Young boy 17 or so in looks with white hair and haunting yellows eyes his name is seth he is doing his morning chores and trying to make the best of it he may appear to be young but today is hi birthday he will be turning 50 today so let me give you a little back story on our hopeful hero to be here seth lives in the world we all think isn't real he is s monster or at least what humans would call a monster he is however one of the weakest there is he is ⅛ werewolf his great grandfather was the last alpha of the werewolf but was tricked by the now ruling class of monster the vampire his grandfather who was only half werewolf because he can't come of age to get the bite to become a full were wolf fell in love with a human and was caught by the now king of the vampire and was use to force his great father to meet with them to give him back and to sign a treaty that the werewolf would step down and let the vamps become the next rulers of this lands but they used that meeting to kill him our story all started a few thousand years ago when the vampire progenitor helped hide all the monster from humans and was named the king he grow tired and of this world and enter the eternal sleep in a hidden location and after that his son tried to take the throne but he had no backing there where many fights until my great grandfather final rose to point and set up the elders where each clan had someone to rep them and they would vote and that's how the monster world was ruled for a peaceful 700 years until my elder was killed my family's home was taken and we were force to serve the vampires to make sure we could never rise to power again the only thing is half were wolfs are not immortal they live for a long time sometimes 800 to 1000 years but we still age be it slowly compared to you humans we are mortal now I bet your wondering how I am only ⅛ well its more of a joke then anything as time passes each generation gets weaker less wolf and it didn't help that my grandfather married a human which made my father and his sibling and me and my cousin weaker than others of our kind I can't really change at all I have the long life the enhanced body and mind but physical the only were traits I have are my eye and white hair which I am told was the color of my great fathers which I take pride in .
today started like any other I woke up cleaned up and headed out to the court yard to begin the care of the animals I was hoping i could get done early today so I could go in to town and have some fun and celebrate my day of life 50 I am finally an adult and soon will be expected to find a bride and may more slaves I mean child who will serve the royal family but that is for a later day as I make my way down the hall I see one of the guards " hey Fred how's it hanging" he laughs and replies "not bad not bad it's still hanging in there" Fred is an arachne there immoral half spider half humans they patrol the castle but use the ceiling so they are never in the way but cool guys and awesome powers yeah I am a little power jealous of most people lol as I enter the court yard I collect my tools and began my day after many years and trial and error I had perfected a system first was feeding then yard work then gathering some hay the cleaning the stalls and applying new hay I used to clean the stalls first and ended up having to clean them again after feeding while I sure you can guess why so a good day takes about 6 hours nonstop today I wanted to be done in 4 as I am finishing on my last task the prince came strutting in the stables with a few of his friend " welcome sir out for a walk?" prince Hans a little physically older than me but closer to my father's age " no boy I want to go for a ride prepare horses for me and my friends on the double" at hearing this my heart drowned I know this was going to ruin my day because I can't leave until he gets back until returns so I can cool down the horses and clean the up clean the equipment and putting them away " of course prince" he stands there with a sick smile on his face he knew today way my birthday and has to be doing this to be cruel I got the prince and his friends there rides as they rode off laughing I know they won't be back anytime soon so I settled in and tried to keep myself busy as the hours passed I came up with ways to keep busy my grandfather keep always told me stories his youth and how he love this castle and all the mysteries it held and how his father would walk with him in the court yard and they would talk I remember grandpa would walk with me and always point out the spot where are crest was craved in the two stone near the edge of the far wall next to the cliff that over looked the field and he would always tell me if I was ever lost or needed answer I would find them there if I just believe i really missed him I sat there looking over the vast landscape as the sun began to set well there goes my party I sure by now my few friend were beyond missing me and heavy into their cups I began to get up as I did the last light of the day caught something on the wall with a flash there was something there something I had never noticed before what could it be and how could everyone had missed it until I walked over and moved a broken boards, barrels and a few tall weeds to get a better look there next to the wall where our crest was seemed to be a stone that seem to glow almost with a pulse of energy that I had never noticed before it was drawing me I raised my hand to touch the stone without even realizing it just before my hand touch the stone " oh stable hand where are you I have returned from my ride" as the prince turns to his friends " see I told you they are lazy good for nothing dogs" I ran up and came in the