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Erick was sitting languidly at the back seat of Noaz's car, with his arms behind his head. He was looking out of the window as he thought of the night before. After he had dropped Amber off at her house, he immediately went to look for his father and again, asked his permission to not attend school.
At first, Lachlan was adamant in not allowing him to skip his classes. It took him almost an hour lecturing Erick on the cons of missing classes and that he did not send him to school, just for him to miss any class. Paccia, who was in the room with Fergus at the time, was silent as she listened to her Alpha's lecturing his son.
After Lachlan forbids Erick to skip any classes, Paccia took a step forward and asked, "If I may put in some words of suggestion, Alpha?"
Lachlan was scowling by the time he was done lecturing his son and when he heard Paccia's request, he turned to her and nodded, giving her permission.
She took a quick glance at the hot-blooded teenager in front of the Alpha before turning back, her head bowed a little in respect. "I think that it would be best to give young Erick a couple of days off from school. Give him those days to search for Dane's other souls. I did not mention this earlier for fear that the Luna may get worried and agitated."
Paccia took another look at Erick and continued, "However, I can sense Dane's soul in him getting weaker."
Lachlan suddenly slammed his hand against the table behind him, splitting the table into half. "How did it come to that?" he demanded in pure anger. "Wasn't he alright the other day? Why did Dane suddenly become weak?"
Due to his fury, Lachlan unknowingly released his Alpha aura, making the three people in the room to kneel down, clutching their chest in pain. Lachlan quickly retracted his aura and took a deep breath. He rubbed his forehead and exhaled a long sigh.
Paccia coughed as she tried to stand back up again. "My apologies, Alpha." She then looked at Erick and back to the Alpha with a small head bow, saying, "I suspected that it started from the Cairin Oak."
Lachlan narrowed his eyes dangerously at Paccia. "The Cairin Oak?" he repeated. Both Erick and Fergus were startled as well. What was the relationship between the Cairin pack and Dane?
"I am not sure either. But I noticed that there were some changes to his body after he got back from his mission back then."
His scowl became deeper as he continued to narrowed his eyes at Paccia. "And you did not think this would be serious?" he roared.
Before Paccia could react, she found herself gripping the Alpha's hand as he grabbed her neck and lifted her up, trying to choke her. "My… my ap… my apologies, Alpha!" she croaked out.
"Dad!"
Hearing his son calling him, Lachlan released Paccia and warned her, "This will be the last time. Things should not be taken lightly, especially when it concerns the pack. Once you do, the pack will cease to exist, do you understand me??"
Paccia bowed deeply and said, "Yes, Alpha."
Lachlan then turned to Erick, who looked worried. "I will give you two days to sort this out. Find Dane's soul." He turned to Fergus next and ordered, "Send a sick memo to the school, saying that Erick will not be attending school for two days."
Fergus immediately did a deep bow and said, "Yes, Alpha."
Now, sitting at the backseat, Erick looked out the car window and then to the front. He then frowned. "Why are you here too?" he asked, sounding dissatisfied.
Hamish looked at him via the rear view mirror of the car and back to the front again before saying, "Dad told me to join."
"What about school?"
"I'm sick too."
Erick rolled his eyes. He doesn't even look sick. In fact, Hamish looked like the very definition of a healthy young man.
Noaz let out a light chuckle as he drove them to the Kraken Forest. "Now, now, kiddos. No fighting in the car."
The two teenagers just ignored him.
A few minutes later, they finally arrived at the entrance of the Kraken Forest. Noaz swiftly parked the car, parking it in a secluded area and the three of them got out of the car.
Standing in front of the forest, they could already sense an eerie vibes emitting out from the forest. Looking at the entrance, Erick realized how much things have not changed since he last went here. The forest still looked dark, with no light flickering inside. There were vines all around the area.
Noaz c.o.c.ked an eyebrow as he studied the forest in front of him, his hands on his h.i.p.s. "So, this is how the Kraken forest looks from the entrance." He had heard stories and myths about the Kraken Forest and some from Roel. It was his first time stepping into the forest so he was quite excited. Beside him, Hamish was also studying the area around him and was more curious, rather than excited.
Erick took a step forward and turned to them, his back to the forest. "Alright, let's stick together and look for the soul," he instructed.
"You do remember where you last see the soul, do you?" Hamish asked.
Erick shrugged. "Somewhat," he casually replied. To be honest, he did not remember clearly because he wasn't sure whether what he was seeing before was an illusion or something else.
Noaz then stood beside Erick and said, "I'll be at the back. Since you know the way, it would be better if you would lead this one."
Erick nodded.
"At least, if there's anything happening, you know I got your back," Noaz grinned, earning an eye roll from the two young shifters because of his bad pun.
