[No One's Pov]
The Village of Shadows.
A once prosperous village that was safe and filled with life and joy. Villagers' would walk freely, while children sang and ran along the streets. The light touch of the soft, gentle beauty of snowfall rains into the houses, igniting the chimneys and oil lanterns in the houses. Giving out a warm, comforting embrace that anybody would welcome with open arms.

But now the houses were empty, alone...

Abandoned….

The warm and gentle atmosphere is now replaced by the cold, harsh winds of the winter, the dark shades of the clouds covering the entire village, while the sense of blood and death littered throughout every nook and cranny that they went.

She can only wonder why it happened.

Why had Mother Miranda abandoned them? She was the sole protector of the village. Their god, their guardian. But once the monster appeared. They pray for their safety as they hope that she would hear their call for protection, for comfort -for sanctuary….

But it never came.

The monster had torn through their way into the village, like a pack of wolves surrounding an incapable and vulnerable lamb. The villagers' screams and shouts of terror and fear ring through night and day, while the prayers for their saviour fall into death's ear.

There was two people running in the cold dead wheat fields trying to find shelter from the monster that raid these village. One of them is a petite young woman with a brown sweater named Elena Lupu..

The other person is her Father Leonardo Lupu. From the looks of him, it appears that he was recently into a battle with some of the monster here. His face is scared with claw marks as he was holding his right hip

[With Y/n and Ethan]
Y/n and Ethan continued their path towards the big castle after dealing with the Lycans and the big alpha.

Y/n: Those lycans really fucked up this village.

Ethan: Why would whoever run this village let it get this bad?

While they were walking, Y/n and Ethan was then tackled down the ground by another, and more heavily armed, Lycan. Ethan cried in pain, before Y/n kicked it off of them. He looked and saw that this Lycan was different. A lot different.

The Lycan was a bit taller than the rest that he had seen before. Heavily clade with a very crude outfit that appeared to be bullet proof armour. A jagged metal mask, along with two large metal guards that had three long blades attached to the arms.

The beast swings It's bladed arms rapidly, while giving a roar.

Y/n: And to think you couldn't get any uglier.

Y/n quickly gets up, before charging at the armoured Lycan. He stuck low, dodging a swing of one of It's blades, delivering a nice punch to the armoured chest. But unlike the others, this one just growls, before roaring.

The Blacklight user morphed his right arm into a HammerFist and punched the big Lycan so hard, sending out flying into a ruined house. Y/n then shifts his clothing into his first outfit he gotten years ago..

Y/n: You should sit this out Ethan, Okay?

Ethan: Y-yeah, I'll do that. *goes hides inside one of the houses*

Y/n then saw the armored Lycan getting out of the rubble as it gets its sights on the man. It glared at Y/n madly as it roared at him.

Y/n: Come on!

Y/n then leaped towards the big lycan. With such brute force, Y/n had managed to get rid of the protected kevlar-like chestplate and the helmet of the armoured Lycan. But he found out that it only angered the beast, before swinging It's bladed arms with speed that took Y/n off guard.

It managed to get a few strikes to Y/n torso, knocking him away, and tackling him to the ground. But Y/n was resilient as fuck, managing to get backed up in each strike, before he did his own tackle. Y/n morphed his hands onto claws and drove them into the half armorless Lycan, making it roar in pain.

[With Elena and her father]
The old man leans close to the window as he gasped a little at a startling scene..

Elena: Father, what is it?

The man looked through the window of the house and his eyes went wide as he saw Y/n and the armoured Lycan going at it. Y/n dodged a strike before slicing the leg.

Elena didn't hear a response as she then looked in for herself. So just like her father, her eyes widened in shock. The man was fighting one of the Lycans' that she had never seen before. The man was dressed in clothing with a mask she had never seen before, nor the person wearing it.

*I'm replacing the hodded outfit with this*

Elena: An Outsider? We need to help him.

Leonardo suddenly grabs his daughter's wrist, preventing her from going outside of their hiding spot.

Leonardo: *whispers harshly* No! We stay here, Elena.

Elena: *panicking* He's going to die out there, father!

Leonardo: He's an outsider. It will only lead to nothing but trouble.

