(a song that inspired this little chapter)

~POV (Y/n)~

A week went by, no raid has occurred and slowly the sisters have grown used to having me around them. Sometimes they would approach me and ask for advice or a 'friendly' game. I was able to send Raiden with a message to Mother Maria about my situation during a hunting game with Cassandra. So for now I must keep an ear and eye out on the lords as well

I have not yet seen the Mistress of the castle, Lidia reassures me that it's nothing to do with me and she has taken care of her needs. I try to keep my muzzle out of the lady's business but it's kinda hard when she barges into my quarters during my break.

It was during my lunch break as Lidia calls it, I was enjoying my raw deer meat while having a light read on the desk till the door slammed open, and slowly comes in Lady Dimitrescu. I can smell the frustration in her scent and quickly stood at attention after a rapid cleaning.

"My lady, is there something I can assist you with?"

She groans and stands tall looking at me, "That would be most preferable, I'm having some trouble with the prisoner. I was hoping maybe you can make him talk seeing as you know more about their work"

"Of course my lady, I got a few torture tricks up my sleeve" I start taking off my vest as the lady starts to get out of my room. Once my best was off I follow the lady down to the same cellar area I was put in when I first arrived here.

The air is drowning if a metallic scent but there was a small scent of arrogance. Soon we reach the prisoner but I stayed in the shadow waiting for my presence to be needed.

"Hey, baby, back for more. Should have considered you a freak, you know I'm not talking unless I get something out of this."

If you keep this up, I'll make sure you never be able to have children.

I growl and my ears flared in anger, till I realized I was in a rage at him speaking to my lady like a common slut. I shake my head and keep listening.

"I am growing tired of your antics, luckily for me, I brought some help to make you talk."

"Is it your daughter's I would love to have a closer look at the redhead. God, what I wish I can do to her."

This man whore is dead!

I shifted into a small werewolf and run in immediately bite the man's leg, tugging it to increase the pain. Hearing his screams felt satisfying. He deserves every minute of despair for talking about Daniela like that.

"Pet release him now."

After hearing her stern tone I stop and let go, I back away, and sit next to my lady

"Apologies my lady." I look down and waited for a command

"God damn... you should keep that mutt on a leash why don't you."

"She'll be the one to help us make you talk so I wouldn't care what you have to say, now pet, work your magic."

My lady steps back staying close to the door, I shifted to my normal form and I look up to have a better look at the prisoner. Our eyes met and we immediately knew that this will end up terrible.

"You," we both said, having both venom and fear in our voices.

"That's not possible, Alecore said you were beyond saving, left to rot."

"It's hard for a hybrid to die out."
I walk around him, slowly taking in every feature.

"Good, so untie me and get me out of here, that's an order mutt"

I stop and slowly laugh. The laughter grew louder and louder till it was nothing but a full-blown hysterical laugh.

"You think you have control over me."

"Well duh, you're nothing but our guard dog that protects her master. So I order you to get me out."

Guard dog?

"Guard dog? is that how you call an old friend." I walk over to my lady and whisper. "Please wear this, my lady, this method might affect you if you don't have proper protection." I hand her a special cloth as I secretly shifted my chest to a different species of wendigo, luckily the ribs are covered with my clothes. The mistress of the castle took the cloth and held it to her nose and mouth.

I turned around walked closer to my prey, slowly opening my rib cage and letting out the wendigo's dark poisonous gas. This gas causes the victim to hallucinate what the caster wishes while slowly draining its life. Once there was enough around him I shifted my whole body to my werewolf and walk around him.

"Don't you remember back when you first saw me like this? You were sympathetic, you wish we didn't suffer but here you are being the same cause of our suffering."

{Flashback}

Chained up again, held down for another experiment, luckily it was over and the alchemist left the little hybrid alone. feeling so weak and the blood running down their face doesn't help either. However, as the rage inside speaks volumes, she hears the door open and slowly looks up to see a little boy.

He looks sad but she knew better. They're all the same.

They just wanna control me.

He wishes to walk over but the leader of this alchemist group walked in.
"Ain't she a beauty Tralvor, soon she'll be our ultimate weapon to the other clans. They'll know not to fuck with us." He lets out a satisfied laugh

"But why must she get hurt?" The little boy asked

"It's survival of the fittest out there son, if she's gonna get strong she needs to be hurt."

Hearing those words she tries to pull on the chain, letting out a growl.

"But she still has a fighting spirit that needs to be broken." The man takes out a remote and hands it to the boy

"Press the button, she'll listen when she knows she's powerless."

{present}

I shifted back to my original form and dragged my claws around his veins.

"Tell me, have you ever needed to kill a family? Having their blood in your hands as your helpless to save them..."

