Chapter 12

That knife you stuck in my back became useful when it came time for me to cut the bonds you placed on me.

  -- Slade A. Jackson

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R/W-- Random Werewolf

  The wolf's den has changed massively since I've last been here. It gave me more of a prison feeling then a safehouse, the windows have had bars place before them and instead of the old glass doors they had been replaced by massive metal doors. Hudson is either trying to keep something inside or keep someone out.

Are the new decorations for me? Oh… I'm touched.

  Tony gave a low growl but didn't say anything else, before we left my grandmothers, Tony had placed some cuffs on me, ones probably built to hold down a lycan, so I wasn't going anywhere… what I don't understand is why I'm still alive, Hudson must have made it clear that I wasn't to be killed on sight if I were to show up, he must want to put on a show. I noticed we were about to entered so I readied myself, inside I was met with thousands of eyes looking our way. This building was merely a place to get a job and was empty for the majority of it, but it seems word got round and everyone wanted to come see my return. When I was exiled, many believed it was an outrage, they believed there was a good reason why drake had died and that it wasn't my fault… they still believed me to be the sioux packs weapon. But then there were people like Tony, who all came to see what Hudson would do to me.

R/W: What the hell are you doing back Slade? Your dead now bastard.

We all know this won't go down easily, who wants to makes bets on how many of you will be on the ground before I finally break a sweat.

  That got their attention, they knew I wouldn't go down without a fight but that didn't mean I could insult them.

R/W: Lets just see what's left of you after the alpha deals with you.

  Probably just scraps. I didn't fear Hudson… but I knew I couldn't beat him if given the chance, there was no way in hell I was leaving without get some knew scars, but I wasn't going to die here… not while I was given a new life in Tennessee. I have someone to get back too…

Seriously though… are all these knew things for me or did Hudson try to make a new weapon.

T: Will you just shut up and keep moving dammit… Hudson had this place renewed because of some the things we've started to do.

  We entered what I had remembered to be the commons area, where young wolves came to visit… now what I see is cells, some had people in them… including wolves.

What do you guys do now… wolf law is to not take prisoners… we kill, not imprison.

T: a lot has changed in the past months you've been gone, our alpha believes that killing at a moment's notice doesn't work anymore, we get alot of information from our prisoners.

What information do we need? You get a name, and you do what must be done… You kill.

T: It's not all about killing anymore Slade, Our ways must change if we are to keep going.

Shut up man, is that you speaking our Hudson… When I was here I remember you alway getting to the board with the jobs on it, granted you sucked at your job and someone had to save your ass.

  I was giving Tony a hard time, he was a great hunter but why would he allow crap like this to happen, wolves don't changed their ways because we don't need to, our ways are the best ways.

T: Keep up that spunk of yours Slade… See what it gets you when you're in the presence of the alpha.

  But I didn't… even though Hudson was an ass, he wouldn't take disrespect to good… he never did.

Well where is he then? I would've expected him to show up by now…

  I had spoken to soon, we had turned down a corridor and right in our path stood Dwayne Hudson looking ready to slaughter me at that very moment.

Speak of the devil and he shall appear… How are you alpha Hudson.

  Call me a suckup all you want… but you show respect to alphas while in their presence, even if you don't agree with their ways. Hudson made his way towards our party, and looked towards Tony and the others and nodded, they left without speaking leaving me with Hudson. When we couldn't hear them anymore… Hudson turned to me and grabbed the cuffs that held my hands firm, and took the ring that hid my scar'd face… once it was removed the exiled marks appeared giving Hudson satisfaction.

H: In my presence… you are not to hide those markings, they were given to you for a reason, don't forget why.

I don't forget the things that change the way I am…

  He accepted my answer and led me into his office, if you could call it that… John's office felt more like one then this, in this room, hung weapons crafted to kill many creatures, one was on his desk, 'the blood-silver dagger', crafted to kill a wolf in the most painful way, normal silver is a one way ticket to being reborn… but blood-silver… that stuff binds you and your wolf to the weapon you were slain with. If he killed me with that, I wouldn't go to the afterlife, I would stay here… imprisoned by the blade along with other who have been slain by it. This weapon was given as a gifted from the alaskan packs alpha, he gave it to the pack he deemed lethal, so of course it came to the sioux pack. Hudson picked it up and studied the blade.

H: Blood-silver, first founded by the vampire Dracula, he crafted this blade intending to kill the wolf that had stolen his wife… instead we put him into a deep slumber and took the blade as our own, It has killed many wolves deemed unpredictable, among those wolves was a hybrid, the beast had died in agony and had asked for forgiveness, but once the blade is used… it can't just stop.

  He turned my way, holding the dagger at the ready.

H: If I killed you now Slade, I would be rid of pain that holds me to this world.

