Book 1 Chapter 21: Battle to the death!

Chapter 21: Battle to the death!

Like a demon of hell he ran between groups and used guerilla tactics to kill Dark grass wolves, constantly dodging their attacks as the Dark grass wolves are slower, exception being that they can use the environment to their advantage as well as Darkgrass fur.

Apollo used tree roots to his advantage, as well as trees themselves to leap up and then hitting the tree to shoot back down and swivel like a tornado as his claws cut the air to rip grass fur apart.

So far he killed over 10 Darkgrass wolves that were of the lower level of the enemy pack tribe.

Although he couldn't fight the larger wolves he still swept back and forth to assist as best as was need. With this, the Silver Mountain wolves gained a steep advantage to savagely strike, bite, claw, and sweep their tails killing the wolves they were battling. The silver Mountain wolves let loose a howl, as slowly the other tribe was pushed back, their casualties higher than their own.

Apollos now red eyes swept the area as he saw the two Alphas fighting, the Darkgrass wolf was constantly defending itself and striking at the right moment to create small wounds on the Silver wolf. The defense of the Silver wolves was many times stronger then the Dark grass wolves, it was just that the stronger the Dark wolf the stronger the grass on their body. As they wove it into a shield it would double the resilience of it.

The silver wolf alpha leapt up, and swiveled as its tail swept out as well as its claws sending a rain of silver wind blades at the Dark Alpha. Dark light shined as its fur congealed and lengthened before it was sliced off layer by layer. The dark wolf shot forward from under the Grass shield, breaking off the grass it had used as a shield and weakening some of its fighting power, but it used this to leap and pierce the Silver Mountain Alpha as its momentum fell from the air, unable to dodge.

It was sent flying back hitting a massive tree. The 1000 foot tree didn't shake, but the Silver Alpha did. It landed and hit the ground, kneeling down as it coughed blood out from the impact even with its resilient body.

Apollo watched this, as some of the red dispersed from his eyes, he slowly regained consciousness. Looking down at his body, a smile crossed his face. Quasi spirit combinance!

His body was covered in strange colored fur, and his arms, legs and head were all wolf like. His ribs were expanded as he sucked in deep breaths of air. He cracked his hands, and looked up to see the Silver Alpha hit the tree, Apollos eyes widened as he lunged forward on all fours, he had only about a couple minutes of maximum strength use left. His wolf body seemed to be able to utilize it better, as well as use more strength! He didn't feel the limit he couldn't reach, but actually felt a perfect conversion.

He pumped strength into his arms and legs, causing his 4 limbed sprint to burst forth as he tread against the ground and leapt off tree to tree back and forth.

He climbed up about 60 feet before leaping off backwards, the sword appearing in his hands and with it swerving to face forward as he linked the staff and the large sword together in less than a second.

This would be his one chance, to save the Silver Alphas life, he had only seconds before the Dark Alpha would reach it, in that clean moment he would attack it when it leapt for the wounded Alpha.

He soared through the air, and maximized the weight he stored in the sword, the sudden weight caused him to fall faster as he pumped all his strength into his arms. Strength surged in his arms as he soared through the air unimpeded by any beast or creature. The dark grass wolf indeed leapt forward, its teeth bare and gleaming as the green terra moon shined through the massive trees in bright individual rays.

As Apollos body sunk through a ray of light, it was as if it warped and gathered on the blade of his sword, earth floated up slowly as he swung down with is full momentum, each second lasting what felt like minutes.

The earth pulled up as the strike struck the Dark alpha square in the head, as it did the earth bent back down and a giant 10 foot wide circle was imprinted on the earth as the Dark grass wolf felt like a steel ball the size of a house struck against its body. It exploded from the force, it didn't have the Dark grass fur shield, so it was bare against its body. It was also weakened from the Silver Alpha wolf attacks earlier that were fierce.

Its head and bones scattered like a vibrant wave, creating a crimson lotus before washing the earth a deep red. Apollo stood in the middle of his crimson circle of the Darkgrass Alpha and was covered in its blood. He howled up to the sky

"AwooooOOOOOOOoooOOOOOOO"

A deep bellow escaped his lungs, as he fell backwards striking the ground unconscious. The Alpha wolf panted, rising up slowly as his strong vitality kept him awake. He looked around to see the battle had finally come to an end, as his wolf tribe slaughtered the last of the Darkgrass wolves.

The Alpha walked over to the Darkgrass Alpha and ripped open its chest, revealing a dark light green colored crystal which it swallowed. Its body began to infuse with light, its wounds visibly healing, until finally its natural coat color came back even more vibrant silver then before, it had broken through to the 5th level!

The cores of creatures were in the heart, if they had an affinity it would condense the energy into a core which was the vital point for beasts. Once they reached a high enough level, the crystal would grow until it surrounded the heart, and they could take human form, change into a greater form, or become one with the energy itself becoming an energy beast. By eating the cores of beasts, beasts would gain a strong amount of energy. If it was an affinity of their own, it would be twice the effect and half the effort.

This was a plant and darkness core, and the Silver Alpha had an earth and wind affinity. It still contained a great amount of energy and was just enough for it to break through. Its hairs were not completely made of silver, shining with the green moonlight reflectively.

The Alpha wolf bent its head down, and picked Apollos body up from the ground before laying him across its back. It trotted over and barked, the remaining wolves began to tear into the Dark wolves eating their cores. Those that survived began to heal from the energy influx, those that died…had their crystals taken too, as they didn't want to leave the crystals of their clan to other beasts, they took it for themselves. This was a form of honoring them, as their energy would pass on to the strongest and next in the generation. After the wolves finished, the Alpha found his companion, who had just sustained great wounds too, she consumed the enemy's companion's crystal and gained power. She had broken through to the 3rd high beast level as she was already on the edge of the 3rd middle level.

She saw Apollo on the Alphas back, and received a nod from him that Apollo was alright. The alpha was now indebted to Apollo as it had saved his life, and also gave him the chance to break into the 5th level. Apollos rank rose directly from Omega to beta in the clan, and would be second only to the Alphas closest guard.

'This human also has a wolf lineage…what a coincidence' The Alpha thought to himself.

Apollo was carried for a day, he finally awoke unsteadily. Gripping his head, he felt a throbbing pain that slowly waned down towards his heart, encapsulating it in heat. The blood in his heart spread this vibrant feeling throughout his limbs and as the condensed energy was dissipated along the blood stream actually created a good feeling as the pain subsided. He clutched his hands, the Alpha felt movement and peered over his shoulder, slowly lowering Apollo to the ground before turning and look at him.

"Hey uh…thanks." Apollo said.

"No problem" The alpha replied.

"No really thank yo…wait what the fuck!" Apollos mouth gaped open, as the Alpha wolf began to laugh heartily.

"When beasts reach a certain level, from each level before it they gain intelligence. When they reach the 5th level, they can speak, it's a natural occurrence and can help you identify if a creature is the 5th level or above" The Alpha said in a deep resonating voice.

"I see…" Apollo understood this point.