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Legendary Werewolf

Chapter 1: Being the Hunted

Night falls…the atmosphere is still and silent, like a photograph. Not one person is out this late, and those who dare roam the streets at this time usually hurry home before being seen – and caught – by the creature. Human by day, animal by night…werewolves prowl the entire neighborhood, searching for unlucky victims to feed on. However, bounty hunters killed hundreds of them and their numbers rapidly decreased…but only two of the strongest had remained 'undiscovered', until now…

Satisfied after a meal of two humans, Ayame crawled into an open apartment window, licking off the blood from her claws. "Tell me, my pretty werewolf," asked Kouga as he walked up to her, close enough to notice some blood and torn bits of flesh stuck between her teeth, "Haven't you heard of floss?" She stopped licking and replied, "Sorry, Alpha Wolf…but I got a little 'carried away' during my hunt tonight. Besides…" she paused a bit to lick off some blood from her pinkie, "Tonight's the perfect time for hunting – my victims are easy prey in almost complete darkness; the only light comes from the pale white moon." She further added that a bounty hunter is on their tail, and she wants to find him before he does. Even thought that Kouga knew that hunting without his permission is strictly forbidden to her – he's the 'Alpha Wolf'; he makes the rules; his job is to protect her – the words 'bounty hunter' caught his attention. "Well then," he said, "Let's find this hunter, shall we?" and transformed into a werewolf, howling as the moon shone through the window. Ayame agrees and does the same; the two werewolves jumped out the window and into the night.

Minutes later…Kouga and Ayame reached their hunting grounds, crouching behind some bushes as they looked at one – no, a group of bounty hunters in the distance. "There are at least 20 of them…I smell death in the air," said Kouga as he sniffed the surrounding atmosphere. "Whew…must've been the guy you killed earlier," he added as the scent of rotting flesh reached his nostrils. Ayame sniffed the atmosphere as well…and noticed that the odor actually came from her – there's still some blood and flesh clinging onto it. As she proceeded to lick herself clean, a twig snapped nearby and it caught the bounty hunters' attention. Suddenly alert, the two werewolves diverted their attention to the bounty hunters…and they stared right back at them! "There they are!" cried one of the hunters, "Let's get them!"

Ayame, being the first to react, growled and jumped out of the bushes…but Kouga pulled her back by the tail, knowing that her reckless move will kill them both. "It's too dangerous to take them all at once," he whispered as they escaped, just as the hunters closed in on them. Once they were far enough, Kouga whispered his plan: they'll go in opposite directions, intentionally splitting up the team of bounty hunters, and kill them immediately. As Kouga ran off howling to attract the hunters' attention to his side, Ayame stayed in her spot. "Must…obey…Alpha…Wolf…" she mumbled, growling as she lost control of her 'wolf instincts'. Without warning, she immediately charged towards the hunters, he crazy howls immediately catching their attention. "There's one of them! FIRE!" commanded one of the hunters, and a stream of silver bullets were sent flying towards Ayame. "Oh shit…!" she screamed as she tried to avoid them, but she was too slow and was shot down, detransforming as she fell. "Well, well…this one's a girl," said the leader as they surrounded the naked young woman, "Cover and tie her up. We'll get the other one later." As they wrapped her up and tied her securely with ropes, Ayame saw the leader smirking at her. "You're beautiful…" he said, "For a female werewolf," and led his men towards their camp. "She'll be a perfect trophy," she heard him say, "But I've got a better idea…" and lost consciousness as he snickered evilly.

Meanwhile… "Oh no, she didn't!" said Kouga as gunshots echoed in the still, night air. Heading straight towards the sound, he quietly climbed up the nearest tree and watched as the bounty hunters surrounded a naked and bleeding Ayame. Damn…they got her…he thought as he watched her being wrapped in a large cloth and tied down with ropes, followed by being carried by some of them. Being the Alpha Wolf, he has to come up with a plan to rescue her…and he did. After he silently climbed down from the tree, he used his strength to uproot it from the ground and dropped it; the sound caught the hunters' attention. "What the fuck was that?" cried one of them. Knowing that it's the other werewolf they were after, the leader looked at his comrades and said, "Five of you stay with the girl. The rest of you, follow me – let's hunt down that son-of-a-bitch. This one (referring to Ayame) will have to wait." As they proceeded to find Kouga, the Alpha Wolf quietly crept in the shadows and climbed up another tree; the 15 hunters are busy investigating the area he was just in minutes ago. "Excuse me, guys. Gotta go take a leak," said one of the guarding hunters as he left his four comrades with Ayame. Kouga snarled angrily as he thought of what they'll do to his mate. Fortunately, they have no clue he was nearby…and the hunter he was currently spying on was already relieving himself at the base of the tree he's hiding in; he's completely concealed from the other hunters' view.

