"You…You were already a Werewolf, right? You were just playing with me to see if I expose myself to you…."
Anika was making her own conjectures as she saw the Golden Purple Direwolf almost double her size transform into Bhaskar in front of her very eyes.
"There is no way I made you transform. Even I was bitten by a normal Shape-Shifting Direwolf, and hence it is impossible for you to become a Werewolf from my venom."
The more Anika thought about it, the more she convinced herself of this 'truth'.
Bhaskar could clearly understand whatever she howled and he didn't want to correct her. He already wanted to hide his Astra from everyone and he didn't have any explanation for this transformation.
It was better to let her make her own assumptions and play on that.
Bhaskar glanced at their torn clothes on the ground and with a blinding speed, he threw them into the fireplace after which he finally noticed the changes in his body.
His tummy transformed into chiselled abs, and all the hidden and old injuries healed without a scar. His hearing, sight, sense of smell and touch, everything was extremely heightened, so much so that he could smell and hear clearly what was going on at the other end of the town.
As he clenched his fist, Bhaskar found that he held immense power in his body, and could crush boulders with a single punch.
Bhaskar didn't show it outside but he was internally very excited. He glanced at Anika who had also transformed into her human form and was as naked as him.
Noticing Bhaskar's feral gaze, Anika blushed heavily and couldn't help but hide her body with her hand.
Bhaskar, on the other hand approached her, and took her face into his hands, before thoroughly kissing her.
Anika, who had become a Shape-Shifting Direwolf since the age of 6 had never had companionship, and it was a completely new feeling to her. Although she liked Bhaskar and wanted to make him her mate, but she never imagined that the day would come this soon.
Still, she buried all the reservations in her heart and did whatever her Alpha demanded of her.
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6 Hours Later.
"So it's been a 100 years since you've been protecting this forest, huh?" Asked Bhasker as he kissed the naked back of a rosy Anika in his arms.
Anika scooted close to Bhaskar in his bed to feel him more before nodding yes to his answer.
Those 100 years of solitude had almost broken her psyche, but she persevered because of the promise she made to the Mother who turned her into a Shape-Shifting Direwolf.
"Can you please let this forest go? This forest has some red Sandalwood trees. If you want, you can take those, but please don't make a road through it. It will cause deforestation on an unprecedented scale." She requested as she turned around and buried her head in his chest.
After taking Anika's virginity, she told everything about her and the forest she protected to Bhaskar. She knew that since he was the Alpha, his decision would be final, and she was very nervous about it.
She could feel pure raw power coursing through Bhaskar's veins as he looked at her while thinking about a few things.
'Hmm, If I do take her offer then I would get red Sandalwood which is more precious than gold. This would also make her completely fall for me which is a plus too.
I would be exchanging short-term profit from the road contract to a long-term investment.'
As Bhaskar was thinking, he heard Jana and Jomin coming to his house. They were still a kilometre away, but he could clearly tell that they were coming here and hence he got up and dressed.
Anika also detected them coming and she too took out her spare clothes from her bag, after which Bhaskar picked her up in his arms, and dashed towards the forest in a blinding speed.
He was not yet ready to expose his transformation to Jana as he was not his friend, but previous Bhaskar's cousin, and even if he was his friend, then too Bhaskar would not share this secret with anyone.
It was already evening, and Bhaskar asked Anika to show him the forest.
Anika happily took him to her favourite spot and sure enough, looking at the sunset from there was a magical experience.
"Now show me the Sandalwood" He said to which Anika happily agreed.
This meant that Bhaskar really wouldn't cut through the forest to make the road.
Anika transformed into her Direwolf form and dashed towards a very small waterfall deep into the jungle, and under the curious gaze of Bhaskar, she actually went straight through the falling waterfall to a hidden canyon which had a very strong smell of Sandalwood.
Bhaskar's nose had already picked up the scent, and when he too went through the waterfall, he could see very beautiful red-coloured trees permeating strong smell.
The beauty of this place was on par with the cliff Anika previously showed him, but sadly, this beautiful place was going to get plundered by Bhaskar.
Jomin and Jana came back to their house only to find no one there.
Bhaskar's bed was empty and there was no one in the house.
"Bhaskar…..Bhaskar, where are you? Hey Jomin, go check the bathroom. I'm afraid he is shitting while standing up and ruining our bathroom."
Jomin was instantly worried about the condition of the bathroom and went to check only to find no one there.
"Hey Jana yaar, There is no one in the bathroom."
"What!? Then…Is my brother infected with rabies and lost his mind? Did he lose his memories and went around town?"
Jana was already suspecting that Bhaskar could get infected from rabies but before he could cry about it, he heard footsteps at the gate.
Jana and Jomin both looked at the gate to find Bhaskar coming inside with a limp and a pained expression.
"Bhaskar! Bhaskar bhai where did you go!?"
They immediately went ahead and supported him, but as soon as Jana supported Bhaskar, he felt an ant bite his shoulder.
"Arre, I went to Dr. Anika to get an injection for rabies. She said although I don't have any symptoms, I should still give her a stool sample.
I just came back after giving her that."
Jana and Jomin lapped up Bhaskar's lie and supported him to his bed again, after which Jana scratched at his ant bite and started to plate the dinner.
"By the way, Bhasakar. Panda tried to appease the natives, but they didn't budge. I think you should personally go and pacify them after you are okay."
Jomin obviously knew that the natives wouldn't give up their land, but he also knew that maybe with some bribe, they could get their land.
