Alright now everyone. The reason why I'm doing this rewrite is to help improve my writing skills and also because I feel that I could've added so much more in the original but didn't so thanks to that, this rewrite was born. Now some things in here are the same but most are different and I've added some things like more detail. With that said, I really hope you enjoy Wolf Heart.
It was very late at night when a crash was heard inside a large bar. A very buff bald man with a brown beard was being held up against the wall by a twenty-one year old man who's hand was tigtly holding the bald man's neck. The man that held the bald man up has midnight black hair down to his shoulders, a black no sleeve t-shirt, a white sleeveless leather hoodie with the zipper open, black tribal tattoos on his muscular arms, navy blue jeans, black fingerless gloves and blue and white shoes. Even though the bald man looked much stronger than the man holding him against the wall, he couldn't free the guy's hand from his neck. The twenty-one year old had the white hood over his head so no one could see much of his face. After a few minutes, he dropped the bald man on the ground and watching him cough and gasp for air.
"I will repeat myself one last time Captain. Lord Nene knows about your betrayal and you will come with me to face your punishment." the man said and the Captain could see his golden eyes piercing straight through him like several needles.
"W-Who are you?" the Captain asked with obvious fear laced in his tone.
"Knowing who I am is the least of your concerns." the man answered. His eyes clearly showed no sympathy for the Captain and he turned around to walk towards the door, completely ignoring the scared audience that watched him. "I suggest you don't keep letting Lord Nene waste his time by waiting for you to arrive. I'm sure you know that he tends to grow very uncharitable when someone makes him wait."
"Damn it! Tell me who you are!" the Captain shouted. "I've never heard of Nene taking on a subordinate like you!"
"You lowly pathetic insect." the man said and he drew one of his dual swords from its sheath. It was a chinese broadsword with a blue and white hilt. A blue cloth strip was tied around his waist and kept both sheaths in place on each side. The one he took out was pointed directly towards the Captain. "How dare you refer to Lord Nene with such disrespect. Get moving into the vehicle outside or I'll cut off your legs and put you in there myself."
"Y-Yes sir." the Captain stood up and walked outside.
Morning...
"Well done Rikaru." Nene said. They were inside Nene's fortress and Rikaru was kneeling before him. The Captain had his arms and legs tied and he was down on both knees.
"Well done. Well done." Deathroy mimicked and Rikaru looked up at Nene.
"What do you want to do with this traitor my lord?" Rikaru asked and Nene chuckled.
"We do what we always do when we capture traitors in my army...eliminate him." the Captain looked on in horror as Rikaru slowly stood up and turned towards him. He unsheathed one of his swords and swiftly plunged it straight through the Captain's chest, killing him instantly. Rikaru withdrew his sword and turned to Nene.
"I have carried out your command as always Lord Nene." Nene smirked.
"You've shaped up to be an excellent warrior. I'm proud to have you bear the symbol of Gran Kingdom." Rikaru kneeled before him again.
"Proud. Proud." Deathroy mimicked.
"It's a great honor to be praised by you my lord. I humbly accept."
"Now now Rikaru, stand up." Nene said and Rikaru obeyed.
"Are there any more missions you wish to assign me?" Nene thought for a moment.
"Well, there are a group of shadow wielding humans who have been an annoying thorn in my side for quite a while and it seems that none of my forces have been able to get rid of them." Nene heard Rikaru growl and he laughed. "Settle down now Rikaru. I've decided to get rid of them myself since my forces have been unable to perform such a task. So, I want you to join their little group and make sure to lead them here to me. Once they reach this room, you and I will destroy them together."
"Destroy! Destroy!" Deathroy mimicked.
"If you don't mind me asking, who are the humans in this group?"
"They're mostly just a group of children but their leader in the infamous Zola." Rikaru gripped his sword tightly and Nene raised an eyebrow in amusement.
"So that woman is leading them. The woman who dares to betray you my lord and destroy your research." Nene frowned at that memory.
"Yes, that very same human woman." Rikaru sheathed his sword.
"I'll gladly accept this task my lord. I'll make sure that she pays for her crime with her life." Nene held up his hand.
"No. I'll be the one to handle Zola while you get rid of those children. I want to be the one who takes her life as payment for the damages that she caused." Rikaru sighed and nodded.
"Payment! Payment!"
"As you wish." Rikaru said, before he left the room he just thought of something. 'Great, I have to find an abandoned area to 'change'.'
"Who was that Lord Nene?" Logi asked as he walked in.
"Oh that's Rikaru. I guess you can call him my adopted son." Logi looked at Nene surprised.
"Your adopted son?" Nene smirked.
"What's the matter Logi? Do you think I'm too old to be a father?" Logi shook his head.
"No sir but what made you adopt someone?"
"He's special. I decided to personally train him secretly so that he can be our trump card." Logi looked a bit confused.
"What's so special about him that we're using him as a trump card?" Nene chuckled and rested his head in his right hand.
"My son is not only a natural born shadow wielder but he's also a werewolf." Logi was shocked and Nene chuckled again when he saw it. "Rikaru is a combination that even I didn't know existed."
Outside...
'Just the thought of having to hang around Zola and those human children makes me sick.' Rikaru thought as he raced across the land in his werewolf form on all fours. He was a large two-legged wolf with thick black as coal fur, one and a half inch white claws that were strong enough to pierce through steel, large and powerful fangs with five inch long canines, was a bit more muscular than a two male lions put together and he was seven feet tall. His hands and feet were a cross between a wolf and a human, the hands being more human like and the feet were more wolf like. His head was like a larger version of a wolf's except the ears and snout were longer, his ears were as long as three wolves's ears. Rikaru's tail was thick and long, almost as long as a tiger. His golden eyes found a village to his left and he raced over. He shifted to human form, changed back into his clothes and made sure that his hood was on before walking into the village. He glanced over at the shops and found someone familiar walk inside so he followed him.
