Second Orc War (12)

Werewolves took pride in their bloodlines.

Werewolves of noble blood held absolute dominance over lesser werewolves, not even acknowledging them as members of the same race.

That was an unimaginably ancient history. Before humanity rose to prominence, werewolves were already one of the dominant forces in this extraordinary world.

Even as humanity gradually rose under the care of the Lord of Dawn, the werewolves' status remained unchanged, and they thrived within the human world.

Although the werewolf population at that time was nowhere near as large as it was now, they lived in the human world and coexisted with humanity.

Even the Church of Dawn, under the faith of the Lord of Dawn, could not completely eradicate the werewolves.

Why?

Because the ancient ancestors of the werewolves had blasphemed against the gods.

The nobles of the Florian Empire had become as powerful as they were because of blasphemy. Werewolves had once possessed such glory as well. In an unimaginably ancient age, the werewolves had blasphemed against the gods.

The benefits of blasphemy had granted werewolf bloodlines extraordinary power over the long course of time.

But much, much later, after the werewolves left the human world and no longer coexisted with humanity, instead establishing a new race within the great orc family, all the benefits of blasphemy came to an end.

They were no longer an independent werewolf race, but a werewolf branch among the orcs.

There was no helping it. The Church of Dawn had grown increasingly powerful. If the werewolves had not done so, they would have ended up like vampires—beasts kept by humans.

The ancestors of the werewolves had been wise. After becoming part of the orcs, the werewolves lost much, but their population grew larger and larger. In the end, they crushed an Orc Royal Court and