Warrior (Shewolf)
Chapter 21: The High King, King of Lycanthrope

Allana POVs

Jim and Will were sitting in a room. It looked like a dinner table but a man named Ian said it was a meeting room. I see Jim looking confused even Will.

"Is this just me or aren't we in the throne room?" Will began to speak. I had been wondering why Will who always spoke had not spoken a word since entering this room.

"Because this is certainly not the throne room." I listened to Jim speak.

"Squeaky. Isn't it usual for the king to always receive his guests or people in the throne room?"

"Maybe. But maybe not, it depends on the king. What a difference it makes anyway. The most important thing is that he accepts us."

"You think Allana?" Will asked me and only I answered by shrugging my shoulders. I honestly don't feel so weird or anything because I don't know about it. I don't really like movies or colossal stories. So I didn't pay much attention to it.

One door opened, entering Ian and two more young men. One looks more mature, just like Ian. Another one looks about the same age as me. Is one of them the king? The two of them did not look king to me but everyone bowed their bodies respectfully, including me who naturally clumsily followed them. Another one went into the room. This time it was a middle-aged man. Yup, this must be the king. He looks like a king to me and everyone is bowing their respects to him too. Are they all crazy respect?

"So... You're the warrior?" said the middle-aged man I believed to be the king. I looked down obediently and was very nervous even though his gaze was very friendly.

"Y-yes, which... His majesty. L am.. That warrior. My name is Allana Layford."

"Allana. What a pretty name. But don't call me your majesty. I'm the alpha here but not the king. My son is the king, not me."

I look beautifully. D-he's not a king but his son? I looked at the man I felt was the same age as Ian because I knew Ian was beta so there was no way he was king. So I assumed that man was king.

"Oh don't look at me miss, I'm not the king either. I'm just beta, Ryan Reynolds."

If it's not a middle-aged man and Ryan it means...

I saw a boy my age who had been sitting at the end of the table waving at me. He's King?!

"Ooh.. Yep.. I know that look. I understand." said the boy. I quickly lowered my head.

"Pardon me, your majesty." I said. Stupid me. The boy chuckled amusedly.

"No problem. I've been misunderstood many times. I can understand. Please sit down."

Everyone immediately sat down. I was embarrassed enough to sit nervously and quite forward.

"You guys.. Too late."

"I forgive us your majesty. There was a little trouble on our way here."

"That's not a little." Will started to beat. That people can't be quiet. There's just something he's talking about.

"That problem got us stuck."

"Are you guys okay?"

"We're good."

"It's just fitting that Miss Gina can't track you down."

"Well, where's my sister?"

"Oh him..."

I heard the door open again. I looked back and found a girl coming in.

"Jim!"

Jim stood up and hugged the girl. Is that the girl they were talking about? What was his name? Bian's?

"Jeez, Jim you're making me worry so much."

"I knew. We were attacked."

"What's? Are you all right?"

"We're good miss." I saw Will answer.

"He didn't ask you." Jim answered ketus.

"I'm just helping you answer."

"I don't need your help."

Oh my God they fought again.

"Stop it." the girl hit Jim's arm. "You're back safely that's enough."

"Allana, this is my sister, Gina." Gina extended her hand to me. I quickly greeted him. Apparently sister. I don't know why I feel relieved. I'm going crazy.

"Who attacked you?" The king began to ask.

"We think the Crysort pack and the witches."

"They are shameless."

"Where did you know it was the Crysort pack?"

"Allana. Right All?"

"Yes, I saw and recognized the luna and their beta" I said to confirm.

"They're not ordinary witches. They're pretty strong."

"Aren't you trained by Jim?"

"Indeed, but it's not easy Gin. They are many, wolves and witches. While we are just the two of us, and Allana who can not change him. So we had enough trouble. Moreover they made us unable to teleport or summon other witches."

"Allana, you can't change?"

"Yes, alpha." I replied down. I still feel annoyed at myself for being a burden when they are attacked.

