Finding You, Again
David 4 - Coup d'Etat

I stared blankly at the glass roof which now showed clouds and several flickers of stars.

A mixed feeling of tightness and pain filled my chest. The tightness of my longing to see Bee, and the pain of my ribs that after 4 days had passed since the incident, still had not healed.

Something is strange about my body. For a wound like this, it usually takes me only 2 days to heal. But until now the pain is still stabbing, every time I try to do a routine.

Is the wound worse than I thought?.

The pain has been reduced compared to 4 days ago, but I should now be completely healed. The power of the old man was truly insane. If I didn't hate him half-dead like now, I wouldn't have hesitated to admit that he was incredibly strong.

The sound of a window door opening and a tray filled with dinner appeared. I tried to shift my body towards the door to grab the food that was near the door.

F*ck!!! Come upon me with all my heart, when the sharp stabbing taste came back.

I took a deep breath withstanding the pain, but the smell of Niter* piercing my nose made me cough violently.

"God d*mn it!!!"

Bounce me by shouting now. Of course the cough will produce terrible pain for my ribs.

What's with this Niter smell?

Monath has the world's largest supplier of maple syrup and maple sugar pemen. So I wouldn't be surprised by the smell of Niter. But the factory that produced it is about 10km from here.

For the size of my nose that is quite sharp, 10 km is included in the safe distance. This sweet scent should not bother me. But with a smell this sharp, I estimate that gallons of niter are in a distance of less than 1 km.

What is the old man doing now?

Gritting my teeth withstanding the pain, I finally managed to grab the tray.

I slowly sat down and growled loudly, as the transition between lying and sitting produced a sharper pain than when I shifted earlier.

I looked at the 2 trays that still contained breakfast and lunch in annoyance. I went through breakfast and lunch in the hope that my wounds would heal faster, if I remained motionless, but my hopes were in vain .

With a snort, I put the dinner of soup and meat steak into my mouth. I'm a little lusting after the truth. But if I don't eat, the healing process will also slow down, due to the lack of energy.

I need to get well anyhow. After that, I'm going to devise a plan to get out of this.

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The smell of metal and fishy blood that invaded my nose immediately brought me awake with my heart beating violently in alarm.

Not to be mistaken, this fishy smell was the scent of blood. I calmed down and tried to listen more carefully to my surroundings. I sat down and tried to concentrate.

Before long, a mixed voice between the battle cry and the scream of fear lunged at my eardrum.

Something is happening in this pack!! I jumped up without a care for my ribs that were again throbbing protests.

"Hey..what's going on outside?" ask the guards at the door. No answer was heard.

I breathe deep air.

Among the still-piercing smell of niter, I did not detect another scent on the doorstep. The guard had already left his post.

It means something bad has happened. It was impossible for the old man to call them if the circumstances were not urgent.

But what's going on? There can't be a horde of Stray who dare to attack this pack. This pack has the ability to fight against a small country army easily, if Stray really comes attacking, they mean tired of living.

The screams and the smell of smoke made me panic even more. The fire!?

Maybe it was worse than I thought, because the voice I heard next, was the screams of children and siewolves. Whoever the assailants are means they've reached residential areas.

I banged on the door with all my might. "Hey.... Anyone outside, open it!!" my yelling.

They've attacked the residential area, I can't stay here. I kept banging and screaming with all my might.

I don't want to be an Alpha in this pack, but that doesn't mean I'm going to let this pack come under attack. This pack is home to my friends, and also my home, even though I don't want to be here right now.

A few moments passed after I shouted, with no reply or reply. Do I have to force a door with my serial form?

The sound of chain clanking signified that someone was opening the door, making me undo the intention to transform.

Immediately I ran and pulled the big door open.

Uncle Egon was at the doorstep with a naked face and body filled with blood. A sign that he has just transformed back into a human from his wolf form.

The clothes we wear will be torn if the werewolf transforms. Usually we will bring a change of clothes. So that when we return to being human, we are not too long naked.

But looking at the situation, it is certain that he has transformed unplanned.

