Chapter 107: Demonic Presence
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"What was that?" Travis gasped and scooted closer to the other men in fear. He was already scared by the unexpected turn of events and now, after listening to the aggressive roar from the jungle, he was beyond mortified. The young man was close to losing his soul in his fright.
Even Louis was startled by the sound and he looked at the young warrior from Ideni. However, Liam himself looked uncertain and in worry.
"Sir Liam?" Louis' voice broke his thoughts and Liam looked at the other men in a daze.
"Sir Louis, do you think Sir Harvey is in danger?" Liam queried and his face paled immediately, making everyone frown in concern.
"Was that Sir Harvey?" Louis pointed in the direction they had heard the grown while his eyes dilated in terror.
"No, Sir Louis. That was not Sir Harvey." Liam's words sent everyone into a state of frenzy and they looked at each other in anxiousness.
"Are you...you sure, Sir Liam? Are you not mistaken?" Travis was the first one the break the odd silence between them and queried gently, fearing that he was now hearing things.
"I am sure, Sir Travis. We werewolves can recognize our kind well and that did not sound like Sir Harvey or any other werewolf." Liam explained and glanced in the direction from where he had heard the growl.
"It might be some wild animal then." Louis let out a breath of relief and his tense shoulders relaxed. In just one night, he had experienced and lot and he was yet to accept that Alpha Alexis had been abducted magically right under his nose.
"I am afraid that it is not any wild animal either, Sir Louis." Liam refuted at once and Louis, who had finally relaxed lightly, stiffened at once and blinked at him, baffled by his confident declaration.
When Lian met their intrigued yet scared gazes, he licked his lips and unclenched his sweaty palms. "Sir, we the people of the wild can recognize the other animals just by the sound they make. We can not only differentiate our kind, we can also find out who is making the sound if it is someone we are familiar with. And.."
Liam darted his eyes around him before they settled on Louis who was listening to him intently. "It was neither Sir Harvey or any other werewolf, nor was it any animal of the wild. It did not sound like the snarl of an animal at all."
Chills went down everyone's spine and Louis' lips parted slightly as his shirt became damp due to his sweat. Even in the cold night, he was sweating profusely while his heart was thundering at a mad pace. An unknown kind of fear settled in his heart and for the first time in his life, he felt utterly hopeless and petrified.
The other men's conditions were no less serious than his and they instinctively moved closer to each other, scared out of their wits.
Louis looked around him, concern and fright filling his eyes as moments passed. Every moment they spent in such a dreadful place was like a moment spent in hell and he wanted to leave from there as soon as possible.
His eyes suddenly stopped when they fell on the horses that were grazing silently as though they had not even heard the growl from before. They remained unfazed as they stood still, enjoying the fresh food they were provided with and the cool breeze that swept past them, brushing their manes gently.
Again, Louis was bewildered by the horses' strange behavior and pursed his lips. 'What is happening here? Why did the horses not react when they heard the growl? What dark magic is this?' He wondered as he clutched his sword tight.
For reasons unknown, he had an inkling that the person who abducted and the growl they had heard were related. But he could not make out how. Wandering in the jungle to find the source of the snarl was not a good choice, not when he had other people with him and it was too dark to enter the forest at such a time. Moreover, they did not know what kind of person they were dealing with and entering the battlefield without knowing the enemy was not at all a good strategy.
Louis snuck out his tongue in apprehension, not knowing what to do. Though it was not in his blood to run away in fear, he could not risk putting everyone else's lives in danger when they had encountered such a mishap on their way. He could only grit his teeth while they waited for Harvey to return safely.
"Sir Liam, is Sir Harvey safe?" Travis could not tolerate the torture anymore and he inquired the man who was staring hard in the direction they had heard the growl.
"Sir Harvey is safe. Do not worry Sir." Liam assured him and to ensure that the men did not fret much, he even added, "I just mind linked him and he is on his way back."
Just as Liam finished speaking, they heard a low growl and Liam threw a pile of clothes in the direction they had heard the sound. Moments after, Harvey returned, his face utterly expressionless and solemn.
"Sir Harvey, did you hear the snarl too?" Travis asked him even before anybody could speak, completely ignoring the grave expression on his Knight Commander's face.
"Yes, I did and that did not sound like one of us. It was not any wild animal too." He asserted and glanced at Liam who nodded at him curtly. "I am afraid to say this place is not safe for us anymore."
