Chapter 26

"We've heard that Damian has become a werewolf! We must burn the creature!!" Said one from the group who seemed to be the leader of the torch-wielding mob of residents.

"Who said that?" The maid asked in surprise as no one should know about this other than… Then she saw Emma who had quickly arrived with a young man hugging her shoulders.

"All of you…" said the maid in surprise. The maid was now filled with shock. disappointed and angry.

"Burn him!!! Burn the creature to death!!!" Those people shouted angrily, some of them had even thrown their torches at Damian's house to scorch the house and its contents including Damian himself.

"No!! Even if my Master has become a werewolf, has he ever hurt you? Has he ever done anything to harm you?!" The servant shouted hysterically so that they would not want to burn the house down.

"The nature of werewolves is known to be very cruel, even if nothing happens now, it doesn't mean it won't happen in the future!" Said the person who seemed to be their leader. "Everyone, let's not waste any more time! Burn the house!!" He continued to encourage the others to keep throwing their torches.

Then...

The door of the house was open.

The residents who were previously aggressively shouting and throwing their torches immediately backed away in fear at the sight of a figure slowly appearing from behind the door.

Even though Damian still retained most of his human form, his hands and neck were already showing signs of beast-like fur.

"Emma…" Damian said softly when he saw the figure of Emma who was in the midst of the crowd.

"AAAHHHH!!!!" The girl immediately continued to scream when she saw Damian's current form. His eyes were filled with disgust and fear at Damian's figure. The girl backed away slowly and frightened as if the current Damian was a demon from hell.

'But... Didn't you say you love me...' Damian said in his heart feeling disappointed at Emma's response to her current form.

Emma's shrill scream again awakened the residents' unconsciousness. They quickly started to surround Damian and started throwing torches and stones at him, shouting at him to die...

"Die you beast!!! You don't deserve to live!!!" The leader shouted loudly making the situation and the atmosphere around it even hotter.

Just because they couldn't allow something that seemed to be threatening their life, they were willing to kill and get rid of it so as not to harm them in the future.

In the midst of the chaos and screams from the residents, Damian realized that the girl he loved was currently in someone else's arms, in the arms of a young man who Damian then remembered that the young man was the same young man when he saved them from being attacked. other werewolves at the time. Emma and the young man embraced behind the crowd of people who were screaming. The youth clearly hugged Emma to calm Emma from her fear of Damian.

"Why are you scared?! It's me..." Damian said to Emma ignoring the screams from the others. Damian felt a strange surge of anger now grow and develop in his chest. The overwhelming power quickly devoured his sanity.

Damian let out a howl that no one would be able to forget and began to retaliate against those people's treatment the moment he completely lost control of himself.

When it was all over, the screams disappeared in an instant. Damian, who had calmed down and regained his senses at this time, stared in shock at his hands which had been stained with blood.

Terrible hairs that covered all parts of his body. The horrified expressions of the people around him could be seen as he took their lives with the swing of his claws and the vicious bite of his fangs—Damian would never forget what he saw back then.

"What... What kind of creature am I?" Damian said not knowing what to feel.

He wanted to run away. Wanted to escape from that place filled with the overpowering scent of blood. But under the moonlight, the image of her beast-like self followed her on, reminding her who she really was...

The old servant was now devastated as he watched the gigantic werewolf as he stood among the corpses strewn around him.

"Sir!" The servant said calling for his master.

The werewolf reacted slowly then turned his emotionless eyes to his maid. "You still recognize me?" He said hesitatingly.

"Sir!!!" The servant shouted for his master to come back to his senses. The maid knew from the start what the consequences would be when someone was bitten by a werewolf. Faced with his master who had completely turned into a werewolf, he did not feel fear, but rather felt a sense of sadness for the young man he had raised all this time.

"Did you see? Those people, I killed them all." The werewolf continued in a hoarse voice holding back his emotions. "Go before I change my mind and then kill you like I killed them." He said turning around not wanting to look at his servant.

"No... It's not your fault!" The servant said reassuring his master.

"Not my fault?!" The werewolf felt more and more restless and then he continued to shout, "My beloved! I cut off his head with my own hands!! What else can't I do? I... hah... follow me again and I'll kill you right away !!" Damian said quickly walking away from his maid. He just didn't want to lose someone close to him again.

"Master..." The old servant who felt sad because of his master's condition was now sobbing, "This is all God's will!! Master, if taking my life will make you feel better, do it!! I don't care if you have changed be anything, but I will always be by your side!" The waiter said firmly.

Even if that servant, the person closest to Damian were to also leave his master, then no one would be willing to stay by his side anymore.

To be continued