The lycan instinctively held his arms in front of his face, the wind lightly slicing at his fur, and the skin underneath it.

He let out a low growl, before looking at her and narrowing his eyes and racing behind a car that was parked nearby.

"...D... Desiree..." she then heard her father cough.

"You... you can't..." he started to say further, before he started to cough again, this time more violently.

"He's... he's dangerous..."

"N-no!" Marcus exclaimed, but it was too late... she was already making her way towards where the lycan had gone. However, in a few seconds, the creature had lifted the car up with his raw strength.

"...you..." he growled.

"You arrogant little..." he said further, not even finishing the sentence, before throwing the vehicle towards Desiree, in the hope of crushing her.

"Desiree!" Marcus called out.

The lycan chose to flee, not wanting to die.

"I'll be back!" he yelled.

"Just you wait!" he added.

With that, he was gone, leaving Desiree and Marcus... with the latter clutching at the wound he'd received from the bite.

"...ah... ah..." he stammered.

"Ngh... errrgh!" he grunted and groaned further and pain.

Because of the hour, he was, in fact, home.

And he was there as quickly as she had called out to him.

"What th-!?" he started to ask, before he saw the two of them.

"What the hell happened!?" he exclaimed.

Marcus was just silent, seemingly focused on the pain and agony he was feeling.

Rene froze for a moment when he saw the glint, much like the lycan had, but he shook his head and rushed towards Marcus, kneeling down next to him.

"....yep." he said.

"Gonna need to take you to a hospital." he told him.

"...you, too." he then said to Desiree.

"You're injured as well, it seems."

"........" Rene was silent, before nodding.

"Of course." he responded.

With that, the three of them disappeared from where they were, in a bubble of water, appearing in OLA.

As soon as they got there, Rene got to work. He tended to Marcus' injuries, while others made sure Desiree was all right. It was determined that her injuries were minor, but Desiree also noted that the mages that worked there had an initial reaction of freezing suddenly when she saw them.

However, she had been treated and bandaged where needed, and she was now waiting for Rene to give her news about her father.

Some hours later, she saw him appear, sighing heavily and shaking his head slightly.

"......." Rene was silent as Desiree asked her questions.

"...well..." he muttered.

"His wounds were severe, but I managed to close them up, and they should heal." he told her.

"....but he's still in pain, and he's running a massive fever." he went on.

"....his body is at war with itself. His hunter DNA is trying to kill the curse that has been passed onto him, and vice versa." he then added.

"......" Rene was silent again.

"That's... up to him." he said.

"You're free to go see him, but he's still unconscious." he told her.

"I'll be calling your school, as well." he then said further. "Let them know you won't be in." he continued.

"After what you just went through, yeah, schoolwork is NOT going to be at the front of your mind."

Rene just sighed in response.

"This way." he said.

He then led her down the hallway, and opened the door for her, allowing her entry.

"I'll be back in a bit." he told her, closing the door.

Her father was in the room, laying on the bed, hooked up to various machines... and he looked to be in pain and agony, though he was unconscious.

It was worrisome, to say the least.

He just shook his head, and made his way towards Marcus, checking him over.

'...fever's still high. Climbing slowly.' he thought.

'Vitals are all over the place, too.' he lamented.

'Your body is trying to kill itself. And eventually it'll succeed.' he went on. 'If Desiree is your reason for living, then now's a good time to prove it.' he sighed.

He then made sure that there was a pillow there for Desiree, and draped a blanket over her.

"......." he remained silent, before leaving the room. He had to tell two very important people about this.

When Desiree awoke, her father was still unconscious, and he seemed to be sweating heavily... though she swore she could hear murmuring coming from him.