The Lycan King

Nikolai

I picked up the key ring from besides his cell and held it out for the little man.

"Lucas, I want you to unlock the door, I will drop them out and be right back." I handed him the key before I dashed out of the dungeon and place the boys on the floor. The guard two was sitting on the floor with the girls on his lap and he was talking to them, trying to make them smile.

He seems like a good man.

"Bring a couple of slaves in. Preferably those whose owners don't mind them dying. I want them here right now." I ordered before I ran inside.

Lucas had opened the door but he was standing outside, looking a bit scared to go inside.

I patted him on the shoulder, silently saying that he did a good job and walked inside the cell. I knew he was Ava's father. But I needed to conform it. How is he alive? Ava said he died. Mary said he died. All the pack members believed he was dead too. They must have felt his link break. Or maybe they stripped way his title somehow. I don't know how someone can do it to their superior but maybe a witch can do it.

"What's your full name?" I knew the answer before he opened his mouth. He was pale but his skin was naturally tanned??the Hispanic kind.?Ava must have gotten her pale skin tone from her mother.?And I recognised his features, I had seen him when I was a kid and still in Mystic Lupus. But right now, he looked...decayed. His skin was pale, almost greyish green. The skin around his eyes had sunken along with his cheeks, making his eyeballs pop out. His back was hunched and his t-shirt hung over him like it was hanging on a hanger. I'm sure he once filled it out perfectly. But right now, he looked nothing like the man I had met when I was a kid.

His lips parted but no voice came out. His hand trembled but he was unable to lift it.

"Alvarez?" My voice was rough as I spoke. This is fucked up. Avalyn will loose her shit if she sees her father like this.

The dim light in his eyes changed, displaying life. And then, with much difficulty, he nodded.

Goddamn.

"Let's get out of here, old man." I murmured and then put his frail body over my shoulder before I walked out.

Lucas walked on my other side and grabbed my hand as we walked towards the exit.

I frowned when I saw that the door was closed. I tried to push it open but it was... locked?

I growled. "Open the door or else I will kill you."

"I don't know what happened, Alpha." Came the guard's panicked voice. "Suddenly the door slammed shut and it isn't opening. I've been trying to open it since you went in." It was the truth.?

"Fire!" I heard a scream.

My eyes widened and I looked down at Lucas. He looked at me with terror filled eyes.

I bent down to his level. "I promise I will get you out of here alive, Lucas. But for that I need you to not cry and do exactly as I tell you, alright?"

He nodded and wiped his eyes. "What do you need me to do?"?

I placed Javier down and sat him up against the door. "Stay here and protect him, okay? And let me know if you hear any news from outside."

He nodded and I ran inside the dungeon.

And true to the scream, one end of the dungeon was on fire.

'Ava, I'm locked inside the prison and there is a fire burning here. I need your help to get out. There are a lot of people here that need to get out too.'?I mind- linked her.

'I'm on my way.' Came her immediate response. I decided upon not telling her about Javier until she actually sees him.

I'm pretty sure that most of the people here have not committed any true crime and I need to save everyone.

I first unlocked the cell closest to the fire. "The door is shut, it's not opening. Everyone will stand near the door." It was furthest away from the fire. "Give wide girth to the boy and the vampire or we will have a problem." I growl and opened the door. "Help the people in your cell to escape." I said when I saw the people in the end unable to get up.

A couple of people of people began helping them and started walking out. I decided that if I open all the cells right now, it will be chaos and I won't be able to concentrate in finding a way out. But then these wails and pleas were getting louder by the second.

I growled loudly. "Shut up."

The dungeon quietened down. "I promise to save all of you but if I open the cells right now, all of you will only come in my way."

quickly. What if you won't save us in time?" Someone

know its spreading quickly. It was on the wall at the end of the hallway. How did the fire even start? It was away from the cells, no one could have lit it. And even if they did, no one had the supplies to light a fire, much less the ability to light it up over stone walls and make it spread so quickly without any flammable objects present. I'll dwell on it later. I

step out of the cell without my explicit

comb the entire dungeon, looking for a way to escape. But there were no windows. Neither were the drainage

Came Ava's panicked voice. 'I have evacuated the area. What should I do?'?She

down.' I told

it. And how the hell is the dungeon burning from

went towards the end of the dungeon, where the fire was still burning and pressed over the wall from

my back burned and fell in the fire I was standing on and

fire or felt the burn. The

pushed against the entire wall and felt nothing. If the fire was burning on the outside of the dungeon as well,

did the fire start from? I punched my fist against the wall and the stone cracked slightly. And then an

as I ran out if the fire and saw the terrified eyes that were filled with hope watch me with fascination. I ran towards the east end of the

the dungeon lied exactly below the east wing of the pack house. And this wall should be where the pack house ends too. I'm underground right now but if I were one a level above this, on the other side of the wall would be

here, Nikolai.' Avalyn was

girl. Now the dungeon is on the basement level. I want you to built

She was having a panic attack. 'The entire house is on fire. Everyone is out and safe but the house is collapsing. I'm not sure how long the dungeon will hold up.

a deep breath, Love.' I commanded softly. If the stone of the dungeon started collapsing because of the weight of the falling house, we were all going to die. I might be immune

feet below the ground level. Image all the soil coming out. A path is being created. A path that is wide through where a lot of people can walk out easily. Imagine me walking

I see a stone

smiled. 'Now

a little light shone in but

looked at the ceiling to make sure it wasn't falling again. That's when I realised that with the way the stones were placed, the walls acted as a pillar of the pack house. If they were taken away,

on, Love.

the end of the hallway, looking at me with wide eyes. The fire was licking up the dungeon and slowly reaching them. The dungeon was already filled with thick black

they remained silent, except the occasional

wall as I tried to

is destroyed, the entire pack

into dust.' The fire will be put out automatically when there will be nothing present there. I just hopes

done.' She whispered after

out the

so that she could see me, she

get this done with quickly Ava. The people are trapped that side." I pointed towards the side of the dungeon where

started removing the stones from the

them and the people looked at me

create a decent sized hole, I picked up Lucas and jumped, easily coming on the ground level and placed him on the ground. He

promised I'll get you

gave me a smile through tears, "I

shoulder and he gave me

the whole pack was gathered here. "What are you waiting for? Those are your pack members and they need your help right now." I growled and as if they were snapped out

was still slumped against the door. He had his eyes closed and his heart beat was slower than before. I hope he makes

him over my shoulder and jumped out. I saw that Ava was removing the stones and the pack members were jumping in and carrying the people out. Some people wandered around, lost while some met friends and family. It

and my eyes quickly fell on the guard who was out of the door. In his hand, he clutched

quickly rushed to me, the slaves rushing behind him. "I swear, Alpha, I did not lock the door.

slave

He squeaked. Whoever responsible for this is going to die by

I growled and slashed the

pulled Javier in a sitting position and

He isn't drinking.

"You

out of his

drink!" I growled and then his mouth latched on as he sucked the blood. His red eyes snapped at mine as he kept sucking the blood out like his life depended

his skin colour by the time he discarded

before throwing her in his lap. His mouth latched on again but his eyes remained on me.

the sides of his mouth as he sucked voraciously. His body started filling

body was fully filled out by the time he was done with the fourth. All the muscles were