stable from the back making it seem I had been there working the whole time " I am here sir here" the spoiled prince sat there looking down at me "good about time" he dismounted and returned to the castle laughing with his friends about how much fun it is to mess with the lower class as I worked down the horses and cleaned them up all I could think about was that feeling I was getting while looking at that stone I had to clean the equipment and put it away after that I was definitely going back to see what that is it was like a magnet pulling at something deep within me something almost primal that I was missing a part of me and there it was after finishing everything I left to check the stone again but it wasn't glowing or giving off anything at first I thought i had the wrong spot I spent hours looking but nothing as the day turned to weeks I visited everyday as often as I could but nothing as the weeks turns to months I slowly forgot chalking it up to me being tired or a trick of the light wait a trick of the light I have walked by that wall all my life but that was the first time that happened but that had also been the only time I had ever been out that late could it be triggered by a time of day but if that was the case why has no one every say it before there has to be something more what am I missing maybe my father would know something as the day passed I found myself looking at the old crest after I finish my last task I took a short cut through the garden which I had only ever been in a few time when my grandfather was the care take which is now my father's job I found him near the tree at the center of the garden trimming the branches with the utmost of care almost lovingly which I found odd my father was always a hard man being the first generation after we lost our position and blaming my grandfather for it all he seemed to always be mad at the world I remember once asking my mother why he was always so cold and seem to always be far way she told me that he had a hard time because of what his father did at that time I didn't understand but I would soon come to find out what she meant all the other races looked down on use and they were told about what had happened the higher class loved that they could put us down and the lower classes that had all looked up to us where now all threatened by like us so they resented us for their misfortune now so seeing him like this I almost didn't want to bother him or break the spell I hadn't really seen my father much over the last few year since I had been old enough to work so I slowly walked over but of course before I was even close he noticed me he turned "seth what are you doing here… wait is everything ok?!" I responded "yes I just had a question" he told me I could ask him anything, but he didn't know if he could be much help, I know what i was about to ask was a touchy subject and this could all backfire and just make him mad, but I had to try. So I told him the story and how it felt and the pull the light as he sat there straight faced as I finish i braced myself for him to unleash his fury but he didn't he simple asked if I would show him the spot and walk him through what had happened I agreed of course as I showed him and explain he simply nodded along and after I was done he asked me what I remember of his father which was very little I had to admit all the stories I had had heard were mostly second hand and I had a few memories of me as a child with him but that was it. "I guess it's time you know the story of our family the truth of it at least seth" I didn't know what to say I simply followed him the cliffs edge as he began to tell me the history of house of Lycaon the story is believed to start before known history Lycaon's origins are shrouded in mystery, though according to some of the elders he was a nomad but many have their believes he was among the Antediluvian people who survived the Great Deluge. Another is that he descended from the legendary continent of Hyperborea, a son of Pelasgus, the first kingdom of man established on Earth before the Great Flood. He would then rule over Pelasgia, later known as Arcadia. Some say he was cast out and raised by wolves some say he was cursed by the Greek god Zeus but what if I told you none of those are completely true but only parts of it our story starts in the time of the titans when the world was new and Gaea had her child what if I was to tell you the sky the mountain and the sea where not her only children what after she took the sky as her husband and they started to have their children and he seeded the earth many beast sprang to life seeing this Gaea had one more child after Cronus thirio was born of the chaos like Gaea herself and was the master of the beast thirio he could controlled and keep all the creatures born of Gaea he could walk among his brothers as a titan or he could rule the beast in the form of a great wolf and he played his role well when crona was over thrown Zeus try to cast him down to the depths like all the other titans but nothing could hold no chain he was born of primal source so Zeus tried to trick him but he was too clever but he told Zeus he has no desire for power or to rule he was happy with his freedom he would give up his titan form and remain in his great beast form with that they came to terms and Zeus forgot about him like most did as well he keep the balance soon after the gods created man those men would hunt and kill the beast of the land for sacrifice to the god and for sport which sent him in to a rage but he was trapped in the form of a beast and could not interfere with the gods soon the gods started having children and some of children where with the humans and Zeus would task them to