Warrior (Shewolf)
Chapter 35: I Will Take Care Of Her And Protect Her

"Hey, you know where?" ask Ted again. The black wolf turned around then howled loudly and walked away from them. 

"He'll get away." Renald wanted to stop the black wolf.

"No! nein! Are you crazy?" Ted held Renald's arm. Renald let out a long sigh while still staring at the black wolf. Before long some wolves followed where the black wolf went.

"They... Rogue."         "Rogue."

Renald and Ted said it at the same time. They looked at each other in horror. Renald then ran towards the place of the battle earlier. There was no one but warriors and wolf corpses. The warriors did not let a single rogue live. Before long the warriors looked at Renald and Ted and then growled violently together.

"Oh no more.. uhm"

"I'm Renald Gerard Volkov, alpha of the Zykolt pack!" cry Renald suddenly. Even Ted was surprised Renald suddenly said that.

Harold advanced forward while growling loudly at Renald. The warriors don't believe him. They had not even turned themselves into humans, they were still preparing for battle. Renald was surprised to see that. Because as far as Renald could see, their bodies were full of injuries even some looked quite severe but they would still be fighting. Renald sighed and turned himself into a wolf. Renald growled softly and changed his eyeballs from brown to bright red, indicating he was alpha.

"I didn't lie to you. I'm the alpha, from Zykolt's pack. He's my bet, Ted."

"You came from a very distant place alpha. Is there something or is it just passing by?" ask Harold.

"Something brings me here, even if I don't want it."

"Something? not likely. You know what this place is?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the moon goddess temple."

"You seem to know this place very well."

"It's very familiar no, but I was given a clue about where this place is." Renald turned himself into a human.

"Hint?" Harorld has also become human. "What instructions.... exactly?"

"A flower."

"A flower?"

One warrior who had also turned into a human approached Harold and gave him a pair of clothes. Ted, who realized that, took off his jacket and wrapped the jacket he was wearing to Renald's waist, because Renald was completely naked.

Harold ordered one more warrior to give Renald a pair of clothes as well. Not long ago both Harold, Renald and the other warriors were already wearing clothes.

"Finally my eyes don't hurt anymore" Ted commented.

"Now explain to me the alpha, what flower brought you here?"

"Do you know bluemoon?" renald asked making Harold quite surprised.

"Where do you know the flower? and if it's the bluemoon that brought you here, then where's the flower?" Harold was impatient.

"I.. i..."

"Right, I haven't seen that flower since we got here." Ted commented again. Renald looked at Ted.

"Very unhelpful." whispered Renald. Renald turned to look at the warriors. "The flower is somewhere."

Harold silently looked at Renald. Like there was something he was thinking

"Don't shut up Harold. Let's just teach them a lesson. They know the flower and if what they say is true, that they have the flower, then they steal it. We have to follow them."

"Wooo.. wooo. We didn't steal anything." Ted quickly denied it.

"Where do we know what you're saying is true?!" sahut Kevin's.

"We're just ordinary werewolves. Although I am an alpha, I am still an ordinary werewolf and I will not be able to enter the temple territory even if I wish to. And I didn't ask any temple warriors for help either because I didn't know any of you. Well. there's one. But he wouldn't give me the flower because I knew that the one who could pick the flower was the chosen one" Renald explained.

"Look! won't it?! they stole! through one of the temple warriors! Now tell me, who are you asking??"

"We didn't steal it. And the temple warrior I knew wasn't the one who gave me the flower, but he was the reason it brought me here."

The warriors stared at each other in confusion.

"Who are the warriors you know?" ask Kevin again.

"Allana." The answer was not Renald, but Harold. He could guess it. No warrior was still in contact with the world outside of the temple other than Allana. So Allana must be the one. "Are you... mate of Allana?"

"Mate? oh no, he's not my mate."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure, I'm seventeen. Mature enough to feel the presence of Mate and Allana, not my mate."

"Then how can the flower work well with you if it wasn't for mate?"

"What does that mean?"

"The flower only works if you have a special relationship. The family? mate?"

"Friend, maybe." replied Renald. All the warriors looked at him confused. "Well, is that matter now? the flower brought me here which means Allana's in danger. At least that's the function of flowers, isn't it? where's Allana?"

"He's in the temple."

"Harld!!" Harold looked at the sound level. There was Ed whose face was pale. "Allen..."

Harold ran into the temple but only halfway through Renald stopped him.

"What's? what's wrong with Allana?" asked Renald who was starting to panic.

"She was very badly injured. I. I can't save him. He's dying." explains Ed.

"What?!"

"I have to see it." Harold took off Renald's handrails on his arm and went inside the temple.

"But I want to go in too!" peekik Renald's. But Harold's gone behind the bush.

"Sorry alpha, you can't go in. Unless, if you have the flower, you just lost it. That would be your exception." Kevin explained.

"Why is that?" 

"Because you're here because of the temple warrior, so his ability to enter the temple, you'll also have it as long as you hold the flower."

Kevin enters the temple and leaves Renald and Ted. Renald grunted in annoyance. He feels useless.

