My Werewolf System chapter 104, 105, and 106 (Patreon)

MWS 104

Raven knew that his brother had a tendency to act reckless and often do stupid things since he wasn’t afraid of any consequences due to his older brother’s position. However, he was also someone who knew the importance of tarnishing the Grey Elephant gang’s name.

His phone was supposed to be kept on him at all times in case they were to be called for an important matter like right now. What’s more, Raven had informed Hawk beforehand and had even stressed the importance of this meeting, so he had no idea what possible reason the other might have had to go so far to turn his phone off.

In the end, he had no choice but to leave a voice message and hope for the best. He might be one of the leaders of the Grey Elephants, but that didn’t give him the right to stop the meeting, especially since all three leaders would be present today. The young man just swore to beat some sense into his younger brother later.

“We heard the reports, it seems you guys caused quite the stir.” The one who was speaking to them all now was a man in his mid thirties. His name was Brandon Trunk and he was one of the three leaders said to have created the Grey Elephants. Their gang quickly rose to prominence due to their strengths in hand to hand combat.

As for who the strongest among the three was, that was a question that didn’t have to be asked. Although all three held the rank of ‘leader’, everyone knew that the real boss was Brandon. Some even speculated that the gang name had been chosen solely by him due to his last name.

“However, it looks like you didn’t last as long as you assured us you would be able to. It’s been a couple hours, whereas I recall you promising me it would be easy enough to last until sunrise. I hope you have a good explanation for this?” Brandon looked at the two. His tone didn’t have a hint of aggression, yet in a way this scared Buffin and Riv even more.

The two colour gang leaders gulped down hard as Brandon waited for an explanation. They were clearly nervous for more than one reason. Both of them had been aware how important their task had been and that it would have been the perfect opportunity to allow them to join the ranks of the Grey Elephants as high-ranking members.

In the first place, they held a higher position than the average Grey Elephant members. After all, they controlled their respective colour gangs. Although they were filled with teenagers and university students, there were still over a hundred people who listened to them.

The one controlling a colour gang needed to be strong, and they had to have a good eye. As many of them would also receive those that were known as Loners. On their recommendation it would be easy for someone to then enter the Grey Elephant gang behind them.

It was an important job that couldn’t just be given to anybody. However, these two had both been leaders of their respective colour gangs for a long time. Completing their task today should have been easy enough, and life as a high-ranking member of a large gang like the Grey Elephants would mean riches beyond their wildest dreams.

“Working together with the red colour gang, we were easily able to deal with the black colours like you asked us to.” Buffin began to explain. “We outnumbered them, but some of our newer members went a little too wild, which has led to the Underdogs getting involved far quicker than we had anticipated.”

A loud echo bang was heard, as Brandon stomped his foot on the top of the shipping container. The two flinched as soon as they heard the loud sound.

“Is that so? Then how come the two of you look to be in perfect condition? Many of your subordinates on the other hand appear to have received quite the beating. From the looks of it, the moment you heard that the Underdogs came out, you decided to run. Surely, that is just a misconception on my part… right?!”

Seeing the situation they were in, Riv was worried. He had seen the power the three in front of him held personally. Just like the grey colour gang, the red colour gang used to be under another group like the Grey Elephants.

However, with just these three alone, they had changed the whole situation and had taken over the group. Riv knew there was no point fighting back, and as someone who was leading a colour gang, he knew the smartest thing he could do was to join the strongest faction.

“I have reason to believe that the Underdogs were actually already out.” Riv spoke up. “They reacted too fast, like they were out before the attack. I’m not saying that there is a leak among us…but from what I’ve been told they appeared to have already been out looking for someone! Those who got caught but let go reported that the Underdogs were asking around about someone with green hair, a young adult or teenager.

“I’m sure that this boy must be someone of great importance to them! They sent out the Cheetah Squad, and their leader Kirk Summerfield was there as well! That is the reason why we had to come back earlier than planned.”

“... that’s it? That’s all you can tell me?” Brandon jumped down from the container and walked over towards the two of them. They could hear his heavy footsteps and the two braced themselves for a beating.

“There was a gang war happening, yet those Underdogs were more interested in some random green haired boy? How very peculiar.” A voice sounded from the back. A male started to walk in and upon seeing him the other members were ready to attack. That was until they could see a marking on the bag of his giant overcoat.