hunt the great beast of the land the guardian of forest or mountains so thyroid had a wicked plan he found one of Zeus favorite mortals and he took his blood and put it in that mortal and infused him with his very soul it drained Thiriot to the point of death. but his new son took Thiriot to his mother, Gaea, who is said to still protect him to this day the first of our blood was born Lycaon the first immortal The king of all lycanthropes. He is said to have the strength of mountains, the speed of moving stars, and a will that is like unto fire. Some say he was cruel and barbaric while others say that he was a noble and benevolent lord. Some even likened him to a god. What I do believe is that without him, we would not exist. And honestly, I am not sure whether to be thankful or spiteful. he traveled the world and punish the mortals and show the gods they couldn't do anything they wanted after many years he had a strong and healthy pack the gods tried countless time to kill or punish him but he was too powerful but the ones he loved they were not so lucky so he seemed out his grandmother Gaea to help him find a place where neither mortal or gods can touch were he and his people would be safe she helped him create this place over the years he would go to the human world and seek others in need of protection and shelter as the years passed he came back less and less the last time he was here he passed on his power to create new werewolves to his son your great grandfather many years later he would go to seek his father after a few decades he would return with a few new refuges and a mate one of the last surviving wolves of the human world but they were not alone they had a child your grandfather he was born in the human world as he grew he would sometimes sneak to that world for you see we can pass as them if we surprise of power we are weaker but they can't tell what we are he was warned many times but only a few years before he was to come of age he was caught or more like betrayed by one of his close friend victor his father Ambrogio was the first vampire he was cursed by the gods victor his only son is now our king as it turns out they wanted the power our family had victor was always telling your grandfather if he was the ruler of this land how he would do things and when your grandfather told him what he was doing victor told his father and they set up an ambush and when they caught him. My father's eyes started to water, he wiped away the tears and continued. Once they had him Ambrogio called for his father under the pretense of friendship because it was against the law to cross over without the council's permission, so he agreed hoping to keep this quiet, so his son would not be punished, and they attacked him and killed him. With his death, the vampires would now be some of the most powerful beings here, but they know they couldn't just kill him they had to find a way to take power so with him gone your grandfather couldn't become a full wolf, so they gave him a choice… my father started crying and laughing. I was very confused and had never seen him like this. He turned to me and asked, "do you know the two options he was given"? I of course had no idea, so I shook my head he laughed he told he they gave him two options one fight but his mate would die because she was just a human there is no way he could protect her and fight them all now I know that sounds odd well your grandfather was still very powerful no one or even two vampires where his equal in battle .. This shocked me my grandfather was always soft and warm kind "he was more powerful than the king" I asked in shock. My father just laugh of course the king and guards couldn't win if he fought for real so I take by now you have guessed he took option 2 that option was bow down and promote victors claim to be king and they won't tell anyone what had happened they would only say his father left looking for answers "but dad why would he do that he could have avenged his father if he was so strong why didn't he do anything?" I saw it at that moment something in my father's eyes-guilt, pain , sorrow and pity with tears in his eyes and a smile on his face he simply said "me" his mate was caring his child and since we can pass for human it wasn't hard to hide her from everyone outside castle that she wasn't a wolf but she died during childbirth so the king told him to serve and his child could live in peace under the kings rule once your grandfather passed. the only real threat the king had to his rule has gone your grandfather was a powerful warrior so the king made him submit to show no one could oppose him and he lived like a slave for me he never once blamed me he only showed me love and kindness he loved this tree he could have been the king he could have been so much more but he choose be with us now there is nothing I can do i asked him all the time I am grown now you can fight now but he said I wasn't strong enough and that they would kill me of course I didn't believe him so he took me to this garden and told me to punch this tree with everything I had i put everything I had into it and didn't leave scratch as he laughed he simple seem to reach out his hand and bam a dent appeared the whole tree rocked and the roots seem to tremble I then understood who my father was he was powerful but didn't seek power only happiness for those around him as we sat there I remember the giant of a man that was my grandfather I remember everyone was kind to him and how a worg once got loose when I first stables i it came charging at me and I was penned in a corner and out of nowhere my grandfather was there grabbed it like it was a kitten and throw it back into its pen like it was nothing worgs