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Chapter 5 - The Haunted Forest

I knew this wouldn't go right, I stopped to talk to Aunt Jennifer about this forest, but she said 'Alice it's going to be fine" I told her the beast in me is growling so badly and they felt like they want out of my body. 

"You need to be strong and hold them off Alice"?

I know Aunt Jennifer, But i don't think i can hold them off any longer and i hope i don't injure you all i said to her."

"Marcus, we have to get out of this forest as soon as possible. I don't think Alice looks good any longer, we have to hurry up" Jennifer said. 

'We will try to get out as soon as we can".

Billy do you know any way round this forest" Marcus asked

"What I have about this forest is that it has been haunted and werewolves don't dare go into it and come out alive"I believe we are approaching the North Pole Billy said.

" So how come we ended up in this forest Billy" Jennifer asked?

"It's the only way we can escape from Klaus Men because they were closing up on us, so i had to come up with a different idea which i know they won't follow us into this forest". We just need to stay alive and survive this.

" I don't have a good feeling about this and Alice is not feeling too well about it either".

"There is a route we can take from here through the water, it will be faster and also we can get to the North Pole on time and escape this dark forest" Gaius said.

"Gaius have been to this forest before?" I believe you have a lot to tell us Gaius.. Were you really attacked by Klaus' men?

Yes Marcus I was attacked by his men, I have been to the North Pole when I was little and also we do take a shorter route there to avoid the attack of the spirits here".

"Can we just forget about the questioning and let's head for the route Gaius wishes to show us please!"

Alright Jennfer. Take the next left and we're going straight down the alley said Gaius.

Wait, I know this route" Billy told them to stop and not take any step further.

" Why did you asked to stop Billy?" There is no time for this Billy, Looked at Alice face"

"Just hold little Billy," asked Jennifer.

As they waited, a big tree fell on the path and it sank into the dry land. 

All of them were shocked after witnessing what had happened. 

"We can't take this route because we won't survive this"

They turned back and Gaius was surprised about what had happened a while ago. But that is the route we do take, how come that has happened".

" Gaius now start talking, who are you?"

" I used to work with Klaus before he attacked Bromley, I used to be his cook, I take care of things when he is away. On faith he murdered my parents, so me and my friends tried to rebel against him. 

He sent his men to hunt us down and kill us. We manage to escape the outburst.

"On our way to Bromley when we heard a bounty had been placed on Alice we said this our opportunity to get back at him but unfortunately all my friends were killed on our way going to Bromley that was when I came across Jennifer would tell me who Alice was and where they were going.

"I choose to join the quest so I can get my revenge on him, he destroyed my home, killed my family". 

So sorry  to hear that Marcus apologized.

"Can we continue please, at this point Alice is so hot. They made haste and rode on the horse's back and rode as fast as the horse could go.

They stopped a little after exiting the darkest of the forest, Marcus asked Gaius

"Now that you have been bitten by one of Klaus' werewolves, how do you go about it?" 

"On the fourth moon night you are going to get your first transformation, are you going to hunt your peers?" Marcus asked?

" I will forever hunt my kind even though I have become one of them, I will feed on them."

Marcus asked Billy, "What about you,  are you also bitten?" Billy replied "NO!" 

"I only got a broken nose when Derrick attacked me and I fought them to make an escape ". 

Marcus had to address his crew.

"Now you know the course of war are you all reading to embark on this perilous journey with them or you wish to back out. Because we are just a few miles from getting to the North Pole."

"We are with you Marcus, we will forever be by your side and we die together on this quest. wherever you go we go," Said one of the hunters.

Marcus hugged and everyone of them and thank them.

" Now we are becoming a force, a unit , all we have to do is get Alice to North Pole the great witches will handle the rest."

"What is your mission on getting to North Pole let's here from you Jennifer ".

"I don't think I can hide it any longer, Alice is a hybrid born of a great witch and a mighty werewolf whom Klaus killed. For her to be able to master the 2 elements in her she need to meet with a greater witch which is my mother. She will teach her to control the beast and the also the witch in her. "

"The forest senses her power and were trying to get a hold of her which is why she was all red and hot, but unfortunately she was able to keep the beast at bay if not we could all have been dead."

"So as you can all see, we need to get to the witch before Klaus men do."