Jayden's body was convulsing, and he could feel his rationality slipping away, his mind getting filled with bloodlust.
'I....must...stay....in....control!' He felt pain throughout his entire body, a pain that was beyond comprehension.
Fur began to grow from his body, while his limbs became longer. His ears became pointy, a muzzle growing from his mouth and nose.
His teeth elongated into sharp, deadly fangs. From his hands, lethal claws elongated from his fingernails.
His eyes were a bright gold, and they glowed in the darkness of the fridge.
'Sorry, Austin, Aiden. I tried, but I failed.' His consciousness slipped away completely, his vision turning red, primal instincts taking full control.
His body grew in size, and soon the chains were no longer able to hold him, as they snapped, giving him control over his body once more. He let out a growl as he forcibly opened the fridge, breaking the locks and chains.
Everyone went silent, and they saw a huge grey beast come out. Aiden looked in admiration, "I don't believe it! His good looks passed on to his Werewolf Form! Awesome!"
Then he remembered that in Jayden's eyes, they were all prey.
While the gangsters were still frozen in fear, Aiden and Austin sneaked out of the cold room, and shut the door, locking it.
The noise incited the Werewolf's anger and it began to rip them apart.
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Outside of the warehouse, the inside man of the Phoenix City Police Department called.
"He's here, along with some friends. The gang is here as well. It sounds like there's a fight going on in there."
Screams were heard fifteen minutes after the fight started. Jayden had killed them all. Blood carpeted the floor, along with the mangled remains of thirty men. Jayden looked at the door, the object blocking his freedom to roam. He clawed at it, leaving deep gashes on the steel door.
Aiden and Austin weren't having a good time.
"Out of one frying pan and into another frying pan," Austin complained.
They had been surrounded by forty more men, and they were being beaten black and blue.
Aiden reminded him, " The third frying pan is being prepared! That door isn't going to hold him back forever!"
As if in agree!sent with Aiden's words, the door was blasted open. The werewolf smelled the scent of blood in the air, and it looked for the source. It ran into the room in which they were fighting, and immediately mauled the men in there, who were too terrified to fight back.
Aiden sneaked to the door, along with Austin, making use of the opportunity to escape.
Unfortunately for them, the Werewolf had finished killing its prey, and had set its sights on them.
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"I'm going closer to scout the condition." The inside man entered the premises, and was now about to open the warehouse doors. Two teenage boys burst out, terror written on their faces.
"Hey, where are you going!?"
The man heard a roar behind him and he turned to see a large grey beast slamming into him, sending him to the ground.
The Werewolf sank its teeth into his throat and ripped it out. It bared its fangs at the fleeing boys, and immediately gave chase.
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Erica was running as fast as her legs could carry her, in search of her nephew.
'I have to find him before the police do!'
If the secret the Greystones had kept hidden for the past two centuries was revealed, who knew what could happen.
After a while, Erica caught the smell of blood, and it was thick.
She followed the scent, which led her to the warehouse. She got inside and saw blood splattered on the walls and covering the floor.
Dead bodies in all sorts of positions, all brutally mauled. This was the work of a beast, or rather, her own nephew, her beloved Jayden.
She tried to catch his scent but it was nigh impossible to do so, with the heavy stench of blood in the room.
She went outside, and this time, she found it, though it was faint.
As she looked around, her ears picked up something that sounded like a growl. She followed the direction of the sound, leaving a trail of dust behind her.
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Just after Erica left, police cars surrounded the warehouse. The officers ran to the door, armed with pistols. They opened the doors and were greeted by the bloody sight.
Some of them felt like throwing up, seeing the carnage in the room.
Gary arrived and saw the scene.
"This couldn't have been Jayden. This is the work of a beast."
Ethan came in to see and even he was disgusted by the gore.
But he needed to continue his act, and asked, "Look! Almost all of them have the four slashes on their necks. That is not a beast's doing. Even if there was a beast, how come nobody reported any sightings over the past two weeks?"
Gary couldn't help but feel Ethan had a point. "Seal the place off, its a crime scene. Let's go find our killer. He's not alone."
Unbeknownst to them, he was alone and hot on the heels of his two frien....targets.
They were in the industrial area now, with a lot of places to hide. Its just that whenever they thought they had hidden well, the Werewolf would know exactly where they were and come after them. All it needed to do was sniff and listen.
"We can't escape from this thing!" Aiden felt like crying.
They had been backed into a corner by the Werewolf, which was biding its time, as it slowly came towards them. Suddenly, it jumped, clawed hands outstretched. Aiden and Austin closed their eyes, waiting for the death that never came.
They opened their eyes and saw shadows covering them. The shadows left them, but revolved around a figure instead.
The figure was covered in darkness, making his glowing red eyes appear brighter. The Werewolf leapt toward the figure, who caught it by the neck and sent it flying back.
The Werewolf got up again and attacked, only to be beaten.
Aiden and Austin watched in shock as the very thing that had nearly killed them was being toyed around with by this mysterious person.
They had one thought: 'He must be a Werewolf.'
The difference in eye color said it all, this one was stronger than their friend.
The Werewolf fell at last, unable to move.
The figure spoke, "You can't understand what I'm saying because of your condition, but you should be smart enough to get the rough idea. You can't move because your bones are broken beyond your body's passive healing factor, so you won't be able to move for a few hours."
He continued, "I never expected to see a Grey Wolf in this city. Your kind are rare , very rare. So, I'm willing to make you a deal. I want you to join my pack. If you agree, I will teach you my power, personally. If you refuse, well ...."
He paused before saying, "If I can't get you, the nobody should. Your kind, with the right training, is able to do feats the rest of us can do, which tips the scale in the pack's favor."
He turned to look at Aiden and Austin. "Its been a while since I've last tasted human flesh..what a delicacy. He slowly walked over, his eyes glowing bright.
Behind him, he heard a low growl. Jayden forced himself up, causing his body to heal. Part of his mind had returned, and it was telling him to save his friends.
The shadowy figure flashed over to him and struck him down once more.
He lifted his clawed hand and swung it down.
A hand shot out of nowhere and caught his hand.
Erica proceeded to swing her hand across his chest, drawing blood.
The shadowy figure stepped back in amazement.
" You managed to catch my hand. You hurt me."
Erica roared at him, baring her fangs, her eyes glowing a mystical blue color.
The shadowy figure looked at her, then Jayden. He moved into the darkness, blending with it. The shadows disappeared along with him.
Erica looked at the two boys and said, "I don't think I need to tell you that you didn't see anything, do I?"
The boys shook their heads. Erica picked up Jayden, who had fallen unconscious, and vanished.