Alpha Reborn :Rise of the crimson howl

Chapter 32: Bond of Blood and Ash

The rogues charged like a river of nightmares—howling, snarling, their twisted bodies lunging down the ridge with deadly precision. Bloodlust burned in their eyes, and their fangs gleamed under the red-tinted moon.

Kael didn't flinch.

He stood tall, cloak flaring behind him as he raised his hand and shouted, "Form the Crescent! Frontline brace!"

Flam, Milla, Tamir, and the rest of the founding warriors instantly moved, pulling the younger wolves behind them, forming a half-moon formation around the Oathstone.

Tamir slipped into shadow, vanishing into the black edges of the courtyard.

Flam's voice boomed, "Protect the center! Younglings, don't break!"

Kael's gaze narrowed on the first rogue that landed in front of him—a hulking wolf with patchy fur and twisted horns curling from its forehead.

> System Display:

Rogue Class: Blood-Burn Aberrant

Status: Mindless

Rank: 5 (Lycan)

Weakness: Overload Instinct / Severed Core Link

"Tamir!" Kael barked, "Hit the ones with glyphs on the spine! They're node-linked!"

A shimmer of steel flashed in the dark.

A scream followed.

Then the clash began.

Seth roared as he shifted mid-air for the first time—fur sprouting, muscles stretching. He hit the ground hard, rolled, and came up on all fours, wide-eyed but standing.

Milla smashed her fist into a rogue's snout, ducked, and swept its legs in one spinning motion. "You call that a bite? My aunt's chihuahua bites harder!"

Flam wrestled a wolf twice his size to the ground and pinned it with sheer force, snarling like a demon reborn. The red flicker of his Heartfire Bond glowed bright around his chest.

Kael surged forward—his wolf form massive, dark-furred, and sleek like smoke caught in motion. He wasn't just fighting—he was guiding.

He leapt, clawed, ducked, dodged.

But the bond… it was real.

Every time one of his wolves weakened, he felt it like a crack in his ribs.

Every time one of them surged with courage, his limbs grew stronger.

> System Notification:

Heartfire Sync: 62%

Pack Combat Boost: +19% Speed, +14% Strength

New Combat Skill Available: Alpha Pulse

Kael roared—an Alpha howl that shook the stones.

Wolves behind him howled in unison. Even the younglings joined.

The ground trembled.

And the rogues hesitated.

For just a heartbeat.

Kael took that heartbeat and drove it like a spear into their leader's chest.

He leapt into the air—fangs bared—and slammed straight into Korrak.

They tumbled across the stones, claws and teeth colliding like thunder and lightning.

Korrak grinned through blood. "So the brat found his bite after all."

Kael growled, teeth flashing. "You haven't seen anything yet."

> System Update:

New Mission Triggered

Mission: Defeat Korrak of Hollow Fang

Reward: Chaos Bloodline – Stage 2 Unlocked

Failure: Rogue Infection (Corrupts Pack Members)

The battle wasn't just a fight.

It was evolution.

And Kael wouldn't lose.