"Sir Harvey, did you see what it was then?" Travis was curious to find out from where the growl had come even if he was terrified to no end.
"I tried to follow the sound. But after the snarl, I did not hear anything else." Harvey let out a helpless sigh and bit his lip in dismay. "Moreover, there is no scent in the air either. I could only give up halfway and return."
Harvey's courage in his pursuit of the source of sound really impressed Travis and he stared at him in admiration. Given the circumstances, Travis was certain that he would never have followed the sound if he were in the jungle, be a werewolf or not.
"Sir Louis, I suggest that we leave this place right away," Harvey stated and darted his eyes around him. "Although I am sure, I presume that there is a demonic presence here and the more we stay here, the more we will be in danger. There is darkness and negativity in the air and I do not know why I sense bloodthirst and death around us."
Harvey was the calmest among all the men, Louis noticed and he believed his words immediately. Though he was not as sensitive as Harvey was to danger, he could still feel an ominous feeling her and it was felt too suffocating. If what Harvey said was the truth, then the best choice was to leave the place before it became too late.
"You are right, Sir Harvey. We cannot risk any more lives and if what you said about the presence of demonic being is the truth, then we should leave from here all the more." Louis stated and Harvey nodded at him, glad that the man had understood him and agreed with him, instead of objecting to him.
The men mounted their horses and taking one last glance at the place around them, they left the place immediately.
"Sir Louis, how are we going to deal with this matter?" Liam queried from behind. This was now a grave issue for it was under their watch that Alpha Alexis had been abducted and they had no leads about it whatsoever. Once the matter reached everyone, it would become a huge dispute and riots might start.
The disappearance of an Alpha right before the start of the contest for the Alpha King's throne was a serious matter. And the four men who had accompanied him back to Aranill would be suspected first.
Louis understood what the man was trying to convey. Since the mishap had happened in their presence, even their Alpha would be implicated until the matter was solved and it was only right that Liam and Harvey were worried.
He himself was worried too and he licked his dry lips. He was not worried that he would be held responsible for the mishap. Instead, he was more worried about the Alpha of Ideni for unnecessarily, he would be dragged into this and his enemies would use this opportunity to eliminate him from the contest when that was not what he wanted.
To Louis, Azimir was one of the best candidates worthy of occupying the throne and considering his abilities, there were high chances of him winning the contest. However, now with such a conspiracy, his chance of even participating in the contest was in jeopardy.
Liam sensed the man's depressed mood and he swallowed the remaining questions he had in mind. He was concerned for himself as well as for the other men with him. But he was more concerned about his Alpha. All he could hope was for the issue to be solved before the contest started.
Meanwhile, a dark gaze followed the men from where he was as he licked the blood that trickled down his lips before they quirked up into a smile. He then stared at the dead man in his arms, whose face was completely disfigured while two of his limbs were missing.. The next instant, his smile vanished and he closed his eyes before he disappeared from the place, splattering the tree branch he was sitting on with the dead man's blood.
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"What was that?" Travis gasped and scooted closer to the other men in fear. He was already scared by the unexpected turn of events and now, after listening to the aggressive roar from the jungle, he was beyond mortified. The young man was close to losing his soul in his fright.
Even Louis was startled by the sound and he looked at the young warrior from Ideni. However, Liam himself looked uncertain and in worry.
"Sir Liam?" Louis' voice broke his thoughts and Liam looked at the other men in a daze.
"Sir Louis, do you think Sir Harvey is in danger?" Liam queried and his face paled immediately, making everyone frown in concern.
"Was that Sir Harvey?" Louis pointed in the direction they had heard the grown while his eyes dilated in terror.
"No, Sir Louis. That was not Sir Harvey." Liam's words sent everyone into a state of frenzy and they looked at each other in anxiousness.
"Are you...you sure, Sir Liam? Are you not mistaken?" Travis was the first one the break the odd silence between them and queried gently, fearing that he was now hearing things.
"I am sure, Sir Travis. We werewolves can recognize our kind well and that did not sound like Sir Harvey or any other werewolf." Liam explained and glanced in the direction from where he had heard the growl.
"It might be some wild animal then." Louis let out a breath of relief and his tense shoulders relaxed. In just one night, he had experienced and lot and he was yet to accept that Alpha Alexis had been abducted magically right under his nose.
