I regressed and became the Sword Ice King

The Wolf tribe, like many other Beastmen, lived in nature. Their homes were made of mud, wood, straws, and a lot of other strong components found in the forest.

They were surrounded by large trees, greenery that reached the skies, streams, and lakes; domesticated animals kept for their consumption, and, every so often, farmers.

The Darkpelt tribe, being different from others thanks to their hermit lifestyle, were by far one of the largest and inbreed amongst the Wolf Beastkin.

Their forest, otherwise known as the Dark Forest, was an area restricted from humans and even other beastkins. However, the proximity with other tribes wasn't as far as it seemed.

The largest building in the middle of the tribe represented the Chieftain's office, and a figure of Elsie was seen quickly rushing out of it, the two guards beside the building glancing at her and themselves before resuming their position.

Their choice of clothing showcased most of their body parts except their sensitive parts, mostly consisting of animal hides.

Elsie rushed away from the building, ignoring the stares from other members of the tribe as she headed toward the forest.

Her ears perched up to the conversations the people whispered amongst themselves.

"Isn't that the Chieftain's daughter?"

"I heard she wasn't able to use darkness again"

"What? Isn't she from our tribe? How can she not know how to use it?"

"Don't you know? People say it's because she's from the Greenpelt tribe".

"Oh no….what an embarrassment to the Chief".

Even from her early years as a pup, she had always had sensitive ears for a wolf, something she had kept to herself all this time.

She could hear the negative emotions that came with their statements, the disappointment, and contempt, especially amongst the women of the tribe.

It caused her to ache, as she suddenly jumped into the air, turning into her beast form, and quickly disappeared with the gust of wind.

The people continued to chatter amongst themselves as they went about their business, while a boy with white hair watched the whole event unfold. He was standing in the shadows, behind a hut and slowly walked back before disappearing.

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Elsie reappeared in a gathering surrounded by trees and a stream in front of her in her Beast form.

Her tears slowly streamed down her eyes as she transformed back into her human form, taking a seat next to the stream with a whimper.

"They don't get it".

She muttered as she wrapped her arms around her legs while resting her face on her knees.

Her thoughts swirled in her head as she slowly whimpered, the tears drying off her face.

She stared at her reflection in the stream, her gaze twirling with emotions.

'Darkness….it's a scary thing. How can one expect to accept it without knowing what lies ahead?'

She wondered when the sound of bushes bustling pierced the air.

Her ears perched up, and she sniffed slightly before sighing.

"Come out, Zon," She said, her tone laced with disinterest.

A chuckle pierced through the air as a boy with white air walked out from a bush behind her.

He walked up to her with a wry smile.

"Your senses are still as sharp as they are".

"Just because I'm not good at using the clan's techniques doesn't mean I'm bad at using the others".

Zon, the boy with the white hair, laughed out loud slightly. He sat down next to her, his gaze fixed on their reflections.

"Oh…see how good we look together".

Elsie scoffed. "I'm not in the mood for your jokes…you know what's happening in the tribe already. Why do you always pretend?"

Zon scratched the back of his head, his smile fixed on his face. "I was only trying to cheer you up, princess. You know the Chieftain doesn't mean any harm and the villagers are only trying to help".

"....Publicly talking behind my back isn't supported…and my father doesn't understand anything".

Zon chuckled slightly and looked away.

A tense silence suffused between them for a few seconds until the boy turned to his reflection again, placed his hand into the water, and suddenly pulled out a ball of light.

Elsie scoffed and turned away. "Showing off now?"

"No, princess, you should know by now I would never do that". He said with a smile as he held it with his hands. "Remember when you first accepted me into your family? Despite everyone refuting it at the time?".

Elsie sighed lightly, looking up from her position, her crimson eyes lingering in his. He had a pool of silver and black eyes that looked beautiful with his silver hair.

