•Akio•
I run through the forest in my wolf form, running past and dodging every tree, animal and branch in my way. I jump past cute little critters, who scurry away as I pass. But I don't have any time for them. I continue running, and running, and running until finally I arrive at my pack gates. And I stare in utter shock and horror at the sight in front of me.
Broken glass, destroyed buildings, fire burning over every inch of the village, but the worst of it all, are the dead bodies of people sprawled everywhere, covered in and lying around large pools of blood, that seem to be getting bigger and bigger. Some of the dead people I don't recognise, but they're dead nonetheless.
I shift back into my human form and continue to stare at the horror in front of me. I slowly walk through my destroyed village, fimding more and more dead bodies lying on the ground. Then, a thought comes to my mind that makes me stop in my tracks.
Dad...
In a second, I'm running as fast as I can to my house. After a minute of running through and around the flames, I finally make it to my house. I kick down the door and run around the whole of the bottom floor of the house, looking everywhere for my father.
"DAD! DAD!? DAD ARE YOU HERE?" I scream, tears starting to form in my eyes.
No response...
"DAD!" I scream again.
Still no response...
It's completely silent for a minute. He would've heard me and run to me by now. Where is my dad? Was there a room I haven't checked yet? Did I somehow pass his dead body on my way here? I check the whole house again and run through my village in hopes that I can find him.
Nothing...
Tears of sadness, fear, disgust, anger started to form in my glowing blue eyes, then begin to fall down my cheeks at the same rate as a waterfall. I hold my stomach and fall to my knees, sobbing uncontrollably. All the while, wondering who on God's green earth would do something as evil as this.
That's when I hear a distant howl about half a mile away from my village, and the howl doesn't sound like a friendly howl. I quit my sobbing, quickly wipe my tears and run to one of the destroyed houses that hasn't burned down and hide inside. I peek out of the window and see three figures in the fire at the pack gates. Two tall and large figures and one small and shotrt figure. They all have pitch black hair with red tips, and their eyes are crimson, except for the smaller figure, who has one gold eye and a slightly lighter shade of red in his hair. The two large figures look like theyre in their mid thirties and the smaller figure looks to be a year or two older than me. One of the tall figures is the first to speak.
"This is quite a lot of damage, Yama. You and your wolves executed my orders perfectly." He says in a deep, menacing voice.
"Why, thank you Alpha Riyuko. You know I love your praise." The other older figure says. He sounds younger that the first one.
"Father, don't you think this much damage is a bit...excessive?" The kid asks.
"Oh Reki my boy. After what That bastard of an alpha did to me, this is more than deserved." The man named Riyoku says. What did my father do to this man?
"What did happen to Ryka anyway?"Riyoku asks tauntingly.
"He was outnumbered and we were just about to land the killing blow. But he used his stupid magic to blind us and disappeared into the forest." Yama says. I hear a growl from Riyoku.
"That alpha, always with a trick up his sleeves. Be hasn't changed since we were children."
"But what did uncle Ryka do to you to make you act out like this?" Reki asks.
I gasp quietly and cover my mouth, my mind running at a million miles a second. Did Reki just say uncle Ryka? Does that make him my cousin? Does that mean that Riyoku and dad are brothers? Is Riyoku my uncle? But most importantly, what did my dad do to make Riyoku angry enough to destroy my entire pack? So many thoughts and questions running through my he a all at once. But they're all interrupted when I hear Riyoku growl again, angrily.
"Wait...Yama, repeat the task I gave you and your wolves to complete." Riyoku says angrily.
"Um, to kill anyone and everyone in Ryka's pack." Yama says nervously.
"Good." Riyoku grabs Yama by the neck and lifts him a few feet off the ground. "Now tell me, why is there a wolf missing from this pack?" Riyoku snarls.
"W-What do you mean?" Yama asks gasping for air.
"I mean there's a survivor you fucking idiot!" Riyoku growls, then drops Yama to the ground who holds his throat and breathes heavily. He then lets out a long sigh and crosses his arms in an annoyed motion.
"I assume you are familiar with my nephew, Akio, right?" Riyoku asks sounding agitated.
"Yes, I am sir." Yama nods.
"If you hadn't noticed, his body isn't anywhere around this village!" Riyoku says motioning to the village. I see Yama's eyes fill with fear.
"Shit, those fucking dumbass wolves told me that they killed everyone! How could they have-" Then I hear the sound of skin colliding with skin in a hard thwack. It doesnt take me long to realise that Riyoku punched Yama in the face, and it sounded extermely painful.
"I don't know what's worse; you not killing the alpha's son along with everyone like I told you to, or not knowing that you didn't kill him." Riyoku snarls menacingly.
"Father, I dont think it's such a problem." I hear Reki say to his dad.
"And why is that Reki?" Riyoku asks angrily.
"Theres a high chance that he hasn't shifted yet. He's vulnerable." Reki says coldly. I see a smile appear on Riyoku's face.
"You're right. Akio might not be as big of a problem as I thought. Thank you for bringing it to my attention my son." Riyoku congratulates his son and pats him on the head as he snickers at Yama. Yama gives Reki a death glare.
"Right, let's get out of here. There's nothing left here for us." Riyoku says walking off with Yama close hehind him. But Reki stays behind for a while. I hear him walk in my general direction be for coming to a stop.
"I know you're here Akio. I don't know what you look like, but I can still sense your presence."
I hold my breath and cover my mouth in fear. I feel my heart rate speed up, then slow down a bit as Reki speaks again.
"I suggest you run as far away from here as possible. I'd hate to miss the chance to see you in person." He says warmly. I calm down a bit but still cover my hand over my mouth. Reki speaks again.
"I left you something at the gates. Grab it on your way out out of here."
I hear him walking away. It grows silent for a minute. It even sounds like the fires have been put out. All I hear is the sound of crickets chirping. I assume that its safe and come out of my hiding spot, my hoodie and jeans a little ripped from me shifting. Just like I assumed, it's safe. The fire's been put out like I thought and there's no sign of werewolves around the area. I stare at the burnt up gates and see something glowing a faint blue, the same shade as my eyes. I creep over to the glowing object, careful to make as little noise as possible in case there's anyone near. I get to the gates, pick up the object, and gasp.
"Dad's necklace..." I mutter. I hold I in my hands for a minute before tying it around my neck. I feel a few more tears form in my eyes. I wipe them away and turn away from my destroyed village. I stare out from the gates and take a few deep breaths, before shifting into my wolf form and run out of the area, hoping to never return here again.
[Present day]
I stand in front of the gates to my old village. Apart from all the bright green grass, moss and vines, flowers and weeds growing everywhere and some of the remains of the bodies still sitting there from almost eight years ago, nothing changed at all. The area is still as destroyed and decayed as it was almost eight years ago. I clutch the necklace around my neck and stare at the destruction now overgrown, getting flashbacks of that day.
I then turn on my heels and start to walk away from the village, but stop in my tracks when I hear a familiar howl from behind me. I turn around and for a split second and see a white transparent wolf staring at me. I blink, and he's gone...again.
"Damnit, not again. Third time in two days..." I mutter, scratching my head. I turn around again before becoming Zenin and running off into the forest.
[Author's Notes]
Okay, this took so much longer to write that it should've. This is mainly a bit more explanation into Akio's backstory, and I really like how it came out. Sorry for keeping you all waiting, but at least this new chapter is done, and I hope you enjoyed reading. I will see you in the next chapter.