Writer's POV:
Ezra would be 20years old in a few
months and he was already making plans,he laid in bed and watched his brothers
sleep peacefully;They
had just one large bed big enough to contain the 3 teenagers and a door to
differentiate the room from where they took their bathe.And he wondered what
they were going to do when the money they found in the envelope finishes,
"mtchewww" he sighed
and turned to the other side to sleep
"Booom!"he
heard a sound from the bathroom and sat up "Help pls"a weak voice followed and
he knew it was a break-in ,The voice wasn't loud but audible enough to wake
his brothers,They all sat up and cling onto ezra"fetch the lamp"he signaled
but his brothers didn't move an inch due to the fear of the unknown,he gave
them a stare so as to let them know how unbelievable they were, Ezra stood up
in anger and fetched the lamp himself;it
was the only thing they took from luther's house,he walked towards the
bathroom door hoping his brother's were behind him
"for real?"
He had said when he turned and saw them clinging to eachother on the
bed"Help!"The
weak voice cried again sounding like it was reminding them that he was still
there.Ezra was still having second thought as he held the door knob when blood
gushed out from underneath the door,he rushed in and that was when his
brothers followed;it
was Luther the man who tried to kill them,abandoned them,gave them a clue to
find him with a lot of Money,he was bleeding so bad with cuts on several parts
of his body.The hairs on his body and face had been shaved too including the
ones on his head,he was bald and white.
The boys had to hold themselves so as they won't laugh "He looked
better with werewolf syndrome"Junior thought to himself and giggled as he
watched his brothers carry luther to the bed "What happened?"Junior
had exhausted his patience and he asked "I went to look for the spell book and
it did this to me"Luther replied weakly"
"what are you doing?"Zeph
asked as ezra placed his hands on luther's scalp and closed his eyes like he
was meditating "i want to see if i can try pain transference"He replied and
seeing that his brothers' had questions written all over them "The ability to
absorb or averiate the pain from him to our pet fish or maybe
i might end up just healing him"Ezra continued,Luther gasped for air
"My
sister was never building an army for protection,she was building their trust
so that they'd be willing to die for her"Luther said when he caught his breath
and the boys stared blankly "She… wants to… use their blood… as a curse…
breaker…. for the….. spell book"He continued "You… can't heal me…..i've been…
cursed"He said shakily
But then he noticed that the pain was mild and the cuts were closing
"Strange!"He
marveled and stared at Ezra who just broke a curse and was still fully
energized "wow!!"He was still astonished as he tried to transform to a
werewolf and it worked
"Boys"Ezra called out to them to go back to sleep,Zeph was about to lay
down beside junior when he sensed the presence of werewolves other than them
"They
are here"
Zeph
said
and it
gave a deja vu moment.
Luther transformed and was about to head downstairs "We won't be able to
deal with them all"Zeph warned "A stronger werewolf is leading the pack"He
continued and luther knew it was Taila "There's a secret basement in the
shelter"Luther suggested calmly "if we can make it there before them,we can
stand a chance to survive this night"He led them through the already shattered
window and this time they all jumped down one by one and landed on their feet.
Nobody stopped till they got to the house "I can see 4 werewolves from
where i stand"Ezra counted from the window downstairs "okay then,one for
each"Luther said and tried to barge in but zeph pulled him back "or perhaps,someone
would distract them and the rest would sneak inside through another door"Zeph
suggested
"oh,the smart one i see"Luther thought it was a good idea "Ahhhhhh!"Ezra
shouted and signaled that they go ;
"no,no,no"
His brothers cried as luther dragged them
into hiding.Ezra's screaming caught the men attention and they rushed out to
see a child crying on the snow
"They are 6" zeph panicked from where he hid
knowing pretty well ezra miscalculated;luther
led the younger boys as they sneaked pass the distracted guard
"what is it a child?"One
had asked when they saw all he did was shiver,they welcomed him in .
