Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 3094

Tobiah sighed heavily. "What else could happen? Arguments, deeper conflicts, and more fighting. The two of them, once the closest of friends, comrades who fought side by side in rebellion, eventually turned their blades on each other.

"Fenrir demanded that Arcturus lead the Highland Tribe to join him in conquering and ruling the world, but Arcturus thought he was being foolish and refused. Fenrir hung around our tribe for a while but got nothing out of it. Eventually, he lost control and attacked Arcturus.

"But at that point, Fenrir was incredibly weak from the curse, and his body had mutated. He was neither man nor monster, so how could he possibly match our ancestor? Fenrir was being beaten down, and in his furious roars of refusal to accept defeat, the full moon rose that night, and he transformed. He became a 26-foot-tall progenitor werewolf and easily leveled our homes."

He continued, "Arcturus couldn't bear to hurt him and kept trying to talk him down. But Fenrir had lost his mind, went completely feral, and started slaughtering our people. Arcturus had no choice. He flew into a rage and struck Fenrir down, injuring him badly.

"Under the endless moonlight, Fenrir, in werewolf form and on all fours, fled wounded. He'd been corrupted by the Vampire Queen's blood and was already broken; with the added curse and his twisted nature, he could never return to his human form. He became a savage beast forever, killing indiscriminately.

"And those he bit who didn't die gradually mutated into werewolves. That's how the world got its second werewolf, then its third, and eventually, countless werewolves appeared."

When old Tobiah stopped speaking, Othniel picked up the story. "You can probably guess what happened next. The werewolves and the Highland Tribe began slaughtering each other. Fenrir, manipulated by Lilith, fought Arcturus in a final battle, and they both perished together.

"The place where the two progenitors died is now where our Highland Tribe lives, or more precisely, it's our forbidden ground. Arcturus was bitten by Fenrir, and the werewolf curse and poison sank deep into his genes, passed down through every generation."

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