They were completely soaked and the younger one shivered in the cold. His lips were blue and he tensed his shoulders upward, to keep as much heat as possible. Oddly enough, the elder did not freeze and went with a speculative facial expression.

"I-it's i-in there," Jungkook stammered with clattering teeth.

Hoseok nodded and looked with an untrusting facial expression at the dark house. A window was smashed, but Jungkook froze so much that he not at all noticed the strange silence around the house. He walked towards the front door and looked forward to a nice stream of heat. But it never came.

Hoseok was quick, "Stay behind me and keep quiet."

Jungkook swallowed and obeyed the order. The elder stepped silently and rehearsed further into the room towards the place where the sound came from. He raised the bow that was charged with an arrow and rounded the corner. Jungkook quickly followed, so that he was right behind the older one. The growl got louder and louder the closer they got to the corner. A small chatter could be heard under the younger one's boots and they both stopped.

"Jungkook!", The elder whispered quietly.

A bump could be heard, and Jungkook jumped back in fright. A giant gray-black wolf now stood before them, growling with bared teeth. The younger gasped and took even more steps backward. Its snout was smeared in with blood, and it did not take many seconds for Jungkook to imagine whose blood it belonged to.

"Bad wolfie," said the elder quietly, shaking his head.

The wolf growled even louder now, and Hoseok raised his bow.

"Sleep sweetly, you beast!", Hoseok hissed out between clenched teeth.

Jungkook immediately closed his eyes in horror at the sight. An unpleasant sound of penetrated flesh filled the room followed by a howl. Two opposites were the only thing left in space. The elder laughed all over his face at the feeling of revenge. A silent tear rolled down Jungkook's cheek, and he began to snuffle. Hoseok quickly noticed the younger one and shut up immediately. He was paralyzed in his movements and didn't really know what was the right thing to say.

"It's dead," he said, "Isn't it nice to have revenge on it?"

The younger did not say a word and continued with his silent tears. It made a sense of guilt hit Hoseok, and the instincts struck. Carefully he stepped towards Jungkook and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey, I'm sorry about your parents," Hoseok said in a gentle voice.

The younger one looked up with big watery eyes.

"What was that creature?", the younger one whispered out between trembling lips, well aware that it was not just a completely normal animal.

Suddenly the elder's eyes became a shade darker, and his whole shape radiated pure hatred.

"Lupus. One of the demons of the night. Also called werewolf".

Jungkook was not even surprised by the new knowledge. It was as if he had been waiting for this to happen his whole life. That he had been waiting for the opportunity to take his revenge.

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