The system that was always shrouded in mystery, that sometimes gave Gary quests he never wanted to do at the beginning, and at other times appeared to challenge him, had come through.
‘The trip wasn’t wasted though, it looks like the information from Midwak was what allowed the ritual to be unlocked,’ Gary thought.
The others, looking like they had gotten all the answers they could from Midwak, were ready to leave. Knowing full well that they hadn’t gotten what they came for, Midwak was smug in his smile.
“It’s okay,” Gary smiled. “I know how to do the ritual.”
For a second, everyone was surprised, including Midwak, but he soon shook his head in disbelief. It had to be a bluff, after all, it made no sense that Gary would know the ritual. Unfortunately, the others thought the same.
Maybe Gary had just spoken out of annoyance, or maybe he just didn’t want to see Midwak so happy. It was understandable, as none of them did.
Rather than explaining, Gary thought it was a lot better to show. Heading back into the centre of the room, away from the others, he stood there.
[Ritual is being activated]
Gary’s eyes lit up red, a fierce red, and at the same time, everyone else in the room seemed to react as well. The colour of their eyes changed to their blue when using their powers. It had come over all of them; they could feel it, including Midwak as well.
‘Damn it, I’m not sure if this is the ritual or not... but he’s doing something? What is this?’ Midwak said, confused.
A circle started to light up around Gary, and inside, there were multiple shapes starting to appear. They were of different colours, red, blue, and yellow. The patterns spiralled and started to move about. A foreign energy coming from the circle started to flow out and enter Gary’s body, and with it, an image appeared in his mind.
‘What is this... is this the higher being that Midwak talked about? My stomach... it's hurting so much, and the hair on all of my body is standing up!’
“I’m sorry if I annoyed you with my questions. What if I promised to become one of the current kings in the country within the next five years?” Gary answered.
The voice seemed to be thinking about it.
“That would certainly be a difficult task, and if you broke the promise, then it would mean you would lose everything, and in attempting to do the task, you would make many enemies. I will accept this vow, but for you, for your family line, you will need to come up with an additional vow.
“Your family has already broken a vow in the past.”
Gary hadn’t been imagining things. It was true. He really was angry with him.
“I don’t understand my family, my current pack?”
“No!” The voice replied. “Did you really think you became a werewolf by chance, when there wasn’t even a bite on you? You, the Dem family, have had werewolf blood running in your veins long before you managed to unlock your powers.
“For breaking the vow, I sealed your family's powers away, and yet here you are, in front of me again. After getting your powers back, you have the guts to ask to make another promise with me!”
There was no reply from Gary because he was too stunned by what he had just learned. What was the Dem family? Who knew about this? And what the hell was in that briefcase then?
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