We Have To Prepare

Why couldn't you defend yourself, I know you're very strong? He helped him up while keeping him leaning against his shoulder because he was weak and had a hard time to breath properly.

El gave him an outraged look before answering with a pout, he just wanted to hit him but he didn't have enough strength for the moment. The question for him was absurd.

What, are you forget that I'm not a creature of the night like them, let alone a creature of light and night like you, huh? What, you didn't get your memories back?

I am not a creature as you say, it makes me strange to hear you say it like that. Yeah, everyone knows that you're not a creature, it's way too down-to-earth for you. Isn't it true, sir who stands out from the banality and all that is vulgar and disturbing?

Hey, what's going on, why are you so sarcastic? I have no problem with me being a creature since I'm not human. my genes say it, everything inside me screams it out loud, it just kinda weirds me out to hear someone say it to me like that. It's the first time I've been told that out loud. He stopped to answer Bravael, holding him by his shoulders and staring him straight in the eye.

Ok, I'm sorry I got so carried away, I always hated to find myself in situations like that, and those damn beats are going to pay for it.

And what were you doing here all alone, it's a full moon you should know it, right?

Yeah, I know, it's your father, he left and I wanted to follow him but he must have realized that I was following him. He covered his tracks by spreading his scent to the four corners of the school.

I couldn't even trace him, and I was lost in thought when I got here. When they emerged from the darkness, it was already too late to resume my thoughts.

Yeah, it's not your phase of the moon tonight, you should have stayed inside, my dad can protect himself and fend for himself. and if you keep snooping around in his stuff you won't last long despite your abilities.

Doesn't it worry you that he disappeared into the night without a trace? No, my father knows what he's doing and I trust him. Ok, that's fine, I'm sorry for being suspicious and nosy then.

That's not what I said, Howie replies laughing, I'm saying you can trust Marc. Marc is my anchor point.

If so, then I don't have to worry. Howie grabbed him and with a smooth, precise movement he sent him on his back. El gasped in surprise, hey you mustn't do that, I almost had a heart attack.

He doesn't answer him, he continues to walk with El on his back, after a few moments of hesitation Bravael manages to get comfortable. he put his arms around his neck loosely he doesn't want to choke him, and his legs around his waist, and he hid his head in the crook of his shoulder where he sniffed the sweet smell that emanates from him then with a smile on his lips he fell asleep as if he had just spent all his energy all of a sudden.

Bravael is moon-sensitive like werewolves, but unlike them, the full moon does not put him in all his states by multiplying his senses and his strength, it weakens him, and it makes him vulnerable.

Because his powers were given to him at a time when the moon was in a position of weakness, relative to the earth and the sun, he was born exactly at the alignment of the earth, the sun, and the moon.

A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth's shadow casts on the Moon. Two conditions are required for this to happen. First, the Moon must be full, that is, relative to the Sun, it must be just behind the Earth. However, since the Moon's orbital plane is tilted 5° relative to Earth's orbital plane, most full moons occur when the Moon is north or south of the moon's shadow Earth.

Then, a second condition for a lunar eclipse to occur is that the Moon must be close to one of the two points of intersection that its orbit makes with the ecliptic. These two nodal points are called respectively lunar ascending node and lunar descending node.

Earth's shadow can be broken down into two distinct parts: umbra and penumbra. In the shade, there is no direct solar radiation. However, because of the importance of the angular diameter of the Sun, the solar illumination is partially stopped in the external part of the terrestrial shade which one names penumbra.

A penumbral eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through only the penumbra of the Earth. The penumbra does not cause any noticeable darkening of the lunar surface. Some penumbral eclipses are total, during which the Moon is entirely in the penumbral zone of the Earth. Penumbral total eclipses are rare, and when they do occur, the part closest to the umbra can appear darker than the rest of the Moon.

A partial eclipse only occurs when part of the Moon goes into shadow.

When the Moon completely passes through the Earth's shadow, a total eclipse can be observed.

A total eclipse occurs when the entire lunar globe is immersed for some time in the cone of the shadow of the Earth. The Moon then takes on copper hues, more or less dark depending on the Sun-Earth-Moon alignment.

A central total eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the center of the Earth's shadow. It happens once, or a few times a decade.

Ursoc was born when the moon was in an adequate position, if the full moon is for him a source of torment and weakness then each lunar eclipse brings its share of benefits for the latter, his power increases, and he is stronger.

But there will be a rather special central total eclipse: it is the center of the Moon which will pass almost through the center of the Earth's shadow. That is to say that the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon will be almost perfectly aligned at the maximum of the eclipse.

Additionally, the Moon will be close to the perigee, which could produce quite a dark hue for the eclipsed Moon. This phenomenon only happens once per century on average and when it happens Ursoc will be invincible, and the full moon will have less of an effect on him. He counts the days on the fingers of his hand to wait for his moment because if there is something he hates most in the world, it is his vulnerability to the full moon.

If the Rufus were ruthless hunters, without embarrassment or restraint tonight he would be dead. But the red wolves have this habit of playing with their prey to frighten them to the point of driving them crazy, which saved his life. They are big fans of intense sport, they are adrenaline junkies. That's the reason he's still alive today.

Exhausted from the effects of the full moon on him and his veins attempt to calm overflowing Rufus not to mention the submission pheromone Howie used against them. Put him in a daze, when he was about to pass out H woke him up by spinning him around to put him on his back. He is now immersed in restful sleep.

Marc, why didn't you wake me up? Where's Howie, we're not practicing today?

