Cyrus's strength

fifteen hundred years ago

Greece 500 AD

Although it is not a full moon, Lycaón's village is being attacked by the clan's enemies. There are several fires within the property, including the olive groves.

Soldiers loyal to King Elian and the First Pack face their enemies, who are none other than those from beyond the kingdom of Persia, a clan that claims the name of the First Pack in addition to proclaiming themselves as the true lycanthropic monarchs.

Kaveh, is the name of Lycaon's enemy, cunning, intelligent, bloodthirsty, and he was the one who commanded the attack on the Lycaon, he was behind the head of Elián, the "self-appointed" Lycanthrope King, he would later settle accounts with Cyrus the hunting prince and with Dario the murderous prince.

Taking advantage of the fact that none of the three are in the town, the attack is carried out, which never imagined that Janus, the wife of Cyrus and Elora, wife of Elián and queen of the lycanthropes, will bravely defend the town. Despite her advanced pregnancy, Elora did not stop fighting hand to hand, being a Spartan she knew how to handle the sword and shield very well, not to mention the way she commanded her warriors.

Elián's blonde wife and his eldest son Calix fought shoulder to shoulder, an enemy brandishes his sword against Calix who was fighting two opponents, he does not realize that he will be beaten treacherously, the maternal instinct is more present in being pregnant, She is the one who stops the blow, the opponent is taller and more robust, but she is strong and agile. The enemy hits her in the face, which makes her stagger, even almost losing consciousness, he doesn't care, he knows that she is his enemy, he takes advantage of her disorientation to abuse her, with a lifeless look, but with his mind. Lucid, she searches her belt, finds a dagger, holds it tightly in her right hand. She pretends to be fainted and with a quick movement passes the blade across her throat. She had to close her eyes and mouth to avoid swallowing enemy blood.

_With my shield or on it -she spits on the corpse and wipes his face, making sure that her son is well enough for her to continue fighting- _Are you okay son?

_Yes, mother, and from what I can see you too.

_I am your father's wife for a reason, go with the others, I will go find your sisters.

_Yes, mom, mom, please take care of yourself and Denes.

Mother and son separate, each on their own facing formidable opponents, Elora arrives at the shelter of Denes, her five-year-old son, upon seeing his mother, the little boy goes out to look for her and without hesitation carries him in his arms. Realizing that Denes is in perfect condition, she places him well on her back, gives him the order to hold on to her, takes a breath of air, grips the sword tightly, with the right and the shield with the left, leaves. from the shelter, he must leave the town, the town and save his children.

With great difficulty, he leaves the village some distance away and thanks to his night vision and the wolf's hearing, he finds the rest of his children Calix, Briseis and Cristel, thank the gods that all four of them are safe.

_Mother, you must go with my brothers, I will return to defend what remains of our home.

_You can't, you are the oldest, if you die your father will never forgive me.

_I am the crown prince, I must help my people.

_You help him being safe, you must obey, help your people from the scraps.

_ But mother.

_ No buts, you must obey.

Mother and son began to argue, both remained silent when they were interrupted by Artemis, Elián's trusted woman, they were too close since it was he who saved her life by removing her from the clutches of King Lycaon more than two thousand years ago.

_Elora, Elián arrived unexpectedly, he has been seriously injured, I'm afraid he will not survive the night.

Those words were enough for her to put her own son out of action, give Denes to Briseis, say goodbye to both of them and including her eldest son, without wasting time she returns to the town, and there she looks for her husband without giving up. . She searches desperately without finding him. A few minutes later, she receives a rumor that he is seriously injured in the north wing of the town. She runs, making her way through the enemies. When she arrives, there is no one... Her eyes open in surprise when she sees who It is the person who buries a pair in each of their sides.

_You because? -He falls to the ground bleeding to death, the daggers were made of pure silver, his attacker stands at his height only to open his throat from side to side-

_The queen must die.

Howling can be heard throughout the city of Athens, howling that causes terror to those who hear it. They were none other than the Lycaon brothers, all three transformed into four-legged wolves, Elian in the center on the right, Cyrus on the left, Darius. The eldest changes into a man, gives orders to the brothers, each of them in command of a platoon, they carry out the counterattack to recover the town.

