episode_0116

This time, I opened my eyes in a dark space.

But this time it wasn’t as dark.

The full moon rose in the sky and illuminated the forest.

As I was looking at the moon, my throat suddenly felt itchy.

“Awww!”

He raised his head and let out a long voice.

The howl of a wolf flowing through the vocal cords.

This time I realized I had become a wolf.

‘Is this the life of a wolf?’

Moist, silvery hair caught my eye.

The nose was moist and the tongue revealed that the teeth were very sharp.

Looking at the length of the legs and tail, it seems that this time they start as adults, not as cubs.

‘I’m glad I don’t have any discomfort about walking on four legs.’

Since my previous memories were of dragons, I got used to walking on all fours.

Although my gaze position and magic power were gone, I felt like I could move much more nimbly than before.

“Awww!”

“Kkiing… !”

A voice so powerful that it feels dangerous.

When I turned my head towards the sound, two baby wolves that looked like small wolf came up to me.

The twin wolves cling to my legs and start rubbing their bodies.

I pulled my legs out and started licking them with my tongue.

‘My poor little brothers… … .’

As the wolf’s memories flowed in, I realized what state I was in now.

Not long ago, we were living in a pack of wolves.

However, due to the sudden attack of a group of demonic beasts, many wolves were killed and were now scattered.

I was wandering the forest looking for the scattered members of the group, but the results of my search were not very good.

Because I had to protect my precious twin brothers.

“Aung?”

Although we were raised by the same parents, we are not related by blood.

I lost my biological parents at an early age due to a territorial dispute with a tiger, and my twin’s parents raised me.

Even though it wasn’t enough to repay a lifetime of kindness, even his adoptive parents were lost to the demonic beast’s fangs.

It was fortunate that the twins did not see their parents die, but the children probably knew.

The only wolf that can be called family is me… … .

‘Even though I lost my parents twice before my eyes, I will definitely protect you.’

As I looked vaguely at the twin wolves, my younger siblings clung to me even more.

I guess they thought I was leaving them behind.

To explain that it wasn’t like that, I eagerly took turns licking the twins.

‘I can’t stay here forever.’

You must move while assuming the other members are dead.

There are no wolves anywhere that can help us.

“Awww!”

I told the twins to follow me and walked through the forest.

I walked at a pace that allowed the children to follow so they wouldn’t fall behind, and carefully looked around.

As they became wolves, they took advantage of their much more sensitive sense of smell and hearing.

I avoided places with a strong smell of blood as much as possible, and when I heard the sounds of an animal I had never heard of, I took the twins with me and went into the grass.

Considering their physical strength, they hunted by biting the back of the neck as soon as they saw a small animal.

‘Children who are growing up should not be starving.’

I ate the part with the least amount of meat and passed the rest to my twins.

I felt happy when I saw the twins clinging to the food I threw to them and eating it.

‘Anyway, it’s a bit dangerous… … .’

The magical beast that attacked the wolf pack didn’t just eat the wolves.

All living, breathing animals in the forest were their food.

I could feel that the food that had been so plentiful was rapidly dwindling.

The appearance of the demonic beast meant the destruction of the ecosystem.

Once the other prey that are dying in our place are gone, we will be the next target.

‘Before that, we have to get out of the forest and go somewhere else… … .’

But is that possible?

I was a wolf who had just become an adult, and I had children by my side to protect.

There was little chance of escape while protecting the twins.

Moreover, even if they escaped the demonic beast, the future was bleak.

What if my delicate twins are attacked by another beast while I am away hunting?

Even imagining it made me so angry that I felt like I was going out of my mind.

I was able to empathize with what Skadi felt.

‘Let’s calm down. ‘It’ll still be okay.’

The twins finished eating.

I washed the blood from the corner of my mouth in a nearby stream and quenched my thirst.

My face became clean, I drank refreshing water, and ate a hearty meal.

What will be the next action of children whose bodies and minds are satisfied?

‘I’m embarrassed… … .’

It was just sleep.

I had to walk hard until dawn to escape from the demon beast.

However, Suma came to the twins and made them stumble.

‘I can’t help it.’

For a young wolf, it’s a forced march.

I felt like I was going to be left behind if things continued like this, so I went into a place with a lot of bushes and lay down on my side.

The twins, who saw that, smiled brightly and jumped into my arms.

Children lying down using my body as a bed. Soon, small breathing sounds began to be heard.