Soon
Luther and the younger boys got to the secret basement "We need to go back for
him"Junior cried out and attempted to go "If you go,you'd be risking your life
and his life too"were the words that pulled him back "Don't worry too much he'd be okay"Luther
said to zeph who was beating himself up for suggesting the plan in the first
place "What if something happens to ezra"was the question that kept repeating
in his mind "He isn't a pure breed and he doesn't have any mark that can give
him away"Luther pointed out .
"we
just have to wait here until they're gone"He still couldn't convince the boys.
"She's here!"Zeph
cried out uncontrollably,
Luther sniffed and also felt the presence of Taila
"Ezra
is in danger"he said
Luther
warned them not to come outside until one of them comes back ,he gave them his
journal and a map just in case he wasn't the one who made it,knowing the kind
of person Ezra is,he also warned them to get the spell book before they come
back to rescue him.
"ah ah ah""so hysterical,i almost fell for it"ezra turned around with
the urge to ask if the lady he was staring at knew what hysterical meant and
why she would be feeling that way,for no reason cold sweats rushed down his
spines.
"Are you the shelter owner?"He
asked trying to act as innocent as he could "Where is my brother?"She
shouted as she walked up to him "Your bro…..ther?"
Ezra was still stuttering while Taila sniffed him "Strange!"She
said and look at his eyeballs "You
survived wolfsbane in your bloodstream"she said and Ezra wondered how she knew
but then Taila started casting a spell for the bones in his body to reap out
of his flesh
"Ahhhhhhh
Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!
!"
Ezra screamed his lungs out as the pain was
too extreme ,he thought he had experienced all types of pain life had but this
one he was going through was a discovery-
"I'm here Taila ,leave the child alone "Luther interrupted,seeing that
Ezra's eye had turned yellow due to rage she released him off the spell before
she'd find out what mythical being he actually was
"hmmm
a strong one you are,nobody has survived pass 15 seconds under that spell"Taila
said
as she watched his bones go back in and the
pain was worse for him "Come on boy,Run!"Luther
had repeated for the third time,Ezra wished he could defend Luther as he
leaped his way towards the basement.
Ezra peeped through a small hole to see
how luther and Taila exchanged words,throws,spells and also beast
fights;it
was a fair fight even though the woman won "Carry him" Taila said
That was the only thing the men were involved
in.
Ezra leaped slowly to where His brothers hid
and the hugged him passionately like toddlers to their mother on their first
day of school;wiping
their tears,they handed him the journal and map "remember i still have his
hair,we can track him" Ezra said as he went through the journal,
"we
can't"Zeph said
"He
said we should find the spellbook first"He continued,seeing now that something
had caught his attention in the journal "i don't care what he said"Ezra was
triggered
"we
have to find him and return this stupid journal"He said "There's no way either
of us would be risking our lives again"
He
sounded like he had made a declaration and his brothers agreed.Just then zeph
felt a presence "someone's here"He said gently,trying not to trigger ezra's
anger any further
"its a
girl"Junior who had ran out to check shouted "And she's freezing"
Ezra
rushed down the stairs,judging from how tired she looked they knew she was
homeless
" hi,i'm Ezra"
He
introduced himself as she fell into his arms,she was as cold as ice and his
body was the perfect heater "Gather as many lamps and pictures as you can,we
need to prepare ourselves to deliver his journal "Ezra said seeing that the
girl was fast asleep already,he lay her down on the couch and covered her with
his jacket and while the boys were busy following his order he made fire for
her, sat beside her and at once it
looked like all his troubles went away, She had perky cheeks,a well defined
jawline and full lips which made her look attractive...…..
Jane's POV
I've
always lived like a princess in my father's house being the only child of a
wealthy man, not until an epidemic broke out leading the leaders to burn
everything and everybody whose household were affected.
I
watched my whole life burn in front of me "Go ahead jane,we'd meet you at the
outskirt"mommy had promised in tears,daddy could not bear telling me lies so he
just nodded his head as they head back,the urge to run back to them kicked my
mind but my survival instinct gave a better push and i kept running even after
i got to the outskirts my guilt wouldn't stop feeding on me until i got to the
children shelter, after many weeks of being homeless and stranded in the cold.
