Chapter 27
"You!!! You think I wouldn't dare?!" The werewolf swung its bloodstained claws swiftly at the maid. Damian saw that his servant did not budge and remained in front of him even though Damian's claws swung deadlyly at him. But just as his claws nearly pierced through his maid's body, Damian stopped abruptly.
In the end, the werewolf lowered his claws and then his body began to tremble at the thought of what he was going to do to this loyal servant of his in front of him.
"What... What should I do now?" He said slowly with feelings filled with sadness and doubt. Now he had lost everything except his servant.
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Werewolves are cursed creatures.
They display a form of deep anger, but also suffer greatly from loneliness.
As the beast and human forms within them were scrambling for control over each other, they felt a great deal of pain from that tormenting feeling.
The werewolf, also known as lycanthroph or lycan, is a myth from ancient Europe in the form of a half-human and half-wolf monster. It is said that the werewolf will change when the full moon arrives where his mystical power reaches its peak. The skin is rough and covered with thick fur. His ears turned sharp like a dog with a wattle hanging from his neck. The difference with wolves, werewolves do not have a tail.
In the mythology, werewolves will always hunt humans and those who are bitten or hit by their claws will become one of the werewolves. It is said that a werewolf can only die if shot with a silver bullet.
Lycantrophy is a form of theriantrophy, which is the ability to metamorphose or transform into animals in general. The term theriantroph literally means "man beast". The word has also been associated with the original werewolf from classical Ancient Greek mythology, Lycaon, the king of Arcadia who, according to Ovid's poem "Metamorphosis", was turned into a ravenous wolf by Zeus in retaliation for trying to get his son to visit Zeus in an attempt to deny the god's divinity. the Greece. According to Legend, Lycaon a son of Pelasgus angered the god Zeus when he served a meal made from the remains of a sacrificed boy. As punishment, an angry Zeus turned Lycaon and his son into wolves.
There is also a mental illness called lycanthropy in which the sufferer believes that he has turned into an animal and behaves accordingly. The disease is sometimes referred to as "clinical lycantrophy" to distinguish it from its use in legend. Although the origin of the word is from the term wolf-man transformation, lycantrophy is used in this sense for any type of animal. This broader meaning is often used in modern fictional references, such as the character Lycanthroph in the foreign role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
The French name for a werewolf, which is sometimes used in English, is Loup-garou (pronunciation /luga 'ru/). Loup comes from the Latin noun lupus meaning "wolf", while the second element of the phrase is thought to be from the Old French garoul meaning "werewolf". This in turn is most likely from the Frankish wer-wulf meaning werewolf.
The werewolf or werewolf is a mythological animal from many stories around the world. According to some legends, he was the one who turned into a fierce and powerful wolf. Others are a combination of human and wolf mutants. But all of them are bloodthirsty beasts who can't control their lust to kill humans and animals.
It's unclear exactly when and where the werewolf legend came from. Some scholars believe that werewolves made their debut in The Epic of Gilgamesh. This is the oldest Western prose that has come down to us. Once upon a time, Gilgamesh was rejected by a potential lover because he had turned his previous partner into a wolf.
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The maid sighed again as she recalled her memories of her master in the past.
"Then, Master and I met a person with very strong magical powers. He told Master, 'In the world of light, there will be no place for you to live. Follow me to a place where you can live, there, you can release your true form. as you please. No one will blame you and you shouldn't feel guilty.' That person is the King of Salem." The servant said again remembering what had happened before that finally the servant and his master could be in this palace.
Tom and the maid stared at the breakfast that had turned cold in front of them.
Tom heard herself ask quietly, "What happened next?"
"Master agrees with the King of Salem, his only request is to grant me immortality." The waiter replied.
Others might not know it, but the servant realized that this master was very afraid of being alone. He would not be able to survive if he lived in loneliness for a very, very long time to be said to be immortal.
"So you're saying, when he was bitten by another werewolf, he contracted the disease and became who he is today?" Tom asked concluded the story from the maid.
"Yes. But the disease in Master's body is different, because of that he can't turn into a human form like a werewolf in general. Master is destined to continue living in his half-wolf form." The maid explained it to Tom regretfully.
"Then... Where is he now?" Tom asked curiously.
"Master's emotions are still unstable, do you... still want to see him?" asked the waiter hesitantly. He didn't know if Tom's question was because Tom really wanted to meet his master or to avoid him again like what Emma had done before.
"Tell me, where is he now... Although I'm not sure if I can do it..." Tom said again to the old maid.
"Master is currently atop the tallest tower in this palace." The servant said confidently that Tom would not leave his master again.
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On the highest floor of the palace tower, a strong wind was blowing so hard it would be hard for anyone to breathe.
To be continued