Uncle Egon walked in and grabbed the trousers from my pile of dirty clothes. He wiped his blood-stained hand with the other clothes on the pile. Uncle Egon had injured many enemies with his claws before coming here, that blood was proof of that.

"Uncle.what happened?" I asked, while watching him wear trousers.

"Vampire" replied Uncle Egon short.

"Cursed bloody trash!!" Bumpatku hard, while running fast down the hallway of the building where I was in brackets.

I was locked up in one of the rooms in Manor, the house where Alpha was and also my home.

With maximum speed, I dashed towards the outer door with Uncle Egon following behind me. I can't wait to tear that vampire's neck with my fangs.

How did they get into the pack? This pack region besides being hidden, there was magic protecting this place. They should not be able to break through so easily.

Vampires are indeed the main enemy of werewolves, but we have not been at odds for a long time.

I killed a vampire once, but that's because I caught him trying to kill a human. All Inhumane knows, killing a vile vampire is a commendable act.

But this was different, they would usually not dare to attack the werewolf pack.

Living in the modern world is already a challenge for all of us inhumane beings. Especially with the Hunter - an ordinary human who has been highly trained to hunt inhumane. Centuries ago werewolves were also their target, but one of the werewolf ancestors made a complicated pact with them so that more or less now hunters and werewolves would not interfere with each other - who roamed around hunting inhumane.

To us inhumane beings, humans are indeed weaker than the rest of us, but, the speed of their technological development and adaptation is incredible.

Right now, it is the humans who rule the world and for me, this is not a problem. Werewolves have no desire to control more than our respective pack territory. It is this factor that makes werewolves easier to make peace with humans.

The human ancestors who knew of both werewolves and inhumane in general, purposely erased our existence from their history. Because they fear that if the Inhumane interfere in human affairs, destruction and war will cause the world to fall into a prolonged great war.

Therefore, the existence of the Inhumane only remains myths and fairy tales for humans.

Perhaps if the Inhumane could unite, we would rule the world today.

But of course it was impossible, the beastial and solitary nature of the inhumane made it difficult for us to engage with each other. Therefore, among the Inhumane like there is an unwritten agreement, we will not interfere with each other, because it will only bring more damage to each other.

I really don't understand the logic of thinking this bunch of vampires, so they dare to attack the werewolf pack.

But what can I understand from a damned creature that can only live from blood?? Their black blood will wet my paws tonight. They will pay with their lives for having dared to tease this pack.

Upon reaching the manor exit, consciousness jolted me firmly.

Black Blood!! Black blooded vampire!

My steps stopped immediately, then turned to look at Uncle Egon, who also stopped running.

"Uncle? Whose blood is on your hands? " I asked, with a slightly vibrating voice.

My brain was trying to give me some possibilities as to why the blood that soiled Uncle Egon's body and hands was red-not black

And I don't like all the answers that pop into my head.

"Oh." said Uncle Egon in a slightly surprised tone, then looked at his hand, which still left some dried red blood spots.

With a single breath, I finally recognized the scent emanating from the blood. I felt so stupid, not realizing the scent coming out of his hand since. The manor behind me disguised it perfectly. The same scent filled the entire house.

"Blood is Alpha blood. Is that my father's blood?" A perfect conclusion formed in my mind.

The little laughter of Uncle Egon whom I knew so well split the air, which was momentarily silent due to my question. That little laugh sent out a coldness that made my hair bristle with horror.

"You're right Duke. You've been a smart student for a long time" Uncle Egon replied still with a smile.

A cold and cruel smile. A smile that almost made me fail to recognize a face that usually gave me a friendly look.

Right now, all I see, are icy gray eyes, filled with a mist of lust for killing....

A sense of heat began to creep through my body, when I heard the cold answer from the creature I could no longer recognize in front of me.

"Why......?" I asked, with a choked voice holding back the anger. There are a lot of things I want to ask right now, but I most want to get an answer about this.

What was the reason that made him betray the entire pack and hurt my father? He is this Beta pack. It's his job to keep the pack together with Alpha.

"Ow.. You're asking straight to the point, Duke! It will not be exciting" he replied, lightly and mischievously. "Don't you ask how your father is doing now?" Further.

