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Henry walked through the door and saw the members of the Council staring at an injured man with ruffled black sitting on a table. The man looked up and gave a bloody smirk, "Mentor, long time, no see,"
"Shou," Henry sighed and shook his head as he walked over to the man, "What in the hell happened to you? Why do you look like you've gone ten rounds against the most infamous Rogues out there?"
"I uh…may have gotten cocky in a fight," Henry groaned and shook his head, "Sorry, I know you always-"
"Always told you never get cocky in a fight, no matter who you're up against," Henry sighed and narrowed his eyes, "Did all those years of training go out the window as if it were me-"
"Henry," the two men looked up as a Councilmember spoke, "Shou needs a place to rest for the next three days, and we know at least one of your neighbors are a Werewolf, so you wouldn't need to worry about his secret getting out when I tell you that Shou is to stay with you during the cycle of the moon. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, of course," Henry helped the man up and out of the room without another word.
The two drove down the street in silence before Shou looked up and took a deep breath, "Mentor-"
"Shou, how is it that you can go against almost any Rogue imaginable, but you go and get cocky and end up looking like you've walked through hell?"
"It was just a kid, so I decided to have a little fun, but…this kid got the better of me," Henry groaned and shook his head, "I know that doesn't mean I should've held back, but this kid…he looked troubled and I tried to talk to him before he began to get violent and I thought he was just playing,"
"And you ended up like this," Henry took a deep breath, "The very first thing I ever taught you was never underestimate your opponent, no matter who or what they are." Shou frowned and looked out the window, watching the scenery pass by, "Just so you know, a few of my neighbors are Werewolves, one's a Beast Charmer and another is a Shaman. They're aware of what I am, so you won't have to go after them," Shou wordlessly nodded before the ride fell silent again.
Lynn Sr. paced the room as he panted and growled. He looked up and saw Luna, Luan and Lincoln walking down the stairs, "Lincoln!" the three stopped and looked at the family Patriarch and Lincoln narrowed his eyes, "What in the hell is wrong with me? Why do I feel like I'm going mad?"
"Because you are mad, dumbass," Lincoln growled and crossed his arms, "It's the venom, waiting to come out when the moon rises. You're going to feel like that all of today, tomorrow and the following day."
"What?"
"Yeah…welcome to the party, jackass," he looked back at Luna and Luan and slightly smiled, "Why don't you two wait outside? I'll be right out,"
"Don't do anything that could get you in trouble Linc," Luan warned before she and Luna walked out of the house and closed the door behind them.
Lincoln looked at Lynn Sr. and shook his head, "Well dad, you've brought this outcome upon yourself. If you hadn't had interrupted a private moment between me, Luna and Luna, I wouldn't have bitten you and-"
"You three are siblings, you shouldn't be doing that! It's wrong an-"
"Keep shouting, it makes you look real mature, old man," Lincoln narrowed his eyes and shook his head, "Lucy told you months ago that Luna and Luan are my mates, and that the venom altered my D.N.A. to the point where we're technically not related.
You saw how I nearly tore Clyde's arm off last month, you said how I nearly went after Lynn and Lucy for acting like complete fools, hell you witnessed firsthand what I'll do if anyone tries anything that'll harm Luna and Luan, or separate us, and because of that, you are now a Werewolf." Lincoln turned and walked towards the door.
Opening the door, he looked back and shook his head, "Like I said, you're going to want to lock yourself in your room tonight unless you want mom yelling at us tomorrow for fighting and possibly destroying the house." Before Lynn Sr. could reply, Lincoln walked out of the house and closed the door behind him.
The three were about to walk off the porch when they saw Henry pull into his driveway. The three looked at each other before looking at the Vampire and saw he and Shou climbing out of the vehicle, "Mr. Grouse?" Luna called and the two looked back in confusion, "Are you having company over?"
"No…I want to introduce you kids to a good friend of mine," the three Lycans jumped off the porch and walked over to the old Vampire.
"Kids, I would like to introduce Shou Khan, one of the many children of the notorious Rogues, Genghis Khan, and a former student of mine,"
"Hello children,"
"Wait…Genghis Khan was a Rogue? But in the history books, he was just-"
"The history books didn't include this secret," Shou took a deep breath, cutting Luan off as he shook his head, "Only a handful of us inherited the venom of the Lycan from our father, and because of that, we were erased form the history books to keep our family safe."
"But…if he was a Rogue, doesn't that make you-"
"And here's where I explain everything," Henry spoke and everyone looked at him, "But we should retire inside. It is blazing out here." The four Lycans nodded and followed the old Vampire into the house.
The five sat in the living room, all eyes on Henry as he took a deep breath and sat back, "Yes, Genghis Khan was a Rogue, but there are three different types of Rouges. There are Chaos, which is self-explanatory, Noble Chaos, where the Rogue is trying to change the world without any morals and they can't be talked to under any circumstances, and lastly we have Noble, which is what Genghis Khan was."
The three teenagers looked at him with wide eyes and Shou took a deep breath and shook his head, "A Noble, similar to Noble Chaos, tries to make the world a better place, but they have morals, and they can be talked to. Many believe after losing his mate, something in him snapped and he didn't want others to suffer the same fate, so he began his quest, having many children along the way to help him on his quest.
However, many have seen the trouble he was causing, and before I retired from being a Hunter, I volunteered to look for him and try to stop him. He fought a valiant fight, as I expected, he even gave me a few scars in the process, but at the end of it, I walked away and Genghis Khan died with a smile on his face, knowing he was to meet up with his mate again."
Henry paused for a second before taking a deep breath and continued, "A short time later, Shou approached the Council, and the Council were ready to have his head, but I offered to take him under my wing, train him to the best of my extent and after several hours of convincing, he became my apprentice."
The room fell silent before Shou sighed and shook his head, "Henry has been like a second father to me. He's helped me out more times than I care to count. While he did kill my father, it was his job and I don't hold it against him,"
"That's great, that's fantastic, but what the hell happened to you, dude? You look like you've-"
"Walked through hell…you're late on that comment," Shou chuckled and shook his head, "I came across a kid, at first, I thought he needed help, but then he started to attack me and I thought he was just playing, I got cocky and he got the better of me." He looked up, a small smirk crossing his lips, "By the way, you three know my name, but I don't know any of yours,"
"Luna, Luan and Lincoln," Luan introduced them and Shou nodded.
Sorry for ending this chapter on a small cliffhanger. As always enjoy everyone and please let me know what you all think.