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      Published: 2015-07-30 Updated: 2016-05-18 Chapters: 5/? Words: 18520
****** Learn To Respect. ******
by DiamondDogs
Summary
     Destruction and death was something that had always surrounded Louis.
     His tribe, dead; his family, lost to the heavens above and his
     dignity stripped away.
     Now all he wants is to become a Knight and bring justice to his lost
     family. But it all seems so difficult when a certain Alpha-Knight who
     thinks that he’s just another weak Omega wouldn’t let him do as he
     wishes. But Louis hadn’t ever been the one ever listen and it all
     makes the matters worse for the Alpha as the boy’s immune to an
     Alpha’s voice.
     Or
     The one where, Louis becomes the first Omega to have ever become a
     Knight in the King’s army and Harry isn’t so happy about it.
     **The summary has been changed**
Notes
See the end of the work for notes
***** Chapter 1 *****
                                   PROLOGUE
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The moon stood high up in the sky, shining and gleaming as though ready for a
joyful occasion. The moonlight illuminated the sky, guiding the way for the
lost and for the forest dwellers. The forest tribe of Equus was the most
renowned tribe throughout the kingdom of Loucar.
 
This tribe was known for their unique behaviour towards the hierarchy. In the
cities, where the Alphas were considered to be the head of the society; the
members of Equus believed that the bringer of life is the one supreme leader.
After all, not every human can bring life. This tribe had the highest number of
Omegas and Alphas were theirs to serve. In this tribe, the leader of the pack
is always an Omega.
 
The people of Equus trained their young Omegas since their birth to protect and
help themselves and not to rely on anyone else. They were taught swordsmanship,
archery and horse-riding. They were skilled in assassination and worked in
teams, never leaving a fellow tribal alone to fend for themselves.
 
The Omegas that were born in this tribe were said to be powerful and stronger
than most of the Betas and also a little amount of Alphas in the
Loucarianking’s army and were feared by most. The Alphas were assigned the jobs
of fetching food and building structures. They were hard working and never let
their arrogance get in their way, if an Omega wants something, they get that
something no matter what.
 
And this was the birth tribe of the most famous Omega knight, and the onlyOmega
to have even entered the royal army, Louis Tomlinson. He was said to be
powerful and strong headed, tougher than the most Alphas and most important was
that he was also immune to the Alpha voice.
 
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The sun was shining bright, leaving the men sweating and cursing. It was hot
and a perfect day for a hunting practice. The forest was filled with small
creatures and colourful flowers. Even with such a calm atmosphere, one would be
foolish to let their guard down. One mistake and BAM. You die. It’s a simple
concept really, especially when you have been so close to death but end up
living to see the next day.
 
The forest however wasn’t made for little feet to be running on. The fact was
proven when the tiny nine year old Omega had fallen flat on his face after
tripping on a stone. But he stood up soon after as though nothing had never
happened and scanned the area along with others of the tribe.
 
“You okay, Louis?” a man asked the small Omega who nodded in return, “Good,
don’t want your mother to strangle me when we return home with a bruise on your
little knee.” The Alpha joked.
 
“Such a great Alpha you are, dad” the boy rolled his eyes, “I am fine really.”
 
They continued on, until they came across a deer. Not just one, a herd. Louis’s
eyes widened. He had never seen so many deer at once. We’re going have a feast
tonight.Louis thought.
 
“We strike at five. Okay?” Louis’s father askes the other two Alphas who give a
silent hum.
 
Louis crouches down, hiding behind a bush and removes an arrow from his quiver.
He gently places the weapon on the long bow and pulled. 5.He heard his father
whisper. Louis narrowed his eyes on a deer. The creature was truly magnificent,
with sharp features and by the look of it, also had silky fur. He’s definitely
gonna get a new leather shoes.
 
He hears his father count down to zero and released the arrow. It went swiftly,
catching the unsuspecting deers who began to run away from the arrows. Louis’s
attention was only situated on that one deer who now laid on the dirt,
unconscious.
 
He walked closer to the animal and sat down, removing his dagger from the
holster and plunged it into the animal, killing it. “May you rest in peace.”He
says and turns back to face his father who looked at him with pride.
 
“Neat kill, my boy. You seem to have almost surpassed myself.” His father said
with a smile.
 
Louis snorted, “I know that I killed just fine. But I am nowhere near as strong
as you. No need to make me happy by saying that, father.”
 
His father laughed as he picked up the boy of the deer, “You are a tough boy to
please. I pity your future Alpha.”
 
The boy just rolled his eyes, “I am not interested in it. I have more to do in
life than to just please an Alpha”
 
And with that they made their way back to the tribe, happily but there was
still under lying tension in the air. The Alphas sensed that something terrible
had happened, that made them walk faster towards their homes, only to be
stopped by screams. Loud, female screams. Their hearts almost stopped when they
saw fire around their tribal homes and forest.
 
They saw red and ran towards the settlement, only to see that their Omegas were
being thrown into the prison wagons. Even when the strongest of Omegas tried to
resist, the rogues used their cheapest techniques, their Alpha voices.The
Alphas tried to fight, but the enemies were stronger and larger in numbers.
 
Louis, father and the other two Alphas took to the shadows to hide themselves.
They made a swift plan to rescue their people.
 
Louis, being as small as he was, quickly ran to the nearest watch tower and
climbed to its top and bent down to cover himself. He then waited for the
signal.
 
He waited for a moment and then heard a loud whistle and started firing his
arrows towards the rebels. Meanwhile, his father took a long sword and started
getting rid of others with support of the other two Alphas.
 
Louis sighed in relief when he saw the last of the men die. He stood up from
his spot and turned around, only to be faced by a rebel that smirked down at
him, “Thought that you were smart, huh?” those were the last words he heard
before he felt his vision blur and his head hit the ground.
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***** Chapter 2 *****
Chapter Notes
     WARNING: The following chapter contains rape and graphic depictions
     of violence and can be triggering.
See the end of the chapter for more notes
                                   CHAPTER-1
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      There are things that we don’t want to happen, but have to accept;
               Things we don’t want to know, but have to learn;
             And people we can’t live without, but have to let go.
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The word spread as quick as wild fire, that the forest tribe of Equushad fallen
to rubble as they were attacked by the wild rogues of the neighbouring hostile
nation of Waynard. This act infuriated the people of the King’s court and
residents of the nation throughout.
 
Not only was killing a tribe of completely friendly people was unacceptable,
but taking the Omegas as prisoners for their brutish ways was completely
inhumane.
 
The country of Loucarand Waynardhadn’t always been in a pleasant of
relationships, but what had happened cannot be ignored. The Equusclan was the
toughest out there, and for someone to actually wipe out the entire tribe in a
night was unheard of.
 
 The two countries would have destroyed each other if not for the large river
that separated them. The river of Otium was large and swift flowing. It wasn’t
an easy route to the next country as it was difficult for even boats to stay
steady on the fast steamy waters.
 
Under such dire circumstances, the King ordered to build barricades across the
War Bridge. So that the rogues wouldn’t be able to leave the boundaries of the
nation, and would be forced to create a settlement within the shadows of the
Loucarian Forest.
 
The workers began the work the second the word spread around that the Bridge
needed to be blocked for their safety, as Waynard had just declared a war.
 
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It has been three months since the attack of the rogues and it hasn’t been even
a tiny bit jolly so far. They were forced to camp near the river of Otiumbut
still far away from the War Bridgeand the destroyed camps of Equus.And they
changed their location every week, forced to pack and settle somewhere else.
 
The quick actions taken up by the King had stunned the Waynardian men, and the
rogues were forced to survive in the unknown lands of Loucaralong with their
prisoners.And over that, the trouble created by the Omegas and Alphas of the
tribe hadn’t been too favourable either.
 
Three months turned into four and the rouges were growing restless and the
barricades hadn’t been removed yet. They needed to get back home to deliver the
Omegas and get their share of Aurum,but the King who seemed determined that the
attackers were still hiding inside his country refused to let that happen and
also increased the number of patrols in the north, even if it was the longest
route to the next kingdom. They didn’t want to compromise the safety of the
nation.
 
The condition of the Equusclan wasn’t so good either. Since the food was
scarce, they were only served enough to let them live and not die. Sometimes,
Louis even heard some women crying for help at nights. It made Louis’s blood
boil, he didn’t know what was happening but by the screams he was able to make
out that no matter what was happening it wasn’t very delightful. He tried to
get up and help the poor woman, but he was shushed by his mother and forced to
fall asleep.
 
The time passed and the rains turned into snow. The winter this year was
fierce, Louis noted. It was cold and merciless just like the rebels that would
force him to do stuff that he didn’t even dream of. He had never felt so scared
in his entire life. He wanted to go back to the days when he could snuggle
under his parents’ protective embrace and think that there was nothing in the
world that could harm him in any way.
 
But those happy days were long gone. Louis counted back to the day he had
hunted the deer and came back to see such violence. He thought it had
definitely been more than seven months. His father was held in another camp,
the camp for Alpha prisoners. He hadn’t seen him since he was held captured.
 
He just sat silently in the tent along with other Omegas with their hands tied
behind their backs. He looked to his side and saw his mother deep asleep. He
sighed. A few seconds later he smelled something sweet and realized that an
Omega had just gone into heat.
 
Louis grew nervous and scared; he had seen what these rouges can do. How they
rip apart an Omega’s dignity like complete assholes and use them for their own
pleasure as though they are some dirt bags. It angered the boy to no extent.
 
He once again looked at the sleeping form of his mother and was startled when
an Alpha entered the tent, growling and hungry for an Omega in heat. Louis
visibly tensed but the Alpha paid him no heed and moved towards the woman who
was withering in pain.
 
The rogue gripped the woman’s arm tightly making her scream loudly, causing
Louis’s mother Jay to wake up. The woman was fighting against the Alpha’s
strength like every Omega from Equuswas taught to. She landed hard blows,
enough to push back the Alpha to the ground.
 
“Stop it, Alpha! She’s not yours to take!” Jay screamed as she tried to get
closer to them but failed due to the restrains. She continued to shout until
another Alpha entered. “Fuck” she cursed, realizing that what was going to
happen and hugged Louis, trying to shield him from the scene.
 
“Mother?” he asked, scared due to all the Alpha hormones surrounding the tent.
 
“Nothing baby. Just close your eyes, okay?” she said, running her fingers over
his son’s hair and sobbed.
 
Before Louis could say anything, he was stopped by a loud scream that sent
chills to his spine. He tried to look at the scene from over his mother’s
shoulder and saw a horrific sight. As much as his mother tried to block away
his vision, he couldn’t forget it. Two fully grown Alphas penetrating a
defenceless Omega that cried for help and pleaded for freedom. But none was
granted.
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It was the next day that Louis overheard two Alphas talking right outside the
tent. He learnt that their clan’s loss was not because they were weak, but
because an insider had been feeding them the information about everything. They
knew about the location of their weapons, their weak points and everything else
you name it.
 
“Did you hear that our other camp was attacked by the King’s knights?” an Alpha
said, “Apparently the end result was not good as they ended up losing their
highest general. General Styles.”
 
