He grits his teeth as the rage builds in his chest, it could blind him easily, as it has in the past. But he’d been practicing holding his nerve. Practicing staying in control and not letting whatever warped and twisted animal that possessed him take over.

The drones rush forward and he lunges towards them instantly. With a leap into the air he dives his knee into the forehead of the closest drone and then quickly drives his sword into the chest of a second. As both bodies fall back towards their shocked and startled pack members, he is already driving forward to continue his assault.

They match his aggression and rush to meet him in battle. But they can’t match his resolve, nor his sheer force of will to save her. He doesn’t even seem to