Chapter 243: Going to the underground prison

Jose, Ezekiel and Elder Zyair were in the other room where they had the meeting the night before. The three of them talked between them; exchanging stories about their packs. If one could hear the conversation between these shifters, they would realize that they were bragging about their packs; like how they were stronger and brilliant and so forth.

And when the topic of the future Alpha arises, Ezekiel backs down since the Cairin pack, unfortunately, does not have a descendent, other than perhaps Makena's child, if the child was a boy. A female shifter cannot become the Alpha of the pack as it has always been the male shifter. Although it may sound sexist, it just had been like that for centuries.

Elder Zyair smirked smugly as he leaned against his seat. "Our future Alpha has always been a smart kid. He has achieved flying colours throughout highschool and college. And now, he's a successful lawyer," he boasted.

Jose cocked an eyebrow. "I don't think young Erick can be called a lawyer since he has not taken the bar exam. It's not even sure when he will become a real lawyer," he retorted back, stressing on the word 'real'. "Our Bastian is a well-recognized football coach who has many wins under his belt."

The two shifters continued blasting at each other about Erick and Bastian's good characteristics until Elder Zyair shut the other shifter up by ending the so-called competition, saying, "Our future Alpha is the Lycan prince. Full blood lycan."

The three shifters then went silent. With one looking smug, another looking a bit peeved and the other who looked relaxed as if he wasn't involved in all of these.

Soon after, the door to their room was pushed open. The three of them looked over at the door and saw Lachlan, Ezekiel and Master Silas entering the room. Lachlan looked around them and asked, "Paxon and Riowins aren't here yet?"

The three of them immediately stood before Lachlan had questioned them. "Not yet, Alpha," Elder Zyair answered respectfully.

Lachlan nodded as he walked towards the head chair. After he had sat down, the three shifters followed suit. Erick went over and sat next to Elder Zyair and Master Silas beside him.

The three shifters looked curiously at the powerful man, sitting next to Erick but they did not want to pry.

Knowing that they were quite interested to know who Master Silas was, Lachlan decided to satisfy their curiosity. He calmly explained Master Silas' origins and his connection to Erick.

After they heard the whole gist about the lycan, to say that they were surprised was an understatement. Elder Zyair himself could not believe that he would be able to meet three lycans in his whole life!

No wonder that they could feel an imminent aura flowing off the lycan. He was that strong!

While leaving them to digest that 'shocking' information, Lachlan continued on by suggesting that they should head over to the underground basement where the warlocks were being held. At first, he wanted to suggest that Erick be left behind to wait for Paxon and Riowins.

However, Master Silas shook his head. He said that if Erick stayed behind, he, too, would stay behind.

In the end, Lachlan could only ask Ronan and Toby to stay behind and wait for Paxon and Riowins.

Few minutes later, they finally reached the underground basement with Fergus leading the way. He joined late when he heard the Alpha wanted to see the prisoned warlocks.

Erick looked around him as he followed the other shifters with Master Silas behind him. Although he had gone in the basement before, it never fails to give him the creeps.

The underground basement was nothing like he had ever experienced before. And it was definitely not a place where shifters would casually walk in since the walls were embedded with bits of wolfsbane.

The path to the underground prison was narrow yet clean with small wall lights brightening the way. It was a bit cramped to ensure that prisoners who were guided to the basement would not easily escape in that small space.

The shifters who usually guarded the basement were those who have been casted with a wolfsbane-resistant spell. Even though they might still feel weak from long exposure with wolfsbane, it wasn't to the extent that they would not be able to shift and use their full power. Hence why for every three hours, the guards were usually exchanged.

When they finally reached in front of the closed metallic door, the guards who were safeguarding the door, immediately took a step aside. The door was soundproof, hence no one could hear what was happening inside.

Lachlan nodded when the guards informed him that both Dewei and Paccia were inside.

However when they entered the door, Jose, Ezekiel and Master Silas were shocked to see what they just saw. Lachlan and the other Kendall packmates looked unsurprised as they were used to this scene.

Inside, the warlocks were being hung against the wall, with their arms raised up, rendering them helpless against the two mischievous Kendall packmates.

The warlocks were also barefoot, making them powerless to do anything else but be tortured by Paccia and Dewei.

Underneath one of the warlocks' feet, just beside where Dewei was hunching over, there was a contraption that looked like a miniature ferris wheel. But instead of small seats, like those in the ferris wheel, it held feathers. At that moment, it was moving, brushing the feet of the warlocks, making the latter snigger, trying to hold his laughter.

As for the other warlock, below his feet were two small candles that were lit, flickering the skins of the feet. Despite being small, it looked as if it had a huge blaze, seeing how it burned and peeling off the tissues.

One warlock was trying so hard not to laugh that he unconsciously cried while another warlock was screaming in pain and agony.

"They sure are tough," Dewei commented as he looked up at the laughing yet crying warlock.

Paccia then casted another strong spell, shooting it towards the candles. "I'll upped the flames more," she said. She looked at the peeling skins that dropped on the ground and nodded in satisfaction.

And much to the others' disgust, except for Dewei, they watched as the seer sweeped the skins into a jar and placed it inside her small duffel bag.

When Lachlan cleared his throat, only then the other two realized that they had company.

Paccia went over to Lachlan while Dewei just stayed in his place, standing up.

Before Lachlan could ask what she was going to do with the skins, she quickly said, "I'm going to use this as an ingredient for my experiment." Then she gave him a doe-eyed look, as if wanting to appeal to her cuteness, which was failing since it does not suit her.

Lachlan let out a sigh and said, "Fine."