Chapter 67: 67
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The place where the bear shifters had brought them to was a large cave. But as they walked further inside, Roel and the two female shifters realized that it was a tunnel.
It was barely lit, fringed by curving sandstone walls. The walls were sandy dry that dust came off their hands when they touched the walls as they walked further in cautiously. The ground that they walked on was full of gravel and pebbles that each sound from them created a 'clink' sound throughout the tunnel. It was a long tunnel where the path was curving. Hence why it felt very long. Further ahead, they could see a dimmed light, which they assumed was the end of the tunnel and way out.
Leading the way was Storm Ainge, followed by Roel, Jeayan and Ulanni. The other three bear shifters, whom Storm introduced as Levi, Atticus and Oz. Levi was the hot-headed bear shifter, who had snapped at Ulanni earlier. Atticus was the quiet one among them but was also the largest. Even larger than Storm. Oz seems like the mischievious and the friendly one, judging by the smirk on his face. As they were walking, he even chatted with Ulanni, much to Jeayan's discomfort as the four shifters were still in their birthday suit.
Shortly after, they finally arrived at the end of the tunnel. Roel and the two female shifters blinked their eyes furiously as they were exposed to the unexpected brightness. The four bear shifters only walked forward, used to the sudden light.
Just a few metres away was a two-storey large log cabin, which stood proudly in the middle. There were no trees nearby, only several tree stumps, which probably had been cut down before. The cabin was simple where it looked like it was all made of wood, plaster, moss and mortar. Inside, the cabin was even more rustic, with every furniture made of wood. There was no proper water sewage system and electricity.
Jeayan was the most shocked out of the three werewolves. Probably because she was born in the modern world, she had never experienced this kind of lifestyle where one does not depend on electricity. But it was kind of a pleasant shock as she was more intrigued.
While the bear shifters went to put on their clothes, the three of them were in the living room where they sat on tree stumps, which served as a stool for them to sit. The three of them were quiet as they studied everything around them. Although Ulanni had lived longer than Roel and Jeayan, she too had never been in close contact with other shifters, other than werewolves, witches and warlocks.
After a few minutes, the four shifters returned back with clothes on. Oz was about to sit next to Jeayan when Roel grabbed Jeayan's arm and exchanged seats with her. Oblivious to the silent stare that Roel had given to the smiling Oz, Jeayan just sat where Roel had sat before and kept quiet again.
Ignoring the tension that was about to rise between Roel and Oz, Storm began to discuss what had happened a month ago.
There were not many bear shifters in this world. After that year when the humans had waged war against the werewolves, although the bear shifters were not involved, they were still indirectly involved. Many of their brethrens were killed without justice. Humans had thought that the bear shifters were like the werewolves that they aimlessly killed anything that seems supernatural to them. Afraid that their descendants will be left without a line, the leader of the bear shifters, at that time, proposed that they will be separated and be hidden away from the human world. Similar as to what the werewolves had done before, many were scattered.
These four bear shifters were brothers; offsprings from the line of the bear shifter leaders. Storm was the oldest; Oz was the second oldest, followed by Levi, Pryor and Atticus. Pryor was their brother who had died at the hands of the rogues.
One day, Pryor was off to look for more woods. Seeing that the others were busy with their own tasks, he had ventured off alone. Storm and the others did not find this strange because it was normal for them to go off alone. They would go together only if there were trouble or needed help. But it has been a few days since he had left and there has been no word from him. Storm tried to mindlink him because he could not get through. It was then Storm decided to go out and look for his missing brother.
At first, his other brothers argued that they wanted to join in the search. However, Storm was worried that Pryor might come home at any time and might be surprised to find their home empty. But then, Oz had argued that Pryor can just mindlink them. After many arguments, Storm was outnumbered; three against one. So, in the end, the four of them went out to search for Pryor.
It took them a couple of weeks until one day, Atticus smelled something in the air. He ran towards the scent, followed by his brothers. And the sight that had welcomed them made the brothers feel numerous kinds of feelings inside them; anger, sadness, frustration, regret and more.
Just a few metres away, lay a dead mutated body. It was a n.a.k.e.d man, with his arms torn apart from his body and chunks of his legs were eaten until they could see bones penetrating through. His face was unrecognizable with dried blood coating the hair and one of the eyes were gouged out. His cheeks were hollowed with bite and scratch marks all over. But the four bear shifters knew that this was their missing brother.