When they entered the forest, all their senses went on an overdrive. They became cautious as darkness enveloped them fully. The atmosphere inside was humid and moist as sounds slowly quietened. There was no light inside, other than a little light that managed to penetrate through the cracks of the leaves and branches of the trees atop.
With Erick leading the group, he easily guided them from memory. It appears that the path was still familiar to him, hence, it was easy for him to go through the shortcut and avoid the branches and so forth.
Along the way, he even noticed some of the marks that he had left behind when he first came here. Touching them, it felt a bit nostalgic as it was way back before he could even shift. Now, returning back here, it felt like it was his first visit all over again. Yet, this time, he couldn't even talk or call out Dane.
After a few minutes of walking inside the forest, Hamish voiced out his concerns. "Is it just me or there's literally no life here?"
Noaz frowned as he tilted his head in realization. "Now that you mentioned it, yes. It seems like there's nothing here."
Erick frowned. He did notice these earlier as well. Back then, he had many close calls with the animals here that he had to hide inside a cave for nearly a day.
Now, looking around him, it was rather weird that there was not a single living thing inside, other than them three. Could something have happened after he left the forest?
As he continued to lead the way to the area where he first saw the wolf, he heard something just a few hundred meters away from their backs. It appears that both Noaz and Hamish heard the sounds as well.
They immediately went on full alert, putting on a defense stance as they turned to look behind them.
With their eyesight, they could see something was moving in the bushes and soon after, they heard a low and deep growling sound.
Shortly after, something jumped out of the bushes and went straight towards them.
"Look out!"
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Erick was sitting languidly at the back seat of Noaz's car, with his arms behind his head. He was looking out of the window as he thought of the night before. After he had dropped Amber off at her house, he immediately went to look for his father and again, asked his permission to not attend school.
At first, Lachlan was adamant in not allowing him to skip his classes. It took him almost an hour lecturing Erick on the cons of missing classes and that he did not send him to school, just for him to miss any class. Paccia, who was in the room with Fergus at the time, was silent as she listened to her Alpha's lecturing his son.
After Lachlan forbids Erick to skip any classes, Paccia took a step forward and asked, "If I may put in some words of suggestion, Alpha?"
Lachlan was scowling by the time he was done lecturing his son and when he heard Paccia's request, he turned to her and nodded, giving her permission.
She took a quick glance at the hot-blooded teenager in front of the Alpha before turning back, her head bowed a little in respect. "I think that it would be best to give young Erick a couple of days off from school. Give him those days to search for Dane's other souls. I did not mention this earlier for fear that the Luna may get worried and agitated."
Paccia took another look at Erick and continued, "However, I can sense Dane's soul in him getting weaker."
Lachlan suddenly slammed his hand against the table behind him, splitting the table into half. "How did it come to that?" he demanded in pure anger. "Wasn't he alright the other day? Why did Dane suddenly become weak?"
Due to his fury, Lachlan unknowingly released his Alpha aura, making the three people in the room to kneel down, clutching their chest in pain. Lachlan quickly retracted his aura and took a deep breath. He rubbed his forehead and exhaled a long sigh.
Paccia coughed as she tried to stand back up again. "My apologies, Alpha." She then looked at Erick and back to the Alpha with a small head bow, saying, "I suspected that it started from the Cairin Oak."
Lachlan narrowed his eyes dangerously at Paccia. "The Cairin Oak?" he repeated. Both Erick and Fergus were startled as well. What was the relationship between the Cairin pack and Dane?
"I am not sure either. But I noticed that there were some changes to his body after he got back from his mission back then."
His scowl became deeper as he continued to narrowed his eyes at Paccia. "And you did not think this would be serious?" he roared.
Before Paccia could react, she found herself gripping the Alpha's hand as he grabbed her neck and lifted her up, trying to choke her. "My… my ap… my apologies, Alpha!" she croaked out.
"Dad!"
Hearing his son calling him, Lachlan released Paccia and warned her, "This will be the last time. Things should not be taken lightly, especially when it concerns the pack. Once you do, the pack will cease to exist, do you understand me??"
Paccia bowed deeply and said, "Yes, Alpha."
Lachlan then turned to Erick, who looked worried. "I will give you two days to sort this out. Find Dane's soul." He turned to Fergus next and ordered, "Send a sick memo to the school, saying that Erick will not be attending school for two days."
Fergus immediately did a deep bow and said, "Yes, Alpha."
Now, sitting at the backseat, Erick looked out the car window and then to the front. He then frowned. "Why are you here too?" he asked, sounding dissatisfied.
Hamish looked at him via the rear view mirror of the car and back to the front again before saying, "Dad told me to join."
