Kreed came to a halt when he and his army got to the base of Alpha Maynard. Alpha Maynard and his men were all prepared, staring at Kreed and his army. It was clear that they've been waiting for their arrival. Alpha Maynard smiled when he realized they outnumbered Kreed and his men. He thought there was no way he's gonna lose. He knew the only one that could be troublesome and give him a hard time was Kreed, so he thought of a way to solve that problem.
Staring at his enemies without saying anything or making a move, Kreed kept thinking of the different ways the confrontation was going to end. Seeing as they were outnumbered two to one, he realized them winning the battle falls on his men and their army if they stick to the plan and come to join him. Taking down Alpha Maynard was the way to end the war.
Moving closer with no fear, Kreed's men advanced, following his lead. They were prepared to die on his orders. The full moon gave them a boost of strength and confidence as they waited to shift and attack head on. "Kieran! It is you isn't it?" Alpha Maynard called out, causing Kreed to stop on his tracks. He couldn't see his face due to him still putting on his mask but he could tell it was him because the mask was different from the others.
"We've been waiting for you. I anticipated that you were going to split your army and try to attack us from all sides. So I prepared a counter, splitting my army too to confront your men from all sides. But I'm glad you are the one that we are to face" He explained, still smiling. He waited for a while but Kreed said nothing, then he proceeded to carry out his plan. "I believe they must have told you about your long lost friend, Damien....I can't wait for that reunion"
"That is one of the many sins you're going to pay for" Kreed finally broke his silence, balling his hands into a fist with anger.
"I don't think so. He's a menace, Damien. Imagine how surprised I was when he took on two of your colleagues from the Black Lotus at the same time and won....his strength is like nothing I have seen before. I believe him to be the strongest amongst you all, which is why I'm happy he was the one I caught. He has personally shifted the war to our favor..."
"He isn't going to be your puppet for long. I will get him back even if I have to take him down to do that" Kreed stated.
"That is if you'll be able to defeat him. You were only the strongest because he wasn't there....and besides, you can't face him here. You can tell he isn't here. That is because I sent him after your mate, Tessa" He paused and smiled when he got a reaction from Kreed. He knew he had struck a nerve. "You didn't think I would let her live, did you? She's going to die because no one can stop Damien from carrying out his orders. This war is going to end with me on top because I'm two steps ahead of you. I bet you didn't anticipate that" He chuckled. "Leaving Tessa by herself was a wrong move and you're going to pay for your mistake"
"You bastard!" He cursed angrily. Knowing if Tessa died the war is over for him, he knew he had to go to her to protect her from Damien. Even though he hated to admit it, he knew Alpha Maynard was right, no one else could stop Damien. "I'll be back to kill you myself" He added and zoomed off, heading to Tessa. He couldn't let anything happen to his mate.
Alpha Maynard smiled at the success of his plan. He had successfully gotten rid of him. Taking his men he had left behind was a walk in the park for him. He outnumbered them two to one and they had no Alpha to give them a chance. He thought there was no way Kreed will get to Tessa before Damien who had gotten a head start. To him Tessa was as good as dead. "Kill them" He ordered and his men began to shift under the full moon just as their enemies began shifting also. Within a minute the woods was filled with howls and angry growls as they battled head on.
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Tessa forced herself up to sit against the huge tree beside her. She could feel her strength returning and her wounds healing quickly thanks to the full moon. She twisted her broken fingers back to position, wincing from the pain. She spat out blood, shifting her gaze to Silas, Damien and Vee. It was a handicap battle and she waited impatiently to heal fully so she could join him. She thought Silas wouldn't be able to take them both.
Filled with rage and anger, Silas dashed toward Damien and Vee with no hint of fear in his eyes. Seeing his little sister battered and broken had sent him over the edge, forcing him to blood rage and making him ruthless with no emotion.
Dashing toward them, Vee's eyes widened with surprise at Silas' speed. She could hardly follow him with her Alpha eyes. She took a fighting stance on seeing he was aiming toward her, coming with his fist set to land a hit on her. She quickly put her arms up, blocking his devastating blow, even blocking the blow, the force of it caused her to stagger backwards. There and then Vee realized what she was up against.