"That means right. The feather in the wolf was Allana's fur. Who is the wolf?"Renald muttered to himself.

"Ren, I'll check where we got here earlier, it's possible that the flower is still there."

"Can."

Ted nodded and left immediately.

Meanwhile, inside the temple...

"How's Allana?" ask Harold who just arrived.

"I'm not sure he'll survive. He's still breathing right now but he's already lost consciousness." Ed explained.

"There's nothing else to do?"

"No. Except..."

"Except what?"

"The chosen or the witches... It might help." suggested Ed.

"But is it possible that the witches will help? Just now in order to hand over Tristan's body, they were almost attacked by rogue." Luis reminded.

"But... But are you aware? Rogue did not attack the witches. Those rogues are obviously very wild, but they only attack us, not with witches. Is it possible that they took part in this attack?" Sam began to assume.

"Don't think no."

"You know what Rogue looks like Ed. They're going to attack everyone! But earlier, they did not attack those witches. Isn't that weird?"

"But don't assume they're helping the rogue."

"Are you now the defender of the witches, Ed?"

"No, it's not like that. The chosen one cannot choose love."

"I'm not talking about the elect. I'm talking about those witches!"

"Stop! Both of you." Harold stared intently at both Ed and Sam. "You're not very helpful with arguing."

Ed and Sam were silent.

"I'll have the Elder come back." Harold got up from his seat.

"Hey! How did you get in?" Kevin pointed at someone. Everyone look over. Renald was standing by them.

"the alpha? You-" had not finished Harold speaking, Renald had already shown the bluemoon flower that was in his hand. Everyone is surprised.

...Just a moment ago.......

Ted returns from his search.

"none. I didn't find the flower. The trail is not." said Ted.

"That's Ted's flower. Not a wolf and you haven't been looking for him for long."

"I didn't need to look for Ren for long. The flowers are different from most flowers. Especially the color that bright blue. Of course I can recognize it even from far away."

"That means we're free here." Renald seemed to think. He put both his hands on his waist. "Then why would the flower bring us here if it's not useful at all?"

"I don't know Ren. I-i whoaa..." Ted looked amazed at something. "More.. Your hand... Hands look!"

Renald looked at both hands. His right hand gave off a bright light. Then soon bluemoon flowers appeared.

"Fascinating!! How come?" Ted was amazed at what happened.

"Come Ted. It's so confusing."

"Wait for what else? Come inside!"

Renald and Ted enter the temple. Ted suddenly slowed down.

"More.. Uhuk... Ren's..." Ted called to Renald in a hoarse and restrained voice. Renald.

"Tied's? You why?" Renald panic.

"I... L'm... I can't... Breathing." Ted's body fell on the ground. He had trouble breathing. Body weakens. Renald looked at the bluemoon flower for a moment and returned to Ted. Renald pulled Ted out of the temple and placed him leaning against a tree.

"Breathe slowly. You okay?"

"Earlier... More.. Fine..."

"It looks like this flower was just meant for me. You wait here, I'll go in and come back soon."

Renald stood up and left immediately. But Ted grabs Renald's hand, holding him back from leaving.

"Don't... Later.. Happened... Something's..."

"I'm okay Ted. I won't trigger a battle anyway."

"I believe you.. They're not..."

"Then believe me. I know you want to protect me because I'm your alpha but not this time Ted, it should be me."

Ted closed his eyes, let out a long sigh then nodded in agreement. Ted let go of his grip.

"Go back... Whole..."

"i will's.. You need to recover quickly."

Renald ran into the temple.

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"It turns out you do have it." said Harold.

"I'm not gonna lie. How's Allana?"

"Very bad. I'll go to summon the Elder, the witch." Harold left them. Renald looked at Allana's injured body. Closed in blood and unconscious.

"Can I ask alpha?" Kevin started again.

"It's Kev." stop Alan

"But I'm really curious."

"What makes you curious?" ask Ed.

"Where did he get the flowers? The flower is only the chosen one who can pick it. We just can't."

"Establish already? The chosen one gave it."

"Is that possible? But why?"

"Where do I know."

Renald didn't answer any of the warriors' questions. He still saw Allana who was unconscious.

"Alpha"

Renald heard a call. He raised his head, looking for the direction of the sound.

"Alpha".

That voice again. Renald stood up and looked in all directions.

"A-what's the alpha?" tany Ed's.

"What... Did you hear that?"

"heard? Heard what?"

"Sound."

All the warriors who were there stared at each other in confusion.

"What's alpha?" this time Kevin asked.

"A woman."

"Women? What is Allana?"

Everyone looked at Allana. There's no movement.

"Alpha."

"That! That sound again!"

"But we didn't hear anything." - Kevin.

"Any." murmured Renald.

"There is nothing strange in the supernatural world"

Renald was surprised and confused. But he finally ventured to ask but only in his mind. He knew the owner of the voice heard it.

"Who are you?"

"There's no more time. Give the flower to Allana."

"flower?" Renald stared at the bluemoon flower he was still holding.

"That flower, give the flower to Allana."

"But why?"

"The flower will save him."

