After some pestering, Alex tried to cajole his father to tell him what the threat was. But his father not willing to quench his excitement about joining the Boris Institute decided to stall by promising to tell him at a later date.
" I promise, I'll fill you in but for now let's celebrate your admission into the Boris Institute.
That's a really big achievement " Said Curry
" Alright, I'll get the wine." Alex replied although he wasn't convinced.
" Where's your sister " , he asked.
" She's yet to return from tutorials, she told me she'll be back home a bit late today " Alex answered.
So Alex continued with the preparations for the special dinner his Dad had planned to celebrate his admission into the force.
But all through the period he was working he couldn't help but wonder what such a big threat was that even made his father one of the greatest werewolf fighters show such signs of fear. Alex grew up to know his father as a fearless and courageous man. But seeing him that way meant that something was really wrong and he was determined to find out.
By evening, every member of the Smith family was already home. Once everything was ready they all proceeded to the dining room in order to enjoy the feast.
While they were enjoying their dinner, Curry Smith, the Head of the family proposed a toast.
" We're all here to celebrate one of our own, Alex. We want to congratulate you on getting into the academy. We wish you the best in all your endeavors.
Son, I want you to be brave and stead fast in all you do. Good luck.
A toast to Alex "
" To Alex " they all chorused.
It was a very memorable dinner. They all ate and drank. After some time , Curry decided to leave the gathering in order to attend to some private business.
But the rest of the family and guests partied late into the night. It was one that wouldn't be forgotten in a hurry.
While it was celebration period for the Smiths, somewhere in the shadows, there was a darkness lurking, an imminent danger no one knew about.
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The Rogue packs were made up of outcasts and fugitive werewolves. It was like a safe haven to all who had been rejected due to their evil pasts and misdeeds. Apart from that, there were some who joined the Rogue packs because of their delinquent behaviours .
According to history, The Rogue Pack started from three friends EOBARD, THOMAS AND LENS who only meant to cause trouble. They met their Nemesis when they tried to pull a job to assassinate the leader of their pack. They were caught and banished. So they moved far away to the outskirts of the country and settled there ( where they still occupy till this day).
While on their exile, they kept planning on how to get their revenge. They started recruiting rogues and juveniles to join forces with them in order to secure their revenge.
After gathering a considerably large amount of fighters, they proceeded to wage war with the other packs while taking them by surprise. The end result of that war was a heavy loss on both sides, of which Eobard and Lens were part of those who did not make it while Thomas barely made it alive.
Due to the chaos caused by the war, both sides decided to reach an agreement and signed a peace treaty in order to prevent more damages. That's what led to the peace and harmony most of the young ones were born into but it came at a dear price.
Despite the peace treaty, Thomas decided to carry on the memory of his lost friends and spent most of his time training the young fighters and preparing for the day they were finally going to be able to take over the whole country. But he was unable to achieve this goal, but while on his death bed he summoned his Son, PALMER
" Father, you sent for me, here I am" Palmer said as he made his way to his father's bed side.
"Yes, my son. Take a seat".He cleared his throat and proceeded.
" You know for years, I had made plans and worked on strategies to take over Xenora and avenge my friends who lost their lives to that war".
" But, right now time is not really on my side. I don't have much time left. I want you to take over by the time I'm gone".Thomas said.
"No father, please don't say that. You won't die".Palmer said almost sobbing. He really Loved his father and wasn't ready to lose him.
" Son, listen to me, we have the upper hand right now nothing can stop us. I want you to lead this army while I'm gone".
" This is what I've been training you for. I know you can do it. I want you to cause them the same suffering they caused us, let them feel the pain we went through".
" Promise me son, promise me you'll do it" Thomas said while groaning in pains.
" I promise you father, I'm going to make them pay. I'll make them go through double the suffering you went through".
"I'm going to avenge you" Palmer swore with anger. He pleaded with his father to be strong. But Thomas couldn't hold on.
That same night, Thomas gave up the ghost and was buried that same night. The entire rogue pack mourned him for weeks. After some weeks Palmer decided it was time to move on with the plan.
But Palmer was certain about one thing, he knew he could not overpower the General on his own even with his army, the odds were greatly against him. He knew that in order to pull this off, he needed to get some of the other packs on his side, but that wasn't going to be easy either. Knowing this he decided to make a plan. Although it was going to take long, Palmer decided to be patient and execute his plan slowly and steadily because he knew it would be worth the wait and he did so.
But to the unsuspecting citizens of Xenora, their days of peace and prosperity seemed to be numbered because because dark days were
approaching faster than expected.