I fell into the den of Fangs

In the loop

Liam hands shook as he unlocked the door to his car. Even though it was frosty, he felt his face clammy with perspiration and his heart beat felt louder than a church bell. He turned and fired two stray shots and the wolves ducked. He opened the car and got in, started the car engine and slid through gears, as he reversed the car; he heard a crashing sound and turned to see one of the wolves which landed on the back of his car. He accelerated the car; the engine gave a loud, grunting sound before he abruptly stepped on the brake pedal. The wolf lost balance and blundered unto the glass and the glass cracked. Liam turned swiftly and tried to fire a shot but the beast jumped off

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He then slid through gear and sent the car forward but another wolf jumped and hit the side window and it cracked too.

“Jeez!” Liam exclaimed and turned the steering wheel and the tyres gave out a screeching sound. The three wolves now stood around the car as he tried to slide into gears again. He knew they were not ordinary wolves and were trying to make him exhaust his bullets.

He did not want to die this way and there was no guarantee that they would let him live if he gave them the hard-disc.

He pushed his leg hard on the gas pedal as he raised his foot from the clutch and that car surged forward with an incredible speed to ram unto one of the wolves. Liam fired a straight shot to the head through the windshield and the wolf blundered unto a rock before dropping o the ground.

One of the wolves ran to the one on the floor and gaped. It was not healing and the head was shattered. It was dying.

It let out a rumbling sound and the eyes turned at Liam’s car but Liam had other ideas. He was desperate now and knew the fight was on. He reversed the car and immediately sent it forward; aiming to hit the wolf but the beast let itself into the air and landed on the hood of the car. The impact made Liam lost control and he turned the steering wheel abruptly. The car went sideways, raising dust into the dark night.

The wolf maintained balance and smashed the windshield with its powerful, large claws. The glass cracked. It smashed again, growling and the glass broke, sending shattered pieces all around.

Liam quickly bent down but a glass pieced his forehead and he began to bleed.

As he bent down, the whipping sound of air zipped pass his ear . The wolf just missed his face as it sent its powerful claws to tear him.

“Oh my God!” Liam screamed in confusion and fired a blind shot. The wolf smashed the windshield again and Liam was forced to open the door and fell out. The animal jumped into the car as Liam rolled on the ground.

The beast gave him a glare, and then jumped off the car. Liam fired two shot and hit it on the chest. It felt the impact was bent on killing him. Liam fired another shot and the wolf went down. He wondered why the other one has not attacked.

He sprang up and saw that Guvana had transformed back into a human being and was trying to raise Junta up. It was Junta who Liam had shot on the head and he has transformed back into a human being.

“Stay with me, Junta!” Guvana shouted.

Junta was panting, his breathings were labored and he tried to raise his head before he dropped and started blankly at Guvana. He was dead.

Liam did not wait to see what was going to happen next. He fired a shot at Guvana and in human form, Guvana sprang up and climbed a rock with an incredible speed and prowess.

The third wolf; Pato was still on the ground in pains but seems to be healing. Liam had had to decrease the rate of healing so he fired another shot at it, fired another shot at the point Guvana had,  gone before he rushed back into his car.

He did not even close the door but made a reverse, closed the door and he saw Pato transforming into a human being.

Liam pressed his foot on the gas pedal and sped off. He was bleeding from the forehead and the car the cold air that hit reminded him that he had no windshield but none of those were his concern. He turned looked into the rear mirror but did not see anyone chasing him.

He did not relax and was still highly paranoid and shocked so instead of relaxing, he accelerated ad the car moved faster as he drove out of the darkness of the hummock.

*******

The helicopter landed on an open field with low green grasses and tall tress by the sides. Boris was first to alight before Daniel followed, holding his briefcase.

The field was lit by streetlights of various colors that made kaleidoscopic patterns of rays . immediately they alighted, a long black Buick came up with a chauffeur behind the wheel and another huge man with completely shaven head by the passenger’s side, dressed in a black suit. The clean shaven headed man alighted and smiled.

“Professor.” He said.

“I am not a professor, Karl.” Daniel said.

