Elsa and Mikael had managed to gather everyone in the courtyard when Cedric, Talia and a battalion of guards came to greet them. "We were just about to come find ya, scouts said a big ass pack's circling the city." Talia explains quickly, Elsa's face going pale when she heard the report while everyone else murmurs among themselves.
"How many?" She asked quietly, Mikael steadily studying the area around them. He already knew the answer, heightened senses made that easy enough, but there were a few too many people around to let the cat out of the bag right now. Talia shrugged her shoulders lightly while she thought of an answer.
"Twenty-six, roughly." She answered, Elsa's head dropped until... "Twenty-five..." Mikael corrects, making them look up at him. "One down, huh? That just made it a little easier." She said simply before looking back at Elsa. "Whatcha wanna do?" She asked, noticing the frightened look in the queen's eyes.
"Uncle Harknir!" She called out, the king of Corona heeding the call and approaching her. "Gather everyone in the throne room and barricade every possible entrance." She said quickly, Harknir nodding before turning to the crowd. "Everyone follow me!" He shouts before heading to the castle, the crowd following him save for a select few.
"With all due respect, Queen Elsa, you can't take on a pack of werewolves alone." Erik, the king from Siberia states simply, Joric, Kristoff, Flynn and the nobles from Dublin and Glasgow nodding in agreement. "A handful of people, one with powers against a pack of werewolves." Cedric said simply, raising his eyebrow curiously before Talia chuckles. "I've seen worse odds..." She said calmly.
Elsa smiled a little when they offered to help and didn't even know Mikael had vanished until she looked around and couldn't find him. "Where's Mikael...?" She asks in a worried tone, everyone else looking around for him until they heard the door to the castle open again, Mikael simply trotting out while he draws his sword, laying the scabbard to the side.
"Sorry about that, figured I'd go ahead and get it." He said simply before returning to Elsa's side. "So...do we have a plan?" She asked nervously, Talia looking between them calmly as the other volunteers approached. "First, for those of you who haven't faced werewolves before, the weakness to silver is greatly exaggerated. It's easier to kill one with it, but it's not a necessity. Make sure you at least cut the head off after you kill one, though." She explains calmly, everyone listening with wrapped attention.
"Other than that, watch the claws and definitely watch the teeth. If you get bitten, you're going to turn and considering the full moon's out, we might not be able to get to ya in time." She warned, everyone nodding their heads in understanding, save for Mikael who simply looked to the side when his eyes started changing colors.
"Alright, arm yourselves and keep your eyes open. These bastards literally spring out of nowhere." Talia said bluntly, each of them grabbing their own unique weapons ranging from a battle-axes and claymores to simple ice picks. "Kris, Flynn." Mikael called out to them as they grabbed the ice picks, both of them walking over when he pulls out his hatchet and his dirk,both of them eyeing the obviously silver weapons curiously.
"Pick your poison, it ain't much, but it'll make things a little easier." He said simply before walking off, Kristoff taking the hatchet while Flynn grabs the dirk, each of them dual wielding them with the picks. Talia found a high point and joined the archers who had already taken their positions and starts studying the forest intently for any signs of movement.
Everyone else had scurried to their positions and awaited the inevitable attack while Mikael searches for Elsa, his mind and heart racing as his rage started growing when the smell of his adversaries assaulted his senses, making him want to urge them inside while he taught the attackers a lesson "his way", but he preferred to simply tell Elsa what he was rather than "show" her.
He found her standing at the gates, trying to keep herself together out of fear of making things worse. He sighs lightly then gently taps her on the shoulder, making her turn to face him which made her relax when she knew who it was. "I need to talk to you...I know it's a bad time, but I don't think it can wait." He said in a kind of dull tone, making her study him curiously.
"What's wrong?" She asks concerned, making his head drop a little. "They're already in the city. Chances are they sent that one to round us up so they could take us out." He explains urgently, a horrified look forming on her face.
"I know, I should have said something before we came back to the city, but..." She stops him before he could finish. "It's okay...at least now we have a little extra advantage." She said softly before noticing him shake his head lightly. "Not if they're after something else..." He said dully, her eyes widening when she thought on his words.
"Anna...the villagers..." She squeaks lightly, Mikael's eyes dropping a little. "Rounded up in the castle like a herd of sheep." He said bluntly, almost making her fall to her knees in tears before he caught her. She whimpers lightly when she thought about the possibility that she just put her sister and the rest of Arendelle in worse danger before looking into his comforting eyes.
"What do we do...?" She asks miserably, Mikael studying the city for a moment before pulling her closer to him, her arms wrapping around him when he did. "Tell everyone to keep their attention on the castle and kill any that try to go in, no matter how strange the means of entry." He said calmly, making her study him again.