"What about school?"
"I'm sick too."
Erick rolled his eyes. He doesn't even look sick. In fact, Hamish looked like the very definition of a healthy young man.
Noaz let out a light chuckle as he drove them to the Kraken Forest. "Now, now, kiddos. No fighting in the car."
The two teenagers just ignored him.
A few minutes later, they finally arrived at the entrance of the Kraken Forest. Noaz swiftly parked the car, parking it in a secluded area and the three of them got out of the car.
Standing in front of the forest, they could already sense an eerie vibes emitting out from the forest. Looking at the entrance, Erick realized how much things have not changed since he last went here. The forest still looked dark, with no light flickering inside. There were vines all around the area.
Noaz c.o.c.ked an eyebrow as he studied the forest in front of him, his hands on his h.i.p.s. "So, this is how the Kraken forest looks from the entrance." He had heard stories and myths about the Kraken Forest and some from Roel. It was his first time stepping into the forest so he was quite excited. Beside him, Hamish was also studying the area around him and was more curious, rather than excited.
Erick took a step forward and turned to them, his back to the forest. "Alright, let's stick together and look for the soul," he instructed.
"You do remember where you last see the soul, do you?" Hamish asked.
Erick shrugged. "Somewhat," he casually replied. To be honest, he did not remember clearly because he wasn't sure whether what he was seeing before was an illusion or something else.
Noaz then stood beside Erick and said, "I'll be at the back. Since you know the way, it would be better if you would lead this one."
Erick nodded.
"At least, if there's anything happening, you know I got your back," Noaz grinned, earning an eye roll from the two young shifters because of his bad pun.
When they entered the forest, all their senses went on an overdrive. They became cautious as darkness enveloped them fully. The atmosphere inside was humid and moist as sounds slowly quietened. There was no light inside, other than a little light that managed to penetrate through the cracks of the leaves and branches of the trees atop.
With Erick leading the group, he easily guided them from memory. It appears that the path was still familiar to him, hence, it was easy for him to go through the shortcut and avoid the branches and so forth.
Along the way, he even noticed some of the marks that he had left behind when he first came here. Touching them, it felt a bit nostalgic as it was way back before he could even shift. Now, returning back here, it felt like it was his first visit all over again. Yet, this time, he couldn't even talk or call out Dane.
After a few minutes of walking inside the forest, Hamish voiced out his concerns. "Is it just me or there's literally no life here?"
Noaz frowned as he tilted his head in realization. "Now that you mentioned it, yes. It seems like there's nothing here."
Erick frowned. He did notice these earlier as well. Back then, he had many close calls with the animals here that he had to hide inside a cave for nearly a day.
Now, looking around him, it was rather weird that there was not a single living thing inside, other than them three. Could something have happened after he left the forest?
As he continued to lead the way to the area where he first saw the wolf, he heard something just a few hundred meters away from their backs. It appears that both Noaz and Hamish heard the sounds as well.
They immediately went on full alert, putting on a defense stance as they turned to look behind them.
With their eyesight, they could see something was moving in the bushes and soon after, they heard a low and deep growling sound.
Shortly after, something jumped out of the bushes and went straight towards them.
"Look out!"
Erick was sitting languidly at the back seat of Noaz's car, with his arms behind his head. He was looking out of the window as he thought of the night before. After he had dropped Amber off at her house, he immediately went to look for his father and again, asked his permission to not attend school. At first, Lachlan was adamant in not allowing him to skip his classes. It took him almost an hour lecturing Erick on the cons of missing classes and that he did not send him to school, just for him to miss any class. Paccia, who was in the room with Fergus at the time, was silent as she listened to her Alpha's lecturing his son. After Lachlan forbids Erick to skip any classes, Paccia took a step forward and asked, "If I may put in some words of suggestion, Alpha?" Lachlan was scowling by the time he was done lecturing his son and when he heard Paccia's request, he turned to her and nodded, giving her permission. She took a quick glance at the hot-blooded teenager in front of the Alpha before turning back, her head bowed a little in respect. "I think that it would be best to give young Erick a couple of days off from school. Give him those days to search for Dane's other souls. I did not mention this earlier for fear that the Luna may get worried and agitated." Paccia took another look at Erick and continued, "However, I can sense Dane's soul in him getting weaker." Lachlan suddenly slammed his hand against the table behind him, splitting the table into half. "How did it come to that?" he demanded in pure anger. "Wasn't he alright the other day? Why did Dane suddenly become weak?" Due to his fury, Lachlan unknowingly released his Alpha aura, making the three people in the room to kneel down, clutching their chest in pain. Lachlan quickly retracted his