//------------------------------// // Chapter 10 // Story: Everfree Alpha // by redpyramid1 //------------------------------// AN: This is not edited, also im wondering what i could get away with in this story... “Damnit! How did they find me!” yelled Colt as he jumped over a fallen log. Colt had been wondering the forest near his home for an hour before discovering that he had once again gotten lost. As he was back tracking the way he came he was attacked by a large pack of Timberwolves. Knowing there were much more wolves than he had ammo, he decided a tactical retreat was in order. Colt had been sprinting for about 10 min’s now, and was quickly growing weary. As he was about to jump over another fallen log three wolves jumped from out of the bushes near the log, blocking his path. Cursing silently, Colt turned abruptly to the right and dashed down the small trail leading into a thicker part of the forest. This happened quite a few more times, enough for Colt to realize that they were leading him somewhere, but where he did not know. Finally, after tripping over the root of a tree, Colt found himself in front of a large, fallen tree. The tree seemed to be half buried underground. Standing back up, he looks around. The growling of the Timberwolves had stopped. All was quite. Turning back to the entrance. Colt began to examine the fallen tree. Moss and mushrooms of all sorts seemed to grow around the tree, as well as on, and in it. Some of the tree had begun to rot, causing some wood to fall from the “ceiling” or the tree cave. The inside of the tree was dark, but specs of light could be seen coming from the holes of the ceiling. Turning around Colt was about to leave the area when he spotted a few Timberwolves blocking the exit. Now, I say a few but really, it looked like way more than 30. Gulping Colt looked around for another exit, but finding non he goes back to watching the wolves. They all stood stock still, watching him. Waiting for something. Colt decided to take a step forward. This caused quite a few growls as well as steps forward from some of the wolves. Taking a step back, Colt noticed they had stopped growling. “So this is where you wanted me to go… Hn fine.” Turning around, colt starts jogging towards the entrance, looking back to see the wolves, now sitting there, waiting patiently. As Colt makes his way through the underground he could smell the damp soil around him, every now and then the smell of something akin to death or decay would come up. Looking further in, Colt could see the entrance to a large room. Walking into the room, Colt could see a few pillars, some made from wood, others look to be made of rock, or clay. The ceiling of the room had many holes, allowing beams of light to come forth. As Colt was admiring the room, Growling caused him to jump in surprise. He began to look around for the source of the growl. As the growling intensified A large mound of fallen logs began to rise. On closer inspection the logs turn out to be the head of a Timberwolf. A very large Timberwolf…’Oh joy…’ The wolf eye’s Colt as it growls louder. Colt quickly turns around aiming his shotgun towards the wolf, only to stop and gawk in slight aw, and fear at the size of the creature. Before he could react to the wolf, it spoke to him. “Creature are you the one who has killed two of my servants!” He growled out. In perfect English, might I add. Although this prolonged the Colts previous action of gawking. “Well! Are you!?” Demanded the wolf. Snapping out of his stupor, Colt quickly replied. ”Y-yes, I was. But it was in self-defense! The attacked me first!” The wolf roared to Colt, causing him to lose some balance. “You shall pay for the death of my servants mutt! But first I must ask what you are…” “Me? I’m a Human. What are you?” this caused the giant wolf to growl lowly. “You dare not know of me! The Greatest Alpha of the Everfree!” The Alpha roared, as he rose up from floor. Colt backed away from the now towering Alpha. “You shall pay for your insolence foul creature!” with a guttural Roar, the alpha swiped its mighty claw at Colt. Colt barely manages to dodge the claw, only to be pushed back by the Alphas mighty Roar. Colt was propelled across the room, landing near a fallen pillar. Getting up, He began to take stock of the situation. Seeing a bundle of pillars off in the distance, he decided that it would be best to head there, where the alpha was too big to reach. Sprinting, colt managed to get more than half way before hearing another roar. “You can not escape human!” The Alpha rushed towards Colt, and leaped in the air, hoping to tackle him to the ground. Colt, in his rush to the pillars, did not see the muddy area he was running into. Not even three steps in and Colt slips on his own two feet, (and the mud) causing him to fall on his back and watch as the Alpha fly’s over him. ‘Thank you clumsiness!’ Sitting up Colt watched as the Alpha landed on the muddy floor, which caused him to slide into some pillars, breaking them. Turning around the alpha crouched lowly. Colt, now standing, called out to the Alpha. “Hey now, can’t we work something out? No need to spill blood! Specifically my blood.” He finished with a forced smile, slight twitch of the eye. “You will pay with your life!” Roared the Alpha. Frowning, Colt looked down in thought. Spying the weapon in his hands. Eyes narrowing, Colts grip tightened on his weapon. “There’s no talking you out of this is there…” Tsk’ing, Colt looked up, a fire in his eyes. “Fine! If that’s how you wanna play then so be it! Just remember! (Colt aims his weapon) You made me do this!” Firing his weapon Colt jogs his way around the Alpha. Noticing his first few shots had broken off parts of the Alphas wooden chest, revealing a small glow. Roaring in pain the Alpha swipes his claw once more at Colt, only for colt to dodge, though not without having his arm sleeve torn to shreds. Using his momentum, the Alpha swung his tail in a full 360. His aim is true this time and hits Colt, causing him to fly across the room once more and smash through a pillar. Quickly getting up to his knees, Colt peered over the fallen pillar. The Alpha was making his way over to him. Crouching down Colt retreated farther back into the small forest of Pillars. And so began the Game of cat and mouse… After about a half hour of fighting, both human and timberwolf were winded. Scorch marks and small fires were found around all around the room, as well as small craters created from both creatures. Colt had exhausted most of his ammunition. Though in doing so he had fatally wounded the Alpha. Sometime in the fight Colt had noticed the damage he gave out was intensified if he hit the Glowing green orb. With that knowledge in mind he had used most of his ammo to widen the cavity of the Alphas chest, as well as its legs. Colt, hiding behind a fallen tree, had devised a plan and was currently loading the last of his ammunition into his weapon. ‘Alright, this is the last of it, it’s Now or never!’ Colt had loaded, in order, one tear gas, as he found it out to be shooting the Alphas face causing temporary blindness to him, five Buck shot, and 1 frag round. Using the cover of darkness colt slowly made his way around the alpha, which was busy digging through some fallen debris, looking for where Colt was hiding. Kneeling behind a rotting log, Colt mentally prepared himself for what he was about to do. Taking a deep breath, Colt stood up. Whistling loudly to get the Alphas attention, he readied himself. The alpha head turns abruptly towards Colt and roars loudly, only to have something enter his mouth and explode near the back of his throat. The alpha gags and is caught off guard, as the alpha is occupied colt sees his opening and takes aim. “Gotcha!” Colt Roared as he unleashed all five of his buck shot. The alpha Roared in pain, as he thrashed around, breaking pillar after pillar, causing more light to enter in through the roof. The cavity of his chest was torn open, revealing a bright green light. taking aim once more colt let loose his frag round. Only for the round miss its mark and detonate apart of his neck, and lower jaw. cursing himself for losing his last chance at taking out the alpha Colt loosened his grip on the weapon. Through teary eyes the Alpha sees that Colt had not moved once from his spot, seemingly deep in thought. Taking this as a chance, the Alpha leaped towards Colt, pouncing on him. This caused Colt to yelp in surprise as well as lose a grip on his weapon. The Alpha Roars in the face of Colt, causing him to gag slightly at the fowl stench of the beasts’ mouth. The alpha growls to colt “Human, you have caused me too much trouble. Not only have you killed my servants, but you’ve also attempted to take MY LIFE! For that you shall die slowly, I will rip off your limbs and feast on them while you helplessly watch and writher in agony!” ‘Damnit, how could it end like this? I didn’t even get a chance to enjoy this place yet! C’mon now think! There has to be a way out of this! … Wait, That’s it!’ reaching into his pocket, Colt had retrieved the WP grenade he had found in that morning. ‘I hope this really is what I think it is!’ Pulling the pin and bracing himself. Colt roars as he throws the explosive. “Feast on this ya ugly ASS MOTHER FU-“ BOOM~ The bomb explodes right on top of the glowing orb, sending a small shockwave of bright light and heat. The alpha Roars in pain as he furiously scratches the cavity of his chest. Ripping off parts of his chest in the process. The fire in his chest quickly spreads over his entire body, as he begins to fall apart. “No! How can this be! Beaten by such an insignificant creature! AAAAARRGGHHHHHHH!” The echoes of the alpha’s last words rung throughout the room. Breathing heavily, colt sat up, putting out the embers that had fallen on him. His clothes were burnt in some places, as well as his own body. “Hope that doesn't scar…” After checking himself over, colt stood up. Looking at where the alpha had fallen, only to see not just the ashes, but the glowing green orb. “what the hell is this thing…” Carefully, colt took a step towards it. Seeing nothing happening he took another, then another, and another until he was right in front of it. As he neared the orb it seemed to glow brighter with every step. Looking the orb over it appears to be floating in midair. A