” So if I get you right boss. You have been cajoled by that witch to take on the risky deal for free.” Durban asked in shock.
” Not free you Urchin. The bounty still holds. We be getting the One hundred thousand startup boost anymore.” Said Gallagher with his wrist held over his lower back. He could hardly contain himself as he walked from one end to the other.
” I knew we should have taken that money while we could. I knew it.” Said Durban.
” Well, as it’s seems, the odds don’t favor us. We would have to do the bidding of those bastards once again. ” Said Gallagher and snarled angrily.
” And your brothers at the cottage. Would they cease to hunt In the city.” He asked with much curiosity. ” They command from me. Dokota has asked for the killings to stop. In as much as we claim to hate each other, we still lookout for each other. Those bastards have their eyes on me big time and my best deal is to make that money and clap back at them. It’s a fair deal” don’t you think.
” With five hundred million. We would retire this moment and live the best life possible. It’s the best deal yet.” Durban said and nodded in agreement with himself.
” Get the crew. Let’s hit the woods. As for my brothers in the cottage, I may have a different job for them. Let’s go.” Said Gallagher and walked out of the office while Gallagher followed suit.
Hours later
The morning light was barely luminous when the back rose gang had embarked on a journey into the pine forest. They had to move on foot since the terrain was not drivable and even though among them were expert bikers, they didn’t dare to venture into the woods with bikes as the slippery grasses and quicksand were a challenge their own. The journey went on for a while with Gallagher running ahead and back to guide his men to the cottage which now house different beings in entirety. After hours of running through the woods they finally arrived at the feat of the cottage with Gallagher standing in front of them.
” Master! I know this hurt.” ” Yes, it’s the hurt where Durban had dinner with the blood a ladies …”
” Shut up Feces.” Durban cautioned out but it was already useless against the jeering cackles from his colleagues. Even Gallagher had to laugh.
” Damn it boys this is five hundred million Dollar job. We can’t be jokers and expect to make that box. Hold on here, I would check on this cottage alone.” He said signaled Durban to keep the line. As soon as he entered the cottage, he noticed all the windows were shot and only a few fragments of light from cracked walls and ceilings could find their way into the cottage.”
” Brothers how are you finding your new home.” Gallagher Whispered as he heard a couple of ghostly presence coming before him and eventually paused. He turned and saw a three of them smiling frantically at him with their teeth’s brandished in blood.
” I see you all are having a feast. Where is your leader? He asked trio. Whose skin could hardly been seen by the overly hairy fur that opaque their bodies. Apart from their glittering eyes and their lengthy White teeth, nothing else was separating them with the color of darkness.
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” Gallagher This is a great place to be. Why did you keep us in that silos for years.” Said one of the trio while the rest behaved like their abilities to speak were not developed. Even the one who had spoken had done so in a disgruntled speech.
” Where are the rest ?” Gallagher asked and turned around, he gazed at the musty ceiling and could not find anyone else in sight.
” Outside. They are outside.” He said and licked his it’s mouth to scoop up the bloody patch over its face.
” How possible, do they travel beneath the sun?” He asked in Curiosity.
” Caves. There are lots of caves around the woods.” “Some prefer the caves and we prefer the cottage.” Said the being and the trio retracted into the dark woods.
” I have given no orders for you to guys to leave the cottage. This wasn’t our agreement.” Gallagher called out amidst his vexation. ” Where is Columbus?” He asked, as he sashayed into the surrounding rooms In search of the leader.
” You won’t find him here. He may be In the caves, he might be in the silos, he might be anywhere.” Said the hunting voice of the over hairy being whose canines were as long as nails.
” He can’t be in the city. I haven’t given such others. I am king.” Gallagher said and stormed out leaving the triplets in the dark as they nimble upon the dead deer in the dark.
” Master is all well ?” Durban asked after viewing the furious reaction of his boss.
” To the caves guys. Check for irregularities in the surrounding caves. Be careful! We might just be in for more than one beast.” Said Gallagher and ran straight into the bushes, while his men followed suit except for Sacramento who stood gazing at the cave like it was relic.
The speed and super smelling abilities in Gallagher’s nostril was key in bringing him to one of the surrounding caves that was filled with nothing but Darkness and then the hunting eyes of a thousand bath’s which hung from their feet as they rested their hearts. He stood before the entrance of the giant cave and knew a good portion of his brothers had to be here. For the first time in many decades he felt a sense of fear befall him. His strong grip over them as Alpha of the broken Hybrids had given him so much power. They were at his mercy to do his dirty biddings and they did it with so much brutality that it awakened nothing but fear in the minds of people of Bear Creek. They had provided him with the brute force to successfully bestow a government and successfully bestow himself as the protector of Bear Creek. Without them, he was powerless as his gangs where not powerful enough to uphold the tempo of his desired wickedness. Now it seemed he has made a mistake by taking them out of the silos where they had been abandoned by their creators for many decades. With one deep breath, he hurried his way into the caves and swaggered in with majesty and caution. Majesty that he was still the leader among them for being the only experiment that was successful and caution, because he no longer knew how they were going to react to his coming. If they were still mutual on basis or if they had nothing in their minds but rage. As he gained further grounds into the dark enclaves, the bats who had been somewhat silent began to chip loudly as if they had a deal on alerting their new neighbors of an alien presence.
” Indeed, so you all are here.” He sighed and scowled in fury as the paw steps of entities began to drop the descend from the walls and eventually he could feel their presence around him.
