The Wolf In Me

Chapter 19 Demons Of The Night

Part 1 Fighting with an Aergon

It was a foggy, shabby Saturday that welcomed the coldness of wintertime. Today was the day to our planned activity but if by this evening, the fog would not subside, we would have to postpone it for the following Saturday.

I was in my office, my eyes hovering over the paper, reading out loud the instructions of the mating hunt tradition when I was interrupted halfway by Jake's silvery voice.

"We can always limit our borderline if the mist keeps persisting. The pack is eager to have an enjoyable run and I'm sure they won't like to cancel such a great event."

Placing the paper down on the table, I sunk into my chair, raising one leg over the other.

"Look, Jake. There is something I haven't told you about. Considering our previous events, I didn't want to fill your head up with worry once again. But I know I had to tell you at some point."

I shifted in my seat as I reached for my coffee, drinking down the last bit of it.

"We have another problem, possibly worse than vampires."

I looked into his serious green eyes, for a second trying to be careful how to explain the right way.

"We have spotted a few demons on the loose lately, that's why I'm worried" I admitted.

Jake's shoulders tensed at the sentence and decided to sit himself down opposite me in a brisk motion.

"Demons? Here? How's that even possible?" He snorted, half thinking it's a joke? "So, you are kidding, right?" He asked observing my serious face.

I shook my head and took out the picture I took back from Mei's box, placing it on the desk in front of him. He gawked at it for a good minute, not moving a muscle.

"I thought they were just mythical creature you watch in a horror movie. But I did hear they possibly exist. According to legend, the gods gathered in the hopes that they would demolish them from this planet but Hades had plans to keep them as his pets, so he saved most of them by opening the portal between earth and Hell, allowing them to choose between life and death. Should you come across one, your life would soon be over" he clarified.

"I believe that mum was slowly being killed by one," I said resting both arms on the desk, "I could have sworn I saw something behind me before she passed. According to Lylah, it's an imbroferno. It sucks up the life out of you, taking one's beauty and your soul with it. We cannot risk having any of our pack fall victims of such beasts. The witches promised to take them down together. I need to make sure that everyone in this house is safe and protected."

My eyes drifted towards the sound of the doorknob twisting slowly. Jake turned his head to see who is coming in.

"Alpha?" Young Casie said with her low voice.

She appeared peeping from behind the door, looking like she has just seen a ghost.

"Come here. Tell me, what's bothering you, little child?" I uttered, trying to be as gentle as her small body frame.

She walked towards me, fidgeting with her fingers nervously. I lifted her light body on the desk in front of me, sitting down to eye level.

"Mama said she is not feeling well. She is telling me he is here, but I see no one. I'm scared" she said with her childish little voice, looking down at her hands.

In an instant Jake and I locked eyes, realizing that something was not right.

"Take us to mummy. We will try to help her," I said urgently, standing up from my seat.

We rushed through the corridor and into Cassie's bedroom where her mother was found lying on the floor, looking weak. Jake rushed to pick her up and placed her slowly on the bed.

"Nia, what happened?" I asked, trying not to waste time.

She slowly lifted her arms towards us, her eyes filled with fear.

"Him" she breathed.

We both turned and spotted a shadow running across the high walls, up towards the ceiling.

"No, not this time you son of a b***h."

I rushed towards Nia, lifting her from the bed as her body weighed down on my arms.

"Pick the kid up, let's run!"

We were being chased by the creature that hovered behind us through the wall, trying to cover itself from being fully exposed.

"This way," I spat, turning left towards the witches' room.

I opened their door abruptly, causing it to hit the wall behind it. Lylah and Nelly were alarmed by our behaviour, but there was not much time to explain.

"Demon, behind us, help," I yelled out, getting further into the room.

The witches stood up from their sofa whilst I rested Nia on a bed, making sure she would not be attacked again. The demon followed us into the room, and as it tried to reach Nia, the witches started

to chant intensely as they raised their arms towards it. The shadow of the beast seemed to have stopped halfway through the doorway like it was scared of something. At that moment, I remembered Mei explaining that demons hate reflections.

I turned around to check if there was one present in their room and sure enough, it was right behind us. My eyes fixed themselves at the reflection in the mirror and I couldn't shake off the fear that struck me rapidly.

It's red angry looking eyes staring back at me. They almost looked hollow and deep. Horns sprung out of its skull and it had hooves instead of hands or feet. It almost resembled a scary-looking goat that has been dressed for Halloween. My body felt numb and like life was draining out of me as I started getting images of my worst moments. I felt myself crashing down on the cold hard ground as my vision darkened.

Jake's POV

I watched Luka crash onto the floor into a fitt, his body shuffling unwillingly with blank looking eyes, gazing at nothing. I heard myself shouting his name, trying to shake him up to his senses but received no feedback from him.

I moved away from anything that was near him that could have harmed him but all I could do was just watch, waiting for something to happen. For the first time in my life, I felt afraid and weak. The wolf in me started to shift, like it was restless, feeling my tension and unexplainable emotions. Quivering like a coward as I watched the huge shadow on the wall trying to make its way through the bedroom, yet something is stopping him from doing so. I remembered Luka mentioning something about a reflection.

"Yes!" I whispered. "Yes, yes, yes. That's it," I started to say louder.

"We need to create a reflection. Lylah, Nelly," they kept on chanting, ignoring my call.

I started to shift my head around every corner of the room, trying to spot a mirror.

"There!" I yelled, my eyes resting on the target.

I started rushing towards it but my eyes gazed at its reflection, making me regret it. A massive creature was looking back at me with its chilly looking eyes, making me want to vomit with fear. I took a deep breath in and managed to take my eyes off it whilst reaching for the mirror and aimed it at the demon. I started to feel foggy as my body was losing its strength, but I forced myself a little longer as I moved closer to it. I could see that it was working as I watched its shadow moving away deliberately until it was gone from our sight.

The mirror was getting heavy in my arms and felt it slip right through, crashing on the ground along with my body. I can't remember what happened next as I blacked out.

The next thing I remembered was hearing the whispering of the birds and the sound of the light wind. I opened my eyes slightly and checked my surroundings. I sighed realising where I was. But, I was not alone in the room. Luka was also beside me on the other single bed still stuck in between consciousness and unconsciousness.

"Luka," I whimpered, holding a hand over my head frowning. I sat down on the hospital bed, resting my back against the headboard.

My body felt weak and my wolf was hiding inside me still. Wolves are known for their strength and courage, but this creature is the one thing that makes us vulnerable to fear. It is feared even from the strongest and toughest of mankind and wolves. In that moment of thought, I scented my favourite smell getting stronger and stronger towards the room.

"Melody" I called, my eyes glowing as they rested on her beautiful face. She came to me in a rush with her worried face.

"Ohhh, I was so frightened you wouldn't wake. They just told me what happened. If only I was here..." I pressed my finger to her mouth.

"Stop saying silly things. You had a duty to attain."

She reached for an embrace, holding me as tightly as possible.

"Don't worry my darling mate, I won't leave this earth so easily you see, I'm quite hard-headed when it comes to that."

we both chuckled holding into each other.

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