Opening his eyes, Innu found himself staring at a dark ceiling. He could feel the spongy seating underneath his body and slowly lifted himself up. Looking around he recognised this to be the back seats of the Wolf’s Pool Club. The place was quiet, and devoid of customers now, though he could see Miss Degrace and White were busy cleaning the bar area. As for the others, Innu at least didn’t see them. Moving his body slightly he winced as he could feel the pain from his injuries. ‘My body and my sides are killing me. Just what the hell has that big oaf been eating to have such power?’ Looking down, Innu saw some bandages, but overall nothing too serious. Still, his current condition made him aware of one important fact.‘The fight… I lost. Damn it, I lost, which means that damned meat head got the Altered solution.’ With his head held down, Innu kept replaying the fight, pondering whether there was anything he could have done differently. In hindsight, it was the first hit he had re
After Austin and Innu’s match concerning the ownership of the Altered solution, Kai told everyone to prepare themselves for something big to occur. His choice of words had been pretty vague, yet the fact that Olivia would accompany them made his fellow gang members suspect that there would be a fight soon. As to who their enemy was going to be, nobody questioned it. They all trusted in the blonde teenager’s judgement, so each one spent the next days training. Marie continued her daily training with the variety of weapons, while Innu had started to incorporate his two new axes into his fighting style. Austin was undoubtedly the one who had it the hardest though. After all, becoming an Altered didn’t really come with an instruction. In a way, it was similar to what the two Beta Werewolves had gone through, yet in his case, the big teenager had yet to find out just what kind of Altered he was.One night, Kai stood on the roof of a restaurant. It was around three floors high, and the wi
‘Those f*cking Howlers and their f*cking Altered have ruined my f*cking plans!!! Just why the f*ck did they have to come here of all places?!’ Ben internally cursed the appearance of the gang for the umpteenth time as he stared at the pile of documents on his desk with hateful eyes. The paperwork was stacking up to his chin, because he had recently instructed his staff to bring everything that needed his approval directly to him.It wasn’t a coincidence that had led Ben Clove to Slough. The politician had done his fair share of research before he had come to the decision to campaign in this particular Tier-3 town, and unlike what he had claimed during the election period, his true reasons were far less utilitarian.The thing that had made Slough stand out among the dozens of other Tier-3 towns he could have chosen, had been the particularly delicate balance between its underworld. The signs had been there that the two big gangs that controlled most of the town would clash in the fores
The confidence in the mayor’s voice as he revealed each and every way he had rejected the Howlers’ many attempts to expand was invigorating for the gang leaders to hear. Nevertheless, when Ben told the gang leaders that for the next step he needed their help in stopping the Howlers’ revenue streams by doing things that he, as a public figure, was unable to do, the hesitation from their side was palpable.“You do understand that doing that is the same as crippling Slough as a whole, don’t you?” Tony from the Lock Gang pointed out the issue they all had with the mayor’s proposal.“Mr Lock, weren’t you the one who stated that the Howlers would win without having to do anything if things continue as they are? I admit that forcing most business to pause their operation is a drastic step, but it’s necessary, though I assure you that it’s only for a limited period of time.“I have it on good authority that the Howlers have liquidated a large amount of their buildings recently, which is a sur
Olivia was locked up with Tony Lock and the two goons by his side. While it didn't look like they would give her any trouble. it would still take her a few moments before she could help out the others. With their way out blocked by the rest of the Howlers, the ambushed gang members decided to act. The Rising Dragon that had worked under the mayor the longest took the charge. D leapt up onto the table and began to run across it making his way to the masked intruders. However, before he or his men could reach them, they were met with an incoming bolt.The gang leader managed to avoid the first one, but one of his men wasn’t that lucky. The projectile pierced an inch deep into his body, not enough to kill him but more than enough to make him scream in pain, unable to move his muscles. 'It looks like all that training wasn’t for nought.' Marie thought to herself. A proud, satisfied grin formed on her face as she held the crossbow in her hand. “You b*tch!” The injured gang member yelled
One after the other, the gang members were starting to get more and more self-conscious about their chances against the Howlers. Olivia was making use of this opportunity to settle her score with Tony and his Lock Gang. In the past, the Lady Boss had had no other choice but to endure his ceaseless attempts to woo her, but now she was giving him a taste of his own medicine, teaching him an entirely different meaning of ‘no, doesn’t always mean no’.Suffice to say, her whip wasn’t idle, and while his two goons had long since passed out, the gang leader didn’t get to enjoy the same privilege. Olivia made sure to hit him hard enough to hurt, but not enough for him to lose consciousness. Were it not for everyone being busy with their own fights, the loud screams would be very distracting.As for the person responsible for this entire meeting, Ben Clove, he had removed his large suit to reveal his large belly. One look at it was enough to convince anyone that the man was definitely no fight
Without learning how to enter into a hybrid state, Austin’s particular beast DNA had allowed the large teenager to enter his fully transformed state. Every once in a while, he would let out a big huff of hot air, and steam would come out of his nostrils. One such moment was exactly when he looked down on Ben Clove on the floor.‘It’s as if this Altered form was specially made for me.’ Austin thought once more. As a Minotaur Altered his strength had gone up an entire level, and the best part about it was that there had been no need to change anything about his particular fighting style. ‘If Innu or Marie would have used it, I’d have certainly regretted it for life, but now I can help the gang defeat anyone who will stand in our way.’As he slowly pushed himself off the floor, the Shark Altered tasted the blood in his mouth. Spitting it out, a few shark teeth also fell on the floor. The attack, which could have killed a normal human, merely dazed him. When he looked up at his opponent,
“Holy crap, is that who I think it is?!” Tyler let out in disbelief. “Are you sure we should be doing this? I really don't think I can help you with this.” “Get a grip, Tyler!” Kai shouted at their panicked driver. “Nobody’s asking you to get involved in this any more than you already are. All I need you to do is to drive us to that location. Unless, of course, you’d prefer me to drive and get home on your own.”The thought of having to stay in the Tier-4 town was enough to quiet the university student. While his whole body was still shaking, he at least kept his mouth shut and drove their car on the highway, occasionally looking back at their unwilling passenger. Were it not for the specks of blood on the Howlers’ clothes, the casual tone between the passengers would make it appear as if they were nothing more than a group of teenagers enjoying a casual drive. Of course, if one were to listen in to what they were talking about, just like a certain driver had been doing, the only re