They turned their backs to Y/n
and the armoured Lycan. Elena stood there, frozen as she looked at the stained face of the man. The way his face contorted in pain and the glare he gave to the armoured Lycan. Elena was about to go outside, knowing that a man had died and they didn't do anything to help him.

That was until they say Y/n gave a roar, using his strength to get the foot off and kicking the other leg. The beast went down with a roar before Y/n got up and hit the face four times. Then they saw him grab the beast, picking it up and slamming it into the house.

Both Elena and her father were speechless by the amount of strength that the man showed, before they saw Y/n do it again but this time the beast's back hit the well. Breaking the stone structure, before the man shoves through it's chest with his claws. The beast roars again in pain and tries to slice Y/n, but the Blacklight user just hits the jaw with his left leg, breaking it completely before seeing a broken wooden post with a pointed tip on the other side of the area.

So with that in mind, Y/n picks up the armoured Lycan, and rapidly runs towards the direction of the post, slamming the armoured Lycan's body through the post.

The Lycan's roars and howls of pain and agony echoed throughout the area, rattling the eardrums of the three and alerting several Lycans near the area as well as the ones chasing Y/n and Ethan learlier.

Y/n took a step back as the beast's heavy armoured arms flail wildly, It's stomach organs protruding out as did the wooden tip of the post. The normal grey fur is now stained dark red -near black even- blood, while the beast's roars of anger, pain and panic started to lower down, and the wild, and untamed movements became limp.

The other Lycans arrived to see Y/n being done with the big armored Lycan. Y/n turned around and started at them with a menacing look. This got the monsters whimpering a bit and then decided that fighting him would be fatal and made the choice to retreat.

Both Elena and Leonardo were struck in shock, amazement, and in disbelief. Never in their lives have they seen people- let alone an Outsider- had killed any Lycans with that capacity. The amount of strength that he showed despite the man's size, the amount of ferocity that the monster had shown, but the man remained unfazed and proceeded to take the fight head on.

Y/n then healed whatever injuries, looking normal as before dismissing the mask and his Claws. He then called out to Ethan.

Y/n: Ethan, you can come out now.

The blonde middle-aged man then peeked out of his hiding spot as he looked around..

Ethan: Is the Lycan dead?

Y/n: Yeah.

Then suddenly, Y/n's head snaps towards their general direction when Elena accidentally knocks over a can. The man's handgun were in his hands as his eyes looked at them. Elena immediately came to the conclusion that they were one of the monsters in the village, and he expected another attack to come.

Given how he fought the Lycan, and the way his eyes look frantic, but steady, Elena couldn't blame him. There were too many times that she had let her guard down, thinking that she was safe. But seeing that Ethan wasn't going to calm down after the fight, Elena had to do something. She ran towards the door, much to her father's protests. Elena opens it and calls out to Y/n.

Y/n and Ethan instinctively pull out their guns and point ay her.

Elena: Please, don't hurt us.

Both men stared at shock as a feminine voice followed by a figure came out from the house. The woman had her hands in front of her, signifying that she didn't mean any harm.

They lowered their gun, feeling relieved that they saw another, living human being in the village. Elena saw this and walked towards them slowly, feeling a bit nervous seeing that it was an Outsider and if they was good or not.

Ethan: Okay, Okay..*puts gun away* It's just so good that we are meeting an actual person.

Y/n put his gun away and was gonna speak, But then his mind went to the dead armoured Lycan and wondered..did she see him fight it? More importantly, did she see him using the Blacklight virus?

Y/n hopes that wasn't the case. He hopes that isn't the case.

Leonardo: Elena-don't you dare.

But Elena ignored her father and went closer to the two men, with caution.

Ethan: Ummm...uh...are you one of the villagers?

Elena: *nodded slowly* Y-yes. My name is Elena Lupu. Um…

Elena introduces herself, feeling her father's concerned glare at her, before shifting her gaze back at the blonde foreigner.

Ethan: Ethan. Ethan Winters.

Y/n: Y/n Wilson.

Ethan: I-I thought the entire village was full of people when we first saw it, but I thought that there aren't any humans living here since us two uhhhh…. bumped into a few of them.

Y/n: And me having to kill the big guy over there.