I clenched both palms with soaring anger. He's gone too far, I'm going to kill him now.

"You are full of**" I said. No one can describe how I feel right now. The betrayal of the creature that now stands before me makes me sick, angry and astonished.

Oh. I'll obey you. You'll be so sorry after this.

Not yet as I stepped, suddenly two people appeared while running then stopped and stood beside Egon.

I could smell the blood, dead fish and carcasses piercing from them. Vampire--the two guys are vampires.

Their scent is far worse and stinging than any vampire I've ever met.

My stomach immediately reacted by sending some of my food down my throat. Their scent is nauseating!!

"You're working with them to attack this pack?" I asked with disgust, accompanied by an immeasurable sense of disbelief. Egon had already sunk so far in contempt.

Vampires are the most lifeless and filthy creatures in the inhumane world. They are the only inhumane creatures still hunted indiscriminately by hunters. I was hoping that his word about vampires was just an excuse for me not to suspect him. But he was honest.

"Who is he?" Asked one of the smelly creatures, who was standing next to Egon.

The creature had a very pale face, her curly tanned blonde hair was a mess. He raised his hands to his mouth then licked his bloodied fingers. "Werewolf blood smells like a dog, I don't have a taste for drinking it" he continued, with an annoyed face.

"Yes!.when I wish I'd had a full drink tonight" said the red-haired vampire on the other side. Egon laughed faintly hearing that,

"Sorry, I promise, if the business here is over, you guys are free to hunt anyone" Egon said, emotionlessly.

A stream of cold air flowed through my body hearing them. They not only intended to attack this pack, but also humans. I'm not gonna let him.

"He is this scion pack, if we eliminate him, our work is done completely" Egon again explained to the two vampires.

"Oh....!! " The red-haired vampire is now staring with interest at me. His eyes were disgusting, as if he was judging how strong I was in fighting.

"We don't have long.This deal should be finished as soon as possible" Blonde said in a stern tone. Maybe he's the leader of this vampire herd.

"Alright-because I also want to destroy you quickly!!!!" I cried with anger. The heat began to spread throughout my body.

I called out to the wolf inside me.

My eyes are starting to turn red!!.... But the pain I was waiting for didn't come.

I concentrated desperately on calling out my other form again.

But--nil.

What the F*ck is this?! Am I losing my ability to shift?!! What a load of cr*p is this??

Question after question came quickly into my head.

That's when the kick hit my body and threw my body 3 meters back. I spewed fresh blood onto the ground, my ribs that had not healed completely, broke back.

Withstanding the pain, I got up at the right moment, the red-haired vampire jumped up while throwing a punch at me. I jumped to avoid it nimbly. I'm not an easy target when alert, even if my opponent is a vampire.

Even though I was in human form, I was more than capable of beating him up.

Quickly, I grabbed the hand that failed to hit me, then threw it with all my might. A barrage of machetes shot out from his mouth, as the red-haired vampire's back violently struck the tree.

My right hand felt sore because of the three new deep, long strokes printed there. The vampire managed to scratch me with his claws.

I hissed irritably, the vampire scratch wound had a slow healing power and left a mark, especially with my current condition. It's bad!

I looked towards Egon. Next to the blond-haired vampire, it now stood on its four legs, an old gray wolf, with a height that surpassed that of the vampire.

Egon has transformed.

A long howl sounded from his mouth. A challenge for me.

"I accept!!!" I shouted, without thinking long and blind from anger. I ran and jumped at him, without caring about my human form. I just wanted to kill him.

I haven't touched it yet, the blonde vampire managed to grab my left hand and then tried to kick my chest again. I deflected the kick with my right hand, then jumped back.

The throbbing pain came from the hand I was wearing holding back his attack earlier. I glanced at him and now my arm was turning black.

Was my bone broken by the blow? That is impossible!!

Vampires shouldn't be able to break werewolf bones that easily.

Egon looked at me with narrowed eyes, he also looked at my now injured hand. I spit blood from my mouth with disgust.

"Damor.... You coward, you don't even want to fight me, Egon" I exclaimed with a discordant laugh.

