Crown of the Wolves

by m_writes_fanfic

Summary:

When Luffy decides to go on a late night adventure, things could’ve gone better. The Straw Hat crew of rambunctious teens ends up separated from their uniting friend and the wood's secrets start to unravel. From the ever growing list of missing person’s cases to the mysterious figures pulling the strings in the background, what will happen as the lives of the Deep Wood’s residents finally come crashing down on one another?

Notes:

Welcome to my first fanfic everyone! I read WAY too many AU's and random stories over the past little while (I broke my ankle and was bedridden, then non-weight bearing, and finally walking again), so I've had all sorts of ideas floating in my head as of late. As such, I decided to write some down and hope for the best. Things are a bit all over, as this isn't beta read (I'm not sending my OP ASL fanfics to a friend who's never engaged with OP before because I still feel awkward about this whole author thing) and I also still am figuring out how formatting works, so bear with me, please! It's also been a hot minute since I've used HTML at all, haha. I, of course being the crazy person I am, decided to give it a shot anyways and will be messing with it as the story goes, so if the formatting goes nuts at some point, just pretend it's normal. I'll try to keep it relatively chill so it doesn't end up too all over the place. Overall, I hope you're all finding a bit of sunshine in this crazy world and wish you all the best as you enjoy the story. :)

Chapter 1: Prologue - Dusk

The man stood hunched over, arm drenched in blood, as he caught his breath. “Dammit.” Things weren’t going how he’d hoped. He’d meant to be careful, to avoid murdering a base full of hunters. If the government found out about this, his plan would be ruined. He tossed his head back, trying to get his red hair out of his eyes. “Better call Benn,” he mumbled to himself. If they were going to get out of this mess, they’d need a plan. He leaned himself back against the concrete wall, waiting for the ringing to stop.

“Chief?”

“Benn,” the red head began, huffing, “get the pack out. I found what I wanted.”

“Aye.” The call ended with a small click. At least that was out of the way.

The man looked down at the papers in his hand. ‘Still legible,’ he thought, looking at the blood spatters on the edges of the sheets. These reports would tell him if he’d actually found what he was looking for, so he sure hoped those scoundrel’s blood didn’t ruin them. He was sure this was the lead he’d been searching for, confident in fact. He rifled through them. “Bingo.”

As the group left the place, glass exploded. ‘No survivors,’ the red head mused. It was best to keep this under wraps anyways. He didn’t need people sticking their nose into a lycan’s business. He caught the gaze of his right hand man. “Benn.” He held the papers above his head. “Let’s move.”

“Location?” The other replied.

“Foosha.”

Notes:

Alrighty, this is part zero (yes, zero) of a three part prologue to the story. The story itself will begin on what will be marked as "chapter 4", but, like, that's actually chapter 1. I'll label it as "Part 1" too just for clarity's sake. The main story is going to be divided into 3 parts (I think, I'm still deciding if 3 will be the right amount for what I have planned). The general idea is there, but the details aren't, hence my lack of a set chapter count or part count. Anyways, that's all I've got for this bit. I hope y'all find this interesting to at least some extent.