Chapter 16 – Unleash the Beast
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Michael tried hard to put his mind to rest, he missed Jagger far more than he thought he would, realizing he missed home too, he only had a few months left before he would go back home. Michael had kept in touch with his mother, emailing her his progress, he did leave out the part that Jagger was a man, he wanted to tell her to her face. He told her he was in a relationship and never went into details always leaving it for when he comes home.
He did miss home, whenever he felt homesick he found himself in the kitchen cooking for the students in the dorm. It had been a long time since he had cooked something and it brought him a mellow sigh of relief, even tho it didn’t remove his pain. He came to realize he missed Jagger more than he thought he would, some nights he slept smelling the pillow just to feel Jagger’s scent, waking up in the morning with a heavier heart.
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Michael wasn’t just popular with the students but professors had taken a high respect for Michael too, his main professor Madeline Noel enjoyed spending time with Michael. They discussed subject matters that were brought up in class or ideas for her next lecture that Michael would assist with his input. Madeline would learn new information from Michael, as did the other professors who respected him. Michael liked Madeline and felt comfortable around her; he sensed her mothering quality, a nurturing side and enjoyed spending time with her more than students.
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After class Michael spent time helping students who needed help with their homework. As Mid year exams had already passed, Michael wasn’t under as much pressure for their help, allowing him time to enjoy classes more. Within every hour in the day he would shift his mind to Jagger he missed him, his essence, his power and the feeling of being needed.
Michael had a strange feeling but he kept dismissing it, thinking it was only that he was missing Jagger. Almost felt home sick thinking about him. He kept counting down the days knowing it wasn’t long before Jagger would be back and everything would be back as it was.
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Michael continued to do social activities on his own, he was popular and respected by many, others who didn’t like Jagger or him for their relationship kept their distance. Michael realized that who ever Jagger had spoken to was obviously keeping the nasty students away from him, anyone who didn’t approve of their relationship wouldn’t speak to him or approach him like they would with Jagger. He found it strange how so many hated vampires and yet he loved that very idea about Jagger being one.
Every time he and Jagger were around someone would have a verbal attack at Jagger. Yet when he was alone he wasn’t bothered at all. It did make him wonder why society hated supernaturals so much, yet there were so many around, more than he even knew.
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After Michael’s longest class day had finished, students all gathered to watch the sky as the moon turned a blood red. Michael knew this was the night Jagger would be doing what ever he had to do. Everyone was whispering speaking about this war and how the ‘beast’ shall rise. Some were nervous and fainted at the sight of the moon. Michael felt restless; he didn’t know what to think, just observed.
Michael saw Madeline also standing around looking as he approached her he saw she is a werewolf to his shock he never knew, he never saw any signs that she was a supernatural even though Jagger had taught him what to look for, he found it strange but he liked her essence and didn’t want to think it over too much.
“Mike I am having a small gathering at my house tonight. I would really be honored to have your presence”. Madeline said.
“Thank you Madeline I would love to but I really feel the need to be alone tonight.” Michael was not in the mood and tried to get out of it, but Madeline pressed on.
“Mike please I really would appreciate your time, I know the other students would enjoy having your input, you don’t have to stay long” Madeline added.
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Michael liked Madeline and felt he could show up for a short time out of respect, he did feel a little uneasy, something was not sitting to his liking, he wasn’t sure what it was and couldn’t read her so he ignored the rising twisting in his core, as he made his way towards Madeline’s house he noticed Madeline was following him.
“Mike I’ll come with you we can go together”, Madeline said before he could get any chance to change his mind.
“OK” replied Michael yet he couldn’t dismiss the eerie feeling that was growing in his core, something was eating at him and he didn’t like this feeling he was getting.
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Their walk to her house was a quiet one, as they approached her house Michael’s insides started to twist in pain, his core was burning, a knifes edge cutting through him as they arrived, Michael put his mind onto Jagger to calm his own confusions. He hoped he wasn’t regretting coming to her house.