Not wasting any more time, Silas immediately turned to Damien who was ready for his attack. He threw a jab at him but Damien swiftly dodged it, marching his speed with Silas'. Silas threw another punch at him, he dodged it again and countered with the opening he got, landing a kick to Silas' rib.
Silas staggered but immediately got back his footing, blocking Damiens incoming punch. With that he found himself in a defensive fight, blocking Damien's relentless punches and kicks. Vee appeared behind him with the hopes landing a strike with him occupied with Damien's attacks. Silas catching a glimpse of her behind him, He swiftly sidestep and leaned back, dodging both their attacks.
He immediately grabbed Vee's hand before she could retract her punch. He pulled her to himself just as Damien threw a punch at him. He used her to block the attack causing Damien's punch to land on Vee's stomach instead. She groaned with pain, feeling the impact of the punch. But Silas wasn't done. Still holding her, he kicked her rib so hard she thought he had broken one. He pulled her toward him again, following up a punch and then immediately hurled her, throwing her against the big oak tree.
With her down, his focus shifted to Damien whose claws were heading toward him. His eyes glowed as he tried to use his ability on Damien, but it failed, causing his attack to land on him, slashing his chest. He jumped backward away from Damien's second claws. He immediately figured out his ability not working was cause of Damien's own ability, making him realize their fight was a test of strength.
He immediately dashed toward Damien and they began exchanging blows, dodging and blocking each other's claws in the process. Silas saw his speed matched evenly with Damien's, but continued trying to get the upper hand.
Vee feeling the impact of her hitting the tree, She held her rib as she stood up, watching Silas and Damien go at it. She ran toward them and like before, Silas flawlessly dodged her attack whilst blocking Damien's kick simultaneously. Using the opening she created herself, he lauched another kick to her already injured rib again, the kick sending her sending her flying to the direction Tessa was sitting.
Vee groaned from the pain, feeling that he had really cracked her rib. She Slowly forced herself up to her knees as she wondered about Silas' strength. She couldn't believe he was easily causing damage to her whilst simultaneously fighting Damien. She realized she had underestimated him. Thinking of what to do, she looked behind her and saw Tessa.
She immediately decided to end what she started as Silas was occupied with Damien. Vee zoomed toward her. As she closed the little distance between them, she picked up the stake that was close to Tessa and immediately aimed it at her but was surprised when Silas kicked her hand away. He had come out of nowhere protecting her.
Wondering how he got away from Damien, she turned and saw Damien on the ground, getting up. Silas launched a lightening fast barrage of punches at Vee. With her arms up blocking his punches, her arms were quickly becoming weak, feeling her bones cracking from the impact. With another kick to her already damaged rib again, Silas got her to her knees. He immediately followed with another kick to her shoulder. She cried out in pain as her arm dislocated from her shoulder.
Silas felt Damien behind him and swiftly did a backflip, jumping over Damien and landing behind him instead, avoiding his claws. He immediately launched a kick at Damien but Damien caught his leg and hurled him, hitting him against the tree close to them. Silas swiftly got back to his feet in time to block Damien's incoming blow. Countering his punch, he landed a strong punch to Damien's cheek. He immediately followed with a kick to his side and then grabbed Damien's hand and then buried his claws into it, tearing it down.
Not wanting to give up his chance, he immediately hurled Damien, slamming him against the tree, returning the favor. Damien landed on the ground but wasn't fast enough to get back to his feet as Silas' kick landed on his chest, sending him against the tree again. Silas rushed him, not giving him an opportunity to get his footing. He released a barrage of punches on him, dealing devasting blows directly to Damien's chest.
Damien amidst his suffering tried to claw him with his already Injured hand, but Silas caught his hand and used it to throw him against Vee. Damien landed on Vee, sending both of them to the ground. Silas picked up the stake Vee was going to use on Tessa and dashed toward them. Damien jumped off the ground, doing a backflip to dodge the incoming stake, but Vee wasn't too lucky as Silas plunged the stake into her thigh. She cried out in pain. He swiftly pulled out the stake and plunged it into her other thigh. Ignoring her cries, he pulled it out and buried it in her stomach.
