2 The Corpse in the Cave

In the deep mountain, a cheerful laughter can be heard. On closer look, there are humans in the foot of mountain, there little huts made from woods and big leaves. There also bare foot children running around the place, there also topless men carrying different kind of animal on the shoulder facing back and forth on different huts while the women are busy with arranging fruit and sewing clothes. It a little looks like an isolate tribe.

From a far, two little wolf puppy are rolling on the ground while playing tug of war with a little tree branch. There are also some running on while the other wolves are cradle in some mothers arm. They are giggling as they watch the young ones playing.

"Excuse me, have you seen Riza?" Asked by a man wearing pastel polo whose sleeves was torn. The two woman whose watching the young wolves turned to him then pointed a hut nearby. The man bowed and then run in there.

The two woman give a disgust look at man. "What kind of TURNED he is? Such a disgrace on us, werewolves race?" One of them snorted."How could they raise there heads even though they can't even turn in wolf form. They have just gain the hyper sensory and superior agility. If not for Marcel and Riza, they already chase out in our pack." The other reply.

"Right. Riza really had been blessing in our pack. I never seen someone whose as knowledgeable as her when it comes in healing and medicine herb. And Marcel too, he will already be perfect if he could only speak." The other one reply back.

As the two spoke the man had knock on the wooden wall of hut before entering. There he find a young woman with ponytail and quite long skirt kneeling beside a man with broken arm.

He silently stand on near corner of the hut as he watch Riza do her job. Heal injury and disease. The pack doctor.

After she finish the treatment, Riza notice the man on the corner and give him a smile. They go outside the hut and walk in the nearby forest entrance.

"Have you guys get it?" The man whispered as they walked and Riza shake her head. The man deep sigh before lowering his head.

"Let's go back to our hut, Marcel and the others will be back by the next two days. Let's wait for him first." Riza said as they enter a fairly large hut in near edge of the forest.

In front of there hut, was the guards huts and a big open space for a sparing training where the guard wolves train. As the two enter the hut. The man dejectedly sit on a corner.

"Rio," Riza call. "How long are we going to wait? We just want his body back? Why must they do this?" He asked. Riza sit beside him before placing her hands on the Rio's head. Rio look at Riza and he was stunned to see tears on Riza's eyes.

"I'm sorry. Riza." Rio hurriedly apologize and Riza just shook her head before smiling.

"It's fine. We will take his body back and have a formal ceremony." She said sorrowful. She take a look inside the hut and see other two figures laying down the floor.

"Anton? Ramil?" Riza joyfully shouted as she rush to two and vigorously shake the two.

"What? What? Is there an earthquake?" Anton asked nervously then he see Riza shaking Ramil till he stands up.

"What? Are they back?" Ramil asked as he look around.

"If your looking for Ricardo? Dennis? Criston? And Marcel? No, they are not back yet. Why are the two of you sleeping early?" Riza asked melancholy as stand and place her hands on her hips.

"Ah, we guard on the prison for 4 days straight, Riza. Give as a break." Ramil cryingly whine. While Anton just face palm.

"Prison? Do you get inside the prison?" She inquired. Anton knowingly look at Riza before he shook his head before speaking " He is not there."

All of them take a deep breath.

On the forest of the mountain, two lovely laughter can be heard as two young woman chase after each other.

"Faster, Misha." The young girl with long black hair shout as she jump from one stone to another.

"Wait, Reimy." The young girl with short curly hair shout as she chase after Reimy. The two of them chase after another but then Reimy step on a slime and fall on the edge of shallow cliff.

"Reimy! Are you okay?!" Misha shouted as she jump to the side of Reimy. Reimy cryingly hug her knee as she shout on pain. Misha try to ease Reimy pain by slowly massaging her leg like what Riza taught her.

"Thank you. Misha." Reimy hug Misha as she help her to stand. Just as the two was on there feet l, a very heavy rain started to pour from the sky. "Reimy! There! A cave!" Misha shout as she notice a small cave in the deeper part of the shallow cliff.

The two hurriedly shelter on the cave. Seeing the dark clouds, they conclude that the rain won't stop by the next few hours so they decide to see the interior of the cave for the mean while. Turning around they quickly greeted by cave wall and a little passage on the left.

"Oh~ intriguing." Both of them said. They quickly enter the passage. They walk for several minutes before they heard the pouring of rain water from the end of the passage. When they came out, a very large space with numerous different height of stone are around and the ceiling of the cave was opened to allow the light and water to pass through.

There also quite many grass and flower in there that make the two happy. They ran around to pick the flowers when they notice a body in the middle.

"How can somebody be here?" Misha asked herself when she notice Reimy slowly approaching the body. She quickly hold Reimy arm and shook her head. "What if he needs help? Let's just come and see?" Reimy said as she urge Misha to come.

The both of them approach the body cautiously. On closer look, it is a young man that wear a polo with large holes and been soaked on the rain water. They guessed that he was around there age. When they look at face of the young man, his hair was covering his face so Reimy slowly remove it just to see a very handsome yet pale face. Both of them gawked for moment before they started smell a little blood scent. They once again look at the young man's body before they note that the rain slowly making the dark red polo of him are turning white.

Reimy look at Misha before they nodded at each other. Misha slowly kneel beside the young man before gripping the man's wrist. She try to feel the pulse of him yet she quickly stand and run beside Reimy.

"His dead." She whispered as she back away. Reimy stagnated for moment before looking back at Misha. "What could a corpse doing here?" She ask herself before looking back at the young man face only be surprise that he opened his eyes. Reimy quickly hold Misha's hand as she point the young man face.

A purple eyes are looking at them emotionless, before slowly closing again.

"How on earth a corpse open his eyes?!" The two thought horrifically. They slowly back away as they didn't look away from young man. They was scared the moment they look away, the corpse will stand up and eat them.

And as if, an answer for their thoughts, a strong wind blew pass them that make close their eyes.

Once they open there eyes again. They see the young man's eyes are opened again and looking at them. But unlike the previous time, his eyes are color brown and there is a noticeable smile on his face.

Misha, who sure that the young man don't have any pulse, hitch her breath as she saw it while Reimy already trembling. The both of them look at each before shouting on the top of there lungs and run as fast they can to go outside the cave.

Back on the foot of mountain.

Quite large group of men and wolves approaching the tribe. They are pulling somebody whose chain before giving them to the guards. In front of the group of topless mans there are four person wearing top approach the hut near the edge of forest.

"You came back! I thought you'll be back after two days." Rio greeted as he jump on one of them and both of them fell on the floor.

"Ah! Rio don't do that!" Ricardo chided as he help the two of them.

"Are you alright, Marcel?" Criston asked and Marcel nodded.

"Marcel, go to the Alpha's hut for the meeting this night." Dennis remind as he sat on a corner.

While they are speaking, a loud thunder resound that make all of them jolted.

Again on the entrance of the tribe, two young woman running terrified and quickly running to center of the tribe. They cry and shake so much that it worried their elders.

On the top of mountain, a young man is walking on the near cave entrance before staring at the dark clouds of air. In a wave of his hand, a stone chair quickly form behind him. He sat down and watch the pouring hard rain before taking a very deep breath.

"What on bloody hell happen?" He asked himself while looking at his hand.

Unknown to him, his purple eyes slowly turning to light brown eyes. Before a strong wind blew again that make him look around.

~chapter end