Not wasting any time, Kouga grabbed the man's face with his huge, hairy paw, pulling him up to meet his eyes. "Oh no…" whimpered his victim, his voice slightly muffled, "Not you!" The Alpha Wolf growled at him and crushed his head, dropping the corpse – or what's left of it – to the ground with a loud THUD. "Benny, are you okay?" asked one of the guarding hunters as he walked over to check on him; he screamed as he saw the headless body. Kouga immediately jumped down and ended this hunter's life by slashing him in two; he ran towards the remaining 3, dodging all their silver bullets as he jumped high into the air and crushed one with his weight, smirking evilly at the sound of bones cracking under his feet. He then grabbed the remaining 2 by their heads, growling as he said, "How dare you touch her…you'll pay with your lives!" and crushed their heads like a pair of eggshells. "It's okay, you're safe now," said Kouga as he stroked Ayame's hair soothingly; he picked up his unconscious mate and ran off, just as the other hunters had returned and screamed at the mess he left behind.

Minutes later…Kouga placed her gently on the ground and began to tend to her injuries – he carefully picked out the bullets with his claws and tore the cloth (while trying not to notice her being nude before him) into strips, using them as bandages to stop the bleeding. He then cleaned off the blood with water from a nearby lake and laid her on a makeshift bed – made out of banana leaves – and stayed close to her as he looked up at the stars, making the sky seem to glitter.

Just then, Ayame had regained consciousness and saw Kouga watching over her. "What happened?" she asked herself, but she soon remembered as flashbacks of that incident minutes ago played themselves in her mind; she recognized the leader's face. "I'll kill that fucking bastard!" she yelled as she stood up, but then collapsed due to severe blood loss from the attack. Exhausted, she crawled over and laid herself on her mate, who stroked her hair lovingly. "Those silver bullets…are different from the ones I know," she said, "That type somehow slowed down my natural healing ability." Their hearing suddenly picked up the sound of hunters heading towards them. Ayame stood up, her strength returning as rage fuelled up from within. "I'll get them this time," she said as she began to transform into a werewolf, "They'll soon regret what they did to me!" and howled at the blood-red moon.

Meanwhile, just nearby…the leader's eyes widened as he noticed the moon and listened to the familiar howl in the distance. "It can't be…" he mumbled, "The Legendary Werewolf still exists!" His comrades looked at each other in confusion. "If that's the Legendary Werewolf, then what do you know about the other werewolf?" asked one of them. "He's the Alpha Wolf, leader of all werewolves in existence," replied the leader, "So far, these two are the last of those creatures. According to history, the Legendary Werewolf was killed in battle centuries ago. It was thought that he was the first and last of his species to exist, unless…" he paused before he continued, "That girl is his descendant." A low growl is then heard nearby, and the group watched as the two werewolves stepped out of the shadows before them. Kouga knew about the Legendary Werewolf himself – several stories about him were passed on from generation to generation – but he had no idea that his mate has the same blood. "Damn straight!" snarled Ayame, "Lucius, the original Legendary Werewolf, was my great-great-great-great grandfather." As she flexed her claws, she added, "As his descendant, I shall avenge his death!" and attacked them head on, eliminating most of them while Kouga backed her up. Within seconds, there was nothing left of the hunters but piles of broken bones, shredded flesh and blood littering the area. They then looked up as the first rays of sunlight appeared on the horizon. "Come on," said Ayame as they changed back, "We'd better leave before anyone sees us," and quickly dressed up – they hid some clothes nearby – before silently walking away from the scene.