Vee coughed out blood whilst bleeding from both her thighs. Her legs could barely keep her on her feet. She fell to her knees, holding the stake that was still buried in her stomach.
Silas shifted his attention to Damien and caught him heading to Tessa with a stake. He immediately dashed toward him, getting to him just in time to hold the stake that was almost into Tessa's eyes. Using the opening, Damien kicked his leg, forcing him to his knee. He followed with another kick but Silas blocked it with his arm while still holding the stake with his other hand.
Silas sensed Vee behind him and turned swiftly only to be met with Vee driving a stake into stomach. He staggered backward, letting go off the stake. Damien immediately made use of the opportunity. He threw a punch at him which Silas dodged, leaning back, but he didn't anticipate Damien's other hand as he plunged his stake into his chest. "Nooo!!!" Tessa shouted on seeing the damage he took from both Vee and Damien.
Damien swiftly grabbed both his hands, holding them behind him, and turned him to face Vee. Vee immediately caught on and pulled out her stake from his stomach and immediately buried it into his chest, plunging his heart. Silas coughed out blood, dropping to his knees. Damien immediately yanked both his hands harder, dislocating them from his shoulders.
Silas growled in pain just before Vee's kick landed on his face. Damien pulled him to his feet and both of them began raining punches on him Simultaneously. Unable to use his dislocated hands, Silas was at their mercy, taking the damage from their punches, whilst feeling his heart slowing down with the stake still buried in it.
Even though Silas was now bruised and battered, Damien didn't stop his attack. He punched the stake deeper into his heart and immediately stabbed into his ribs with his claws and used it to hurled him, throwing him against Tessa.
Landing on Tessa, the impact hitting her against the tree she was resting on, Tessa's eyes immediately showed fear. "No no no!!!" She cried, holding Silas and trying to pull out the stake from his heart but Vee kicked her hand away and forced the stake deeper into his heart, causing it to come out from his back whilst he was still in Tessa's arms. "NO!" Tessa yelled out.
She looked up at Vee who was still bleeding from her thighs. She had a hateful but fulfilled look in her eyes as she stared down at Tessa and her dying brother. Thinking she was now even with Tessa, causing her the pain she caused her by killing Nate, she dropped to her knees, holding her dislocated arm. Damien came up to them and stood beside her, saying nothing but staring at Tessa and Silas with his glowing eyes.
Without giving her the time to grieve, he closed the distance between them and immediately reached for the other stake in Silas' chest. He pulled it out, aimed it at Tessa and was about to plunge into her heart also when a stake came out from nowhere, stabbing his attacking hand. He swiftly turned and saw Kreed running toward them. "Shit" Vee muttered on sighting Kreed also.
Crying, Tessa kept staring into Silas' eyes that was slowly closing. "Stay with me Silas" She cried, her tears dropping on his face. He smiled at her weakly. "It's.....okay....stay alive" He said under his breath just before his eyes closed fully and his heart stopped beating. "NO!!!!" Tessa cried out.
Shaking him but not getting any response, Tessa shifted her gaze to Vee. Staring at her with no remorse, Vee saw her eyes quickly changed from sad to angry. Feeling a surge of strength just as her anger took over her, Tessa went into blood rage, her eyes glowing red.
"What the hell...impossible" Vee said with a puzzled and mortified look. "Alpha eyes. How did she...." She trailed off when Tessa jumped to bed feet, growling angrily, her voice filling the woods and shaking the ground. She brought her gaze to Vee, claws and fangs out, her eyes still glowing red. Kreed got to her and stood beside her. He looked down at Silas and his anger increased.
Without wasting any time, they both dashed toward their opponents. Kreed heading to Damien and Tessa heading to Vee. Vee awestruck by Tessa's new found strength and speed, forced herself to her feet to guard against her incoming attack. Seeing Tessa in blood rage while she had magically become an Alpha, fear took over her expression. She was badly injured with a dislocated arm, she knew Tessa was going to cause her damage with her new found strength, hitting her with all she got with no remorse, thanks to the blood rage.
"You're dead" Tessa shouted, getting to where Vee was.