You Rejected Me. Remember?

Calvin

I didn’t have time to lose. Aitee had done her part and now it was my turn. I shifted to my lycan and took his body. After swinging him over my shoulder, I gestured for three of my men to follow me.

We dashed to the nearest mountain top where I planned to discard his body. All of us were in our wolf forms except for one. One of the rogues was in his human form, riding on his friend’s back. I didn’t comment or ask him why. I don’t mind how they chose to travel as long as we got the job done without any issues. Personally, I believed being in the wolf form was better. Then, even if he woke up, we would be able to kill him easily without much hassle.

As we climbed the mountain, it started to rain. The little droplets of water drizzled, dampening the fur of our wolves. Regardless, we didn’t stop, until I heard Leo g***n.

I froze. He was waking up.

We were almost at the mountain top. I glanced at the vast greenery that stretched below us. The place was far enough from the claimed parts of the forest and no civilisation lived anywhere near. That was the reason why I had chosen this place. The chances of them finding him was minimal and with his lycan suppressed, his healing would be rather slow. I hoped that he wouldn’t be found in time to be healed by their healers after I threw him down the mountain.

He g*****d again. He was definitely waking up. I grabbed his body and prepared to complete the task when I felt something burn the flesh of my back.

I shouted out a curse as I dropped Leo onto the rocky mountain surface, who, to my surprise, sprung to his feet and prepared to fight.

“f**k! What did you do?” my lycan sounded agitated, as he growled at Leo, who was glaring at me. To my amazement, he started to fire blue and green flames at me.

That could only mean that…..

“Damn it! You also are a hybrid?”

Kali shouted as he dodged the balls of fire.

Yes, it was annoying. I wasn’t aware that he was one and it was pretty bad that he seemed to be talented at handling those balls of fire. My men started to attack him. However he kept fighting back ferociously, his attacks becoming more and more fierce.

It was hard to punch or kick him as we feared getting burnt, but when two wolves attacked at the same time, he wasn’t able to stop them. He managed to block one of them, while the other sunk his teeth into his shoulder.

The sound of his agonising screams made my lips stretch in a crooked smile. That was the sound of triumph.

Nonetheless, Leo was quick to react. He placed his hand on the wolf’s muzzle and burnt him, making him yelp and let go of him.

B***d was gushing out of his wound, soaking his clothes. His face was contorted in agony. He was severely injured and I knew that this was a moment I could take advantage of.

However, Leo was a true warrior. In spite of being injured and unable to use one hand, he formed a circle of fire bricadding him from us and knelt down in the centre of the circle. Growling in annoyance, I tried to check on what he was doing.

He looked as though he was trying to heal. I knew his efforts would be futile, but his magic had delayed his end.

“What if he teleports like Aitee did?” My Lycan’s statement made me go stiff. He was right. I had to do something fast.

The blue and green flames threatened to burn us, yet I had to find a way to finish the job we had started.

“Master! Take me on your back and jump over the flames. We can finish this! I have the poison!”

The one in his human form exclaimed, taking out a syringe and a tiny bottle from his pocket. My eyes widened as I smirked. Of course, the poison. There was no way he could survive that. I let him climb on to my back and took a few steps back.

Determined to succeed, I sprinted towards the flames and jumped over them, successfully landing on the ground.

Leo was still bleeding. As expected, his healing was slow and the determination on his face was now gone. Was he giving up?

I laughed as I walked towards him.

“Are you trying to connect your lycan? Too bad, he is gone!” I sneered, grabbing his injured arm.

He screamed, yet, I didn’t feel even an ounce of compassion. Leo gasped for breath, but instead of surrendering, he created a blue fire ball with his left hand.

I knew he was going to shoot at me, but the rogue was faster than him. He plunged the injection into his left shoulder. Leo let out a cry as the poison entered his bloodstream.

My heart pounded in my chest, as I gleefully witnessed his downfall. Leo slowly went numb. A mixture of tears and sweat trickled down his desolate face. I released him when I felt his limbs go numb. Panting, Leo landed onto the ground, and looked around. He was defeated.

Slowly, the fire that surrounded us dwindled until it was gone. I shifted back to my human form. Sneering in triumph, I stared at him.

“I won’t lie. I admire your courage. At such a young age and despite losing your lycan, you put up a good fight. You could have won. I would say you almost did,” I chuckled and grabbed his hair, making him make eye contact with me.

“It’s too late now. We have injected the poison into your body,” I hissed into his face.

“Too bad. You are such a waste of talent,” I commented as I lifted his bleeding body and threw it down the mountain.

He didn’t scream. Perhaps he finally gave up. I watched until he stumbled down the slope and disappeared into the mist. Finally, he was gone and my plan to destroy the royal family could be continued without any obstacles.

I grinned, as I patted the rogue who was in his human form.

“I am so glad you brought the poison,” I told him, feeling rather proud of my recruits.

He chuckled and glanced at the little bottle of vial he held in his hand. As soon as he read the label, the colour on his face drained.

“What is it?”

I asked as I grabbed the bottle. My jaws clenched.

“What the fúck! This is the serum that makes one forget his past!” I growled, clenching my fist.

I stared at the label for a while and let out a ferocious roar that I knew would make the rogues tremble. Gritting my teeth, I threw the little bottle down the mountain slope.

“M…master… I think… in a hurry…”

“Silence!” I roared, feeling irritated by his lousy justification. I didn’t look at the rogue. His sight would only frustrate me.

