Chapter twenty-four

Fen

Return to the pack

Fen felt every inch of his skin crawling over his body as if he were covered in bugs. His heart was beating fast and hard ageist his chest. Fen hated to want to admit it to his sister, but, he was afraid. He couldn't help but think about what Hildar had said to him.

Am I still Fenrir? Even if I left him behind and even if I'm not, it still doesn't change anything about what I am in Norse mythology. I was named after the demon wolf. Even if I was considered a descendent of Loki I am really in a way his son, a reincarnation of him that is. No matter how much I want to get away...I'll never be able to change who I am but I won't let Fenrir stop me. I will rise and I will lead my pack.

"Hey, um, sis; could I ask you something?" Fen asked braking away from his thoughts. "What is it Fen? " Laurie said looking at him. Fen shifted. "About the pack," Fen breathed hesitantly. " M-maybe it's best that you're their leader, it would only be until I recover from what happened."

Laurie gave him a look. "You're kidding me, you're perfectly fine Fen, you're back. Not to mention that our pack looks more to you then me. You're their alpha Fen, I know why you're saying that and they won't care about what you were. We all knew that you where Fenrir and we all knew that you could be lost to the darkness. Fen I'm not sure you know this but all of us in the pack where awaiting your return to the pack. Now you're here. The real question is, are you afraid of facing those who look up at you or will you stand and face them?" Laurie said openly.

Fen looked at Laurie with surprise. Was she right about him? Should he stand to face his pack? Was it true that they would stand by him even after what he had become? Fen forced a smile to his lips. "You've never steered me wrong before Laurie, so I'll trust your judgment."

Laurie smiled back at him. "You won't regret it Fen, I know you won't. "

Fen turned back to face forward. Before him was the entrance to the camp. Fen took a breath before entering the camp. Once inside he found the camp busy with his pack moving things this way and that. Skull was looking at a map with pieces as he talked to Rock and his sister Claire. Two skilled hunters and fighters. Two younger wolves to his pack but worthy of their titles. Hattie was in the training ground assisting fluke. Fluke was a new Wulfenkind. He joined just prior to Laurie ' s transformation. He wasn't like Laurie who had a good feel over her wolf form. Fluke was a special kind of wolf. His pelt was a lush red like his brother's pelt. Jacob had been with this pack for three years and he had a reputation for getting into fierce fights. Skull and Fen both had to get involved in those fights, but back to Fluke. For some reason Fluke couldn't turn fully into a wolf yet, now before him was Fluke versing Hattie in combat switching from wolf to human form with exact precision. It had taken years for Fen to get used to switching form with precision like his. Hattie must have seen something in Fluke that perked her interest. He watched for a minute or two longer.

His pack working together instead of just keeping to themselves. "Okay Laurie, what did you do to my pack?" Fen asked her in a soft voice. Laurie smirked. "Nothing, this is all them, they know what is happening and they have done so much to prepare Blackwell for this fight. I just gave them a little guidance."

Fen walked over to his high rock, changing form as he did so. Fen was now a large black wolf with brown -red eyes, Fen's fangs felt much sharper when he ran his tongue over them. He got to the rock and closed his eyes before howling.

When Fen stopped he looked down. All of his pack was looking up at him. Fen shifted to his human form. Skull was the first to speak. "Well I'll be dammed. Fenrir Brekke is back, kicking ass and taking names. We really thought you'd given up when you told your sister to kill your sorry hide. Look who got his sorry ass proven the fuck wrong. So how'd it feel being a demon wolf of all things? "

Fen glared at Skull with a blackened hatetrid. "Don't call me by my full name Skull. I am Fen not Fenrir. Do I make myself clear to you?" Fen said in an icy tone. Skull smirked. "Just making friendly conversation is all."

"Umhm. Sure you were, and wolves would grow wings and fly like dragons. " Fen deadpanned. He shook his head as both leader and past leader laughed as they joked around. "When I came into this camp I never thought I'd see you all working together. To see such a great progress in strength and training in this camp. To see strategy become power is amazing. So I am truly grateful for your commitments to this pack." Fen looked to Hattie. "I saw you with Fluke. How long have you been training him?"