“You are my professor. Welcome to Wolvercania. Your first visit after to witness your wonders.”

“Thank you, Karl. We have not met since Arizona.”

“Very well. I hate the smell of pure humans.” He said. “I am glad you are now noble. Welcome to the family.”

“Thank you.”

“Boris, welcome.”

“Thank you Karl. How is he?”

“Still old but bouncing. He is expecting you. I  may take you to your quarters and let Boris go home.”

“Very good, Karl. I miss Bongus.” Boris said.

Karl opened the back door and the two men got in before he went back to the passenger’s side.”

“Auuh, Sir.” The chauffeur said.

Daniel did not understand that.

“Auuh, hiouh arr uuuh?” Boris replied.

“Hain hhan huu.” The chauffeur replied.

“What was that?” Daniel asked.

“He grew up in South Davatar and speaks little English and more Howlish.” Boris said.

“Howlish?”

Boris smiled.

“There are things a lot of people don’t know about us except insiders. We have our traditional language called Howlish but unfortunately . not all werewolves can speak it. Our traditions are dying just because of the fear of man. We live among them and try to hide out true identity. I have met so many werewolves who have never visited a typical werewolf community except werewolf friendly cities like cities deemed dog friendly, low number of gun shops and gunsmith, low prevalence of silver and low population density and some include Lexington-Fayette,  Stamfort, CT; McAlen, Tx;  New Orleans, LA and a few more. Yet, we are still not free. Here, it is a felony to have silver.”

“Straight ticked to beheading square.” Karl said and chuckled.

“Guns are not allowed except the lord’s soldiers.” Boris said. “This is our haven and Howlish is spoken freely, transformation is open and thanks to you for your genius invention which keeps us out of radar. We were living in fear of the so-called satellites but now, with the faux illusion image cover you invented, they will only see a thick shade of trees and shrubs. You are highly revered here, Daniel.”

Daniel smiled.

He was happier here unlike with the humans where he was just an ordinary employee. Where would he be treated like this in Detroit?

“Thank you and I think I have a lot to learn. Auuh means what?”

“It goes for good morning, afternoon or evening.” Boris said.

“Hmmm…”

The car was on a windy road bounded by tall thick trees, grasses, shrubs and street lights. Daniel was highly impressed with the settings. They arrived  a very wide gate which was guarded by  about ten gunmen, dressed in black uniforms and all wearing sunshades even at night. There were electronic security gadgets and some of the men were in a room they called surveillance room where they monitored the images from satellites and cameras set up to guide the place.

They were checked and one of the guards gave Daniel a curious look.

“I am sorry to say this but foreigners are not allowed.”

“Come on Soldier, can’t you see the official car we drive in? He is now a Wolvercanian.”

“Papers, please.” Insisted the guard.

“Do you know who you are talking to?” Karl asked, “I am Karl.”

“I know, sir but after the last time a  man tried to smuggle an ordinary man in, Captain Hazza gave a zero trust order so every unknown face must be searched and this man here looks like an ordinary human.”

“He has no papers yet nut just a sec.” Boris said and dialed a number. After the line connected, He said something in Howlish and after a few minutes, another security man from the surveillance room came to speak with the guard.

“I am sorry but I was just doing my duty.” The guard said and told the gate controller to open it.

The car passed through and Daniel saw the beauty of the small city. It was just about 7 KM2  big but highly beautiful and planned. The road network was amazing, the building were dazzling and the street lights of various colors made the place looked like a Disney ground.

Daniel saw people moving around freely just like any other place with normal people. Young couples in gardens, old men drinking, some on their way home or for out for a trip. There were shops, bars, casinos and lawmen.

The car pulled up before a bungalow and the front door opened and a slim, red hair came out. Her gaze was fixed on the car and her hands folded across her chest. She wore blue pants and black shirt.

Daniel felt his heart racing. It had been over a year since he saw her last. That was after the plan.

The plan!

It all started after they had gone to Arizona  for a research project and  one of his team members found a dying wolf in the jungle. Daniel had treated it and the wolf got up and ran away. Two days later, three men appeared mysteriously and claimed to be forest officials. They said they there to protect the wild animals and befriended the researchers. Unknown to them, the men were werewolves and Boris was one of them.