“Styles! Winston has been trying to get rid of him for years so that he can
capture his castle. What about his son though? Heard he’s only eleven.” Another
Alpha replied.
 
The king’s knights? What are knights? What are they talking about!? And who’s
this Winston?Louis thought.
 
“Winston seems to have taken over the castle already as the boy is too young to
inherit it. But the guy did help us with getting an insider. We owe it to him.
I heard the son has been taken under Ser Cowell to be trained and walk on his
father’s footsteps.”
 
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It was a month after that day that Louis woke up without his mother by his
side. He looked around but couldn’t find her. He asked other Omegas and they
just lowered their head in shame. No one told him anything besides that she was
suddenly taken away. He wasn’t told about all the abuse his mother had been
taking to protect him, and like always was kept in the dark.
 
Louis’s heart beat stopped. What if they were doing bad things to her? His body
grew cold and rigid. He tried to get up but the cloth holding him against the
pole was too tight. He screamed, “Let me out! I want my mother back!” he
shouted, letting every Alpha know that he was not going to just let any rouge
take his mother away.
 
And as expected, not even a minute later an Alpha entered the tent with furious
eyes. He growled at Louis who tried to fight his inner Omega.
 
“What do you want boy?” The rouge asked as he bent down towards the boy.
 
“Give me my mother back.” Louis stated and looked right into the Alpha’s eyes
with hatred.
 
He laughed manically and held the boy’s chin, “Your mom? The fearless queen of
Equus? You should see the way she was handled last night!”
 
Louis’s eyes widened as hot and angry tears ran down his face. He growled and
kicked the Alpha’s crotch hard. “Take me to my mother!” he demanded and the
Alpha withered in pain and called for help. And not even a moment later Louis
felt his hands loosen as he was ruthlessly dragged away from the tent and out
into the open.
 
He looked around for his mother and found her laying on the dirty ground,
hardly any clothes covering her pale and unconscious body. He struggled against
the Alpha and tried to run towards his mother but was held back.
 
The months of starvation had taken a toll over the young Omega and it was
clearly seen as the once chubby and plump boy was now nothing but bones. Not
even able to protect himself as he was taught.
 
“Mother! Wake up!” he called out to her, hoping that she’ll wake up and she
did.
 
“Louis!” She looked horrified at her son who was being beaten and thrown on the
ground. “No leave my son!”
 
An Alpha kicked him in his ribs, which were most certainly cracked by now and
others just punched the Omega’s fragile little body.
 
The anguished mother’s pleads and cries were like music to the ears of men that
only encouraged them to take the torture one step further.
 
One of the Alphas took Jay by her hair and guided her towards the boy and held
her hands behind her back. “I think you should get the front row ticket to see
your son lose his innocence. You’ll see, that by the end we are done with him,
all he wants and craves would be an Alpha’s knot!” he said and motioned an
Alpha to get rid of the boy’s clothes.
 
“No! Please don’t do it! He’s just a child and he hasn’t even had his first
heat yet! Please don’t. Take me instead!” the crying mother insisted, but they
fell to deaf ears and was shut down by the rouge by using his Alpha voice.
 
Louis was still struggling which proved to be a great hindrance to the men,
“Stay down kid!” he yelled in his superior voice that helped him to keep the
boy down. He got rid of the Omega’s clothes and turned him around to face the
dirty ground.
 
Louis who was still trying to free himself felt his stamina drop when the Alpha
continued the use of his cheap Alpha voice. Louis looked directly in his
mother’s eye and took a deep breath, “I am fine, mother!” he tried to console
her.
 
He gasped in pain when he felt something hot and hard press against his
entrance. He clenched his jaw tight and in wait for what was to come. And then
suddenly he felt the Alpha slam into him aggressively without any preparation.
This was different that the usual way he was tortured. He was made to give
blowjobs or always spanked whenever he disobeyed the orders, but the Omega knew
that after this day he won't remain the same.
 
“Mom! It hurts!” he sobbed while still looking into his mother’s eye.
 
“Please stop it!” Jay continued to push against the Waynardian.
 
“Look at him closely, my queen. We are grooming him for his mate. You should be
happy that your son has matured!” the Alpha that held Jay spat and snorted.
 
Louis felt his insides burning and tearing apart. He cried and coughed when his
throat became dry. He felt utterly humiliated and vulnerable as the other
Alphas just stared at his crying face that amused them in some psychotic way.
He whimpered and tried to take deep breathes as he felt the rouge knot him,
that was a final straw and he passed out.
 
The last thing he saw was the wrecked face of his broken mother.
 
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The next time Louis woke up, he couldn’t move. His ribs were most probably
broken, blood shot eyes, dark bruises covering his body, but that wasn’t what
troubled Louis. He was skilled in fights as much as a nine year old could be.
He suffered these pains almost on a regular basis, from sword fights to
wrestling and hand to hand combat. But none of those pains were even close to
the one he was feeling now.
 
He felt dirty, a rag doll that those rouges used for their amusement. He was in
anguish at how can someone do something like that to a nine year old. A child
who hadn’t even seen the most of the outside world. But the world was a cruel
reality and that was the reality Louis lived in. he was no longer a pure. No
Alpha wants a usedpiece. As much as he was against mating, he always wanted a
little family of his own, and now that dream and right was stripped away from
him.
 
He wanted to cry, but didn’t and looked around. Finding himself back in the
tent with other Omegas and as he had expected, his mother was not there. With a
rage he tried to get up, but had fallen back on his back due to pain.
 
 He was no longer chained; those overconfident Alphas probably thought that he
was no threat just because he was injured. He rubbed his sore wrists and the
dark bruise on his arm, inspecting them. He wanted to find his father. He felt
so alone and hurt.
 
A little while later he heard his mother, wailing like no tomorrow. Ignoring
the pain he stood up and exited the tent and saw that his mother was being
harassed just like he was.
 
The shrieks of his mother ignited a hostile thirst. He felt his blood boil and
eyes darken with a new lust. His palms turned into tight fists and he began to
pant. He took a step closer to the scene and that alarmed two Alphas.
 
“Hey, Omega! Get back in!” an Alpha ordered in his Alpha voice.
 
Louis felt weird, his body felt different. He could hear the Alpha’s voice
clearly, but all it did was to make him feel cold. He shivered as he defied the
command given to him and all he could focus on was the broken face of his
mother, that only helped him to fuel his anger and hatred.
 
The main Alpha that was handling the queen of Equus, pulled out and growled at
him, “Get back in, kid or do you want the repeat of what happened yesterday?”
they laughed.
 
Louis snarled and saw beneath him to find a short sword. It was rusted and had
surely seen better days, but was now blunt and lustreless. He picked the weapon
up, causing the rouges to look at him wearily. “You release her at this moment,
or else the result won’t be good.” He said in a deep voice. Louis didn’t know
what got into him, he suddenly felt so powerful and light.
 
The rouges snickered, “You are just an Omega. A used, broken one and a nine
year old child at that. Leave the sword and do your work like a trash you are!”
 
Louis was feeling excited, what for he didn’t know. But before he could do
anything, his feet moved on their own and with a jolt beheaded an Alpha closest
to him. “I am a child? Let’s see if another one your Omega children can do
that” he grinned evilly and pointed his blade to the offender.
 
The Alpha began to tremble under the hard, cold gaze of the tiny Omega and
gulped as he removed a sharp dagger from under the holster, pointing it towards
the throat of his mother and that made Louis stop on his track who was still
smiling at the man.
 
“If you get any closer, I’ll kill your mum! Get back!” the Waynardiansaid with
his Alpha voice.
 
Louis looked at his mother who nodded and he laughed darkly as the voice did
nothing but encourage him to move on, “You’ll kill my mother, the queen of
Equus? Go ahead then. We the men and women of Equus are taught to die while
defending ourselves! And if she dies, she dies an honourable death! While you
will rot and burn!”
 
The other surrounding Alphas cursed and took a step back with each other step
taken forward by Louis, “A rouge scared by an Omega! For how many months had I
been dreaming of this day!” another Omega that was chained snorted, “You are
nothing but a pack of vermin! Destroy them and show no mercy.” she said and
earned a slap on her already bruised face.
 
“You will keep your hands to yourself or else you’ll see them on the ground!”
said Jay. “Go my son! We aren’t getting cold sweat from death, make me proud
for what I’ve taught you! Avenge me, your father and most importantly yourself!
Yes, Louis. They killed your father and rest of the Alphas!”
 
Each words that left from the woman’s mouth ignited the need to rip everything
apart and the death of his father made his blood thicken with fury and anger
making him run forward and slicing open the Alpha’s chest that had slapped the
Omega lady.
 
“Yes my Louis. Make them suffer and burn. Make them scream and shout for mercy.
Show them the strength of an Equui Omega!”
 
More! Louis swore he heard someone say, More!He turned around only to see that
the Tent was being ripped open by the Omegas. Kill them!He heard them chant.
Kill them. And that’s what he did, jumping forward he silenced the voices of
other two Alphas. He was filled with excitement, and with speed killed off the
other rouges until only one was remaining, that was holding his mother by her
hair. And he was the one that had corrupted him, dirtiedhim.
 
Louis grinned and walked closer taking slow yet big steps. He stared at his
mother that looked at him proudly and then back at the rouge.
 
“I will kill her.” And he did and it didn’t deter the child from his goal. He
plunged the sword into Jay’s heart, killing her on the spot. But Louis didn’t
care; he was going to die anyways.
 
Help!He heard and turned around. He saw fire. Apparently one of the rouges had
set the tent on fire and accidently causing the entire forest surrounding to
burn up in fierce flames. The said Alpha now lay burning with the forest, never
being able to see light again.
 
“Looks like mother natures on our side. Even if I don’t make out alive, you
will burn to death.” The rouge said.
 
“Who said I want to live. You killed my tribe, my father, my mother and ripped
away my dignity. It won’t be those flames that will eat you, it will my sword
that be adorned with your head! And you need to learn to respectthe kind that
that gave birth to the likes of you!” Louis shouted and thrust the sword right
into his neck, pulling the face out and throwing it on the ground.
 
Dead. Fire. Blood. That was all he was surrounded with. Death.The demise of his
clan, death of his parents and he was the murderer of all the reasons of these
happenings. If only he had taken up the courage earlier his father might have
lived, his mother might have hugged him with pride and love, and the clan would
have gotten back on its feet. But now, he was the lone survivor. All he wanted
now was to black out and drift into a long and peaceful dream, to never wake up
in the living world and meet his parents in the afterlife.
 