"Hi I'm Ezra"
I
heard a voice coming toward me ," who is that?" I wondered as I saw a
human figure walking towards me even though my sight wasn't giving a clear view
,I was ready to reply but suddenly I collapsed...….
Ezra's POV
I stared at the human girl laying comfortably on the couch, it's been 5
days since we rescued her from the cold .
"Is she homeless" I thought
"What was she doing all alone in the
cold "
"
Maybe she is an orphan just like my brothers and I" "why is she so
beautiful,is she really human?" I wondered as I blushed a little.
Hundreds of thoughts ran through my mind and I couldn't wait for her to
be fully awake so she could clear my doubts .
We have turned the shelter into a
trap house and prepared ourselves for our
mission,now that a human is in our midst ,"we have to be more careful "I said
"especially the both of you" I added ,because they had a beast form
which I don't have .
I
don't have a beast form so I spent some days weaponizing the dust in the lamps
and pictures,healing my responsibilities everytime they got injured and putting
food on the table.I noticed that I grew stronger by the day.
"Aatchooo!!"
I heard the sound of sneezing that came from
the girl on the couch ,she was up and sitting
I
moved towards her almost immediately
"Heyy" how are you?"
I asked .
" I'm fine " she replied slowly
looking around the whole room with confusion written all over her face .
" Oh" I said "you might be
wondering how you ended up here" I continued " My name is Ezra and I
stay here with my brothers ,We found you outside our Shelter five days ago
"I watched to see the reaction on her face,
"I remember" she said "I'm Jane , I'm sorry if I have
caused any form of disturbance to you and your brothers " she hurriedly
apologized she was about saying something but I cut in "heyy it's fine
,you don't need to apologize ,I mean you needed help and I'm glad I could be of
help " I caught a sight of her Smile "woah" I muttered she's
Beautiful …...
Writer's POV
Ezra
started living with Jane and his brothers and now they had a new plan in order
to accomplish their mission.
" Jane would stay at the entrance of the
shelter so as to open and lock the door for us incase we end up getting
chased" Ezra said "while
junior and zeph would help prepare the trap in the house and I would go and
return the journal and help luther escape" he added.
Ezra mapped the plan out in such a way that if anyone would get hurt
then it'd be him and just him alone.
The
cottage where luther was being locked up was unguarded,Taila had cast a spell
on him to not be able to leave the cottage,"I can't believe you were going to
kill me as sacrifice"He remembered the
fight he had with his sister,she scoffed in disbelief and watched him
rant,"it's easy to blame other bloodline for our ancestors ,but for our pack
luther it's your fault"she said with a cold stare of hate,
"you
killed them,yes they all died trying to protect you and keeping you safe like
the burden you are"she added
She
ordered her men to take him away.There he had stayed for a month wondering if
he was a burden like she had accused him of being.
"psssst!!"
He heard a sound from the window
"Ezra?"He
called out "What are you doing?"He
asked "You should have just used the door"He laughed "And you're barely even a
beast"He laughed even louder.
"Ah
ah ah"Ezra tried to mimic his laughter and ended up falling down.
Jane and the younger boys were worried sick as they knew they wouldn't
be able to survive a day without Ezra "Don't werewolves have supersense?Can't
you see what is going on around him?"jane
kept asking questions hoping that there was a way to find out if he ever was
in danger "Let's give him an hour break then we'd track him to where ever he
is"Zeph suggested and the trio agreed.....Ezra made his way into the house and
brought out the journal "what is that?"Luther
questioned and that was when ezra noticed the color of luther's eyes were blur
and at once he knew that Luther was under a spell "What kind of spell?"
He thought to himself as he searched through the journal for an undo spell,All
Luther did was blink to show it worked...
Jane's Pov:
I
was not going to hide and watch someone who cares for me die again all in the name of protecting me.
1hr seemed like eternity. I might not know how to pray but I knew the moon
would always watch over me and I'm okay with that.
I
remember the difficulties Ezra had told me he had gone through before they came
to the shelter,to them the shelter was a start of a better life but in my case
it was just as the name inscribes "shelter",Ezra was the closest thing i
had to a home now and i'm not going to let him die.
