As the sun set an orangey red, the sky could not look all the farther from normal. The orange red sky with a hole in the very clouds… Some would call the view an inspiration of legend, others could see it as a bad omen. It likely depended on whether you were on the side opposing the new force that was just shown or not.

With more than half of their force destroyed, the Frost Giants appeared a mixture of panicked and angry. They were disoriented despite their leader’s livid shouting. The clashes began, Kazius heading towards the root of the problem only to hear quite the conversation as he moved towards the two talking.

“Cowardly bastards! It is an ambush! They must have someone powerful helpings them… You… You set us up for a trap, you bitch. You whore! I should have never listened to you!” The Frost Giant Leader would tell Luna, enraged.

Luna at this would give the angry Frost Giant a cold and menacing look. “You idiotic worm… Do not blame me for your incompetence… I played along with your flirting because you were useful… Do not flatter yourself. I want everyone in that town dead more than you could ever imagine… I should have known you’d be useless… You were not even the favored Prince to become the King of the Frost Giants… You would have not become King without my help… You were able to kill the others of the royal family because of me… I should have tried to manipulate one of your brothers instead though…”

“I told you I would kill you next time I saw you, didn’t I? But instead, you dare pull something like this… You are a bitter crazy bitch that gets off on destroying families… ” Kazius would state, his expression holding quite the cold hatred as he came out of the shadows. He easily made it to them due to his powers, despite the battle ensuing. His way of emergence from the shadows and expression combined gave him quite the intimidating appearance.

“YOU! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! My plans! They all would have succeeded if it wasn’t for you… You even speak Giant… You vermin… Forget Damon… I will take the most pleasure killing you! I will make sure I take everything you hold dear… That Human… The Elf… The Demon… That traitor Caleb… And then finally Damon… So he can lose everything only to leave you behind in your own misery after seeing him fall apart again.” Luna declared, insanity and malice in her voice.

“I don’t this so… I don’t think you will get to do any of that… I will kill you and your puppet here and now…” Kazius told her coldly, his expression growing full of hatred as he sneered down at her.

As he spoke though, the Frost Giant prince would attack, attempting to catch him off guard… It seems some of his fighters noticed and were attacking as well soon after.

Kazius would use his shadows to attack the Frost Giant prince as well as defend himself against the attack by using his shadow to produce spikes from the ground, impaling those that got close, but he was still getting surrounded. The sun had finally set, the more darkness advantageous, but Kazius used up a lot of energy while wrapping up Damon’s spear and he was still inexperienced… So, it would be hard if even more came at once, but he didn’t want to lose track of Luna.

It was then that Alice would show up.

Alice was levitating her sword but was using it in an unconventional way. She was riding the large great sword like a board to get to him… It seems she got an idea for a new trick, after what they just pulled earlier with the spear.

She would jump off the sword once low enough, using it to slice the heads off from 3 Frost Giants at once. “Need a hand?” She asked coyly, her tone somewhat flirty

Kazius would grin at her. “Thanks, you do have the habit of always coming at the right time.” He admitted to her, after all, that is how they met.

“You did say stay close. I had to catch up to you somehow… I was honestly surprised… But compared to all that wind at Mount Cyklon… The kind of wind I felt while riding that was nothing! I will have to thank Damon.” Alice admitted.

“Speaking of… He needs his spear back… Can you get it to him?” Kazius stated, managing to talk as they pushed back and killed more of the Frost Giants. Kazius would attack with his shadows from the ground, using them like spikes. While Alice would make them lose their heads if they were foolish enough to go high.

“I know this will draw attention nor do I know if this will work but…” Alice would trail all, “DAMON! CATCH!” she would shout. After doing so, she would extend out her hand while Kazius provided her cover. She seemed to get a feel of where the spear was at this distance… And then pulled with all her might until it was flung.

It was then the spear could be seen flying across the battlefield.