And that’s what he tried to do. He sat down near his mom’s body and cradled her
as he waited for the fire to get closer and closer. He felt warm and cozy,
closing his eyes he fell to the dreams.
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Chapter End Notes
     I feel so bad right now, I can't believe that I wrote that and I
     almost cried....
     But hopefully you all will forgive me.
     And Happy Friendship Day!
     I will reply to all the comments here:
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***** Chapter 3 *****
Chapter Notes
See the end of the chapter for notes
 I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune
may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something
                                   of value.
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 The rain fell, and the fire was quenched. But the damage had been done. Now,
not only was the Equus set into ruin, but also the entire populous was
eradicated. It’s been two weeks since the death of General Styles, two days
since the fire had started and had stopped just yesterday.
The entire Kingdom of Loucar was moaning the loss and the churches were filled
with bright blazing candles to honour the dead. The same vehement fire could be
used to describe the anger of the civilians.
The King had created a search party to find any remains of the clan in the
burning forest that had just calmed down due to heavy rains. The King was the
leader of this platoon along with his most trusted Knight-General, and somehow
he knew that there was something great left hidden in the forest that was yet
to be found. The creation of this platoon was kept a secret and was only known
to a few.
Simon Cowell, the new General to the King’s army and the highest ranking Knight
that was only next to the late Knight-General Styles. The man was deeply
grieved for his former comrade’s untimely demise. He had been the witness of
the gruesome duel between Ser Des Styles and the Waynardian. The fight that had
ended so horribly that the new General even has nightmare about it. After all,
not every Alpha loses his dear friend and even if they do, it’s not always in
front of their eyes. But the hardest part was that he wasn’t able to save him.
The platoon of the King had made their way to the ashen and the forsaken forest
that had burnt to the ground. Almost every Alpha and Beta was certain that
there was no other life form remaining in the black pits of the remaining burnt
woods and the place still hadn’t completely sobered up. The only people out
there that were confident in finding something were the King and Ser Simon, the
latter still being a bit uncertain about this being a great idea.
“My King, I am surprised that you didn’t invite Ser Winston for our little
legwork.” Simon stated.
“It isn’t a least surprising, Ser Simon. You as well as the entire nation are
aware of the fact that the man has some treacherous plans. The Styles villa
wasn’t captured by any honourable means. If he were to tag along with our
little platoon, the things wouldn’t end very well if we were to find something
precious.”
Simon just laughed, knowing completely well how much of the bastard the Winston
guy was. After the death of General Styles, Ser Winston, who was just a lone
Knight working under the Styles, took the Styles mansion under his control and
became the Knight-General of the region. Leaving the General’s son to fend on
his own. But Simon being a man who always looked after his close companion’s
needs, he took the young boy in and became his guardian.
“Ser Simon.” The King ordered, “You take the half of the platoon, we’ll divide
ourselves to search the area thoroughly. I will take some of your Knights and
you can take some of my soldiers. Make sure you won’t leave any part untouched.
We meet back at this point in exactly two hours.”
Simon nodded and rode with his squad to the opposite direction to that of the
King’s. Simon frowned and coughed, the heavy and bitter smell of the unnerving
smoke was getting to the strong senses of the Alphas. The Betas were
considerably well as they didn’t have their noses as powerful as that of the
Alphas.
He shook his head, trying to get rid of the stench and encouraged his horse to
move forward. The other Alphas just groaned, not as strong willed as their
leader who was determined to keep moving forward.
Some were even complaining about what kind of treasure could they find in this
nothingness according to the King, but Simon paid them no heed.
There were dirty puddles of water due to the rains that were filled with the
left overs of the burnt timber and ash. There were dead animals lying on the
forsaken ground of the place that was once filled with green hues and chirpy
birds. Everyone was filled with deep remorse for the fallen tribe and some were
even filled up with rage.
Simon took a deep breath and hopped down from his horse along with other men,
deciding to make the rest of the journey on foot. The men walked for a good
forty minutes that almost felt like an hour, till they saw a settlement. Burnt
settlement. The men were sure that they wouldn’t find anything worthwhile over
there, but went to look at it anyways.
The sight that they saw made them gasp in horror. The bodies of the dead lying
on the wet ground. A tent that had burnt completely, leading to the tragic end
of the people inside the damned canvas. The bodies that were once pumped full
of blood and flesh were now just a pile of cinders.
The other things that they noticed were the Waynardian rouges lying dead as
well. But what surprised them the most was that they hadn’t been burnt alive.
They were killed. And mercilessly. Sword right through one’s throat and the
other’s had their necks slit open. Surely it was no work of an Omega. But how
wrong were they.
Simon ordered the men to search the rundown camp. The Knight sighed and walked
towards a dead guard whose head had been ripped off with a sword and the weapon
still attached to his neck in a brutal fashion. Beneath him laid an Equui. By
the torn robes and the tattooed marks on her body she had to be the queen. The
sight was obvious; she had been raped and then killed. And by the looks of it,
death had been welcomed with a warm embrace by the Queen who had with no doubt
been tortured mercilessly.
For once in his life, Simon didn’t know what to do. His country men were being
killed like livestock and they couldn’t do anything about it. To an Alpha this
was like a disgrace that they let an Omega die. Whether the Omegas had been
their own mate or not.
His thoughts were interrupted when he heard the sound of his men, calling out
for him. What he never knew was that the words they next spoke would change his
life and that of the nation’s future.
“Ser Simon, we have a survivor!” the Knight exclaimed.
Simon’s heart stopped beating, a survivor. The only remaining Equui. “Are you
sure, Alfonso?” he asked the Alpha.
“Yes Ser. He seems to be in deep slumber though; it seems as though even the
rains couldn’t wake him up. Luckily, the fire was stopped by the rains before
the flames could reach to the boy. It’s a miracle that the boy survived.” The
Knight answered.
“Truth be told brother, the Gods have given us a precious gem. A gem that
needed to be saved. We need to get him back to the King.”
They both ran to the unconscious boy and picked him up. The men were
flabbergasted, who would have thought that they could have found a lone
survivor in the midst of a burned forest that had gone through a tough shower.
The boy was soaking wet and was cold as a dead body. They couldn’t believe that
the tiny Omega had withstood such extreme conditions. It was impossible,
especially for him being so young and apparently a child.
Simon wrapped him up in a warm woollen cloth, saddled him up on his own horse
and rode with the sleeping boy. He looked up at the sky and saw the setting sun
and then realized that it had taken them longer than two hours. The rest of the
platoon was definitely worried about their whereabouts.
They finally arrived at the intended destination, causing a smile of relief to
spread across the rest of the squad and the King. They rode towards them and
rearranged themselves in the platoon to march back towards the castle. The King
and the General in the forefront, followed by the King’s solders and the
General’s fellow Knights.
The King then noticed the small boy held in Simon’s arms, “What did you find,
Ser Simon?” he politely asked.
Simon looked reluctant, not knowing whether to answer the King in front of so
many people but did anyways, “The lone survivor of the tribal clan
of Equus.” He said with such a rugged voice.
The King’s eye brow turned into an arch, not hiding his surprise, “Are you
sure? The boy had survived in that burning forest as well as that notorious
rain. Could be any other child from the village that fled into the forest.”
Simon didn’t answer, just lowered the boy’s shirt from the shoulder to reveal
the tattoo, sacred to the clan of Equus. The King smiled at the discovery.
 "And my King, did the gods grace your journey with something precious as
well?" Simon asked.
The King merely frowned and whispered in his ear, "All in due time, Ser Simon,
all in due time."
Simon snorted at his King’s modesty, “As you wish, my King. But the question
remains, who’s going to be the boy’s caretaker?”
The King rubbed his stubble in deep thought and asked him to wait for his
answer, as it was getting late and they needed to get back, their long absence
will raise suspicion. The men nodded with haste, after such a long day, they
all craved to be in the arms of their lovely wives and Omegas. To play with
their children and to see them smile. To be taken care of and give them their
love and protection in return.
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The sun had set, the platoon had returned back to the castle. The King retired
to his chambers after his chat with the General, leaving the Knights to take
care of their Knightly duties. Some Knights went home, back to their awaiting
families.
Simon was in deep thought and peril. The King had announced him as the
caretaker of the tiny Omega. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to take the little
boy along with him, what troubled him was the Alpha boy that was already
staying at his place and the entire Manson that was filled with Alphas, both
elders and the ones aiming to become Knights like him. Harry wasn’t going to
take the news of an Omega staying in the Manor full of Alphas too well and so
was Simon. But if the Boy truly was an Equui, which he surely was considering
the tattoos on his skin, the boy himself was going to be a huge challenge to
take care of and would have to mold him into the perfect Omega that the Alphas
craved.
Now, that was a problem. Because, under the King’s strict orders, no one
besides the King and the platoon members were supposed to know about the boy’s
heritage. If the word was to get out, the result would be catastrophic. And it
became important to conceal the boy’s true identity.
The Omegas of Equus were well known for their notoriety. They didn’t take well
the superior behaviour of the Alphas, because according to them, Omegas were
the superior race. And the boy would have to learn their ways if he were to
survive.
Because this wasn’t his tribe, this is the country’s heart, the place that he’s
never been to and might also turn into his real time nightmare.
With those thoughts, Simon left for his home. Leaving behind his new charge at
the King’s castle to recover. He would have to come back to retrieve the boy
after he had completely healed.
Great Simon, being made a guardian to two devils just within a month. Just
great. At this point I should just open an orphanage.
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Simon reached back to his manor; he dismounted from his horse and a servant led
it into the stable to rest. He entered his house only to be tackled by a small
figure and let out a surprised oof. Simon nearly lost his footing but got his
balance back before anything could fall.
He looked down below him to meet the eyes of his charge that gleamed
mischievously. “What happened, Harry?” Simon asked with a tired sigh. He was
way too exhausted to entertain the little Alpha.
“You smell like an Omega” he stated, with a frown, “Where have you been?”
“I told you that I was at the King’s barracks. King Payne wants me to train
some of his solders, not become Knights but just better warriors in general.”
He replied as he started moving towards his own room to get ready for his
sleep.
“But you smell like an Omega. There are no Omegas in the King’s army, or… are
you going to get a mate, Simon?” Harry asked with a chuckle.
The older man just shook his head and rubbed his palm on his face, “Just go to
sleep, Harry. I will explain to you everything after daybreak.”
But before he could leave, the words that left the boy’s mouth left even him in
shivers, he was in no doubt the son of Des Styles. Even in the manner he speaks
and acts. As though he is the superior one, and was made for greater glory than
just being a Knight-General’s charge.
“I won’t let any Omega live here, Simon. Even if she ended up being your mate.
You better understand that. Because this isn’t a place for Omegas. We need no
weaklings here.”
And the next thing he had to worry about was how to convince Harry to let an
Omega stay in the Manor and also the reason as to why the King had requested a
private audience with him the first thing in the morning. So much to worry
about, Simon. What did the King find? 
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Chapter End Notes
     I am so sorry!
     I have been very occupied lately, with practices and studies that I
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     Equus is the name of the Tribe while Equui are the people belonging
     to the tribe. (just wanted to clear that up)
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***** Chapter 4 *****
Chapter Notes
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   When it hurts to look back, and you're afraid to look ahead, you can look
               beside you and your best friend will be there.  
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The sun was rising up in the sky with its gleaming orange hues, lightening up
the nation and giving the call to the chirping birds. Sending a blissful
message of having another beautiful day. The birds sang as requested, waking up
the people with their soft synchronous harmonies.
Surely a day like this wouldn’t be blasted,thought Ser Simon as he opened the
curtains of his Solar. The sun was still rising, meaning it wasn’t later than
five in the morning. He sat with his usual tea on the bed, waiting for the boys
to wake up.
Being a Knight-General, it was his duty to train boys from a very young age to
be made into Knights. He was the leader of these Knights, however every year a
few would be selected to serve the King’s army.
When he finished his tea, he made his way to the bathtub in the corner of his
chamber. He removed his robes and entered the warm water that helped soothe his
bones. For a few moments all he did was stare at ripples forming in the water
by the droplets falling from his wet hair. He was thinking about the
consequences for bringing the Omega boy to the manor. Would even a single
Knight, a student or even his apprentice, namely Harry would allow this to
happen? Others might agree, but Harry being an atrocious little brat won’t let
it happen. He would find the boy worthless.
Simon sighed as he got out of water and dried himself. He put on his
Aketonfollowed by his Surcoat.His Surcoat was grey in colour, perhaps even
silver before it had to undergo the nasty clanks of war and was lined with gold
that gave off his status as the Knight-General. At the centre was the royal
emblem of Loucar.He deemed that there was no need for his cape and head-dress.
Even though they were the things that really gave off his status.
As he exited his Solar, he heard the sound of metals clanking against one
another with great speed. He made his way through the grand staircase and the
central hall. He got out to the courtyard through the back entrance where the
training was going on.
Just as he entered the training grounds, all the noise stopped and there was
pin drop silence. They all greeted their mentor, the Knight-Generalwith
respect. He was after all, the reason for their power, strength and courage.
Simon just motioned from his hand to let the training continue and so they did.
The ground was once again hustling and bustling with the strong noise of metal
sword or arrows hitting the targets. He specifically made his way to the
sparring grounds to search for a certain curly haired lad.
And he did find him. The said boy was standing over an unconscious man right
next to his feet. The man was definitely around his nineteens and an Alpha. The
sparring ground was surrounded by others that came to look at the bloody brawl.
Everyone stood in shock; no one would have thought that such a small boy could
knock a full-fledged Alpha out.
Simon just shook his head, the first day of the boy’s training and he’d already
knock someone out. What else would he expect of Des’s son?
Simon stepped into the ring and asked, “What are you doing, Harry? It’s just
your first day, don’t go too overboard.”
Harry just rolled his eyes in annoyance, “He said that I was just a kid that is
