Chapter 23: Chapter 23

Slap!

Jonea swung a kick as the figures that appeared from the darkness attacked her.

"What was that?" Jonea said as she raised her guard.

She felt like she was kicking something. However, the figure disappeared again after a while. Their movements are very fast. Now, Jonea felt that there was more than one figure surrounding her.

“Show yourselves, cowards!”

Jonea dropped her bag on the ground. Her hands were tightly clenched in front of her chest, her feet shoulder-width apart. Jonea, with her stance ready to attack.

The shadows moved quickly again. They kept moving and hiding again in the darkness around the alley after the attack. Jonea could only hear their footsteps and predict the direction of their movement.

Wow!

One gust of wind came along with one strike towards Jonea's head. The girl dodged to the side, and when she realized her cheek had been scratched by something sharp.

"Fuck!" Jonea wiped her cheeks. "Show yourselves, wolves!"

Laughter exploded in the dark. "Ha ha ha... you're a girl with guts!" one man said.

Several people walked up to Jonea from two different directions. When one appeared from the alley's darkness and attacked, the girl immediately parried it with her left arm. Another figure appeared from a different direction, and Jonea kicked her leg.

The girl was out of breath. She was still holding out under the porch light of the closed shop. Because that place is the only source of light.

Three men out of nowhere suddenly stood in front of Jonea. She recognized one of them.

"You?"

“Yes, it's me! The customer from table number three you insulted!” the blonde-haired man hissed while baring his fangs. "It's time for dinner, kids!" he told his two colleagues.

Two of his colleagues, already standing on Jonea's left and right, tried to drag the girl away. But, Jonea could avoid it easily.

"Your dreams are too high!" grinned Jonea. “You think I will give up easily?”

The blonde-haired man took a step closer to Jonea. In the next step, he had turned into a huge golden wolf. Followed by two other friends, each turned into a wolf with a similar colour.

“Damn, werewolves!”

The girl's eyes gleamed with wariness. The alley is quite dark. Jonea's vision could be improved. The sneaky wolves hid in the dark area when Jonea was about to counterattack.

Jonea couldn't move from the shop terrace, which had the only light. She didn't want to be provoked by them and step into the darkness. If that happened, Jonea would not be able to protect herself.

Grrrhhh...

The wolves growled loudly and bared their sharp teeth. Along with the wolf jumping on the left side, Jonea did a spinning kick and hit the wolf's muzzle. An attack from the right came, but Jonea was too late to dodge. The wolf managed to claw his right arm to shreds.

Jonea bent down, holding her torn arm. The fresh blood that flowed made the wolves even crazier.

The wolf that Jonea kicked rolled onto the asphalt and turned into a human again. The man's eyes looked so angry. He tried to get up with his fists clenched and massaging the jaw that Jonea had just kicked.

The attack from Jonea surprised the three big wolves that were surrounding her. They didn't think Jonea was that hard to take down.

Clap... clap... clap...

The blonde-haired man appeared at the boundary between the dark and light space while clapping his hands.

“What an interesting show!” he said. "But, this time, you will not escape from me!"

The man jumped into the air. When he landed, he had already turned into a wolf-coloured golden fur. He's the biggest wolf and looks the strongest.

The wolf walked toward Jonea with predatory eyes. His fangs were sharp and intimidating. At the same time, the other two wolves started to get up and approached Jonea.

'Bastard!' Jonea cursed. ‘If the three of them attack together, I am finished.’

The girl held tightly to her torn arm. She stepped back and unintentionally glanced at her bag lying on the ground.

'I have to get my bag! It's my only ticket to safety. But how? My bag is behind these wolves.’

The three wolves were ready to charge. As Jonea dashed to the side, they attacked her together. The line rolled onto the ground while protecting its head. Jonea managed to kick a wolf, and her uninjured hand tried to punch the wolf's jaw in front of her even though it was weak.

'Silver stake!' thought Jonea.

When the opportunity arose, she rolled towards her bag and took out the silver stake she kept there.

Jonea's face turned pale from the wound in her hand. She lost a lot of blood.