The wolves upon entering the town do not tempt the heart, they kill enemies as well as friends, they did not make any distinction and in a few hours they manage to recover their home, the "old" wolves can transform at will, Elián seeing that they are already victorious, he changes into a man, he sees how the Cyrus hunters go out in search of the enemy, Dario and his assassins dedicate themselves to searching and helping the survivors, among the wounded he finds Artemis, he takes her in his arms to take her to the healers, Upon arrival, he leaves her in the hands of the healers; upon touching the bed, Artemis loses consciousness.

The king continues searching and helping the wounded, he sees several of his men and not one of them can hold his gaze, he does not understand why this behavior occurs, it is not until one of them confronts him and says that they have found the body of his wife, the king's eyes, which are black, change to blood red and he demands that they take her to where she is. When he sees his wife's body, he freezes, not knowing what to do. He cannot hear her last breath of life. partner is the one who tells him that he just stopped breathing. Everyone present sees the belly move. Elián takes one of the daggers and opens his wife's womb, extracting his daughter who is crying at the top of her lungs as if she knew what had happened. Ciro and Darío approach her side when they see the scene, both are left without knowing what do, Elián sits in a corner with his daughter in his arms crying for the death of his wife, Dario covers the body with what he has at hand, places his sword on his chest and under his sword the Spartan shield, after all it was a warrior Ciro takes the daggers and carefully observes the design, he goes to his brother and places them in front of him, Elian looks up, seeing the object perplexed.

_Brother, they were from Spain.

Elián sees the weapon, he takes it with his right hand, the dagger still has his wife's fresh blood on it, he stands up.

_Darío... you know what to do, Ciro, I need you with me to reorganize everything here at home.

_Yes sir -they say at the same time-

The brothers obey and each one does what he is told, when the sun rises, Dario sets off, he carries the explicit order of his alpha, his king and his brother, the youngest does not say anything, but the death of his sister-in-law It hurts his soul, since when he came to the family he was very young. She was his playmate, his best friend, his confidant and on many occasions his accomplice. Finding her murderer was not only revenge, it was personal, they killed her little sister, that was how she always saw her sister-in-law.

The funerals take place without a hitch, the last one to be held was Elora's, Elián did not have the strength to take charge of his wife's funeral, so his son Calix did, he is the one who places the coins in her eyes, and He is the one who lights the funeral pyre.

Elián was devastated and with the help of his brother he reorganized everything in the town, he always trusted his wife in making decisions, in his place was his eldest daughter Briseida, who supported or contradicted her father, she also suffered the unfortunate loss of his mother, but he does not receive consolation from his father but from his uncle Ciro and his aunt Jano, being precisely his uncles who support them at all times, including his older cousins Talio and Lucrecia, children of Darius.

The days pass and on the twentieth Darío returns and not only does he arrive with the murderer of his sister-in-law or at least one of them, Elián gives the order to take him to the dungeons, everyone believes that he is going to torture him and even the prisoner himself believes it. However, it is quite the opposite, Elián speaks to him with beautiful words, he is eloquent, understanding, he makes every word he says make the murderer aware, the torture is not physical, it is psychological to such a degree that it almost drives him crazy and he confesses. Everything, he gives names of those who organized the attack on the Lycaón clan, he confesses why the Spania clan joins the other clan and above all he confesses who gave the order to kill Queen Elora, what he did not say was who killed the queen .

Family Guy?

Six months have passed since Elora died, Elián still couldn't get over the loss, his wolf didn't cry and neither did his man.

She was able to calm her down a bit by taking care of her two small children, Denes, six months old, and Elena, six months old, he worried too much about them both, completely forgetting his duties as alpha of the pack and as king, with Cyrus being the one who started to help with those duties duties, while Dario continued with his brother's task... eliminating the enemies.

