The protector was a little worried when he saw the large man who he had thought was in exile but who now stood in front of him in all his previous glory. 'just how did this happen? how did he escape?' he thought.
This man had been a huge headache in the past. It had taken his sister and another protector to take this man down and that was when they still had most of their strength.
In his current state he feared he wouldn't come out alive in the coming brawl but alas, now was not the time for regrets as the large man chose that particular time to dash towards him and swing his large tree trunk at the protector.
The protector immediately activated his full power which caused him to glow as the man swung at him. The tree trunk was coming fast at him from his side.
He dashed forward to the middle of the still coming trunk using his speed ability, jumped, and delivered a powerful turning kick with all his strength to the middle of the trunk which shattered on impact leaving only a small part of the trunk with the large man who hurled it at the protector as he landed.
The protector saw the missile and swerved to avoid it. But just as he did this, the large man ran forward at an unnatural speed and delivered a devastating blow to the protector's midsection.
"you think you're speedy?, i have speed too" the werewolf announced.
The protector was pushed back a foot or two from the blow but regained his footing immediately and quickly went on the defensive as the large man continued sending a flurry of punches his way.
Every punch felt like it was encased in a 100kg slab of concrete. The protector was being pushed back by every punch he blocked, and with every punch he dodged, he could feel the air being pushed back by the force but he still persisted.
The large man continued throwing lefts and rights at a very fast pace. Sometimes mixing in a kick or two. Under this barrage of fast and powerful attacks, the protector found his defense crumbling at a quick rate. He hadn't even thrown a single punch since this fight started.
Soon he found himself unable to raise his hand quickly enough to block the close punches anymore. And with every punch he dodged, a second more powerful one followed. Not too long after, the protector was overwhelmed by the man's raw power.
He started eating punches left, right center. Soon, he was bleeding again from his mouth and nose. His every bone ached from the punches he had caught.
He dodged another punch that was aimed at his face but was sent flying back by a heavy punch to his stomach which was too fast to block. with a thump he landed on his back gasping for air. 'i...I can't win. I haven't even thrown a punch the whole fight. I...I have to leave.'
"Why we're worried about you lot is beyond me." The large man said as he turned and moved towards a tree to the side. It wasn't as big as the first one, but it will do.
"If this is what you've become, then I alone can take you all on." He continued as he threw a powerful punch with all his strength aimed at the tree's center. His hand went through the tree and with a snap, the tree toppled over.
"You made a mistake, Protector" the large man said calmly as he moved towards the tree and broke the top part off, leaving him with just the trunk. He grabbed the trunk and turned towards the protector who was now standing, albeit wobbly.
"You shouldn't have come to these woods. Just as you can Sense us, we can also Sense you. Now let's see if I cant send you back to your sister in a gift box". The large man announced as he started running at the protector.
But just as he said that, the protector did something strange. He placed both his arms across his chest in an 'X' formation and just stood there. The large man had a bad feeling about this but still continued with his attack.
The moment he got in range, he swung the tree trunk he was dragging With All his might at the protector. Just then the protector released his arms from their 'X' formation across his chest and spread them wide to the sides.
Two feathery gigantic wings, golden and shiny ripped out of his clothes on his back and folded over the front part of his body just in time as the tree trunk reached him. CLANG!!!, A loud metallic noise rang out as the trunk hit the giant wings.
The large man's eyes widened as this happened. "Oh shit", he said softly as the protector opened his wings forcefully with a yell. A loud whoosh of air escaped from the Golden wings and threw the large man miles away. Breaking trees as he went flying through the air.
The protector went to his knees again. He was weak from all the beating he had taken but there was no time to waste. He had to leave before the werewolf came back.
He got up on his feet again and with a flap of his wings shot up into the night sky. 'i have to tell the others', he said to himself as he flew up into the sky, opening a portal as he went up. He flew into the portal which closed behind him.
Below, in the woods. The large man was gnashing his teeth together in anger. "Dammit!!", He shouted. He put his hand in his trouser side pocket and brought out a smartphone that looked way too small in his mammoth hands. He fiddled with the phone for a while and brought it to his ear.
"Speak", a voice spoke from the other side. The big boss was in a bad mood and the large man could tell. He decided to avoid wasting any time and just go straight to the point.
" I just met one of the protector's my lord". There was a sharp intake of breath at the other end, accompanied by a full minute of silence, before "And?", The voice asked.
"I engaged him in combat sir, but he escaped before I could finish him off.", The large man answered.
"And where exactly did this take place?", the big boss asked.
"In the woods of a small town called Mid-mount".
"I see..which of the protectors was it?", The big boss inquired.
"It was the speedster sir". The large man answered. "Hmm..and you say he escaped?",
"Yes sir". The large man said.
"He most likely is going for reinforcement. I'll leave that town if I were you. You just put a big hole in my well-woven plan Brava. You need to be punished!" The big boss said sternly.
"yes my lord", Brava, who was none other than the large werewolf answered.
"Come to me tomorrow child. We need to accelerate our plans. We have to attack the others before they can mobilize a force", the big boss declared, to which Brava only nodded.
"There's one other thing my lord. When I fought that protector, he seemed...weak. he was nothing like in the past. he barely had any power", Brava told the boss.
"Hmm...if what you say is true, then it probably only applies to the one you fought. It will explain how you're still alive. Besides, that one is only a messenger. He's not particularly known for his strength. Just get here tomorrow."
The line went dead and Brava stuffed the phone into his pocket. He then closed his eyes and sent out a message to all his newly turned in the town.
'This is your Alpha speaking. I will be leaving on urgent business tomorrow and is unaware of just when I'll return. You are to continue acting normal.
If by the next full moon I'm still not back, you have my permission to go wild.' he ended the message with a chuckle.
'Let's see how many people they will turn before I return', the large man thought wickedly.