are horse sized wolfs type mounts weighting 1500 lbs. or so at the time I was young but looking back his speed his power and the fact the worg was scared of him says that what my father told me is all true he was a force of nature I could only imagine what he would have been like if he was fully turned and not left only halfblooded thinking about me compared to that level of power I can see why the king feared him I turned to my father " is there no way for us to regain our power" he had a light look in his eyes ``I asked my father the same thing when I heard this story the only way is if Lycaon came back but may of your cousins and even I at one point has left this place to seek him or to find more info on thirio if he had returned or anything we all found the same thing stories and anger but nothing more than fear from the mortals your grandfather use to tell me that it was better we lost the power even if we has to serve we can be at peace I hated him for that he told him when his time came that if I truly want that power back there was a way look to ancestors by the last light of the dawn's last breath and the birth of a red Selene I never understood what he meant lol maybe I was never meant to. But for me that clicked something the night of my day of life there was a red moon and Selene was the Greek titan of the moon I didn't want to tell my dad about this incase I was wrong the next red moon would be in a few months I would check at the last light of dawn as the new red moon rises this had to be it. The question is now what will I find will this somehow give my people their true power back the birthright of the werewolves I had no desire to rule but some among my kind were angry with not only the ruling class but also the ones who didn't help them fight back all because my grandfather bowed down so for now this secret will stay with me until I know more as that's as father stood up he looked to me and said it's getting late you he must head home before your mother sends out a search party, he laughed lightly. I cracked a smile. This is a side of my father I do not think I have ever seen but I understand him better now he blames himself for something he had no control over, and I can understand his feelings of being too weak to really do anything. But soon let's hope all that will change as we got home my mother noticed my father she asked if everything was ok and like a switch turned the light in his eyes vanished and he was back to the cold hard man I remember all my life and now knowing the pain behind that look hit me harder than ever before we both cleaned up for dinner now I know my father is not a bad man he just has the weight of the world on his shoulders I played with my food more than eating it I couldn't sleep much that night with way too much information to process I decide that I had to get some air so I slipped out of my window and made my way to the garden and carefully looked for the mark my father had told me about once I found it climbed in to the branch of the great tree trying to feel closer to my grandfather seeking answers I may never get. I want to know why Lycaon left us and why he never returned and where he could have gone now. Before I know it the new day was creeping up the walls and it was time to go to work as I make my way to the stable to check on the worgs and horses as I cleared the outer walk it was like seeing the world for the first time how people look at me and talk to me even tho I am no one lowest of the low it that because of the respect they had for my grandfather as far back as i can remember me and my family were always treated well. But now i see why as I finish my task for today continuing to think about what my father had told me what if we could become more than we are now how would that change things would people rise up against the king would that cause people to die tomorrow's the day of the new moon I'm going to go to the Crest and see what I can find after nightfall I hope I haven't wasted my time doesn't sweeping as I'm putting away the harnesses for the horses and the colors and straps for the wards and notice all sound seems to mute the birds that were once singing the noises of the crickets all sounds of the earth seemed to fade away all the animals get quiet and something in the back of my head is pulling at me telling me that something's not right upon where the last of the supplies and I hear steps coming from outside no one should be here at this time of night my replacement isn't set to come for another few hours normally I would just go see who it is but something tells me danger so I step into one of the empty stalls looking through the cracks waiting to see what is approaching the barn the steps grow louder soon and unfamiliar man enters the barn someone I've never seen before but something about him seems almost familiar he looks like my grandfather when he was young kind of the way my father does now there's something about him his eyes they're not right my grandfather my father my eyes all yellow his eyes are light shade of blue the way he walks sent shivers down my spine like a predator stalking its prey but so relaxed but something tells me that that if something happened he could react instantly I would have thought he was a guard but the way he's dressed is more like a homeless person something around me tells me this man is dangerous but also something tells me he's similar almost a pull to be near him as a deep voice rings out "anyone here" I bite back the urge to respond not knowing who he is "come on boy I know you're here I can smell you" he can smell me over the horses and the worgs he seems to be looking right at where I am too could I outrun this man even