The Secret Of Werewolf
Chapter 1: The Escape Place

Rumors that are feared by the public, there will be something hidden there.

Wolfden Village, a small village located quite far from the big city, holds a secret that many fear.

The question is, what exactly is in the small village of Wolfden? It all started from that moment.

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EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO...

Heavy rain, near the Wolfden village area...

Sshh..

"Uuk... Argh..."

Seen a long black-robed young man was walking down the path, his footsteps were very slow and looked exhausted as well.

"I have to, quick.... "

His footsteps were unguided for sure, he muttered many times as if he was confused.

Then he stopped because he saw there was a hill high enough in a village not far from where it is today.

"That place seems to suit me...."

The black-robed young man finally stepped his feet towards the small village, towards the place he had seen earlier.

The rain was so heavy and flashes of lightning adorned this dark night, some time later in the end the black-robed young man arrived at his destination.

"The Wolfden cemetery? This place is for me."

"The resting place of the people ...."

The young man sighed, he was already at the highest peak of this hill and then looked at the night sky where there was a moonlight that was unable to illuminate because it was blocked by thick clouds and heavy rain.

"Why is everything like this? Can't I be like them?"

The young man sighed again, and then revealed the hood of his black robe, and at the same time a bright flash of light appeared in that place.

JEDER!

Along with that also an ear-shaking sound was heard, making anyone who heard it surprised except this one young man.

At first glance there was nothing strange about this black-robed young man, his stature was high and his face was handsome around the age of twenty.

Amidst his disdain for that appearance, he had a mysterious and unpredictable aura.

The look on his face indicates that he is confused and seems to have big questions from within himself.

"Until when should I experience this? Is the world too narrow for me?"

He was still looking up towards the cloud-covered moon. "If the moon had never existed...."

The young man poured out his heart as well as his impossible desire to happen, in the end he could not oppose the will of nature that already existed.

In vain hope the young man fell silent, silence was felt once in the middle of the night the torrential rain in this graveyard area and a few moments after it again a great flash and rumble occurred.

Drtts...

It made the ground tremble a little, the young man was still silent there.

"Stephen's...."

Suddenly a grown man called out to the young man.

The young man slowly turned his head towards the direction the voice was coming from, in an instant the look on his face turned grim.

Dar!

The glint and rumble no longer hesitated to show itself, bringing together two strangers in an unusual place.

The long red-robed man was now not far from the young man earlier, he was hiding his identity just as this young man had done as well.

"You know me?" The young man looked at the man seriously, his hands trembling slightly, yet he did not show a frightened expression.

"You shouldn't exist in this world" the man said with a heavy tone.

Stephen was a little surprised, he just thought he found a place to rest, but it turned out that everything was not as he expected.

The moon emblem with the mark of both swords on its side, signified someone who already had a high level of magic power, but the best known of the many high level magicians was the Reiss Family.

The Reiss family was a wealthy family living in the big city, Frost City which was located quite far from the village of Wolfden.

Having a great influence in the field of magic power and also the economy made the Reiss Family known and respected in its place, even outsiders knew about this one family.

"Dam.... The Reiss family is really troublesome." The young man named Stephen stared intently at the emblem of the red robe located on the man's chest.

Stephen knew the Reiss family would be so famous, and in fact he was dealing with this family.

The red-robed man was silent for a moment as if he had not expected Stephen to know his identity that he was hiding right now.

"So you know me?" The red-robed man revealed his headscarf, and along with it was a facial expression that was not much different from that shown by Stephen.

The man's face was partially scarred near his right eye, looked a little blistered but not too severe, and he himself had no trouble seeing.

Having a whisker and a thin beard around his face, his gaze stared intently at his interlocutor right now.

His appearance was as tall as Stephen but his body was much more contained and the aura he emitted was so lively.

"It's not the first time I've met you, I don't want to deal with you anymore. Why aren't you the only one missing in this world!?"

In the end there was no time off for Stephen, only unfinished business to come to him now.

Stephen darted swiftly launching his fist towards the man, his movement so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye.

