The restaurant had a lot of money put behind it, a lot of thought went into the architectural design. Even the glass was expensive that had been used, meant to even withstand regular Anti-Altered weapons. This was meant to be Izzy’s first success and everything was going well. Her hard work was paying off and now she was seeing it go up in flames, and soon afterwards being drowned. The wood, the furniture, none of it could be reused now. But she understood Austin had only done what needed to be done. As the water drenched everything in the room, it started to sink down into drains even lower compared to before.It was a safety mechanism that had been designed but the water was still going down at a slow rate and was reaching just below most of their knees. “I want every single one of their heads!” Izzy shouted. Her hair was transforming, stretching out like a frenzy going up against one of the attackers. It was the man with the flaming tale. He swung his tail creating a wall of fi
The flaming dart thrown by Stunker did something strange the moment it hit Austin. The fire burned brightly and started to spiral around as if it were being controlled, and when it did, the darts were going deeper into Austin's chest.Because of this, the darts were almost ripping apart his flesh, and blood was flowing out rather quickly from his body, causing large alarm bells to go off in Vere's head."AUSTIN!" she screamed.She tried to run to his side, but as she did, a hot claw came right at her face. She managed to pull back in time and lift her leg, her foot having transformed into a hoof. It whacked the man right on the chin, sending him back, but he managed to catch himself.Even with the strong hits and timing that Vere was able to pull off, these Altered were stronger than your average ones, and they should be, since they had come from a tier one city of all places."ARGHHH!" A loud roar came from Austin's mouth, and as he puffed his nose, his muscles expanded. When they gr
In Slough, one of the hospitals in Cipen had been rebuilt. It had been upgraded, allowing for state-of-the-art equipment to be placed in it. It was something that needed to be done to attract well-known doctors with great skills.The one thing that was missing from Slough right now was a large well-known university, so they could funnel students into the workforce. However, with the way things were, they needed to attract as many talents as they could outside of Slough, and convince them that it was the place to be.They had been doing a good job of that in many areas, but the hospital, in particular, was an important area for the Howlers gang. This was because Gary had a particular person that he was looking after, someone who had been asleep for a while now.Today, Gary was visiting the hospital along with Kai. The sun had risen as it was the start of the new day, but he wasn’t here to visit his mother, he was here to see someone else.“I didn’t think I would be coming here to see s
All eyes were on Olivia. It was a big question on their minds as to just who the enemy was that they needed to go against. There was a large amount of anger filling the room as one of their own had been badly hurt; they wanted to know where exactly to channel all of this anger."Wait, you can't go in there!" A voice was heard from outside. Gary remembered that it was the nurse who had brought them there.Moments later, the door slid open, and forcing themselves into the room were three young adults, ones that Gary had seen a few times before."What were you guys doing, where were you?" Bo shouted. "You guys are meant to be the leaders of this gang, so why the heck was Austin fighting on his own!"The three men who had come through the door were Bo, Felix, and Alfie. These were the three who would follow Austin everywhere when he was in school, and they continued to do so.They were some of the first members of the Howlers gang and even had worked at the Wolf's pool club for a while. I
In an old, run-down apartment in a tier-3 city, an occurrence had taken place that had happened one too many times before. It was a death, a killing. The police were already on the scene, taking photos, sweeping the area for any chance at some clues.As for the victims, there were two of them, an adult male and an adult female. However, this wasn't a normal murder like those in the building might have thought. The easiest telltale sign of this was the fact that two members from the White Rose had arrived.Sadie, a woman with dark red hair, entered the scene, showing her identity to the relevant people, and behind her was none other than her partner, Frank."Why is it always the lower-tier cities where stuff like this happens?" Frank asked as he looked at the scene in front of him.The whole place was trashed, broken chairs, dirt on the floor, rubbish everywhere. From the looks of things, it didn't seem to be a struggle; instead, it was just how the two parents had lived."You know it'
Immediately seeing that the person in front of the two from White Rose was an Altered, they started to transform immediately as well. Large wings had sprouted from both of their backs, breaking through a slit made in their uniforms. It was designed specifically for occasions like this."Don't you think the two of us fully transforming against one is a bit overkill?" Frank asked."Do you think that about someone has come out of their way to go against us?" Sadie replied. "It must mean they were pretty sure of who we were, the fact that we are White Rose agents, and they were confident enough that they could beat us in a fight."The mysterious hood of the man was taken down, but he had transformed too fast for them to get a proper look at what he looked like. His head started to split into several strands, all around the same size, and his neck started to grow.His skin started to change as it gained scales on its body, and as for the heads themselves, they looked like something in betw