Elián's bond was broken when he was widowed, his pain is immense and he does not know how to deal with it, he asks his younger brother for help since Darío was the first to marry and also the first to be widowed, Darío helps as best he can, I even help control his brother's wolf when he loses control, Elián of one meter and ninety six centimeters when changing to a four-legged wolf is a "normal" white wolf but when he changes to a two-legged beast the legs exceed The two meters, a formidable white beast, eyes as black as coal that change to blood red, the fangs protrude, its strength is enormous, its agility is a reason for envy but what really causes fear is that it retains its human consciousness, it is aware of what he does, how he does it and to whom he does it, so when he lost his mind due to the pain of losing his wife, Darío was the one who confronted him, Darío's characteristics are very similar to those of his brother, the difference is only centimeters shorter but his strength and skill is even better than Elián's since Darío has been a soldier since he was thirteen years old and Darío was already three thousand years old. The last time Elián lost control, Dario has to knock him out with the help of his son Talio, who is also an excellent warrior.

On a sunny day, while Elián takes care of his children, his mind and soul are filled with peace and for the first time since Elora died, he thinks clearly and makes the decision to focus on taking care of his young children without forgetting the older ones, although Calix is about to turn five hundred years old. Elena's first years were "normal" her family loved her too much, Briseida and Cristel did not give her the opportunity to miss her mother, there was not a day when they talked to her about how beautiful her mother was, how brave and fierce What was it, Elián who told him stories about his mother, how they met, How good she was with him and with his neighbors, how despite being the Queen, she never stopped being humble and helping the most disadvantaged, within the pack. She was the one who took care of the orphaned wolves, she strived to give love to the little ones.

But not everything lasts forever and one day when the king remembered his wife, sadness invaded him to such a degree that he lost consciousness, hurting people from his own clan. When he regained his memory and saw the damage he had done, he simply disappeared, leaving the pack that didn't mind being the werewolf king. He arrived in northern Europe, where centuries ago they formed a small camp. Cut off from the world, he felt relieved, he was still hurt, but he felt relieved that he didn't hurt the people he promised to protect. Thanks to loneliness, his beast was able to leave without any remorse, he knew that he would not hurt any loved one, especially his children, although he could not deny that he missed his little Elena.

The brother took charge of "the crown" that was left to him for only one year, but after that year Ciro went out in search of it after three months.

_To be honest my brother, I did not think I would find you alive

_How did you find me?

_First by asking questions, then by following your footprints... You are not good at hiding your footprints, my brother.

_What have you come for? I want to be alone.

_To find out about you, your children ask about their father, especially Denes and Elena.

_Say I'm fine, now leave me alone.

_I don't think your children, who are children, understand that their father doesn't want to be with them.

_Don't you dare tell lies about me.

_Very well, tell me what I tell my nephews.

_Why don't you understand that life hurts me without my wife?

_ And your children hurt without you.

_Be quiet!

_Brother, it is true that I do not know your pain, but think about the children, you lost your wife, they lost their mother and you... you are their father, they need their father's love.

_I don't know how to do it, seeing one of them home reminds me of her.

_You will learn, it is a matter of giving yourself time.

_I don't want to go back, I don't want to hurt our people.

_Darío and I are going to stop you, trust us... Besides, the pack needs its alpha.

He tries hard to convince him, Elián refuses, but finally he succeeds, so the brothers begin the trip back to Athens with their family, the eldest's children welcome him happily, Denes and Elena do not even let him get there, they throw him on and It makes him carry them both in his arms, that feeling of well-being is a balm for his aching soul.

One night the brothers lived together, drinking and eating while exotic girls danced for them.

_Elian, when do you think about looking for a partner? Every alpha needs your support, you can't be left alone.

_What Dario says is true, you should think about pairing up with someone again, there are good wolves in the pack and even outside of it.

_There is no other alpha than my late Elora, no one else will take her place, there is no one who compares with her - he says angrily -

_You know that I also loved her a lot, but you must think about yourself, and children also need a mother's love.

_They have their mother, they don't need a replacement.

_She is an absent mother.

_He has his sisters.

_You said it, they are his sisters, not his mother.

_Understand, it's not to replace your mother, it's to get someone to give you maternal love."

_I repeat Briseida and Cristel already do it.

_They are not his mother, they are his sisters and I am sure they do but understand, they both need a mother, More Denes misses Elora"

_I miss her too. There will be no queen but my Elora, and if you don't like the idea... you know what to do.

_Ha! If you challenged yourself to a duel, you would lose, or have you already forgotten that I am a better fighter than you, have you already forgotten that I am a gladiator?"