aura and took a deep breath. He rubbed his forehead and exhaled a long sigh. Paccia coughed as she tried to stand back up again. "My apologies, Alpha." She then looked at Erick and back to the Alpha with a small head bow, saying, "I suspected that it started from the Cairin Oak." Lachlan narrowed his eyes dangerously at Paccia. "The Cairin Oak?" he repeated. Both Erick and Fergus were startled as well. What was the relationship between the Cairin pack and Dane? "I am not sure either. But I noticed that there were some changes to his body after he got back from his mission back then." His scowl became deeper as he continued to narrowed his eyes at Paccia. "And you did not think this would be serious?" he roared. Before Paccia could react, she found herself gripping the Alpha's hand as he grabbed her neck and lifted her up, trying to choke her. "My my ap my apologies, Alpha!" she croaked out. "Dad!" Hearing his son calling him, Lachlan released Paccia and warned her, "This will be the last time. Things should not be taken lightly, especially when it concerns the pack. Once you do, the pack will cease to exist, do you understand me??" Paccia bowed deeply and said, "Yes, Alpha." Lachlan then turned to Erick, who looked worried. "I will give you two days to sort this out. Find Dane's soul." He turned to Fergus next and ordered, "Send a sick memo to the school, saying that Erick will not be attending school for two days." Fergus immediately did a deep bow and said, "Yes, Alpha." Now, sitting at the backseat, Erick looked out the car window and then to the front. He then frowned. "Why are you here too?" he asked, sounding dissatisfied. Hamish looked at him via the rear view mirror of the car and back to the front again before saying, "Dad told me to join." "What about school?" "I'm sick too." Erick rolled his eyes. He doesn't even look sick. In fact, Hamish looked like the very definition of a healthy young man. Noaz let out a light chuckle as he drove them to the Kraken Forest. "Now, now, kiddos. No fighting in the car." The two teenagers just ignored him. A few minutes later, they finally arrived at the entrance of the Kraken Forest. Noaz swiftly parked the car, parking it in a secluded area and the three of them got out of the car. Standing in front of the forest, they could already sense an eerie vibes emitting out from the forest. Looking at the entrance, Erick realized how much things have not changed since he last went here. The forest still looked dark, with no light flickering inside. There were vines all around the area. Noaz c.o.c.ked an eyebrow as he studied the forest in front of him, his hands on his h.i.p.s. "So, this is how the Kraken forest looks from the entrance." He had heard stories and myths about the Kraken Forest and some from Roel. It was his first time stepping into the forest so he was quite excited. Beside him, Hamish was also studying the area around him and was more curious, rather than excited. Erick took a step forward and turned to them, his back to the forest. "Alright, let's stick together and look for the soul," he instructed. "You do remember where you last see the soul, do you?" Hamish asked. Erick shrugged. "Somewhat," he casually replied. To be honest, he did not remember clearly because he wasn't sure whether what he was seeing before was an illusion or something else. Noaz then stood beside Erick and said, "I'll be at the back. Since you know the way, it would be better if you would lead this one." Erick nodded. "At least, if there's anything happening, you know I got your back," Noaz grinned, earning an eye roll from the two young shifters because of his bad pun. When they entered the forest, all their senses went on an overdrive. They became cautious as darkness enveloped them fully. The atmosphere inside was humid and moist as sounds slowly quietened. There was no light inside, other than a little light that managed to penetrate through the cracks of the leaves and branches of the trees atop. With Erick leading the group, he easily guided them from memory. It appears that the path was still familiar to him, hence, it was easy for him to go through the shortcut and avoid the branches and so forth. Along the way, he even noticed some of the marks that he had left behind when he first came here. Touching them, it felt a bit nostalgic as it was way back before he could even shift. Now, returning back here, it felt like it was his first visit all over again. Yet, this time, he couldn't even talk or call out Dane. After a few minutes of walking inside the forest, Hamish voiced out his concerns. "Is it just me or there's literally no life here?" Noaz frowned as he tilted his head in realization. "Now that you mentioned it, yes. It seems like there's nothing here." Erick frowned. He did notice these earlier as well. Back then, he had many close calls with the animals here that he had to hide inside a cave for nearly a day. Now, looking around him, it was rather weird that there was not a single living thing inside, other than them three. Could something have happened after he left the forest? As he continued to lead the way to the area where he first saw the wolf, he heard something just a few hundred meters away from their backs. It appears that both Noaz and Hamish heard the sounds as well. They immediately went on full alert, putting on a defense stance as they turned to look behind them. With their eyesight, they could see something was moving in the bushes and soon after, they heard a low and deep growling sound. Shortly after, something jumped out of the bushes and went straight towards them. "Look out!"