nothing without my father! He said that my father hated me and only took care
of me because my mother said so before she died. So to prove him that I am as
strong as my father, I challenged him to a duel and seems like I won. He was
just bark and no bite.”
Simon took a deep breath and tried to calm himself. The boy was something else
entirely. Having lost his mother during his childbirth and never knowing her,
along with his father staying away for months during wars or missions had a
negative effect on the boy. Making him sometimes believe that his father didn’t
care whether he lived or died, while that was the complete opposite case. Sure
the death of Des’s wife made him miserable and sometimes even made him act like
a complete asshole, but he cared deeply about Harry. The man just didn’t know
how to express it.
Simon saw the unconscious Alpha move, his senses coming back to the real world.
He opened his eyes and the first thing he laid his eyes were on the younger
Alpha and rasped, “You brat! How dare you that to me!”
“Keep quiet, Rience.” Simon said sternly and glared at him, “For your earlier
behaviour, you are suspended from the training for the next seven days. You
cannot enter the Mansion till then.”
 “But Ser-” Rience was stopped before he could even give an excuse.
“No, you have to understand that everyone here is a family and this isn’t a way
you treat your family. Understood?”
“Yes, Ser Simon. Understood. I will make sure that it will not happen again.”
Rience answered, though a bit reluctantly.
“I hope so, or else the next time it happens I will make sure that you don’t
come into the ten mile radius of the manor. Understood?!” Simon barked, making
the other man cower and run back to his own home. “As for you, Harry, you are
to start sharing your room with a new boy that well be moving in here soon. No
arguments, I know what Rience did wasn’t very good but you took the wrong way
out. But since it is your very first day training in myground you can spar, but
you too are suspended from the grounds till your new roommate comes.” Simon
said as he didn’t even give the boy a chance to rebel.
Harry frowned, clearly not amused with the new arrangement. He didn’t want to
answer back, knowing full well that if he did his suspension would be extended.
But what really annoyed the boy was that he had to share his room with a boy,
most probably someone that hadn’t even held a sword in his hand or even had a
strong fist. He had to room with a pup.
He stomped his feet on the ground with rage and made his way to the Armouryto
fetch a sword, but was stopped by another boy, an Alpha. “You are not allowed
to use the weapons until Ser Simon permits you to.” The boy says.
“Like I care about what Simon says. Let me through.” Harry said surprisingly
calm.
“I wouldn’t mind, but it won’t fare well for you if you wanted to continue your
training. And it’s SerSimon.”
“Yeah? And who might you be?” Harry asked curiously as he looked at the boy
from head to toe. “There are not many kids around here.”
“I am Zayn; Ser Simon saved me from a brothel. More like, he found me stabbing
the hell out of the pimp.” Zayn said with little to no remorse.
Harry’s eyes widened, Alpha Prostitution? He had heard about it many times but
wasn’t sure how that was possible. “But you’re an Alpha, how?”
“My parents sold me for a great fortune a few months back. Didn’t find courage
until he almost made me rape a ten year old Omega, so that he can get a new
specimen to sell. Killed him before he could even mutter an oof.”
“I am sure that the bastard deserved it.” Harry said, “I am Harry.”
“I know. The only son of the late Knight-General Des Styles. Who doesn’t know
you? I am sad for your loss. He was a great man and a great General. If it
wasn’t for him, maybe the Waynardiansmay have made their way further up into
the heart of the nation.”
Harry just nodded, he knew that his father was a great man even though he
didn’t get to spend much time with him, he knew that he had cared and that was
why when Rience made that comment he grew so angry.
“What do you say, Zayn. Since we cannot access the Armoury, wanna spar with
me?” Harry said with a grin which was reflecting on the other boy’s surface.
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It was around nine in the morning when Simon was all set and ready in his
armour for the long ride ahead. He had just had a word with Harry, telling him
that he will be returning late again but was too preoccupied with his new found
friend. The boy named Zayn that he had saved or found in a brothel, stabbing
away the life of his fat bodied pimp who had bought the boy from his parents
for a great sum of money. 
The Omega he saved has safely been sent to his family, from where the boy had
been kidnapped. The little Alpha had shown great strength to save the Omega so
had taken the boy under his care. The boy with such great potential couldn’t be
left in any sewers to rot.
Simon walked to the stable and saddled his Destrier, Scout was his name and the
fastest horse he had ever known. The Destrier was gifted to him when he was
fifteen years old and has been his companion ever since. “Ready for the
journey, Scout?” he asked the horse with a pleasant smile and the horse just
snickered. “Let’s go then.”
And with that, Simon mounted the horse and exited the stable. The Detrierpicked
up his pace when his feet hit the dusty narrow path to the Castle of Loucar. It
was a five hour journey on horseback and could take longer if any bandits
appeared which was likely in the secluded region of Edith,which was the
district that belonged to Simon.
The land of Loucaris divided into eight districts, each ruled by a noble or a
Knight-General. Simon ruled over the province of Edith. The province of
Odille,which is the wealthiest district and only second to the capital, was
once ruled by the decedents of the family of Styles.
Odille being economically well developed was like a prey to the eyes of Ser Ben
Winston, who took the advantage of the other man’s death and took hold of the
beautiful province with unfair means. It was no secret that Winston was
planning to get hold of the Odillemanor, but even after the man was killed,
Winston couldn’t get a complete control over it.
The wind was cold and fast this day, Simon was glad that he had worn his most
warm clothes underneath all the metal he was wearing. Scout was running at high
speed and his strong stamina still unwavering despite the fact that the man he
was carrying was cladded in iron and had a long sword right at his side.
Just as he reached the outskirts of Edith, Scout came to a sudden halt. The
Destrier was groaning in distress and took a few steps back from the tree that
was looking alarmingly suspicious. It was darker as compared to the other trees
in the surrounding forest; it was covered by dark shadows, lurking in the
gloomy covers of the shady timbre.
Simon patted the horse’s crest to try and calm him down and it seemed to have
worked. He rearranged his Heaume, covering his face and grabbed his long sword
from the scabbard that was tied to Scout’s back and got into position. It was
time to fight.
“Show yourself, rogues!” Simon shouted as he tightened his grip at the hilt.
The trees stated to shake as five of them jumped down from the topmost branch
and then he saw an archer still up there, waiting for his strike.Six total.
Simon looked at them with narrow eyes, Betas; each and every one of them was a
Beta. The fight should be fairly easy. Simon urged Scout to run forward as he
himself gripped the sword with both of his hands and began the battle.
One of them held a war hammer and brought it straight down to Scout’s left
foreleg, but the war horse was quick enough to counter it and kicked the man
right in his gut which made him fall on his back, unconscious. At the same time
Simon sliced the arm of another rogue and grabbed a dagger from his front
pocket and threw it towards the archer situated on the top.
Three down, three more to go. Simon dismounted and guarded himself from an
attack, and kicked the man back causing him to fall. Other rogue hit him from
behind but Simon managed to block it, but almost and thrust the sword right
through the man’s belly and killing him in an instant. He got rid of one more
the same way and got hold of one last rogue. With anger in his eyes and blood
scattered all over his armour and ground, he looked like nothing but a savage.
But what Simon learnt from their way of fight was that these weren’t their
normal rogues, they weren’t Loucarnat all! Their fighting style and the
inscription on the swords proved the fact that these men were from Waynard. He
made his way to the rouge he had kicked and was still recovering from the hit
and held him at sword point.
“Why are you here, Waynardian!?” Simon asked as his eyes darkened but was
furious when he got no answer, “Answer me!”
His shout made the man tremble in fear and replied, “Were ordered to get rid of
the Styles boy.”
“By whom?” he asked but once again got no answer. Simon knew that there was no
way that he knew by the way he was trembling. Hell, he might have never even
met the guy. But he had a clear enough idea that it was Ser Winston. The Manor
of Odillebelongs to the Styles even after Des’s death. But Harry wasn’t of age
yet, meaning that the second the boy went into rut, the Mansion was his and to
avoid this Winston wanted him dead. “Do you know who’s responsible for the
destruction of the clan of Equis?” he asked instead.
“No Ser.” He got the reply and was kicked again.
“How the hell would you not know that?! Wasn’t it your men who did that? How
could a clan so powerful fall as quickly as a moth to a frog? You might know
something.”
The man shivered under the death stare, until his eyes widened and began
telling of whatever he knew, “I don’t know much, but I heard that they were fed
Wolfsbane. I am telling the truth, that’s all I know. Please let me go.” He
trembled but fell unconscious when Simon hit him on his head.
The Knight tied the man up on Scout’s back and hopped on himself. He left for
the royal castle again, but this time with greater speed. If what that the
rogue said was true, they needed to take extra precautions while handling the
boy. Wolfsbanedoesn’t have a great effect on Omegas, but it may cause other
symptoms such as infertility, nightmares or suicidal thoughts; whereas for
Alphas it is downright lethal and could kill them within hours.
It was the next three hours that he saw the enormous walls of the Castle of
Loucar. He was glad that he reached the palace on time, and entered the Castle
gates. The men shouted behind him, “Ser Simon is injured!”
Simon just rolled his eyes and led Scout into the royal stable. He dragged the
still unconscious rogue into the palace halls along with him when Alonso made
his way towards him with other palace guards. “Ser, are you alright? You are
covered in blood.”
“I am fine, Alonso. Take this man and lock him up in the prison” Simon answered
as he dried himself up with a warm towel that the maid had brought for him and
drank a glass of water.
It was then did he hear another rough voice coming from behind him, “Whether
that man goes to prison or not is not for you to decide, Ser Simon.”
“My King, I apologise deeply for such forwardness, but he’s a Waynardian,the
same people who attacked Equis, General Styles and me and who knows what they
will do now!” Simon said, “He also said that people are behind Harry’s head!
He’s just a boy for God’s sake!”
“I understand what you are trying to say, Ser Simon, but we do things orderly
here. First we will talk about the matter I called you here to discuss. Please,
follow me.” he said as he turned around and made his way upstairs. Simon
followed and they both entered the room.
The atmosphere was tense and uneasy, “What did you find, your highness.”
The King was pacing back and forth, “We went to search in the destroyed Alpha
camps. We found cartons full of Wolfsbane.But we aren’t sure whether they were
actually being fed that.”
“Wolfsbane.” Simon then remembered what the rogue had said, “They might have,
your Highness.”
“I doubt it.” The King replied.
“Have the doctors even checked the possibility of finding Wolfsbanein the
Omega’s blood stream?”
“No. the poison has been banned in several nations as it is lethal.” The King
said, “Why? Did the rogue say anything?”
“He said that they were fed the poison. The rogues I fought off today were all
Betas, which means that they are running low on Omegas. But why would they try
to make any Omegas infertile if they were lacking them? It makes no sense.”
“No, Simon. It makes complete sense. What is the secret of Equis? They are able
to birth more Omegas than any other in the world. They can overpower any Alpha
without use of any poison. In order to get that secret, they had to weaken the
clan and it was only possible by using Wolfsbane. This is more than just a war,
they want to snatch away all of our Omegas. They wanted to know how Equis was
able to birth so many Omegas.” The King said as he called the doctors in, “I
want you to search for the presence of Wolfsbane.” After the doctors left in a
hurry, King’s face turned grim once again, “The boy isn’t a normal Equui.”
Simon frowned, “what do you mean?”
“The tattoos on the boy’s body, they belong to the royals of the Equis. Do you
know how important this is?”
Simon’s eyes widened and nodded, “The royal line is still alive and so is their
secret. But how is the boy faring?”
“Not too good. The doctors can’t understand what’s happening with him. Besides
the fact that he was raped.” the King said with a grim face. He felt disgusted
with the men who did it. How could an Alpha have stooped so low as to do that
to an Omega, a boy, a childno less?
Simon choked with horror. What?He thought. He couldn’t believe that an Alpha
could harm a child that way. Sure, there were still a few Alphas that abused
and used their Omegas like rags, but to do such a thing to a child was just
despicable! He wanted to puke and kill all the monsters that did it.
His eyes gleamed red, just the way they had earlier. He was going to find the
man who was the root cause of all this disaster and torture him. He won’t be
killing him, no. he would have his own fun as he burnt away their skin, sliced
their body and left them to rot. But the boy himself might have taken care of
the rats. No other survivor was found and even if one tried to flee, he would
have been burnt by Mother Nature.
“And, My King, do you remember that I told you that the Omega camp was filled
with dead Alphas?” the King nodded and the Knight continued, “Do you think that
the boy was the one behind it?”
“No, Ser. I don’t think so. Even if he was an Equis,he is just a child. I do
not think that it is possible.” King said with no doubt. “Whoever did that had
run away.”
“An Equui Omega that was raped and as far as I think, he saw the same happening
to his mother. It is highly possible.” But the King didn’t listen.
But how wrong was the King. He surely had never seen an Equisin a fight. His
thoughts were sure to change in his upcoming future.
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It was proven right. The bloodstream of the Omega did contain some amount of
the poison. The doctors then soon began to prepare the antidote and fed it to
the sleeping boy. A Prince. Not of here, but a place that is still very close
to their hearts.
It had been two days since the medicine was given and the boy hadn’t woken up
just yet. The doctors said that it was not something to worry about, that the
boy’s brain was traumatized and his body and mind needed healing. Simon spent
these days just sitting beside the bed, reading stories about great Knights, in
hope that the boy would be listening.
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It was another week later, when Simon had just dismounted Scout and made his
way into the Castle did he hear the news. A news that made his heart warm and
made a smile form on his lips. 
“Ser Simon, the boy’s awake.” The maid said as the Knight handed her an empty
glass of water from which he had just drank. He wasted no time in thanking her
for the water and made his way to the guest room where the boy was kept.
He opened the room to find the bed surrounded by the King, doctors, maids and
King’s son. “Greeting, Ser Simon. It’s a pleasant day that the Gods have
bestowed upon us. The boy is awake.” The King said joyfully.
The doctors left after giving the boy his last dose of the day, saying that the
boy was out of danger but still needed complete rest for the next week and
medicine for another month or so. That means that the boy will be moving in
with him and Harry soon. Harry, just what was he going to do with that boy?
Simon wavered away the thoughts as he sat beside the awake boy, who was staring
off at the ceiling. The doctors had said that the Omega wouldn’t be speaking
anytime soon as he was still scared.
But fear was not what Simon saw when he looked into those beautiful blue eyes,
what he saw was anger, hate, the desire for vengeance and the desire to kill.
These weren’t the emotions that he expected to find in such a beautiful place.
Those eyes should be filled with warmth, love and happiness. But how could he
have expected a happy end to such a violent and bloody beginning?
“Why is he so sad, father?” the Prince asked in a sweet voice. Liam, poor
little Liam. What did he knew about the harshness of life at such an age the
way the Omega did?