"What about you?" She asks in a worried tone, noticing a rather bloodthirsty twinkle in his eyes. "I'll hold them off as best I can before they get anywhere close." He said simply, fear and concern filling her teary eyes. "How...? If we're going to be defending the castle..." She fumbles with her words for a minute before he passionately kisses her, both of them savoring the moment they've been craving all night.
"Leave that to me..." He said softly when their lips separated, Elsa blushing lightly when he did and her heart begging her to stay with him, but at the same time, urging her to check on Anna.
"Protect your people, I'll deal with mine." He said gently, making her nod reluctantly before finding a good place where she could keep an eye on everyone and pick off any werewolves that got too close, but not before updating the others on the situation Mikael pointed out to her. Erik and Joric volunteered to guard the West side of the castle while Flynn and Kristoff took the South.
The dukes from Dublin and Glasgow went to the East side of the castle and took their positions while Cedric accompanies Elsa and Talia at the Northern side, closer to the gates while Mikael simply steps onto the bridge, daring his "brothers and sisters" to come out. Elsa watched him fearfully as he lowered his sword and stared off into the silent landscape, ice creeping along the ground where she stood.
"He'll be fine, Elsa..." Talia said reassuringly, noticing her head drop a little. "That's the same thing my parents said before..." She says quietly before she felt both of them patting her on the back. "He obviously wouldn't be out there if he didn't know what he was doing." Cedric said in a kind of blunt tone, Talia nodding in agreement before they simply look back at him intently.
Of course he could hear everything they were saying, but he couldn't let it distract him right now as much as he just wanted to hold her close and tell her everything would be alright. "Come on...I know you're there...Robert sent you for a reason...now come and get me..." He says under his breath, a cold, remorseless look in his eyes when they each notice something stepping out of the shadows.
A chill ran down Elsa and Cedric's spines when they saw the shimmering yellow eyes moving around in the dark, the beast's gaze locked with Mikael's which followed it's every move. The beast was on all fours at first, simply circling him as any challenger would before rising to it's full height, somewhere around six and a half feet, maybe a little taller.
The two adversaries stared each other down, a low growl rumbling in the beast's throat as it slowly started walking towards him, snapping it's jaws the closer it got in an attempt to intimidate him, but he didn't budge or avert his gaze. Elsa watched nervously as the wolf came closer to him, wanting to badly to run out to his side and help him, but she knew Talia and Cedric wouldn't let her if she tried.
That's when she noticed the other two climbing up the side of the bridge, her eyes widening and her fear growing as she tries to call out to him, but only managing small squeaks when she did while Talia took aim at the one on the right and Cedric pulls a bow from his back then aims at the one on the left.
Mikael simply cut his eyes between the two wolves before he inhales steadily, the silver sword igniting with a light blue flame as he quickly decapitates them before the third lunged towards him only to be caught by the throat as the supernatural flames incinerate it's brothers.
The blue flash caught everyone's attention and they were watching in awe as he downed the two monsters then caught the third mid lunge before he brutally head-butts the beast then throws it backwards, raising the still flaming blade defensively as it struggled to it's feet, disorientated by the blow to the head.
"Damn! How in the hell...?!" Talia exclaimed before they were interrupted by howling. A few of the wolves made it into the courtyard while they were distracted by Mikael's display and were cornering them. Talia and Cedric loosed their shots and took out the two on the far end before Elsa sent a blast of ice towards the others, stunning at least three,but the other two moved out of the way just in time and attempted to take her from each side until Talia and Cedric each took a head.
The three that were stunned by Elsa's attack regained themselves then lunged towards them only for Elsa to freeze them in mid-air. She got back to her feet and studied the at the moment inanimate wolf statues before turning to Talia and Cedric. "Are you alright?" She asks calmly, both of them simply nodding, still shocked by what they saw Mikael do.
Flynn and Kristoff were fighting off a group of maybe four, barely dodging the claws as they slashed and cleaved at any open spots they could find, the wounds stitching themselves back together with most every hit. "Do these things ever die?!" Flynn shouts irritably before ducking then slashing at another's arm with the silver dirk, making the beast roar in pain and it's flesh burn when the silver bites into it.
"Right...silver hurts them more. Kristoff!" He called out to the mountain man, who was wrestling with one of the beasts. "Little busy here!" He shouts back before Flynn dodged another swipe, cutting at the wolf's leg with the dirk and bringing it to it's knees.
