Chapter 3 Wolf hunt

The next morning, Amani strapped her waist bag securely on her waist and her sword held lazily on her hand.

Amani stood with her feet apart and she twirled her sword in her hand.

Slash!

She cut down the stem of a small tree with her sword. Circling her wooden dummies she use for training, she let out a war cry as she lunged towards it. She landed a kick on the stomach, slashing the head with her sword.

Amani let down her chain weapon, she rolled it up her arm, punching the dummy with it.

She panted as she spar with the dummies, Amani bent, jumped and kick the wooden dummies.

She let out all her anger, her emotions on it.

Her grandmother watched her from distance, she shook her head and walked towards Amani.

She was careful enough not to near her granddaughter during training because she can slice her throat, so Jadis stood some distance away from her grandchild.

Amani ears twitched, she slowed down her movement as she listened to the soft footsteps that approached her. Someone was behind her and she knew who it was.

Amani smirked, she widen her stance. With the chain securely wrapped around her arms.

She let down the chain, making a soft thud when it hit the ground.

Amani curled her fingers around the chain with her swore readily positioned in front of her, she moved gracefully on her feet as she turned and released the chain.

It curled around the waist of the intruder as he fell on the ground.

" Amani!", Jadin exclaimed and scowled at his sister. Amani snickered, she knew he was behind her.

" I have always told you to stop sneaking up at me like that", Amani defended her wrong acts.

Jadis who stood behind watching the scene laughed as her grandchildren bickered with each other.

" You should be careful Amani, you shouldn't be practicing at home", Jadin argued.

" Want me to take it out on you? Want me to turn you to my dummy?", Amani challenged her brother.

" Enough kids, quit arguing with each other", Jadis said as she walked towards her grandchildren. " And Amani, he is your older brother. Never forget that."

" I am sorry brother", Amani grunted.

" Now move along kids and practice the new spells I taught you."

Amani was about to leave when the werewolf hunters came to her.

" Jadis, Jadin , Amani", their leader, Chioma acknowledged her family.

Anytime they came to her house, it was only meant for one thing, a werewolf in their turf.

Amani stood up straighter, she glanced at her grandmother who gave her an nod of approval.

" Be careful Amani", Jadin said, he felt concerned for his sister as those wet dogs can be very dangerous.

" I will, Jadin."

Amani left with her fellow hunters.

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Amani positioned herself on the tree branch, she looked down from the trees waiting for the werewolf to pass by.

Those beasts are very fast and hostile so she has to be careful when dealing with one of them.

The horn blow was a signal to her from her other hunters.

Not long, the werewolf ran past her. Amani jumped from tree to tree as she steadied herself. Years of training made her strong and light on her feet.

When she was out of trees, she jumped down and landed perfectly on her feet.

Twirling around, she let out her chain as she flung it on the werewolf's neck. It whimpered but still struggled to free itself.

The werewolf knew there was no way out of her clutches so it chose to attack her.

Bearing its fangs at her, it hunched over and lunged towards her.

Amani dodged its attacks easily, she made a quick swings from below but was easily warded off by the wolves as it slammed her against the tree.

Amani hissed as she felt her back ache but that didn't stop her. With determination, Amani tightened her hold on her chain, she dragged it as the wolf moaned.

Amani secured the metal chain around a nearby tree , it tried to free itself but she can't let that happen.

She brought out a small knife from her waist bag and some plants. The silver metal glistened in the sun.

Amani tilted her lips upward in an arrogant way when she saw the wolf's pupils dilated.

" Smell this?", She asked as she crouched down beside the struggling wolf with the wolf bane in her hand.

" Wolf bane."

The wolf whimpered, it stopped struggling as it waited for her to kill it.

Amani sighed, these wolves are forbidden yet she always pardoned the one she caught but not without giving it a cut or injuries.

" I will let you go but next time you return to Isimaya, I won't hesitate to rip your head off", Amaya threatened.

Isimaya ( head) belong to the witches, vampires and other creatures, Amora ( middle) belong to the werewolves and the last one Antiaya ( tail) belong to the outlanders.

Isimaya and Amora were one before the evil moon pack Alpha destroyed the balance between them. He treated them as slaves and imprisoned their leaders, when the creatures fought for their freedom and freed the elders. They divided the kingdom into two parts, the werewolves and the creatures.

The wolf bowed it head, probably as an honor or whatever, she didn't care.

Amani released the werewolf and moved away from it. " I am dead serious on what I just said. Tell your people not to cross part with us or else.....", She warned.

The wolf tried to run but couldn't so it limped away into the forest.

After some moments, the other hunters arrived.

" Did you catch the wolf?", Chioma demanded.

" No, I didn't. It was too fast and I was out of trees so I fell off and twisted my ankle", Amani lied and even limped to prevent any form of doubts.

" You should take a break", Phoebe said as she patted Amani's shoulder.

The group consist of three girls and a boy.

Chioma, the leader of the group and also known as the eyes. She is an angle with the power of prediction. She inform the group whenever there is a wolf in their territory.

Phoebe, the right hand to Chioma which was originally meant for Amani but she turned it down saying she choose to be free. Phoebe is a vampire, the strongest in the group.