The grunts that came out of Egon's grey muzzle, I interpreted it as an order to attack, because the blonde vampire ran back to attack me.

I wanted to jump once more to avoid his kick, but something was holding me back. I turned to the side and found that the red-haired vampire had grabbed me, holding me back from dodging.

A loud kick landed heavily on my chest again. I fell to my knees and my mouth spewed fresh blood. This is so absurd, vampires shouldn't have this kind of power. I could hear some of my intact ribs breaking.

The cruel laughter of the red-haired vampire rang out in my ears.

In front of me now stood the Egon Wolf and the blond vampire. "It's too easy" he said as he walked towards me. Looking at those eyes I knew he was going to finish me off now.

I tried to get up, to fight him again.

The push on my back shoulder held back by the red-haired vampire kept me on my knees. My hand that was trying to grab her so that I could be free was also parried by her.

"He would rather pluck out his opponent's head as they kneeled" Kindly, the red-haired vampire whispered in my ear.

Once again, I stomped my body to free myself from the grip on my shoulder. But my strength has been greatly diminished now, because of the wounds I have suffered. Both my legs are also numb.

Suddenly, a creature lunged at the blond vampire, sending him ejected a few meters back. Then the creature also lunged at the red vampire as the pressure on my shoulder disappeared.

I turned to see who had come to save me. A large, reddish-brown wolf was gripping the head of a red vampire with its snout.

In the next instant, the wolf stomped, and the head of the vampire was separated from his body. Accompanied by a black liquid. The fishy smell of black blood enveloped the air.

"El.." I hissed with relief.

"YOUUUUU!!!!!....................."

Shouts of anger sounded from the other side of this fight. The blond vampire exclaimed furiously, his now blood-red eyes looking at El with murderous eyes.

El walked around me while growling in a low tone. Even though I am in human form, I know for sure the meaning of the growl.

"Not now" I whispered. He must have asked me why I was still human. I don't want to discuss my failure in front of Egon.

El howled calling for help. He knew, his chances of defeating Egon alone were very small. Egon is the beta in this pack. And again the red vampire was just a lowly vampire, but the blond vampire was in a higher grade.

Without warning Egon jumped up and pounced on El. They rolled on the ground for a few seconds. Egon quickly got up again and lunged at El. Their fight was fierce.

The sound of running footsteps approached me, I moved and managed to avoid the clutches of the blonde vampire.

He hissed angrily seeing me still had the energy to dodge. "I will not give up easy, you piece of **!!!" my yelling.

I put a little bit of energy left in my body to attack him. Some of my punches and kicks hit him with a slump. But the vampire is really strong.

Regardless of the chest-piercing pain, I threw punches and quick kicks at him.

Stalks and replies were also launched. I could feel his claws repeatedly scratching my back and chest, perhaps not too deep, as I tried to avoid them as quickly as I could.

After a while of serving it, my breath began to wheeze, my mouth again filled with blood clots. My hands and feet were also covered in blood that melted from the wounds I had obtained from his scratches.

His punches and kicks landed on his back, face, as well as on my legs and hands.

Whether it was still there or not, the intact ribs on my body after his kicks and punches landed consecutively on my chest. The nerves in my body are no longer able to translate the pain that is grinding me with a lot of pain.

One fatal kick hit my left side. I was thrown a few meters away and hit the wall of Manor. Consciousness began to leave my body, as the shrill voice of pain El made my heart slash out in dismay.

From the corner of my dimly lit eyes, I saw Egon gripping one of El's back legs with his muzzle and turning it. The crunching sound of El's broken bones sent a chill all over my body.

In my darkening gaze, the shadow of the blond vampire drew closer. I could hear a small, mocking laughter coming from the dead fish's smelling mouth.

Bee, I'm sorry... Maybe we won't see each other again

I'm sorry, I can't keep my promise to meet

I'm sorry, I can't keep my promise to be with you always

Forgive me for making you anxious and sad for my passing

I'm sorry Bee.... I love you, you're the one that's complete me,

*Niter: Maple tree sap concentrate