A wolf howl made Jack and Max stop running. They were confused, who was howling so loud?.
"Quick track her down, Max." The gray-haired wolf said that to his friend.
Max sniffed, inhaled as long as possible to track their Luna's whereabouts through her scent.
Max caught a glimpse of Eden's faint scent and followed the direction of the wind carrying it. Jack ran after Max from behind. Maxi quickly stepped into the forest. The scent of Eden began to be erased by another smell. The complex of odors in the forest made the scent could not last long.
Eden's scent disappeared just below the hillside where Eden had fallen. The two of them transform into werewolf form, Max searched in the dark night, looking for a hint.
"Look!! Isn't this Luna's jacket?" Max saw Eden's clothes were torn.
"This necklace has Miss Eden's scent." Jack finds Eden's necklace, the blood stone necklace.
"What if it's Luna's?" Max snatched it from Jackson's hands. Sniffed the necklace deeply, tried to compare it with Eden's clothes and it was true, the necklace belonged to Eden.
"It's all Luna's, Jack." Maxi panicked. "What's going on, Jack? Did Luna has a problem? Was a wolf or another beast attacked Luna??"
"No way, Max. This area is a nature reserve dedicated to recreation, there's no way they can free wild animals in the forest." Jack shook his head.
There was no time for them to guess about Eden's condition. They must quickly find Luna if they didn't want to be punished by the Alpha.
"Can you follow Luna's footsteps from this necklace??" Jack handed the necklace to Maxi.
Before Maxi had time to answer, the rustling sound in the bushes made them both startled. A human, tall and big, wearing a yellow and blue baseball jacket. His eyes were pitch black, his gaze was blank as if something had just possessed him. He's Jimmy, the captain of the football team at Eden School.
"Damn it! There's a human watching us change Max!" Jack growled in annoyance. According to the rules, they can't change shape in front of human.
Jimmy looked at Jackson and Maxi alternately, then smirked evilly. A dark aura surrounded Jimmy's body. Something black ran through Jimmy's veins, from the neck running down, finally spreading to the area of the hands. Because of the black blood, Jimmy's fingers nail could be extended and sharp, very jet-black nails like steel. The tip nails shone under the the moonlight.
"Eh?? Is he a wolf???" Maxi pointed at Jimmy's claw. Even though his body smells like a human, why does it have claws like a werewolf?
"Did he hurt Luna?" Jackson took one step forward. If the stocky boy standing in front of him was a werewolf, he would not hesitate to kill him.
"Who are you?? From which pack, kid?" asked Jackson, getting into a fighting position. From the aura that appeared around Jimmy's body, Jackson knew that Jimmy wanted to fight. Jackson responded, he thought Jimmy was just a weak boy as age as Eden. Without Jackson knowing there was another power in Jimmy's soul at this time.
"Ah… I haven't heard about pack in a long time. I'm so lucky I got out of that damn coffin. Edith is a bitch!! How could she has heart to keep me in there? I love her so much!" Jimmy mumbled, the story that only he knew made Jackson and Maxi look at each other confused. Edith was the first alpha of the Tourmaline pack. So who was this boy? Ah, maybe more accurately, who was possessing Jimmy this time?
"Don't talk nonsense! Tell me have you hurt our Miss Eden?" Maxi sharpened his nails too.
"No way, she's my favorite girl!" Jimmy giggled.
"I haven't fought in a long time, my strength is still very weak. I have to kill a lot and suck souls to get stronger." Jimmy glanced sharply at Max and Jack. The two of them gulped, Jimmy's aura turning terrifying. His strength was so great, not lose to Alexander's.
"This body seems strong enough to fight." Jimmy saw the nails growing on his fingers.
"I'll fight him, Max. You have to find Luna! Take the necklace and look for her." Jackson asked Maxi to follow the scent of Eden that was left on the necklace.
"But …"
"I'll face him myself. I can't possibly lose to this brat." Jackson sharpened his nails, he told Maxi to speed up his search. He will definitely be able to win tonight's match. Even though he didn't really know, who was his opponent?
"Okay, Jack!! Don't get hurt!!" Maxi turned back into a wolf and left the fighting area. He sniffed Eden's scent and started tracking it.