"I am afraid that it is not any wild animal either, Sir Louis." Liam refuted at once and Louis, who had finally relaxed lightly, stiffened at once and blinked at him, baffled by his confident declaration.
When Lian met their intrigued yet scared gazes, he licked his lips and unclenched his sweaty palms. "Sir, we the people of the wild can recognize the other animals just by the sound they make. We can not only differentiate our kind, we can also find out who is making the sound if it is someone we are familiar with. And.."
Liam darted his eyes around him before they settled on Louis who was listening to him intently. "It was neither Sir Harvey or any other werewolf, nor was it any animal of the wild. It did not sound like the snarl of an animal at all."
Chills went down everyone's spine and Louis' lips parted slightly as his shirt became damp due to his sweat. Even in the cold night, he was sweating profusely while his heart was thundering at a mad pace. An unknown kind of fear settled in his heart and for the first time in his life, he felt utterly hopeless and petrified.
The other men's conditions were no less serious than his and they instinctively moved closer to each other, scared out of their wits.
Louis looked around him, concern and fright filling his eyes as moments passed. Every moment they spent in such a dreadful place was like a moment spent in hell and he wanted to leave from there as soon as possible.
His eyes suddenly stopped when they fell on the horses that were grazing silently as though they had not even heard the growl from before. They remained unfazed as they stood still, enjoying the fresh food they were provided with and the cool breeze that swept past them, brushing their manes gently.
Again, Louis was bewildered by the horses' strange behavior and pursed his lips. 'What is happening here? Why did the horses not react when they heard the growl? What dark magic is this?' He wondered as he clutched his sword tight.
For reasons unknown, he had an inkling that the person who abducted and the growl they had heard were related. But he could not make out how. Wandering in the jungle to find the source of the snarl was not a good choice, not when he had other people with him and it was too dark to enter the forest at such a time. Moreover, they did not know what kind of person they were dealing with and entering the battlefield without knowing the enemy was not at all a good strategy.
Louis snuck out his tongue in apprehension, not knowing what to do. Though it was not in his blood to run away in fear, he could not risk putting everyone else's lives in danger when they had encountered such a mishap on their way. He could only grit his teeth while they waited for Harvey to return safely.
"Sir Liam, is Sir Harvey safe?" Travis could not tolerate the torture anymore and he inquired the man who was staring hard in the direction they had heard the growl.
"Sir Harvey is safe. Do not worry Sir." Liam assured him and to ensure that the men did not fret much, he even added, "I just mind linked him and he is on his way back."
Just as Liam finished speaking, they heard a low growl and Liam threw a pile of clothes in the direction they had heard the sound. Moments after, Harvey returned, his face utterly expressionless and solemn.
"Sir Harvey, did you hear the snarl too?" Travis asked him even before anybody could speak, completely ignoring the grave expression on his Knight Commander's face.
"Yes, I did and that did not sound like one of us. It was not any wild animal too." He asserted and glanced at Liam who nodded at him curtly. "I am afraid to say this place is not safe for us anymore."
"Sir Harvey, did you see what it was then?" Travis was curious to find out from where the growl had come even if he was terrified to no end.
"I tried to follow the sound. But after the snarl, I did not hear anything else." Harvey let out a helpless sigh and bit his lip in dismay. "Moreover, there is no scent in the air either. I could only give up halfway and return."
Harvey's courage in his pursuit of the source of sound really impressed Travis and he stared at him in admiration. Given the circumstances, Travis was certain that he would never have followed the sound if he were in the jungle, be a werewolf or not.
"Sir Louis, I suggest that we leave this place right away," Harvey stated and darted his eyes around him. "Although I am sure, I presume that there is a demonic presence here and the more we stay here, the more we will be in danger. There is darkness and negativity in the air and I do not know why I sense bloodthirst and death around us."
Harvey was the calmest among all the men, Louis noticed and he believed his words immediately. Though he was not as sensitive as Harvey was to danger, he could still feel an ominous feeling her and it was felt too suffocating. If what Harvey said was the truth, then the best choice was to leave the place before it became too late.
"You are right, Sir Harvey. We cannot risk any more lives and if what you said about the presence of demonic being is the truth, then we should leave from here all the more." Louis stated and Harvey nodded at him, glad that the man had understood him and agreed with him, instead of objecting to him.
The men mounted their horses and taking one last glance at the place around them, they left the place immediately.