"Long time no see Rikaru" the man said and Rikaru smirked.
"It hasn't been that long Sam." Rikaru said and Sam started cleaning glasses behind the counter. Rikaru took a seat on one of the bar stools directly across from Sam.
"Let me guess, the usual strawberry smoothie?" Rikaru chuckled.
"You know me too well." Sam smiled and started making the drink. Rikaru took out a picture and placed it on the counter. "Have you seen these shadow wielders?"
"Can't say that I have." Sam glanced at the photo and slid it back to Rikaru. He placed the drink by the white werewolf and started cleaning more glasses. Suddenly a loud and angry shout was heard. Rikaru turned to his right and saw five big thugs glaring at a young girl that was on the floor. He glanced at the picture and noticed that the girl matched one of the girls in the photo.
'There goes human shadow wielder number one.' Rikaru thought and he stood up. He calmly walked over to them and easily knocked two of the thugs away from the girl. He did the same with two more and grabbed the leader by his shirt collar.
"What the h-" Rikaru slammed him against the wall and everyone in the smoothie shop focused their attention on them. The girl looked at them shocked and the thug tried to get out of Rikaru's strong grasp on his shirt but failed. Rikaru glanced at the girl and she was wearing a blue and white maid outfit.
"Are you alright?" Rikaru asked and the girl nodded.
"I'm fine." Rikaru nodded and turned his attention back to the thug leader.
"Who the hell are you?" the thug leader asked and Rikaru glared at him.
"I'm the one who can easily erase your miserable existence from this world." Rikaru dropped him on the floor and unsheathed one of his swords. The thug backed closer to the wall when Rikaru's blade pointed towards his face. "A man must always protect a woman. The fact that you actually have the nerve to attack a young girl proves how pathetic and weak you are."
"Why you!" Rikaru merely tilted his head to the side and grinned sadistically, making sure the thug leader saw his razor sharp fangs.
"If you wish to prove me wrong then go ahead. However, I won't even think about going easy on you. If I catch you threatening a woman or a child again..."
"Then you'll hurt me." Rikaru chuckled and sheathed his sword. He picked the thug leader back up by his shirt collar and smirked.
"Oh I'll do more than that. Trust me, the word 'hurt' wouldn't even begin to describe what'll happen to you. You will feel, slowly and surely, how sharp both my swords are. Whether you die from blood loss or if I mistakenly make a fatal cut will depend entirely on how merciful I feel." Rikaru dropped him back on the floor and the thug leader shivered in terror. Rikaru walked back to his seat and started drinking his smoothie. The girl walked over and sat next to him.
"Thank you for saving me. My name's Bouquet." the girl introduced and Rikaru nodded. "So what's your name?"
"Rikaru." thw white werewolf said and another girl walked inside the smoothie shop.
"There you are Bouquet. Zola and the others are waiting for you outside the village." the girl said and Bouquet looked at her.
"Well I would've met up with you guys earlier Kluke but I..uh...ran into trouble. I'm alright though thanks to Rikaru." Bouquet gestured to the man sitting next to her. A smaller version of Rikaru's werewolf ears appeared under his hood and twitched. He looked outside and there were several loud crashes. Bouquet and Kluke rushed outside and there was a large Gran Kingdom robot walking on four legs through the village while destroying several buildings. Rikaru casually walked outside and glanced at the macine.
"Didn't their creators program them to not go barging into someone else's village without permission?" Rikaru joked.
"We'll need a shadow to destroy that thing." Kluke said and the werewolf shrugged.
"One shadow coming right up." Rikaru summoned his shadow Winter Wolf. It was a white wolf with blue fingerless gloves.
"You're a shadow wielder too?" Bouquet shouted amazed.
"This robot needs to have some manners programmed into it. Winter Wolf, if you please." Rikaru said and Winter Wolf cracked his knuckles.
"Sir yes sir." Winter Wolf said and shot straight towards the robot.
"Frozen Fist!" Winter Wolf's right fist was suddenly covered in a thick block of ice and he punched the robot. It crashed on the ground and it was frozen solid. Rikaru's werewolf ears appeared again and twitched. He could hear a small ticking sound and his eyes widened. Winter Wolf heard it too and looked down at Rikaru. "Shit, Crystal Ice Shield!"
"Sir yes sir!" Winter Wolf placed a shield around the robot. Rikaru gave the shadow more power so it could make the shield stronger and the machine exploded. Luckily Winter Wolf succeeded in making the shield stronger so it was able to contain the explosion but not without damage on the ice shield's inner walls. Winter Wolf released the shield and he disappeared.
"That would've ruined everyone's day in this village." Rikaru said and the girls walked over to him.
"That was amazing Rikaru." Kluke said and Rikaru shrugged.
"I guess but it maybe because my shadow can manipulate ice. If he couldn't then half of this village would've been blown to hell." Rikaru heard several footsteps coming and turned around to see a woman with long silver hair and a bandana with a skull on it. He gritted his fangs when he saw it. He'd recognize that bandana and silver hair combo anywhere. Right before him was the infamous Zola along with a few children following her. 'No doubt about it. Now, my mission begins.'
There's chapter one so tell me what you think about it so far.^_^