He motioned to the dead armoured Lycan. This action made Elena look from Y/n and to the Lycan, still feeling amazed and shocked that he managed to kill it with these..abilities he has.

Y/n: What happened to this place? Where are the rest?

Elena only gave him a look of sadness, anger, and loss in her eyes followed by silence. It didn't take the two long for them to realize that she had lost some people that were close to her.

Leonardo: Elena!

Ethan turned to look like an elderly man, wearing brown pants, a green sweater, and had a machete on hand, while a LEMI pistol on the other. Ethan was about to put his hands up, but several distant roars and howls echoed through the village. Y/n both saw Leonardo and Elena stood frozen in fear and panic as Ethan let out a curse.

Y/n: More are coming..

Ethan: *to Elena* Is there anywhere in this place that is safe for us to use? Anything that isn't infested by those werewolves?

Elena: Y-yes! Luiza's house. We heard that there are others who took refuge there. It's the only safe place in the village.

Leonardo: We can't bring them there, Elena.

Elena: *shocked* What? Father, we can't just let them be!" Elena said, not believing what her father said.

Leonardo: Outsiders are a bad omen to the village, Elena! Bringing one with us -especially with those monsters out there- would give us nothing but trouble!

Elena: But Y/n and Ethan will die if we leave them with those monsters!

Leonardo: Those two will be fine on their own! *points to Y/n* You see what that one did to one of them, he can find his own way to escape them.

Hearing this made Y/n and Ethan want to give him a piece of his mind, until Leonardo went in and held his daughter carefully.

Leonardo: I can't lose you as well, Elena.

Leonardo saw with a heavy tone as he looked at his daughter with soft and fear-filled eyes. This action was enough to make Ethan look at him for a second, quickly finding out Leonardo's intention.

It wasn't the fact that he wanted Y/n and Ethan gone (well, maybe partially), but he wanted to keep his daughter safe. With all the hell that these two have been through for god-knows how long, with the Lycan, with the deaths in their village….and their loved ones. Ethan could understand why Leonardo is on edge.

They heard more howls and roars, causing them to look back before Ethan looked at the father and daughter duo.

Y/n: *stern* Look, Outsider or not, we can't stand here and argue. At any minute now this entire area would be crawling to the brim with those things. So we need to get to that safe house, fast.

Elena nodded, fearfully if I may add, before looking at her father. The old man gave a visible displeasure towards Y/n, but he knew that he was right.

Leonardo: *with acceptance* Alright.

Elena: Father?

Leonardo: We will go to Luiza's Place.

Elena: Yes!

Y/n: Alright. We better start moving now. Elena, you should go help your father.

The woman nodded as she runs towards her father and helps him up, a bit from Leonardo giving sharp gaps in pain from his side.

[Timeskip]
It took a long while of having to fight off numerous Lycans that pop up from various locations and Y/n using his Groundspikes to keep them at bay, they managed to get to Luiza's safehome.

They're relaxation was short lived when they turned to see a horde of Lycans coming there way.

Y/n: These things again..

Y/n spots a nearby shed and goes to it to check if it was open. By a miracle, it was. However, the Blacklight user then came to the realization that if they went inside the shed, they would have been swarmed to the brink with Lycans. He looks at the two civilians and knows that they wouldn't stand a chance against the horde. So he has a plan.

Both Leonardo and Elena immediately went to the shed without a second thought, and were relieved that the door was unlocked. They didn't take a second to waste and went inside. Elena, however, stops as she realizes that Y/n or Ethan didn't went with them. So, turning back to the two foreigners, she saw that they stood there at the entrance of the shed, refusing to move.

Ethan: *to Y/n* Can you handle them while I get the gates open?

Y/n: Yeah.

Elena: Y/n! Ethan, what are you doing? Come inside.

Y/n: I'm not going to hide. I will stay outside and try to fend them off.

Ethan: I'm gonna get the gates open from behind.

Leonardo and Elena look at the duo like they was mad.

Elena: *perplexed* What? Buy-You'll die!

She then rush towards and tried to pull them inside, only for Y/n and Ethan to pull back.

Ethan: Look, there are too many of them out there and if we just hide inside here, they would find us. *hands over an axe to Elena before going over the building to the other side*

Y/n: I'll lead them away from you guys as far away as possible. Or maybe lessen the numbers enough for you guys to be safe.

