During their time at the academy, the three Altered students had seen Gary transform his appendages many times. They still recalled how shaken up they had been seeing it for the first time, yet without realising it they had grown used to it. As such, seeing Kai and Olivia do the same during the gang war had not really phased them.Thanks to that experience, seeing Midwak to do the same and attack them with his deadly claws and strength, the trio hadn’t been frightened into inaction. Nevertheless, all of that changed now as they stared at his bestial form. From head to toe, it felt like they were staring at a wall of muscle.In his full Werewolf form, Midwak was around eight feet tall, his head only around a foot shy of touching the ceiling. His razor sharp teeth had bits of saliva dropping off its teeth onto the floor. Their natural instinct told the three Altered that they should run away, rather than face such a creature."They’re in full Altered form!" Ian shouted as he pointed at
Numba was reluctant to follow the orders from Kai. Who in their right mind would send away three Altered, much less if those happened to be talented AFA students? Sure, the Goat Altered had to admit that the grey Werewolf was faring better against Midwak than their trio, but… was that really the right thing? When he looked at the condition of Ian, who had been hit twice, most likely suffering internal damage, and the side of his friend’s face was swelling up, it became clear that the three of them were not really in fighting conditions anymore. Then there was Izzy whose shoulder was bleeding quite badly. Her clothes had already been dyed red, and would have to be discarded later.‘I don’t want to leave him on his own… but I need to look after my friends. They came along with me just to help out, I can’t let them die.’ Numba, almost closing his eyes, ran to his allies because if he could see what was going on, he thought there was a higher chance for him to jump in. He picked up Ian
In the first place, the chances of running into someone who would perhaps know Gary were low. Sure, he was a member of the Howlers, the gang that controlled the city, but that was exactly it. As far as they knew, he was just a member, nothing more, nothing less. Yet, their desperate pleas had been heard by a certain someone, and at the same time, the wounds on their body had caused a certain person to be interested.‘What are the chances that this crazy idea actually worked and we not only found someone who knows Gary, but can also help us out in this situation.’ Izzy wondered. The three of them were Altered from the AFA, so how much help could a random passerby actually be in this situation, but then again, now wasn’t the time to question those things.“I don’t know where he is, but I have his number. Let me text him… you said to tell him that he’s urgently needed at the Wolf’s Pool Club, right?” The stranger replied, as he was already sending a text.“Yeah, that’s correct. Can you a
A heavy figure had landed in front of them, causing a cloud of dust to rise up, like in a superhero movie. However, the group wasn't yet sure if the figure with the red, glowing eyes was a hero or a villain.“Gary!” Numba called out as he recognised the figure. Gary had noticed the others from above as he had been heading towards a certain location in his fully transformed state. He was in a desperate situation and didn't care about conserving his Energy, but when he saw the others, he still thought it was best not to frighten them with his full form, thus reverting to his Controlled Transformation."You're bleeding," Gary said urgently, mostly concerned for Izzy. "What happened?" He was surprised to see the three of them in the same city, especially since they were traveling with Olivia, but their injuries were a more pressing concern. The bite marks on their bodies were large and deep, causing Gary to worry.“We were looking for you everywhere!” Ian replied. “Did you get the text m
It was hard for one to look at such a sight, yet at the same time everyone there felt like they needed to. The entire pool club had been destroyed, the glass, the bar, every inch and corner. It was unrecognisable compared to the place it was once before.At the same time, there were markings of blood in every area, and the same could be said about Kai’s body. Deep cuts had been made, tearing through his skin, and a lot of blood had been lost. The others didn’t want to say anything, as they looked at Gary just standing there. He was looking at the whole scene for a few seconds, and then suddenly opened his mouth after the cry. “Call the hospital and get an ambulance here immediately!” Gary shouted. “One of you, go get some food, it's vital for him, and I’ll take him down!”Gary quickly rushed over to Kai, he first pulled the nail that was located in Kai’s chest and threw the piece of paper to the side, and soon got to work pulling out the other nails. “Wait… is he alive?” Ian asked.
The three students from the AFA had decided to get a check up as well. It looked like the doctors already knew that they were Altered while treating them, and they assumed that this had to be a hospital that the Howlers had been dealing with. It was common for gangs to have relationships with hospitals because a lot of their members would end up coming there. The one that was giving the doctors direction and had informed every one of everything was Olivia. Kai, Marie and Olivia, were the three that knew about the Howlers' businesses the most, and with Olivia having handled a reasonably large gang herself in the past, Kai had always asked her opinion on things, which was why she was taking over now. At first she thought it was quite a pain, their leader was off at the AFA, while the two of them were practically running the gang. It was a strange set up, to say the least, but maybe it was the werewolf part of her… lately she had been finding it harder and harder for her to hate Gary
If before the trio had been unsure about the identity of the group of teenagers who had appeared at night in the hospital, it became obvious enough that they had to be members of the Howlers when Marie asked for the room of Kai. A few moments later, their small group headed in the direction the receptionist had pointed them to.“Come on, let's go with them and see Gary.” Numba suggested to the other two. “Are you sure that’s a good idea? Shouldn’t we like leave gang business to the gang members? We might be close with Gary, but we don’t really know any of the other members. Heck, around an hour ago, we didn’t even know that Kai guy.” Ian wasn’t too keen to interrupt their group, especially given the circumstances of their visit. “We’ve risked our lives not only by coming here, but we also fought that guy. We did the best we could to help out Kai. That should be worth something.” Numba argued. “Besides, whatever they're going to talk about we need to hear it as well. After that, I al
After his proclamation, Gary closed the door behind him, leaving behind the Howlers and the AFA trio. Numba’s mouth was left wide open, still struggling to comprehend what he had just seen and heard. Before the Goat Altered had come here, his father had informed him that during the initial meeting between the Cardenez group and the Howlers in Slough, Kai had been by the leader's side, a green haired fellow in a wolf mask.Given the fact that the first contact both sides had made had been through the blonde teenager, Harry had shared his assumptions that the guy in the fox mask had to be something like the second in command. An assumption that had only grown stronger, once Kai had brought out all those strong fighters to defend the factories.If what Ian said earlier was true, and Austin, Innu and Mary were indeed the three masked helpers, it had to mean that they were part of the top echelon of the gang as well, yet they had just witnessed that all three of them had referred to Gary