The wolf that was saved was his thirteen year old son who wandered and got lost. Boris also noticed that Daniel had an exceptional prowess as a scientist and saw that they could make use of him. Gradually,  they began to tell the men stories of werewolves in the forest. The scientists were freaked out at first but Boris had other plans. One day, the scientist were attacked by a bear which was actually a shape shifter and three wolves came to their rescue. After the saving them, the wolves transformed into humans and the scientists were shocked to find that Boris and his friends were werewolves.

“Do not be scared of us.” Boris had said. “The wolf you saved is my thirteen year old son and we appreciate you. If you like, we would make you an offer.”

That was how Boris and his team became their scientists and made millions of dollars. Then one day, Boris said. “the Alpha has a proposal. You are immortals and may soon die but the world needs your knowledge for hundreds of years. We offer you long life and money if you wish. You can become part of us.”

This was how the plan started.

The wolves were afraid that they might be discovered in their haven so Daniel made an illusion image machine which protected their city. From a satellite view, it would look like just trees and grasses and nothing would be suspected. But the werewolves had bigger plans which they kept hidden. Boris had told the elders about Daniel and his team and the elders saw this as a great opportunity. One of the elders did not like the plan.

“We should not interfere with nature and natural selection. What you plan is not good.” He had said.

“What are you talking about? What is good about the treatment meted on us right from the onset? We are called witches and wizards, persecuted and live in fear. Humans are wicked and heartless.”

The argument led to the rebellion and the Alpha and over three hundred of his supporters left Wolvercania and have not been seen since then. Wolvercaian academics set to work, writing articles about the rebels and their plan to betray the werewolf race. These were taught in schools and the messages were sent to other werewolf cities and the rebels became known as the Blackwolves. Daniel was given millions of dollars and he became their chief scientist

.

But the rebels who knew about the plans had to stop them so they sent spies to identify Daniel who lived in Detroit. That was when all of the scientists were identified and the plan was to kill them to protect nature and humans.

Unkniown to the rebels, the Wolvercanians were expecting this and the main spy, Gina was discovered. This was a chance for th scientist to transform.

Daniel could not leave without his girlfriend so he told her about it. She would get missing mysteriously and come down to Wolvercania to wait for him. She had gone to the woods that day and walked down to allow herself get bitten by a wolf before being transported to Wolvercania.

They lured Gina to him and the rest and the plan was to let Gina attack them and they would get a bite that would let them survive and get transformed into a werewolf  but after attacking  Daniel, she refused to leave immediately so Guvana and his gang had to fall in and she resisted them for a longer period which prolonged the time for the second bite. This lead to a delay in  his revival and he was pronounced dead for three days. Gina also took away the hard-drive and it was late before they discovered so she became wanted. They knew who she was; the daughter of the leader of rebels called Alpha Graham, a powerful werewolf and the leader of the Abraham Family who was now their worst enemy and considered a traitor to the werewolf families.

Now they wanted to know where Graham and his people moved to so they could destroy them but getting the hard disc was paramount. On the day Gina was supposed to go back home, Guvana and his gang found her and attacked. The fight was fierce and she had to escape after they wounded her and knew they may overpower her. That when she ran away and went to the hummock and fell from the top of a hill. This was the point Liam found her.

Daniel could not believe he was seeing the love of his life after many months.

Olivia broke into a run and Daniel did the same before them embraced and had a bone crushing hug.

They kissed and hugged again, with tears in her eyes.

Boris received a call.

“Pegg.” He said.

“I got bad news.” Pegg said.

******

 A few minutes before

Sherry coughed and regretted leaving her bottle of water in the car. She did not know if they were on a wild-goose-chase or not. They had being here for almost an hour, based on Ian’s suggestion searching for the so-called hard disc.

It was at that point the rays of her light settled on someone. It was a man carrying two men on his shoulders. Was it a hallucination? The men looked dead.

“Hey! Stop!” She said aloud.