Leonardo: Boy, what you are saying is complete madness.

Y/n: No. Look, it's my fault that they are after us. If it weren't for me, then you and your daughter would have arrived here a lot safer.

Y/n was then about to go cave the Lycans, but Elena grabs his hand and he turn to look at Elena. Her eyes held out a full stray of emotion for him to reconsider his choice right now. Concern, hope, and fear were one of the few that he can tell.

Elena: Please, Y/n, you have to reconsider what you're saying.

Even though she just met him and knows NOTHING about the man, she won't just stand here and let him sacrifice himself because he held blame for what happened. Y/n stared at the young girl for a bit, before steeling his resolve by pushing her away from him and closing the door. Elena was in shock for a bit before opening the door. When she did so, she noticed that the door wouldn't open. She tried again but the same thing happened.

Elena: Y/n!? Ethan!?

She then goes to shake open the door, but it would not bulge for some reason. Outside of the shed itself, Y/n manages to block the door with several pieces of wood and some binding from his BlacklightVirus. Forming it into a cross and the rope tied to the doorknob.

Y/n: Okay..*turns to the group of Lycan's staring at him*

[Fight!]
He releases a 'hmm' before morphing his arms into Claws.  At this notion, one of the Lycans roared in hunger and charged towards the man, only for Y/n to react quickly by instantly side-stepping, while simultaneously swinging to the neck. Decapitating the monster's head.

He look at them with a new found determination and saw them charge at him. Y/n manages to duck under a claw from the Lycan in front of him, striking another lycan on his right by using his left fist and using his right claw to strike the neck of the first Lycan. He then sends a Spartan Kick to the abdomen of the third on his left, launching the Lycan to a tree. Barks and pieces of chips of wood exploded on impact, watching the body dropped on the ground, lifeless.

As Y/n was about to turn around, the second Lycan attach itself on his back, surprising the man.

Y/n: Your hurting the back? Dickmove, Ugly.

Y/n grabs hold of the Lycan and slamming it to the ground, forcibly removing It from his back and making a dent to the ground and shattering the pelvic bone of the Lycan. The beast whimpers in pain before Y/n switches his grip to the head, and gives a harsh twist. Separating the spine and the twenty-seven muscles that connect it to the rest of the body.

When the Lycan's decapitated body fell limp on the side, Y/n turned around to see several more Lycans growling at him, while he was holding the head of the dead Lycan. They snarl at him with fury, making Y/n give his own glare. Grabbing the machete from the dead Lycan, he looks at the group then throws the head to them, making a statement.

And it worked.

The Lycans roared before charging at him with fury. Y/n throws the machete to one of them, the blade embedded to the head with a great amount of force. Another went in swinging it's rusted axe towards the blonde, only for Y/n to dodge it at the last second, grabbing the Lycan's throat and literally ripping it out of its neck.

The blonde man then grabs the Lycan and hurls it to the pack. Knocking down a few Lycans down on impact. Ethan charges in the pack, dodging as match as he can, before grabbing one Lycan by the throat and viciously slamming it to the ground. The Lycan body crumbled by the force behind it, internally decapitating it and the head exploded seconds later.

Y/n cried in surprise when one Lycan manages to get a hold of him from the back. Breaking from the clutches of the beast, he slams the Lycan to the ground before stomping the face. Stings of biomass came out from the leg and consumes the Lycan's lifeless form, effectively reguivanting his body.

Prepping his a Claws, He turns his attention back to the rest of the pack. Dodging an attempted attack, Y/n swings his claws to the neck of the Lycan. Blades going clean through the vulnerable area of flesh and bone. As the Lycan's severed head flew off, he looked to his left and saw one of the Lycan coming at him with It's jaw open. Thinking quickly, Y/n ducks down, grabbing a hold of the Lycan once it is above him, and tosses him to four more Lycans.

He then pulls up a shield and uses it to deflect a Lycan wielding a one-handed axe, chopping off the head of the beast once he gets a clear shot. Y/n lets out a vicious roar of his own as he continues to chop down as many Lycans as he can.