though I'm not very strong I'm very fast "don't try and run boy you won't get away" it's like you can read my mind reluctantly I open the stall door step out trying to stand as tall as possible hello Sir how can I help you today he smiles bearing his teeth do I know you Sir "no just passing through but smelled something interesting so I figured I'd check it out" passing through he smelled something not even my grandfather could find me when I was hiding in the barn with his heightened sense of smell over the horses and the worgs my scent would be perfectly masked well Sir I'm just finishing up for the night if you're needing something there's a guard at the gate you should be able to help you if you head out of the barn and go to the east you'll see him there by the entrance to the castle he laughs " no boy I don't need the guard I think you're what I'm looking for" this makes my heart start to race does he want to kill me could someone send them here who would want to kill me I'm nobody did my father say something to one of the others do they want to know what I found do they think I already found it "calm down boy I only want to ask you a couple questions would that be OK no harm will come to you just answer honestly I will know if you lie" what choice do I have I thought my grandfather had a presence even though he was kind and gentle there was something about him and almost aura that he emitted you could feel how strong he was just by being near him but the feeling I'm getting from this man made my grandfather feel like a baby something about him told me I couldn't lie to him even if I wanted to of course Sir you can ask me anything "good so I left this place many years ago when I left my son was leader of the pack of the wolves here can you tell me what happened to him" I'm sorry Sir there's not been a leader of the pack for a very long time Are you sure he was the leader the closest thing to a leader we've had in a long time was my grandfather and he wasn't even a full wolf his father had been killed before he had a chance to turn him" a wave of energy came off this man almost physically affecting the world I couldn't breathe gravity intensified I felt like I was going to collapse the look in his eyes his eyes! They are yellow now like mine like fathers who is he what is he a powerful voice now came from the man almost commanding willing me to answer without thought "tell me what happened now!" I told him who I was who my grandfather was and that he had fallen in love with a mortal woman and that he was caught by the vampires crossing the worlds with the mortal woman bringing her back here and they tricked his father into meeting them in secret so he could try to keep his son out of trouble but it was a trap an ambush and they killed him before my grandfather came of age to be turned the man's eyes seemed to pulse with energy "even a half breed It's stronger than Any vampire. Could dream of being. Why did he not fight?" I explained to the man. That my grandfather was there with his mortal companion. And that she was with a child. And the vampire struck a deal with him. They would let the boy live and his mortal wife. If he did not revolt against them. If he even tried to fight back a little, they would kill his entire family. At this point the man seemed to have a rage boiling under the surface I could feel almost like a fire on my skin Amount of energy this man was putting out I couldn't help but look at him and Wonder who he was he looked about my father's age but if my father had a brother he never told me my grandfather never brought it up either I worked up the nerve trying to meet his eyes which had gone back to the brilliant blue color they were when we first met Sir may I ask who you are and how it is you seek me and my family lived in the castle for many generations now the other werewolves or in the village below I myself had only ever met one other wolf house out of my family so for all I knew he could be seeking the leader of the village wolves so I don't want to upset him without cause This man scared me but I'm not sure why you've been nothing but kind he had barely raised his voice he had no weapons he did not seem aggressive in any way but something about him told me deep down he was dangerous the man looked me in the eyes "so you want to know who I am I could tell you but I don't know if you would believe me I've been away for a long time this is no longer my world the world I left coming here through the village I saw many creatures More than I ever could have imagined some were happy upon every creature passed including yourself spell fear this world is supposed to be a safe haven for our kind a place where we can live in peace and grow together but I've been gone for a long time I could come back in and fix it try to change it back to the way it should have been but I won't stay I can't stay I'll have to leave eventually again to continue my search my place is not here anymore what is your name boy?" I am Seth of house Lycaon he grinned at me "nice to meet you can call me lyca what if I told you there was a way to regain what has been lost if you were to be able to regain the power that your great grandfather had and have the ability to make more of our kind would you fight the king would you overthrow him would you take back what is ours" I looked at the man and thought to myself with power like that even just one of us would have enough power overthrow the king so I can't imagine what if a full pack was turned we will be the new rulers of this land but as those thoughts crossed my mind another thought kept cropping up my grandfather he was a man of peace he wanted nothing to do with fighting he only wanted us out to live