... happiness? He moves towards me, when he's right in front of me I realised that he was much bigger than he should have been, he then places his muzzle on my forehead and next thing I know the wolf is gone, but I've got this weird voice in my head.

Relax human, I am Starlight; I mean you no harm.

"What was that! Who's there!" I yell franticly, looking around for the source of the voice.

How about you do not yell so loud, that hurt and no need to freak out I am the wolf you just helped dumbass!

"What so you're in my head now, so what does that make me, a freak?" I inquire.

No, it means you are a werewolf and not just any werewolf; you are the King of all werewolves, the one who stands above even Alphas and has more power than any human or werewolf.

'What! Werewolves are real, they exist I thought they were just myths used to keep children from wandering into the wood late at night'

No, we are very real and hold enough power to slaughter the humans, but we do not because there are hunters that have the capabilities to kill us and fighting against humans is not our purpose, we just wish to live alongside humans.

'So I can talk to you whenever?'

Yes, you just have to think what you want to say to me, and I will hear it and respond.

'Okay well I'm going home I will barely make it home before 10:00pm at this rate'

Oh, I forgot to mention this, but your senses will be heightened, you will be faster, stronger and have more endurance than any human can ever hope to have so you will make it home well before then and you saw how my wound healed earlier yeah, faster healing is also a bonus of becoming a werewolf as well as being able to shift into a wolf and for you my friend you will look just like I did

"Sweet, I'm never gonna have to worry about mother leaving scars anymore," I think to myself as I run home.