Oh, they have class, you're awake then. Answer Marc from the terrace. What do you mean? they're in class, it's Saturday, and I haven't heard anything in particular planned for today.

Gosh, it's Monday big boy, you've been in your restorative sleep for two days. Now I imagine you're back for real among us. Wait, will you be so disarmed and affected, by every full moon?

What? No, are you kidding me? Replied El who joins Marc on the terrace hastily. I seem to be joking there, Marc asked him, staring at him from head to toe.

He went to sit next to him with a decomposed look on his face, I haven't slept all this time, he thinks, casting furtive glances at Marc, who is watching him out of the corner of his eye.

Then he turned to Marc abruptly, as if he had just heard his question. No, I'm not that weak, it's not my birth body, I'm half-human so I feel the effects of the full moon more violently.

I just have to train more, since I've been here, it's the first time I've had to face a pack of werewolves who use their pheromones on me to fight me, during a full moon. To be honest it wasn't pleasant and I freaking hate it, without talking about the fact Howie resorted to his pheromone to try to subdue them by releasing a good amount of his. I think it's his that put me in this state.

If I understand correctly, during the full moons you will be completely useless to him, you will be of no help to him, is that right? replies Marc who coincidentally has not heard the other explanations of the latter, or what the latter wants to make him understand, all he wants to know is how El intends to manage this situation every full moon.

No, I need to learn how to control it so he doesn't affect me as much as others, and a lot of that work relies on his perception of me. Until he fully accepts me as a member of choice for him, he will always hurt me.

Marc burst out laughing listening to El's last words, I wish you good luck with that buddy, you have a lot of work to do.

Yeah, I know I need it, El replies thoughtfully, It won't be easy, he rarely trusts people and this host he chose is even worse than him so I guess my job won't be a piece of cake.

Well if you understood that, it means that you are on the right track, so good luck my big. But tell me a little about his relationship with the twins? The smile that was on Marc's lips faded, he turned to El who never took his eyes off him.

Why are you so curious? asked Marc harshly. And why did you give him these drawings?

It's in my nature, it's my curiosity that earned me the honor of being one of the people he accepted into his entourage. And it was that same damn curiosity that cost my brother and me our lives.

So why don't you stop? Marc asked him still harshly, You know those drawings, he drew them when he was a toddler no taller than three apples, he drew every time he woke up in the middle of the night sometimes crying and sometimes with scary screams, and others were drawn when he was quiet as if he wanted to remember them.

I didn't know, I didn't think he drew that well, I just wanted to ask him what he meant to him, and when he took them, he suddenly changed and that's when I realized he either didn't know about them or had forgotten about them. And they are the ones who unlocked his unconscious and subconscious.

That's right, now you sound like a psychologist, these drawings when I came across them, I understood that the twins were the cause of his awakening. So, I put them aside for the time I could talk to him about them, but you didn't, you came home and unpacked everything like this without even taking any precautions.

What if it was dangerous and if it could cost him his life and much more, turn him into a real sociopath killer hm?

He's not and he won't be, Mr. Hucklebury, but I understand you because you don't know him as I did. You know the kid you raised, I know the great man who is in him.

Although they have certain traits that are particularly common to them, I understand why he chose your son among all those humans on earth. They are as stubborn as each other and have the same damn strength of character.

I confess to you that I was shocked to know that they had not merged yet because he acts and speaks like him. Everything about your son screamed who he is to those who knew him before, but you couldn't have understood because you only know your son Howie.

Hmmm, answers Marc listening to him. Well, we have a big problem dear friend, we should find out where this dear Fenrir is as soon as possible. Werewolves in New York are not convenient, they get agitated and they get angry, I have the impression in those recent months, a good number of them have been attracted to the city center.

Your problem with the full moon, you have to get down to it and very quickly, you have to find a solution, I need you to be by his side and to the maximum of your abilities. I don't want to see you being killed by sadistic psychopaths without defending yourself.

I don't want him to worry about you and get killed in the process too. He is like this, he watches over the people around him, and even without you knowing it, he is attentive and sometimes reckless. We have to find a way to keep you on your toes.

Why do you focus on me, and the twins in all this, what is their share of responsibility? They're humans, and on Friday night it's not them that my son had to go looking for in the middle of a pack of Rufus wolves who think only of having fun and killing everything that resists them.

Still, I'm not the one who will cause him the most problems but you'll find out very quickly when he accepts again...

He stopped in the middle of his sentence, and he scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment before starting again by staring at the ground.

I'm going to do my part of the job, you don't have to worry about me being useless to your son, I'm going to train with him and wait for this damn eclipse which can deliver me from the excesses of the full moon.

And the twins, are they from where you were before? Marc asked him in a softer tone because he sees that he was starting to get angry.

No, and yes, except they weren't two, but one single person although they act like they were one person like they were before. And we knew him by the name of Lugh or the Samildanach which means polytechnics. He is good at everything, like Lyke moreover, they had points in common, like everything that has to do with art and aesthetics.

Sometimes even though I have a hard time accepting it but it's the truth, if Lyke is the one you can count on. He was the only one who understood him and on whom he could count, there was something between them that kept them in a perfect symbiosis that could turn into an obsession and which made the others envious of them.

Lugh was his refuge when everything was upside down when he wanted someone to talk to, who didn't ask him for anything but who gave him what he gave to others, security and peace.

Were they in love with each other or were they lovers, asked Marc curiously, lowering his voice, which made it a little hoarse?

Uh, now who's the nosy one here?

But no, there was much more than that between them, I don't even know how to describe this thing to you you'll not understand either so wait for it and let me tell you once and for all, it is very dangerous.