_I would rather die than bring another woman to my house. Dario, you, better than anyone, should understand my pain, or have you already forgotten when Selene died, have you already forgotten the pain that I caused you?"

_It's different, I was widowed naturally, she died because she aged like every human being, but they took you... they murdered her and you had to open her so that Elena could live, the pain is different, I was cured, you weren't... neither your soul nor your heart have healed.

Elián leaves the brothers so as not to vent his anger on them, he becomes a two-legged wolf and goes to the furthest town he can and that is where he vents his fury, his frustration and his pain... He finishes unloading his fury. , changes man, sees the pain he has caused, leaves the place, runs for several hours until he reaches the temple of Zeus. It is daytime, he stands in front of the temple, falls to his knees and crying implores the godfather of the gods to send lightning and end his life, he begs and begs until his voice no longer comes out of his throat. of the.

He did not return home, he stayed in the temple waiting for a response from the god who cursed him, without food or drink for a week, which caused him to lose consciousness. Unconscious at the foot of the statue, his brother Ciro finds him, carries him in his arms, they do not return home, they go to the beach, already conscious Ciro is the one who calls Dario, he howls so loud and clear that the message arrived in a few minutes, Dario He receives the message, meditates for a couple of minutes, calls his son Talio and informs him that he must leave, leaves them in charge, as well as his nephew Giles, leaving Denes, the heir of the clan, out of the "problem."

_Elián, you must go to Delphi, let the priestess tell you what to do, give you advice and guidance.

_You can't continue like this, you are destroying yourself and you are hurting your children, all five of them.

Elián does not respond, his mind is traveling through time, remembering his beloved wife, he returns to himself when Darío shouts his name out loud, the older man looks at him confused, he looks away from Ciro and without saying a word he begins to walk, the youngest was going to follow him, but is stopped by Ciro.

_Leave him alone, our brother must heal and he will do it his way, just like you did.

_ But what if not?

_Our loyalty will remain with Denes"

_That's right and it will..."

The brothers return to the village to inform him of the three's decision, leaving Cyrus, the prince hunter, as the "new alpha."

Elián swims for days until he reaches an island, not deserted but peaceful. Alone, aware of his responsibility as his older brother, as king, and as alpha of the first pack, he begins his healing process.

The new alpha.

Resigned, the middle one calls a family meeting, Calix, Talio and Giles are the eldest children of the Lycaón brothers. Talio identical to Dario, the only difference is the blonde of his hair and the green of his eyes, just as tall as his father, thinner but stronger, Calix was a mix of Elián and Elora, dark light brown hair, slightly broken, light eyes like the mother, tall like the father, with a slightly upturned straight nose, a happy and gentle character, for his part, Giles was the shortest by five centimeters, with an athletic body, he inherited the features of his grandfather Lycaon, the big eyes, too dark like charcoal, a bushy eyebrow with a penetrating and intimidating look, his skin tanned by so much sun, straight hair, long to his shoulders, just seeing him was scary and his voice was quite serious, everyone was afraid of him, even his father but he didn't show it. , the three first-born children wait attentively for one of them to speak but none of them seem to want to speak.

_ Now who died?

_- Everyone looks away with Giles- _ Nobody has died, son.

_ So? Why did they bring us together?

_ Our alpha has left the pack.

_ Perfect! Congratulations cousin, you will be the new alpha! – It is Giles who congratulated –

_ No, in fact no, Ciro will be, until Elián returns or dies.

_ Until then Ciro and I remain at the front of the pack, he as alpha, I as beta.

_Who is going to be the omega? Calix?

_ No, in fact they are thinking about you son but I think you will be a better beta for Calix, so Talio, you will be the omega of the pack.

_ Is that why they made me come?

_ It was important for you to know Giles, because if something happens you three are the successors.

_ Since I'm not necessary, I'm leaving.

_ You are not leaving, you must take care of your cousin.

_ Oh please! Calix is already too big to take care of.

_ What my cousin says is true, I don't need a babysitter.

_ The king always has someone to defend him if necessary.

Giles and Calix become defensive, one does not want to have an escort and the other wants to leave the family villa, the cousins unite as one against their elders, Dario goes to speak but is stopped by Talio, the eldest. Of the cousins he asks his elders to leave him alone, the adults give him his children's space.