“I don’t know, Liam. Why don’t you ask him and maybe make him your friend? He’s
lonely you know, maybe having a friend his age will cheer him up.” His father
replied fondly and the boy smiled.
The Prince climbed into the bed and said, “Hi! I am Prince Liam, but you can
just call me Liam because you are going to be my friend!” the King and everyone
in the room smiled.
The Omega turned his face to look at Liam and frowned, “I don’t need friends. I
want to kill the people who killed my family.” Everyone gasped, including Simon
who sawpotential.
“Kill? Why did they kill your family?” the Prince frowned, his own eyes showing
well hidden anger.
“I don’t know. I want to find out” the Omega rasped.
“Don’t worry; we will do it when we get older. And then, I will be by your
side.”
“No! I want to do it now!” he shouted but fell back on the bed when he felt
pain go up his spine.
“You are in no condition to do that. And you can’t get revenge if you ended up
killing yourself in the process. They are older and stronger, we won’t stand a
chance.” The prince insisted and the Omega had no reason to rebel as he saw
genuine concern on all their face.
These people were helping him. And they were right. This wasn’t his clan. He
didn’t have his mother or father to guide him and help him. He lost his dignity
and felt utterly disgusted with himself. Where was the old Louis? The one that
didn’t care and lived his life. He wouldn’t be able to go on hunts with his
father or help his mother in running the tribe. He wouldn’t get to order the
Alphas around or play with any of his friends.
Suddenly he felt something soft placed against his cheek, it was a soft cloth.
He was so deep in his thoughts that he didn’t realized that he started crying.
The prince was a good Alpha, even though he was just a boy. “I am, Louis. I
belonged to the royal family of Equis.”
“You are a prince too!?”
“Was.” Louis flatly said.
Simon didn’t like where this conversation was going, so he interrupted saying,
“Prince, you have your piano classes, don’t you? I think your tutor just
arrived.” And the Prince frowned but walked away.
The King sighed but said in a soothing voice, “He could ask a million questions
on end, that boy. But I assure you that he would take care of you and be a good
friend.” The boy just nodded, “After you have recovered, you will be moving to
live with Ser Simon. He is the only man I can trust a treasure such as you
with. He is a Knight and will be your guardian.”
“Why can’t I stay here?” the boy asked.
“It will raise suspicion, we want to take as less risks as possible for your
safety and you need to understand that as you are the last living legacy of
Equis.”The boy nodded, not liking that he had to take orders from an Alpha,
whether a King or not. He should be respected.
The King left Louis and Simon alone to talk, so the Omega could find some
comfort. “I am Ser Simon. I will be taking care of you. I am a Knight-General,
and command an army of my own Knights and soldiers under the direct command of
the King. I will teach you how you are to behave and act, as here Alphas are
the one at the top of the family system.”
Louis’s eyes reflected anger. He didn’t want to be told or taught how to
behave; he wasn’t an animal that could be trained! What kind of system is this?
Alphas at the top of the pack? Was this some kind of a joke? He was tired of
all this and tired of all these Alphas telling him what to do.
“You can’t tell me what to do. You have no right! I am an Omega and this isn’t
a way you treat one!” he spat.
“I give my sincere apologies, Louis, but that’s how the rest of this world is.
You have to accept it and move forward. I am not telling you to forget your
clan’s ways, just learn to mix in the crowd and you will not be found or put in
danger. Can you do that, for your clan at least? To give them hope that their
heritage and lineage is still going on and strong?”
What could Louis say to that? He agreed. He knew that his parents were watching
over him from a faraway place and wanted to make them proud.
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It was a week later that the boy was well again, though not completely healed
he was able to move and walk on his own. It was the next day that he would be
leaving with Ser Simon. Louis hadn’t talked with anyone besides the Castle
servants and Prince Liam. The boys had formed a strong bond within the short
few days they spent together. 
As for the effects of the poison, nothing could be known about it until the
boy’s first heat. This means that they still had up to four or five years to
determine whether he was still able to carry a child or not. But that doesn’t
mean that the boy would willingly let any Alpha claim him, no. What the boy had
gone through may have made him a tougher shell, but the pain he felt when he
lost his everything was immense. Nothing was left, not even his purity.
It was morning and Louis was in the Castle’s royal gardens, waiting for Liam to
arrive after his piano lessons.
“Louis, I have something very important that I need to ask.” Simon said, “May I
have a seat?” the boy nodded and the Knight took a seat beside him on a bench
in the Royal gardens. “I am sorry if I come off too straightforward. But I need
to ask this. Were you the one who killed the rogues?”
The boy that was looking straight at the grass below suddenly jolted. For the
first time, the Omega looked at the older Alpha in his eyes. Eyes that should
have been filled with fear for doing something wrong were filled with mirth and
darkness, “Yes. Easy buggers those men were. Got rid of each and every one of
them. But still, I wished that I had done it sooner. Then my father would have
been alive, my mother would have lived and my people wouldn’t have perished!”
his eyes started to leak, “I killed all of them. The one who tortured and raped
the Omegas, the one who would watch and get pleasure from their screams, the
one who defiled my mother and the one who… the one who…” the boy was full on
crying by this point and had only found comfort in tiny arms of Liam who
appeared by his side a few minutes later and the Prince glared at the man.
All Simon hopes is that the boy shouldn’t be burdened more. He shouldn’t be put
in a warzone no matter how much potentialhe showed. He was already broken, from
inside-out. He wouldn’t be able to it handle anymore.
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The day for departure arrived sooner than Louis liked, he liked spending time
here with Liam or in the gardens. The gardens were the only place that reminded
him of home, not a lot but the greenery, trees and some wild flowers gave him a
homey feeling. It was around ten in the morning and Ser Simon himself was
coming to pick him up. 
The boy had no belongings, but the King had taken the liberty to provide him
with all the necessities including new pairs of clothes, pattens and anything
else he desired. But being living in the secluded world of the forests, the boy
had no desires all he needed were clothes and a good pair of leather boots.
Mother was going to make one for me herself by using the skin of the deer I had
hunted. The boy thought.
He was brought out his thoughts as the noise of horses made their way into his
ears. The Knights were here to take him.
He quickly got out if the bed and pulled his trunk out of the room with little
to no trouble. The servants came and took the trunk away from him and strapped
it on the top of the horse carriage. This made Louis frown; he wanted to do his
own work himself! Each and every member of the clan was taught how to take care
of their own and not rely on others, whether they were an Alpha or not. He was
no doll that needed to be handled carefully.
He took his steps slowly down the stairs towards the awaiting carriage. Ser
Simon was standing right at the bottom of the stairs, talking with the King and
the Prince was nowhere to be found. “Where’s Liam?” he asked confused and the
King laughed heartily.
“That boy’s doing God knows what in his chambers since yesterday. Definitely up
to something! Why don’t you go and get him, Louis?” he replied.
“There’s no need for that, father. I have arrived!” a soft voice said and Liam
ran down the stairs with full speed, “There’s no way that I will leave Louis
hanging alone. I had to give him something that will remind him of me, so I
made him this!” the boy happily said as he brought his right palm up and showed
Louis his gift.
It was an elegant neckpiece with Diopside right at its centre. The Prince
walked towards him and put it around his neck and Louis suddenly felt warm all
over his body. Since the day he came, he had never felt such love and gratitude
towards someone. He loved Liam like a brother and he knew that the feelings
were mutual, but he was sad that he would be leaving behind his only friend.
This stone would remind him of the days he spent here and for that he was
grateful.
“I learnt that Diopside is used to heal a person’s trauma and bring them
happiness. I hate to see you cry, so please wear it for me.” Liam said with a
sad smile and hugged Louis who nodded.
“Louis, it’s time to take our leave.” Said Ser Simon.
Louis said nothing and just simply made his way into the open carriage. “Bye,
Liam” he said to the boy and waved until the carriage started moving. A few
moments later they were out of the Castle gates and soon the large structure
was out of his eye sight as well. He then quickly fell asleep while listening
to the low noise of the cart wheels. A dream plagued by terror and hurt.
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 A few hours later, Louis was woken up. The sun was still setting in the
horizon so it had to be no later than six in the evening. He got out of the
carriage and looked around. He saw a large structure, not as great as the
palace but large nonetheless. 
Beside it was a stable that was perhaps maybe even bigger than the one in the
Castle. There were several men riding on horses, compared to the Castle where
there only a few. But what caught Louis’s attention were the loud clanks of
metal against metal. Hard and fast, strong and lingering.
He sent Simon a confused look who just smiled in return, “Don’t worry about the
noise, Louis. You would get a hang of it.” He said. “Come on; let me show you
to your quarters.”
With that both of them made their way into the Manor and forward towards the
quarters. On the way Simon explained him some rules which consisted of no
eating food after the eating hours, no waking up later than seven, so sleeping
later than ten. The kitchen will be closed at nine. Everyone cleans the Manor
every alternate days and no one can back away from it.
Louis was confused by what he meant by ‘everyone’ so he asked the Knight who
replied, “I am a Knight, Louis. A Knight-General more specifically. It’s our
duty to serve our King by providing him with our most perfectly trained Knights
and I train them. All of my students stay here until they have their first rut.
After that they get their own homes and continue their training until they have
reached their highest power. But are dismissed permanently if they can’t do
that till the age of twenty.”
Louis was once again confused, he had been hearing the word ‘Knight’ since the
day he came here but didn’t know what it meant, “What is a Knight?” he asked.
“A Knight is a soldier that rides a horse, everyone you might meet here may be
my pupil and an Alpha, and I want you to take care. Since the rooms here are
already full, you would be rooming with another Alpha and I hope you don’t
mind.”
Louis shook his head, “No, I don’t. But since I am living here, does this mean
that I can be trained to be a Knight too?”
“No, Louis. I am afraid you can’t. There is no place for an Omega in the King’s
army. I am sorry, but that’s a fact and no one can change that even if you are
an Equui and managed to kill a handful of full grown Alphas.” He said and Louis
rebelled saying that it makes no sense, “I was going to consider training you
at least, but you are broken, Louis. You just woke up a week ago and still are
not healed.”
That made Louis even angrier. He clenched his fists and dashed away causing the
older Alpha to call out for him and tell him to stop running but he didn’t and
opened a door to one of the rooms and got in, slamming shut the doors behind
his caretaker. Just as the door was closed, Louis sat down, leaning against the
wood.
All kinds of thoughts running through his head. He wanted to be a Knight too.
He wanted to fight and kill those men from Waynard. Simon knew now that it was
him that killed those men but why wasn’t he letting him train too? You’re
broken. He remembered the man say. Was he broken? No! He was completely fine.
He didn’t need anyone’s pity, all he needed was a sword and everything would be
alright.
His thoughts were disrupted by a, “Who the fuck are you?” and he looked up to
find a curly haired lad, standing near a window with a glowering expression.
“Louis.” the Omega replied as he stood up. He knew that the boy was an Alpha.
They all were.
The boy looked taken aback, “So you are the roommate? You are not quite what I
expected.” He said and took a few steps forward.
“Why, what did you expect?” Louis asked.
The Alpha halted in his steps as he took a deep breath and his eyes turned
angry, “Well, not a weak little Omegafor starters! For Christ’s sake what was
Simon thinking!” he yelled.
Weak. Little. Those words hit Louis like a brick and made him want to kill the
boy, but he knew that he couldn’t do that, “Who the fucking hell did you call
weak!?”
“You!”
“I am not weak! If anyone that’s weak here is you.” Louis said.
“Oh yeah? Have you even held a sword, unleashed an arrow, and had a fist with
another? I am sure you haven’t even seena sword!” the Alpha said with a smirk.
“You should go away; we don’t want you to cry and run to your mother now do
we?”
That was the last straw. “I am the one that hasn’t even seen a sword yet? Well,
have you ever killed a dozen of Alphas with a just a rusty blade that wouldn’t
even cut a vegetable? Don’t underestimate me just because of my status; I am an
Omega from Eq…” Don’t let anyone know about your past if you want to
survive.Those words ringed into his ears and stopped.
“From what? Cat got your tongue? Have you been dreaming about killing, slaying
Alphas at that? Don’t make me laugh.” He spat.
Louis was filling with rage by each passing second. He wanted to show the damn
Alpha that he wasn’t a normal Omega. Not one of theirOmegas. He could kill him
within seconds if he wanted to but he knew that he couldn’t risk it. But he
didn’t care either, “If you think that you can defeat me, I want to challenge
you to a duel. Let’s put you to a test, Alpha.” Louis said with a sly grin.
“Back down, Omega. This place isn’t for the likes of you.” he said in his Alpha
voice, but it only made the Omega laugh more. His eyes grew darker as the voice
had no effect on his mind or body.
“We’ll see.” And with that he left the room in search of Simon. After all, he
was going to be the judge.
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Chapter End Notes
     Yeah...I finally updated (YAY!)
     I am so sorry, but the thing was that my parents planned a surprise
     trip to Singapore (another YAY!) and we returned just last Saturday,
     then we had my cousin's wedding.
     But I managed to create a huge chapter because I promised that Harry
     and Louis will finally be meeting and I wanted to keep that promise.
     AND GUYS WE HIT 116 KUDOS!!!!! (New Achievement Unlocked!)
     And thank you guys for such a wonderful response to this story it
     makes me so happy!
     Replies to the comments:
     Starboi: Are you sure I didn't say Thursday.... ha.ha.ha
     no? Okay....
     And I seriously hope that you actually didn't split open your head
     though. Don't worry now, because I am actually quite free till the
     end of December so the next update will be fairly quick, maybe even
     next week. And thank you for you continued support! :D
     ova: Thank you! I know that Harry could be a complete asshole, but it
     will all get better. And due to all the things that he had to go
     through, his pride was definately damaged but he is a tough guy and
     would recover. :)
     sassyboy22: It takes a lot of time to find the old words. Some of
     theses words were quite hard to find, but somehow they are also
     helping me learn History in a more fun way :D. Well, Louis could be
     very insecure at times which makes him wanna take a 'strong' way out
     due to him being an Omega and the pressure of the society makes it
     even bad. he want's to show that he's powerful as well. And I will be
     updating soon! Thank you for your continued support!
     luckylarrie (holladri): I am glad that you liked it! I don't remember
     how I came across this idea as well!
     cel: Thank you! I am as eager to write as you are to read!
     douglasspepys: when I somehow came across the idea, that was my first
     thought as well, but didn't give it much though and wen't on writing.
     I am glad that you find it cool. :D
     jordan (jordanbaker): Thank you so much! I love to read stories where
     the female (or in this case Omega) is strong and can hod her own. I
     like that kind of stuff so I thought it might be a great idea!
***** Chapter 5 *****
Chapter Notes
     I feel so disgusted with myself....
See the end of the chapter for more notes
                                        
