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Chapter 1

Kyler's POV

The heavens screamed and bellowed as lightning cascaded throughout the thick dark storm clouds, the sound and force of the thunder strong enough to make the ground shake and carry the sound on for miles. But none of this really mattered; all that mattered was that I put as much distance as I could between myself and my pursuers. I was both grateful and ungrateful for the noise because, while it masked the sound of my passing through the thick forest, it also made it difficult to hear where exactly my pursuers were. Were they behind me or maybe they were waiting to ambush me ahead? I pushed my senses to the limit to try and figure out where my pursuers were and to watch out for possible dangers. And then I heard it, the sound of running water, and I saw light ahead through the clearing and relief swept over me. Almost there, not much longer and I'm safe, I thought to myself.

I had begun to tire a while ago and the fact that I had multiple gashes and wounds all over didn't really make it easier for me to continue running like this for much longer. I began to mentally curse myself for my stupidity and my foolishness for going berserk and attacking my pursuers, or the Hunters Society as they called themselves, but in my all consuming rage, despair, hatred, and desolation it had been impossible to think clearly. The only thing I had been thinking about at the time was a need for vengeance and blood to pay for what they had done. They had taken from me one too many times and I was tired of always running, hiding, suffering, and watching my family die one after the other.

No, they had taken to too much from me. I had hoped to end everything, to kill as many as I could and then die as well, but fate, as well as my senses, and internal instincts had stopped this from happening.

And then I passed the last line of trees and stopped abruptly in the small clearing. I was relieved I had stopped in time otherwise I would have ran right off the edge of cliff and plummeted hundreds of feet right into the fierce winding river below. Which is something I really didn't fancy doing if I could help it, I thought to myself.

Suddenly I heard a noise, it sounded like a group of men and their dogs were running right to me. I got into a defensive stance and let out a threatening growl just as they emerged from the woods and started to surround me.

"Did you really think you could attack us and hope to escape with your life beast? We may be human but we are more than capable of taking care of you, Kyler Goldaugen, last of the Goldaugen clan. Let us end this and put you out of your misery, abomination", said the leader of the hunters, Tiberius.

There were six of them and they were all dressed in black, tight fitting hunting gear and had daggers, guns, crossbows, and other weapons strapped to them or in their hands and they knew how to handle themselves. Except for a few scars they could have passed as any ordinary human you would see on any street, at least if you were judging by appearance. How they carried themselves and their behavior usually alerted you to their presence if you knew what you were looking for. As for their leader, Tiberius, we went back a long way. You could say he scared the hell out of me and had been hunting me and my kind for as long as I could remember. He was deadly, cunning, and a master when it came to searching out and eradicating my kind, the Loup Garou, or Lycans as some termed us.

"This time I will see you dead beast, once and for all" said Tiberius. "Kill him!"

On command the two Rottweilers with them started running at me. I waited till the last possible second and then jumped to the right and watched as one of the dogs fell off the cliff. The second one ran at me and lashed out with his fangs. He bit my neck, and I swung around trying to dislodge him and then raked his side with my front claws. The Rottweiler yelped and let go of my neck. While this was going on two of the hunters had approached carrying spiked clubs joining the fray.

Realizing I wouldn't be able to fight the dog and the two humans at the same time in my current form, I called out to the other half of my being and embraced it. My arms and legs lengthened, my hands and feet changed, fur retreated and smoothed out into pale cream colored skin, my head shrunk and became more human looking, fangs shortened and became teeth, the light brown hair on my head lengthened, my eyes changed from bright gold to intense green surrounding a thin layer of gold that surrounded my pupils, and I was back to my human form.

I grabbed the Rottweiler by the back leg and flung him at one of the approaching hunters and watched as the dog in its confusion began to attack the hunter. I turned just in time to see a spiked bat come flying toward my face. Instantly I ducked, grabbed the hunter's wrist and twisted it while bringing my leg up between his legs and nailing him in the family jewels. He fell to his knees and moaned, his face turning a sickening green.

I laughed at the sight and taunted him, "What? You thought to bring all these pretty toys but forgot to wear a cup down there? Do they not train you people properly anymore?"

I snatched the bat from his hand and brought it down on his head with all my strength. The spiked bat clung to the side of his head where the spikes were embedded and the hunter slumped over lifelessly.

I noticed the first hunter and the dog were still fighting and then I heard the sound of a gun going off and felt an intense pain in my left side near my abdomen. I looked down and saw blood flowing out of a gunshot wound and then I started to convulse in pain. My insides burned and I felt week. "A silver bullet, figures", I gasped looking up at Tiberius.

"Only the best for you mongrel. I can't afford to have you run off and heal all quickly like your kind does.' said Tiberius. He then looked at his remaining goons and motioned for them to take me.

The remaining three hunters started to approach and Tiberius aimed his gun at me and said, "This is the end of the road wolf. I think We'll just kill you and leave your dead carcass for the scavengers to feast upon."

The pain was excruciating and I began to panic trying to think of what to do next, but thinking was becoming harder and harder to do not to mention my vision was starting to go. I knew I only had a few moments left before they took me and so I waited till they got close enough and I grabbed a dagger off the closest human and slashed his throat. The hunter fell and I hurled the dagger at Tiberius and ran and jumped off the side of the cliff and into the river below. I fell for what felt like an eternity and then I hit cold water.

Darkness took me…