Staggering closer to the body, Storm collapsed to his knees beside Pryor's dead body. Tears unknowingly slid down his cheeks as he tried to support himself, hands on the ground. With a roar, he punched the ground with his fist, leaving a deep depression. Levi smashed the trees nearby, his mind filled with rage and murder. Oz quietly grieved next to Storm, whereas Atticus went to look for wood planks to carry the body back to their home for Pryor's burial.
Shortly after, the four brothers went back, carrying Pryor's dead body, to their home. There, they began to dig a grave and gave him a proper burial.
After the burial, the four brothers were filled with rage and hatred. Long gone their regrets and sadness as they sought to look for revenge. Before they had buried Pryor, Oz had noticed something on his cold body; something sparkling. And when Oz touched it, it felt hot as if it was scorching through his fingertips. Looking closer to it, he realized that it was wolfsbane powder. Why would there be a wolfsbane powder here? He knew that there were some growing in the area but not many.
It was then they suspected that there were foul plays around and that Pryor was not killed by a beast, but rather a shifter. A werewolf, to be exact.
They immediately set off to look for clues, after they were done with the burial. They decided to look for them together else they might be ambushed, just like Pryor.
It took them several days and the more they had searched, the more clues that they had found. The biggest clue that they had found was the rest area the werewolves have used. Looking at the scraps and trash that they have left behind, the four brothers realized that these werewolves have been in the area for a long time. And judging by the little dusts of wolfsbane that they had left behind, they realized they were here for it. One question that popped in their minds was why do they need it when it was like their kryptonite?
As they surveyed the area, they also deduced that Pryor must have accidentally encountered them during his search for woods. And he must have told them to leave but instead of listening to him, they had attacked him instead and left him for the dead.
Few days later, with the clues that they had, they found the werewolves. There were five of them and from the way the foams appeared in their jaws, they realized that these werewolves were not as they seemed. They were definitely the kind of werewolves who had gone mad after years of not being in a pack. Rogues. The four brothers had found them, just as the rogues had turned.
Without any warning, the rogues had jumped onto them, wanting to attack. Before the rogues had jumped, Levi had noticed that there were scorched marks on their arms as it was burned. He could even see their inflamed skin where there was no more fur. It was then they realized that these rogues were the one who had been looking for the wolfsbane and had killed Pryor.
Their presumption was correct when they noticed a scrap of cloth near to where the rogues had been packing the wolfsbane. It was a piece of Pryor's shirt.
Angered at the realization, the four brothers had shifted into their bear counterparts and began to attack the rogues. However, one managed to run away, together with the wolfsbanes.
It has been a couple of days since then. They were still looking for the rogue as it couldn't have gotten far when they saw Roel, Ulanni and Jeayan standing near their tunnel.
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The place where the bear shifters had brought them to was a large cave. But as they walked further inside, Roel and the two female shifters realized that it was a tunnel.
It was barely lit, fringed by curving sandstone walls. The walls were sandy dry that dust came off their hands when they touched the walls as they walked further in cautiously. The ground that they walked on was full of gravel and pebbles that each sound from them created a 'clink' sound throughout the tunnel. It was a long tunnel where the path was curving. Hence why it felt very long. Further ahead, they could see a dimmed light, which they assumed was the end of the tunnel and way out.
Leading the way was Storm Ainge, followed by Roel, Jeayan and Ulanni. The other three bear shifters, whom Storm introduced as Levi, Atticus and Oz. Levi was the hot-headed bear shifter, who had snapped at Ulanni earlier. Atticus was the quiet one among them but was also the largest. Even larger than Storm. Oz seems like the mischievious and the friendly one, judging by the smirk on his face. As they were walking, he even chatted with Ulanni, much to Jeayan's discomfort as the four shifters were still in their birthday suit.
Shortly after, they finally arrived at the end of the tunnel. Roel and the two female shifters blinked their eyes furiously as they were exposed to the unexpected brightness. The four bear shifters only walked forward, used to the sudden light.