  Build a man's ego and you will win his favor; crush a man's ego and you'll
                         receive much grief from him.
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The day had been tiring even though it was only around five in the evening.
While most of the residents of the Manor preferred having a nap at this time,
Simon however was clearly more interested in his fine tea. The day had begun
with scars of the harsh fight against the Waynardians and all he wanted to do
right now was have his brew in peace. So at this time, what he wasn’t expecting
was to find this young Alpha banging at the door of his solar with such might
that he might actually bring it down.
Simon sighed. This boy wouldn’t let him live a second of his life in silence.
What is he up to now?The Knight thought. He just hoped that the younger Omega
was fine. The second Louis had run off and hidden inside a room, Simon realized
that he had walked right into Harry’s den. But he didn’t try to interrupt,
thinking that the both needed some time to adjust. Now looking back, what was
he thinking! Leaving the poor Omega with that monstrous boy was like sending
the Omega right into a death trap.
He just shook his head, placed his tea on the side table and made his way to
the door, letting the Alpha in. “Simon, what were you thinking?!” the boy asked
as he stomped his feet in rage.
Simon just rubbed his forehead and replied even though he was perfectly aware
regarding what he wanted to talk about, “What are you talking about, Harry and
its Ser Simon. How many times do I have to tell you?”
“Stop playing dumb, you know what I am talking about! How can you bring an
Omega in the Manor?! You know the rules, hell, you were the one who made them!”
he shouted. “More over, he thinks so highly of himself!”
That got the Knight’s attention, “Why, what did Louis do?” he asked with a
frown.
“He challenged me to a fight and he thinks that he, a mere Omega, can win
against me, the son of Knight-General Des Styles! From where do you bring these
kinds of people, Simon?”
“He’s your roommate, whether he’s an Omega or not.” Simon said, but he
shouldn’t be a least surprised that the Omega had done that. The Omega was a
proud creature and didn’t take well to whatever the rude Alpha might have said,
“And as for the fight, I cannot allow such a thing to happen. He’s an Omega,
he’s gonna live with you until one of you comes to age. Try to live with him,
and who knows, he might give you some lessons that I was unable to.”
“Lessons? Such as?” Harry asked with a huff and crossed his arms over his
chest.
“Lessons that cannot be taught on the battle field or mugged up by reading
books. Patience, my boy, is a virtue that you do not understand and Love is the
feeling that you have never felt strongly. That boy, he has been through a lot
and I don’t want you to burden him even more.” The elder explained, but the boy
just shrugged and made his way towards the door and opened it, “Do you get me,
Harry?” the Knight asked one last time.
Harry snorted and slammed the door shut as he got out. Simon sighed; this boy
was gonna be the death of him.
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Harry was furious. He didn’t care a bit about what Simon had said. He was fine
with the arrangement that Simon had given, well as fine as he could be with it,
but him rooming with an Omega!? He wasn’t gonna listen to whatever the Knight
had said, the Omega wanted a fight? He got it. But the kid better not cry when
it’s all over and beg for mercy. But thinking at it now, he wouldn’t mind
watching the boy’s pride crumble right in front of his very eyes like rubble.
Harry gave a devilish grin, and made his way to his quarters where the Omega
was. He opened it without a knock and entered, ignoring the Omega’s startled
noise. Why did he make that noise in the first place, it was his room? He could
come and go as he pleases, with or without a knock. He looked over towards the
Omega and jolted in embarrassment himself.
“Stupid Omega! What the hell are you doing?!” Harry shouted as he shielded his
eyes from the view.
“I am changing! What else would I be doing? And you were the one that barged in
without a single knock! It’s your fault.” Louis replied in a higher tone.
Harry didn’t reply, just turned around and waited for the boy to get changed,
“Are you done?” he asked.
The Omega responded with a yes and the Alpha turned, “What did Simon say,
wanker?” Louis asked.
“He refused it!” Harry said agitatedly, “But I am glad he did. Wouldn’t want
your thin bones to crack under me, stupid Omega. And stop calling be a wanker!”
That made Louis angry, he was frustrated, and how can such a lowly Alpha say
something like that to him! “I may be an Omega, but it won’t be my bones that
would be cracking tonight! Meet me in the courtyard when the moon is at its
highest. If you get there even a moment later, I will assume that you chickened
out and I will be the one to win.”
Harry just smirked, “Wanna break the rules, Omega? Fine by me, and that’s what
I was thinking anyways. I will be waiting.”
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The time passed by slow that day, much to the disappointment of the young
Omega. Couldn’t Luna show its presence sooner? He thought. It was only six in
the evening and Louis was spending his time in his room, recalling the images
of the killings he had done in the forest, a memory that he wished that he had
forgotten and burned along with the rest of his family. Not wanting to imagine
the dead faces of the ones he loved, he got out of the bed and looked around
the room. Maybe he might find something of use, he was bored after all.
The room smelled faintly of an Alpha. Faintly, since the Alpha certainly hadn’t
had his first rut, the odor would have been stronger otherwise which is
intoxicating for an Omega. He opened the windows to get some fresh air and then
saw something shiny by the corner of his eyes. He walked over to the table at
the side and picked up what seemed to be a short sword.
Looking at the fine craftsmanship, he smiled. This would do, he thought. What
would an Equui like to do in their idle time other than practice and hone their
skills? He swung the sword, trying to get a hang of the weapon but being
careful not to break any vases or anything in particular. He then started
taking more powerful swings, and half moon slashes. But then stopped in
between, the place wasn’t right. He couldn’t do anything in a place this small
without having the fear of destroying something.
Louis sighed and got out if the room, trying to hide the sword as much as he
can and made his way to the garden. In the garden he found a secluded place,
right behind a huge apple tree and the shadows cast by the tree were enough to
keep him hidden from prying eyes. Once more he started with the sword and began
masterfully slashing the air with fast and precise strikes.
He smirked when an apple fell, and jumped high with his sword raised as he
brought the blade down with such speed and accuracy. Slicing the fruit in six
small parts, cleanly. He then caught the pieces before they fell on the ground
and ate the apple with a satisfactory smile while sitting under the tree. He
spat out the seed and stood up, ready to start again. He took his stance and
was about to swing when he heard someone shout, the voice startled him and he
lost balance as the sword slipped out of his grip, making him fall right on his
face; the sword landed just a few inches above his head. Louis let out a
sharp shriek as he began panting, his heart beat thumping loudly as though he
just ran a marathon. He closed his eyes, trying to get a control over his body
when he heard the voice of a very familiar and annoying Alpha.
Louis’s eyebrows twitched, but let the curiosity get a better of himself. He
took cover and peeked out from the corner of the tree and saw Ser Simon with
his… roommate, just listening the word made him want to strangle the Deorums,
for placing such an ill fate upon him. He frowned when he saw the angered
expression on the younger Alpha’s face. He shouldn’t be surprised, the boy
seemed like he has sand up his ass. He grinned, yes the Alpha sure was angry
but he hadn’t seen the boy showing any other emotion than aggression. Stupid
Alphas.
Louis sharpened his ear and tried to eavesdrop on the conversation. His
sensitive Omega ears stung when the Alpha shouted, what the hell is his
problem?
“Where the hell is it, Simon!?” Harry yelled, “You promised me that I can
resume my training when that Omega arrives. But now you have taken my blade
away!”
The Knight raised his eye brow in confusion, “I have no blade of yours in my
possession, boy. And you aren’t allowed any use of arms before you see your
fourteenth year. You shouldn't even be talking about handling a sword yet.”
Simon said, but then he caught the sight of the Omega hiding behind the shadows
of the trees.
The Omega smirked and subtly showed him the sword he held in his hand and the
Knight took a deep breath. As if a mischievous Alpha wasn’t enough, now I have
a vandalistic Omega to worry about too,he thought. He decides to not tell the
Alpha about his findings and manages to convince him to search elsewhere.
“If it wasn’t you, then who has taken it?” the boy asked sombrely. “It was
given to me by father, I have to find it! Please let me know if you find it
anywhere.” The boy said apprehensively.
Harry's worry stunned the Knight. The boy was genuinely scared. He knew how
much the sword had meant to him, because it was given to him by his late
father. It only made sense that the boy would be afraid to lose such a gift. No
matter how spiteful the boy was, he was still a pup at heart. He had arranged
the boy with the Omega to make him feel more loved, but this Omega wasn’t your
usual piece of artistic jewellry, he was a like a blade that had seen more
bloodshed than most of the Alphas in the King’s castle. And he was sure, no
matter how much he tried to polish this blade, it would never retain its
earliest appearance; just the way Louis won't be the same again.
He had to get that sword from the boy; he would have to return it to Harry.
Simon walked towards the hidden Omega and folded his arms over his armoured
chest, as though ready to give a lecture. Louis rolled his eyes and raised his
chin up to look at his custodian with a cheeky smile.
“Looking for this, are ya good Ser?”The Omega asked as he sheathed the sword
back into the case and stepped behind.
“This is not the time to play games, Louis. I request you to return what you
have stolen.” Simon said in a calm voice, used to the mischievous tone.
“Stolen? Oh dear, you seem to have gotten quiet the wrong impression, Ser.I
have mainly borrowed it from that higher being. Can’t let my skills go rusty,
eh?”
To say that Simon was surprised would have been an understatement. What was
wrong with the Omega, he didn’t act this way ever. What happened that he had to
take on this sly persona? “Louis, your sarcasm knows no bounds, but what you
are doing isn’t good. That short sword is something very important to my
charge, its something that's very important to him. Now, be a good Omega and
return that sword at once.”
Louis scoffed. Good Omega? He was a great Omega. He could hunt, scavenge and
even cook a little! He would return the sword whenever he likes it. He huffed
and walked away to his room, ignoring the words of the elder.
……………………………………………
The sun had almost set, and his sparring match against the Omega was just a few
hours away, but that wasn’t the reason as to why he was feeling so anxious. He
glanced at the sundial placed at the entrance to the courtyard. It had been a
good few hours since he started looking for the sword during the golden hour,
he was tired and frustrated. Just where did it go?
He sighed and walked back towards his room as the sky turned dark when the sun
had set, maybe he’ll find some clues as to who took it back there, but it may
as well be wishful thinking. He slammed opened the door, hoping that the Omega
wasn’t there to worsen his already foul mood.
It was as though the angels heard his plea, no Omega in sight. Harry was
pleased, though it did little to lighten his temperament. He jumped on his bed
and closed his eyes, trying to calm himself, so that he will be able to focus.
He laid that way for five minutes or maybe an hour even, but he needed it.
He thought about all the good times he had prior to all this fiasco. There was
a war right around the corner, his father was dead, his home was now under the
command of a traitorous bastard putting up a mask in front of the royal
counsel.
Ben Winston, hero in the eyes of the common men, rat in the eyes of the ones
who know what he really is. Winston had always been a greedy man, a man whose