“Well he tried his best,” my lycan mumbled in my head after some time.

“Besides, he was injured and the chances of him surviving that fall is minimal with his lycan hibernating. And even if he does survive, he won’t remember anything,” Kali, lycan pointed out.

“Don’t kill him off. We need men in our army. We can’t get rid of them just because of a mistake.”

I sucked in a deep breath and nodded. Kali was right. I needed my warriors with me. After taking a few moments to tame my rage, I glanced at the trembling rogue, who was staring at his feet. The smell of fear that radiated from him was prominent in the air.

Sighing, “it’s ok. It was a mistake,” I mumbled and walked away, thinking about my next move.

Leo was gone. Which meant that Astrea wouldn’t have her mate beside her to pull her out of the spell that was maturing inside her. It will reach perfection on the next b***d moon, and by that time, I would be fully prepared to take down the royal family. They were a nuisance and needed to be taken care of.

And I would gladly do it.

*Narrator*

Meanwhile, Leo’s body stumbled down the rocky mountain slope. He heard every word Calvin uttered right before he lost consciousness.

Yes, he was desperately trying to reach Zoro when Calvin got him, but to no avail. Was his lycan really gone like Calvin told him? The thought hurt him, but he didn’t want to believe it.

Nonetheless, the slow healing was enough proof that something was extremely wrong. Zoro wasn’t there.

When Calvin threw his exhausted body down the mountain, he hit his head and lost consciousness. He wasn’t aware that he landed in a river at the base of the mountain. Nor did he realise that he was floating on the surface of the water, while the current carried his injured body away from the werewolf territory.

The forest was still. The wind played with the leaves of the trees, the sound of its repetitive melody serving the loneliness of the atmosphere. Not a howl or a cry of another animal was heard. It was as though all the animals were observing silence, mourning Leo’s downfall.

The river carried his motionless body through the tranquil forest until it reached an area where a family was enjoying their picnic at the riverbank.

“Look! Is that…. It couldn’t be a person, could it?”

One of them pointed at the submerged body while two of them rushed to check what it was. When they saw that it was a young man who seemed to be beaten up, they dragged him out of the water and checked for signs of life.

“He… he is still breathing, but barely” one of them gasped.

“He is badly injured. Look at these marks…. They… does this look like an animal bite?” their foreheads creased.

“It sure does. And look at that bruise on his forehead. He has hit his head somewhere and he isn’t healing. Maybe he couldn’t heal himself?”

“He couldn’t be a human… the human city is separated from ours by the magical barrier…”

“Human or not. We can’t let him die! Quick! Let’s take him to the hospital! Maybe we can still save him!”

Cutting their picnic short, they hastened to carry the injured lad to the nearest hospital. The doctors and nurses attended to him as soon as he was reeled into the emergency room.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

His wound was cleaned and various medicines were given. After a couple of hours, Leo opened his eyes and looked around in confusion. He couldn’t recognise anyone that surrounded him. There were two men who seemed to be of his age. One with curly hair and the other one who had his hair trimmed. Both of them were tall and muscular and shared features that made Leo guess that they might be related.

A female who was wearing a nurse’s uniform also was in the room. But the problem was, Leo couldn’t figure anything out. His mind was blank.

Knitting his eyebrows together, “who are you?” he asked, hoping that it would refresh his mind.

“We found you in the river. You were unconscious and injured. Can you tell us your name?”

Brushing his curls away from his face, the man with the curly hair spoke.

Leo’s lips parted as he tried to remember, but his mind seemed like an endless abyss. He licked his lips. Despite his efforts, nothing seemed to come to his mind.

He had no recollection of his past. There was nothing. He couldn’t even remember what caused him to land in the water. They just informed him that he was found in the river, unconscious, but he couldn’t understand why he couldn’t recall anything?

“I…. ” he hesitated.

“What happened?” the curly haired man asked him.

Frowning, “I… I don’t know my name,” Leo whispered, feeling worried.

The curly haired man exchanged glances with his companion, and then glanced at the female wearing a nurse’s uniform.

“Uh… do you remember where you lived? Where do you come from?” The other man questioned.

The creases on Leo’s forehead deepened as he realised that he didn’t recall anything.

He reluctantly shook his head and winced as he touched his forehead. It was painful.

He gulped as he thought about his current situation. Perhaps these men were telling the truth. Maybe someone beat him up. Why else would he be in pain?

“It’s painful,” Leo croaked, and the nurse nodded her head.

“You have received a sharp blow to your head. We can say one thing for sure. You are not a human.”

Frowning, “human?” he asked.

Nodding her head, “while we ran tests on you, our machines have detected strong energy in you. You might not remember anything right now, but you surely have used it recently. Our tests prove it.”

Leo couldn’t understand a word she uttered, yet, he remained silent and chose to believe her.

“Relax, I’ll inform the doctor,” she mumbled and rushed towards the exit.

The men offered a kind smile. Everyone understood that not remembering anything wasn’t a good sign.

Forcing a smile, “can you at least tell me where I am?” he asked the people who claimed to find him unconscious and injured in the river.

“Sure. This is the Wizarding Kingdom. I am Jace and this is my cousin, Jett. Right now you are in the hospital of the Wizards,” Jace explained.

Leo sighed and gulped. “So you are all wizards?” he asked.

They nodded in response.

“I don’t even know my name…” Leo trailed off.

Sighing, “don’t worry. Everything is going to be fine,” he reassured, patting Leo’s shoulder softly.