‘Even under these circumstances, you sleep like an angel.’

Even as I looked at the children sleeping soundly, I did not let down my guard.

The forest at night seemed quiet, but it wasn’t.

If you listen closely, you can hear the sound of animals coming from afar.

Many animals that were living peacefully in the forest are being hunted by demonic beasts.

‘The full moon is beautiful, but the ground is in chaos… … .’

I felt very sad that I was no longer a warrior or a dragon.

I don’t know about demons, but if they were demon beasts, they would have been able to protect the twins and defeat them.

It’s unfortunate that he was born as a wolf, but it’s not to the point of despair.

If I had been born as a herbivore like the rabbit I had just hunted, I would have absolutely died.

That wasn’t the end; wolves also had advantages over warriors and dragons.

It’s none other than the sense of smell.

Dragons weren’t particularly good at smelling either, but that was only when their bodies were strengthened with mana.

The wolf’s body naturally had excellent senses of smell and hearing even without the use of mana.

In addition, they were instinctively alert to having to live in the wild every day and even had crisis instincts.

‘These are the aspects I lack. ‘You can’t forget this feeling.’

I have competed against people stronger than me a few times.

However, except for his teacher, Geomje, he had never encountered an overwhelmingly strong person.

Even though the teacher sincerely tried to kill me, he ended up living in the end.

Maybe that’s why I lacked awareness and struggle against death.

‘Overcome it. ‘Because we shouldn’t lose precious people due to lack of power like we did during Shuron’s time.’

It may have been difficult, but I kept my senses sharp at all times and read the changes around me.

They were taking care to ensure that the twins could get enough rest.

Rustling-!

A sound came from a nearby bush.

I raised my head and looked towards where the sound came from.

“Ut?”

A rabbit stuck its head out from beyond the bushes.

A prey that came into the place where the wolf was resting.

But I wasn’t fooled. That’s because the rabbit’s eyes were already dead.

I woke up the twins by nudging them with my tail.

“Kikiki kick!”

When I didn’t move even though there was prey in front of me, the tiger demon beast revealed itself and smiled grotesquely.

As expected, the demonic beast had already caught and eaten a rabbit while holding it in its mouth.

However, when that method did not work, he changed his mind to pitch himself.

“Kiwoong… !”

“Kkiing! Kiing!”

The twins were very frightened when they saw the appearance of the demon beast.

I sent the kids back with my tail and growled softly to threaten the demon beast.

However, the demon beast seemed to be laughing as if my threat was nothing more than a struggle.

‘As expected, I can do it alone… … .’

No, I can’t back down, not even for the sake of the twins who are trembling behind me.

Preparing to die, I rushed at the tiger beast.

“Kkegaeng!”

However, despite my resolve, the beast’s front paw hit my body directly and sent me flying far away.

If I hadn’t twisted my body in the process, all my bones would have been crushed.

I turned around in the air and barely landed on the ground.

‘Ugh… !’

Although fatal injuries were avoided, it did not mean that there were no injuries or pain.

However, the feeling of being broken due to the overwhelming difference in power was more difficult than the wound.

Still, I had something I had to protect, so I rushed forward even though it was reckless.

“Kkeaeaeang!”

“Kek! Kek!”

“Crumbling… !”

Every time I attacked, I was counterattacked by the demonic beast, and my body was worn out.

My body, which had been able to stand up quickly, faltered and my legs began to tremble.

I can’t just suffer like this… … .

‘You have to let the children run away.’

I looked at the twins out of the corner of my eye.

The children were afraid when they saw me covered in wounds.

With a wink, I instructed the twins to run away.

The kids stayed in place as if they couldn’t do that, and I had no choice but to grimace fiercely.

The twin younger brother, who was the smartest one, left the room, taking his older sister with him.

‘good.’

From now on, all we have to do is buy time for the twins to escape as much as possible.

For a moment, I felt relieved.

The demonic beast that was watching me suddenly lunged at the twin wolves that were trying to run away.

‘Oh, no!’

A body that was not mature in any part.

Nevertheless, I tried my best to move my legs.

It lunged at the demonic beast that was running in a straight line towards the twins and bit its neck.

“Wow!”

“Krrrr… !”

No matter how evil a beast is, it cannot touch even a single hair of my precious little brothers!

The tiger beast tried to shake me off by shaking its body here and there.

But I didn’t let go of my teeth digging into my skin and bit down even harder.