desire couldn't be contained no matter how much he was given and then came the
time when he couldn't bear the heat growing deep within his unquenchable heart.
He was a lower ranking member in the King's court, an able Knight but not as
strong as what was required of him. He wanted more power, land, money and women
to warm his bed at night. Winston knew that he couldn't achieve it by any just
means, so he chose the path that would leave his country in a bloody battle,
rotting and burning.
Harry couldn't help but remember what his father had said to him the day before
his death,
“Remember, Harry. If I were to die; this land, these men and everything inside
the borders of Odille, is yours and your alone. Let nothing, not even my death
take it away from you. You know what Ser Winson's after and he knows that you
cannot inherit the city unless you come of age, he will do everything in his
power to kill me. And if he does succeed, he will come for your blood next. And
whenever that day arrives, I want you to be able to protect yourself. Take his,
Harry, the name of this short-sword isAegle. One of theConnatus. Never forget,
Haz, you are the light to my darkness”
Harry opened his eyes with tears brimming through them, those where the last
words his father ever said to him. His father entrusted him with an important
relic, yet he lost it. He lost the sword that was once held by his mother, how
could he have let it happen? There was no one but himself who could have an
answer to that question. That blade wasn't just a sword, it was something much
more.
….............................................
It was midnight and the mansion's corridors and grounds were empty, except for
a few guards who were more keen on sleeping during their duty. But Louis didn't
mind that at the least, it just made his work a lot more easier. He was walking
down the hallways towards the training grounds stealthily. He crouched behind a
pillar as he saw a night patrol pass by and when they were out of sight he got
on his feet and slowly made his way towards the main hall. Louis frowned when
he saw that the main gate towards the grounds were locked shut, the only other
way to get there would be through the manor's main entrance and those were very
well guarded. Asleep or not, Louis didn't want to risk getting caught.
His eyes sparkled when he saw a window right beside the gate, smirking he undid
the latch and slowly opened it. He cringed when it made a slight creaking noise
and looked around to see whether someone had seen him or not. Feeling secure,
he jumped over the window and closed it from behind.
Louis grew panicked when he heard another guard patrol approaching his
location, his heart started beating faster and began to think. Where can he
hide? The field was wide open and the guards were closing in, nowhere to hide
and so he did only one thing that his tiny brain found logical. Run.
He sprinted off towards his right, luckily he saw a few barrels of gunpowder
stacked up one atop another. Louis looked back, realizing that the guards
definitely heard the sound of his footsteps and were looking towards the
direction he ran, the Omega thanked Nox, as the night light did nothing but
hinder their vision. He slid as he tried to take a sudden halt to his run and
dived behind the nearest barrel. Louis was panting hard, his body warm and was
taking a while to cool down. He then slowly crawled towards the barrel at the
other end that was placed against the wall of the mansion. He heard sounds of
footsteps and glanced from between two barrels and heard them talking.
“Are you sure that the noise came from here, Afton?” one of the guards asked.
“Damn sure, mate! There even was a faint shadow around the corner. There must
be someone here.” the man named Afton answered as he walked towards the corner
of the barrel where Louis had slipped. Louis tensed, his body went rigid and
his entire mind went blank. Where can he go, if he goes back or towards
anywhere, he was doomed. He then saw an open door a few feet behind him and was
slowly moving backwards. Louis stopped himself from cursing as the light there
was basically non-existent, but thankfully no one witnessed him walking.
The guards were almost near the barrels and Louis felt felt sweaty with
anxiety, he was about to slowly turn away and get in, but before he could reach
someone pulled him. Louis was about to scream when a hand came around his mouth
to stop him from giving out their location. Louis struggled and so did the dark
figure who held Louis in an iron grip.
Louis wasn't able to breathe or take in the cent of his captor, he felt
outraged. Not considering the outcome of his actions, he twisted his body and
pulled his captor forward with all his might, took both of his hands in one and
pointed his knife at the man. How dare this man touch him.
“Who the bloody hell are you?” asked Louis with seething rage. Since the man
was on his stomach and a knife pointed at his neck, the man didn't dare move
due to which the Omega also couldn't identify the other. Louis now was sure
that he was an Alpha, but the cent wasn't strong, as though it belonged to a
kid.
“Nice knowing that I wont have to go easy on you, Omega.” said the Alpha
through his closed teeth, as if was trying everything in order to not just
switch their positions and to slit the youngster's throat himself.
“Harry?!” Louis said surprised, “What the hell are you doing?!” he asked.
“Saving your sorry ass. It wouldn't be fair if you got caught; I would have by
default and it just ain't my style.” Harry said with a smirk. “as much as I
like having an Omega all over me, this isn't exactly the right time.”
Louis let the Alpha's hands free and stared at him with a weird expression,
“You would be much more likable if it wasn't for that hole of a mouth.” Harry
just rolled his eyes in annoyance, “Now what? There are patrols, we cant
compete with them around or they are sure to complain to Simon.”
“You don't need to worry about that. Me and Zayn took care of them.” Harry said
with a cheeky smile. “Come on lets go, the guards have left.” he was gonna
stand up and open the door when Louis stopped him with a calculating gaze.
“How do I believe that we wont be caught?”
Harry chuckled, “Me and Zayn mixed a little amount of Deprimerisin their milk,
so yeah you should believe me when I say that they are just gonna sleep like a
new born pup.”
“Deprimeris?!”Louis asked appalled, “You do know that it has many side effects?
One of them being mortem!”
“Mortem? Seriously, what does that even mean? Ever since you arrived, which was
not even days ago, you have been saying words that make no sense! You speak so
highly of yourself, think that you are better than others and yet you speak the
words of another tongue! Are you even a Loucarian!?” Harry said furiously as he
slammed Louis against the wall.
Louis's eyes widened in shock, he couldn't help but use the language of Equui,
it was hislanguage. Simon had warned him to control its use, yet the young boy
couldn't let go of the instinct, “Its none of your business, all that matters
is that Simon saved my life and I am grateful to him. Meaning that no matter
from where I come, my loyalty lies with him alone.” he said with a calm
temperament which made Harry lower his head, “And as for what I meant, the herb
is very strong and could end up killing someone.” and with that, he pushed the
Alpha out of that way and looked around the room they were in.
The room was more like an armory, filled with a varieties of weapons. Louis was
surprised at the sheer amount of weapons stacked one after another in the
stands. Swords, battle axes, maces, lances, halberds, bows and a variety of
arrows and even daggers! The armory was huge, each weapon was carefully crafted
and polished to the ends. His eyes sparked with impress and wonder. The clan
also had a large armory, but it wasn't as large as this one!
Louis kept on walking forwards, passing through the shelves and all the weapons
placed neatly in their places but his actions were interrupted when the Alpha
had his presence renown, “They are Knights! Nothing will happen, and we were
very careful about the amount of dose we added. And its SerSimon to yo-” Harry
said but before he could complete, a sword was being pointed at his neck and
just a inch away from the throat, “That isn't a toy for baby Omegas, you know.”
“I don't take orders from anyone, especially Alphas!” Louis said as he sung the
sword but Harry was quick enough to dodge, “You wanted a battle, here you have
it!” and thrust it forward as the Alpha opened the door towards the grounds and
rolled outwards to deflect the slash.
“Let go of the sword, we will fight it fair and square!” Harry said calmly,
glancing at the blade in the hands of the younger.
Louis snorted, yet freed his hands of the weapon and took his battle stance,
“For once you've said the correct thing, sard”
“For some reason, every word that comes out if you mouth just sounds very
amusing. I wonder why” replied the Alpha and got ready to attack, “I'll give
you the first shot, get at me!”
Louis smirked as though saying, You're gonna regret this. He began with
analyzing the boy's posture, defensive. This ones going to be easy. He lunged
forward with a strong kick which the other blocked with his hands, but being
smaller had its own advantages and one of them was speed. The second his kick
was blocked, Louis twisted his body and gave the Alpha a crushing tornado kick
while he was still in air. The Omega grinned when the kick landed straight over
Harry's face.
The joy wasn't long lived as Harry grabbed the leg that kicked him and slammed
him on the ground with brute force, “You're not half bad, Omega! But not good
enough.” he said as he settled himself over Louis and began punching him on his
face.
Louis was quick, he didn't pay any attention towards his broken nose or any
pain, he placed both is hands on either side of Harry's face and pulled him
forward and banged him on the ground making the elder groan in pain. “I am
better!” ,Louis got out from underneath the Alpha and elbowed him on his back
and brought him down again. Louis then began slamming Harry face on the ground
repeatedly, but got up when he saw the amount of blood running down Harry's
nose.
“Admit your defeat, Alpha.”Louis said, but was met by an amused laugh.
“You sure are strong, I may have underestimated your abilities. But this ends
NOW!” Harry shouted and jumped towards Louis with his fist pulled back.
Louis wasn't fazed, yet looking at his posture something felt odd. It wasn't a
usual punch, a usual blow would leave a man with a throbbing pain or even
unconscious; but this one... is used to kill. Louis rolled over in time just to
avoid the attack and looked over towards Harry. Bloody Nora! The Alpha's eyes
had turned dark enough to leave black in shame and the shadows cast on his face
due to the moonlight made his face look even demonic.
Louis took a deep breath and smelled something odd. By the looks of the
situation, Harry's smell should be anger, something akin to fire or coal; yet
all he could smell was the faint rich smell of mud and honey. How can he be
calm? The situation confused Louis like no other and before he could even
react, Harry banged him against a tree and began leaving heavy punches over his
abdomen, all Louis could do was stare into Harry's eyes that just seemed to
pull him in like an abyss. He let out a sharp cry when a particularly strong
blow landed right over his rib-cage.
Take around his surroundings, he looked for something that will help him get
back in the game. No finding anything besides for the sword that was laying
about two fathom away and was completely out of reach. He looked up to find a
branch strong enough to handle his weight and jumped to catch making Harry hit
the tree instead his face. Louis spun over the branch in prefect circular loops
and his feet kicked Harry right on his face twice. Just as the seconds lick
landed, he jumped off the branch and took his fist back.
He forgot all about his pain and broken bones and put all his remaining energy
into this one shot. He remembered the posture Harry had used earlier and gave a
feral grin as Harry's eyes widened with shock, “You aren't the only one with
some tricks up their sleeves!” Louis said and landed the harsh jab right on his
head leading the man unconscious. “My victory”
he looked up towards the sky and stared, victoriae. And he fell to knees.Tired,
exhausted and in pain he couldn't stay awake for long either and grew dizzy.
The pain was too much to bear, just a moment's sleep.
The last thing he knew before he went unconscious was being held in strong arms
and being lifted, “Stubborn as rocks you two are. But I think that I can make
use of you, Louis. You will be my diamond, but I will keep you safe.”
 
