Were Inc Uncaged: The Eiru Saga

By Marcus Breathnach

Sorrow, betrayal, symbiotic experiments, magic, sex, love and survival are but a few of the things awaiting you in the pages of Were Inc Uncaged.
Alpha team – Captain Quis Podex, Corporal Maire Knightley and Sargent Sheena Devonne – quickly discover that Eiru is far more than it seems when they free the only surviving member of Bravo team, Aisling Storm.
It was then things turn from bad to hellish as they fall deeper into the rabbit hole of nightmarish beasts, creatures and other man-made enemies that come straight from the deepest darkest depths of fear itself.
To survive Eiru’s unimaginable onslaught they would have to face their fears and do the unthinkable.
Were Inc Uncaged is the first book of the Eiru Saga with codes to crack and an entire new world to explore and get completely lost in.
A world where fiction becomes reality and limitations are non-existent.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Mar 31, 2021
• ISBN: 9781528971409

Marcus Breathnach

Marcus Breathnach lives in the sunny southeast of Ireland in his home studio where he writes his The Eiru Saga series and creates motivational videos for aspiring authors. Originally a self-published author, he signed with Austin Macauley in 2019, but before that, he started writing his sci-fi fantasy series The Eiru Saga. He studied psychology, mythology, lore, physics and motivational speaking before deciding to increase his skill base by creating a tabletop game based on The Eiru Saga series.

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Were Inc Uncaged

The Eiru Saga

Marcus Breathnach

Austin Macauley Publishers

Were Inc Uncaged

About the Author

Dedication

Copyright Information ©

Introduction

Chapter 1:Welcome to Eiru

Chapter 2:It’s All Gone Wrong

Chapter 3:Gained Entrance

Chapter 4:Behind Closed Doors

Chapter 5:191912914719

Chapter 6:Missing You Now

Chapter 7:Beast vs Beast

Chapter 8:Testing the Juggernaut

Epilogue

About the Author

Marcus Breathnach lives in the sunny southeast of Ireland in his home studio where he writes his The Eiru Saga series and creates motivational videos for aspiring authors.

Originally a self-published author, he signed with Austin Macauley in 2019, but before that, he started writing his sci-fi fantasy series The Eiru Saga.

He studied psychology, mythology, lore, physics and motivational speaking before deciding to increase his skill base by creating a tabletop game based on The Eiru Saga series.

Dedication

I dedicate the entirety of The Eiru Saga series to the most kind, warm, wonderful and, by far, the most incredibly beautiful woman I’ve ever known, Aisling Marie Egan.

I dedicate the character of Aisling Storm to her also. Your grace, your intelligence, your heart and your endless beauty cannot be replicated. But in some small way, I hope you’ll take this character as a token to the effect you’ve had on me and the boundless inspiration you give me each time you smile.

You’ve warmed my heart, every moment I’m with you is perfection, and I can only hope these moments never end.

Copyright Information ©

Marcus Breathnach (2021)

The right of Marcus Breathnach to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by the author in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.

Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.

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Introduction

The rain fell upon the grateful grass of Eiru, where Michéal, the prince of all lycanthropes sat at the base of a shrine built to honour the Allfather of so long ago. Michéal’s duel swords laid to rest in the lush green grass, the raindrops running down the silver blades like marching soldiers. His skin numb to everything around him, he felt not the rain nor the cold sea air upon his skin, even the ring of bells in the distance were soundless to his fine-tuned ear. The Allfather’s feet lead him to Michéal, with neither a message of joy nor sorrow, Odin simply sat next to his chosen warrior in the rain. They watched the rainfall upon the beautiful land of Eiru. Both knowing what lay ahead and why they sat there that very night. They both knew Michéal would sometime soon turn against the Allfather Odin, they would clash in a battle that would make Ragnarök seem so distant, so foolish, so childish, none would fear it’s coming should they survive this battle between God and Lycanthrope.

However, to understand how it would come to that, we must go back to the beginning, back to when Were Inc alpha team came to Eiru, that is where this story begins.