The demon’s blood enters me through my teeth and tongue.

Dark magical energy changes the appearance of the beast and turns it into the same demon beast.

Even after knowing that fact, I didn’t remove the tooth.

The beast was thoroughly killed by biting and biting until it was no longer able to breathe.

“Crrr!”

After biting for a long time, the tiger’s body finally fell limp to the floor.

For a moment, I felt happy about the fact that I killed the demon beast alone and protected my younger siblings due to the obvious death.

“Keck?!”

The pain in my chest was overwhelming.

The beautiful silver fur was fading.

This means that as I absorb blood, I am becoming a demon.

Even though I won the fight, I became unable to be with my younger siblings until the end.

““Kwiwooung! Kiwoong!””

Guys… … . I told him to run away, but I think he was worried about me so he didn’t go far and stayed nearby to watch.

It’s foolish because if I had lost, I would have died.

Still, I couldn’t hate those guys who were eagerly licking my wounds.

But the time left to hold the children was running out.

“Grue!”

“Kiwoong?!”

I threatened the kids to stop licking them and got to the crossroads of leaving the forest again.

The actions just now were cruel to the twins.

But I soon turn into a demonic beast. Since I can no longer take care of the twins, I must not make them dependent on me.

Being hated was heartbreaking, but it was a necessary action.

‘please… ! please… ! I hope that before I change, I find a place where my children can be safe… !’

As if my wish had come true, we finally came out of the forest and I found a temple.

A temple with a full moon pattern engraved on it.

It seemed to be a temple built by those who worshiped the moon goddess.

I didn’t know if there would be anyone here who could trust the twins, but now was not the time to be reckless.

thud-! thud-!

I repeatedly slammed my broken body against the tightly closed gate.

Although it is still late at night, if you make a fuss, you will definitely come out.

“Who are you? Who are you to come to our temple this late at night?”

“Awww!”

“Nuh, wolf?”

When I heard a human voice beyond the door, I cried out loud without hesitation.

It may be counterproductive. Because wolves living in the forest are known to be fierce.

However, if this opportunity is missed, the twins’ chances of survival become slim.

That’s why I kept knocking on the door and crying.

“Priest: Outside, the wolf keeps knocking on the door! How should I do this?”

“Hmm, something seems urgent, so let’s open it.”

“And if you get bitten… !”

“It’s okay. The Moon Goddess will surely protect us.”

Sigh-!

As the door opened, a kind-looking old man came out holding a lantern.

The nun who was anxious nearby was startled as soon as she saw me, and the old man also opened his eyes wide.

Are wolves so fascinating?

I was puzzled, but I quickly found out why.

“Demon, demonic beast… !”

It seems like my body has already turned into almost a demonic beast.

Realizing that I didn’t have any more time, I gently bit the twins on the back of their necks.

Then he placed it in front of the humans and stepped back.

“Kiwoong?”

My younger brother, who was questioning my actions, tried to come back to me again, but I exposed my teeth and threatened him.

“Priest, this wolf can’t be… … .”

“Yes, it looks like they are trying to leave the babies to us. Looking at the scars all over its body, it looks like it had a fight with a demonic beast. Then, it seems like I am also being consumed by demonic energy.”

“That can’t be possible… !”

The nun shed tears when she saw my situation.

A woman full of compassion and sensitivity.

Fortunately, it seemed like the twins would be well taken care of.

I walked away from the door, picking up the last remaining twin brother and placing it on the old man’s palm.

As if my intention had been conveyed, the humans hugged the twins.

““Kiwoong! Kiwoong! Wow!””

When I tried to leave, the twins started screaming and struggling.

‘don’t go! You can’t go! The twins say ‘Oppa!’

As I looked at that scene, the emotions I had been holding in were welling up.

My eyes got hot and I felt like tears would flow out at any moment.

“Awww!”

Sorry.

I also wanted to protect you until the end.

But please forgive this ugly brother who can’t do that.

To avoid crying, I turned my back and went back into the forest.

Even though we couldn’t be together until the end, I didn’t regret it.

Because I was able to protect my beloved younger siblings.

‘That’s enough. In that case… … .’

I reached the cliff and looked up at the sky.

A cliff with a bright full moon clearly visible.

I lifted my head and cried out a mixture of joy and sadness.

“Awww!”

I hope that the future of these cute little brothers is as bright as the full moon… … .

I threw myself off the cliff, praying to the moon goddess.

And my vision went dark.