The False Queen

Percy's POV

Coming up to the source of the blood stained scent I gaze upon what I can only describe as a curtain of golden sheets...? I walk up to it and touch it, the material silk to the touch but somehow recognisable in appearance...Athena's hair? Why would she be blocking off this area, I try to pry it open but my hand's keep getting entangled through it.

Athena's POV

My hair's directly connected to my emotions, I've noticed that much in the time that I've had this gift. And I can tell it isn't going to forgive what this person has done, neither am I. "ATHENA I'M SORRY!" a pack member who was forcing their way into everyone's heads and even causing deaths among us. Their heads caved in on themselves as their bodies lay scattered along the floors of the pack house, accident or not I can't leave this unpunished, "I'm not letting you kill me, my brother or anyone else, I'm sorry" I solemnly state while tightening my hair around her, the forced telepathy has stopped and that god awful ringing has ceased. But my hair won't forgive it, my natural blond beginning to intertwine with itself as pitch black streaks extend from the roots of my head knowing the current intent I have. The entire area outside is blocked out by my swarming strands of hair, I can feel it flowing around my feet slithering and expanding...it's never reacted like this before, why now?

I can hear it, the crunching of her bones as the grip gets tighter and tighter, her gasps of air running shorter and shorter. This is for the pack, I have to do this to protect everyone, nobody's going to stop me. A droplet of water amazingly enough slices through my hair and past my cheek, grazing it to my surprise. A last attempt by the compressed girl, her eyes lighting up blue to meet my watery golden. Her final gaze at me through the gap in my cocoon of hair as her legs snap, causing her to fall over and be crushed even further from the pressure of the other strands. "This wasn't an easy death, I'm truly sorry for that. But neither were their deaths".

Every sensation of force being applied I can feel it weighing more and more at that sole location, but I can also feel some pressure behind me. Who in their right mind is trying to directly touch my hair? I stare away from the broken down carcass to face the place where this pressure was coming from as the strands leave it behind and become drained of the darkened hue, shrinking back into a reasonable size for my head.

"Percy? I'd advise never doing that again, I can't fully control it and it could of killed you" Seeing him flop to the floor in front of me after charging up what I presume was him preparing to ram me.

"What was going on? Why did you block it off and why is there a scent of blood everywhere!?" He exclaims while slowly going silent, observing his surroundings. Death, at least 6 bodies I've been able to count in this area specifically, blood splattered across walls like a dance of sadistic art.

"Now you see why I blocked it off? I've always known it was possible to preform such a feat with telepathy but that was near impossible, they were that focused on all of us at once!?" Stomping my foot at the lack of knowledge, I feel overwhelmed by not understanding what exactly we're dealing with, why now?

"Percy?" I ask as he's on the ground, looking up and still taking in the environment around him

"Athena, what happened" He pauses before his body starts to move again

"I just said, I don't know the exact reason. But a pack member murdered some of us, intentional or not I can't tell. I wasn't going to risk it happening again." 'Alex, come help with this please' Linking myself to his mind, still hurting from whatever the hell that all was.

"What the fuck was this shit." A commanding voice blares itself amidst the silence

"Father, you're not helping in any regard, leave."

"Excuse me? What type of tone is that towards your Alpha? I left him in charge for moments and look what occurred" - Rane

"That's my tone towards the man who's only desires in life were for a strong alpha inheritance. You're undeserving of the title Father." I blandly state, his eyes bulging in a rage as his eyes light up with a golden flame that's fixated on nothing more than hurting me at this moment.

"YOU'RE UNDESERVING OF BEING MY OFFSPRING, A FEMALE ALPHA! HAHA IMAGINE" His voice full of amusement and joy from stating those words. All he ever wanted were males, females are looked down upon in an alpha bloodline. "A waste of time and resources" That's all I was ever labelled as...closing my eyes and falling to the ground at the reoccurring pressure of living up to his fucking standards and I'm sick of it, I'm not weak. 'Let me show you, I'll be the monster you want me to be'. The words echoing throughout my head and all I can feel is pain spreading throughout my body blocking out my other senses.

Percy's POV

"Athena..." I go to reach for her but the sheer pressure of murderous intent seeps through her hair, freezes me in my place once again reclaiming that pitch black form. It's not aimed at me though...It's swarming around Rane's feet.

"Get your worthless gift away from me, delicate bitch" Rane kicks away at her hair and stomping it, only for it to return more and more aggressively. "Help get this shit off me" He points at me alarmingly which causes me to stutter before speaking, "I-I-couldn't do anything about it the first time I'm sorry".

"More worthless people in my home, lovely" His words cutting me like a knife, he hasn't even met me

"Maybe you deserve this, you've clearly got nothing else to offer" I coldly state

"What did you say!?" He tries stepping over her hair and towards me for intimidation but a strand wraps itself around his throat, holding him in place. I should help for the sake of saving a life but I genuinely don't know what I should do...I look to Athena hearing her faintly cry as she's trying to hold herself back.

"What's happening!?" Adam comes sprinting down the hall but stops after seeing his sister on her knees and Father gradually being swallowed up by her blacked out spiralling hair.

"I don't-know what to do, Adam...?" I look to him like a lost puppy, unsure of the situation.

"Adam, fix your broken sibling." The words causing Adam's posture to grow in size

"What the fuck have you done this time, you can't just leave her alone can you?" - Adam

"SHE WANTE-" His mouth covered by the locks, they're forming around him like a cocoon

"Athena...I know you want to do this and I can't blame you for what he's done to us, but I need you to let him go this time" Adam kneels down and gently places his fingers on her head and instantly calming her down as she falls into his embrace. "I hate him, I can't do this anymore" Her words cracking with pain and sadness. "Come back to the room and we can organise something from there" Adam picks her up to her feet while giving a dead glance towards Rane who's on his hands and knees trying to catch his breath back.

"Percy come, I'll clean this all up after don't worry" He says while placing his hands outwards to me as we make our way back. Leaving the tormented old alpha to tend to himself.