Hattie winced. "I-I've been training him for the last ten weeks. I was doing it in secret." "Why hide it from me and the rest of your fellow pack members, do you feel ashamed for training Fluke? " Fen asked. "OF COURSE NOT! " Hattie snarled outraged. She quickly recomposed herself. "I saw you trying to help him and you weren't getting anywhere with him, so I, stepped in. I slowly taught him everything I knew. Something you never wanted to learn. Fluke has learned to shift fully and can hold his own in a fight if required, however he is stronger with a tag team attack. Fen if anybody here was ready to fight now it would be him. He wants to prove to you that he is deserving to be a member of this pack."

Fen turned to Fluke. "Then show me, prove that you are indeed prepared to lay down your life in a fight. If you defeat me in that fight I will put you on your brother's level in rank. Lose and you're not to fight alone. Do you agree to these terms? "

Fluke puffed out his chest. "I agree. I accept your challenge alpha."

Fen felt the teen's fear. The boy was biting off more then he could chew. He had to know that there was no way to win against Fen in a fight. Fluke was no match for Fen, who had been a wolf for years, who was the Alpha, and to fight the demon wolf's descendent. Fluke wouldn't last five minutes in the fight against him let alone in the battle against the zombies and Mark.

Fen jumped off of his rock and landed like it was nothing. Fen stopped in the middle of the camp. Fluke stood across from him. Fear written over the boy's features.

Fen turned and Fluke followed suit. Both wolves stared at each other. Fen felt his fur pickle and his muscles wanted to rush forward and sink his fangs into the younger wolf's throat. Fen already knew instantly that what he was feeling was Fenrir. The killer inside him screaming for blood. 'Laurie if I start to get out of control, intervene and, DO NOT, LET ME GO!' Fen said mentality to his sister. She gave him a silent nod.

"Fight!" Hattie said. Both Fen and Fluke rushed at one another. Fen jumped high in the air. He had his Aunt 's magic at his disposal however he wasn't going to use it in this fight anyhow, seeing how that would make it an unfair fight.

Fen's paws landed right on the younger wolves back. Fluke yelped in what Fen hoped was shock. Fluke whorled around and slammed Fen into the ground although Fen didn't even feel the attack. Fluke sprang to his paws and lunged for Fen's right fore shoulder. Fen slammed his head into Fluke ' s jaw hard. Fluke yelped and held his aching jaw with his fore paw. This gave Fen an opportunity to charge Fluke. Fluke dogged Fen sloppily.

His attacks and defense is sloppy. God if this is what Hattie has trained it's a disgrace.

Fen snarled. "If this is all you have got there is no point in going any further, I would prefer to keep you alive boy."

Fluke looked at Fen with shock. In fact, everyone was shocked. Fen gave a confused look. Had they understood what he had just said? Even though he was a wolf?

Fenrir 's powers that's all that is. The demon wolf can talk not big deal focus on the fight you moron.

Fluke had taken the opportunity from Fen's destination to try to claw Fen's chest. Fen dodged him and looked at Fluke. He couldn't help but see everything, it was like he was in some sort of game where he could see all of his opponent's weak points and read all of his moves. Fen blinked hard to try to make them disappear. They did eventually after the third blink. Fen squared off his body. He knew where the next attack would come from and he was ready for it. As seen, Fluke darted to Fen 's left to hit him in the side to knock him out of breath. Fen waited. Made his opponent think that he had him right where he wanted him and then like a venomous snake Fen sunk his teeth into Fluke ' s red fur. Fen pulled him in close and held Fluke 's throat. Fluke howled. He slashed Fen across his eyes. Fen released him and bit his ear ripping it clean off of his head. Fen shook his head trying to get the blood out of his eyes. Wolves suddenly held him down. Fen struggled but the weight kept him from moving. Then silence was met by his embrace.

Laurie

Laurie stared at him with a sad expression. Fen had tasted blood and Laurie wasn't sure if Fen would lose control or not so she had given the order to Rock, Nitrogen, and Derek to hold Fen down until he passed out from lack of air. Nova had rushed over to Fluke ' s side quickly starting to treat his serious wounds. Fluke looked very upset. He hadn't won the fight but she should be happy to escape with his life. Fen nearly ripped his neck open, he could live without his ear though.

Laurie approached Fen who had his eye's open again.

Fen

Fen looked up at Laurie. "Sorry sis." Laurie crossed her arms. "I'm not the one who needs an apology. You ripped Fluke 's ear clean off and you almost ripped his throat apart."