Punching, kicking, slicing, basically using as much of the hand-to-hand- techniques that he learned for the past three years. Pretty soon, the pack are warrily around the man, not believing that one mere human is able to kill as many of them as possible. One by one, more Lycans fell down to the ground on the man's feet. Killing an astonishing ten to 11 Lycans.

But even with the advantage of the Blacklight virus, plus the three year military training that Ethan had learned, the numbers game would catch up to him, eventually.

One of the Lycans managed to sneak up to him and tackled him to the ground, making Y/n shout in surprise as he manages to regain his balance and digs his feet on the ground. He tries to grab the Lycan from the shirt, only for another to claw his back. The sharp claws ripped through the fabric of his coat and shirt, blood dripping down his body while more and more Lycan's started to surround him.

One becomes two...Two becomes six...It keeps going, and going until Y/n's entire form is surrounded by Lycans. Feasting on him. Tearing him apart piece by piece. Blood gushes out as they continue to rip every fibre of his flesh.

Y/n: GET OFF ME!

Y/n's shuts his eyes for a bit before snapping then open with fury. His sky-blue eye were consumed with nothing but glowing red, the rage within his veins were nothin but scorching.

As the horde of Lycans continue to bite and chew on his flesh to consume him, Y/n, finally having enough lets out a loud and viscous roar, before erupting out from the pack.

Lycans flew away as Y/n's body began to form into his previous body armor he one's used against Mercer.

[With Elena And Leonardo]
She and her father huddled in the corner as the carnage raged outside. Leonardo, holding tightly onto her, looked just as confused but he didn't dare move. The father-daughter duo can stay there in disbelief and in shock. The roar they're hearing was man-like, but at the same time, near beast-like.

Elena: *scared* W-what was that

Elena, however, has a spectacle of hope in her that maybe Y/n had managed to survive. But it was small and filled with doubt thanks to the fact that NO ONE had managed to take a pack down in a group- let alone one person.

Soon, the entire shed shook violently, surprising and scarring the two. What came next was a series of cries, whimpers, and roars, echoed beyond the confines of their 'safety'.

Elena: What is happening?

Leonardo: I don't know.

He and his daughter sat tight within the shed. Holding onto her tight while gripping the axe on one hand.

[In Luiza's House]
Within the confines of the safe house, several survivors turned their heads when a roar was heard from outside.

"What the fuck was that?" A gruff and slurry tone of a man holding a buff said, looking alarmed as he looks around.

Julian, the person who was the look out for the survivors, came running into the room with slight exhaustion.

"Julian, what is happening?" A woman in her late thirties asks as she approaches the man.

"T-the monsters… they're outside. And something is happening to them. " Julian said, confusing and shocking the entire group. One is the Lycans are just outside of the gates, and the other was the fact that something is happening to them.

"What are you talking about, you prick!" The same voice from earlier said in a drunken slur.

"Anton!" Luiza said in a firm tone, before shifting her gaze back to Julian. "Julian, what are you saying?"

Before he could mutter a word, several roars and howls interrupted them. Causing everyone to be silent as the imminent feeling of fear entered their souls.

[Back with Y/n]
Everything was a Massacre. That's what the Lycans can describe it. Numerous bodies of their kind were littered throughout the area, the stench of blood and decay were heavily evident in their nostrils as well as the initial feeling of fear and dread as they look at their 'prey'.

Y/n viciously stomps on one of the Lycans, his feet caving into the chest before his biomass starts to consume the body. The Blacklight user's vision is nothing but red as he dodges another strike, retaliating with his own by grabbing the arm and ripping it apart. Y/n swings the severed arm like a bat, he hits the Lycan before he throws the arm away towards another Lycan.

Grabbing the Jaw and then the upper portion of the head, Y/n applies force and literally separates the head in two with his bare hands.

Turning back to the Lycan from earlier, he shoves his fist to the chest, the sickening quench as his fist went through the chest as Ethan held the beating heart of the Lycan in his palms.

Crushing the heart in his hand, his biomass consumes the entire Lycan, regaining his strength before he charges at the pack. Sending all of the Lycan in his path flying away as he then grabs one and smash the Lycan towards Luiza's gate, denting the bars, breaking the wood, and passing through the gate.

Y/n didn't let up, though, and began to pound the Lycan's skull to a literal bloody pulp. Biomass spread through his body, before he stood up and charged at the last remaining Lycans.

