Chapter 15: Chapter Fourteen

Lucas

Despite the sun, the weather is windy at the Black Mist Pack territory. At the open field, thousands of wolves aging above fourteen are uniformly assembled. They are obviously waiting for me who already called for three pack assemblies since I arrived yesterday.

I feel sorry for these young pups who are looking very eager in the sun. When I was at that age, I wanted nothing more than to lay on my bed and perhaps read a book or two. These young pups are the opposite of me. It is the time of their life when they want to prove something. To be exact, they want to prove to me, their alpha, that they are something.

To be honest, they can just lay around in their house and I can still feel whether their wolves are strong enough. I can sense from afar whether or not their wolves have the potential to be warriors. For those who have weaker wolves, there are a lot of other things that they can do, like managing or organizing things. Moon Goddess knows how bad I am at organizing stuff.

The pack was arranged by their age group. On the far left, the group of fifteen-year-olds to twenty are on a square formation. Next to them are the wolves aging from twenty one-year-olds to thirty. After them are the wolves who are thirty-year-olds to forty. Lastly are the forty-plus years old and older. They are all standing straight and waiting for me.

I silently praise the former Beta Peters for keeping the pack so orderly and disciplined why I was away.

I reach the field and everyone looks at me and Tristan who is standing behind me.

"Hello." I greet them. Just yesterday, we had a meeting too. But that was for a whole different purpose.

I really hate explaining, so I look at Tristan, expecting him to do the explanation for me.

Tristan is looking at the crowd when I glance at him. To be exact, his attention is caught by a blonde woman standing in front of the second group. He is so enthralled by her sight that he fails to notice that I am looking at him.

A few seconds passed and everyone's attention was with the clueless Tristan. It was only when Ethan snickered that Tristan fell out of his trance and realized that we are all looking at him. His face looks really red as he returns my gaze.

I inwardly sigh and decide to save my beta from more humiliation by nodding at him as a signal that he can start explaining the reason why we are here.

Tristan looks unsure for a few seconds but eventually clears his throat and starts speaking.

"Good afternoon, everyone. We are all gathered here because of the unexpected attacks against our pack last night. As all of you know, our attackers were very unusual. In fact it was the first time that our pack has seen these kinds of creatures." Very good Tristan, I knew you could do it. Except, it is not the first time that our pack saw their kind. But that is just a small detail.

"Those creatures which attacked us are called "wolf-like" creatures. They are neither human nor wolf. They are most especially not like our kind, werewolves. They have an outstanding ability of healing that it is almost impossible for us to defeat them. In fact, a couple of our warriors were wounded last night. If it was not because of Alpha Lucas, we probably had a huge number of deaths." I look around and see some members draw closer to their mates or family members. Some grab their mates and lowly growl.

"These creatures are being controlled by black magic and as Alpha Lucas told us, the only way to kill them is to crush their hearts." Murmurs are heard around. A lot of them are surprised by the mention of black magic. But since it was Tristan who told them, there is not an ounce of doubt that can be seen on their faces. I give them a nod of approval.

"That is why we are all gathered here so that our Alpha can teach us the skill on how to defeat these evil creatures." Tristan finishes his explanation.

Ah, now it is time for me to speak.

"This "skill" that I will teach you is not an actual skill. Let me tell you in advance, not all of you will be able to learn it. Only those who are fated will be successful in learning this. In fact, very little will be able to do it." I told them.

One of the perks of speaking to a crowd consisting of werewolves is that you can speak softly and they can still hear you clearly. "However, even if only one of you will be successful in this, it will be very beneficial to our pack.

I channel the power inside me. Then, I summon the heat and gather it on the palm of my hand.

"Can you feel it? This energy is the energy of the earth that I gather in my hand." I explain to them. The ball of heat on my palm increases its size a little before I will it to dissipate. "Most of you call this magic." Then, I look at my pack. Most of them look bewildered.

"After I gather this energy, I will control it and shoot into the heart of these wolf-likes. When it is inside their hearts, I will control it to burst, crushing their hearts as a result." I tell them.

"Now, I want all of you to feel the power of your wolves, and use it while in your human form. Only that way will you be able to control this energy."

"I want you all to try. But if you are not successful, don't be discouraged. The Beta and other squad leaders will think of a way on how we can fight and kill these wolf-likes. The only thing is for sure, these creatures cannot be defeated when we fight in our wolf form." I tell them truthfully. And once again, another round of murmurs are heard from them.

"Everybody should try their best." I add.

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It has been two hours since we started the training and I am about to finish the last chapter of the book I am reading. I found a good shade under an old tree earlier and from my view, I can see the pack sitting with their legs crossed as they meditate.

Since I told them how to meditate, all of them started doing it without rest. All of the pack members are once again present here. Well, except for those who have not shifted yet and those who are assigned as border patrols. Some of the older kids went to the pack house to prepare snacks for them. As for me, they got me an apple juice and some apple pies.

I wonder if the pack's chef has a thing over apples?

I am sipping my apple juice when I feel a presence in my front. I tilt my head up and see Lilly slowly approaching me. She looks really confused. Maybe, she is wondering what the pack members are doing.

I hold my hands up for her and she unconsciously steps forward to me. I can't stop myself from forming a smile. She reaches me and shyly takes my hands, not understanding what I want to do. I almost chuckle out loud at how innocent my mate is.

Immediately, I grab her hands and give her a tug so she can fall on me. Then, I place her so that her back is leaning on my torso while my arms are hugging her from behind. I can feel her heart beat faster which makes me very satisfied.

"How are you feeling?" I ask my blushing mate. She tries getting off me but I hold into her tighter.

"I'm.. fine." Lilly softly said. I take her wrist to check her and feel that the energy within her body is still lacking.

I frown at how slowly she recuperates.

"I saw the food you left me on top of the drawer when I woke up. Thank you, Lucas." Lilly says with a quiet voice.

"There is no need to say thank you between us." I whispered to her.

The feeling of her small frame within my arm is great. I press my nose on her hair and inhale her intoxicating smell. I feel Lilly tense a little before she relaxes on my touch.

"Lucas, did I faint?" She asks me.

"Mm, yeah." I answered her.

"Lucas, what are they doing?"

"Mm?" I am too busy with smelling her nape to catch what she asked me.

"Lucas, why are there different colors.. uhm.. shades around some of them?" She asks me.

I am startled by her question and straighten my back so that I can see her side view. This.. can it be?

"Lilly.. Different colors?" I grab her and lift her so that she is sitting on my lap while facing me. "Lilly, do you mean, you can see the energies of the world?"