Once the spear passed over one of the large crowds of Frost Giants, a white flash could be seen in the sky. It was then they could see it. A Werewolf with white fur of large build that stood at 8ft (2.44 meters) catching the spear with his mouth by jumping up in the sky. He moved quite nimbly despite his amount of muscle and stature. He seemed to notice the two looking at them, his yellow eyes shining as he gave them a thumbs up. It was Damon! And he seemed to be content despite his transformation.

Tonight, was the full moon after all and the sun had set… And while Damon hated transforming, it seems he was using it to his advantage. He would tear through the crows of Frost Giants with his wind, using both his claws and his spear. He would land on his two legs, seeming to be fighting his way over while acting as backup for the townspeople army that they had assembled, by now also transformed.

‘I am proud of him… I hope he is accepting himself…’

Sadly, even despite the backup… Luna was hard to spot. When they did finally spy the woman… She wasn’t transformed… It seems the Elf blood she had was stronger, so she was not forced to transform like the others… She looked smug, seeming to have a magic circle forming beneath her… Before Kazius could even wonder what she was casting… She was gone…

‘Fuck… Teleportation magic… That is a high tier spell… So Caleb is not actually better than her at magic… But she made everyone believe that… Being able to use such advanced magic is supposed to be rare… She really is related to Zelphar… For just how long has she been planning to torment Vargstam? What a crazy bitch… I won’t let her lay a hand on anyone I care about… Next time I see her… Really will be the last…’

Despite the failure with Luna, by the time Damon made it to their side, the battle had long been decided… The Frost Giants… With Both their leaders gone and their numbers reduced to 50, they would flee in terror. From their perspective, Kazius, Alice, Damon… Their small army that killed over 9 times their amount… They could truly be called nothing other than Monsters.

“I suppose that is that.” Kazius stated, sounding satisfied. He was exhausted, having never used his power so much before, but he felt content… Despite the bodies upon bodies that laid at their feet.

“I can’t believe we did it.” Alice admitted in awe, looking around them at the destruction they have brought.

“For all that happened, that was quite an exciting battle! Luna actually did something good for me! Even though she was trying to kill me! Buahaha! This is the first full moon I haven’t felt upset for!” Damon exclaimed contently once he dropped his spear from his mouth, able to talk just fine in this form. Then again, he did say he became rasher and more beastlike, but did not lose himself.

Kazius was glad he could laugh despite talking about Luna. It was clear he was doing his best to be cheerful and enjoy the battle they just had.

“We should check on how Azanor and Eve did-” Kazius began only to be interrupted by the loud howling and cheering of the townspeople. It seems they too were proud of what they did in battle to defend their town.

“Good work.” Kazius would praise, content that they stood up for themselves and were willing to follow Alice, Damon, and himself into battle.

What Kazius did not expect though was it was then the werewolves would bow before him, kneeling.

“Thank you, Chief!” They would shout, some howling still with joy.

Damon at this was making them a sign to stop, as if to not do that yet.

“Damon… What is the meaning of this?” Kazius questioned with a frown.

“A-About that… Uh… I was going to talk to you about it after this, I swear! But uh… We kind of… sort of… Caleb and me… Told them… That well… You were someone strong and reliable… and that you helped even me… So… Uh… Well… I think you would make the better Chief.” Damon stated nervously, clearly ashamed for not asking about it first.

At hearing this, Alice looked shocked. Her eyes growing just as wide.

Kazius sighed. He wasn’t expecting this at all… But… He was supposed to build a kingdom… Right? He needed land, people, settlements… To do such a thing…

‘I suppose this is how it starts… Isn’t it? Well, bring it on!’ Kazius would think, not afraid and instead determined to create a place for him and his friends. To destroy The Church, the Demon King, and anyone that got in the way of that.

“Alright, I will be the Chief… Well… Kinda… But I will discuss this with you further later. You and our friends… Caleb too… I suppose there is something I must tell you about too… Anyway Let’s go… We should see how Eve and Azanor did and then check on the town and Caleb.”