The monsters took a step back in fright as they couldn't stop Y/n rampage. Some of the Lycans even manage to escape the bloodshed out of fright, knowing the fact that they are facing a predator that is a lot stronger than them.

Once predator becomes the prey. And there is no stopping a very pissed off Y/n.

As the carnage goes on, Y/n feels his rage start to finally subside. His vision started to clear up. And the adrenaline started to waver. Beneath Y/n's feet were the bodies of countless Lycans that are unfortunate to be in his path. Coated from head to toe with blood and gore, as several strands of biomass started to consume what's left, healing him.

Y/n: Okay, that should be all of them..for now.

Ethan then came put of his hiding spot amd saw the absolute carnage Y/n have done with the large horde.

Ethan: Sweet Jesus, Y/n.

Y/n: Couldn't hold back, Ethan. They were swarming me.

Y/n then turned to the hut where Elena and her father his at. He opened the door and walked inside, but his instincts kicked him as he grabbed Elena's arm that showed that she was holding a knife in hand.

Y/n: Nice use of a knife.

Elena looked in surprise, seeing Y/n alright with no damage as she dropped the knife and hugged him right, crying as well.

Y/n: Hey, hey..it's okay. The lycans are dealt with.

Leonardo: Yes..but more will come.

Ethan: We need to move. The gate is open.

Elena went towards her father and carefully picked him up as the old man groaned in pain from his side. Y/n followed behind as Ethan went towards the gates and opened it for three to get in.

Leonardo: *To Ethan* Took your damn time.

Ethan: Your welcome.

Y/n then closed the gate by himself as Elena spoke to him..

Elena: He's not used to relying on other people. I'm sorry. We'll be safe in here.. won't we?

Y/n: Safer here than out there, that's for sure.

Leonardo walked forward and started to bang on the door, hoping anyone would answer the door. Elena sees this and goes to help her father, but Ethan wanted answers about this village.

Ethan: Hey, do you know anything about what's going on around here?

Elena: It doesn't make sense. Mother Miranda has always protected us.

Leonardo: Nobody's answering! Come..*weakly; voice crackling* Help me-

Elena: Father?!

She rushed towards her father's aid as she turned to the two men.

Elena: We have to get inside!

Y/n: Okay. Let me try the door.

Y/n then walked towards the door, going up the front steps before he knocked on the door.

Y/n: Hello? Anyone here?

Ethan walked towards the door as he also tried knocking on the door, calling out to anyone possibly inside..but to no avail. The maiden then muttered as she approached Y/n and Ethan

Elena; Maybe a familiar voice...

The two men stepped back as the woman then went towards the door and knocked on it.

Elena: Luiza, open up. It's me, Elena!

The door opened, a tip of a gun pointed at her as y/n and Ethan stepped back..

Man: Stop shouting. You'll draw the monsters!

Elena: Iulian, calm down---

He took a glance at Y/n and Ethan and instinctly pointed his gun between Y/n and Ethan, surprised to see two outsiders as he stepped forward, Y/n silently examining him.

Iulian: *with hatred* Who are these two?

Elena: Friends--

Julian: Stay back.

Elena's father begins to hack his organs out, Elena attempts to get the slightest bit of empathy from Julian.

Elena: Father! *turns to Iulian* For god's sake, Iulian, let us in.

Iulian: No, no, they'll smell the blood—You'll endanger us all!"

Elena: My father will die out here!

Iulian: *snaps* That's not my problem!

Menacingly, the Blacklight user approached Iulian. The man started to shake from the approaching Y/n as he raised his shotgun towards his face

Julian: That's it, goddammit..

Y/n, with a blank look and quick speeds before the villager can even blink, swiped the shotgun from him right off his hand.

This made Iulian feel very shocked and very scared of the man. Y/n simply moved the shotgun to his left and dropped it on the steps.

Y/n: We're just trying to help this people, moron.

???: What's going on?

The group turned to see an middle aged woman in a black dress walking towards them. Iulian answered, his eyes focused on the old wounded man,

Iulian: These people want to let out a dying man into our home.

Woman: Come now. 'These people' are our friends. Come now, this way."