Just as the wolves were about to attack again, Jonea pointed a silver stake at them. Suddenly the three wolves took a step back. They were terrified when they saw the silver metallic lightning in Jonea's hand.

The girl smiled weakly. Her hair and clothes were a mess. She wiped the blood on her cheek with her shoulder.

"I thought I could sell this silver stake and get some money," Jonea said. “Apparently, it saved me differently!”

"Come on, come on!" challenged Jonea. “You really are sly wolves. If you really want to attack me, attack in your human forms, not as animals.”

Ggrrhhh...

They growl again. This time, the smallest wolf looked like it wanted to attack. It was as if he didn't care about the silver stake. With one swift leap, he smashed into Jonea's chest.

The girl fell backwards. Her chest is tight. She couldn't move her right hand because she was injured. She thrust the stake into the wolf's jaw.

The wolf rolled over with the stake stuck in its jaws. Simultaneously, Jonea realized her mistake. She had lost her only weapon.

The two remaining wolves became angrier, seeing their comrades get hurt. They together surrounded Jonea.

“Say your last word!” said the biggest wolf.

The girl shook her head to return her blurry vision. Jonea even hit her head to keep conscious. But losing so much blood made her feel like the world was spinning around her.

The biggest wolf drew near and reverted back to that of a blonde-haired man.

"What are we going to do with this girl? She had injured, Richard. Are we going to kill herm?” asked his friend.

“Killed her? It's too easy. She will have to pay for her actions with many times more pain!”

"It's a full moon night."

“Yeah, that's why we'll have some fun with her. I will sink my fangs into her neck, and she will feel endless suffering when her DNA cells begin to be contaminated with our DNA cells. She will become a… disfigured werewolf!”

“Wow, your idea is really crazy! Let's do it!"

Jonea tried to stand up straight and ready to fight. However, her steps were getting staggered. The girl fell on her knees. Jonea blinked. It feels really heavy. She wants to sleep.

"I'm human..." Jonea said. “I will never be willing to give up my life and turn into a lowly beast like you!”

Thump!

The blonde-haired man kicked Jonea in the stomach. The girl was thrown several meters before crashing into the shop wall. This time, Jonea's body actually sank to the ground. Her eyes were heavy, and blood was pouring out of her wound.

“You… dare to insult us as lowly beasts? In contrast, the werewolf race had it all. We have strength, intelligence, and eternal life. We are different from you--weak humans.”

The man stepped closer to Jonea in human form. In the next second, he had become a great golden wolf again. He opened his jaw and was ready to sink his fangs into Jonea's neck.

Jonea groaned, trying to fight back. The fangs were already pressed into the skin of Jonea's neck and felt stabbing.

Suddenly the golden wolf was thrown aside and left Jonea in a daze. With blurred vision, Jonea saw another wolf that was also helpless. Something is attacking them.

"Who-" Jonea said softly.

A figure emerged from the darkness and grabbed the blonde-haired man who had been thrown.

"You... dare to lay your hands on that girl, then tonight will be your last full moon!"

The blonde-haired man growled. His head was pulled back. He clenched his jaws but was powerless to fight back.

Jonea saw huge claws in the darkness coming out of the man's hand. The claws were about to rip into the blonde man's neck. But the blonde man immediately turned into a golden wolf and fought back. He managed to escape.

The golden wolf turned towards Jonea. He lifted Jonea's helpless body and dragged her by the jaws. The wolf led Jonea under the shop light.

"Can't! This girl will be my prey tonight. Even if you kill me, I will kill this girl first,” said the golden wolf.

A loud growl sounded from the figure within the dark shadow. "Let go of that girl right now. This is your last chance.”

Jonea's eyes almost closed. She vaguely recognized the voice.

“You won't be able to stop me. You're just trying to buy time by bullying me. Humans are our slaves as well as our food. Tonight she is my food!”

The golden wolf put its forelegs on Jonea's defenceless body. The girl was lying on her back with her head drooping. Her injured left hand kept bleeding. The golden wolf opened its jaws wide and then bit Jonea.