5 Chapter 5: Full Moon

With the goblin warlord and its minions gone, Derik and the rest of the team decided to remain there for the night. Initially, they planned to return to the wall but after spending extra hours acquire all the expensive body parts of hundreds of goblins. By the time they were done it was already late, considering the dangers of wandering through the forest at night and their tired bodies and minds, they decided to stay in the cave for the night.

"You guys stay here… don't let down your guard, some predators may be attracted to the blood of these goblins… Mason and Brian will gather wood for a fire while Mary and I will go hunting… if we're lucky, we will get something edible" Derik said. He believed that twelve archers should be enough to protect the cave

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He used his dagger to carve marks on trees as they moved, this way it will be easier to find their way back. The moonlight descended on the forest acting as a source of light, making it easier for Derik and Mary to move around. Along the way, they picked up berries and wild fruits. Due to Mary's shy nature, they barely spoke throughout the journey.

"Take this back to the cave…I will look around a little…" he said. Mary stared into his eyes with a worried expression, she still remembered how Derik dashed towards the 6.5ft tall goblin warlord. Her heart skipped a beat when he did that and now he wants to wander the forest alone at night. He is either brave or just dumb. Derik smiled, he knew this big-eyed red-haired girl was worried about him.

"Don't worry about me… I will be careful," he said before dashing into the forest. Mary refused to move. She stood there and kept watching until Derik vanished from her view.

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Derik had been tracking an antelope for over 5 minutes now through its footsteps.

"I was been hunted by someone else… how is that possible? ... this area belongs to the archery class and we're the only one authorized to be here" he muttered. His grip on his bow tightened as he the trail. After walking for about ten minutes, he saw trails of blood

"The animal go injured, the hunter probably dragged it deeper into the forest but why?... does he have some sort of base here"… he knew that moving even deeper could be dangerous but he had this urge to find out who was responsible for all of this. He took three steps forward and stopped, for some reason he felt like the angel of death stood closely behind him trying to embrace him with its cold black wings. Derik reacted quickly and made a 180 degrees turn, he let go of his bow and grabbed the crossbow that hung on his waist.

BAM!!!

The bolt hit a man dressed in expensive noble attire, his heart skipped a beat when he saw the man pinned to a nearby tree and blood flowed down his stomach. Derik panicked when he saw the man was not moving

[why is a noble here?]

[How did he sneak up on me?]

[Fuck... I killed a noble what am I going to do]

He let go of the crossbow and sat beside a tree opposite to the one where the noble was. He covered his face with both hands contemplating what next to do, if anyone found out about this he won't be able to escape death.

"Bury the body!!!... I have to hide the body!!!" he whispered

"Bury an old man like myself alive… you're cruel"

Derik instinctively jumped on his feet and pulled out his dagger, his eyes were focused on the man who was meant to be dead minutes ago.

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"How?... I thought I killed you" Derik said with traces of disbelief and suspicion as he stared at the noble. The noble had light skin, his well-arranged pitch-black hair glittered under the moonlight, he must have applied way too much hair ointment for it to sparkle. The only thing wrong about this young handsome noble was his eyes. His eyes were bloodshot and his fangs were revealed when he spoke.

"Beast!!!Demon!!!" Derik cursed out loud. He was currently confused if he killed this man now and it was somehow traced back to him his life will be taken as compensation. But if he let this man live, there is at least about 70 percent possibility that this man will kill him in order to hide his secret. He has to die, Derik finally decided. His grip on his dagger slightly tightened and he patiently waited for the man to make a move.

"Your skills are quite commendable… your reaction speed is extraordinary…if you didn't move when you did… well, let's just say you won't be standing here right now" the young man said. His hands slowly moved to his stomach and he gently pulled out the bolt from his belly. His wild eyes that never left Derik betrayed his calm nature. He slowly walked towards Derik and with each step he took, his red eyes glowed brighter.

"Even at the face of death, you remain calm…" The middle-aged man was shocked by the fact that Derik refused to flee. "I'm Scott Lockwood, the current head of the Lockwood family… second son of the deceased Terry Lockwood… I want to offer you the position of Knight in the Lockwood family… the chance to stand by my side and serve me"

"Not interested," Derik said indifferently

"I wasn't asking…" Scott said with a smile on his face.

Wooosh!!!

Scott dashed towards Derik and just in a second, he covered the 30 meters space between the both of them. Derik was shocked but was able to suppress his fear, with the dagger in his right hand he struck at the man aiming for his face. Scott smiled and simply tilted his head to the left evading the attack, even though he evaded this attack easily any other person in his position will find it hard to do so, the attack may look simple but the speed behind it was terrifying.

"I definitely didn't make the wrong choice," Scott said as he quickly grabbed Derik's right hand which wielded the dagger and sank his fangs into his flesh.

[Crap] Derik thought. He tried to break free but it felt like he was playing tug of war with an elephant. No matter how much he struggled Scott didn't move. He bit his lips and tried as hard as possible to endure the pain, he let go of the dagger in his right hand caught it with his left hand

Stab!!!

The dagger pierced Scott's gut and the man silently shivered in pain

"Die!!!" Derik roared as he mustered all his strength and pulled the dagger up, cutting from his stomach up to his chest.

BAM!!!

Derik's body hit the ground and his vision blurred. It felt like a horse stomped on his head, he wanted to move but his body refused to respond

"Hahahaha… now we're the same… congratulations you're are now a member of the pack" he heard Scott's voice and was slightly confused

[how is this guy still alive?]

[What those he mean by we're the same]

[Will I become a demon?]

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His eyelids opened slowly and he caressed his forehead with his palm, he only saw uneven stony structures and could hear voices.

"Was it just a bad dream" Derik muttered as he sat up. He leaned on the walls of the cave and inspected his body. To his greatest surprise, he had no injuries on him, even his bruised knees were healed. He stared at his knees suspiciously and tried to recall everything that happened the night before, he could still remember the short battle between himself and the handsome man who claimed to be a member of the Lockwood family, the ruling noble family in Briton town. He gazed at his right hand and remembered the pain he felt when the man bit him, he shivered as he recalled everything that happened

"Are you cold?" he heard a ladies voice come from the entrance of the cave. Mary stood at the entrance of the cave with a worried expression on her face. When Derik didn't return by midnight, Mason, Brian, and George left the cave in search of him. according to them, they found Derik unconscious,at first they thought Derik was attacked by something but they couldn't find any injuries on him.

After listening to Mary's explanation Derik frowned if he told this girl that he was attacked by a demon and was bitten by it, would she believe?. He heard footsteps and stared at the cave entrance he couldn't tell how far they were but he knew they were heading towards the cave. He could also smell the day-old corpses of goblins deep in the cave

"I'm ok… we need to return now… Master Stevens should be worried about us" he said to the girl as he got on his feet. They didn't come with much so packing didn't take much time, by the time they were done the rest of the team arrived. They occasionally asked Derik about what happened but he kept saying he couldn't remember, he just felt dizzy and blacked out. Seeing that Derik was not willing to say more they stopped asking. Right now they were excited, not only will the adventurers association will be shocked by their accomplishments but they will also make a lot of money. With the goblin warlord included, they may even make up to a gold coin!.