Y/n and Ethan watched closely as she let the old man inside along with Elena. At least the old man would be okay here.

Woman: Go on, go inside.

The woman then glanced at Ethan and Y/n, her eyes filling up with curiosity.

Woman: Both of you are not from this village...

Ethan: Uh, no... I'm Ethan, and this is Y/n.

Woman: Iulian, go make yourself useful and check the grounds.

Iulian didn't move, still wary of Y/n and Ethan..mostly Y/n himself.

Woman: I said go!

Grunting, he kept his eyes on the pair before doing what he was tasked with. The woman then approached Y/n and Ethan, looking at the pair from head to toe.

Luiza: Well, if Elena trusts both of you...then so do I. I am Luiza. Come inside, Ethan and Y/n

The two nodded as they entered the house with Luiza leading, stopping on their tracks on the lobby as she looked at the pair, saying before leaving.

Luiza: Wait here. I'll check on the others."

Ethan sat on the seat nearby, breathing heavily as Y/n noticed a journal, flipping pages after pages. The latter stopped looking at the notebook when Luiza arrived, immediately looking around so the woman wouldn't catch him snooping.

Luiza: This way.

The two then followed Luiza through a corridor as she said, motioning the pair.

Luiza: Come inside, the others are waiting.

As soon as Y/n swiped the curtain, a drunk man said, looking at the newly arrived pair with visible hatred.

Drunk Man: What the fuck is this? Outsiders- you're going to get us all killed!

Glaring at the man, Luiza came into the pair's defense,

Luiza: Quiet, Anton. They helped Leonardo and Elena. *turns to Y/n and Ethan with a smile* Please, boys, take a seat.

The pair obliged as Y/n examined each person in the room, their chest heaving up and down for upcoming events.

Ethan: Is this all that's left? From your entire village?

AntonAll that's left? All that's left? There is no one left!"

He then walked to a man who has crutches and a crying old woman.

Anton: A worthless invalid! A stupid, wailing bitch...! *points to Luiza* And you! *points at Leonardo and the pair with hatred* You dragged a bloody man and outsiders in here like it's nothing...*looks back to Luiza*..and expect to be all safe?

Anton: There is no safe! Every sorry bastard out there has been either been ripped in half, mauled or eaten alive!

Anton then looked at the bottle in his grasp, taking a quick pause from his monologue.

Anton: But tomorrow...*drinks some from his bottle* Tomorrow we'll be all dead. *points at the sobbing old woman* Just like her damn husband! *looks at her* Put a sock on it, Roxana!

Luiza: That's enough! The house has protected my family for generations. And drunk or not, you are all welcome- and safe- in here.

She held Anton's hand to make himbsure ofnbeing reassured. However, the latter jerked his hand from her grasp.

Anton: Whatever.

Ethan: Can someone please tell us what the hell is going on here?

Luiza: We don't know. One day we were a quiet, devout village- and the next monsters came and attacked us. *She looked at the fireplace* And they- they kept coming, and-"

Elena then interrupted the woman, worry laced in her voice as she looked at the latter, standing beside her father.

Elena: Wait, Luiza, where is your husband? Did they...?

Luiza countered, not wanting to think her husband is no longer gone.

Luiza: No, n-no. He is out there- somewhere... H-He went to get help. Yes, yes, that's- that's it. He went to fetch help.

Elena: Let us pray. For him. For all of us.

Luiza: *nods at Elena's suggestion* Good idea. Come. Gather.

Y/n held Ethan's and Elena's hand as the latter held theirs and Luiza's, everyone aside from Anton gathering around the table. Besides the drunk man, Y/n and Ethan who kept quiet, not knowing the prayer, they still held hands as the people started to speak.

Survivors: Great ones, hear our voice, together as one in reverence. We call on thee within the endless dark to deliver us into fate's hands. As the midnight moon rises on black wings, so we can sacrifice and await the light at the end. In life and in death, we give glory, Mother Miranda.

Luiza: Now, the tea should be ready.

As Luiza turned to get tea from the kitchen with Elena's help, Y/n then gave Leonardo a sneak glance before looking away, keeping their lips shut.

Ethan: That prayer- I've heard it before. There was an old woman near the graveyard.

Leonardo: You mean the hag? *shakes his head; laughs* Dumb bitch is crazy as a bag of rats.

