Get of Fenris
Part Three: Glass Walker





"Are you certain, Splinter-in-the-Mind's-Eyes?" Albrecht turned toward the enigmatic Shadow Lord.

"I am most positive, Milord." Brad bowed politely.

"If it is true and the Wyrm-spawn have sent a mechanical monster at Young Ohgami, then he'll need some form of technological protection."

"May I suggest a nice Rank Three Glass Walker?"

"You read my mind." Albrecht nodded, turning toward the door. "Send for Fang!"

Fend-through-the-Night walked to the door and shouted out loud. "Send for Fang!"

Soon they were joined by a young man with brown hair, golden eyes and with a scar on his forehead. He wore a black neck collar and a black and rest jacket. His jeans were frosted black and faded. He smiled at Albrecht in a child-like fashion and bowed.

"Yeah?"

"Splinter-in-the-Mind's-Eyes predicted a premonition most disasterous with the young zoanthrope, Yugo." The King began, coughing once. "I will send you to protect him against this mechanized threat the odious Wyrm sent his way."

"Yes, sire." Fang nodded, still bowing. Slowly he got up and turned toward the door, but then turned around. "Forgive me for sounding like I'm questioning your humble authority but one thing bothers me, sire."

"Go on."

"Why me? Why a Glass Walker? Why not a Fenrir or a Black Fury?"

"Think about it." Albrecht smiled sarcastically and sat in his throne. "You are both dismissed."

Brad bowed, then pulled his hood on his head and walked with Fang to the gates of Wolf Mountain. "Where are you going? Did the king send you to protect someone?"

"No." Brad spoke softly, then continued for the pathway to the highway. "I have.... unfinished business to attend to."



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"Yugo..." Kenji walked in the door, holding a few files, then he saw the mutt by his desk. "Wow! You got a new dog?"

"Yup." Yugo smiled, then stroked the wolf's fur. "Although he's got a collar, it doesn't look like he's got a nametag. So I took him in."

The teenager knelt beside the wolf and petted him, the wolf panted and adjusted himself. "He's friendly for being that of a wolf."

"True. Wonder if he followed me from Wolf Mountain."

"Maybe. But if he is from the Garou Mountain, then he's gonna be in big touble. The King ordered that no Garou was to leave the mountain."

"I know, but I just can't let him get into trouble. I'll explain to the king that he followed me back."

"Good thinking." Kenji grinned sarcastically and set the files down. "These came in today. An annonymous source told me that there's something wrong with Alice."

"Alice?" Yugo's eyes focused on the mole-zoanthrope's. "...what about Alice?"

"At the Temple of the Tiger Kings, before she even seen who was behind her, Alice reeled her hand back to slap him...it turned out to be that Shadow Lord that King Albrecht has a pet faith for. He ended up slapping her back after catching her hand."

"Why would she strike someone blindly, especially a Garou?"

"And especially that particular Shadow Lord? You saw what he did to that kid back on Wolf Mountain."

"I hate to think..." The wolf-zoanthrope nodded and started to stand, but the wolf made a light disapproving growl. It got up and sniffed the entranceway, then pawed it once.

"He's acting strange." Kenji looked at his older adopted brother.

"It's typical canine behavior." Yugo gave him a reassuring pat and walked for the door. "But why would Alice strike a Garou blindly? It doesn't even make sense."

"I don't know, bro." Kenji began as he walked with Yugo to the elevator.

"I'll have to have a heart-to-heart with that girl."

"I'll pencil that in for next Tuesday."

"What's wrong with tomorrow?"

Kenji looked in his planner and shook his head. "You got a dentist's appointment."

"D'oh!!!"



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"Basara."

From the silken pillows of the Chinese temple, the beautiful Basara sat up and looked at the entrance of the doorway as the cloaked figure entered. His lovely blue eyes lit in a sparkle and he immediately sat up to rush into Brad's arms. With fine white, gold and red silk flowing behind him, Basara rushed into Brad's arms. The Shadow Lord hugged back, tightly and lovingly.

"Brad, you returned to me!"

"I promised I would and loving you is one promise I never HOPE to break."

Basara smiled lovingly and rested his head on Brad's shoulder, he was careful not to let the Geisha hairpins prick Brad. The lovely snow tiger Khan pulled Brad toward the throne of silk pillows, for a while, a smile found on itself on Brad's lips. Basara turned around to see the smile, he slipped his slender hands on Brad's cheeks.

"You're more handsome when you smile more." The Khan's eyes sparkled happily.

"You are the only reason I have for smiling anymore." The Mage-Garou's arms slid around the slender waist of his lover.

"There are beautiful things in the world worth enjoying."

"But it's all for naught. Blink and the beauties of nature are gone forever."

"Brad..."

"...we are skating between the Third and Fourth Signs, my love." Brad's eyes closed to conceal the tears.

Basara's smile faded to a sad frown, he pulled Brad into his arms, pulled Brad's head to his chest. "...is it true?"

"...yes..." Brad whispered softly, holding Basara in his arms.

The silence was interupted with Basara's sobbing. "Stay with me!!!"

"I will never leave your side... ever."




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"What is the matter, Alice?" Long looked up after pruning his banzai trees.

"I hate the Garou." Alice was rather blunt with her approach.

"Why? Had they done something wrong?"

"One of those smelly beasts is trying to win Yugo's heart. That's why he followed Yugo from Wolf Mountain."

"I'm sure there's a better explanation for that." The Chinese martial artist frowned, then sat the tea kettle down.

"What other is there!?"

"There is no need to raise your voice." Long growled at her, showing his disapproval for Alice's behavior. "There isn't even a need for this childish behavior also. This isn't like you, Alice."

"Don't tell me you're siding with them, Long!"

"I am taking no one's side. But your change in behavior is rather disturbing."

"..." Alice watched as Long turned toward his small Zen garden with a wooden rake. She pulled something steel grey from her pouch, it had a Garou glyph on it...


...the Garou Glyph for the Wyrm....




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