Chapter End Notes
     I am terribly sorry for the wait. School is being tough and there are
     so many exams! But i havent given up on this story and thank you for
     keeping up with me!
     Replys:
     Vampgyrl
     Yup! Louis definately wins. He wouldnt have suffered much if he
     wouldnt been so stubborn and let himself heal. And thank you for
     reading!
     jordan (jordanbaker)
     Well, Louis is strong so he will be the winner. And i am so sorry for
     the wait! I seriously cant appologize enough.
     Starboi
     Harry is kind of a traditional guy, but his views are about to change
     soon. And cliff hangers are kinda annoying, i know, but they can be
     fun(for the writer) And i want to appologize again for being late.
     This was hellishly long!
     luckylarrie (holladri)
     They wont hate each other for a very long time though. (but still
     long)
     engel
     Hahah! Thats definately what Louis's gonna do. He isnt gonna listen
     to any Alpha! Going against orders are kind of like his thing and i
     am not gonna take it away from him, but he will have to face the
     consequences too.
     Ilovecookies24
     Thank you so much! And dont worry about your spellings, my days get
     messed up if the auto-correct stops working.
     tas
     Everyone is proud of Louis! And their ages are:
     Harry: 12
     Louis:11
     LarryLover523 
     I am very sorry for the delay, but i hope you still like it!
     OMGTHEFEEL
     Yup! There is definately going to be a time skip, just two or more
     chapters since i need to build their characters.
     Yek_B4_Bek
     You have it! I hope you like it!
End Notes
     AN:
     Thank you for reading this story! I would really love it if you left
     a comment. English is not my first language, so please tell me if
     anything is wrong. :D
     My other chapters will be longer.
     Positive criticism is always appreciated!
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