Luiza: There is wisdom in her devotion, though... And I hope it protected her as it shall protect us.

Leonardo then chuckled as if he's telling the people inside that Luiza's insane and let out a groan, his left hand pressing against his wound.

Letting out a groan, he smashed his head onto the table, knocking off the lantern into a carpet as Anton  tried to prevent the fire from spreading by stepping on it.

Anton: What the fuck are you doing?

Luiza: Leonardo, what's wrong? Are you OK?

Sadly, those would be her last words as what happened next caught everyone off guard. He revealed a machete and swung it down, stabbing Luiza right through the chest! He leapt up and clung to the ceiling just like one of those monsters, snarling aggressively at us.

Elena: Father!

She tries to reach for him, but Y/n and Ethan pull her back.

Ethan: Stay back!

Elena: No! Let me go!!

She struggles to get out of their grasp as the now mutated Leonardo began to violently slaughtering all the others in the room. He killed the last victim, which was the crying old woman who tried to run by biting through her neck and ripping out her throat.

Y/n: We can't stay here, we gotta leave!

The fire quickly spreads as the three tried running. However Leonardo sprung forward, tackling Ethan to the ground and trying to attack him. I was about to reach for my handgun however I was caught off guard when Elena picked up Ethan's shotgun and yelled

Elena: Let him go!

She shot him and knocked him back to the floor. Ethan looked up and saw Elena walking next to him.

Ethan: Elena?

Her father got back on his feet and turned to Elena.

Elena: I said no!

She fired another shell and it sent him back to the previous room. She dropped the gun, realizing what she just did as Y/n helped Ethan get back on his feet.

Elena: Oh my god. Father, I'm so sorry.

Y/n: I'm sorry, I know it's very hard but there was nothing else you could have done. You did what you had to do.

She didn't say anything as she looked back to her father. She saw him in pain and trying to get back up. Elena tried to go to him but Y/n stopped him.

Y/n: Elena, no! You can't do anything for him!

Elena: *tries to get put of his grasp* Let me go!

He continued pulling her until they reach to the next room.

Elena: Father!

Ethan: This place is falling apart! We have to leave!

Y/n pulled her to the next room with Ethan, then closed the door behind them. He looked back to Elena.

Y/n: I'm sorry, you couldn't save him. He's already gone.

Elena: Just leave me.

Y/n: Hell no. We three are getting out of here. The fore is spread fast upstairs, so that's a no go.

Ethan: Then what can we do.

Y/n looks to see an open space in the room. A window showcasing the outside the fields

Elena stares in absolute shock as red/black tendrils coated Y/n's arms as they formed into HammerFists.

Y/n: You two should stay back.

Ethan pulled Elena back from what Y/n is about to do. Y/n then charged at the wall, punching a it a few times before thr final punch allowed him to create a large hole enough for them to jump through.

Y/n: Let's go!

Y

/n, alongside Ethan and Elena jumped through the large hole the Blacklight user made to escape the burning house. They landed in the snow as they looked back to the burning house that was once a safehaven beginning to crumble down.

Elena stated sobbing from the loss of her father as Y/n got down and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

Y/n: Are you okay?

Elena didn't say anything, other than latching onto Y/n and hugging him tight. She nuzzles onto his chest as Y/n rubs her head, trying to be as soothing as possible.

Y/n: *thinking* This Mother Miranda really let this village crumble onto nothing? Just..why?

[Outside of the village]
We take a look back to Meryl who just arrived at the outskirts if the abandoned village. She takes a look at a burning smoke seen from the Garfield.

Meryl: I'm pretty sure Y/n and Ethan are together.

She then hears vehicles coming as she leaps into a nearby tree, hiding deep within the leave and branches as Meryl sees three black armored  Jeeps making their way towards the Village.

Meryl: That must be Chris and his group. I better a low profile while they are here. Can't risk exposing myself.

With that, she stays above them and makes her own way to the Village. She knows Y/n is perfectly fine of handling thus on his own, but with Ethan..that got her worried. Hopefully none of them get caught in a situation where they can't get out.

[Well, that's that for the chapter here. Elena Lupu is alive and well and I hope to see you in the next chapter. See ya!]

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