It was noon, in a dark, large clearing. The battle between Ares and Yeris was fought here, and there was still some ten tháng old blood stains on the ground. On the north side were Zelian's ranks. On the other, Beke's. Zelian stepped phía trước, chuyển tiếp to meet Beke.

"So, we can fight, hoặc talk this out. When I came to bạn looking for các câu trả lời to my relentless nightmares, I had no idea bạn were planning to launch an invasion on my pack. As bạn have probably now heard, I am the reborn of Ares, which is the reason why I was having those nightmares of him. One thing is for sure, I know what he knows in battle, but the difference is, I don't have his weaknesses. My mother may be dead, but I have gotten over it. At least I knew her, Ares didn't until later. Second, I can deal with pain a LOT thêm than Ares. So, what is it? Fight, hoặc talk?" Zelian asked.

Beke was wide eyed. No, I did not hear. But that does not matter, I was always thêm skilled in battle than Ares anyways." she said.

Zelian grinned. "Oh, but I am thêm skilled than he was too." he said.

"Oh, but I don't want a fight, bạn see. I wanted alliances. I am seeking vengeance, on behalf of Ares' death. bạn see, when Ares was killed, it gave me a sudden urge to need to have joint leaders, and alone in my pack, there is no one that is eligible to take the job. So, when I heard that bạn were a strong leader, and that bạn were Ares' reborn, I saw my chance to take action. But, if bạn do not accept, I DO know that there are Người sói in your pack who would gladly take YOUR place as joint leader with me when I destroy bạn for rejecting my offer. So, what is it? Accept, hoặc decline?" Beke asked, serious.

"And what shall I gain from alligencing myself with you?" Zelian questioned.

"Power, glory, fame, bạn name it. We can achieve anything as joint leaders." Beke told him, looking smug.

"Never. Fight us, if bạn dare. I really don't care if I have a few traitors in our midst. I DARE bạn to fight us. Oh, and remember that shape shifter chó sói, sói that practically tried to kill Ares and Claudette, and drive bạn and your family out? No need to call names, but I am also a shape shifter. There are a variety of things I could shift into, things that could potentially wipe out a quarter of your army on its own. So, think twice when accepting my battle challenge." Zelian said, a little too self confident.

But, without even thinking, Beke lashed hew tail forward, signaling her lot to attack. She smiled, then ran towards her back lines.

As a response, Zelian's army charged as a counter. And to everyone's surprise, when one chó sói, sói charged Zelian, he instantly started to change, and was a full on grizzly bear, making everyone wide eyed. Zelian retaliated to the wopf's attack bởi knocking her upside the head, and she fell, dead.

"Anyone else?" He asked, in a low rumbling voice.

"Me. See, what bạn do not understand is, the, OTHER shape shifter, no need for naming, gathered this band of ex-millitary humans. They were hàng đầu, đầu trang of the line special ops. Now, if bạn want to shift into a human, they will gladly give bạn a weapon, most likely a gun. Go on, shift, and ask them for one." As she đã đưa ý kiến all that, she motioned her tail forward, and about a dozen humand came out of the trees, all males, all armed with advanced weapons.

"I shall do just that. Do me a favor. If I fight them, it is none of your buisness, so stay out of my fight. It's just me and them. Zelian said, shifting into a human.

One of the men looked at him. "Ha! As a chó sói, sói and bear, bạn look like bạn were an adult. But look at you! Your just a kid!" He said.

Zelian looked at him. "What is a kid? I have never heard of that word before." He said.

"Oh, sorry. I meant pup. My bad. So, what is even going on? We were never told anything. The one who recruited us is now dead, so none of these Người sói here can communicate with us, except for you." He said. "Oh, and my name is John." He added.

"Wait... so, bạn don't even know what's going on, yet bạn are still here? Well, I'll tell bạn what is going on. bạn know the chó sói, sói bạn are fighting for, Beke? She is evil, and if bạn think bạn are doing anything good think again." Zelian said, and went on to tell the rest of the story. As be did, John started to look surprised.

"Wow. Well, if this is really the case, we fight for whoever we think is right, and good. And we now see we were wrong to pick Beke. We will fight for you. In fact, watch this. bạn want Beke dead hoặc alive, eh?" He asked.

"Dead." He said.

Without hesitating, John took his gun, and shot Beke, who was battling with Nabara, and the bullet hit her right in her ribs.

Beke stopped fighting and let out a high, loud wailing sound, and tossed and turned fiercely on the ground.

She stopped wailing, and after just a few seconds, stopped moving.

"Noo! I... Aargh!!! Stupid humans! I should have never trusted... I don't want to die... not... like this... I can't... feel... my body..." she stopped talking, but when she tried to get back up, John cake over with a knife, and she knew it was over.

"No! Somethng else! Not this! Zelian, tell him not that! I... I'll... I'll be your prisoner! Something... just don't kill me..." she pleaded.

"End it." Zelian told John.

Without hesitation, John took the knife, and repeatedly stabbed Beke in the hip, and then in the chest, brutally.

"What? I didn't mean like that! Bad choice. We don't do things like bạn do. Attack them! Attack these humans! They showed no respect when killing, and acted like it was fun! Charge them!" Zelian ordered, and as Beke's pack realised she was dead, they started to stop fighting, and turned and charged at the humans.

Zelian looked at John, and ran, knocking him off balance, and took his the knife, and repeatedly stabbed HIM, and it was all over.