SHAPESHIFTERS
The Part 61

By evening, the sunlight had left only a few orange pattern lines at the horizon, and in each curve of the cloud clumped.

Seba had already left from under the maple tree, not long after Marco had joined, and sat there.

So did Fint and Fent, who had already gone to the farm warehouse, almost the same time as Seba.

Marco and Beta are still sitting under the maple tree.

"Your ability to distinguish shapeshifters, in different ways, does benefit us" Beta said.

"In that way, you can tell which traitor is trying to infiltrate among your followers" Beta continued.

"Hmmm... I don't think too much about that right now" Marco said.

"That's no trivial thing. Just imagine, if you can't realize the arrival of the enemy, maybe there will be another story earlier," said Beta.

Marco took a deep breath, and exhaled it violently.

"I assume what you said is true. But, something made me really feel curious about the two shapeshifters...

What is their status among Alpha's replacement followers? They seem to be able to fight with a strength that is almost balanced with your strength" Marco said.

"That's her. I forgot to tell you, if Alpha's follower is a replacement, there's no hierarchy. Only Alpha as the leader, and the rest are fighters without status...

Their strength as a fighter is almost equal compared to my strength, or Gamma and Delta," Beta said.

"Therefore, we must not be rash, let alone rush to the castle, without any planning," continued Beta.

"Why is it like that? I mean, the hierarchical arrangement in Alpha substitute, why is it any different?" ask Marco.

"Because they could be considered as defectors, so they are detached from the bond of the shapeshifter rule, which makes them able to be equally strong...

Like humans, as long as they are young, they are certainly still strong, when compared to the elderly," Beta replied.

Marco means that I guessed wrong.

Marco's estimation is that he will only fight a substitute Alpha, while Beta, Gamma, and Delta, will fight a shapeshifter from a replacement Alpha hierarchy array, with the same status and power as them.

"Then, that means me, you, Gamma and Delta, will fight all of the surrogate Alpha's followers at once?" ask Marco.

"More or less like that...

Since the shapeshifter members are your other followers, it can only be a distraction...

Because not necessarily they can compensate, the strength of the Alpha surrogate follower," Beta replied.

Marco fell silent while thinking about the words Beta.

Quickly, at that time Flints seemed to insist that Marco immediately claim the plane.

Flints also appears to insist on collecting all the shapeshifters, who will support Marco.

If the shapeshifter of substitute Alpha followers more and more, Marco and his group of followers will indeed be overwhelmed against him.

Let's just say if there are a hundred replacement Alpha followers, then if only Marco, Beta, Gamma, and Delta can fight well, obviously their strength to fight is far from balanced.

Then most likely all of them would be wounded, and worst of all, the four of them could have been defeated, and died in the hands of the surrogate Alpha and his followers.

But...

"Don't you ever say there's a fair match between me and the substitute Alpha?" ask Marco.

"Yes. It could happen, if you could enter the castle, and challenge the substitute Alpha on its throne...

The problem, and need careful planning, is how you can get in there. Passing all the strict guardianship of the Alpha surrogate's followers," Beta replied.

We're hoping Flints can quickly round them up" Beta continued.

"Why don't you come help Flints?" ask Marco.

"Not that I don't want to help, but you saw the example just now? Information that begins to spread, will be a dangerous situation, if you are alone...

If any of them check here, I think there will be another Alpha follower who will follow, come to this place" Beta replied.

"If it's only three or four of them, you might be able to fight it yourself. But, if there are many, how?

You may still be able to finish them all off, but there is also a possibility, if you will be injured," continued Beta.

Marco grunted annoyedly.

Not because Marco was angry with Beta, but because he thought about it, Marco could have been hurt.

Marco wants this to end soon.

If from the beginning Alpha who was also the original Daddy Marco did not bring Marco to the orphanage, maybe the life story of Marco will be different.

Thinking about fight after fight, in order to protect the people Marco loved, made Marco quite frustrated.

"Is there anything you know about the previous Alpha? Why did he take me out of the castle?" ask Marco.

"You mean, you want to know about your Daddy?" Beta asked back.

"Yes" answered Marco.

"none. I don't know anything about the reason that you didn't stay in the castle...

All I heard from my Daddy, was that when you were born, you couldn't change, like a common shapeshifter...

Therefore, many shapeshifters become traitors, and follow Alpha as a substitute. Because they assume, the prophecy written is just nonsense," said Beta.

"I'm sorry... I have no intention of talking about the ugliness of your parents...

But shapeshifters, indeed many consider that the Alpha, was a leader who did not deserve to be respected...

Because it makes an ordinary human as a partner," continued Beta.

Marco laughed cynically.

"Then how do you respond to me now? I also have a partner, who is just an ordinary human being," Marco said.

"Do I deserve to be a leader?" Marco continued to ask.

Until some time later after Marco said that, Beta just fell silent, and made no sound at all from his mouth.

Apparently, Beta was thinking of something that could be the right answer.

"You still deserve to be the Alpha we respect" Beta replied.

"You're a different Alpha. Then what's wrong, if everything about shapeshifter also comes differently. Change from old habits, carried over from generation to generation...

The proof is that many refugees are on your side, following in the footsteps of the previous Alpha, paired with ordinary humans...

Although none of them, paired with humans, gave birth to shapeshifter offspring" Beta continued.

Marco laughed again.

"Hmmm... If this is true, if the descendants of shapeshifters are born less often, then over time these people will become extinct" Marco said.

"It's possible that creatures like us, are destined to disappear from this earth forever." said Beta flatly.