"Use the silver weapons! We'll get further with them!" He calls out again before using the ice pick to chop the crippled wolf's head off. Kristoff raised his eyebrow then looks to the hatchet Mikael loaned to him before cleaving it into the wolf's head, making it jump up quickly with a thundering roar as it rips the burning axe out then throws it to the side.
He took a stance, his attention locked on the hatchet, but he didn't completely take his eyes off of the wolf just in case it tried to retaliate. The wolf rears back and charges towards him again, swiping at his head before he managed to duck, lunging towards the hatchet before rushing to his feet again.
The wolf turned around then charges again only for Kristoff to chop it's head off with the silver axe, it's body falling limp in front of him while it's head flies into the fjord. He nods contently before rushing towards Flynn, who was trying to fight off the other two without much success.
He swiped at each wolf with either weapon, trying to keep them at bay while they slowly corner him, the one on the right about to snap at his throat until Kristoff plunged his ice pick into it's head then pulling it back to decapitate it with the hatchet. Luckily, this managed to distract the one of the left long enough for Flynn to sink the dirk into it's heart, dragging it down to it's knees before uttering one last howl as the hatchet clips it's head off.
"Phew...I think I liked Mikael's friends better when they weren't over sized lap dogs." Flynn said with a worn out breath, Kristoff laughing lightly when he did. "Well, from what I've heard, they weren't much better then either." He said sarcastically, both of them laughing when he did.
Erik and Joric propped their weapons on their shoulders as they studied the decapitated bodies laying before them, each man nodding contently before scanning the area in front of them.
"Think they'll attack this side again?" Erik asks curiously before Joric shrugs his shoulders. "With Elsa and Mikael guarding the gates? Werewolf or not, I don't think I'd go against those two. Especially not together." He said calmly while the giant Russian plunges his battle-axe into another's head before ripping it out, splitting the beast's head like a melon then sending it's corpse tumbling into the fjord.
"True...but that could also mean that they'd most likely direct their full attention on them in an attempt to overwhelm them. These wolves, they seem to know tactical strategies that are common among guerrilla fighters. Whether this is the queen's territory or not, this is still their hunting grounds." He stated simply, Joric nodding in agreement.
"Interesting point..." He said under his breath, looking towards the courtyard. "Which means we should probably join them." He suggested calmly, Erik nodding lightly. "You go...I'll keep an eye on things here..." He said, making Joric study him curiously.
"Are you sure about that?" He raised his eyebrow lightly before the man before him laughed. "I've fought monsters bigger than this, your highness. It'll take more than what they've been sending to bring me down." He said with an almost demented chuckle, making Joric reluctantly nod in agreement.
"Very well, then...good luck." He bows lightly before making his way to the courtyard, watching Erik grab a wolf by the throat then cleave a second in two with the giant battle-axe before slamming the first on the ground. "Godspeed friend!" He roared as he kicks the downed wolf in the head.
Anna paced across the throne room, window to window as she watched everyone fight off the monsters, a frantic look on her face the whole time and squeaking every time one got close enough to hit them, but sighing in relief when they managed to kill them in time. Harknir walks up behind her and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.
"Anna, you need to go sit down, you're going to hurt yourself." He said kindly, Anna simply ignoring him when she saw a werewolf lunging at her sister and almost tearing her to pieces until she impales it on a line of ice spikes. She let out a rather loud sigh when Elsa managed to retaliate in time then turns to her uncle.
"I know...I just don't...what if...?" She started quietly before he pulls her into a comforting embrace. "Elsa won't let them get to any of us...and I highly doubt Mikael's going to let them take her without a fight. They'll be fine..." He says in a reassuring tone as Anna buries her head in his chest.
Hans managed to slip out of the castle when nobody was looking and retrieved a dagger from the armory. He figured if he was going to kill Elsa, now would be the best time to do it. That is if the werewolves haven't beaten him to it and of course, he still had them and Mikael to worry about.
The wolf leading the attack had plunged it's claws into Mikael's chest and started slamming him against the wall outside the gate,the impact making him drop his sword and his blood boil as his eyes flash yellow and his claws and fangs start sprouting. He snarls irritably each time the wolf pummels him against the wall before sinking his claws into it's wrist then ripping a chunk out of it's arm.
The beast roared in pain then slings him into the gate while it tries to recover from the attack. "GAH!" He grunts when he hit the gate, his eyes going straight to Elsa who was keeping a few at bay with blizzards, ice walls and even knocking a few off their feet with ice blasts. However, he noticed one creeping up behind her then looks around for Cedric and Talia to find that they had their hands full with their own group of wolves.
He looked back at the wolf he was fighting to see it stumble around and regain itself before reaching for his sword then turning his gaze back to Elsa, his eyes locked on the wolf behind her. He finds his mark and carefully slides the cutlass through the gate before slinging it through the back of the beast's head as it lunged at her.
