Chapter 25. Preparing for War

Keme flourished under Zhang’s guidance. He grew more powerful yet controlled the beast within him enough to shapeshift on his own accord. Zhang was happy to see this amount of conviction in Keme. His only fear as he continued to train Keme was how Keme would be under pressure. Would Keme turn into a wolf if provoked? All men lose their patience every once in a while, but if Keme did, it could prove deadly for those near him.

After several moons, Zhang’s visions of the immortals reaching their unchartered and unknown soil grew clear. A battle between the shapeshifters and the immortal vampires was imminent, and Zhang wasn’t sure how to prepare the mortals and Keme how to fight them. Zhang began teaching Keme martial arts to protect the mortals in the Indian tribes. The only problem was figuring out how to calm Keme once the battle ended. Would Keme have the strength to change back to human form after a fight with the immortals? Chepi’s life, along with the rest of the tribes’,