Kill the Luna

EARLIER

The pack tracked the Luna all night. They checked each hut, and every single cave that the Luna might hide in. Tired, exhausted and given up, they were ready to face their Alpha who'd probably behead them for not finding the Luna right away.

On their way back, they found Roman still searching for Diana. Lucas and Cory then decided to continue the search, whilst the rest of the pack went back to the town to rest. Scott will get furious if Roman finds her first. On the other hand, Roman will surely never let go of Diana at the sight of her.

Roman had no plans of giving up. He'll flip out the entire forest if he needs to, just to find his Luna, dead or alive. Roaming around and looking for clues, he found a bloodied lighter engraved with a moon and a howling wolf. Seeing the snipped fur clipped on the lid, he sniffed it and sensed something musky, damped and lethal. "What the actual fuck", he uttered as he pocketed the lighter and went on.

He went uphill and found a pair of shoes and sepals of wolfsbane. Finding tracks of blood on the ground, he followed the scent to the cliffside. Lucas noticed Roman has been getting leads, he followed the Alpha as he signaled Cory to look on the other side.

Roman sniffed the ground until he found a piece of blood-soaked cloth that he ripped from Diana's dress previously. More blood were seen on the rocks going down the cliff. 'Did she fell?', he thought.

Whistling to Gunner, Roman presaged his comrade to check downriver for any signs of the Luna. Looking down the cliff, he breathe shakily wondering if she can survive both the height of the cliff, and the river's strong current.

"You should rest. The pack have checked the river, still no Luna", Lucas said as he stood beside Roman.

"Why can't she shapeshift?", he asked without looking.

"We still don't know.. Scott imprinted on her weeks ago. She's filled with so many mysteries that are yet to unfold. She may not be able to shapeshift, but she's definitely a full-blooded wolf.", Lucas replied.

"Did she.. imprint on Scott?", he took a glance at Lucas looking forward to his reponse.

"We believe so..", Lucas replied.

"Even if you follow me around.. I'm taking her as soon as I find her", Roman said as he face Lucas.

"Let's see then if she goes with you", Lucas replied with a smirk.

"I bet she'd rather choose life with an Alpha who can … protect her", Roman said as he squinted his eyes.

Lucas pursed his lips at Roman's cryptic message. 'Where was Scott during the lycan's attack anyway?', he thought.

After a few hours of tracking the Luna, the wolves of the Black Creek and Grayback clans decided to go back to the town. The rays of sun started to seep through the thick dark clouds as they gently move away. The biting cold subsided, as the birds chirp on a brand new morning.

Reaching the plaza, they saw Alarick who has been furiously giving out a speech in front of the weeping townspeople. Most held each other's arms and found comfort in the hands of their remaining family members, while others stood on their own looking lost and defeated.

"For decades, our town has been peaceful. We've been living our best lives with our families without fear.", he looked in the eyes of every person in the town plaza.

"Ever since that Luna arrived, I can already tell she'll bring great misfortune to our clan. A Luna with no scent?", he spits. "Look at the faces of our dead love ones. Look at our beloved Elder Loveta! She died in so much agony", Alarick exclaimed.

"Who knows? She might have summoned that beast to slaughter our love ones.. to destroy our town that we built for centuries.. That Luna removed our children's right to live and to imprint someday.", He said as the crowd listen with teary eyes. "Remember the time when a lycan destroyed our village? You all have seen how our brothers and sisters bathe in their own blood. The Blood Moon last night is the proof!! The bad omen is upon us. The appearance of the estranged Luna brings death.", he added.

"Elder Alarick, we didn't had an unusual Luna before, and we still faced a lycan. How could the new Luna be the bringer of death?", an old man from the crowd said. The townspeople started to whisper their own perceptions about the clan's Luna.

"YEA! The Luna is missing, we must find her so she can explain for herself", a woman who can barely stand up blurted out. Alarick was taken aback, unsure of what to say.

Stanley then took the limelight and faced the confused crowd. "Aren't you all wondering, how the Luna with no scent had my son imprinted on her? She could be dealing with Nagualli to conquer and kill us all", Stanley said with full conviction. "My sister told me I shouldn't let Scott imprint. Maybe she knew, that the Luna he'll imprint on will ignite this bloodbath", The crowd appeared to agree with Stanley, while the pack shook their heads with uncertainty.

"I say.. we end this! I say, we should not let history happen all over again. We do not deserve to live in fear every full moon. I SAY… FIND DIANA AND KILL THE LUNA!!", Alarick howled as the wolves of the Grayback Clan howled too as they nod in approval. He gave Adoff a side eye with a smirk remembering how he intentionally let Diana fall off the cliff hoping she's dead.

"Elder Dolphus should know. He must've seen it", Alarick said as he scan the crowd for the wise elder.

"Elder Dolphus?? Has anyone seen Dolphus Crumbe? Can anyone check Elder Dolphus if he's in his hut? My goodness, I hope he's not dead too", Stanley asked.. Gregory opted to check Dolphus at Stanley's command.

"While our Alpha is still resting and gaining his strenght from the fight with the lycan, Elder Alarick will takeover the clan as soon as my son is fit to lead", Stanley said as the townspeople chanted for Alarick's name.

Roman signaled Gunner to search where Dolphus Crumbe lives. He thought it's the only hut they didn't go to. He then decided to move along to the Devlins Chalet. Hearing the false assumptions and cruel intentions of these two enraged men to his Luna makes him throw up.

Meanwhile, Lucas immediately followed Gunner when he noticed Roman giving him signals. "Keep an eye on Roman. He might know something", he whispered to Austin before leaving.