Elsa heard the wolf yelp then drop behind her and quickly looked around to see a dead werewolf laying behind her, Mikael's sword sticking out of the back of it's head. She looks towards him about time the lead wolf charged at him then swiped him across the head and chest, making her cringe with each blow and resulting in three werewolves being frozen solid.
The wolf swipes at him again, but this time he deflects the blow then head-butts it again before slamming it against the wall and mercilessly bashing it with his bare hands when it grabs him by the head and forces him through the stone wall. Mikael sinks his claws into it's throat then forces it back with him as they crash and tumble into the courtyard.
Joric made it around to the courtyard about time they crashed through the wall and everyone,even the remaining wolves watched as this "mortal" wrestles with the wolf that simply lashed at him, blood flying everywhere with each hit until Mikael sinks his claws further into it's throat then throws it off of him.
He stumbles to his feet, otherwise un-phased by the assault and locks eyes with the beast again as it rushed to it's feet. Mikael took a defensive stance in between the wolves and his allies as they snarl at each other, his opponent charging again and swiping at his head until he punched it in the sternum with an inhuman strength then roundhouse kicked it, making it stagger before catching him by his leg then slamming him to the ground.
Elsa whimpered lightly when he hit the ground, but apparently it didn't effect him considering he kicked his leg to the side and slings the beast off of him, it's claws cutting into his ankle when he did. "Grrr..." He growled when he felt them cut into his flesh, but he wasn't going to let it stop him.
The wolf jumped to it's feet while Mikael starts getting up, only for the beast to charge at him on all fours and tackle him, both of them rolling across the ground as they mercilessly pelted each other and neither of them showing signs of slowing down or tiring.
All anyone could really do was watch, as much as they wanted to step in and help, their nerves wouldn't let them. "There's no way he's human..." Talia said quietly as she watched the grudge match, shaking her head lightly while Elsa tried to go help him fight it off, but found herself paralyzed with fear and concern when snow started falling from the sky.
Talia, Cedric and Joric looked up when they noticed the white flakes dropping from the sky then looked to Elsa to see her trembling with her eyes locked on Mikael and the werewolf that was trying to rip him apart.
"Uh, your majesty..." Cedric called out to her, only to be answered by silence before going over to her and lightly shaking her in an attempt to snap her out of it. She didn't move or speak, almost like she was simply a living statue when they notice the wolf pin him against the wall before Mikael punches it in the side of the head then knees it in the stomach.
The wolf grunts quickly before slamming him against the wall again which gave Mikael a perfect opportunity to catch himself before he hits and kicks his feet into it's chest before forcing it backwards, wailing on it mercilessly when he pins it down as his vision started blurring and going red, letting him know his blood was taking over.
The wolf started getting dizzy from the consistent assault, but sinks it's claws into his back then slings him through a pillar and into the darkness before lunging towards him, a pained howl thundering from the darkness afterwards.
The wolves ,Elsa, Talia, Cedric and Joric looked between each other and the shadows in confusion before they saw the massive beast being shoved back into the open before falling to the ground, Mikael slamming his foot down on it's throat when it hits the ground then forces it down.
The beast grumbled before rolling over and throwing him off balance then swiping at him in mid-air, sending his limp body tumbling towards Elsa before he catches himself again then rushes the beast, meeting the beast in the middle as it charged him and wrestling with it before it snaps at him, causing him to sink his own fangs into the beast's throat.
It roars in pain before Mikael sinks his claws into it's back then whips his head around and uses that leverage to throw the wolf across the courtyard before it catches itself then lunges at him again.
He managed to catch it by the shoulders before it got to him, but slides backwards a bit when it landed before shoving it back, tearing flesh from it's shoulders when he did and baring his fangs when it starts circling him again, snarling angrily as it does.
By this time, everyone who had been guarding the castle had met up in the courtyard while Anna, Rapunzel and Harknir huddled by the window to watch the savage duel, their eyes wide and their mouths a-gate as they watched Mikael effortlessly fight the beast off and even manage to hurt it as much as he had despite being severely wounded himself.
He snarls lightly as he slowly starts circling the beast until it charges at him, making him rush towards it as they lunge at each other and start pelting each other again as they fall to the ground, blood flying from both of them when they landed a blow before the wolf slashed him across the stomach, which made him slam his foot into it's stomach then rips his claws down the side of it head and into it's neck, forcing it down on all fours when he did.