Just a few metres away was a two-storey large log cabin, which stood proudly in the middle. There were no trees nearby, only several tree stumps, which probably had been cut down before. The cabin was simple where it looked like it was all made of wood, plaster, moss and mortar. Inside, the cabin was even more rustic, with every furniture made of wood. There was no proper water sewage system and electricity.
Jeayan was the most shocked out of the three werewolves. Probably because she was born in the modern world, she had never experienced this kind of lifestyle where one does not depend on electricity. But it was kind of a pleasant shock as she was more intrigued.
While the bear shifters went to put on their clothes, the three of them were in the living room where they sat on tree stumps, which served as a stool for them to sit. The three of them were quiet as they studied everything around them. Although Ulanni had lived longer than Roel and Jeayan, she too had never been in close contact with other shifters, other than werewolves, witches and warlocks.
After a few minutes, the four shifters returned back with clothes on. Oz was about to sit next to Jeayan when Roel grabbed Jeayan's arm and exchanged seats with her. Oblivious to the silent stare that Roel had given to the smiling Oz, Jeayan just sat where Roel had sat before and kept quiet again.
Ignoring the tension that was about to rise between Roel and Oz, Storm began to discuss what had happened a month ago.
There were not many bear shifters in this world. After that year when the humans had waged war against the werewolves, although the bear shifters were not involved, they were still indirectly involved. Many of their brethrens were killed without justice. Humans had thought that the bear shifters were like the werewolves that they aimlessly killed anything that seems supernatural to them. Afraid that their descendants will be left without a line, the leader of the bear shifters, at that time, proposed that they will be separated and be hidden away from the human world. Similar as to what the werewolves had done before, many were scattered.
These four bear shifters were brothers; offsprings from the line of the bear shifter leaders. Storm was the oldest; Oz was the second oldest, followed by Levi, Pryor and Atticus. Pryor was their brother who had died at the hands of the rogues.
One day, Pryor was off to look for more woods. Seeing that the others were busy with their own tasks, he had ventured off alone. Storm and the others did not find this strange because it was normal for them to go off alone. They would go together only if there were trouble or needed help. But it has been a few days since he had left and there has been no word from him. Storm tried to mindlink him because he could not get through. It was then Storm decided to go out and look for his missing brother.
At first, his other brothers argued that they wanted to join in the search. However, Storm was worried that Pryor might come home at any time and might be surprised to find their home empty. But then, Oz had argued that Pryor can just mindlink them. After many arguments, Storm was outnumbered; three against one. So, in the end, the four of them went out to search for Pryor.
It took them a couple of weeks until one day, Atticus smelled something in the air. He ran towards the scent, followed by his brothers. And the sight that had welcomed them made the brothers feel numerous kinds of feelings inside them; anger, sadness, frustration, regret and more.
Just a few metres away, lay a dead mutated body. It was a n.a.k.e.d man, with his arms torn apart from his body and chunks of his legs were eaten until they could see bones penetrating through. His face was unrecognizable with dried blood coating the hair and one of the eyes were gouged out. His cheeks were hollowed with bite and scratch marks all over. But the four bear shifters knew that this was their missing brother.
Staggering closer to the body, Storm collapsed to his knees beside Pryor's dead body. Tears unknowingly slid down his cheeks as he tried to support himself, hands on the ground. With a roar, he punched the ground with his fist, leaving a deep depression. Levi smashed the trees nearby, his mind filled with rage and murder. Oz quietly grieved next to Storm, whereas Atticus went to look for wood planks to carry the body back to their home for Pryor's burial.
Shortly after, the four brothers went back, carrying Pryor's dead body, to their home. There, they began to dig a grave and gave him a proper burial.
After the burial, the four brothers were filled with rage and hatred. Long gone their regrets and sadness as they sought to look for revenge. Before they had buried Pryor, Oz had noticed something on his cold body; something sparkling. And when Oz touched it, it felt hot as if it was scorching through his fingertips. Looking closer to it, he realized that it was wolfsbane powder. Why would there be a wolfsbane powder here? He knew that there were some growing in the area but not many.
It was then they suspected that there were foul plays around and that Pryor was not killed by a beast, but rather a shifter. A werewolf, to be exact.
They immediately set off to look for clues, after they were done with the burial. They decided to look for them together else they might be ambushed, just like Pryor.
