10 Chapter 10: Lockwood Family

Derik alighted from the carriage and stared at the castle gate from the outside, he turned back and stared at the coachman who rode the carriage and frowned.

[This coachman is human… a human working for wolves… he is either ignorant or really brave…] he thought.

The butler soon appeared and made his way to the fifteen-meter tall gate, he wore a smile and slightly bowed before opening the gate.

Wooosh!!!

Like a tidal wave, the odor of wet dogs floored the area all at once, Derik retreated by a few steps instinctively. He could tell that the locked gate also served as a barrier to hide the unique auras of these wolves. Ever since the gate was opened he could pinpoint multiple aura's at different points in the castle staring at him

"Do they have a sorcerer working for them?" Derik asked. He glanced at the figures once more before walking past the gate. Ever since he was made the knight of the Lockwood family, he had never gotten the chance to meet the other members of the family until today.

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Derik walked through the hall of the Lockwood castle, his nose occasionally twitched as he moved

[They are all gathering at a place…] he thought. He quietly followed the butler to the third floor of the mansion.

"They are waiting…Master Derik" the gray-haired butler said, slightly bowing while pointing at the huge door with the Lockwood banner on it. Derik nodded in response and walked to the door, his hands trembled as he placed his hands on the door, taking a deep breath, he pushed the door open and walked in.

The room was probably as large as that of the gray-haired man in charge of the archery class, he glanced at the faces of all five people in the room. He felt tense for a moment but when his eyes came in contact with that of Scott, he relaxed a bit. Without uttering a single word, he walked towards Scott and stood behind the animal skin chair Scott was seated on which was located at the other end of the room.

"What nonsense is this?... this child lacks respect," a middle-aged man said, his eyes turned yellow as he spoke.

"My allegiance belongs to Master Scott… no one else matters" Derik replied indifferently, he stared at the man in the eyes. Everyone in the room was stunned by this, they were sure this boy was aware of the difference in strength between a Beta and Omega yet he still acted this way. A young lady with flowing black hair seated beside the middle-aged man smiled, even though she was wearing an expensive silk baggy gown, her alluring body shape could not be hidden.

"At least, he has guts," she said.

"Alright…Alright… can we get started?" Scott asked, he pulled out papers wrapped in animal skin cloth and stared at the first one. A smile appeared on his face and he turned around to meet Derik's gaze.

"The flame demon of the battle class, Karl got injured in area 15… Utilizing a combat technique on a weakened body… he will need about two months to recover…By the time he returns… you should have surpassed him… you have a shot at winning this year's competition… don't you think?"Scott smiled as he spoke. Derik was stunned by the news and thought of it for a while, his eyes met that of the other members of the family and sighed

"How did he take so much damage… whats responsible for his injuries" Derik asked.Scott frowned slightly, he expected Derik to show some excitement.

"His team was ambushed by two ogres…" Scott answered honestly as he handed the paper over to Derik

"Ten battle mages… fought against two levels five creatures… Amazing" Derik muttered as he read the report. He thought that their goblin warlord feat was amazing but compared to this, its child's play.

"Normally… this is the chance for the class to showcase the strength of its recruits but since they lost a recruit in the battle, they decided to keep the news to themselves to avoid criticism" Scott explained. He then turned his gaze to his siblings and smiled

"There are four major reasons why we're having this family meeting… firs…"

"Yet you invited a disrespectful outsider… ever since you became the alpha you have refused to give me the respect I deserve!!!... I'm still the eldest son of Terry Lockwood… don't you dare forget that" the middle-aged man interrupted. His eyes were filled with murderous intent as he stared at Derik and Scott who stared at him indifferently, apparently, they weren't taking him seriously.

"And yet… I'm the alpha and you're just a beta" Scott said calmly "if you have a problem with that, you have the right to challenge me for the title… but if you resort to dirty tricks… I will see you as an enemy… What do we do to our foes Derik?"

"We remove them... completely" Derik answered indifferently, his cold gaze never left the middle-aged man.

"You little…!!!" the middle-aged man cursed. Ever since terry Lockwood passed away and Scott became the alpha, he knew he couldn't beat his little brother if they should clash head-on, even before Scott became the alpha he was not a match for him. To cover up for his lack of strength, he planned to use the other members of the family by instigating them against Scott, always pointing out Scott's flaws and using his status as the first son of terry Lockwood. He never expected Scott to be so daring and bold as to threaten him in front of their siblings.

"You dare threaten me!!!" He growled

"Master Scott does not threaten people… That's what kids do" Derik shook his head in disapproval as he replied

"Derik's right… this isn't a threat… it's a promise" Scott said in a stern voice. The middle-aged man went pale when he heard their reply. He almost spat out blood in anger. The other members of the family were stunned, just a few weeks ago, Scott had avoided conflict with their eldest brother but now he dished out threats. Their gazes landed on Derik who remained motionless, wasn't this kid meant to be an omega? Why did Scott have so much confidence in this young family knight?

Barry Lockwood gritted his teeth in anger and the yellow flames in his eyes burned fiercely, claws sprouted on his fingers and his hair slowly stood up. His murderous gaze fell on Derik who remained motionless and he grinned revealing his fangs. Even though they were not allowed to attack family members, this young knight was an exception.

Wooosh!!!!

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Barry threw himself at Derik, covering the ten meters gap between them almost in an instant.

BANG!!!

Barry was felt an intense pain in his guts as he spat out blood and his body was pushed back by an incredible force. His body hit the ground and he screamed in pain, with an expression of shock and disbelief on his face. Scott stared at Barry silently, he was pleased with the outcome today, even though he was aware of Deriks unique reaction speed, he didn't expect him to suppress the man effortlessly. His gaze fell on the crossbow in Derik's hand and he felt a chill in his spine when he remembered the pain he felt when he fell victim to Deriks crossbow attack. At this point, he felt sympathy for Barry

"I know how you feel brother," Scott said, he turned his gaze to other members of the family and could easily tell that these people bore ill intentions for Derik.

"My knight is off-limits from now on… no one shall lay a finger on him… this is not an order as the head of the Lockwood family but as the alpha of this pack" Scott's red eyes burned bright as he spoke, there was an unseen power that could be felt from him as he spoke which made others shudder in fear.

"I guess two out of the four topics have been settled…" Scott said as he watched Barry struggle to get on his feet.

"The third is related to the Salvor Family… the ancient and noble family moved into Briton town two years ago… in less than a year they rose in status. Everyone sent to gather information on them vanishes… Stalking them is nearly impossible… they barely appear in public and constantly receive 'visitors' and 'well-wishers'… I believe members of this family are filthy bloodsuckers" Scott said indifferently as he glanced at the report in his hands, he then tossed the reports at barry who just pulled out the bolt from his guts.

"Briton Town has been the territory of the Lockwood's for many decades now… but for some reason best known to Father, he refused to let us vanquish these monsters… now he's gone, I believe its time for us to make our move… this is the main reason we werewolves were created…what do you think brother?" Scott asked. Barry held on to the reports with his bloodied hands and frowned slightly.

"Exterminate," he said "But father must have avoided conflict with these people for a reason… we must know their age, strength, and backing… I don't like fighting blind" Barry added.

Derik was stunned by what he heard, all these while he thought that the giant wall was built to prevent monsters outside from getting in, but all these while they were been ruled by beasts, how many noble families are human?

"This…" he whispered. Naturally, everyone in the room heard him but chose to ignore it. It was natural for the boy to act this way, by the way, he just joined the world of the supernatural.