Under The Rogue's Shadow Episode 1-9

Chapter Nine: Being The Prey “Some people can be manipulated, but they cannot be controllable when a certain trigger had set off.”
         Like every morning with an opening, I wake up by the blinding sun. I turn around and fell off my bed, making a loud thud. I sit up with my hair looking like I was hit by lightning with a hint of squirrels did it. I stumble around the tent to do my daily clean up and get dress. After getting dressed, I step out of the tent and stretch. I saw Cree walking with Samuel, a werewolf who is actually a coyote instead of a wolf. Cree is a woman who has the vampiric nature but still a werewolf. She seduce her prey with her dancing and singing. I come to the center to enjoy breakfast and see Jenna cooking and Classic talking with three other people, one of them must be Azriel, I can tell by his clothes being deeply stained by blood. I came to Classic to catch on to his conversation. One of them spotted me and looks at me, then taps the other by his shoulder. That guy whacks the other by the head. “I thought I’d warned you not to touch me!” The guy scolded. “Ow! I’m trying to tell you that there is a girl heading towards us!” The other guy claimed. The guy turns and looks at me. “Classic? I never knew you got a daughter.” The guy said. “I don’t have a daughter yet!” Classic told the guy. Classic looks at me and looks at the three again. “She is waiting for Sky and Celebrien to get ready.” Classic included. I went back to the center and see Viktor talking to a woman, I think she is his lover. Viktor and the woman kissed, then the woman darted out of the camp. I walk to Viktor and managed to get his attention. “Who is that woman, Viktor?” I asked him. “She is my wife and mother to Lisa, Ariel.” Viktor answered. Now I know why Viktor and the woman were on Lisa’s side. “She is going to spy on Darkfang, in case he is up to something.” Viktor added. “Ok. I was curious, so I’ll be waiting for Sky and Celebrien, bye Viktor.” I said. “Bye and good luck with the escort.” Viktor replied. I walk back to the center again and see Sky ready to go but Celebrien is not ready yet. Lisa was with Sky also, eating breakfast. I sat down and receive my plate of breakfast. “I hope the Ryouku Werewolves don’t get in the way during the escort.” Sky said to Lisa. “I’m sure that as along they don’t know that you are leaving, they will not bother to attack you.” Lisa replied. While I was eating I heard rustling in the trees and Celebrien bursts through the center and darts to the trees. “Come back here, you coward!” Celebrien shouted as she chases something. After a moment, she return empty handed. “Damn! It was a Ryouku Scout!” Celebrien alerted. “Then we must get out of here quickly.” Sky replied. I pick up my staff and rushes with Sky and Celebrien as they rush out. I can now run quicker since I got used to running in the forest. As we run past more than ten trees, we heard barking of the Ryouku Werewolves. Oh great, we got four werewolves on our tail. We kept running, me and Celebrien had to get Sky out of the forest! I look left and right, there is two of them on my left and the other two on my right. They must be trying to narrow our escape routes. “Keep moving! We must not let them have her!” Celebrien shouted to me. I charge up for Lightning Javelin and toss a couple but they kept dodging them like they can dodge a Lightning Bolt! I run so much, my feet are numb by the constant impact of the running. Suddenly I heard Celebrien yelps, followed by Sky’s. I look ahead and tripped, falling into a pit. I look around and saw Sky lying there, unconscious. I saw Celebrien getting up and checks to see if Sky is ok, but was stomped down by one of the werewolves. I reach out to Sky and Celebrien but my arm was stomped by another werewolf. My vision was blurred by the fall and the pain on my arm, then I passed out by the pain of my arm. I felt being tossed around and picked up, then carried off. I was captured along with Celebrien and Sky. I regain my consciousness and look around. I was carried by one of the werewolves, Sky was carried by two of them, Celebrien was carried by the other one. I look around some more and saw someone jumping across the trees, matching the werewolves’ footsteps. I lost consciousness when I’m about to look at the person’s face. I don’t know what they will do to me, but I hope they will not rape or kill me. But that person... Who is that person? Is he or she on our side? The constant passing of leaves had covered his or her appearance. I woke up seeing Celebrien and Sky tied up to the support beam of a large tent. I look and see that I was tied to a pole. I was dangling like a large piece of meat at the butchery. “You ok?” Celebrien asked me. “Yeah, but I’m not sure about my arm. I think it is broken.” I answered. “Broken? Good. That will make sure you won’t cast any spells, wench.” A werewolf said as it enters. I know that werewolf! He was the one who is dressed during the attack before I meet the rebels! I realized that he is holding my staff, now he is pushing my nerves. I wanted to kill him but my broken arm prevents me from getting free, just by making me feel too much pain to move. “So, you are Sky. Am I wrong?” The werewolf asked Sky. “What if you are right? Are you going to use me to control Lisa?!” Sky replies with hostility. “Use you? Yes. As you can see, Lisa is in trouble and I have to rescue her. I can use you to manipulate the Rebels to free her.” The werewolf explained. If he knew Lisa like that, he must be Darkfang! “You cannot manipulate us against Lisa!” I shouted at Darkfang. “Manipulate? I’m only giving you honesty. So shut your mouth!” Darkfang commanded me. “Yelling at a girl? How low can you go, you fur ball?” Sky taunts Darkfang. “Darkfang! You are evil beyond measure! Lisa would not accept you!” Celebrien rebelled. “I say shut up, mutt!” Darkfang growls as he backhands Celebrien. He holds up my staff to Celebrien’s face. “I don’t know what this will do. But I can test it on you if you blurt out again at me!” Darkfang threatens Celebrien. “Now, where am I... Oh yeah!” Darkfang snaps. “Sky, I want you to tell the rebels to release Lisa so we can keep the clan alive.” Dark commanded. Sky spits at Darkfang’s face. “Not on your life! Lisa is leading the rebellion, fuzz brain!” Sky declines angrily. “Wench! Argh!” Darkfang shouted and swings his left claws at Sky, scarring her face. “You like to face death, eh? Now you are going with him, bitch!” Darkfang roars as he digs his claws into Sky’s neck and rips it open. Sky went limp and I saw Celebrien look like she got front row seat for an execution. Sky was dead... Killed by Darkfang... Darkfang left, cleaning his claws and tossed my staff aside like a broken scepter. I look at Sky and turn away, sickened by the image. Then I hear howling and barking, then boom, combat. “Lass! Celebrien! Sky! Where are you, damn it?!” A voice shouted. I recognized that voice! It was Classic’s! But I want him to know that we are here but I also don’t want him to see Sky dead! I saw two werewolves burst through the entrance then Classic enters, killing the two with his dagger. He looks at me and I saw that he is relieved to see. I try to get Classic to don’t turn around, but he did. His shoulder slumps, I know that his heart sank by the sight. “S… S… Sky? Oh god... Darkfang... He’ll be cursed for this murder...” Classic sworn with his heavy heart. Classic unties Sky first in sympathy and unties Celebrien so she can tell Lisa about what happened. A man enters and unties me. The man looks like a Canthan, why a Canthan be here? “Don’t worry, Classic will recover. Right now, you are the hostage and we had to get you and Celebrien out.” The man explained. “Who are you?” I asked. “You can call me, Thanh. I’m a Canthan who comes to help Classic.” The man answered.