Chapter 113: Kill that wolf

Luke let out a growl that rumbled across the sky. In one swift movement, he swept Hazel and Elias onto his broad shoulders, keeping them out of harm's immediate path.

"I heard plenty of your twisted sermon," Luke said, his voice reverberating like distant thunder. "You must be Apollo. The Black Sect's cardinal?"

Apollo's expression turned frosty. "I see my reputation precedes me. And I see you're no ordinary mage. That monstrous form…some unholy fusion, I gather."

Lightning jaggedly illuminated Luke's colossal silhouette, revealing thick black fur streaked with red glimmers. His eyes burned with a fury that made Apollo, for just an instant, recoil.

"You talk too much," Luke growled. "I've seen enough of the Black Sect's atrocities to know you all deserve no mercy."