"If this flower is going to save her, we can grab another bluemoon flower and-"

"No, no. Only the bluemoon flower in your hand can cure it."

"What's? But why?"

"Are you going to keep asking or do you want to save her? Allana's time is a little. Not even the witches would be able to save him. Only flowers are in your hands."

Renald looked at the flower in his hand again and immediately placed the flower on Allana's chest.

"Give me a little blood."

"Blood?"

"Yes, blood. Just a few drops."

Renald was looking for something pointy enough to scratch his hand. His eyes were fixed to a small stone whose edges were somewhat pointed. Renald took the stone and scratched his hand.

"Akhh.." Fresh blood came out of Renald's hands.

"H-hey.. Why are you doing that?"

The warriors looked at Renald in confusion. Renald immediately dripped his blood on the flower. Immediately the color of the flower changed which was originally bright blue to deep red and then entered into Allana's body.

"Where are those flowers?" ask Luis. "What was that... An alpha?"

"Of course." Renald.

"Huh?? Then why are you doing?"

"Because somebody told me to."

"someone? Who?"

"I guess... The chosen. But why is he communicating through my mind?"

"That's possible if the chosen one. He's the strongest witch in the world."

"Ed right, alpha."

"But... Don't you know anything about the flower?" ask Renald confused.

"We know what a flower is, how it works if it has been given to someone, who can pick it and what relationship the person who gave the flower has with the person who is in trouble. It's just, we never saw the thing you did before" Luis explained.

"Then... Will Allana be healed?" ask Kevin.

"I don't know, I haven't had time to ask that. I don't hear that voice anymore." Renald said.

"H-hey... Li-look!!"

All of Allana's blood that had been scattered on the ground began to re-enter Allana's body little by little. Before long Allana's body was clean from wounds and blood. Everyone stared in silence, confused and surprised.

"What... Is he gonna realize?" ask Kevin at last. No one answered. They he's waiting.

"I've contacted the Elder and they will-you guys why?" Harold who had just come after calling the Elder was confused looking at everyone dumbstruck. Harold looked at what they were looking at, Allana. Harold was surprised. "What's wrong with her?"

"Okay, we don't understand." said Ed, still staring at Allana. "The flower removed the entire wound and even returned all the blood that came out, but why didn't he wake up as well?"

"flower? What flowers are you talking about?" Harold's confused.

"Bluemoon flowers. The flower turns red and then enters Allana's body." Luis explained. "I don't even know if the flower can heal someone. Do you know Harold?"

Harold shook his head. "Just leave Allana. It may take a process to heal. Your wounds should be treated. I know you can heal yourself but faster if you take care of."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"I'll take Allana."

"What?" everyone looked surprised.

"I told you, I'm gonna take Allana, to my pack and take care of her."

"For what? He's not even your mate?" ask Harold.

"I knew. But I'll still take him."

"No, he'll stay. Allana will stay. He's part of us." declined Harold.

"But you can't even look after her."

"He's not a kid to look after! He must be able to fight." said Alan.

"Against? Against what? You can't even stop the rogue. Especially leader. You guys made Allana face the rogue leader!"

"Leader rogue? What does that mean?"

"You don't know Harold? The rogue leader entered the temple." Renald said.

"Hey! Don't talk so much!" alan half yelled. "That's not true Harold. Me and Ed inside the temple and did not find the rogue leader! Isn't that Ed?"

"Yes, I didn't see the leader coming in." Ed allowed.

"If indeed Allana saw or met the rogue leader, he should have howled." said Alan again.

"What can you expect from a seventeen-year-old girl who has just gotten to know the world of werewolves? Against him? I'm sure he didn't even have a chance to howl! Then why are you leaving him alone?" Renald started to get emotional.

"You said it looks like you're the mate. Why do you care so much about him... An alpha?"

"That flower. It is impossible for the chosen one to give the flower away for no reason. The chosen one also asked me to save Allana and bring her to my pack. If not, why did he give me the flowers? Allana will come with me, whether you agree or not. If you don't agree, you don't follow the chosen order and I'm sure the chosen one won't like it."

"You-"

"Allen..." Harold stops Alan from arguing with Renald. "Are you sure you can take care of him?"

"Sure, why not?"

"Take confidence." Alan said.

"At least give me a chance. I won't hurt him or let him get hurt. I'll take care of him and protect him."

"Well, you can take him. It's just, if anything happens out there, we can't help. Because we are forbidden to interfere in matters outside the temple." Harold explained.

"I understand."

Renald carried Allana in bridal style and carried her out of the temple.

"You sure you gave Allana to him??" Alan stared in disbelief.

"Maybe it's the best." said Harold and immediately followed Renald.

"What the fuck?!" Alan looked upset.

"What is this about you?" ask Kevin wonder.

"Why what?!" answer Alan ketus.

"When we practice you always underestimate Allana, you don't like her, you hate her. Now you protest that alpha took him."

"I don't like it, but I don't hate it. After all he's a warrior, part of us. He should be with us."

"But he has not even decided to join the defense of the temple or stand alone. He's not part of us yet." said Sam and immediately followed Harold followed the others.

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tadariaz