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Chapter 3 - Laying the ground work

She glared at me, She didn't utter a word, not until everyone had left the hall, "Come with me," Amari said, Amari led me to the wall at the other side of the hall, she pressed one of the stones in and a path way opened up! Elder Michala tried to follow us but Amari waved her off, I have a bad feeling about this!

She led us through the darkness, thanks to our night vision I could make out our general surroundings, I noticed an unusual amount of clawmarks on the walls, she ran her hands around them as we passed, her breathing was off a bit, and this scent? "You're angry aren't you?" "..." "is it with me?" "...We're almost there" she said.

We passed another section, the walls here looked.... different? like they were man-made, not spellcrafted like our buildings in the secret city, where was she taking me? We went deeper into the tunnel, it became so dark even I was having difficulty seeing, I stumbled into somiething, it felt familiar and this feeling.... "Oh, you're already feeling the effects of the spell?" Amari said, "Don't worry your self too much, we're almost there," she continued.

She grabbed my arm and led me through the absolute darkness, her hand was big yet.... comforting, I gripped it tight and held mine tighter, I could feel her passion, such malice, such hatred, but it wasn't directed at me..... something up ahead, something is making her feel this way, "We're here...." she said, her echoing.

Finally.... but I couldn't see anything though, a bright light shone, it blinded me for a moment but eyes quickly adjusted to it, it was the eye of Mani, oh inalmost forgot it can glow in the dark, wait why- "Fenris' Fury..... how... wh....." I muttered, the light exposed the secrets in the dark.

Bodies, lots and lots of bodies, Hundreds of them, some of them were moving, some didn't but all were... "They're fused to wall? Wha- what is this place?!" I shouted, the bodies varied in race, some human, others Werewolves, I even found some seekers amongst them.... they all had blackened eyes with bones sticking out of mummified flesh, it looked... "Horrid.... right? That's how I felt the first time I saw them....." Amari spoke, "Do you know where we are?" she asked turning to face me, I shook my head, she studied me with her Blood red eyes for a moment.

".....We're exactly 21 leagues below the Baldur's fist.... this tunnel was dug up by the pale ones 4 centuries..... before the 'cleansing' began..." She said, her hand trembled, Baldur's fist? that's about a stone throw away from Bluehaven "The pale ones.... they originally wished to use this place as a.... way to hoard resources from their own.... greedy creatures.." she spat.

"Then? what happened?" I asked, "....After the cleansing began, the mages and spellcasters suggested using to tunnel as a way to transverse the land.... taking our kin unawares, launching constant sneak attacks...." golden fur was gushing out from her skin, she was transforming.... so was I.... we both knew of this story but.... I never thought this was the place....

"Elder Michala brought me here when I was chosen to lead.... I come here every night after our to remind myself of how much our kin have suffered because of the pale ones.... for a long time I wondered whether or not we'll pay them back...." she spoke, grabbing my shoulders, her Claws sticking deep into me! it hurt but I allowed it to slide.

"I always played with the idea of using this place against the pale ones.... a desire... a dream that I can finally fulfill thanks to you!" she roared, she already had this in the books huh? no wonder she accepted my request so easily! Still something is bothering me "Why didn't they finish the job? why leave things half heartedly?" I asked confused with their reasoning.

If they created such an efficient way of hunting our kin, from underground, why stop? why not wipe us out? ".... This place is cursed..... our ancestors, they cast a powerful spell in this tunnels, something to prevent the pale ones from daring to return here..... the wards they put cost their life but their sacrifice saved our people...." she said.

She didn't speak anymore, she simply raised the orb in her hand..... nothing happened at first but then a loud shriek echoed the tunnel, bluish green mist leaked from the walls, they came from the corpses, sol energy? they gathered around us....

SHROOOP

The orb absorbed everything and the room grew quiet.... "It's bigger now?" "Yes, it seems the tales were true" She replied, she was grinning, the orb was now the size of her head, it seems to grow in size when it absorbed sol power.... the power is giving off now is crazy! just imagine when we conquer Bluehaven!

I look around us and the mummies had turn to dust now, "Tomorrow is a full moon.... together with the power of Mani's eye.... our victory is assured..... Tomorrow.... I want you to lead the first charge!" she said grasping my shoulder, the pale glow revealed something in her eyes something I hadn't seen in her before.....

I grinned, "Yes, my Alpha!" I roared.