"The sounds of agonizing screams, scattered voices and sorrowful cries filled my head. Every time I closed my eyes that's all I could hear, over the past few days I have tried to analyze these voices matching them to their faces. I failed everyone, I failed to protect the people I had sworn to, I failed the pack, I failed my own brother and I failed you Vashti" Simon muttered to himself, his hands behind his head as he stared at the ceiling of the room. It's been three years soon to be four that he and the wolves had returned to their human form. For the past century after the great war of the white wolves, Simon and the pack had been cursed to live in their demonic form,a strange beast known to humans as Werewolves. In this form the had no control of their actions, the actions of the beast were driven by anger and an unquenchable taste for blood. It was like being prisoned in your own body. They could see, and hear everything they had done while in this form. Every single scream of a soul they had laid to waste,they could hear it. In order not to harm his people Simon had him and his pack locked away in a tomb where they were placed in an eternal slumber until twenty years ago when they were woken up by a strange green aura emitting from their symbols, the butterfly. Though still trapped in the body of the beast they had regained full control of themselves and could recall every detail of what they had done while trapped in the beast." This century of peace has finally come to an end now we have awakened" he sighed, his beautiful emerald green eyes staring aimlessly at the ceiling, his heart felt empty, no hatred, no love, nothing.
There was a knock on the door" Pardon me Lord Simon may I come in" a voice said as the door slowly opened. " Do I even have the power to stop you anymore Ileus" Simon said his eyes still on the ceiling. " Well Lord Simon, Martha of the Sevenshells has returned and she came with the girl" Ileus said seriously, his usual witty smile lost in the icy nature of their conversation. Ileus and the four Elders were high members of Eldermere during the reign of the wolves, because the wolves were feared by the people they acted as solicitors providing the town's needs and uplifting the faith of the people in the wolves. During the time of the war when hopes of them losing was great Simon gave the elders his blood which gave them the great power and abilities. These gifts were given to them in case the pack lost the war. Before Simon and the pack were locked away he made Ileus leader of Eldermere in his absence given him control over Eldermere. With their abilities they were able to defend themselves against their enemies but everything comes at a cost. The elders lost there ability to procreate, could not die and had to feed on human blood which did not sit well with the rest of the world hence the town deserted the world preventing many people from entering the town. The elders in order to pass down these abilities fed trusted soldiers their blood making them loyal to them. Simon didn't move from his position, his eyes still on the ceiling he said" just kill the girl like the way you killed the others, Olivia has not returned I'm sure of it". Ileus sighed and took a step forward, he was always careful when speaking to any of the wolves, he might be the strongest of the elders but his strength is nothing compared to Simon, he is the beast feared by both gods and man.
" Lord Simon that seems to be the problem, she can't be killed" Ileus said calmly, cold sweat droplets forming on his temple. It was a strange sight to see such a powerful man trembling. Simon turned his head slowly in his direction, his cold emotionless eyes locked on to Ileus " she has the mark is that what you are saying Ileus" Simon said coldly, anger flashing in his eyes for a second. Ileus gulped hard taking a step back to his original position closer to the door, an immortal can never be too careful. " I would never lie to you Simon, I don't think it's even possible, with what we have been able to extract from Martha, she does but like you said she believes that the girl Serena is not Olivia" Ileus said trying to keep his voice even, the intense aura emitting from Simon at the moment nearly suffocated him. "How is that possible Ileus" Simon asked sitting up on the bed, his naked toned torso now in view as the sheets rolled down to his waist. " I don't know Simon but Martha was a member of the one of the elite scouts we sent out to search and kill any reincarnations of Olivia" he paused gauging his mood, Simon did not react to what he just said so he continued. " Her team was sent to to kill Serena Johnson but none returned. According to Martha when they tried to complete their mission a green mist protected the girl and killed the entire scout team" . " If that's the case how did she survive" Simon asked, now getting up from his bed and heading to the closet. " I'm afraid she had been a mole from the very beginning, she betrayed us Simon, she took care of girl posing as her aunt Missy after her parents went missing". Simon's jaw clenched at the end of Ileus sentence. " They weren't able to kill her parents as well" Simon said putting on a plain white shirt,he ran his fingers through his hair cursing. " Her parents fled on the scene" Ileus said, Simon turned in disbelief " no human parent would leave their child in such a situation unless they knew she could not be harmed"Simon said kissing his teeth " do you know anything about her parents, were they were from?" . " No, it was all cleared, they knew we were coming for her. Martha has refused to tell us what she knows about them no matter how hard we torture her" Ileus said a sadistic smile creeping up on his face. Simon left the room walking down the fleet of stairs in the elders mansion "Don't worry Ileus I would make her talk".