Fen felt ill. He couldn't remember anything or very little at the most. He winced. "Can you three flea brains get off me now!"

Rock, Nitrogen, and Derek all got off of Fen. Fen winced again as pain flooded his senses for the first time he realized that he could barely see. There was pain over his eyes.

"Laurie I can barely see anything?!" Fen said rubbing at his eyes, he instantly regretted his choice when pain shot through his eyes. "My eyes?! What happened to them!" Fen screeched. "Fluke clawed at your eyes. Don't touch them." Laurie said. Nova came over and rubbed a slave onto the cut over his eyes and cleaned away the blood with clothes. Fen looked at her. She didn't meet his gaze. A stab of guilt pricked at his chest. Fen for the first time saw Fluke. His heart sank and his blood turned cold. Fluke was holding his ear in pain and his chest was wrapped like his ear. Fen stood up and approached Fluke. On lookers snarled. He shot them a glare. He stopped before Fluke who gave him a fearful expression.

Fen smiled down at him. "Congratulations Fluke, you've proven yourself to me. You have the wounds of a fighter. Welcome to the pack Fluke, you're one of us."

"B-but I lost." Fluke said. Fen shook his head. "We both lost. If it wasn't for Laurie giving the order to stop me, you would have suffered a worse fate then a wounded neck and ripped off ear. Embrace this Fluke, you've proven yourself to me, your Alpha." Fen said.

Skull threw his arm around Fen's neck. "Leave it to you to be one two fight a kid. Humph all the same that was a thrilling fight to welcome you back to the pack Fen."

Fen chuckled. "You're one to talk Skull," Fen gripped Skull ' s arm and flipped the boy. "You where torn to shreds after our fight when I became Alpha. Most of our pack knows that a fight with me is better avoided then to be fought."

Skull grinned as Fen helped him to his feet. "Now then I feel it's best for the leaders and council should talk. As for everyone else I think Reyna mentioned something about a party?"

"I'll take them Fen, when you're done come meet up with us." Ritchie said as he approached Fen. Fen nodded his head. The members of the council and the leaders stayed in the camp and watched as the other members left.

Fen looked at everyone.

His deputies and sub leaders where Laurie, Skull, and Hattie.

His battle strategist was Eric, Rock, and Claire.

His commander Jacob and finally his leader of pack law karmin.

Eight of the highest ranking wolves in his pack. "You did a number on my little brother Fen, I must admit, you really did look like a killer in the moment." Jacob muttered looking at Fen.

Fen really wished that the subject could just be dropped. He hated seeing what he had done to Fluke. "That's not why I called this meeting." Fen growled. "Then why?" Karmin asked.

Fen took a breath. "When the other descendants of Loki come, we will join our packs."

Everyone but Laurie looked shocked. "Join the packs?! Have you gone mad?!" Rock snarled.

Fen glared at him. "Joining the packs will make us stronger!"

Rock shook his head. "No, I bring no disrespect to you Alpha but I feel that is not a wise decision. What if another Alpha challenges you for your title and he wins."

Fen frowned he never thought about it that way.

"No, they won't. "

Everyone looked at Laurie. "How would you know something like that Laurie?" Claire challenged.

"Aunt Helen for saw it, just as the Norse did. Gram told me. However, I am unable to say anything about it. " Laurie said.

Rock know turned his snarl on Laurie. "You knew about this yet you're withholding information from your Alpha! Such act of tre-"

ENOUGH! Shut your mouth before I rip off your tongue! Don't think I won't do it too." Fen snapped gripping Rock's sweater. The black haired boy looked down and didn't make a sound. Fen let him go grumbling under his breath. Nobody said anything.

"If Laurie feels that the knowledge she has is best unshared then so be it. However, I will handle the conaquncies when they come Rock. I will unite the packs regardless."

"Was that all Fen?" Hattie asked. He nodded. "For know. Until I recover."

Everyone nodded and walked out of the camp to the center of town.

Something stureed in the bushes outside.

"Such a terrible fate, I will awake you from your slumber my brother. No one knows who I am, and I assure you dearest brother no one will be safe from us, the monsters will rise once more and I have changed for the best dearest brother, for I have made my return. Brother. Hahaha ha-ha ha." Grinned the large creature.

A/N: have fun...speculate :)