"Sir Louis, how are we going to deal with this matter?" Liam queried from behind. This was now a grave issue for it was under their watch that Alpha Alexis had been abducted and they had no leads about it whatsoever. Once the matter reached everyone, it would become a huge dispute and riots might start.
The disappearance of an Alpha right before the start of the contest for the Alpha King's throne was a serious matter. And the four men who had accompanied him back to Aranill would be suspected first.
Louis understood what the man was trying to convey. Since the mishap had happened in their presence, even their Alpha would be implicated until the matter was solved and it was only right that Liam and Harvey were worried.
He himself was worried too and he licked his dry lips. He was not worried that he would be held responsible for the mishap. Instead, he was more worried about the Alpha of Ideni for unnecessarily, he would be dragged into this and his enemies would use this opportunity to eliminate him from the contest when that was not what he wanted.
To Louis, Azimir was one of the best candidates worthy of occupying the throne and considering his abilities, there were high chances of him winning the contest. However, now with such a conspiracy, his chance of even participating in the contest was in jeopardy.
Liam sensed the man's depressed mood and he swallowed the remaining questions he had in mind. He was concerned for himself as well as for the other men with him. But he was more concerned about his Alpha. All he could hope was for the issue to be solved before the contest started.
Meanwhile, a dark gaze followed the men from where he was as he licked the blood that trickled down his lips before they quirked up into a smile. He then stared at the dead man in his arms, whose face was completely disfigured while two of his limbs were missing.. The next instant, his smile vanished and he closed his eyes before he disappeared from the place, splattering the tree branch he was sitting on with the dead man's blood.
"What was that?" Travis gasped and scooted closer to the other men in fear. He was already scared by the unexpected turn of events and now, after listening to the aggressive roar from the jungle, he was beyond mortified. The young man was close to losing his soul in his fright.Even Louis was startled by the sound and he looked at the young warrior from Ideni. However, Liam himself looked uncertain and in worry."Sir Liam?" Louis' voice broke his thoughts and Liam looked at the other men in a daze. "Sir Louis, do you think Sir Harvey is in danger?" Liam queried and his face paled immediately, making everyone frown in concern."Was that Sir Harvey?" Louis pointed in the direction they had heard the grown while his eyes dilated in terror."No, Sir Louis. That was not Sir Harvey." Liam's words sent everyone into a state of frenzy and they looked at each other in anxiousness."Are you...you sure, Sir Liam? Are you not mistaken?" Travis was the first one the break the odd silence between them and queried gently, fearing that he was now hearing things."I am sure, Sir Travis. We werewolves can recognize our kind well and that did not sound like Sir Harvey or any other werewolf." Liam explained and glanced in the direction from where he had heard the growl."It might be some wild animal then." Louis let out a breath of relief and his tense shoulders relaxed. In just one night, he had experienced and lot and he was yet to accept that Alpha Alexis had been abducted magically right under his nose."I am afraid that it is not any wild animal either, Sir Louis." Liam refuted at once and Louis, who had finally relaxed lightly, stiffened at once and blinked at him, baffled by his confident declaration. When Lian met their intrigued yet scared gazes, he licked his lips and unclenched his sweaty palms. "Sir, we the people of the wild can recognize the other animals just by the sound they make. We can not only differentiate our kind, we can also find out who is making the sound if it is someone we are familiar with. And.."Liam darted his eyes around him before they settled on Louis who was listening to him intently. "It was neither Sir Harvey or any other werewolf, nor was it any animal of the wild. It did not sound like the snarl of an animal at all."Chills went down everyone's spine and Louis' lips parted slightly as his shirt became damp due to his sweat. Even in the cold night, he was sweating profusely while his heart was thundering at a mad pace. An unknown kind of fear settled in his heart and for the first time in his life, he felt utterly hopeless and petrified.The other men's conditions were no less serious than his and they instinctively moved closer to each other, scared out of their wits.Louis looked around him, concern and fright filling his eyes as moments passed. Every moment they spent in such a dreadful place was like a moment spent in hell and he wanted to leave from there as soon as possible.His eyes suddenly stopped when they fell on the horses that were grazing silently as though they had not even heard the growl from before. They remained unfazed as they stood still, enjoying the fresh food they were provided with and the cool breeze that swept past them, brushing their manes gently.Again, Louis was bewildered by the horses' strange behavior and pursed his lips. 