CHAPTER NINETY-ONE“Mog City, you say?” She inquired, and Elias nodded.“Yes, Miriam. I came all the way from Mog City, and I would be very grateful if you would be kind enough to help.”“Of course!” Miriam nodded, and all of a sudden, the nervous look on her face vanished.“I will be very glad to help you, Elias. That’s not a big deal. You shall have enough fuel to continue your journey, and I don’t mind giving you some extra just to make sure that you don’t get stranded on your way back to your city.”Elias nodded. “Thank you.” He whispered, and even though he forced a smile, it was very obvious in his eyes that he didn’t trust Miriam.There was something off about her smile, and even though he couldn’t figure it out yet, he was still reminded that she seemed a bit nervous at the mention of Mog City.Miriam cleared her throat, her body language indicating that she was trying to hide her true feelings.“I have heard so much about Mog City, Elias. I have heard about your vast economy,

CHAPTER NINETY-THREETaron gasped as soon as he saw this, turning to the Grandmaster whose anger was burning like magma."What have you done?” He muttered, his heart sinking into his belly.He couldn’t look at Elias; his eyes were just focused on the men who were ignorant of the fact that Elias was standing by the corner, watching as they hammered his car parts and dragged out as many parts as they could.Taron marched forward, and grabbing one of the men by the neck, he snatched the steering wheel he was holding from him and growled at him, panting heavily.“What’s the meaning of this?! Have you lost your senses?!”This left everyone speechless, and while they stopped everything they were doing, they turned to Taron, some of them dropping the objects they were holding.Taron turned to Elias, and when he saw his increasing rage, he swallowed hard, unable to find his composure.“Who gave the instruction to destroy this car?!” He asked, looking around him.He was angry and scared at the

CHAPTER NINETY-FIVE “Yes! Yes, Grandmaster!” Taron nodded, and then he got up from his knees, wiping the tears all over her face. He turned to the men, and unbothered that they were weak, he forced them to stand. “Get up, all of you!” He ordered, grabbing a rod from the ground. “I am going to strike you if you don’t get up and fix the car you damaged!” He lifted the rod, ready to strike the man in front of him.All the men were forced to rise to their feet, and even in their battered states, they hurriedly grabbed the parts of the car and began to reassemble them at once. Elias inched closer to his car, stood, and watched with his hands folded. When the men saw him, they were afraid, hastening up with the car.“Hurry up, all of you!” Taron fired, turning to the Grandmaster. He saw the impatience glittering in Elias’s eyes, and he cleared his throat, pleading with his eyes. “They will soon be done, Grandmaster.” He assured, his voice weak and low. Elias didn’t say even a word

CHAPTER NINETY-SEVENAll through the recent years of his life, he had been forced to learn the sad lesson that trusting people could bring pain and agony, still reminded about the death of his parents.“Are you sure?” He looked Elias in the eyes, and then he took a deep breath.Elias saw the doubt buried deep in his eyes, and he assured him with a nod.“You have nothing to worry about, Lewis.” He assured, taking a deep breath.“Just come with me, and I will keep to all the promises I made to you.” He said calmly, and then he took a deep breath.“Come on, Lewis. We don’t have much time. I have so many things to do.” He took a deep breath, and then he cleared his throat.It took a while, but Lewis decided to go with him.“I need to get something.” He moved to another room behind him, and returned a few seconds later with a picture-frame in his hands, holding onto it tightly.Elias ’s eyes went to the pictures, and he sighed softly.“Are those your parents?” He asked, and Lewis nodded,

CHAPTER NINETY-NINEElias sensed trouble, inching closer to the tree with his fists clenched.He searched and searched, but there seemed to be no sign of Lewis, not even the smallest one to show that he had been there.Elias couldn’t tell how the boy had disappeared, his eyes moving from one corner to the other.He moved to another tree, hoping that Lewis was going to be hiding behind any of them, but he was not there.Elias moved from tree to tree, but there was still no sign of the boy.“Lewis!” He called out, tension slowly rising in the air.Then he heard a silent sound that made him stop walking, followed by a silent growl, more intense than the ones he heard earlier.“Looking for him?” A voice that sounded like a roar asked, and Elias turned to see who it was.Standing in the middle of the darkness was not just a wolf man, but a different kind of wolf man.He was not just taller than those Elias had killed, he was bigger, had sharper claws and canines, and had crimson glowi