Chapter 6: Apex Predator

“Oh my god, we are the monster squad." said Nate

Nate was looking at himself, Westcut, and Will and thinking about the 1978 movie “The Monster Squad”. He is Dracula. West is Frankenstein, and Will is the Wolfman.

“What is Monster Squad?” asked Westcut.

“It’s an older movie that came out in 1978; it was okay, but the acting could have been better,” answered Will.

“Hold on, I know you are not talking badly about Monster Squad." said Nate

"No, it was a pretty good movie, but let's be honest, the acting wasn’t the best." said Will

“May we get back on track, my lord?” asked Westcut.

“Sorry West”

Nate and Will just got to Nate’s house. Nate was supposed to be there yesterday, but he was injured, but now he is here and with a new friend.

"West, this is Will. He’s a werewolf. He helped me after being injured in the monster zone. He is not a guest; he is a friend, so he is to be treated with respect.”

"Yes, my lord, I will get some food ready for you both, then we can go do what was meant to be done yesterday.”

“That’s right, we need to get food resources. You know what? I have a good idea. How about Will here? I can help you out, and I can go to all the grocery stores in the area and get food that won’t spoil.”

“Good idea, but I heard he was going to make food first, so yeah, let’s do that.”

Some time would pass. Nate would get ready to hit all the stores, and West and Will would get ready for what they have been calling the cattle project.

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It has been 9 hours, and Nate has hit 5 stores. He is at his next target. Nate would have gone through the store the same as all the others, but he was stopped when he saw nine other humans go in the store. Nate climbed to the top of the building, finding a skylight and climbing into the store.

Nate, doing his best Batman pose, crouched in the rafters of the store, looking for the men. Nate found them, all 10?

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“Hold on can't be 10 men… 9 men, and 1 woman in chains.”

Nate could barely hold back his anger. The woman he was looking at was at least the age of 19, and being pulled around like a dog, Nate put on his hood and activated his fear aura, but not all the way. Nate jumped down, picked up a can of corn, and threw it.

“What was that?” said the oldest of the group.

”I don’t know, sir,” said a skinny younger man .

“Split up and go look for our next victim,” said the old man.

Nate would take to the rafters looking for his first kill, finding it easy to drop from above and behind him, putting his sword through his chest, then on to the next, simply running so fast they couldn't keep up. Cutting the neck of one, taking the head off of another, and one by one until he is in front of the leader.

“What are you?” said the old man.

Nate is looking through his hood and says, “I am the monster who will give your soul to my god.”

Nate went for him, and before the final blow, he looked at the man, who grabbed his neck to bring him in for a slow kill.

Nate walked over to the girl. She had on rags. When Nate walked up, she backed away in fear. Nate did not have his power going. This was real fear. Nate took off his hood.

“I won’t hurt you. I have a place where you can live. Be safe.”

“They killed my mother and father.”

“I’m sorry. I hope they didn’t suffer.”

“Like you made them,” replied the girl.

"Yes,” said Nate.

“I will find you some clothes here, and before that, let me get you out of those chains.”

Nate broke her free, then found the best clothing for her, picked her up, and went back home.

“You can sleep here. My room is down the hall. I will have someone leave food for you outside the door and more clothes. You also have your own bathroom. The showers are still working. I have my own system, so feel free to wash up if you need anything else.”

"No, sir, you have been very kind. I think I just need time to myself for now.”

“Of course,” said Nate.

Nate closed the door, and after a bit of crying, he slowly moved away to his room. When he got there, he didn’t know how to feel; he was looking down at his hands with blood on them.

“What did I do?” said Nate, dropping to his knees.

“What you had to my Lord, this is your land; those men had no right to do what they did to that poor woman, so you killed them and gave them to our God. Now he will do what he must with them,” said Westcut.

"West, I took a life. I know it was for a good reason, but look at me. I killed and had no problem doing it.”

“My Lord, if you wish to stay alive, let alone become emperor, you must kill, you must be on top, and you must become the apex predator.”

Nate looks down at his hands. He grabs his sword and gets to his feet.

"West, from the day you will keep an eye on me so that if I ever get out of hand, you remind me of this day; don’t let me forget it; don’t let me forget my emotions.”

Westcut bowed to Nate. “I am yours from here, and to the day you die, I am your loyal servant, my lord.”

“So am I,” said Will. “I see what you have done; you are a good man, and I want to fight along with you until the day I die, my lord.”

"Rise, we have a world to take in my name." said Nate