"That's all because Luna took half her wolf man's soul." Jim helps explain but somehow I still feel bad.

"Therefore I can't help them when we're attacked, just be a burden."

"Allana, we told you you're not our burden."

"But still. I also don't want to burden you, especially your noble ones." Yes, I feel guilty about involving them all. I'm totally useless.

"What.. Can we talk? Four eyes."

I'm appalled. He wants to talk to me with four eyes? But for what? Maybe he wanted to persuade me or encourage me like everyone else. But I really don't need that.

"Allana?"

I realized I hadn't answered the question.

"Ah yes, of course." I said quickly.

"Then come on, come with me. And Jim and so..."

"Honourable william."

"Williams. It is best to be examined by a royal doctor. Make sure there are any injuries or anything like that. Accompany them Ryan."

"Okay, your honor."

The king began to walk out of the room. I clumsily followed him somewhere. He walked out of the castle without speaking a word. I'm still quiet too. I don't know what to say. We look the same age but I don't know why in front of him I look... Like a nobody. What initially seemed ordinary now I saw the difference between him and the other wolves.

"Beautiful right?" the king began to speak. He pointed at the expanse of grassland covered by snow. Even so, yes, it is very beautiful. Like intentionally in such a form.

"Nobody makes it up if it's your mind. During the winter and snowfall, he formed like that. Only the top of the grass remains of snow are visible. At the bottom is not even touched by snow and spring will be flowers covering the grass, like a field of flowers."

God, I didn't even realize it was winter. I began to feel a cold chill run through my body.

"Is it cold?" The king noticed me earlier. He opened the jacket he was wearing. Then hand it to me.

"Not necessarily your majesty."

"What's wrong. I'm doing fine. I'm still a whole wolf you know. I won't be cold."

"Thank you, your majesty."

"Key. Just call me Kei. I guess I'm only a year older than you."

Kei, that's his name. We were still walking, this time we were on the side of the forest.

"What difficult? I mean to be the warrior who's predestined by prophecy and the strongest?"

"Even I don't know if I'm a werewolf."

"really?"

"Yes, my whole family is werewolves. They cover who they are until I catch them."

"And at that time you were not yet a werewolf?"

I just shook weakly.

"Then... How does it feel to be a werewolf?"

"Attracted initially. But the longer you get used to it. Even now it feels weird not to be a werewolf anymore."

"You're still Allana's werewolf. I can see it."

"Yeah, maybe."

"You look like Zach."

"Zach?"

"Yup. He also found out that he was a werewolf. But that's pretty normal considering his mother was a human."

"Why can a werewolf be together with an ordinary human?" I'm quite surprised. All this time I knew werewolf mate only with werewolves too.

"Of course you can. My eyes are also ordinary people."

"You... Already have mate?" now my eyes are wide. But he's only a year older than me. That's fast.

"certain. Tanias. She's also automatically a queen."

The king sat down on a log and let me sit before him, on a dead log as well. We fell silent back. I miss my family and friends. I'm bowed.

"Thooky huh?"

I raised my head and looked at Kei.

"Being a werewolf, possessing extraordinary powers, and being the hope of the crowd."

I'm speechless. Not answering. I just really realized. Yes, the Crysort pack is on the edge. Especially for those who are loyal. Of course want their pack recovered, they are desperate. Moreover, many avoid receiving them into other packs because the Crysort pack is considered a cursed pack. I can understand now why they behave like that. But... Can't they at least have an argument with me? Do I have to do that to me? Is that the only way?

"I don't blame you if you're scared. Because I was too. Being an enemy to my own uncle, having tremendous power and responsibility when I was only seventeen. There are many enemies."

"Do you also have alpha and beta equivalent powers like me?" I ventured to ask. But he smiled amusedly.

"Strougher. I have a monster inside me!"

"Mo-monster?!" I realized I was half-screaming. "Sorry.."

"No problem. Let's just say we're friends."

"But.. You are king."

"Then? We're not in an official Allana situation. Doesn't matter. Even my bet was insolent towards me."