"its time"
i
had said to the boys who in turn were ready,we waited patiently to figure out
where ezra was,judging from the little i heard about Luther i'm pretty sure he
would have kicked his leg against the wall when he finds out they've not started their search
for the spell book,he will be filled with rage when Ezra returns the journal
and tell him he's not interested.
My
face was dull
"what is it?"
Junior wanted to know all that was going through my mind "Ezra did not
go with us because he wanted just himself and luther to do it and the traps are
not for the werewolves that'd chase after them but incase we get attacked" she
was saying when zeph interrupted her with sniffing
"They're here"he whispered and signaled that they go back to their
position,Junior transformed into a werewolf,he spent 31 days preparing for this
day and just then
"Escape through the back door,any movement
from outside would trigger the traps"
He
heard Ezra's voice in his head and at once shared this information with us.
Zeph tried to carry me but I folded my fist up his face and he knew I wouldn't
allow it. We were able to escape before the trap caught all our attackers.
Kraaackkkkkkk!!ruumbblee!!kraacckkkk!! BOOM!!!!!!!!!!
"Huh"
I looked up as we Heard a loud sound
"What's happening?" I asked,
struggling to stand upright.
The
earth began to rumble, "could it be an earthquake? Or has Taila probably found the spell book??......
Luther's Pov:
The earth began to rumble, but it
was too subtle to be an earthquake. I felt a chill run down my spine as I
realized what was happening. "No!" I shouted, my voice echoing through the
room. "she found the spell book" I rushed towards the door, Ezra following
closely behind "Are you with any wolfsbane?" I asked pausing for a moment. Ezra
nodded, his eyes locked on mine, something felt strange about him, like he was
a villain in a previous chapter of a story. As we approached the X marked spot
on the map, my anxiety spiked. The cave had three entrances but none of them
were guarded. It felt like a trap, but I had no time to hesitate. "let's take
the first one", I said as I pointed at a part on the map, Ezra struggled
to keep up, his legs seemed to weigh him down like stone.
"wait" he begged, his voice
strained. "please….." I stopped at the second entrance, giving Ezra a moment to
rest. He looked up at me, his eyes searching. " You're feeling what I'm
feeling?" he asked under heavy breaths "Tension?" I replied, trying to read his
expression. Ezra shook his head "No... short on breath" before I could
respond, a familiar voice moaned loudly
"Ezra?" other voices chorused in and I saw
Ezra's brothers and a girl running towards us, their faces etched with
exhaustion. They had clearly been on a long arduous journey. My heart sank as I
realized that we were not alone and we had to be extra cautious but Ezra's eyes
lit up with relief as he stumbled towards his brothers.
Writer's Pov:
Taila's smile stretched from ear
to ear as she gazed at the spell book in her hands "just one last step and it'd
all be mine " she whispered, her eyes beaming with ambition. As she watched her
armies pledged allegiance, she felt a surge of confidence. Luther observed from
a distance, his heart heavy with concern "I have to protect these kids at all
costs", Luther muttered to himself, his jaw clenched "And get the spell
book" As he watched, the kids walked closely beside Ezra, whose aura
seemed to radiate an other worldly magic
"Hide!" Jane called out to
Luther, noticing his lost mind. He swiftly moved behind a nearby edge, his eyes
fixed on the scene unfolding before them. "stay here" he instructed the
kids before driving into the heat of the cave, Taila stood at the center, her
eyes blazing with black magic "jump into the fire!" she screamed, her voice
echoing off the cave walls, one by one her minions leaped into the flames,
Luther felt a surge of horror, but he knew he had to act fast, he attempted to
reason with her but it was too late. The air was filled with smoke and tension
as the last of talia's minion fell. He tore his shirt, revealing his inner
beast, the fight was fair but the cave was too foggy to give account for. With
a swift motion, she plunged a wooden stake into Luther's leg.