Frank was being held by two of the Hydra’s heads, while Sadie was slowly getting up from the ground. She soon saw multiple of the heads stretching out and heading right towards her. She quickly rolled on the ground, as the heads opened their mouths biting right into the ground. Large chunks of it had been taken out with the bites leaving big holes in the road. As soon as Sadie got up, she threw her feathers again, aiming for those that were tied to Frank. They actually had hit their target, piercing the skin but not going right through the strong muscles of the Hydra. “Crap, if I don’t do something fast, then Frank's going to die!” Sadie thought. The wings were being pulled and from his back they were being detached from his body, slowly blood was seeping from his wounds. If he reverted his transformation, the wings going back into his body would just push them back in more, and it was possible they would rip off, and he wasn’t so sure if he could heal from the injury, because he
A large mechanical vehicle, slightly larger than that of a bus, was driving down the highway. It stood out because it was reinforced on the outside, somewhat similar to an armored military vehicle, and it had this special coat of red paint.The inside of the vehicle was a lot more luxurious than the outside, as it was covered in red velvet and a strange fluffy material, while it had TV screens, seating areas, and consoles for entertainment.This vehicle was the primary mode of transport for the Phoenix gang, and it would only move when there was a certain individual inside, Sin. Unlike the other kings who liked to hide their identity as to who exactly was the leader.It was different for Sin, who was a well-known, wild figure who wished to do as he liked. He was also one who constantly showed displays of his power to the others, making sure that they didn't attempt to attack him."So who are we meeting exactly?" Raven asked.Inside the vehicle, there were several members who belonged
Xin had already expended a lot of energy in her Altered form, and holding her breath during her combat had worn her out quite a bit. Her single wing sticking out from her back was still there, but the lightning power that sparked from it was dwindling.“Big guy, be careful; this one’s tough,” Xin commented.Austin stood strong, looking at Gil getting up on his feet. As he did, Gil’s body muscles were flexing in and out. The smoke that was lingering from his body was starting to grow as well.“I know. I hit him with a pretty big shot, and I know I’m not weak,” Austin replied.After just getting back out from the hospital and recovering, the first thing Austin didn’t expect was that he was going to have to get into a fight, but from a single look, he could tell this person was strong.Not wasting any time, he had jumped out of the window and knew what he needed to do.“You're a bigger hitter than me, so I’m going to have to support you!” Xin said.As soon as she finished her sentence, G
With Xin being who she was, she had faced many different types of Altered, but going up against Gil was the most unique one yet. For one, he was a rare Mythical type. These had great power and a chance of great elemental ability as well.Not only that, but she had seen something somewhat unique to an Altered which she hadn’t seen before. The fact that Gil was able to transform his body, and in doing so, it affected his powers.Being large in size, he was strong and durable, while being smaller in size he had incredible speed. It was because of these transformations that Xin had felt like she had already seen it all.They had been fighting for a while now, so he had to have used either his partial or full transformation. There was nothing left for him to show, with no surprises, it was time for her to finish off the fight herself.The one wing that extended out from her back, the same size as a hand, was covered in yellow sparks that continually went off. They were condensed in size, g
Sparks from Xin’s Altered form couldn't stop flying off from her body. The strange hardened feathers constantly were shooting off small bolts of energy from one to the other. Even just standing still, her elemental power was activating.“You think things are going to change just because your appearance is now a little different!” Gil shouted as he lifted both of his hands up, locking them together. He was in his large form, having shifted from the smaller one.Doing so allowed him to pick up more strength than he usually would. The attack was going to be a big one. Gil’s hands smashed against the ground, and the whole building started to shake again.The people from above fell from their seats. Shelves tumbled down from the vibration, and it looked like the building was warping from within itself. However, the shaking had eventually stopped.With it stopping, the people on the second floor could see that they were now okay, and it was the same for Amy and White, who were close to the