Jimmy and Jackson looked at each other, surveying their opponent before attacking each other.
"It's going to be a lot of fun." Jimmy laughed and jumped quickly at Jackson. Jackson darted away, he began to sharpen his nails to fight seriously.
The two of them fight, Jimmy attacked first, Jackson did the same. But Jimmy's strength was so powerful that Jackson could easily fight. Jackson was pressed, Jimmy pressed Jackson with a very powerful and agile fighting movement.
"AHH!!" Jackson groaned in pain as Jimmy's sharp nails pierced his stomach.
Jackson was not the type of fighter like Kairos, but he was one of the great warriors in the pack. But today, Jackson really made no move. Jimmy beat him, ripped his flesh and crushed his bones.
"Cough!! Cough … gag!!" Jackson vomited blood, his gray fur drenched in his own blood.
"Ah, it turns out that the werewolves are very weak now." Jimmy laughed insultingly at Jackson.
He raised his hand to kill Alex's trusted secretary. But suddenly he felt his heart hurt. The human body would not be able to withstand the fatigue caused by the werewolf's fast and agile movements.
Jimmy's heart was beating really fast. His throat was so dry.
"Weak humans!" Jimmy cursed himself and walked away leaving Jackson dead. Jimmy looked for the river to wash his bloodied hands and quench his thirst.
Jackson was so badly injured that he couldn't even get up. His body even struggled to regenerate. The thought of death began to intimidate Jackson.
"Monsters..." he whispered.
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Meanwhile, Max continued to track Eden. Eden's scent was so faint, Max had a little trouble tracking it down.
[Where are you, Luna? please be safe! ] Max thought anxiously.
Max stops at a lake, that's where the scent of Eden ends. Max's eyes swept across the lakeside area and stopped right at a cave. The mouth of the cave opened, as if someone had just opened it.
[Could Luna be there?] Max thought.
As Max stepped forward, a large jet black wolf with a glittering fur jumped to his side. Max gasped, the light brown wolf cowering in fear with the black wolf dominant aura. His red eyes glowed so brightly.
"A... Alpha." greeting Maxi scared.
"I ask you to take care of Eden!!" Alex growled.
"I'm sorry, Alpha." The wolf's body trembled in fear.
"Where's Jack?" asked Alex.
"Jack fought a freak boy in the woods, Alpha," Maxi replied.
"Go, Kai. Help Jackson."
"Yes, my lord."
Alexander sniffed deeply, he could feel the faint scent of Eden in the cave. Alex stepped into the cave and found Eden's body lying on the ground in an unconscious state.
"Baby!!" Alex exclaimed, he immediately turned into a human shape and hugged Eden.
"Alex..."
"Yes, I'm here, Girl."
"My head is so dizzy. What happened to me?" Eden was confused.
"I don't know either, but we have to get out of here. You could die from the lack of oxygen and the smell of ammonia." Alex carried Eden.
Eden was curled up in Alex's arms, she felt dizzy, confused, and weak. Her whole body felt crushed because of the effects of her first transformation, but Eden was not remember it. Eden put her arm around Alex's neck, she whispered, "I'm scared, Alex. Why am I afraid?"
"Relax, Eden. You have nothing to be afraid of. I am here, baby." Alexander tightened his hug.
Outside the cave, Max waited anxiously. He prayed to the Moon Goddess so that nothing bad would happen to Eden.
"Alpha, Luna." Max approached the two as Alex came out of the mouth of the cave.
"My necklace?!" Eden pointed to the red necklace in Maxi's hand.
"Ah, yes, I found it in the forest while looking for you, Luna." Max returned the bloodstone neckles to Eden. Eden gripped her necklace tightly, grateful that her favorite thing was not lost.
"Alex, I'm cold." As soon as the necklace was in Eden's hands, Eden turned back into a human, she felt a chill from the night air.
"Find clothes for Luna!!" Alex ordered to Max.
"Okay, Alpha."
While waiting for Max to come back. Alexander turned into a wolf form. With his thick fur he could warm Eden. Alex rolled up his body for Eden to be warm.
"Warm enough?"
"Yes," Eden answered weakly.
A few moments later, the white magician came. Alex immediately stood up when he saw Ace, he curled his tail to keep Eden warm.