"Fuckin' Vampers!" Dog screamed as he burst through the now splintered door as he entered the rotten house that his pack met in after their hunts. The walls were black, scorched with burn marks from fires whose blaze was too great. The house was no bigger than a blind in the middle of the woods where they could meet without being seen. Nestled in the back of Dog's property up in the mountains, they could meet, hunt and do many deplorable things. It was a thick wooded area so no one would hear the ranting that Dog was about to ensue.
"Master, what is wrong? Where is Mutt?" a frail woman slinks up to him, her hair stained with dirt and her naked body shivering in the coolness of the night.
Dog's anger unleashed as he turned and smacked the woman with the back of his hand while proceeding into the center of the group of animals that he called his pack. Furious that most turned tales and ran when they sensed the Vampyre's close by, they wouldn't even stand up to fight, and that is what mad Dog insanely mad. He would kill his pups if they dared to defy him again.
"Get away from me you filthy, obnoxious woman! Your mate is dead," Dog yelled as he pushed the woman to the ground and walked into the crowded room where most of the pack huddled together, petrifiedlooks on their faces, awaiting the judgement of their pack leader. The woman cried out for her loss.
Dog paced back and forth, pushing those around him away as they came close, to apologise for leaving their leader vulnerable. They damn right better be sorry because soon enough, he would make them all suffer. She would make them all suffer for their insolence. The sound of muffled voices seemed to crowd in his mind and no longer could Dog contain his own thoughts.
"Shut the fuck up!" he screamed as the room fell to an eerie silence.
Again, Dog paced. This time, looking and scowling at his pack members. She would be very angry with him if she found out what happened tonight. That the Vamper's had shown up to where they laid the body in the woods before they could leave to call the police. Their plan was now shot and Dog had to think of a way to rectify it. At this point, he was not adverse to killing the woman so sought after. If anything, it would rid them off all a nuisance. However, she would be angry, very angry. She might just kill him if he did that. Did Dog really care though? He did what he must for his pack, but honestly, if they were going to up and leave him alone with Vampers, then they deserved to be destroyed as well.
"Master," a tall, dark skinned man with a baratone voice called to him softly, "You must speak to the pack."
Dog looked at him with wild eyes, "Speak to the pack? For who to listen?" Dog turned and looked at the crouching people that scattered the little shed. There must have been at least twenty people in this small space, crammed together, huddling, shivering and frightened. "Did you all not listen when the Vamper's came around? Did you all not listen when I ordered you to stay?"
Dog's voice was getting louder and more irate by the minute. He took a few calming breaths as the black skinned man touched his shoulder, "Master, are there any other survivors?"
"None. I was the only one left," Dog eyed the man. He was new to his pack from an area a few hundred miles north. He had just shown up to join the pack once the wolves were discovered in his area. Dog took the man's forearm and grasped it with his hand, a formal pack shake as the man grabbed Dog's forearm with his hand as well. "Zuberi, you shall now be my second."
Zuberi bowed to Dog in respect, "I shall honor you in all things, pack leader."
Dog looked back to his pack, who stood huddled together. Many faces were of confusion that he would appoint an outsider to the pack as his second, others were crying for the loss of their family member or pack member. He cared not what they thought or what they did, or how much they morned their losses. They abandoned him. Zuberi did as instructed to go back to the shed to prepare for his arrival. He had left well before they sensed the Vamper's in the woods near them. He would not be at fault, but the rest of the pack was and it was time for them to be punished.
"Master, you do you know he is an outsider," one of his pups cried out in resentment.
"Had the rest of my pack listed to their leader, I would not have to just appoint the only one who obeyed me," Dog retorted.
"Master, we feared for our lives, our young pups, please have mercy!" A woman cried as he was followed by two young children, early in the stages of changing.
Dog looked upon the woman with two small pups at her side, just as frightened as she was that he would punish and kill them all. He could not punish a mother for trying to protect her pups, but he would have her obey for now on or he would take the pups from her. He eyed the young boy at her side. He was no older than ten at the most. He had changed once before this hunt. He had a glimmer in his eyes that reminded Dog of himself as a child. This sparked an idea in his mind that would get obedience. "Well, then, mercy was called into action, and I shall give, only when favor is granted."
The woman flung herself at his feet and kissed his dirt soaked toes, "Thank you, thank you, Pack leader. What is it that I can do to insure the safety of my pups? Please! You have my complete allegiance."
Dog smiled, knowing that he would enrage the woman with his request, but he was sparing her and showing mercy upon her disobedience. "Your boy. His name?"
The woman looked up, confused, then back to her son that stood, proudly behind her, "His name is Nigel, pack leader."
Dog motioned for the boy to come forward to him. He towered over the boy who had to stretch his neck to look into Dog's face. Dog knelt down to be face to face with the boy, his hand on his shoulders, "Do you swear allegiance to me, Nigel? In return, I shall protect you and show mercy on your mother."
The woman looked up, shook her head back and forth crying, "No! No!"
"Shut it, woman! I am speaking to the boy!" Dog growled at her. "Now, Nigel, what is your answer? Would you see your mother killed for disobeying her pack leader? Or do you wish to see her live to train your young sister in our ways?"