The message sent out by Kai was heard loud and clear by everyone in the Howlers, and some of them took it to heart. Instead of trying to win their fights, they now were trying to last as long as possible.Raven had transformed his body; large heads had appeared and were in the air. Numba had been picked up by one of the Hydra Altered’s heads, its teeth biting down on his stomach and flinging him to the side until he hit a wall.“This Altered’s strength is crazy; does he have the same strength in each head?” Numba thought as he tried to get back up.Charging in were both Marie and Olivia at the same time. They struck from two sides, trying to hit the heads, but weren’t fully committing. They were carefully waiting for a strike and moved from side to side.Marie had avoided attacks from one of the Hydra’s long winding heads, while Olivia, as she jumped back, swung her hands and used her whip. It was effective in hitting the Hydra, but she didn’t dare try to wrap it around its head due t
There were a lot of decisions to make with the new stats and pawn points that Gary had managed to achieve, and it was best if he used them now because at any moment, he felt like something was coming.The fight against Ice was far tougher than the fight against the North and the South leader, but all of this was for more to come.‘First, I will allocate the stat points,’ Gary thought as he tapped his system, giving himself a few points in two areas.The first was his endurance.[Endurance 88 >>> 90]‘The strength difference at every ten is increased, but as the numbers get higher, the difference isn’t felt as much. Either way, as I’m fighting tougher enemies like that of Ice, Endurance seems to be a big factor in getting hurt less.’[Dexterity 82 >>> 85]‘With that, rather than being able to hit harder, I need to be able to hit more and get my attacks in, so I’ll increase my dexterity.’As for the pawn points, Gary then went ahead and used two of them on his health. Each pawn point at
---The final plan that Carter had, to try and turn those who had allied up against each other, had failed. Carter already knew about Ice’s past; there wasn’t much he could do with that.He was one of the few prisoners who knew what they had done. Through the extent of his own powers in a clash, he had killed those around him that had no involvement. He wanted to stay in the prison, but he suddenly had a change of heart.Then, there was Blackjack, the first man Carter was unable to get any information about, so he only had Gary, and now even that hadn’t worked.“What were you going to do?” Gary asked as he moved forward. “I bet if I was in here, and the Phoenix Gang wasn’t already targeting me, you would threaten my friends, my family, that are on the outside.”“You are a cruel person in this place; those that are already trapped, you force them to do your bidding by trapping them even more in this place. I can safely say that you are a person that I don’t mind getting rid of.”Gary n
---In the center of the prison, many had backed away from Ice standing in the middle. He felt like an unstoppable giant. No matter what attacks landed on him, they barely left a mark; if they did, it was almost as if it didn't affect him at all.His giant club was hitting the physical-type Altereds and overpowering them with his strength. Even those that were fast and could get closer were affected by his strong ice powers.He could block attacks with his ice, freeze those who came close to him, and create a number of unique attacks of his own. When a group of prisoners approached him, he slammed his foot on the ground. Ice grew from the floor in several sharp spikes, piercing those who took a step too far."What are we meant to do, Stinger? This guy is too strong!" one of the prisoners exclaimed.They looked around, waiting for an answer, but the prisoners themselves were struggling to even see Stinger. That was because he had hidden himself among the crowd of prisoners, waiting for
Blackjack was on the move to the North side. He was quickly going past the Altereds that were trying to attack him, ducking and weaving through them all at a fast speed. At one point, he leaned back, and one of the prisoners accidentally attacked another.‘It’s a good lucky day today, I knew it would all go well today.’ Blackjack smiled as he progressed further and deeper inside. As he finally got near the end, he threw out the last of his cards.They came out sharp, hitting four of his opponents on the head, causing them to fall to the floor, and that’s when he could see Calvin sitting on the floor, healing one of the prisoners.“Calvin, it has been a while, right?” Blackjack asked. “I’m surprised to see that you teamed up with the South Group. After going against them for so long, it resorted to this.” “I had invited you several times to join my side,” Calvin stated. “I had even healed your body after the fight with the Warden, and yet you still refused. So what else was I supposed
The fight continued with all three of them continuing to fight against the Altereds coming their way. Although most of them were relatively easy to deal with, there were a few tough ones.Those that knew how to fight either waited for the right time to strike and got a good hit in or were harder than just a single hit or two to take out. When this was the case, Gary would use one of his skills.He would use his Lethal Pounce, Claw Drain, and even once in a while, he even used his Claw Strike to attack them from surprise. When this was used, it seemed like next to no one could stop it.Blackjack had been keeping an eye on things that were happening around him, and when this happened, he would focus on just avoiding blows that he was able to do with ease.‘Is he conserving his strength?’ Blackjack thought. ‘That’s surprising. I don’t see many Werewolves fight like that. Is it because he’s worried about when he has to go up against the Warden? No, that can’t be it.’With a keener eye, Bl