In almost an instant all of them stayed in their place, and kept their arms down. They didn’t bow, as they had no reason to respect this person, but not a single one would dare to attack him. Riv, having turned his head slightly to see who could have stopped Brandon in his tracks, was utterly shocked.

It was a lean male, who had long red hair, tied up. He had a feminine looking face, yet there wasn’t anyone who would dare to point something like that out. After all, that man had the emblem of a phoenix on his coat placed on his chest.

Sin Mutav was the leader of one of the top gangs in the entire country, the Phoenix gang. The Kings were well known among the gangs, because they ruled with an iron fist, and Sin was one of the more flashy ones.

‘What is he doing here, why…would someone like him be in a town like Slough? This doesn't make any sense!’ Everyone who saw him thought in unison.

Walking through, the members noticed a burning look in Sin’s eyes. They weren’t sure if they were imagining it or not, but ever since he had entered the room they began to feel as if it was getting hotter. They then realised, with each step, that the heat was actually coming from none other than this newcomer.

“Please, give me more time.” Brandon stopped what he had been about to do, and immediately got down on his knees to plead.

It was a strange scene, to see their almighty leader submit to someone else. For the first time in their life they actually witnessed their almighty leader display fear in front of somebody.

Just how strong was this guy to make a man like Brandon act in such a manner?

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MWS 105

Sin was still standing about a meter and half away from the two colour gang leaders. At first they believed that they were simply sweating due to nerves. Now, though, they could tell that their bodies were actually feeling hot due to the immense heat radiating off from Sin.

‘How can someone produce so much heat? If I look at his feet it looks like the ground is being seared a little… is that smoke?’ Riv noticed. ‘It must be his Altered powers, but he’s not even in his Altered form yet. Is such a thing even possible?’

The knowledge about Altered was limited to what the public had seen broadcasted on TV through competitions, celebrities and so on. However, those at the very top were wise enough to keep the best DNA of the most powerful ancient beast to themselves.

Of course, their forms would remain a secret to the general public. If anything one might be privy to some tales of their great feats, but even that would require a certain amount of influence.

Sin reached into his large overcoat that looked to be three sizes too big for him, causing the two colour gang leaders to flinch but they could see that he had merely brought out a cigarette. He placed it in his mouth, and Riv instantly reached into his pocket.

It was a custom between gang members to always have a lighter on them, purely to light it for members in a higher position. So far Riv had wanted to suck to Brandon, yet right now might be the only opportunity for him to get in the good graces of a dragon, compared to a large fish.

As he stepped forward and reached out though, Sin placed his palm open, indicating for him to stop. The next second as if watching a magic trick the cigarette lit on its own. The King took one large puff before proceeding to speak.

“Now, I’m wondering why you still haven’t gotten what I asked you to get. Was the reward not enticing enough?” Sin asked, and looked towards the two nervous colour gang leaders.

“Do you really have to use these scraps to fight your battles for you? Why don’t you just fight them yourself? Don't tell me I was wrong in asking the Grey Elephants to take up this job, because I hate being wrong!”

“No, of course you were right!” Brandon replied, a little flustered. Seeing Brandon nervous was also making the other two leaders by his side nervous as well. “We will get it soon and will deliver it ASAP. It was just that we didn’t expect the Underdogs to get involved so soon.”

“I fail to see where the issue it. The Underdogs should be nothing more than a Tier-3 gang like yours? When I made a request I didn’t expect it to take this long. Do I really need to explain to a gang leader that time is money? It wasn’t exactly easy to appear here without the others noticing, so you better get what I need!” Sin said, walking forward, past the colour gang leaders. He looked down at the still kneeling Brandon, then towards Raven, lastly at the third leader by his side.

“Are you saying the Underdogs are stronger than you?” Sin asked.

“Yeah right?” The third leader chuckled. “If it wasn’t for Kirk, we would have just taken them over already. Do you expect most of us to die just because of your request? Then you might as well be the one to -“

Before he could finish his sentence, Sin grabbed him by the mouth, clenching it so hard he could no longer move it. Immediately the leader grabbed on to Sin’s arm, trying to claw it off but it wasn’t working.