"Please don't kill my momma," the boy whispered.
Dog snickered as he knew the boy would consign. "So, is that a yes or a no, Nigel?"
"Yes, I will obey, please don't kill my momma," the boy said again.
"No!" the woman cried again, stretching out to reach her son that Dog had pushed behind him.
"Your son as agreed to take your place in my pack. He has sworn allegiance to me in exchange for mercy on you. You will be relieved of your duties to care for your daughter, but your son will be raised by the pack and as my son going forward," Dog smiled. He would have an heir that would grow to be a mighty man, one that would be ruthless and savage, just as he had been.
The woman screamed as she was carried away by Zuberi out of the shed. There was much business to discuss tonight before they retired for the evening. The sun was about to rise and soon they would need to be home, to resume their human cover. "Would anyone else like to request mercy from the Pack leader now?"
The pups moved back. Scared to have their young pups taken from them as well as they pushed their children behind them. Dog was pleased that he managed to scare something into these damn people. They all looked like a rough group from the outside, but they were just as shallow and full of feeling like a normal human. It sickened him.
"You all directly disobeyed and order given by your Pack Leader!" Dog yelled, "This demands punishment!"
Cries and wales went out to him. "Mercy" they cried as they came to his feet, trying to persuade him to change his mind. As Pack Leader, he could have Zuberi destroy the entire pack so they could form a new one. One single bite to a human could turn them. Since there were not many wolves born anymore, women would need to be bitten or raped to bear children. The idea excited him. The idea that maybe he would rape the Anabelle girl sounded enticing and would infuriate the Vampyre's that scorned him so. She would bear him very strong children.
As the idea swirled in his mind, he felt her precense well before the door blew itself in and the walls of the shack came tumbling down around them. Dog did not move or seek shelter, he knew what she was here for. He bowed at her feet, never looking up into her eyes, "My Lady."
"Merry met my pet. Did you do as instructed?" the woman patted his tattered hair as if he was in the shape of a dog. Her voice was seductive as she pulled his face up to meet hers.
Dog was pulled into her glamour. Her emerald green eyes shone in the darkness and reflected a reddish glow. "Yes, my lady. The human was hunted and left for dead on the property. However, we ran into some problems before the authorities could be called."
Her flaming, crimson hair flickered around her, "What sort of problems?" her brow arched questioningly.
"Two blood suckers. They found the body before we could leave. They attacked us." Dog explained, hoping not to feel her wrath as he had before.
The woman's nostrils flared at the news and her eyes were wide with shock, "And what happened to them?"
"Morrigan, my queen, one got away, the other, I fear I took down and is now dead."
Morrigan looked pleased, as if in disbelief that Dog could actually kill a Vampyre. "Which one got away?"
"The dark one, my queen. I bit the blonde one and I am sure that he died. I took off soon after. The dark one killed the majority of my pack that stayed with me. I could not let him kill me." Dog pleaded, hoping that she would exact some sort of mercy for not carrying out his plan as instructed.
The smirk on her face showed that she was pleased. "So, Julius, dear Julius is dead. That is one Original to get off our back. Silas must be killed. As for Anabelle..."
"She was not there, my queen. If I could have permission to go to her..."
"No!" Morrigan interrupted. "You are to leave her alone. I will deal with her myself, once everyone is out of the picture."
"But my queen..."
"Obey! You insolent dog!" she screamed and pointed a finger at Dog.
His whole body shivered as a dark, smoky light surrounded him. Soon Dog found himself on all fours, but not in his wolf form as he would have been. This form was much smaller. He looked down at his paws to see thin legs and small nails attached to little padded paws. He was nothing bigger than a toy pup to carry in a purse. He yelped.
"There, there, see, you make me so angry, if only you would listen," Morrigan cooed as she picked up the little dog and held him in her arms, petting him lightly before turning to the rest of the pack. "Now there is the problem of your pack..."
Morrigan paced around the small crowd of people that were still filthy from the nightly hunt. They had not listened to her pet when he told them to obey. They should all be punished. With a flick of her wrist each and every pack member began to scream with pain as their limbs were instantly combusting into flames. She burned them all save for the tall, dark skinned man and the boy that Dog claimed as he own. Dog watched from the arms of Morrigan his entire pack smoldering to nothing in a matter of seconds.
Morrigan placed Dog back down on the ground and kissed him lightly on the nose. The dark and smoky light surrounded him again and soon he found himself in his human form once again. "What have you done to my pack?"
"Only what you desired," Morrigan smirked as she pushed a human woman at him he did not see before. The woman was in the shadows and hidden behind Morrigan's dress. "Make your new pack. Make them strong. Rape, pillage, turn and destroy. Do what you need to do. Kill the Vampyres and leave Anabelle to me. Seems that just leaving bodies out visibly on the property won't work now. We need to directly attack. Now go."
Dog nodded and bowed to his queen. He instructed Zuberi to grab the woman, he would make meager work of his plan once he returned home and then took off into the morning light with Morrigan laughing at his back.