As the shadow beasts merged into one, the created a huge and monstrous shadow beast that seemed like it could overturn the whole world.
Ethan stared at the huge shadow beast standing in front of him looking so menancing.
" It's our turn to make you fear,"
The shadow beast then raised it's razor sharp claws and slashed it a Ethan, sending him flying across the air and crashing hard against a tree.
" Huff!" Ethan exclaimed, as he stared at his chest that was now beginning to ooze out fresh warm blood.
" Ethan, you can't fight this beast, you have to run!" Amon advised cautiously.
" No! I can't run. There's no way i'm running away!" Eathn said with a determined exppression, as he stood up with a bloody chest covered in claw marks.
" Ethan you can't fight this beast! It's too strong!" Amon exclaimed loudly.
" I can't run! I've been running my whole life, knowing the fact that I was weak and stupid. Now i'm different, I can't run anymore. I won't run anymore!!"
Ethan rushed off towards the hyper shadow beast with nothing more than two crystalized blood daggers in his hands.
He had completely exhausted all of his will power. Now he could only rely on his physical body, which seems like it was going to break at any moment, it was just a matter of time, he was still human technically.
" Ethan, this isn't a fight you can win, run!" Amon kept trying his best to advise his host but every single time the little human would just ignore his warnings.
" Ethan, watch out!!" Ella exclaimed from behind the tree, as she saw the shadow beast appear right behind Ethan with the speed of light.
As Ethan heard Ella's shout, he immediately wanted to dodge but his body was just too tired and slow now. Allowing the claws from the beast to dig into his skin and line his back along with bloody scratch marks which had now tore his back open.
" Ahhgh!" Ethan exclaimed with a yell of pain, as he fell to the ground in a bloody pool, made by his warm crimson body liquid.
" Now die!!" The shadow beast jumped into the air, as it brandished it's claws and sent them slashing towards the helpless Ethan.
As the claws were about to cut Ethan into a hundred pieces, Ella suddenly jumped out of nowhere with a huge piece of wood in her hands, as she used it to block the fast and sharp descending claws.
" E-Ella... don't," Ethan said in a weak voice, as he saw the dangerous risk Ella had just taken for him.
But when his eyes met with the wood in her hands, Ethan heaved a sigh of relief followed by pain In his chest. Though, he was still worried, he thanked God she wasn't stupid.
If she wasn't smart enough and was like one of those idiot girls who would use their bodies to protect the guy, she would have probably have been cut into pieces by now.
" Shut up and let me help you," Ella said, as she swung the piece of wood at the shadow beast with every ounce of strength in her arms.
As the wood came in contact with the shadow beasts body, the wood suddenly passed right through it," pitiful," the shadow beast exclaimed, as it used the back of it's disfigured hands to hit Ella. The sheer force he exerted immediately sent her flying through sharp tree branches.
As she crashed unto the last tree branch, Ella already had about thirty parts of her skin cut open, as blood bean to seep out and she fell unconscious.
Ella!!
Ethan exclaimed loudly, as he suddenly felt anger well up inside him the moment he saw her current state of condition.
Ethan tried his best to stand up but his body would occasionally fall back down to the ground. There was so much blood around him, he could have just used them to create more weapons but he had already used every ounce of his will power. He could no longer feel the connection between him and the blood around him.
As he staggered up, he only took about two steps before falling back down. He was just too exhausted to move anymore, so he began crawling towards Ella's unconscious body.
" Pathetic!" The shadow beast exclaimed, as it moved towards Ethan slowly, while Ethan on the other hand kept on dragging himself on the ground towards Ella.
The seen was just too sad. It seemed like the shadow beast was a lion who had already successfully cornered it's prey and was just playing with it at the moment. ( A/N: For the kids reading this, don't play with your food like the shadow beast or else...)
" Fine! Don't run, you can't even run anymore even if you wanted to," Amon said iwth a dissatisfied exppression.
" If you won't run, then howl!"
" Howl? Why should I howl?" Ethan asked with a confused exppression that was beginning to riddle alongside his pained body.
" When a werewolf howls, he/she is technically sending a message to the nearby wolves for help. If you howl, any werewolf near here would immediately rush over to help you." Amon explained hastly.
" But I don't need any help," Ethan said, not wanting to be the helpless one again.
" Fine, if you won't do it for your survival, at least do it for her. It's because of you she's hurt and lying on the ground in such a state," Amon said with a displeased exppression.
Ethan stared at Ella who was currently laying on the ground unconscious. Amon was right, it was because of him that she was in such a state, even if he didn't want to do it, he had no other choice. He just couldn't let her die here.
" Okay fine, but how am I meant to howl?" Ethan questioned.
" Just do it, it's a natural instinct for all wolves and werewolves," Amon said.
Ethan had no other choice, even though he did want to do it, he couldn't let Ella die here for him.
" Awwwooooo!!"
Ethan howled at the top of his lungs. He didn't even know how he did it, all he knew was that it was just something that was a part of him. Like an instinct.
After a few seconds, nothing happened, there was no saviour wolves like the ones Amon said would come to help him.
" Pathetic, an animal giving out it's last cry. What a worthless piece of shit," said the shadow beast, as it finally got tired of playing with it's meal and was about to land the finishing blow.
Ethan sighed regretfully, as he closed his eyes and waited for his impending doom.
But suddenly, five silhouettes jumped out of the thick fog that had begun to cloud this area. And Immediately, they began attacking the shadow beast.
Each and every single one of the five figures fought against the shadow beast in perfect harmony, almost as if they were one body fighting against a monstrous beast.
One of the silhouettes left the group and headed over to Ethan and Ella.
" Here, take this and leave!" The girl dropped a bottle containing some kind of green liquid in Ethan's hands, as she sent a wave of white light at Ethan which made some of his energy to come back.
" What?!" Ethan was completely confused and baffled by the current situation, but then he decided to shift it all to the back of his head.
He immediately got up and picked up Ella's unconscious body and dropped her on his back.
He then began running, he ran and ran and ran. He didn't look back, he was just too worried that the five of them wouldn't be able to hold the shadow beast off for long, so he had to take this opportunity and leave. He had to be a coward, or he would just die.
As he ran, he made a silent promise to himself to get stronger and stronger till he reached a stage where he would no longer need anyone's help and he would never have to flee from a battle ever again.
This day marked the day of Ethan's first step into the world of the supernatural. A world where only strength defines ones way of life. A treacherous path filled with the destiny of uncertainty.