“ ‘Then I might as well be the one to kill you?’ Fine, I shall grant your wish, but I assure you it will be far more painful than any death those Underdogs would have given you!” Sin spoke, his eyes burning with passion.

Muffled screams could be heard from the Grey Elephant leader. His legs kicked out, yet eventually the skin on his face appeared to be melting. Boils were appearing on his skin, large blisters popping by the second and gushing out blood.

All the Grey Elephant members had seen death before and this held true for most of the colour gang members as well, but none had seen anything as gruesome as the scene in front of them. The worst part of it all was that even now, with the leader's skin having practically melted, he remained alive, and boils were still appearing on his body all over, literal steam coming from his head.

It looked as if the man had been placed in some type of microwave, and eventually the struggling came to an end. The King just dropped him onto the floor, before pulling out a handkerchief and wiping his hand with it, then throwing it onto the dead body.

“Now, does someone mind telling me who this Kirk fellow is?” Sin asked.

The others looked at the body on the ground. They couldn’t even imagine the type of pain he must have suffered with this kind of death. The worst part of it all, was the fact that a loyal and important member of their gang had just been killed in front of them, and they could do nothing about it.

It made them feel small and insignificant in comparison to the King.

“He was talking about the Underdog’s Altered.” Brandon answered while watching at the lifeless corpse. “They somehow scrounged enough money to have one of their men receive the Altered treatment. He’s also very proficient and won one of those Rookie tournaments not too long ago.

“He’s the only real troublesome one of the group. It's not that we aren’t confident we can’t beat him, but it would cost us too many lives.

“I apologise, but I have to agree with what Yovan said, I don’t wish to risk my whole gang for this whole mission. Not when we stand no chance of winning against them.”

The other members were now worried for Brandon. After reacting to what the other said they thought Sin would take him out next, but at the same time they respected him for at least saying this much.

The cigarette in Sin's mouth was nearly finished, and he spat it out on the floor stomping on it. Reaching into his coat pocket once more. They thought that perhaps he would be pulling out another one, but instead the King pulled out a small box.

Opening its lid, he took out a large syringe that was filled with a dark colour liquid inside. Strangely there appeared to be something moving inside of it.

“That’s it? Your only problem is that you lack an Altered? Well, I guess today’s your lucky day then. With this you will be able to match them. Now which one of you always wanted to be an Altered?” Sin asked with a sinister smile.

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MWS 106

Hearing what Sin was currently offering, all of the members couldn’t help but excitedly talk amongst themselves about it. They couldn’t believe that a King was actually offering something so valuable to them. However, the look on Brandon's face didn’t look to be nearly as pleased as that of his gang members. He looked at the strange syringe and the liquid moving inside.

‘I’ve never heard of someone becoming an Altered just through a simple injection. Is this something that the Kings have developed? He must be planning to use us as lab rats, but I can’t exactly decline either’

“Thank you! With this great gift we will definitely give you the answers you are looking for!” Brandon promised, as he grabbed the box with both hands, accepting it. With that, Sin left, but his short stay would forever be burnt into each one of their heads.

All of them could now attest that the Kings were dangerous and weren’t beings one could mess with.

“What are you all waiting for? The meeting is dismissed!” Brandon shouted. He waited for the other members to leave. Some headed out back into the night, while others stayed in the warehouse, as they had been sleeping there, though they wouldn’t disturb whatever it was Brandon wanted to do next.

As for the two colour gang leaders, they were patiently waiting for their next order. They had been hoping for a promotion, but with everything that had happened, it seemed like they might be lucky to not get demoted now.

Brandon, was crouched down and looked at Yovan’s body that was on the floor. He took a closer look, but there wasn't much to look at. He no longer looked like his friend who he had started the Grey Elephants with.

“I'm sorry, my dear friend, but I won’t even be able to get revenge for you. The least I can do is make sure you will receive a proper burial.” Brandon said to the corpse.

“Who would have ever thought that the leader of the Phoenix gang himself would come all the way to a Tier-3 town, just for a job like this? I mean if he’s here anyway and the Underdog gang has what he wants, why doesn’t he just do it himself?” Raven complained. Now that Sin was gone, he could finally get all his frustrations out.