Brak!

Husshhh!

Stephen's fist came to a halt and created a shockwave in the area, stopping the temporary rain rush at once.

"What?!" Stephen could not hide his surprised expression, his attack halted just as the man revealed his red robe.

As if the red cloak was a very strong shield that could withstand any attack, that was what stunned Stephen for a moment.

For the next few moments, Stephen leapt back to keep his distance from the red-robed man.

The man revealed his robe, and slightly patted it clean. "So, too, for a size like you."

Stephen gritted his teeth at the sign he did not believe, but he himself was quite sure that the attack should have cornered the red-robed man, but in fact said otherwise.

"It's enough what you did Stephen," said the man quietly.

"A-what do you know about me Reiss?! You only think about what you think is good!" Stephen shouted loudly.

The word 'you' refers to so many people that Stephen refers to, but none of the names he mentions except the surname Reiss.

"What do I think is good? I don't know what your definition of 'good' is, but .. is enough for what you're doing."

"What am I really doing?! You'll never understand!" Stephen again spoke loudly, his countenance slowly turning into a burden that could not be expressed in words.

"You're not aware? Creatures like you are dangerous to this world, and what you do cannot be tolerated anymore."

"Khh...." Stephen groaned, he did not understand what this red-robed man was saying, in the end the confusion and burden that was in his heart was slowly turning into anger.

"I deserve to live a free life!" stephen exclaimed, along with it the surrounding aura changed, he slowly brandished his hand upwards.

Lightning and Thunder become as if responding to what Stephen is doing right now.

Shh...

Auras of dark power began to accumulate on Stephen, from his body appeared smoke but that does not mean he became burned without cause as well, but this is his way of showing the determination and intent that he expressed earlier.

"Continue defending yourself? Stephen you can't change what you are right now.You can't defend a bad deed...." The man spoke slowly, calmly and deeply to Stephen who was gathering his strength.

Stephen paid no heed to what the man said, instead the dark energy he gathered grew more and more to the point that his eyes turned as red as blood.

"Reiss! You have no right to take that freedom from me!" Stephen directed both hands, and instantly a strong, round and large dark magic energy emerged.

"Dark Magic: Black Energy Ball!"

Stephen quickly released his magic energy.

And sure enough, the dark energy absorbed whatever was in front of him, not damaging the surroundings just.

With that ball of darkness energy Stephen exerted the power he had accumulated earlier, such a powerful magic power that could wipe out any existence as well.

...

Shhh...

The black sphere was approaching towards the red-robed man, ready to wipe out his existence quickly and precisely.

"Wit away you Reiss!" Stephen believes his attack was more than enough to overcome the man from the powerful magic family.

"Stephen ...."

The man raised his hand.

"The Bright Magic: The Dark Energy Eraser."

Srrieg!

At once a bright light emerged from the man's hand, making everything glare, very bright.

"Ukh...." Stephen blocked the bright light with his hands, as he tried to see a small part of what was happening there.

After a while the light was gone, Stephen rushed to see what had happened.

"A-what?" Again Stephen did not expect what would happen.

All the effects of his dark magic ball disappeared, all the things that had been swallowed, including mounds of earth, graves, trees, and grass were back in place.

And the red-robed man was still standing there, as if nothing had happened.

"Why? Why isn't my dark magic working?!" Stephen directed his gaze towards both of his hands.

The frustration grew, his confidence slowly faded and his hands shook again.This time there was a clear expression of despair and deep fear.

"I don't understand... What do you think of me?" stephen asked in a heavy tone, and it was a little lost.

The man fell silent. He didn't think Stephen would stop here.

"I don't understand you, and neither do you against me, as simple as that," the man replied.

"My coming here is to stop your evil deeds to the humans of this world" he continued.

"Make ... evil?" Stephen was pensive when he heard that sentence, his memory that had been weak due to fatigue and exhaustion began to come back.

Will be the reason why he is constantly looking for escape ....

The real reason, and why the red-robed man came to him now....