_ Do you think Elián will return?

_ I hope so. Darío, you let him help you but Elián is going crazy.

_ The pain is different, somehow my wolf knew that she was going to die for being human, but Elora was like us, Elián's pain is different, I think more painful.

_But...Dario, you focused on your children even though they were already adults.

_ We will be brothers but in the end we are different, our wolves the same.

The brothers shrug their shoulders when they hear noises coming from the room, the first to enter was Ciro, Talio and Giles beat each other to death, Giles changes to a two-legged beast, a formidable gray wolf, Talio is not far behind, he changes to two legs are going to hit each other but are stopped by their respective uncles, Talio was strong but Giles was stronger and the strength of an alpha was necessary to stop him for this reason Darío was the one who stopped him, Talio changes on the spot just like Ciro But Giles continues fighting against his uncle, Darío has no choice but to suffocate his nephew, with the two out of combat, Ciro sends them to the dungeons and has them tied up with chains of pure silver.

The first lash wakes up Giles, the second makes him scream in pain as the silver burns while opening the flesh, the third lash makes Talio scream, ten lashes later and both young men ask for mercy.

_ Let it be the last time they make a scandal like that.

_ You are going to pay me for this, father.

_Shut that mouth.

_- Giles is surprised to see his mother- _ Do you support him?

_ Of course yes, this time yes, I always defend you, you know it well but on this occasion your family, your clan needs you, your cousin needs you.

_ Release them - Ciro orders - _ Giles, from now on you must show discipline or your mother will take care of you.

_ Yes father

_ Talio, your father will take care of you.

_ Yes sir.

With that said, Darío puts his son on his back to take him to the healers. Giles denies when Ciro and even growls angrily, but is ignored by his father. The new alpha does not take him to the healers, he takes him directly to the bathroom and he himself washes the wounds from the blows and applies "refreshing" remedies, remedies that make him sleep. almost on the spot.

_Your son sometimes drives me out of my senses, woman.

_ Just like me, you must let others know that you are the new alpha.

_Take care of our son, I will make the howling spread.

From that day on, it is known throughout Greece that Cyrus Lycaon has taken the mantle of king until Elian returns from his training in the lands of the great wall, or at least that is what they believe. It was the second time that the halfling took the reins of the pack, unfortunately politics is not his strong suit, but thanks to Elián he learned certain tricks and deceptions and thanks to that he knew how to lead well, however, Ciro is not Elián and many wanted to take advantage of the fact that the "true" king was not present and tried to play dirty and even uprisings were started by clans from all over Europe to overthrow the first pack, what the new packs did not count on was the peace treaties and the savagery of both princes, on the one hand Darius reaffirmed the old generations and made the new ones known because he was nicknamed "The murderous prince" while Cyrus gave a masterful display of acting while smiling at the meetings he sent his hunters to the end of the mute to calm the impetus of the uprisings.

It has been more than a year since the oldest had left and they had no news about him, uncertainty is the worst thing you can experience, knowing if someone lives or dies and that is making Ciro desperate.

_ Please calm down, you're already making me nervous.

_I want to hear from Elián, I want to know if he lives or dies.

_ Ciro, almost everyone knows who our brother is and what he is like. Do you think we wouldn't know if he were dead?

_As?

_You have hunters everywhere, both humans and werewolves loyal to you. Don't you think they would have already sent you a message?

_I guess so.

_Do you suppose?

_I guess you're right - he drops into his seat -

_I have it, now, how about we organize the Demeter festival and give thanks for this year's good harvest.

_We did too well, we sold too well on the Silk Road.

_Our products are the best, who would say that all thanks to your wife.

_She is good at what she does. -she says proudly-

_ She is very ingenious in agriculture, her father taught her well, it was a shame that she strayed from the path.

_I can't complain, if it weren't for that, I would never have met her.

_And the hunter was hunted with her enemy, it sounds very - shut up -

_Very What?

_Wait, I don't have the word, tragic or comic...no, I can't find the word to describe what happened between you.

_A happy accident.

_ Maybe, I will go to Delphi, I will invite the fortune tellers to the festivities.

_Go ahead, I will continue "ruling" in peace.