“It's probably because of the other Kings.” Brandon answered. “You heard him say that he came here without the others noticing. Whatever he was doing, he clearly wants it to remain a secret from the others.

“That's the entire reason he came to us. I imagine if news spread that a King came down to a Tier-3 town. The others would most likely come to investigate what he was doing here and that seems to be bad news for him.”

Raven scowled at this comment, because he knew it was true.

“Which means they're basically just using us in their little game of chess. I hate it! And what do you think of that syringe? I’ve never heard of Altered DNA being injected into someone before.”

“Me neither.” Brandon shrugged as he looked at the box. “However, who knows how much things have advanced in those Tier-1 cities. Still, I can’t help but think that it doesn’t make sense. If the stuff inside can really make us into Altered, then we could just sell it off for millions, which is far more than what he was going to pay us.

“He should know that as well, so I think it might be some new prototype. I don’t know about you but I don’t want to be their guinea pig.”

“But an Altered would help us on our side, and we can’t just give it to someone who isn’t loyal to the gang.” Raven said.

It was then that Brandon walked up to Raven, and handed him the box.

“You keep it for now, I'm not telling you to use it, but maybe you will find the right person that can. Perhaps that useless brother of yours might be a good shot as well. As for you two..” Brandon turned around.

“The colour gangs lost a lot of people tonight. I know one of you was looking to get promoted, and as you can see a very high position has just been opened. We have a lack of members, and I'm sure as usual this beating that they received will be a wake up call to a lot of them and they'll decide to quit.

“Tomorrow, there’s meant to be an underground fight happening. Both of you head there and look for some recruits, Raven will tag along with you.”

“Thank you boss!” The two of them said in sync, and quickly got up to leave the place. Remembering this day for the rest of their lives.

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The next morning a certain teenage boy was stretching as he woke up far earlier than usual. Ever since he had gotten the system, Gary’s nights had been very restless, yet now that the full moon had passed, he was finding it far easier to sleep… even despite everything that had happened just hours ago.

Too many things had happened, but only when he looked at his sister in the bed next to him, did he realise how much would change now. The teenager quickly got out of bed, planning to make her breakfast. Due to her injuries, as well as their area having suffered from the gang war, the school would surely understand the need for them taking a few days off.

‘The fridge is empty… and there are bills to be paid. However, it's just me and Amy until Mum wakes up. I will have to look after everything now…’ Gary realised as he opened the fridge, only to find two measly pieces of bread.

There wasn’t really much he could make with it, so the high schooler decided to just leave them to his sister, so Amy could enjoy it with some jam. Gary could always go out and find some food that could replenish his Energy. Reaching into his pockets he pulled out a wallet that wasn’t his, and it just reminded him of the events that had happened at the Karaoke place.

He pulled out a 20 note, and his hands hesitated. It just felt so wrong, using the money of the dead, like he was committing a crime stealing from them. They deserved to die, Gary could put up with that but this just felt criminal to him.

‘Why am I being stupid, Amy is the most important right now, and she dosne’t even have food.’ Gary thought, placing it on the table.

Just as he was about to leave a note, he heard his sleepy sister wake up and head for the toilet.

“What are you doing up, so early?” Amy asked as she let out a yawn.

“Oh, I planned to make you some breakfast, but there’s only bread and jam left.” Gary answered, before he headed towards the door. “Don't worry, I left you some money to order some food and I’ll bring back some food tonight for us to eat, oh and I’ll be back quite late tonight so don’t stay up waiting for me.”

“Huh, what are you doing?” Amy asked, now she was a bit more awake. She still hadn’t really worked through what had happened yesterday, and the last thing she wanted was to be alone in the empty apartment.

“Remember that money from the job I told you about? Mum won’t be here for a while but don’t worry Amy, I got things covered. Just rest for today alright.” Gary said, leaving through the door and closing it behind him.

He stopped for a few seconds as he could suddenly hear Amy’s crying from behind the door.

‘I’m sorry, Amy. I will look after us. I promise I’ll make lots of money today so I won’t have to leave you on your own. I hope that you can forgive me for lying to you.’ Gary thought.

Today was the big day, the day of his fight with Innu, and the debut of the Howlers.

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