His skin was porcelain and perhaps, one of the whitest they had ever seen. Though she had saved him at the time on a whim, she had to admit that what she did was a good thing.

"Yeah, I remember. You kept crying about being betrayed".

The boy chuckled out loud. "please, don't remember me as just someone who would cry".

"But you were though….it was really cute".

Zon awkwardly laughed, in an attempt to change the subject. "Anyways…my tribe once taught me that being incapable of controlling light as a Sunpelt meant dishonoring the Sun gods"

Elsie raised a brow but remained silent to let him continue.

"We'll…to be honest, I thought it was bullshit. No one ever mentioned it, but the light was bright and it hurt when you tried to control you. Oftentimes, one of us even goes blind in controlling it….it's scary".

Elsie widened her eyes slowly at his statement. "Was it scary for you?"

Zon nodded slightly. "Yeah…how can I control something that could hurt me? And maybe even blind me? My mother never tried to listen to me….and even banished me"

Elsie's brows furrowed slightly at his statement. It wasn't an uncommon thing for parents to abandon their children when they've failed to meet the traditions of the tribe…but her father had done no such thing.

He had never shown interest in that and simply continued to push her forward.

"Yeah…I guess I should thank Father for not banishing me".

Zon sighed. "That's not what I'm saying, princess". He dropped his arms causing the ball of light to dim into oblivion. "The darkness might be scary, but you were born to control it. Don't be scared to control what is yours".

Elsie's pupils dilated at his statement, his words

causing a swirl of thoughts within her head. '...control what is mine? The darkness?' She wondered when three figures suddenly emerged from the trees behind them.

Their hair is as dark as Elsie's but their pupils were of different colors.

"Zon! There you are. The pack was just about to go help the–Princess?!"

The one with green eyes cut himself off his statement on recognizing the girl next to the silver-haired wolf man.

Zon smiled sheepishly at the people gathered. Two boys and a girl.
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"Help them?" Elsie asked, her tone laced with curiosity as she glanced at the people gathered.

"Huh…oh, no…it's nothing, princess". The girl said, her tone laced with hesitance as she glanced at Zon.

"It's alright, guys," Zon said with an awkward smile as he turned towards Elsie. "we've been tracking down the Bounty Hunters that have been targeting lone wolves and small tribes….it seems like we've got a lead on one of them".

Elsie suddenly stood up from the ground, her gaze blazing with emotions.

"Where are they? Let me come with." She glanced at Zon with expectant eyes.

The boy groaned slightly as he stood up, his gaze lingering on hers as he did so.

"I don't know Elsie, we need to use the element of darkness if we're going to be discrete"

Elsie's lips curled into a frown as the intensity of her gaze died down. "Are you going to lecture me like my father?" She asked.

With a slight flinch, Zon shook his head and turned around. "We'll be in front of the village in five minutes; get your gear, princess. We'll wait for you".

Elsie nodded with a bright smile as she bolted away, into the forest towards their village, her gaze lingering with excitement.

As she did, the three people gathered scoffed and clicked their tongues. Annoyance lingered in their tone.

"What did we say to you about approaching the princess, Zon?" The girl asked with a raised brow.

"We're not actually planning on bringing her, right? She won't be useful to the plan". The other male said, his gaze glistering blue. His build was a lot larger than the others, and his right ear had a cut.

Zon shook his head as he walked towards the angle they came from. "And whose fault is it? You weren't smart enough to know I wasn't alone. Now the princess's life will be at stake".

He sighed in annoyance while the three people gathered glanced at each other.

Their gazes lingered on Zon for a moment, before they walked ahead of him.

"The princess won't ever accept your feelings, Zon. You're not from the blackpelt tribe so the Chief won't accept you either. Accept it". The male with blue eyes said as he tapped Zon on his shoulder before they all transformed and rushed into the forest, disappearing into the darkness as they did so.

Zon glanced behind them for a moment, his gaze growing dark. "Then I'll make it so she has no choice".