For a long time, Akela was used to having weak subordinates.
Since becoming Legolas's contracted beast, his life changed in numerous ways. By leaching on Predator's brilliance, he became a Grade D beast, something that seemed extremely elusive to him before.
In so doing, he easily exceeded Warg who was once his superior.
Originally, he thought that becoming Legolas's contracted beast was the worst occurrence of his life but in hindsight, this was a blessing in disguise.
He literally fulfilled all his life goals already since becoming Legolas's beast.
At a young age, he once dreamt of becoming an Alpha Wolf who led his own pack but due to the competition around, he could not fulfill his dream.
This changed after he met Legolas.
The same thing for his Grade D dream, it was every beast's dream to become as powerful as possible despite limited talent and he was no exception.
Again, due to meeting Legolas, he fulfilled this dream.
This was his reasons for his unwavering loyalty to his master. On that fateful day that Legolas made him the leader of his own pack, bestowing him with supernatural abilities, he vowed to help his master fulfill his dreams.
This was why he worked so hard.
Despite leading a pack of a single Grade E beast with dozens of Grade F beasts, he still strived as he did his beast to expand the pack.
Despite trying his best though, without strength, what he could do was limited and it showed when his master finally needed his pack in battle.
All his Wolf Pack was good for was becoming canon fodder.
On seeing his wolves dying so easily, Akela did not just mourn their death, he mourned his incapability also since he just failed his master when it mattered the most. He expected to be blamed and punished, definitely not rewarded.
When Legolas decided to help him build the perfect foundation for his Wolf Pack, he was moved to tears, he vowed to follow Legolas for life.
Of course, the contract already bound him to follow his master for life but the beast's willingness to follow meant a lot to the master in the long run.
Akela was determined to serve Legolas for life.
This was why he took his new mission extremely seriously. His master already laid the perfect foundation for him, he could not afford to fail again.
He must not fail.
After putting a temporary end to the rivalry between his Beta Wolf and Bone, the Saber-toothed Tiger, he finally asked for their opinion.
"You heard my master, what do you know about Wolf territories?"
Rogue 1 was the one who answered first like he was in a rush to answer before Bone did. "I know everything about Wolf territories".
He secretly glared at Bone who sneered in reply.
"Tell me".
All the wolves gathered around their Alpha as Rogue 1 explained.
"Only veteran Grade D Wolves who have proven themselves in countless battles and wars are qualified to rule over a thousand wolves".
"Without those criteria, the wolves would refuse to follow them".
"Most of them are Grade D Wolves who are extremely close to the Grade C realm already, they are all extremely dangerous opponents".
"There are rumors that some are even Grade C Wolves already and that they rule over a pack of over 10,000 Wolves".
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Once Rogue 1 stopped, Akela asked. "Did you say to become a ruler of a Wolf territory, you need to be proven in countless wars? What does that mean?"
"Wolves hunt and kill, we are wild beasts, and we fight even more among ourselves. There are thousands of Wolf wars written in our history".
"In these wars, there are champion wolves and those that kill other champions and end up winning the war are the ones eligible to lead territories".
"Does that mean I need to win a war before wolves follow me?"
"Yes".
Akela narrowed his eyes. "Do you know the location of any wolf territory?"
"Yes, the closest is not too far from here, a half day's journey".
"Take me there".
"Yes, Alpha Akela".
Without any hesitation, Rogue 1 turned to lead the charge away from this location as a group of 6 wolves sprinted across the beast plane.
Akela was determined to do anything to fulfill his master's mission.
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"Fill the trenches with the black bombs!"
"Do not let the Titans go any further!"
"Stand your ground and fight!"
"Fight for your children!"
"Fight for your families!"
"Ahhh…" Warriors roared as they fought against the massive Titans.
Despite receiving information from the 8 major tribes about the weaknesses of the Titans already, these enemies were just too big and powerful. Against them, the warriors of the smaller tribes barely stood a chance.