in harmony and have the life we deserve and to live in peace so we could have our families and also provide for them. There's no one in the world I respect more than my grandfather he wanted peace he was a great man my grandfather tell me there's another place to seek power if we have power we use it for the greater good he did not want to rule he simply wanted to live a life for this family he respected others and treated everyone fairly so if I had the power I would seek justice so that everyone can live peaceful I would get rid of the thing but I would not tell him I would convince him that the council that wants to hold our land was the way the founder wanted it to be you tried to fight I would have the power to subdue him and hopefully he would come around . Currently the weak are used and abused by those creatures who have more power and the king does nothing about it I would change that I've been weak all my life my grandfather looked out for me I would do the same for the people of this land the man smile showing off his teeth "good answer boy you asked me who I was that doesn't really matter but I will tell you a secret about your family you may not know there is a way for you to regain your power and not just that there's a way for you to become stronger than any werewolf before you but I can only give you a hint you must prove your worth to have this power" something inside me told me he wasn't lying to me and hope that we could regain some of our former glory but this is beyond my imagination so I looked at him and told him I'll do whatever it takes to protect my family and honor my grandfather's name and bring peace to this place "good boy good the one thing I can tell you is when you're feeling lost follow your instincts" follow my instincts what does that mean alright something behind me I quickly glanced back and before I knew it the man was on me with a hand faster than I could see he hit me the next thing I know Fred was waking me up "seth are you ok hey man wake up" as I opened my eyes I was laying on the roof of the barn a place I go on most nice days after my chores are done I wasn't hurt hey Fred did you see a drifter around here today he looked at me with a questioning look I have been by the gate all day no one has come in and no one came over the wall either are you sure you ok seth its not like you to fall asleep on the job" I was asleep was that a dream but who was that guy he seemed like someone I should know maybe this was just a way for me to process the story my father told me no way that was real " thanks Fred naw man I am fine I just had a long night but thanks for checking on me" Fred was one of the only people I can honestly say is my friend physically we are close to the same age but in terms of years he has a few decades on me I think he just turned 93 this year but we started work around the same time the first few years we would both see each other in the castle and grounds until one day I was heading to a secret spot my grandfather showed me or at least I thought it was a secret turns out Fred had found it and at first he tried to run but of course i caught him i asked if he had followed me he told me no I was trying to find a shortcut home and missed a jump and fell down the hill and found the place. I told him he was more than welcome anytime I come here every weekend and a few days a week if he wanted to hangout I would more the welcome him anytime we slowly began to hangout and we quicky became close friends "seth man you have to be careful if anyone else had found you could have got into a lot of trouble" yeah I know Fred thanks man I had something I had to do at sunset so it's a good thing I didn't sleep through that lol " oh yeah got a hot date… wait your not doing anything you shouldn't are you?" no Fred
just checking out something for the family boring stuff but after we can get some food in the village if you want too "yeah dude it's been too long you want to meet up at the burnt toad?" yeah, but are we going there for the food or the bar maid you like just talk to her man I'm sure she would love to go out or something.
"Yeah, maybe I will, well maybe after a few drinks lol"
Yeah, Fred that's what you always say Fred then you are just.
Get drunk and we leave, and you say next time for sure lol.
"Hey seth that's not fair she is way too pretty but this time for
Sure!" ok tonight's the night goes home and get ready this
could be the first day of the rest of your life with her 'kissy.'
"ha-ha ok but you better hurry, or you will miss it seth."
Alright man see you later as he heads out my mind drifts back to the
Dream or whatever that was lyca was trying to tell me.
something he said that we could regain the power either way its
sunset and I have to see if I was right, so I grab the few things I have.
and jump from the roof and make my way down the back wall to
where the crest is as I draw near I hope that I am right and I didn't just make the whole thing up in my head its still a few minutes until the sunsets and the moon rises as I sit with my back to the wall all I can think about are the stories my dad told me and why would my grandfather let himself be treated that way for so long and how if I had that much power would I do the same to protect my family at that thought I remembered something my grandfather told me when I was young and was being picked on by a few other boys it doesn't take a strong man to fight but to know when to walk away fight doesn't win every battle and I came to understand fighting may not be the answer to everything being powerful and ruling with fear mean the peace you have its not real as I became lost in my thoughts again I felt a pull something deep inside me waking up