Guvana who was carrying Junta and Pato’s body turned and glared at her. Who was she? Did she know that he was mad now and he may tear her into pieces?

“Get out here now!” Guvana yelled.

Rick heard these and joined her.

“What the hell is he doing?” He asked as he saw Guvana. “Stop right there!”

Guvana ignored them and kept walking. He could not leave the bodies there.

Rick moved towards him, followed by Sherry.

“Aaargggg!” Guvana screamed aloud, dropped the bodies and charged at them.

Rick raised his gun but Guvana was too fast for him. Before he could pull the trigger, Guvana was in front of him and used his fist to smack Rick. Rick found himself twenty feet high and was heading to land on a sharp edged rock. Sherry screamed and fired shots at Guvana.

Guns! They hated guns and two of his partners just died. He moved and hid behind a tree. He would get them no matter what.

Rick was almost landing on the rock when he was caught by powerful arms and let to fall on the ground with a reduced impact. How did that happen?

It was Ian.

Ian did not waste a second, he went after Guvana. Guvana saw Ian coming and broke into a run. Ian’s speed could not match his but he kept running after him. When Ian was at a safe distance from the cops, he accelerated and as if flying, he set his deadly eyes on Guvana who was still a bit weak from the encounter with Liam.

Boop!

Guvana felt a hit and dropped on his face. Ian kicked him on the ribs and Guvana struggled up. He moved back and transformed into a wolf. He made a rush at Ian who clenched his fist and smacked it on Guvana’s jaw. The wolf dropped on the ground.

Ian gave out a low growl and his eyes became like fire. His smooth ski hard fur growing and claws emerged. He transformed into a big, strongly built wolf before transforming back into a human being.

Guvana was also back into his human form.

“Traitor!” Guvana cursed

Ian used his boots to press Guvana’s neck. He coughed and his eyes bulged out.

“What are you doing here?”

“Fuc* you!”

Ian removed a silver knife and seeing this, Guvana trembled.

“Oh no, you can’t use this.”

“Then watch me. What are you doing here?”

“We- We came for the disc.”

“How did you know it was here?”

“We chased her and she landed here.”

“You just found out. If you knew this long ago, you would have come to get it. How did you know that it was here?”

“I can’t tell you that.”

“Where is it?”

“The kid took it away.”

“What kid?”

“I don’t know. He killed Pato and Junta. He has the disc.”

“Describe him.”

“He is slim, average height with blue deep set eyes.”

“Clothes.”

“Mets Jacket…”

“s**t!” Ian muttered, “Liam.”

“How did you know it was here?”

“I said I can’t tell.”

Ian moved the silver knife to his neck.

Pow! Pow!

Guvana dropped dead.

Ian docked, and fired two shots towards the direction the shots that killed Guvana came from. He heard someone running. He made a short chase but the person had gone.

He came back and carried Guvana’s body. Who shot him and how did they know that Gina fell here? Now, he had to go for the kid: Liam Crawford.

*****

“What is bad about the news?” Boris asked, watching Daniel and his girlfriend kissing and talking.

“They could not get the hard disc.”

“Why?”

“Someone got it before them. I told them where the kid said she dropped and I was sure it must have fallen around there. They went but someone was there before them. The person killed Pato and Junta.”

“What?”

“And Ian had his suspicions too. He went along with his police buddies and they say Guvana trying to move the bodies. Ian caught him and I was forced to shoot Guvana with silver bullets.”

“Oh my God! Now who is the person who has the disc?”

“I got a description and there is no doubt it is Liam Crawford.”

“The kid that had Gina with him?”

“Yes. He lied to us.”

“And he killed two of my men.”

“Yes, Sir.”

“I will tell the old man but we will definitely get it.”

“I am afraid if we are not fast, Ian will get to him first because he got the description.”

“Right away. Do you know his location?”

No, sir but I will get it from Ian.”

“That is stupid. Work it out yourself. Go to Manwel and get ten Bwaras. That is equivalent to one thousand dollars. Get the location of the boy now. We are on our way and he will pay for killing my men…after we get the disc.”