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"Are you crazy?!" When Justin heard that, he screamed. He looks at Twix, who has taken a pole from the Clan HQ.

"You're joking, right?" 

Twix's wrist is grabbed by him. The man nods and touches his hand.

"It's a rule handed down from generation to generation." We will have a life-or-death battle for the position of the future leader. It is done to gain the trust of a clan member. "If it's too much, it can lead to death," Ouran says.

"You know you can pretend to lose, right?" Twix whispers to Justin. The man simply laughs.

"Yeah... and end up dead, just like that," he says as he ties his silver hair back.

Everyone moves aside, giving a huge space for both contenders. Ouran struts in the middle of the open space. He begins his ritual before the match.

"No... I won't let you go!"

"I need to... For my freedom. I'll promise to try harder not to die. Don't you worry about it.." says Twix.

Justin feels unfair when he heard about the rules. For him, Twix doesn't need to sacrifice himself to gain freedom from this pack.

"I'll fight on behalf of Twix!" suddenly Justin yells.

Everyone looks at him, in shock. Not a good move for some outsider who knows nothing about this tradition.

Whispers can be heard among the crowd.

"Is this boy mad?" asks Joon.

"He must hit his head hard during the accident.." says Sunny.

"Are you crazy? You can't do that!" Twix held Justin's shoulder.

"Give me your reason, young man. Why do you wanna fight for him?" asks Ouran.

"I wanna give Twix freedom. I wanna give him.. a family. I will die during this battle, but I'm willing to die for him. Because I treasure his feeling so much," says Justin. Ouran watches him with full interest.

"Okay, since you are human and new in this, I'll give you some exceptions and let you make some requests," says Ouran.

"Fine. If I win this battle, I want everyone to pay respect to Twix and try to love him unconditionally. But if I lose and die, I want the Guardian to treat him well. He will get banished from the clan, and he had nowhere to go. So please love him as what he is,"  Justin takes off his t-shirt and snatches the pole from Twix. He glances at the man before walking towards Ouran and Mirmo who wait for him inside the arena.

"Did you guys realize that this is not a joke anymore?" asks Cygnus when he sees Justin entering the arena.

Slowly, the Guardians began to get crazy.

"Yargh, Wolf.. no need to make such a sacrifice!" Yoon yells at him, everyone is in panic.

"Justin, we are a team! You can't decide without discussing it with us!" it's Joon's turn to convince him. But Justin doesn't care. He pinches the sacred soil from Ouran's hand.

"Justin, no need for this unnecessary sacrifice!" said Byul. The boy smiles.

"Loves to need some sacrifice, remember?" Justin says as he marks his face with the sacred soil.

Looks like he already made up his mind. Byul lost her words. That is what she told him before. Now, her words eat me big time. She flung herself at Yoon. Tears fell from her eyes.

There's a wave inside Twix's heart right now. How can someone who he just get to know for only a few days be willing to make such a noble act to get him a family? He couldn't let this boy makes a mistake. He tries to get inside the arena.

"Stop, Twix! You can't do that.."

"But this is ridiculous! I'm the one who supposes to fight Mirmo!" he was held by Ouran's assistant and bodyguard.

"Too late, Twix! He already did the bond ritual. Stay where you are!" says Ouran.

"No! Justin!" he yells at him.

"Don't worry, you will get your family soon.." he smiles as he put himself in a fighting position. Mirmo smirks in skeptical. How can a small boy like Justin fight a well build huge muscular werewolf like him?

"Let the fight begins!" Ouran releases a piece of red cloth. As it reaches the sacred ground of Moon Pack, both of the men charge forward.

Mirmo was the first one who attacks. He punches Justin in the face, but the latter dodges it well. He spins himself and tries to land a power sidekick when Mirmo manages to jump backward and avoid the attack. Justin uses his forearms to shield his face when Mirmo shoves him non-stop jabs. He swings his shoulder right and left, hitting him with a good hard elbow that he got. Both slide back a few feet from each other, panting hard from such huge pressure.

"This better be good..." Sun whispers at Cygnus. The boy clamps his palm and shut his eyes, praying to God so no one will die today.

Both use a weapon now. Mirmo swings the spear, almost making a fire circle. He charges forward, and pokes the spear, targeting Justin. The boy manages to avoid it, shoves the pole that he got from Twix, and dodges the spear well. He twirls the pole, making a good small circle, round and round the spear tip. He then flicks the spear aside and bounces the pole back. It hit Mirmo's waist, making the latter slide to the left. The wolf grunts in pain.

"Way to go Wolf!!" Yoon cheering from outside. Everyone near him stares at him who getting excited watching the match.

"What? Am I not allowed to cheer? That's dull.." he says, glaring his eyes up. Byul holds her breath, digging her nail into Yoon's biceps. But due to the adrenaline rush, the man couldn't feel anything.

Mirmo feels pissed off right now. He swings his spear at Justin's legs. The young almost trips but he manages to land his feet like a ballerino. Mirmo brings his spear up and tries to hit Justin's head. But Justin manages to hold the spear using the pole. Both now use the power at maximum level, making both weapons rattle and broke into two pieces.

"Uh oh.. that's not good.." says Jein. He notice that the spear and the pole were made of the most high-quality wood and they shouldn't break easily like that. That's the purpose of the weapon itself. But if it breaks just like that, that means both contenders are too powerful. One mishap could make one of them get killed.

Justin throws the pole aside. There's no use for it anymore. He needs to rely on his own hands and feet. Mirmo too threw away the spear. He put a fist and threw a powerful punch toward Justin. It hits directly on his face. Justin braces up himself and takes the blow well. Mirmo then tries to do an uppercut but Justin manages to grab his wrist and hold the punch with all his might. He grunts and slowly yells, holding the wrist with all that he got. But, Mirmo manages to punch him on his abs. Justin shrieks in pain and crouches, holding his stomach.