He saw the night sky was almost black with a red hue to his amazement how Mother Nature itself is so powerful, yet he couldn’t dismiss that strange feeling of something else looming, he thought it was because of the moon and tried to close of his thoughts.
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As they got to her home he saw no one was there, it almost reminded him of Luther’s party, he didn’t like this feeling and started to feel very unsettled.
“Thank you for coming” Madeline said.
“Madeline please tell me this is not a set up of some kind” Michael blurted out as his core started to tremor with fear, yet he composed himself.
“Mike, you know the story of the blood of the moon, yes?” Madeline asked as her whole atmosphere changed.
“Yes I do Jag told me a little about it and I have also heard whispers too.” Michael replied with a slight confusion to her question.
“You know that the ‘beast’ will rise tonight” Madeline confirmed.
“Yes I have heard but it means nothing to me Madeline, I do not know much of the supernaturals history”. Michael replied still unsure where she was heading with her statements
As Michael watched Madeline he was not liking her aura, for the first time he sensed something in her he found very threatening and it wasn’t that she was a werewolf, something deeper.
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“Forgive me Mike but you will come to understand why I must do this” Madeline said as her whole energy had changed towards Michael
“Professor Noel Please NOOO” Michael yelled out in panic as he saw she was about to attack him frozen he couldn’t move, her speed was enough to make him lose complete control of his leg movement to run.
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Madeline wasted no time and bit Michael with the cursed bite of the werewolf, upon doing so she unleashed all her powers and magic that had laid dormant over the years, the very magic she had held onto in secrecy. Once she had released her bite from Michael she collapsed on the ground exhausted.
Michael wasted no time to run back to his dorm he felt sick, he never felt his legs move as fast as they did, he didn’t know why she would do this and wasted no time to find out. He was devastated; he started to feel the world spinning in front of him.
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Just before he reached his dorm Michael stopped running he felt a surge of pain exploding through his core, he thought he was going to faint from the pressure that was tearing itself through his body, the pains grew stronger, pains he’s never felt before, a mass of electrical currents running through his veins, his sight was far more intense, his hearing far better than he had ever known and the night didn’t look as dark.
The power of the electricity running through his body was so strong, like an explosion of an atomic bomb inside his core as he screamed out in pain. The wolf transformation was taking place. Michael with all his strength fought against it but it over took his whole body in an uncontrollable blow.
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Michael felt the change as his body turned into a werewolf, his whole body exploded with a magnetic pain he never felt before, yet it felt good to unleash the werewolf in him, he released it and let it consume his whole being, he couldn’t fight it anymore he needed to release the wolf from inside him, as he let go, it monopolized his whole self being, he howled out a long deadly howl, so loud that it made his own ears ring, an echo that crashed like a wild tsunami ripping through the University campus grounds that could be heard far and beyond.
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Michael was a fighter and pushed against all his own powers and shook past his transformation, he returned to human form forcefully. Feeling the painful brunt from fighting his whole self to hide the beast that he had just unleashed. He ran to his room and broke down and cried. His heart was tearing into a thousand pieces like shattered glass, cutting shards tearing at his soul.
He didn’t know what to do, he was now a supernatural, he knew Jagger wanted him as a human, he didn’t want to be a wolf, if he was a supernatural he wanted to be a vampire like Jagger, His heart was broken. He wanted to scream, yet all he could do was cry, he cried most of the night until he cried himself to sleep.
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The next morning Michael woke up as a wolf again. He didn’t feel the change as painful as the first time, he went into the community bathroom as he stared into the mirror he noticed his whole body shape had changed. His muscles much larger and stronger, his torso far more built and he couldn’t refrain from being a wolf, he was devastated.
He couldn’t fight against the transformation, he knew Jagger had told him that it’s something a wolf cannot control only the power of the moon, strangely enough he felt like he needed to be one, his body felt comfortable as a wolf, his body had embraced his new self instantly but his mind was yet to fathom what had happened.
