7:00 pm

==Matteo==

We were ready. With the snipers, grenades, shotguns and pistons, we were prepared for battle.

In addition to the guards at the gate, there were those stationed at strategic places all over the Malchian Grove. They would take them down even before they reached the mansion.

I could hear the distant sound of gunshots and wolves growling. They were near.

I cracked neck. I flexed my fingers. With my fist balled and my eyes staring straight ahead, I was ready.

The sound approached, getting dangerously close to the gate. Just like that, shots begun to be fired. The guards at the gate fought well. They fired all...