"Justin!!" Twix yells from the outside. But he can't do anything as the arena has been blocked by Ouran's bodyguards.

"That's all you got, huh?!" Mirmo yells at him. Justin slowly wakes up. He can feel his dog tag necklace swinging right to left on his collarbone. He grabs his dog tag. Reminding himself who he is. He closes his eyes. The image of his mother, father, friends who died for him, and fellow Guardians warmed his heart. He could hear a loud cheer from his fellow Black Wolf when he won the Super Wolf title.

Yes, he stands in front of a huge rouge werewolf.

And you know what...

He is a wolf, too!

A Super Wolf!

He put himself in guarded mode. He kisses the dog tag and opens his eyes. There's a fire of courage burning inside him right now.

"I'll never stop!" he says, as he charged forward and give his best high kick in history. It lands on Mirmo's shoulder, making him whimper in pain. He dodges himself and gives a nice clean jab on Justin's jaw. But the boy never stops. He keeps on punching Mirmo and casually it hits him here and there. Mirmo doing great in guarding himself. Things got hot so fast. Both of them attack and dodge at the same time. Somehow, Justin tries to guard the elbow that Mirmo gave but accidentally snaps a sacred bracelet that the man wore. The man widens his eyes. Justin steps back a few feet from him.

Mirmo doesn't look good! He is super angry right now!

"Step back, Justin!!" Twix yells from outside.

Justin gasps when Mirmo suddenly goes berserk and switches into his wolf mode. He growls and barks at him before he makes a powerful dash toward the young man.

Justin knew they are werewolves, but watching them switch modes is not something for a faint heart person to watch.

He can feel his legs shaking and he suddenly trips his leg and fell. Mirmo is getting closer and ready to eat him alive when a beautiful silver/white fur wolf stops him in the middle. He growls and scratches the black one with his powerful claw. Mirmo wimps painfully but he keeps on attacking the white wolf. They grab each other using their powerful jaw and rumble together. Everyone around them just keeps their composure, well of course except Guardians. Jein and Byul almost run inside the arena when Mirmo turned into his wolf mode. But when they see Twix switching into his wolf mode, they immediately understand the situation.

There is no way Twix will let anyone harm Justin.

He is the young man's Guardian.

That's his obligation.

Mirmo drops to his knees, well in this case his wolfie knees after the exhausting fight. Twix cools down a bit. He panted and felt relief. Then he turns himself towards Ouran who waits at the side of the arena. But Mirmo manages to stand on his feet again, trying to attack him from behind.

"Twix, watch out!" Justin yells. He quickly grabs Mirmo's tail, making the wolf yell in pain. He waves his tail but Justin didn't even budge or let it go. He climbs on the top of Mirmo's huge body and chokes him using the armbar technic. It's tiring and painful to hold himself but he did manage to stay.

"Argh!!!" he yells out loud as he put his armbar in full power. The wolf suddenly and slowly became weak.. and transformed back into human form. Justin let him go. Mirmo coughing and panting hard. He drops to his knees. Twix who is still shocked manages to recover back and switch back into his human form.

"You saved me..." Twix says. Justin just smiles and panting, looking at the man.

"No, YOU saved me.." he says. Twix hugs him tight with mixed feelings sad, happy, grateful.. everything.

"And the winner is... Justin The Super Wolf!!!" Ouran proudly presents the winner. Everybody cheers and claps happily. Guardian teams celebrate the winning in Black Wolf style.

"Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!!" they yell together as Sun, Jein, and Yoon howl out loud, making the original werewolves laugh hard. Byul wipes her tears. Joon almost passes out just now but managed to hold his body, leaning towards Jein. Cygnus quickly took Justin from Twix and was ready for first aid treatment.

Twix walks towards Mirmo. He put out his hand, helping the man stands on his feet. He looks at Twix's pure face, admitting his defeat.

"You can kill me just now.."

"How can I kill a family?" Twix asks him back. He looks at the innocent face deeply. He knew he is wrong. All that Twix wants is a family that is willing to accept him unconditionally. He gives him a big bro hug. Everyone in the clan cheering, looking at both powerhouses became a family again.

Ouran walks towards them. They pull away from the hug and stare at Ouran at the same time.

"Twix, I, Ouran the Moon Clan Head Alpha, hereby announced your position withdrawal as the future leader of Moon Clan. You can either stay or leave. You are free now.." says Ouran, wiping away the future leader symbol from his shoulder.

"Wait, Head Alpha.. but he wins this battle.."

"It was Justin who wins the battle. As a leader, he failed to convince his subordinate to avoid danger. So he is not eligible to be one. But, as a devoted Guardian, he proved to us that he got the courage and was loyal to his owner. And also shows us how much love he got in his big heart.." Ouran smiles at him. He caresses the young man's cheek.

"Thank you, Dad.."

"All I want is your happiness.." he says, as he put him in his embrace.

Looks like the storm is over and the sunshine just came out, shining brightly.

"Okay, we have a search and rescue mission to do. Let's discuss it further.." Mirmo pulls him towards the Clan HQ.

"Wait!" he looked at Twix.

"Can we involve the Guardians as well? I mean they are capable of this kind of mission.." says Twix. He looks at the Guardian who are busy talking to each other.

"Well, that's a great idea!" says Mirmo. Twix feels so happy.

"Hey Guardians, care to join us? We have a mission to do.." he calls them for far. They look at him and look at each other.

"Wait are we waiting for? Let's get it!" Justin cheers up, making them laugh out loud.

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