I looked at him confused. Beta brash? My brother is also beta but he looks very respectful of his alphabets.

"We're all family. So if there's nothing official, we're acting like family."

"But what are you... I mean you really have monsters? What monster?"

"We call it Lycan. The monster has been inside me since I was born. It has been downhill. But my father doesn't have it and neither does my brother. Just me. The one who had it before was my grandfather."

"Is the monster strong?"

"Very and I can't control it. Well that was before. Even for the sake of controlling it, I must kill my life with my own hands."

I'm getting surprised.

"So... So the queen... Dead?"

Rajas.. The lycanthrope? Alpha of all alpha? What the hell does that mean? There was his father in the room who was also an alpha but who became the king of his children. Oh, my God is so confusing.

"Complicated? Yes I know." Kei laughing. And I just realized how handsome he is. "Alpha is the supreme leader in a pack. I'm the alpha of all alphas which means I'm the leader of the alphas, including my father. King Lycanthrope means I'm the king of all werewolves."

"So packmu.."

"The pack of the whole world is my pack Allana. That's why I'm willing to help you. Because it's my job. I don't even know if the Crysort pack still exists. From the time I was a child I was told that the pack had gone extinct decades ago. So you can imagine how scary all that is for a kid like me."

I can't even imagine all that.

"So Allana... Don't surrender. There will be a way out of all this. So don't worry. Pack Lykort is the strongest pack, so you'll be safe here. But.. I'm not gonna be here, that's the problem. I'll be in the city of CivileHill. I went to school there, not here. So the choice is yours, want to come with me to the city of CivilHill or stay here. I'll send my best gamma to take care of you. At least until we find a way out."

"But... I'll trouble you."

"Not at all Allana. I have a duty as a student but I also have a duty as a king. So even if I'm there, I'm still gonna take care of this. Don'worry. So then... You want to come here or come with me, that's your choice. Think carefully."

I nodded slowly. I don't know what to do either.

*****

Kei and Allana walked back to the castle. On the way back, they meet Ian.

"It." Ian handed a thick blanket to Allana. Allana was still dumbstruck and had yet to take the blanket from Ian. "You must be cold because of this king."

"Thank you, please."

"Why else with me?" kei protests.

"Don't you see how cold it is out here? He's not Kei's werewolf, he must be cold. After all, what in the castle ran out of room to the point of choosing outside like this."

"Show Allana, the brash beta. He has no respect for me at all. And she's very chatty, rivaling my own mother."

"Don't divert the conversation." piqued Ian.

"I didn't switch the conversation. That's reality." Kei stepped away.

"I'm sorry for our crazy king."

"I heard that!!"

Ian and Allana laughed.

"ignore him. So how? You're coming with us?"

"You... Will go too?"

"Sure, that mad king is my alphab, I have to go wherever he goes. But in CivilHill there's my material, so.."

"Ah... I-i understand. Looks like you guys already have a mate."

"Are you not?"

"No, not yet."

"You'll find it later, just calm down."

"Yeah I know."

One of the female werewolves came up to them and offered Allana to escort him to her room. Allana followed the woman and left.

"So.. What are your plans, Kei?" asked Ian after Allana.

"Okay, I'm confused. I wanted to meet Bian to overcome this but they wouldn't let me. It looks like something."

"I feel so too."

"But Gina said they'd find out. The elders I mean. We were told to wait. I hope he comes with us as we wait for word from Elder."

"You sure? Tania won't be angry?"

"I'll tell Tania the truth. It's just that he doesn't look like a warrior who has alpha and beta equivalent powers to me. He looks... Weak-headed. He just became a werewolf. There's a lot he doesn't know. If only he had a wolf soul. Maybe we can train him to be what he should be. And then there's a whole return to the wolf soul."

"What if I raise him?"

"Risen him?"

"You know, cornered him, forced him to change. Like you forced Zach to use his pure alpha powers."

"That's different Ian."