{Flashback}

It was another beast match and the little girl was put in an arena. The little boy watches in horror and sees another beast come into the arena. A minotaur, a father, it was much larger than the girl, and once the bell rang they both look at each other. The only words being exchanged are 'I'm sorry'. Then suddenly the minotaur charged and the girl runs away in a tactical retreat before going back and fighting. Blood was spilled from both sides but tears are more drawn than the metallic liquid.

{present}

"Imagine the pain for all those mothers, fathers, and siblings who have to witness their families' death because of you. I still remember every scream, cry, plead and threat they made."

{Flashback}

"please leave my baby alone!"

"Momma... Momma, please wake up..."

"What have you done to my family... I'll kill you... I'll kill every last one of you! Traitor!"

{Present}

The man was crying and judging by his breathing the poison is compressing his lungs.

"I'm sorry (Y/n)... I just... I wanted to make him proud of me..."

"Alecore doesn't give two rats' ass for anyone but himself."My voice is now distorted by the hallucination, he's almost broken.

"Please... make it stop... I'm sorry..."

"What craving for death already Tralvor, I've been wanting that for many years but you people won't let me. You hurt me and keep me alive only to hurt me again. You're no different than any scumbag. Soon they'll go after your precious Matilda."

"Matilda..."

[In his head]

The man stands before a Kenku's child, seeing his comrades hold the father down laughing as he keeps hurting the child. The cries of both the parent and child filled his ears but he ignores them all. He stands up and walks away "papa..." he hears the familiar sound of his daughter and turns around to see not a Kenku's child but his own daughter, beaten and bloody. "Matilda..." He looks at the father to be replaced by a sickly woman crying. "you... *cough* you promised..."  

Before he can run to his daughter Alecore comes closer and grabs his shoulder. "Don't listen to that temptress, we must finish this. For the good of the mission. make me proud son" Alecore let's go and walk closer to Matilda with a controller. "Either you finish it or you'll get punished." 

He felt his neck to feel a familiar collar then a mirror appear and he sees the reflection is not him but the little girl he first saw looking at him tears in her eyes and clawing her neck.

'ǝCɐ˥d ʎɯ uI ɓNıƎq ǝKI˥ ⊥I   s ʍOɥ'

[Reality]

He's broken. At last

"I'll talk... please just make it stop..."

I smile and snap my fingers, the mist disappears but the poison still doesn't leave him.

It won't leave till you speak to my lady correctly.

I look at my lady and she looks impressed, she walks over and looks at the man before looking back at me.
"Thank you, dear, you can return to your work but I do wish to speak to you once I'm done with our prisoner."

"Of course my lady" I start to walk by the door till I heard Tralvor speak.

"Vincentius is still alive..." I froze in fear

that man is still alive... that's not possible, can't be...

My breathing gets more shallow as I try to force my body to move, I was shaking with each step I took. I got to my room but once I open it I only saw the cage I was put into those days.
I slam the door and ran somewhere in the castle. I made it to the library where Daniela spends most of her time but she wasn't there. I sat down and hugged my legs, my tears slowly seep out as I remember the horrors that man has caused me.
I'd been there for a while till I felt a hand on my shoulder. I thought it was him and I grab the person's hand and pin them down, growling 

"Don't touch me you filth, you'll pay for what you've done!"
I was ready to attack till I saw who it was and try to soften my demeanor

"Ms. Bela I'm so sorry, I thought you were someone else..." I immediately let her go and help her up. I try to calm myself down but it wasn't working.

"Hey it's alright you're in the library, is it alright if I touch you?" I look up and nod. I felt a soft hand on my cheek and see Bela with a comforting smile, I lean closer feeling the same comfort as Daniela has shown me when she first saw me like this. 

"It's ok, you're safe here. Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out. Follow my lead" I did what she told me and soon I felt relaxed. 

"I apologize you had to see me like this, is there anything I can do to assist you?" 

"No, I just need to inform you that mother requested you in her chambers but if you need a moment I can convince her to  wait a bit."

Request for me? Must be to follow up about the prisoner or my end of the deal

"No it's alright, I'll head over there right away. Thank you so much for helping me, Ms. Bela"

"Just Bela is ok when we're alone, and if your not busy maybe you can tell me more about those Thri-kreen folk"

I smile and stand up 

"Of course Bela, you have a deep interest in anthromuns" 

She smiles and walks away, "what can I say, they fascinate me just like you do." She leaves and I stay there looking at the door. 

So I fascinate her? wonder when that happened. Better head to my lady before she becomes impatient. 

With my confidence slowly coming back I head over to my lady's chambers. It's rude to keep a lady waiting. 

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Howdy everyone, don't worry I'm still alive just work has been holding me back ever since I got my promotion, I had less and less time to work on this story but I also didn't wanna disappoint y'all so I try to write whenever I had free time. I still wanna finish this story but now it'll take longer to update. again sorry and thank you for your patience. hope y'all like this small lore about (Y/n), more major hints will come but also more danger will arise along with discovery. That's all I gotta say so see y'all in the next chapter.

Wolfie Out