Most were not fast enough to try out-speeding the Titans to get to their heads and shatter their crystals, so this resulted in a pitiful scene in this settlement.
The warriors simply roared and ran to their death.
Their weapons though powerful only gave the Titans surface injuries which didn't last, the sight of the injuries which they spent so much effort inflicting on the Titans recovering so fast left them in even more despair.
Their Commander and his words was the only reason why they didn't desert the battle yet, they were ready to suffer and die rather than let their wives and children suffer the same fate, this was why they persevered.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The stomps and punches from the Titans leveled their small buildings, reducing it to rubble and dust as the shockwaves killed even more warriors.
The warriors of this tribe were mostly hunters, they were used to hunting beasts and not giant humanoids. They fared pitifully against the Titans.
There was only a single Warrior Titan leading this raid, and standing on its shoulders were 3 Red Masters of the Clown Society.
This Warrior Titan was different from the others.
"Lancelot, urge the Titans to level this village faster".
"Will you guys shut up already?" A voice came from inside the Titan.
Inside this Warrior Titan was unlike the others, this was a Warrior Titan whose crystal already got shattered by warriors of the Vanguard Team.
Inside its chest was a mechanical chair like a throne, and from the mechanical throne, wires extended all over the body of the dead Titan, acting as its nerve lines through which this psychopath controlled the 10-meter tall Titan.
This was a prototype of a recent breakthrough by the Clown Society, they succeeded in learning more about the use of alien machines.
On hearing him roar at them, the 3 other Red Masters didn't take it lightly. "You think you're almighty now because you're riding a Titan right?"
"Wait till we get ours, we'll see who will gloat then".
The warrior inside the Titan gritted his teeth. "Do you guys really know we're at war? Keep your eyes on the battle, enemies can come at any moment".
"Your wariness is so annoying at times, you literally have a Warrior Titan".
Lancelot ignored them. "We need to stop those evacuating tribesmen".
The next moment, without waiting for their reply, he finally started controlling the gigantic Warrior Titan like it was an extension of his body.
The feeling was strange at first but as he started sprinting, it slowly eased into his brain and the feeling no longer felt much different from when he was running with his body.
Feeling the explosive power that was within his grasp through controlling this body, his eyes burned fervently. "The Almighty Clown is our savior".
"He is my only hope of avenging father".
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Even as the warriors of this small tribe were slaughtered, they still persevered. It was when they heard the louder thudding sounds that they despaired, Civilian Titans could not run, only Warrior Titans could.
"For the evacuation, women and children first!"
"Women and children first!"
The warriors coordinating the evacuation yelled orders faster as the Warrior Titan came closer, the other warriors could not stop its momentum.
In no time, it arrived before them.
The Warrior Titan was unstoppable as it stomped on and destroyed most of the carts that were about to ferry the civilians to safety.
In his rampage, he suddenly felt his danger sense tingle.
On looking at the skies, he saw a black raven with golden stripes.
Whoosh!
Looking at the skies distracted him, Captain Aegon activated his Energy Burst Pugilist ability as like a meteorite, he slammed towards the Warrior Titan's head.
Having fought against them before, he knew how to deal with them now.
Boom!
One powerful punch from him tore deep inside the Warrior Titan's head but no crystal shattered, or better still, the crystal was already shattered.
Lancelot was horrified at the strength and experience displayed by this tribe warrior, he was about to retaliate when he heard the roars of other warriors.
On looking down, he saw a familiar face, a face that had been dominating the bounty list of the Clown Society for the past few weeks.
"The Sexy Chocolate!"
Without hesitation, the Warrior Titan turned to escape.
The process of escaping was rough as the 3 Red Masters in its back were flung away in the process, despite Legolas and the other warriors' attempts, they were unable to stop this Titan as it escaped successfully.
The Warrior Titan escaped but the small desert village was saved as all the remaining survivors were able to evacuate with their help.
When the battle was over, Captain Aegon turned to look at Legolas.
"What was that Titan?"