Chapter 2: City
While traveling to a city Gran recommend to head to, I tried to learn more of myself and my companions, I learned I wasn't one to talk of my past and what little I talked about wasn't detailed, "you were born of a love that neither side of your family could accept," Gram started, "you said your parents payed the price of loving you and eachother, although you always got angry or sad thinking about it." I felt oddly bothered by the mention of my parents, even without the memories of what happened, so I changed the subject, "So what about you guys, what were your early memories?" Fenrir spoke this time, "you made me and Gram first, we also formed souls around the same time, I started first, and my earliest memories are of your doting treatment and love, then the battlefields that I also enjoyed especially when you went all out and let me run wild with the pack."
From what he said I guessed his personality was battle maniac and that he saw me as both father and alpha, next Alette went,
"You made me to both be a magical weapon and to have a soul from the start, you didn't succeed, but also didn't fail, my soul was incomplete and it took you a lot of effort to find and master the ways of the soul, you even forcibly damaged your soul at the time to quickly complete mine, it's part of the reason our soul bond is stronger than most and you even taught me the ways of the soul to both help myself and you. When my soul was incomplete, it threatened to disperse with even one wrong step, my memory back then would come and go, but all the times I remember, you were concerned for me, not just as a project, but like your own child, I think you treated all of us like that, at one point or another."
I realized just how parental I was, probably due to my experience with my own parents, lastly Gran spoke, "like Fenrir and Alette said, you treated us well, for Fenrir and I, when our souls were still forming, you would always sharpen and polish us, like we were treasures to you, in battle, when you learned to release the soul into it's physical manifestation, you would even take hits ment for us just because, 'my recovery speed is faster' but this often lead to us being used as a weakness to you against reoccurring enemies. You always said 'a wound that can't kill me is hardly a wound at all!', even as your own blood dyed your clothes. As you would often let us do whatever we wanted in 'release state' as you called it, I took on acting as an assistant, although I could never match you in anything you taught, I could at least speed up the processes." As Gran finished, the city came into sight.
Arriving at an entrance, we were stopped by one of the guards, "HALT, entry costs five bronze per person and two per pet or special authority!"
Gran made sure I wouldn't fall over if he let go and went to Fenrir and opened the suitcase, inside was a money pouch, tools, as well as some bottles and a change of clothes that looked better than my current rags.
Gran handed over twelve bronze as Alette did her best to hide in my hair. After entering and finding a place to spend the night, we bought a room and when I lay on the bed, I fall asleep almost instantly.
During my slumber I dream of a man with facial features and ears not too different from mine, as well as a woman with two fangs that stands out from her smile, her hair the same color as mine but without the red, both look to be sad yet happy at the same time. As I awake I find tears run down my face and mumble, "Mother..? Father..?" Alette stirs for her sleep next to me and sees my tears, "are you alright?" She asks, worry in her voice, "fine, just.. don't worry about it." I say as I stand up and ask, "where're the other two?"
"Shopping and hunting, you always said that eating other races will not end well in the long-term, so you usually drank animal blood instead of human or other races." I nod and ask, "will they come here with everything or do we go to them?" She answers that Gram will be back then we go meet with Fenrir outside and that I should sleep more to let my mind and soul recover some more but I don't feel like sleeping right now and instead go to clear my head, opening the window, I climb to the roof and lay there, starring at the clouds.
Some time later Gram returns and I hear him ask, "where's Logan gone?" Alette sighs in response, "to the roof, it seems his attraction to rooftops will never go away."
I then hear what sounds like Gram putting things down, and not long after I see a bat and fairy approach me, "since you're back, shall we go to meet up with Fenrir?" I ask them as they draw near, "sure!" Alette replies happily, "if that's your desire." Gram follows calmly.
We return to the room and I grab the suitcase while Gram returns to human form and gathers the rest.
We exit to see a small pack of wolves with Fenrir, all patiently waiting beside a few animal bodies, my instincts flair again and I'm barely able to hold back, my eyes glow red a little, and my hair's red becomes deeper, my vampire fangs revealing themselves. The wolves cower and almost run away as the pressure of an alpha warewolf and lord prince vampire crashes over them.
The bored guard that was previously eyeing Fenrir a the other wolves cautiously seems to notice the changes and asks, "Oi, is the beastie alright?"
He's probably refering to me and Gran replies, "He's just hungry."
"Scary aura for a hungry man, almost thought he was a monster."
Something about being called a monster makes me pissed, but just before I lose myself to instinct and rage, when Fenrir rubs against my legs and Alette sends the soothing feeling into me, as my instincts control loosens, I manage to cool my rage, my changes reverted as I crouched down and pet Fenrir, "sorry, I suppose I made a scene." the guard seemed surprised but I paid him no mind anymore.
I walk up to the game of the pack, put one of the bigger animals under my arm and the smallest in hand, leaving the rest for the pack, Gram and Fenrir follow me into the woods.
When I'm out of eye shot of the guard, I set everything down, unable to hold back anymore as I drink the blood of the bigger beast, after I stop I hear a sound and become alert, but nothing is in the surroundings other than the others setting up a fire to cook, 'odd' i think to myself as I help set up the fire.
After the meal is prepared, and handed out I dig in. When I finish eating, I hear the sound again, like a bell ring, I swivel on the spot, scanning the surroundings, but nothing's there, Alette sees me on alert and asks "Is something wrong?"
"No.. yes..? I don't know" I reply, turning to her I say, "I keep hearing a sound." She looks at me for a few moments before asking, "Is it your second soul?"
"Second soul?"
"Yea, you said it's name is Sarah and according to you, it's been with you since young! She could even have conversations with you, however whenever you damaged your soul, it enters a form of sleep."
"Sarah..?" As I say the name, something appears infront of me, it looks like some paper and has writing on it, but when I reach out my hand passes through it, the top page says
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(view missed notifications?)
[yes/no]
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I think yes and infront of my eyes the page changes and it now says
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(You have activated skill 'alpha's Call')
(You have activated skill 'lord's control')
(You have activated skill 'defense transfer')
(Your mental resistance is now half)
(You have called 8 wolves)
(You have controlled 3 enemies)
(You have suffered a mind and soul attack)
(Mind is now under attack)
(Soul has been damaged and level reset)
(Stamina is empty, you will start to suffer damage until you rest)
(Body is now regenerating, warning, damage is severe, attributes will be decreased to recover)
(Blood is being consumed, STR +1 DEX +2 END +1) x3
(Human consumed, please select one of the following)
[Attributes/Skill/Talent]
(Passive skill unlocked, 'aura')
(Blood is being consumed, STR +3 END +2) x2
(Beast consumed, please select one of the following)
[Attributes/Skill/Talent]
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