forest green, with specs of light green could be seen in and around the orb. He feels compelled to touch the orb for some unknown reason. Colt not thinking clearly reaches for the orb. As he reaches the orb, the light intensifies. Upon touching the orb, it begins to absorb into Colts arm. Yelping in shock colt retracts his arm, only to see the last bits of light be sucked into his hand. As he observes his hand he begins to feel light headed. Thinking he should probably lay down after the fight he had, only to have his vision darken completely. Darkness, that was all I could see, all I could feel. Floating in a sea of nothingness. It was cold, so very, very cold. It felt as if the very warmth of the all had been sucked away by the black hole that is this darkness. From the corner of my eye, a light had appeared. It was dull at first but then it grew, brighter, and brighter with each passing second. Filling the area with warmth that I hadn’t felt in ages. Slowly turning my head, I peered into the forest green light. As I gazed into the light a figure seemed form inside of it. Small at first, but then grew in size to rival my own height. ‘Wait… is that… The Alpha' I thought in mild shock. “No, I am not that “Alpha” that you speak of.” It, or she responded. Calming myself, I turned my body to his direction. ‘She seems so… regal.’ The wolf seemed to stumble slightly at my words but quickly regained her composure. “Why, thank you, young one. You seem very… adamant on living.” She responded, though with a slight twitch to her right eye. Looking over the wolf, I realized she was much slimmer than the alpha, and much smaller than him. Her eyes where a forest green color, with hints of a light green in them. The wooden body seems so very smooth, maybe even soft. On the chest of the wolf is what appears to be a patch of moss that makes it look as if it were fur. “ahem.” The wolf coughed into its paw, a slight flush on her face. “It would seem that you have defeated the previous Alpha of the Timberwolves. In doing so you are now the current Alpha of the entire race. Congratulations young Alpha.” She finished with a slight bow. Shock. That is all I could feel. Me? An Alpha!? Of an entire race no less! Wha-how? The look on my face must have been pretty easy to guess what I was feeling. The wolf chuckled lightly as she sat down in front of me. ‘How! No wait, what do you mean Alpha of the entire race!’ “You have defeated the previous Alpha therefore you are now the Alpha. You’ve proved yourself stronger than the others, what more of an explanation do you need?” she asked giving me a quizzical look. ‘So, wait, let me get this straight. I, am now the ruler and or Alpha of the ENTIRE timber wolf race?’ “Yup” ‘Like, all of it?’ “Well that would include the ENTIRE timberwolf race, so… yup” (^_^) ‘All of it?’ “yes…” ‘Really?’ “ ಠ_ಠ ” ‘Uh, sorry… so, who are you? “I am the Spirit of the Timber wolves species.” She said, with a slight puff of her chest. I arched my brow at her answer. Spirit of the Timberwolves? Well, I’m a bit skeptical at that but I’ll accept it for now. But her name… ‘Do you have a name?’ I asked quietly. She looked a bit surprised at my question, leaving me to once again raise my brow. She looked away, staring into the darkness, as if deep in thought. I was going to ask again when she responded. “In all my years of being the Spirit, I have never once been asked if I had a name, but now… I don’t think I had a name. They’ve always called me “Spirit” She seemed downcast. They’ve never once asked for her name. How inconsiderate. Wait, they’ve? Who are they? ‘Who are they?’ I asked, as her gaze went from the side to me. “They are the previous alphas. The ones before you.” ‘You were with other Alphas?’ “Yes, I was with all Timberwolf Alphas. I am here to help The Alphas with all their problems, and to answer their questions.” ‘So your, like, my partner then?’ I asked, again, she looks taken aback by my questions. She stuttered a bit but answered. “Y-yes. I guess I am. That is, if you would like me to be.” She replied, bowing her head. Partners huh… well I do like the sound of having someone to talk to. Hmm. But I don’t just want to call her spirit all the time. ‘So you really don’t have a name?’ I ask “No, I do not.” ‘well… then would it be ok if I gave you a name?’ And, no surprise there, she once again looks stunned. Though this time she making these weird, yet cute little noises. “W-wha, n-no, I-I mean yes! I mean,” She pauses only to take a deep breath, “I would like you to name me” Chuckling I began to think up of a name. Though I’m not very good with coming up with names on the spot. I could give her Lileaf’s name… no that’s now fair to Lileaf… oh, wait a sec. how about… ‘How about Lily?’ “Lily” she mulled over the name, repeating it every now and then. With smile she nods towards me. Good. ‘so what happens now lily?’ “Well, that’s up to you. You now have your own subjects that will follow your command. But for now they follow it out of fear. For the last generations of Alphas had cold hearts. They ruled with an iron claw. It is completely up to you on how to rule your subjects.” ‘Well, baby steps I guess…’