  He came towards me and held the dagger at my neck

H: You feel their presence Slade, the fallen wolves? There calling your name, they believe you unpredictable…

  He lifted the dagger and pointed it at my right eye…

H: The pain this will cause will be excruciating, do you not fear your death?

  I looked him dead in the eyes

I don't fear death… and I don't fear you.

  He sliced just below my eye, the wound sizzling causing me to wince, but it didn't just cause pain, it felt as if something entered my bloodstream, a curse maybe.

H: You may not know it now… but you do fear me.

  He moved the dagger away from and but it back in it's place.

H: I'm not going to kill you Slade, I have plans for you, so… I'll be placing you in a cell until the time comes.

  He gave a sharp whistle and in came Tony with someone I hadn't expect to see again.

Jane?

  Jane was the strongest female werewolf in our pack, granted not many of the females go on jobs because they protect their family while the men are out killing, she was one the females who gave a middle finger to that kind of like, she had also been one of my love interest awhile back. She couldn't meet my gaze, we had left off in a bad way the last time we had been together. I had came back from a job and had found her with Tony… basically the reason why I hated the guy.

H: I want you two to take Slade here to cell block B and place him in cell B110, and make sure you tie him up good.

  The two stepped forward and grabbed me, hurding me towards the exit.

H: Hope the cell fits your standards Slade, we made it to hold the strongest lycan.

Oh… I'm flattered.

  The door closed behind me and the long trek back to the cells began, Jane had looked like she wanted to speak to me but stayed silent, good… I didn't want to hear anything she had to say. I just couldn't believe she was here, I nearly killed Tony when I found the two together and almost went after her but I had been stopped by some other wolves, that day never left my mind.

T: Here we are, cell block B cell B110. enjoy your stay at Casa del rey bastard.

  Tony open the cell dragging me to a chair where he strapped me down, this is what they call a lycan cell? Metal chair with leather straps, where's the good stuff. Once I was strapped in Tony when behind where I couldn't see and grabbed something off a shelf.

T: this buddy boy… is for nearly killing me before.

  I felt a sharp pain between my shoulder blades, Tony had shoved a knife in my back and that's when I knew how they planned on keeping me here, the blade had been enchanted with a magic that drain my strength, it was if I was in a comatose state the entire time, everything around me was blurry.

You….. Son of a bitch….. you will burn…. For this.

  He slammed his fist into my gut making me gasp for air.

T: Shut up Slade, you can't do shit, this will be your life until our alpha believes it's time to use you.

  Tony started to leave, but stopped when he noticed Jane not moving.

T: Common Jane, leave him to rot.

  I couldn't see well but I could make out her heading towards me, she grabbed my hand and placed something on my finger… it was my ring, she had taken it from the alpha.

J: I'm sorry Slade… you should've never come back.

  She left after that, in a matter of moments I was alone, alone with a knife in my back and I couldn't do anything about it. I couldn't let them keep me like this, I needed to return to Tennessee, Kerry was waiting for me. I did everything in my power to get myself out of the situation, but my power was doing jack shit at the moment, really all I was doing was moving my body to the left then the right. I was about to quit when I felt the pain of the blade moving, the knife had caught onto something on the chair's backrest, I leaned forward and the blade started to come out… but the pain was terrible, I nearly blacked out when the blade finally fell to my hands which had been tied behind the chair, I caught the knife and sat there letting myself gets back into focus, but with that focus… came my anger. When I finally got a feel for things I started cutting the binds that were holding me down in the chair, after a few minutes I was free of my bonds and full of anger, I went to the cells door and ripped it off its hinges, nobody was around which was a good thing, if I had to deal with anyone… they would be getting up again and easily.

  I started to run towards the exit hoping no one would get in my way… but hope is useless. On the second turn I was met by the face of Jane, of all people why her. She turned and ran to what looked like an alarm, I yelled for her to stop but she didn't, with all that hate that was boiled up, I though the knife at her. It impaled her in the back of the head, giving her a quick death, She didn't deserve death but I didn't care anymore, she would've let others know of my escape and I didn't need that. I kept heading towards the exit not running into trouble for the most of it, anyone that did see me ended up unconscious on the ground, I didn't have a weapon and I didn't care to waste time to kill them so they got live. I was nearly out when I heard an alarm going off and a familiar voice going over the intercom.

T: Slade has escaped! He killed one of our own… Capture him and bring him to the alpha.

  He must have found Jane's body, he wasn't going to let me live after killing his girl. The chase began when I heard the pounding of boots behind me, I ran and didn't stop, I was met with a few resistance but they couldn't stop me, I kept going and had almost made it out when I seen a portal open, and out step the bastard Lucas. He looked at me and the bodys that laid in my wake.

L: Couldn't you have just waited?

  I ran to him and he open another portal leading out of the compound he jumped through but before I did I looked back and was met with Hudson's gaze.

I'll See you later bud.

  I jumped through and fell to the ground at my grandmothers.