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
In the future this would be remembered as a very important day for the gang known as the Howlers. Thanks to Kai’s gang tiered system, it was relatively easy to pass on the message. All Olivia, Innu, Austin, and Marie had to do was inform the people directly below them who would do the same until the entire gang knew what had happened and what Gary intended to do about it.“Taking on an entire Tier-2 City… and not just any but Notsburg and their Scatterbugs… I have heard that our leader was apparently reckless but to this degree? I heard those guys are strong enough that some Tier-1 gangs come to THEM to ask for help.”“I feel you, man. I’ve seen for myself that our masked bosses are strong, but can we really do this? We're just a Tier-3 gang. If our boss wants to expand, shouldn't we try and go against lower tier places first…this is a big jump?”“Didn’t you get the same message as the rest of us? We don’t have to come, only those that are interested in taking part. It seems like thi
As usual, Tyler was incredibly nervous as he drove the limo with the core members of the Howlers and the AFA students. And yet, despite them heading towards Notsburg, the stronghold of the Scatterbugs, he felt less nervous than during their other trips. The main reason for that was because Gary was travelling with them this time. For some reason, seeing the younger teenager always gave him a feeling of safety, reminding him of the time when Gary had stood up for him in his last job.At the same time, Tyler could see how different the Alpha Werewolf looked now, how much pain and anger was behind that face of his. He wanted to do something to help him, even if it was something as simple as driving him and the others to their destination.During the drive, the group spent the majority of their time silently watching out the window as they were approaching the Tier-2 city. Anyone would think that the whole thing was mad, going along with a small amount of people like that.“Before he was
In the large grand casino that was practically an island, the inner circle members of the Scatterbugs had been gathered. Not all of their members had come here from the other casinos, but most of the crucial and strong members of Notsburg had come on their leader’s behest.At the very top of the casino, in the pentsuite, Slith was sitting behind his office, wearing a red suit as he played around with a black betting chip. He was twirling it between his fingers and knuckles back and forth. Standing in front of him were all the Altered that the Tier-2 city had. There were twelve of them in total, including him and Midwak by his side. On top of that, there were around 200 staff members in the casino itself that worked for the gang. Although they looked like normal guards, dealers and more, they were all trained fighters.On a day-to-day basis, they dealt with those that came from gangs and all sorts of cities. They would often get rowdy when drinking too much or suffering a large loss o