Bhaskar nodded at them and ate the dinner served to him while talking about their day. Since Bhaskar had already eaten a few animals in the jungle, he was not that hungry, and hence his increased appetite didn't get exposed.
Jomin and Jana ate their dinner while talking with Bhaskar, totally forgetting the fact that Bhaskar should be in pain for sitting like that for so long and yet he was sitting on his bed and eating with them with a smile on his face.
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As the night approached, Jomin went back to his house and Jana went to bed, leaving Bhaskar to lie on his bed and stare at the System screen blankly.
[Host] : Bhaskar Sharma
[Race] : [Primaeval Werewolf]
[Evolution Shards] : Spirit Shard (1/20) [Evolution Unavilabale] [Upgrade Unavilaible]
[Inventory] : 128 x Red Sandalwood Trees
Bhaskar had effortlessly uprooted more than 100 red Sandalwood trees from the nearly 700 of them and stored them in his [Inventory] space, while the Spirit Shard was taken from Jana just when he had come to support him on the door.
Since Jana was possessed by Stree for a time, he still had some connection to the Stree as evidenced by Vicky and Bittu in the post-credit scene of the Bhediya movie.
Jana still gets seizures from time to time, and sure enough, Bhaskar could extract that Spirit Shard from him because of it.
And since Jana can't replenish those Spirit Shard like Anika does her Venom, he should now be completely cured of the Stree.
Getting the power of a spiritual realm was a broken ability that Bhaskar wanted. It had many useful abilities like phasing through walls and nullifying attacks.
Although Bhaskar didn't know what abilities would he get if he evolves himself further in the Spirit direction, but if he Upgraded it like the previous one, then he would be sure to get some sort of broken ability.
The only issue is where to get so many Spirit Shards? Should he roam around the country as a fake exorcist and get shards that way?
But that was risky. Bhaskar had no resistance against any spirit possessing his body or controlling his mind.
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As the midnight ensued, Anika in her Direwolf form came outside of Bhaskar's home, and sure enough, after waiting for just a moment, Bhaskar too came out in his Golden-Purple Direwolf form.
Bhaskar wanted to get used to killing as in his previous life, he hadn't even killed a chicken.
He had told Anika about his plan and Anika, who had already become a cold-blooded predator for more than a 100 years now was totally okay with this plan. She was in fact ecstatic to find that Bhaskar wanted to kill all the people who were supporting him in the deforestation of the forest so that a highway could be built there and they could invite big corporations to make malls and hospitals.
Those people were right in their own way, while Anka was right in her own. In today's world, no one is completely evil and hence Bhaskar was a little anxious about killing them.
But that was all. He knew that with the plans he had in mind, he might have to kill even innocent people in the future and therefore the sooner he gets used to killing, the better.
Anika first guided Bhaskar to Neli's house, who was interested in the Timber contract for the deforested trees.
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Neli had a wife and a daughter of 5 years and they were all sleeping in the same room in a double-bed in front of a cooler.
His daughter was sleeping in between him and his wife while blissfully cuddling her mom.
The noise the cooler was making covered most of the sound coming from outside their house, and one such sound was of his house's door which was forcefully pushed open.
The lock inside the door shattered from just a light impact of Bhaskar's paw and Bhaskar immediately rushed with super-speed towards Neli's bedroom, which he found through various means, such as their odour, and cooler's noise.
Since they were sleeping in front of a cooler, their bedroom's door was wide open so the air can cross and humidity doesn't build up, and as Bhaskar arrived in front of their bed, he froze.
'Uhhhhh...If I kill him, what would happen to his family?'
Since Bhaskar still had some morality left, he was hesitating to destroy a happy family.
Anika, who was outside Neli's house was waiting patiently. She knew that even though Bhaskar somehow was way stronger and way faster than her, he would still take time in his first kill.
The values which were ingrained in you since the day you were born are not that easy to ignore. She knew this and was vigilantly looking around for anyone who might interrupt Bhaskar.
She didn't have to wait long before Bhaskar came out of the house. His bloodied mouth was the proof of his first kill.
Back in Neli's house, there was not even his body was left.
Bhaskar had transformed into his werewolf form and the first thing he ate was a living Neli's head while he was still asleep.
He took his body very quietly outside their bedroom and stripped him naked before eating him completely, and then transformed back into his Direwolf form and came back to Anika.
Anika could see Bhaskar's complicated eyes, and without asking anything, she licked clean his mouth and paw of all the blood.
This was going to be a bloody night, and Bhaskar's heart was turning cold.
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In the morning, The peace of the town was disturbed by a commotion.
Jana woke up from the noise and came out of his bedroom to look at the town from the window.
"What is happening? Why are they shouting so loud?" He exclaimed as he went to Bhaskar's bedroom and found him sleeping there.
"Bhai (Brother) get up and try to walk. I am making breakfast."
Jana shook Bhaskar lightly and Bhaskar, who was already awake, pretended to groan, before a fake yawn escaped his mouth.
"Jana, Why is everyone shouting so damm loud? What happened?"
Jana started going towards the bathroom while replying
"Don't know Bhai, If your pain is relieved a little, Then let's get ready and go to the municipal corporation. We would find out eventually."
Bhaskar got out of his bed before going to bathe. He found out that he didn't need to poop and piss as everything he drink or eat from now on would be converted into 100% energy.
Bhaskar dressed in his grey suit and started texting Anika.
He knew that Anika had completely fallen for him as he was the only one in her entire life who had come so close to her and shared her burden. He was assured of her loyalty as he was the Alpha and she could never betray him.
Soon, Jana was also ready and he made some oats for the both of them after which they went out to inquire about the commotion in the town.