It took them several days and the more they had searched, the more clues that they had found. The biggest clue that they had found was the rest area the werewolves have used. Looking at the scraps and trash that they have left behind, the four brothers realized that these werewolves have been in the area for a long time. And judging by the little dusts of wolfsbane that they had left behind, they realized they were here for it. One question that popped in their minds was why do they need it when it was like their kryptonite?
As they surveyed the area, they also deduced that Pryor must have accidentally encountered them during his search for woods. And he must have told them to leave but instead of listening to him, they had attacked him instead and left him for the dead.
Few days later, with the clues that they had, they found the werewolves. There were five of them and from the way the foams appeared in their jaws, they realized that these werewolves were not as they seemed. They were definitely the kind of werewolves who had gone mad after years of not being in a pack. Rogues. The four brothers had found them, just as the rogues had turned.
Without any warning, the rogues had jumped onto them, wanting to attack. Before the rogues had jumped, Levi had noticed that there were scorched marks on their arms as it was burned. He could even see their inflamed skin where there was no more fur. It was then they realized that these rogues were the one who had been looking for the wolfsbane and had killed Pryor.
Their presumption was correct when they noticed a scrap of cloth near to where the rogues had been packing the wolfsbane. It was a piece of Pryor's shirt.
Angered at the realization, the four brothers had shifted into their bear counterparts and began to attack the rogues. However, one managed to run away, together with the wolfsbanes.
It has been a couple of days since then. They were still looking for the rogue as it couldn't have gotten far when they saw Roel, Ulanni and Jeayan standing near their tunnel.
The place where the bear shifters had brought them to was a large cave. But as they walked further inside, Roel and the two female shifters realized that it was a tunnel. It was barely lit, fringed by curving sandstone walls. The walls were sandy dry that dust came off their hands when they touched the walls as they walked further in cautiously. The ground that they walked on was full of gravel and pebbles that each sound from them created a 'clink' sound throughout the tunnel. It was a long tunnel where the path was curving. Hence why it felt very long. Further ahead, they could see a dimmed light, which they assumed was the end of the tunnel and way out. Leading the way was Storm Ainge, followed by Roel, Jeayan and Ulanni. The other three bear shifters, whom Storm introduced as Levi, Atticus and Oz. Levi was the hot-headed bear shifter, who had snapped at Ulanni earlier. Atticus was the quiet one among them but was also the largest. Even larger than Storm. Oz seems like the mischievious and the friendly one, judging by the smirk on his face. As they were walking, he even chatted with Ulanni, much to Jeayan's discomfort as the four shifters were still in their birthday suit. Shortly after, they finally arrived at the end of the tunnel. Roel and the two female shifters blinked their eyes furiously as they were exposed to the unexpected brightness. The four bear shifters only walked forward, used to the sudden light. Just a few metres away was a two-storey large log cabin, which stood proudly in the middle. There were no trees nearby, only several tree stumps, which probably had been cut down before. The cabin was simple where it looked like it was all made of wood, plaster, moss and mortar. Inside, the cabin was even more rustic, with every furniture made of wood. There was no proper water sewage system and electricity. Jeayan was the most shocked out of the three werewolves. Probably because she was born in the modern world, she had never experienced this kind of lifestyle where one does not depend on electricity. But it was kind of a pleasant shock as she was more intrigued. While the bear shifters went to put on their clothes, the three of them were in the living room where they sat on tree stumps, which served as a stool for them to sit. The three of them were quiet as they studied everything around them. Although Ulanni had lived longer than Roel and Jeayan, she too had never been in close contact with other shifters, other than werewolves, witches and warlocks. After a few minutes, the four shifters returned back with clothes on. Oz was about to sit next to Jeayan when Roel grabbed Jeayan's arm and exchanged seats with her. Oblivious to the silent stare that Roel had given to the smiling Oz, Jeayan just sat where Roel had sat before and kept quiet again. Ignoring the tension that was about to rise between Roel and Oz, Storm began to discuss what had happened a month ago. There were not many bear shifters in this world. After that year when the humans had waged war against the werewolves, although the bear shifters were not involved, they were still indirectly involved. Many of their brethrens were killed without justice. Humans had thought that the bear shifters were like the werewolves that they aimlessly killed anything that seems supernatural to them. Afraid that their descendants will be left without a line, the leader of the bear shifters, at