"But maybe we can try. Come on Kei, you're the king. Leader of the wolves. It's worth trying."

"Huf... Alright. But I'm not sure it'll work. But you're right. It's worth trying."

"Your majesty!! Your majesty!!"

Kei and Ian turned their heads towards that quite loud voice.

"Jeez Jason. Can't you not scream? Hurt my ears."

"Ahh.hehhehe sorry.. But we've just been chasing one wolf who's trying to get into Lykort."

"Wolf? You mean werewolf?"

"Yes, that."

"Did you guys catch him?"

"Yes beta."

Kei and Ian stared at each other for a moment.

"Take me to the wolf."

"I can bring him here."

"No Jason. Let me go there."

"Okay, your honor."

Jason, Kei and Ian instantly turned into wolves running to the border. They ran so fast that they got there fast. Kei saw a wolf there. Silence and seemed frightened, not even trying to become human. Kei approached the wolf.

"Who are you?"

The wolf did not reply, only staring in fear.

"I asked, who are you? No one dared to come in here except the rogues. Are you rogue?"

The wolf suddenly turned his eyeballs into a bright blue.

"He's a Kei gamma, meaning he has a pack."

"You.gamma. Tell me who you are and your pack."

The seriala was still silent. Kei began to run out of patience and turned his eyeballs into deep red to intimidate the wolf. The wolf was getting scared.

"I am Lycanthrope, alpha of all alphas, commanding you to answer my question. You're entering my territory, gamma. Don't let me turn myself into a Lycan monster. You'll regret it later."

The wolf turned into a human. She was a girl and started shaking in fear.

"Key, it seemed like it was overkill."

"I think so too. Akkha... Shit!"

"You have to take responsibility."

"Hey, I didn't even do anything!"

"You threatened him earlier. Isn't Jason?"

"Agreed."

"But I..Akh!! Alright, alright. The king may be told to."

Ian and Jason laughed amusedly while Kei had already turned himself into a human.

"Jawab. Why did you enter this territory? You're gamma, which pack?"

"Sa-my.. I'm.."

"Calm down, lady, this king is tame." said Jason. Kei growled in annoyance.

"And it's been injected with rabies." Ian continued. Kei was getting annoyed and pouting.

"Don't listen to those two freaks. But you really have to answer."

"I'm looking for Allana."

"Allana?" Kei and Ian looked at each other.

"What are you looking for? And how do you know he's here?"

"I'm his friend. I accidentally overheard their family conversation that Allana would be moved here."

"Then..from which pack are you?"

"Crysort. I'm from the Crysort pack."

Suddenly everyone was angry. Even the wolves were preparing to attack.

"Hey hey hey.. Calm.. No one attacked. It's an order." Kei banned them. He looked at the girl.

"Allana's here, which means I've learned about your problems and you dare to come here?"

"I just.. L am.. I just want to help."

"Wait, why am I confused now?" mummy Kei.

"Hmmm... I'm confused too."

"Even I'm the usual genius, also confused."

"Jason, you better shut up." Ian protested.

"What's? That's right."

"You said you were Allana's friend, right?" ask Kei. The girl nodded. "What's your name? Allana will confirm whether you're his friend or not."

"Gyria, my name is Gyria. But..." Gyria did not continue her words.

"But what?"

Gyria was silent she did not answer. Suddenly Gyria prostrated to Kei.

"I'm sorry, your majesty. I didn't mean to bother you."

Kei surprised.

"H-hey! Hold still. What are you-"

Kei fell silent. Gyria had already changed her prostration position to sit on her feet. Kei looked at the writing Gyria had made on the ground. At first he was confused but he finally understood.

"Let's... That's it.." Ian said through their alpha beta mindlink.

"On command? That is to say... Did someone tell him to come here? But who?"

"So how's Kei?"

"We just hold him down and we figure out what's going on."

Ian nodded.

"Bring him! Brackets him in jail."

"Okay, your honor."

Two guards pulled Gyria's hand and took her.

******

Tadariaz