Chapter 14 - Legosi vs. Alpha, A Duel of Two Wolves

Legosi used all of his strength, pushing his legs to their limits. He continued to follow Louis' scent in the darkness. He kept telling himself it wasn't too late, again and again.

Louis-senpai...Please be alive. I'm coming! He kept running, panting and sweating, but he didn't care about that in the slightest. What were those animals doing to Louis? He hoped the injuries weren't too bad. If he was lucky, there would be no injuries at all.

Finally, he came upon an old house, not even stopping to look at it. He sprinted up to the porch and then before bashing into it, he slowed down. If he made any loud noises, he could alert the kidnappers! He reached his large hand up and tried the doorknob, finding the door was already open.

He pushed it more ajar, Louis' smell becoming stronger. There was another smell...Legosi's ears perked as he realized the smell was blood. And it seemed to be a lot of it. Oh no...Louis-senpai!

He went down a hallway and made it to a door. The four animals were all in there, and one of them was bleeding. Please...let it be anyone but Louis-senpai...He turned the cold knob, pushing the door open slowly. Immediately he heard growling and snarling, picking up his legs.

Legosi had descended the creaky stairs, and what he saw was something from a nightmare. The jaguar from before and a fox were huddled against the wall, watching the more grisly sight ahead. A wolf was over a bloody Louis' body, ready to devour him. Legosi's first thought was that it wasn't really happening but all of a sudden something took over his body.

He sprinted forward, slamming his body into the other wolf's, knocking him off Louis. The wolf rolled on the ground and stood up, turning around and baring his fangs. Legosi did the same.

"So...You found us out, Legosi," Alpha spoke. "You're too late, he's bleeding to death as we speak."

Legosi's fur ruffled all the way up his body as he bared his teeth even more, clenching them tight. "I don't care what you have to say!" He slowly took off his top shirt, leaving only his undershirt,then got into a fighting position. "I'm going to stop you and save Louis-senpai!" He looked down to see that the tips of Alpha's claws were dripping with blood. His eyes grew more fiery as he stared at them.

Alpha stepped closer. "Back off, he's my pr-"

WHAM!

Legosi punched with all his might, a loud cracking sound confirming his fists's connection to Alpha's jaw. The wolf looked shocked, but only for a moment. His mouth moved and he spit out a tooth that landed on the floor close to Louis. "Argh, fuck! Why you little-" He yelled as he sprang at Legosi, who saw it coming, grabbing him and throwing him to the ground with a loud thump.

Legosi growled deeply as he got closer to the downed canine. "Tell me why you did this to Louis-senpai!"

Alpha swept his leg and caught Legosi's, causing him to fall on his butt. With one quick movement, the other animal leapt at him again, biting his shoulder. Blood came from the wounds as he tried to sink his teeth deeper.

Legosi yelped as he brought his fist into an upper cut, hitting Alpha's chin, his teeth pulling out as his head jerked upward. He brought it down quickly, headbutting Legosi, who got a pang of dizziness. He moved his knee up quickly into Alpha's stomach, causing the wolf to groan.

The larger wolf brought a fist into Legosi's cheek then moved so he was straddling him, punching him again and again, similar to how Legosi did to Bill. The pinned wolf quickly thought of what the tiger had done and lifted his hand, catching Alpha's in his own, squeezing it. Blood leaked from his nostrils and dripped onto his clothes as he looked angrily at the shocked wolf.

He yanked his arm by his fist, pulling Alpha forward, Legosi using his free hand to chop at his neck, causing the wolf to start coughing. Using this as a distraction, Legosi used all his force to push the wolf of him and then pounced, tumbling on the ground in a heap of shouts and barks.

Louis came to, but barely. Everything was black and he couldn't open either of his eyes. All he heard was noise...noise...There was a lot of shuffling sounds and grunts. He had no idea what was going on. Then there was that other feeling. That warm and sticky feeling...What was it? What were those sounds...He was...so tired...His breathing slowed as he faded away again.

Legosi and Alpha exchanged punch after punch, kick after kick, scratch after scratch. There was no talking needed. When would the fight end? Legosi knew that Louis didn't have enough time left to take too long. He was drenched in sweat, some blood coming from his wounds, definitely from his nose. He didn't even feel any pain as his body went into overdrive.

Finally he got onto Alpha's back, quickly grabbing his ear with his teeth and tearing a chunk off, spitting it on the ground. The bigger wolf yowled with pain as Legosi laced his fingers together, and swung down on the back of Alpha's head, knocking it down, which, in turn, caused it to hit the ground with a loud thud.

It seemed Legosi was winning! Just one more hit to make sure he stayed down. But before he knew it, the canine's body was turning, Legosi falling the other way. Alpha squirmed out from under him and then grabbed his shirt, lifting Legosi and quickly slamming his back against the wall.

"I'll kill you! Forget Louis! It's you I want now!" Alpha yelled, still baring his fangs. His eye was crusted with blood where Louis had impaled it with his antler. The sight made Legosi feel even more nauseous than he already did. But he wasn't going to give up.

He snorted and then spit into Alpha's face, catching him off guard and then bringing his head forward right into his nose. Blood spilled out as the canine brought his already bloody hands up to cover it, stepping backward. Tears stung his eyes.

"I...Refuse to lose!" he brought his claws across Legosi's chest, much like he did to Louis before. Legosi's white shirt was already stained red as it clung to his fur. But it didn't feel like when Bill did it. The stinging wasn't there. Nothing was there. He just felt rage. He extended his foot forward, right into Alpha's stomach. Hard. He fell to his knees and held it...whimpering and groaning.

He approached Alpha who looked up at him with angry eyes. Was he still trying to fight back? Legosi was never going to let him win. He looked at the chunk of ear that Alpha still had. "Don't you ever try and touch Louis-senpai again. He's my prey. No one is going to take him from me. Especially you." With one last powerful kick to the side of Alpha's head, the wolf was sent sprawling to the ground, unconscious at last.

Legosi had won, but it didn't feel like a victory. Louis was still on the ground, bleeding out. His life force draining. He walked over to his body, looking down at it, somberly. Louis-senpai...I'm so sorry he did this to you...I took too long...I'm sorry…You could have been less hurt if I was faster...

He slowly kneeled down, putting his arms under Louis' fragile body, not caring for the blood that seeped into his fur, staining it red. He used his legs to lift him slowly, turning around and looking at Charlie and Beta.

"You...didn't do anything...Did you…" he muttered, but loud enough for them to hear.

They both shook their heads.

"I'm sorry…" Charlie said with sad eyes. "This is probably worse than being dead for him." I will never live this down. I almost killed someone tonight. How could I…?

Legosi growled. "Don't say that! He'll live! I know it!" he snapped.

Beta got up. "I hope so…" I've decided. I'll never eat meat. He looked at the unconscious Alpha, scratched up and bruised and pathetic. This is what it does to you. He looked at Legosi again. "Get out of here! Get him somewhere safe! Go!"

Legosi, looked up to the wooden stairs, a determined look in his eyes. He was exhausted and his limbs were killing him, but it wasn't over yet.

He made his way to the steps, beginning to ascend them quickly. He was leaving the basement behind, but it would always stick with him, but there was no time to think of things like that right now.

He had to save Louis.