"Grrrrrrrrrrr...…aagh" he growled as he
slipped into the burning furnace, Jane rushed to his side, grasping his hands
as he transformed back into his human form. As he climbed out, his eyes scanned
the cave and he noticed another beast in the shadows, before he could process
who it was, Taila's head was severed from her neck, her eyes frozen in a
permanent stare. The beast turned to zeph and junior, the gaze piercing, Luther
stood frozen, his stomach heavy with emotion. As the reality of the situation
sank in, Ezra gave chase pursuing the creature through the same entrance it had
emerged from, Ezra's brothers rushed out
of hiding, joining Jane and Luther.
"Rose?" Ezra whispered, his voice laced with
concern. When he got close enough, the beast turned, it claws swiping across
Ezra's cheek, leaving a deep gash.
Ezra's pov:
It wasn't supposed to go like this,
things had finally begin to go as I had planned. I stepped back into the cave,
the echoes of Luther's enraged vows still lingering in the air. His sister's
lifeless body lay at his feet, Jane dragged him away, leading everyone out of
the cave. The spell book was still out there, would rose believe me? Would she
understand that everything I had done was for her? I thought back to her words,
sung with such conviction; "I love you the way you are" but it wasn't
enough. Her family didn't want me, a different kind, I wasn't beast enough but
yet not a human. The spell book was my only chance to be fully beast, I
remember the sacrifices I had made and the lives I had taken to get to this
point. Killing Zeph and Junior's parents so that I'd be the only person they'd
trust, leading Luther like a pawn to the cave, and Jane who has also proven to
be a valuable asset. And now, everything was at risk. The woman I love has
destroyed the plan bringing me back to where I started, but how would I come up
with another plan?
Writer's Pov:
"You're a beast, you shouldn't be with those human family" from the way
rose sounded, You'd know this was not the first time she had argued "But yet
I'm treated better over there" Ezra pointed out "leave me alone" he shook
off Rose's grasp "I'm never going to be enough over here" he said as he picked
his beads that had loosened with rose's grip, she watched as he made his way
out the forest, she wasn't crying but the pain she felt drove tears down her
eyes, her legs were to weak to even shake. That same night, the forest was
ambushed by a rival clan. The whole place was set on fire, arrows whizzing
through the air. "Go to the escape room" Rose shouted to the children, if
only Ezra was around, she thought. The scene was so chaotic, with beast
fighting for their lives. Rose's only thought was to get the children to
safety. The Chief's thunderous growl echoed through the forest,
"Grrrrrrrrrrr...hhhhhhhhh!!" it was their
warning sign. Rose tried to flee but was restrained by her own kind, tasked
with protecting the children, the chief's growl grew louder as all hope seemed lost. Jabez triggered the
trap, and the forest erupted in a blaze of explosions.
Rose's anger and grief boiled over as she
watched her family perish. "Why did you leave?" she cursed at Ezra's memory,
the invaders death did not change how she felt. As the smoke cleared, Jabez railed
the survivors "things are not lost yet, we just need to get the spell
book" his words ignited a new found determination, and the group vowed to
find the book no matter the cost.
Writer's Pov:
"Now that talia's dead, can we go home?" Junior's
voice barely above a whisper, pierced the air, Ezra's gaze lingered on towards
Luther "would death be enough for my sister's killer?" Luther muttered "who
could have sent her?" he wondered out loud, Ezra's interest piqued "what do you
mean sent her?" he questioned his voice low and urgent but was met with
silence.
Writer's Pov:
As Ezra lay on the ground, the memories
of his past love washed over him like a bittersweet tide. The earth rumbled and
his gaze fell upon the book beside him. The very same book he had spent years
searching for. Yet, in the end, it was what remained. His brothers, his woman,
his friends – all lost.
Dying seemed fair to him, no good deed
he'd do now could ever redeem him the evil he had done. Years of perfect
planning, tears of yearning for a life spent with rose – all for naught. He
knew he had to go.
Closing his eyes, he whispered a few
spells, aware that his immunity to death would prolong his suffering. The cave
began to crumble, bricks falling like a deadly rain, burying him beneath the
rubble. In the darkness, a spark of hope flickered to life. Perhaps, just
perhaps, rose would search for him. The silence that followed was absolute, the
only sound the soft whisper of dust settling upon his grave.