Attack

We trudged through the sandy soil beneath our feet until we reached the volcanic cave I had last seen the beast in. I created a flying magical platform beneath Kai and Gwen and myself. Kai was a bit off balance since she had never been on a floating magic platform before but Gwen was plenty experienced since creating and flying on these platforms was part of her training.

We elevated to the top before stopping just ahead of the cave. I felt nothing come from the caves but I saw a few faint footprints in the ground. They were spaced a few meters apart so it must have been running or in a hurry or it could be a decoy. I could also sense a bit of heat coming from the cave, must be some of the heat of the volcano spilling into the cave or the beast covering its own body heat with the volcanic heat. I guess that this is a good test for the girls. Winner gets a treat.

"It isn't here, it must have run away but it left tracks. The tracks are light and are fading with time, we need to get on with our A game. Kai do you have the muzzle?."

"Ben, it is almost midnight. Exactly 7 minutes and 31 seconds to 12:00."

"Yeah I kept it with me since you asked the dog shop owner was very confused to why I would want such a large muzzle though."

"Thanks Gwen."

"Hey ben?"

"Yeah Kai, What happened?"

"How can we be sure that he footsteps aren't a trap? The beast was smart enough to distract you with wolves, so maybe it could leave false footprints. An animal similar to a wolf would never leave its own cave and home unity absolutely necessary."

"My little Kai has grown so smart, you figured out the ruse. You will get a treat of your choice once we are not hunting aliens."

I could see Gwen's face turn a bit sad before she objected.

"That's not fair. I didn't know about the task."

"Life isn't fair, also Kai didn't know about the task either. Also you forget my ultimate goal for both of you."

"We know, to make us an independent(authors note: I was writing independent but it auto corrected to indecent ;) And strong women who rely on people not because they have to but because they want to."

Gwen and Kai said in sync and would have been creepy if I wasn't the one who molded them that way.

"Gwen, you underestimated your enemy and it's intelligent. Even if by instincts, that alien is many a times smarter when it comes to hunting. But don't worry, you are still my favorite relative. No onto he mister hunting, out banter has wasted 2 minutes and we have 5 minutes until we have the highest chance of seeing it."

We proceeded to walk into the volcanic cave. The rocks were pretty sturdy but I could see large gashes and scratches along the walls made by blitzwolfer. The further we got the hotter it was getting. At first it was increased by a few degrees on a cool night making the cold more bearable by after 2 minutes, we were basically in a sauna and I could see that Kai and Gwen were starting to get uncomfortable.

"Gwen, use your magic to cover yourself in a thin layer of magic, it will act as a protective layer that keeps the heat away, Kai come here."

Kia walked towards me as I placed my hand on here head and a translucent but thin barrier formed around her. Her body visibly relaxed and the barrier turned invisible. Gwen and I also placed the same barrier around our self to protect ourselves from the heat.

"We are 2 minutes until midnight." Gwens voice alley out after we had nearly reached the end of the cave but I could see that there was an entrance to the other parts of the cave that was blocked of by a large boulder. We finally reached the end of the cave before we had to move the large rock. I used magic and physical strength along with Gwen and Kai to move the boulder out of the way before heading into the deep cave.

Within seconds I could feel a large aura coming straight at us. Only good news was that I could see a small bruise on a few body parts from the last battle. My entire body was flooded by mana and my green eyes turned an into a color very close a emerald glowing brightly. My entire body tensed and coiled, itself ready to attack

"Gahhhhhhhhhhhh" a large roar like howl tore though the caves but our barriers protected us from hearing damage or any other bodily harm.

"Gwen, long range support, Kai throw rocks and get a hit in on when it lets its guard down. I am gonna get up and personal with it."

That was the last line I said before jumping straight towards the beast itself. The first thing I did was grab its maw and close it shut before putting a muzzle on it and kicking it in the gut and launching it into the wall. Before it could even detach itself from the wall, it was hit in the face with a stone.

Even with the injuries, it didn't bleed and just got madder until it pulled itself out. It jumped straight towards Kai but it was intercepted by Gwen throwing a pink net of energy. The beast proceeded to jump off from the walls to avoid the net but by then I had closed in on the beats and I send a kick to its back but this time the best had learned its lesson and it fought my leg with both of its arms.

Kai saw the empty back of the beast and took the opportunity without any hesitation and drop kicked onto the beasts back. The attack did minuscule damage but it surprised and distracted the beast enough for me to escape its grasp and send it into another wall. This time Gwen launched 4 massive horseshoe like structures that restricted the bests and acted as a temporary prison.

Before I could even relax, I heard a growl behind me and turned to see a massive bipedal wolf with orange eyes. This one had a bit of inflation in her chest though, so a mate or wife.

"Don't relax, another one on its way. Most likely a mate."