He was about to deal the killing blow before the wolf slashed it's claws up as it rises to it's hind legs again then bring the other set down on his head before sliding them through his ribs then throwing him behind it's back, getting ready to charge again as he struggles to get up,his heart racing and his bones cracking as his own bestial side tries to force it's way out.
"MIKAEL!" Elsa screamed as the wolf charged towards him, his eyes locking on it when he heard her voice and a low growl rumbling in his throat as he balls his fist as tightly as possible and waits for his moment.
When it was about hafway to him, the beast lunged, it's thundering roar echoing through Arendelle as it's claws aimed at his head and chest until...
Everything went quiet and the wolves flinched when their leader suddenly stopped in it's tracks,everyone else watching with terrified looks on their faces as the snow seemed to stop in mid-air. Elsa stared at the wolf with tears streaming from her eyes,fearing the worst as many of the villagers, accompanied by Anna, Harknir and Rapunzel stormed out of the castle and studied the scene quietly.
Anna joined Elsa and saw the tears in her eyes,hugging her tightly when she did until she noticed the beast's body go limp then drop to it's knees. "Elsa..." She pulls her sister's sleeve quickly, making her look up as Mikael rises from the ground, his fist lodged in the wolf's jaws and his knuckles barely poking out of the back of it's head.
He stood over the clearly dead werewolf, his at the moment golden eyes locked on it as he rips his fist from it's maw, watching the limp corpse fall at his feet before studying the area and trying to get a grip before he turned and added to the problem.
Elsa stared at him with a shocked look on her face as the remaining wolves circled around him, snarling lightly as they study him then the body at his feet while Mikael simply glares between them like he was warning them that this would be their fate if they didn't leave now.
One of the wolves started to lunge towards him until meeting his eyes then stops before looking to it's brethren,who were slowly backing away from him and retreating into the forest. Mikael started returning to normal as he started lightly limping towards Elsa who meets him in the middle, gently stroking his cheek when she got to him.
"You okay?" He asks her softly, noticing the shocked, terrified and concerned look in her eyes. "Are you...?" She asks quietly, making him nod a little. "Could be worse..." He shrugs lightly before she sighs in relief, wrapping her arms around him when she does.
He carefully hugs her, his muscles relaxing when he felt her embrace and his heart rate slowing until... "Lucia...?" One of the villagers had walked passed them and straight to the beast's body, which had returned to it's human form to reveal a now broken and mutilated young woman who barely looked a day over fourteen.
Mikael and Elsa turned around when they heard the woman's cries, Elsa's eyes widening again when she saw the body while Mikael starts slowly backing away, a mortified look on his face. "Lucia!" The woman screams as she cradles the girl's body, tears streaming from her eyes when she did.
"My daughter...my little girl!" She sobs, everyone lowering their heads in respect before Elsa noticed that Mikael disappeared. "Mikael...?" She called out with a somewhat shaky tone, only to be answered with silence. She sighed lightly and starts walking towards the crowd before Anna stops her.
"Where's..." She started before Anna interrupts. "He just ran into the castle...he looked mad." She answered simply, making Elsa hang her head lightly. "It's not his fault, he couldn't have known..." Anna said reassuringly before Elsa nods lightly.
"I know...but he's never going to let himself live it down. I need to talk to him." She said in a steady tone, Anna nodding lightly when she did. "I'm coming with you." She said calmly. "So am I..." Talia said as she emerged from the crowd.
"Thanks...just let me talk to him alone when we find him,though." Elsa said quietly, both of them nodding in agreement before they head inside. "Alright...everyone back to your homes...Cedric...let's clean this mess up." Harknir says quickly, the crowd slowly disbursing while the guards and what few helped fight the beast's off started cleaning up the bodes and piling them onto a wagon.
"Madam...would you like another moment to say goodbye?" He asked the woman who was still cradling her daughter's corpse, making her sniffle then look up at him. "I want a proper funeral...if you have to burn her, don't burn her with those monsters..." She requested in a shaky tone, Harknir nodding in response.
"Of course..." He said calmly before carefully taking the young girl's body and placing her in a wagon to the side, the woman going over to it before hanging her head. "Goodbye, Lucia...you've been the best daughter I could ask for..." She squeaked lightly. Harknir sighs lightly then leaves her to her mourning before looking around for Elsa only to find that she, Mikael,Anna and Talia had vanished...
No sarcasm or witty banter on this one, I like to have never got it done for one thing and
I honestly can't think of anything right now. Dammit...
So, here's chapter 14. Obviously,werewolves decided to attack Arendelle, Mikael almost went haywire
and Elsa almost had a panic attack, so really ain't much else to say except hope y'all enjoyed it, keep your eyes open for
number 15 and see ya next time, my pretties...
Or whatever...