In The Woods 2

'How can this be?' Adam looks surprised at him.

Sensing the power exuding from Douard, Adam gulps unknowingly.

Jake whom Lark saw jumping back couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.

Turning into a wolf and howling very hard, he jumps at Douard but only to be thrown away with a single hand.

Landing on steep stones, Lark gets bruised. Looking at his wounds, he bit his lips and got on his foot.

He again tries to charge at Douard but…

"Stop!" Adam shouts.

'Startle!'

Lark couldn't believe he was stopped for mere half-ling.

'What's there to fear?' Lark thought with disbelief on his face being stopped suddenly.

"What is this? He is half-ling. So, how can he have a wolf out of nowhere." Jake said, frowning.

Ignoring all the fuss around, Douard in his extraordinary wolf form, carries Betty towards Frank.

Frank looked at him with awe and surprise.

"Take care of her for a while. Let me deal with these raccoons." Douard said, mocking them.

Frank, witnessing such a rare occurrence, stays as calm as he could and holds Betty.

In an instant, Douard appeared in front of Jake. Even before a glimpse could lapse, Jake flew in air dripping blood. Everything moved so fast, eyes couldn't catch all of what happened.

'Crack!'

Douard in his wolf form lands on ground in front of Adam and stands up fixing his eyes on him.

Adam on other hand looked calm and composed.

"What power!" Adam opened his mouth in praise.

"Humph!"

Douard cared little for what Adam admired.

Just before, he pitied Douard for his attempts. Such drastic change, even Frank couldn't get a hold of.

"Did you always have such a wolf or what am I seeing can't be a dream, right?" Adam said.

Surprise and shock both reigned on his face.

"You don't have to even try to understand. Just taste my fists."

Douard punched him as he said that.

"Aark! Cough… cough…"

Adam lands on the ground coughing, clutching his heart but his face admired as if he was happy to get beaten.

He backs off and kneels down.

"What? Are you just talks?" Douard asked indifferently.

"No. It's not that. I can't fight worthlessly wasting my life for nothing. I declare that I will leave the pack officially." Adam said, surrendering.

"Meet you on the battlefield then." Douard said in a deep voice and turned towards Lark.

Seeing him coming towards him, Lark steps back in fear.

'H-he beat Adam… I can't even lift a finger against him. I need to run and go…' As he was not even finished thinking of escaping, Douard appears in front.

"No." a call for mercy let out of Lark's mouth without him noticing.

'Grab!'

"Aargh!"

"L-leave… leave me. Get off me." Lark attempts to free himself from the grip around his neck.

Douard just smirked.

Lark felt something was off. He raised his senses and felt a vampire in front.

"Va….."

'Swoosh'

'Thud… roll… roll…"

Even before he could utter what he felt, his head flew off towards the slope and rolled down, only to get stopped at a large stone.

Everyone is shocked to see such a cruel and brutal act. Douard whom everyone knew, is nowhere to be seen. It's as if a ruthless and merciless warlord is fighting and punishing the traitor.

"Why?"

Adam shouts.

Jake couldn't even speak of the shock he got having his member and friend Lark gotten killed.

He stared at the torn off head of the Lark.

'Huh?!'

Something is off about the torn off head.

'It's sucked dry. Just as a vampire would do. He is a vampire.' Jake thought.

Yeah. He guessed correctly but it is still a mystery about Douard's identity.

"Umm. ack… my head… it hurts…" Betty wakes up grabbing her head out of pain.

With blurry eyes she looks around and finds Frank is holding her.

"Frank! W-what are you doing here?"

She turns her head and finds Adam and Jake in a bad state.

"What has just happened?" she asked Frank.

"It's Douard."

Frank's gaze turns to the wolf who is fighting with Adam and Jake.

"Who is that? Is that…" she exclaimed.

"Yes. He is it." Frank said, shaking his head.

Betty, holding herself hardly, stood up.

Walking with trembling feets and shaky hands, she approached the wolf in form.

Suddenly, Douard in form turns to Betty.

"Is that you Douard?" her shaky voice out of shock and worry.

She couldn't hold straight up and trembled.

As she was to touch ground, the wolf in her sight just now, closed in and held her in his arms.

"Yes. It is me. I am very happy that you are fine." Douard said, with a worried and shaky voice.

Her state assured Douard and he hugged her tightly.

"Haaaa! What happened to Lark's head? Adam! Look at this. isn't…?"

But someone shouted loudly, attracting everyone's attention.

When everyone turned, it was none other than Jake.

Douard's facial expression changed.

As he frowned, he tried to put Betty down slowly and in an instant after that. He appeared before Jake.

"Aah!"

Jake stumbled back in fear and was shocked.

"You are too noisy. Do you want to join him?" Douard said.

His voice suffocating Jake to his death, froze him that moment.

He couldn't even utter a word in that dire situation.

'All happened as if Douard was the one inflicting the trauma.' Betty thought as she witnessed the unbelievable happening.

Covering, mouth with her hands, she became awestruck by Douard's appearance.

"Is it really my Douard?" she mumbled.

Douard turned to that as if he heard it.

'What?' Betty was shocked.

'Did he hear from that far? But I didn't even let my breath out.' She thought.

Adam, who was frozen and stood quietly, shifted the moment.

"Frank, if you really follow pack rules. As a exilee, do not harm us."

Adam's approach felt futile as Douard suddenly jumped in front of him.

Startled with that, Adam looked at Frank for the approval.

"I will exile them. Douard, I think it is enough for today."

Hands which nearly reached Adam's throat, Douard held back.

As a last chance to escape, Adam took Jake and ran into the woods.

Betty on other hand still in dismay felt lost and looking at ground she contemplated having Jake traiting the pack and becoming exiled.

Douard approached her, slowly turning into a human form.

"B-Betty…"

His voice shook as he closed in to Betty.

There is something he hid, very nice.