that time, proposed that they will be separated and be hidden away from the human world. Similar as to what the werewolves had done before, many were scattered. These four bear shifters were brothers; offsprings from the line of the bear shifter leaders. Storm was the oldest; Oz was the second oldest, followed by Levi, Pryor and Atticus. Pryor was their brother who had died at the hands of the rogues. One day, Pryor was off to look for more woods. Seeing that the others were busy with their own tasks, he had ventured off alone. Storm and the others did not find this strange because it was normal for them to go off alone. They would go together only if there were trouble or needed help. But it has been a few days since he had left and there has been no word from him. Storm tried to mindlink him because he could not get through. It was then Storm decided to go out and look for his missing brother. At first, his other brothers argued that they wanted to join in the search. However, Storm was worried that Pryor might come home at any time and might be surprised to find their home empty. But then, Oz had argued that Pryor can just mindlink them. After many arguments, Storm was outnumbered; three against one. So, in the end, the four of them went out to search for Pryor. It took them a couple of weeks until one day, Atticus smelled something in the air. He ran towards the scent, followed by his brothers. And the sight that had welcomed them made the brothers feel numerous kinds of feelings inside them; anger, sadness, frustration, regret and more. Just a few metres away, lay a dead mutated body. It was a n.a.k.e.d man, with his arms torn apart from his body and chunks of his legs were eaten until they could see bones penetrating through. His face was unrecognizable with dried blood coating the hair and one of the eyes were gouged out. His cheeks were hollowed with bite and scratch marks all over. But the four bear shifters knew that this was their missing brother. Staggering closer to the body, Storm collapsed to his knees beside Pryor's dead body. Tears unknowingly slid down his cheeks as he tried to support himself, hands on the ground. With a roar, he punched the ground with his fist, leaving a deep depression. Levi smashed the trees nearby, his mind filled with rage and murder. Oz quietly grieved next to Storm, whereas Atticus went to look for wood planks to carry the body back to their home for Pryor's burial. Shortly after, the four brothers went back, carrying Pryor's dead body, to their home. There, they began to dig a grave and gave him a proper burial. After the burial, the four brothers were filled with rage and hatred. Long gone their regrets and sadness as they sought to look for revenge. Before they had buried Pryor, Oz had noticed something on his cold body; something sparkling. And when Oz touched it, it felt hot as if it was scorching through his fingertips. Looking closer to it, he realized that it was wolfsbane powder. Why would there be a wolfsbane powder here? He knew that there were some growing in the area but not many. It was then they suspected that there were foul plays around and that Pryor was not killed by a beast, but rather a shifter. A werewolf, to be exact. They immediately set off to look for clues, after they were done with the burial. They decided to look for them together else they might be ambushed, just like Pryor. It took them several days and the more they had searched, the more clues that they had found. The biggest clue that they had found was the rest area the werewolves have used. Looking at the scraps and trash that they have left behind, the four brothers realized that these werewolves have been in the area for a long time. And judging by the little dusts of wolfsbane that they had left behind, they realized they were here for it. One question that popped in their minds was why do they need it when it was like their kryptonite? As they surveyed the area, they also deduced that Pryor must have accidentally encountered them during his search for woods. And he must have told them to leave but instead of listening to him, they had attacked him instead and left him for the dead. Few days later, with the clues that they had, they found the werewolves. There were five of them and from the way the foams appeared in their jaws, they realized that these werewolves were not as they seemed. They were definitely the kind of werewolves who had gone mad after years of not being in a pack. Rogues. The four brothers had found them, just as the rogues had turned. Without any warning, the rogues had jumped onto them, wanting to attack. Before the rogues had jumped, Levi had noticed that there were scorched marks on their arms as it was burned. He could even see their inflamed skin where there was no more fur. It was then they realized that these rogues were the one who had been looking for the wolfsbane and had killed Pryor. Their presumption was correct when they noticed a scrap of cloth near to where the rogues had been packing the wolfsbane. It was a piece of Pryor's shirt. Angered at the realization, the four brothers had shifted into their bear counterparts and began to attack the rogues. However, one managed to run away, together with the wolfsbanes. It has been a couple of days since then. They were still looking for the rogue as it couldn't have gotten far when they saw Roel, Ulanni and Jeayan standing near their tunnel.
