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Chapter 3 - The Bite in the Woods

Night slowly descended over Beacon Hills.

The town lights flickered across the hills while the forest surrounding the area grew darker and more mysterious.

Most people were at home.

Watching TV.

Doing homework.

Living ordinary lives.

But in the woods outside town—

Something dangerous was moving.

Inside his house, Aiden Blackwell stood by the window, looking toward the distant forest.

His eyes briefly flickered with orange fire.

Since awakening his Hellhound bloodline, his senses had changed completely.

The entire town felt different to him.

Every heartbeat.

Every movement.

Every trace of supernatural energy.

And tonight…

The forest was alive with it.

Aiden narrowed his eyes.

Tonight is the night.

If the timeline followed the story of Teen Wolf, then tonight was when Scott McCall would enter the forest.

And be bitten by the Alpha werewolf.

The one responsible for the murders in town.

The true Alpha of Season 1—

Peter Hale.

Aiden crossed his arms.

"Let's see how this story really begins."

Suddenly—

DING!

A blue screen appeared in front of him.

[System Mission Detected]

Mission: Observe the Birth of a Werewolf

Objective: Witness Scott McCall's transformation

Reward:

• 200 System Points

• Hellfire Control Upgrade

Optional Objective:

Defeat a supernatural creature tonight

Bonus Reward: Random Bloodline Fragment

Aiden smirked.

"Looks like the system wants entertainment."

He grabbed his jacket and walked out.

Tonight would be interesting.

Across town—

Inside a small house, a boy suddenly burst into a bedroom.

"Scott! Get up!"

On the bed, Scott McCall groaned.

"What is it now, Stiles?"

Standing in the doorway was his hyperactive best friend—

Stiles Stilinski.

Stiles grinned.

"There's a dead body in the woods!"

Scott stared at him.

"…You woke me up for that?"

Stiles nodded proudly.

"Yes."

After a few minutes of arguing, the two eventually left the house and headed toward the forest.

Neither of them knew…

Their lives were about to change forever.

Deep in the woods—

The wind whispered through the tall trees.

Moonlight filtered down through the branches.

Aiden moved silently through the forest like a shadow.

The Hellhound inside him loved this place.

Darkness.

Silence.

Predation.

Then suddenly—

He heard voices.

Two teenagers approaching.

Aiden jumped onto a large tree branch and looked down.

Scott and Stiles were walking nervously through the forest.

Stiles whispered excitedly.

"This is exactly how horror movies start."

Scott replied anxiously.

"And the people in those movies die."

Aiden chuckled quietly.

Not wrong.

Moments later, police sirens echoed in the distance.

Stiles panicked and ran away.

"Dude I'm not getting arrested!"

Scott sighed and continued searching alone.

That was when Aiden felt it.

A powerful supernatural presence.

Cold.

Predatory.

Wolf-like.

Aiden's eyes narrowed.

The Alpha.

A tall figure stepped out of the darkness.

His eyes glowed bright red.

Even from a distance, Aiden could feel the violent aura surrounding him.

This was the Alpha responsible for the murders.

Peter Hale.

Scott froze.

"What the hell…?"

Before he could react—

The Alpha moved.

His speed was terrifying.

In a blur of motion, he slammed Scott against a tree.

Scott tried to fight back, but it was useless.

Peter studied him for a moment.

Then—

His fangs sank into Scott's shoulder.

Scott screamed as the bite injected supernatural venom into his body.

The power of the werewolf.

High above the scene, Aiden watched silently.

So it begins.

The birth of a werewolf.

Moments later, Peter disappeared back into the darkness.

Leaving Scott unconscious on the ground.

Aiden jumped down from the tree and walked over.

Scott was breathing heavily.

The transformation had already begun.

Aiden crouched beside him.

"So this is the future True Alpha…"

He studied the bite carefully.

The supernatural energy was spreading rapidly through Scott's body.

Aiden could easily absorb the power using Power Devour.

But he didn't.

Scott still had a role to play.

For now.

Aiden stood up.

Then suddenly—

His Hellhound instincts screamed.

Danger.

He turned slowly.

From the darkness between the trees—

A pair of glowing yellow eyes appeared.

A feral werewolf stepped forward.

Not Derek Hale.

Just a rogue Beta wandering the forest.

The creature growled aggressively.

Aiden smiled slowly.

"Perfect timing."

The system immediately responded.

[Optional Mission Target Detected]

Supernatural Creature: Rogue Werewolf

Difficulty: Low

Reward: Bloodline Fragment

The werewolf charged.

Fast.

Savage.

Its claws slashed toward Aiden's throat.

But Aiden didn't move.

The claws stopped mid-air.

Because Aiden had caught the werewolf's wrist effortlessly.

The creature's eyes widened.

Impossible.

Aiden tightened his grip.

CRACK.

The bone shattered.

The werewolf howled.

Then—

Aiden's eyes burst into blazing orange flames.

"You chose the wrong prey."

Hellfire exploded from his hand.

The flames engulfed the creature instantly.

Within seconds—

The rogue werewolf collapsed to the ground.

Dead.

The fire slowly faded.

Then the system activated.

[Power Devour Activated]

Extracting Ability…

Energy flowed from the corpse into Aiden's body.

[Ability Acquired]

Werewolf Bloodline Fragment

+5 Strength

+5 Speed

Aiden rolled his shoulders slightly.

He could feel the power increase.

"Not bad."

Another notification appeared.

Mission Completed.

Observe the Birth of a Werewolf.

Reward:

+200 System Points

Hellfire Control Upgraded

Aiden looked up at the bright moon above the forest.

Tonight had been productive.

Scott had become a werewolf.

And Aiden had grown stronger.

But this was only the beginning.

He looked toward the distant lights of Beacon Hills.

"Let the story begin."

Far away—

A man stood among the trees, watching the town.

It was Derek Hale.

He could sense something had changed tonight.

A new werewolf had been created.

But he didn't yet know something else had also awakened.

Something far more dangerous.

Deep inside the forest—

A Hellhound was beginning his rise.

And soon…

The entire supernatural world of Beacon Hills would feel its flames. 

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