Pack Rules and Prison Break
The rules of the Lunaria Hunters pack were absolute, when joining them it was very difficult for a beta to go against an alpha's words, especially rule number 1:
-The Alpha's orders are absolute and must never be disobeyed!
-It is forbidden to kill, devour, or harm common humans of the Aqua Tribe.
-A beta is allowed once a year to challenge the pack's alpha for his position.
-It is only permitted to take another male's female through a life and death duel.
-Rule number 6…
There were a total of 10 rules, but the last 5 were related to hunting merits, for things related to the priority of benefits within the Tribe such as marriage, housing, priority to devour powerful animals that were hunted and the hierarchy within the pack. As soon as Ivan finished reading the rules he threw the wooden tome on the floor and broke it without thinking twice. Almost as if he had been forced to do so, the first order he had received from his Alpha less than 30 minutes ago had been activated and he was now officially a member of the Lunaria Hunters pack. He also finally understood how Derek had taken Natasha as his bride.
Furthermore, he discovered a way to take Natasha to be his wife, but Ivan knew that Natasha would never accept such a method, on the contrary, she might even despise him for killing someone using her as an excuse.
At the same time, the new females in the pack had also read the rules of the Lunaria Hunters, but they were very different from the contract that Ivan signed. The only exception being rule number 1 of obedience to the Alpha's orders. The remaining rules were all about the many duties of marriage, as well as duties involving offspring. Not even the death of her current husband could stop a lycan female from continuing to fulfill her marital duties to the pack…
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With Ivan still in prison, time passed quickly, totaling 7 days since the lakes were contaminated. It was now 10:00 in the morning and the High Priestess would make the announcement about the ongoing disaster and the future of the Aqua Tribe. As she was near the stage preparing to give her speech in half an hour, many people began to gather in one of the largest caves in this system, which was now illuminated by some rays of sunlight, in addition to the lights of the familiar phosphorescent moss that normally illuminated everything. Practically all the inhabitants of the Tribe would be present for this announcement since many were anxious and worried about the impending tragedy.
While the High Priestess was talking to her guards about the execution of the cannibal prisoner, her personal assistant, the eldest priestess, came running with a worried look on her face and whispered as quietly as possible to her:
"Esteemed leader, the prisoner has escaped!"
"WHAT? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?"
"That… We still don't know for sure, he seems to have broken some bones and was strong enough to bend the iron bars of the cell, which doesn't make sense, he shouldn't be that strong. The only guard who was there this morning was also knocked out before he could even see anything."
"Damn! This definitely has Borys' hairy finger to it, but of course, it's also my fault, I should have prioritized a quick execution and solved the problem. But I wanted to use this in today's event to weaken his position in the next important moves that will follow…"
"What should we do, High Priestess? We still have one more prisoner… Should we execute him?"
"No, he's just a child and Sergey said he controlled his strength as much as possible when he gave him that punch. Let his punishment be the same as Borys suggested, which was to send him on his first hunt before being nurtured."
"And what about the cannibal thing?"
"We will hide it from the public, but tell those who know about the crime that the culprit has fled the caves and will not live long." The old woman nodded and walked away to carry out her leader's orders.
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What the two women didn't know was that the prisoner didn't just want to escape, he had big plans and ambitions within the Tribe, and he hadn't even left the cave system…
Inside a partially collapsed tunnel, a black-haired man of about 35 years old ran while partially transformed. His movements were agile, almost like a blur, and he moved through the collapsed tunnels as if he was familiar with everything. Every now and then he would stop at an intersection, sniff the air, and then run, choosing a new tunnel. In one of them, a creature similar to a huge rodent the size of a dog jumped towards him, only to be killed with a slight wave of his hand and then devoured whole right there. The place where he was was the cave system abandoned 100 years ago by the Tribe due to the earthquake followed by contamination...
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When it was 10:30, the High Priestess then stepped onto the prepared stage, still accompanied by her two faithful guards, and made her announcement:
"For many, many years, this cave system has been our home and has served us by providing safety and sustenance for our people, but we have always known since we set foot here that this place was a temporary measure. We, humans and lycans, were not made to live in caves, but to live in the open air, and for that it is time to fight and fight back, no longer hiding from the dangers that forced us here. In ten days, our people will abandon these caves we have lived in for so long and we will begin a great mass migration towards the ancient oasis of our Aqua Tribe, The Great Lake Arkon…