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Michael didn’t go to class that day, he wasted no time and called Cyd who he knew was a trusted Wolf to Jagger, he liked Cyd and they could always talk. That evening after Cyd finished his classes he arrived to Michaels’ call and to his shock he saw Michael was a wolf. Cyd knew Jagger would be outraged, he also became frightened as he could see there was a lurking power in Michael, one he had never seen in any Omega wolf before.
“Cyd please help me, Madeline bit me last night and I can’t stop this”. Michael begged in desperation.
“Mike once you’re bitten there is nothing you can do… Jagger is going to go ballistic” Cyd was panicking himself at what he was seeing
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“Mike he will Kill Madeline you know this. No one was meant to cross him, and Madeline has been a good friend to us all for a long time, I cannot believe she has done this, I didn’t know she was a wolf to be honest” Cyd could see his fear and in his own core could see this was not going to end well.
“Wait…. There might be something we can do”. Cyd recalled
“What …. please tell me Jag will lose his s*h*it” Michael replied desperate to know.
“Mike I know there is a very powerful witch who is the only one who makes Elixirs for cures. She is very dangerous and difficult to find her where abouts, but leave this with me and I will see if I can get it for you”. Cyd desperate to comfort his friend yet fear rippled through his own body.
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“Please I need this before Jagger returns in 3 days …… please” Michael begging in his desperation breaking down in Cyd’s arms.
“Mike I will do my best” Cyd confirmed still shocked at what he was looking at, he knew he had to help his friend some how, he tried to turn Michael's mind to something else.
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“Mike can I how does it feel for you, as a wolf, I mean your body” Cyd asked curious as he could see Michael was stronger than any wolf he’s ever come across he could see it in his eyes, they had a green halo about them that no other wolf had. Eyes he only knew one person had. His Uncle Roman the Emperor.
“Cyd you know what honestly I find it weird… My body is humble, my core feels like this is right, something that I have had before but my mind doesn’t I'm freaking out.”
“I know Mike but until I can get information of this witches location, you might as well embrace and enjoy being a wolf, its clearly over powering you”. Cyd replied still in shock.
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“I can help you, I can get other pack members to help you, embrace it for a little until we find this witch”. Cyd tried to calm Michael down but he knew Jagger was going to be one hell of an angry Vampire and anyone crossed Jagger it was death, no two ways about it.
“Hey Mike… if you want I’ll keep you company until Jag returns, I can help show you the wolf ways it’s not bad believe me” Cyd desperate to lighten his own fear and Michael's too.
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“Cyd I'm scared I asked Jag to turn me into a vamp and he lost his cool at me, now this.. I'm as good as dead”. Michael said still feeling broken in his heart.
“Mike, Jag is a smart and wise man, he’s been around longer than many. He is a loyal friend but betray him and he’s a deadly enemy, any fool knows this. You know this is death to Madeline, she will pay a huge price for this, but in the mean time I’ll show you how to be a supernatural until we get the Elixir, something to lighten your pain my friend” Cyd said trying desperately to help Michael
Cyd hoped his words were right he knew this was not going to end well at all. Confused as to why Madeline would ever cross Jagger in this way was beyond his knowledge. He even knew better than that.
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As Cyd continued to try to comfort Michael a rage tore out of Michael that scared him, sending shivers down Cyds back.
“Whhhyyyyyyyy” Michael roared
“Mike Mike… it’s ok… really” Cyd desperate to try to calm Michael down
“I want to hurt someone” Michael said shocked to his own outburst.
“Mike it’s ok breath” Cyd replied trying to calm Michael down.
Cyd could see the werewolf was controlling his body far more then he’s ever seen before. It confused him how the power was that strong in Michael, Cyd knew its powers are strong but not for someone who is just bitten. It unsettled him a little as he himself tried desperately to settle the situation and make sense of all of it.
