บท 28: Internal Battle

Peter Hale stood over a stricken Kate as his body began to contract, his animalistic like traits began to diminish. As the hair on his body began to retract he slowly became human, his lack of clothing did little to dismay him.

"What do you want from me?" Kate yelled seeing the alpha reform back into a human.

"My name is Peter," Kate just raised an eyebrow. "Peter Hale," Kate's eyes widened hearing that last part.

"I wanted you to see my face, I wanted you to know that the Hale fire wasn't a crime you could just walk away from and since I can't kill you I'll give you a fate worse than death." Peter's eyes glowed red as he slowly took steps towards Kate. "I'll turn you into the thing you hate most, the thing you've hunted since you were 16. I wonder how your family will react knowing you've become one of the beasts they love to hunt."

Peter grabbed Kate's wrist biting into her wrist as his canines elongated, looking at his handiwork he couldn't help but smile. "I hope you survive the bite, Kate, Now I have other business to attend to." Peter left her as he walked down the hallway searching for Scott and Stiles.

"Should I kill them or force them to join my pack?" Peter asked himself as a grin appeared on his face.

Kate sat there looking at the bite, she had heard the stories about hunter's being bitten, there was a code one that every hunter should abide by. If a hunter gets bitten it was their duty to take their own lives, or they would be hunted like a beast forever remembered as one.

Elsewhere

Elias groaned as he laid on his bed, reaching his hand down to the floor he gripped his phone as his nails had become longer and sharper. His worries from earlier came true he couldn't turn them off his eyes continued to glow as his teeth and nails changed next. He was currently fighting the instinct to become a Lycan, he wasn't sure what he would do once that happened.

Unlocking his phone he swiped down the cursor looking at the message from Stiles as a frown formed on his face. Standing he quickly disappeared deciding to vamp speed towards Beacon hill high.

Scott and Stiles ran through the school following the sound of the only other heartbeat in the school. They finally reached the sound of the heartbeat standing in front of the girls Locker Scott immediately began to bang on the door. "ALLISON!! Allison," Stiles joined him knowing the quicker she came out the quicker they could find an alternate way out of the school.

It didn't take long for the bathroom door to slowly open as a salt and pepper haired man peered out the bathroom door looking at both Scott and Stiles He was wearing common janitor clothes and behind him stood a cart. "What are you kids doing here, and what's with all the screaming."

Scott quickly pulled out his phone as Stiles looked at him like a fool before turning to the janitor. "We don't have time to explain, you have to come with us."

"What are you talking about, you're not even supposed to be here," The janitor turned his nose up looking at them.

"She's not picking up, she could be in danger," Scott said as he put his phone in his pocket.

"Scott no one else is in the school, we have to leave who knows what if Allison was even here."

"Why would her Aunt lie about her being here?"

"Look around Scott does this look like the place to have this conversation," Scott paused hearing that before he turned to the Janitor.

"There's no one else in the school, we have to go," Stiles said looking at the Janitor. "Do you know another way out besides the front entrance?"

"Is this some kind of prank?"

Scott made to speak but Stiles knew that wasn't good "Were being chased by a killer, the one who attacked those kids at that warehouse. We have to get out of here before he kills us."

"You sure?"

"Yes, now we need to leave before he finds us."

The janitor nodded taking his keys out he quickened his steps. He was leading them back towards the front entrance the closest side exit was that way.

"We need to find Allison." Scott voiced his concern as they followed after the janitor.

"Allison's not here Scott, you're so caught up in searching for her that you can't see the truth. Use your hearing do you feel another heartbeat inside the school besides Kate and the alpha?"

Turning around the Janitor noticed there whispering, "We're almost there." He said as he quickened his pace again turning a quick corner.

Neither Scott or Stiles could react to what greeted them once they turned that corner, The Alpha stood over the body of the Janitor ripping his body apart using its teeth. Raising his head Peter's red eyes pierced both Scott and Stiles causing them to immediately turn the other way heading back down the hallway they had come from.

Entering the Gym they failed to realize the rest of the doors were locked making it one way in one way out. Peter soon burst through the door looking at them both with an animalistic smile on his face. He inched forward one paw at a time, Stiles and Scott backed into the bleacher seeing no way out they could only fight.

"Scott we have to make it through this you for Allison and me for my Dad," Peter smiled seeing them decide to fight.

A gust of wind blew through the door crashing into Peter sending him sliding, "STAY AWAY FROM MY PACK!!" Elias Growled as his clothes began to shred and his bones began to visibly crack. He fell on all fours as he yelled before that yell morphed into something darker a howl broke through his voice as his chin slowly transformed into a snout. Midnight dark black hair began to spread throughout his whole body as his red eyes took on a darker hue almost resembling blood itself. His hands slowly became claws which he used to stand on all fours at that moment he was even taller than Peter.

Peter watched on in fear, his legs turned to jelly as he resisted the urge to kneel.

Stiles's eyes widened in excitement seeing his friend become so monstrous. "This. Is. Awesome," Scott turned towards Stiles seeing him react so naturally left him speechless.

Inside Elias's mind, a battle was currently being waged and Elias was on the losing end, his Instincts screamed kill. Elias did his best to fight it he had given his word to Derek, and who's to say he would only kill the alpha standing in front of him. Stiles and Scott were also there if he killed the Alpha he wasn't sure when it would stop. He had heard the stories of the Mikaelson and the massacre that followed in there wake. He didn't care about killing people, but he would at least like it to be his choice.

Charging forward he thrust his claws at Peter drawing Claw marks across his chest, Peter did his best to fight back but compared to Elias his Alpha form had a huge drawback. He was someone who allowed his werewolf side to control him which led to him appearing so monstrous. He looked intimidating but he was more like an overgrown tiger cub, he had the looks of a killer but could never stand up to an actual adult tiger.

Standing over peter Elias raised his claws going for the kill and just as his claws were about to pierce his throat they stopped. As Elias fell backward the fight in his head had come to an end with Elias as the winner. He wouldn't allow his instincts to control him, not that he would never rely on them he just wouldn't let them overtake his mind. He didn't want to be like the Alpha standing in front of him someone who got lost in the power.

Returning to his human form Elias appeared in front of peter raising his foot he kicked with all his might hitting the exhausted Peter right in the chin knocking him unconscious.