Chapter 1

Welcome to Eiru

F

rom under the rough waves of the emerald bay, swam a small team of special operatives from the medical giant ‘Were Inc’ dressed in stealthy black wetsuits and diving masks. This professional search and rescue team was sent on a covert rescue mission lead by the nightmarish Captain S. K Quis Podex, a man who saw through the mask of welcoming smiles and into the depths of depravity that ran rampant throughout Eiru, from its smallest village to the biggest city. Captain Quis Podex, even with his immense experience, he would not be prepared for what he and his team would encounter on this visit to Eiru.

The team slithered on their stomachs out of the ocean like snakes onto the cold wet grass, hidden from view by a small hilltop. With a long trek ahead of them they would follow their captain’s lead, they would need to stick to the wooded areas and avoid been seen and inadvertently causing any mishaps. Their black second skin thermal uniforms, tactical armour-plated vests and full facial covering masks with right eye covering devices called ‘visualisers’ made them look every bit the outstanding black Ops team they were. Should they fail to follow their captain’s lead, they would surely fall victim to the fabled fairy tales of Eiru’s majestic landscape.

The rush of the wind was great enough to take away sound, sound that would alert them to danger. The rain was so heavy, it obstructed their vision forcing them to take shelter in a nearby cave that was closed to the outside by dense undergrowth, they cut and pulled at the undergrowth until they could enter the cave where they’d stay until it was safe to proceed any future. Once inside, they removed their masks and quickly sat around a small fire their captain had built and began to eat some of what they had in their packs. The shadows cast on the wall seemed to tell a more sinister tale than their owners, they talked to each other as openly as if they were on a night out or at a pub during happy hour.

Corporal Marie Knightley, the team’s medical officer, peeked out through her highlighted brown hair with her hazel and green dual coloured eyes, her voice so soft it could have lulled even the most savage of beasts.

I just want to get this over with as soon as possible, I have a tour coming up next month, she said, smiling.

Sergeant Sheena Devonne chuckled then blurted out rather quickly, I never got those tickets you promised me by the way, while tying a braid in her strawberry blonde thick cruelly hair; her deep blue eyes glistened by the campfire.

Marie grinned and raised one eyebrow then laughed while telling Sheena, You would have ’em if you didn’t go running off with Kevin to Hawaii.

They both had a little laugh with one another before they realised their captain wasn’t joining in as he usually would!

Captain, what’s going through your head? asked Sergeant Devonne.

Captain Quis Podex fixed his eyes to the flickering flames of the small fire, his shaven head reflected the waving flames like they were the burning thoughts circling around his head. It seemed he was about to pull the answer out of the embers.

I was stationed here once before, I would give everything I own to end this mission here and now, he held his colt python revolver firmly and looked at it longingly, If I only had the courage. And with that, he brought their conversation to an abrupt end.

With several moments of uncomfortable silence, the awkwardness was broken by a sharp and distant scream that shook the collative hearts of the team.

It begins, sighed Captain Quis Podex.

The scream rang in their ears; carried upon the air with waves of unrelenting pain without an apparent destination. The only thing the team knew was the scream sounded like a woman in dire need of help.

What the hell? yelped Sergeant Devonne, peeking out of the cave, pushing the earbud button on her visualiser a few times, switching between the functions of the device, stopping at night vision function; she carefully scanned the darkness, her keen eyes could see nothing.

Move out, ordered the captain, his focus locked towards the town, trying to map the quickest way to the facility that their mission required them to enter. They put their masks on and gathered at the cave entrance.

Alright, stay alert and whatever happens, no one plays the hero, understood? asked and ordered Captain Quis Podex.

They nodded their heads in agreement then followed their captain; racing across the marshland, struggling to remain silent.

The rain hadn’t eased off at all and the wind had only grown more fierce. They held their rifles across their chest using their visualisers to detect where their team mates where and what their current medical state was. Sergeant Devonne was at the rear of the group, she could see Corporal Knightley was four feet ahead of her and to her left in good health, but her blood pressure was slightly above normal, while her captain was eight feet ahead of her, also in good health; however,