” No candles for the dinner tonight. Brother.” Said Columbus as he materialized to an almost unrecognizable human.
” Candles? I can so you all just clear. The lights were for Durban and not me.” He said in a tone of Majesty that saw him gazing over his shoulders in Uncertainty. He could hardly recognize Columbus who was now a total contrast to the emaciated beast he was the last time. ” Gallagher, your brothers have questions, your sisters have questions to.” Said the dreaded beast whose beards where also dreaded from unkempt they were. ” What questions do you all have? I also have questions.” He said in a sotto voce of majesty.
” We want to know a thing and then maybe two?” Said Columbus in an air of ease, that he almost had a smile on his face which was always in a scowl.
” Talk. I’m listening. ” He opined showing a bit of frustration to remind them who was Alpha and who was not.
” If you know of a heaven like this, all this while, why did you let us rot in those silos eh?” Columbus asked but turned his kinsmen who nodded at his question with agreement. Gallagher knew what he was trying to do. A coupe. ” Have I been the one keeping you at Silos all this while?” He asked and gazed around to see their reactions. They were mute.
” You always had a way to lead us here. So much freedom and so much food. Why did you let us die away in those stills.” Columbus as in slithering whisper that should only be heard from the throats of a giant boar. ” Cause until now, the Stills where the safest place to be. This caves has contact with humans. It’s the only reason a cottage was erected there. Would I have brought you all to place of uncertainty in the name of love?” ” Would I ?” ” Don’t be ungrateful to me brothers. I left the damn silos on my own and fought a life for myself among humans. I did that all on my own….
” With our help!” Columbus roared. ” You Gallagher is what you are today because of us. We have given you all the support you never gave us. Night after night, we risked it all to fulfill your desires and how do you repay us? Cattle blood. For many decades, all we get from you are drums of Cattle blood. No flesh and No spleen, just those damn blood and what do you do? You live the life of majesty, feeding on delicious humans at will, smoking the best cigar and drinking the finest ale while we rotted away in those damn silos. These woods are our compensation.” Said Columbus and threw his hands apart in majesty. While Gallagher watched keenly, the reactions of the entities around him.
” Ingrates. You Columbus is a fucking ingrate. I live all the days of my life in fear among humans would burn me at the steaks if they discover what I am, yet I have never abandon you all. For all those years, I brought sustenance and let you feed on the bounties whenever the tides were right. I brought you to the woods because the tides were right. I didn’t ask any of your damn opinions before I did so. If you ever disrespect me in your wistful lives again, I will loose my life this moment but I shall kill every single bastard! That stands with you!” He exclaimed and pulled out a dagger from his scabbard. They went mum and said nothing as Columbus stood gazing at Gallagher with scowl he submerged a bit into the Darkness to afford him some positional advantage incase a fight was to kick in.
” Humans taste so good, and They make us strong to. Henceforth we will take from among them at will.” Columbus slithered in majesty.
” We had a deal. You will only hunt in the city at my orders.” Gallagher warned in voice of fury.
” Say all you all want Gallagher. It doesn’t deny the fact that you have been better off and we have been worse off in this journey. A few nights that we have been here and you can see how beautiful we all look, how powerful we feel and how well we now think. We don’t longer take orders from you.” Said Columbus and before Gallagher could reply, leapt towards him in full beast mode. His lengthy canines, razor sharp talons and furry body all driving over Gallagher as Columbus tried to sink his canines in the neck of Gallagher who was still trying to throw him off balance. Just when the beast was about to score a fatal gash on the larynx of Gallagher, he became to overzealous with the need to connect the bite and sending him slightly over the body of Gallagher who was almost pinned by the crushing weight of the giant wolf over him. He short an upward kick as he lay there and it sent the big beast propelling into the airwaves and crashing over the walls of the cave. It tried to spring up as fast as it could but had overrated it’s energy level and that appeared to be the reason why he had attacked Gallagher in the first place. Not being Called a beast for nothing, Gallagher leapt straight at the injured beast and crashed it further into the wall, why the rest of them just stood gazing at the drama without an iota of concern. They clearly didn’t have any energy to waste on a fight. With one heavy blow after the other, he destabilized the giant beast and with his bare hands grabbed the head of the snarling beast and pulled it clear off it’s neck bone, causing it’s blood to ooze into the air like a fountain of plasma. Majestically he held onto the head and stood up while the remainder life left in Columbus caused his headless body to twitch as if though it protested it’s own death.
” Is there anyone here who still wants to question my authority?” He asked the mute beings who gazed at the head of their kinsman with much indifference. They said nothing but savored the smell of the blood in the air. ” I said ! Is there still a bastard here who has a problem with my authority!!!” He roared in rage till his gang members could hear him, causing Durban to smile, while the others gazed at each other in contempt.
” Yes that’s what I thought. You! What’s your name, Vasco right?” Gallagher asked gazing at a young studded werewolf who stood in the frontline.
” Yes.” He said with voice of a drum.
” You are now the new Monitor of the clan. You all shall take orders from me and me alone is that clear?” He asked.
” Yes” He simply answered again and had his eyes on the Carcass of his kinsman.
” Good, what do you do with this carcass Gallagher asked.
” Eat.” Said Vasco and nodded.
” Then it up the bastard and satiate your energies. We have work!” Gallagher said and stunned out of the cave with the head of the beast still dangling in his hands. ” Once bitten twice shy. I would have to show this fucking humans that I’m still the beast slayer.” He mumbled as he swaggered out of the cave with the pride of a thousand gods.