'What is happening here? Why did the horses not react when they heard the growl? What dark magic is this?' He wondered as he clutched his sword tight.For reasons unknown, he had an inkling that the person who abducted and the growl they had heard were related. But he could not make out how. Wandering in the jungle to find the source of the snarl was not a good choice, not when he had other people with him and it was too dark to enter the forest at such a time. Moreover, they did not know what kind of person they were dealing with and entering the battlefield without knowing the enemy was not at all a good strategy.Louis snuck out his tongue in apprehension, not knowing what to do. Though it was not in his blood to run away in fear, he could not risk putting everyone else's lives in danger when they had encountered such a mishap on their way. He could only grit his teeth while they waited for Harvey to return safely."Sir Liam, is Sir Harvey safe?" Travis could not tolerate the torture anymore and he inquired the man who was staring hard in the direction they had heard the growl."Sir Harvey is safe. Do not worry Sir." Liam assured him and to ensure that the men did not fret much, he even added, "I just mind linked him and he is on his way back."Just as Liam finished speaking, they heard a low growl and Liam threw a pile of clothes in the direction they had heard the sound. Moments after, Harvey returned, his face utterly expressionless and solemn."Sir Harvey, did you hear the snarl too?" Travis asked him even before anybody could speak, completely ignoring the grave expression on his Knight Commander's face."Yes, I did and that did not sound like one of us. It was not any wild animal too." He asserted and glanced at Liam who nodded at him curtly. "I am afraid to say this place is not safe for us anymore.""Sir Harvey, did you see what it was then?" Travis was curious to find out from where the growl had come even if he was terrified to no end."I tried to follow the sound. But after the snarl, I did not hear anything else." Harvey let out a helpless sigh and bit his lip in dismay. "Moreover, there is no scent in the air either. I could only give up halfway and return."Harvey's courage in his pursuit of the source of sound really impressed Travis and he stared at him in admiration. Given the circumstances, Travis was certain that he would never have followed the sound if he were in the jungle, be a werewolf or not."Sir Louis, I suggest that we leave this place right away," Harvey stated and darted his eyes around him. "Although I am sure, I presume that there is a demonic presence here and the more we stay here, the more we will be in danger. There is darkness and negativity in the air and I do not know why I sense bloodthirst and death around us."Harvey was the calmest among all the men, Louis noticed and he believed his words immediately. Though he was not as sensitive as Harvey was to danger, he could still feel an ominous feeling her and it was felt too suffocating. If what Harvey said was the truth, then the best choice was to leave the place before it became too late."You are right, Sir Harvey. We cannot risk any more lives and if what you said about the presence of demonic being is the truth, then we should leave from here all the more." Louis stated and Harvey nodded at him, glad that the man had understood him and agreed with him, instead of objecting to him.The men mounted their horses and taking one last glance at the place around them, they left the place immediately."Sir Louis, how are we going to deal with this matter?" Liam queried from behind. This was now a grave issue for it was under their watch that Alpha Alexis had been abducted and they had no leads about it whatsoever. Once the matter reached everyone, it would become a huge dispute and riots might start.The disappearance of an Alpha right before the start of the contest for the Alpha King's throne was a serious matter. And the four men who had accompanied him back to Aranill would be suspected first. Louis understood what the man was trying to convey. Since the mishap had happened in their presence, even their Alpha would be implicated until the matter was solved and it was only right that Liam and Harvey were worried.He himself was worried too and he licked his dry lips. He was not worried that he would be held responsible for the mishap. Instead, he was more worried about the Alpha of Ideni for unnecessarily, he would be dragged into this and his enemies would use this opportunity to eliminate him from the contest when that was not what he wanted.To Louis, Azimir was one of the best candidates worthy of occupying the throne and considering his abilities, there were high chances of him winning the contest. However, now with such a conspiracy, his chance of even participating in the contest was in jeopardy.Liam sensed the man's depressed mood and he swallowed the remaining questions he had in mind. He was concerned for himself as well as for the other men with him. But he was more concerned about his Alpha. All he could hope was for the issue to be solved before the contest started.Meanwhile, a dark gaze followed the men from where he was as he licked the blood that trickled down his lips before they quirked up into a smile. He then stared at the dead man in his arms, whose face was completely disfigured while two of his limbs were missing.. The next instant, his smile vanished and he closed his eyes before he disappeared from the place, splattering the tree branch he was sitting on with the dead man's blood.
