Zero to Alpha: Return of the Wolf King

Episode 1

A vampire lord struts through the human realm, mocking the werewolves who kneel before him and bragging about his power. He's cut down three werewolves and their whole entourage—then a ragged stranger steps forward. Nory doesn't flinch. He tears the vampire apart, and his Masters' lessons echo in his head: vampires are weak. The onlookers can't believe it. They call him their savior and scramble to find him, promising treasures, a place in the Lincoln pack, even marriage. But Nory slips away without a trace. Who is this wolf who calls a vampire lord an ant—and why is he hiding?

Episode 2

Nory returns to his Masters with news of his success, but Master Adam isn't impressed—one weak vampire took him forever. Still, twenty years have passed since the pack cast him out, and Adam tells him plainly: his mother did everything to protect him, even if it meant sending him away. Go home and see her. Meanwhile, Nory's old pack prepares for the annual tournament. Van boasts he's strong as a silver-level wolf and will win entry to the Golden Academy. Then Nory walks in, and the mockery starts—the useless pup who couldn't awaken his wolf has come crawling back.

Episode 3

Nory says he didn't come to rejoin the pack—only to see his mother. His father and Van refuse him. Because of him, his mother has lived in seclusion for twenty years, and a worthless mut has no right to cross their doorstep unless he proves himself in the tournament. The catch: only bronze-level werewolves compete, and Nory has no wolf form at all. Van sneers that he won't survive the first round. But Nory's Masters remind him he's still weak—and he decides that no matter how weak he is, he'll fight with everything he has to see her.

Episode 4

The tournament begins, and the three headmasters of the Golden Academy—Elder Lincoln, Elder Simon, and Elder Ballanana—arrive to judge. Round one is the aptitude test: three stars passes, five is genius, seven is prodigy. Van steps up and scores six stars, a genius among geniuses. Then Nory takes his turn, dressed in rags, and the crowd jeers. He strikes the stone and senses it could crumble at any moment—but everyone else is struggling to break it. His Masters always told him he was weak. Just how hard can he hit?

Episode 5

The stone shatters. The judges declare it has never happened before, and Nory advances as a genius. Van erupts—a mut who can't even shift couldn't have done it. He argues the power built up inside the stone and released by pure luck, and demands Nory's elimination. The judges weigh it: the stone is forged to withstand an entire mountain's force. Yet Nory shattered it without shifting. The verdict stands. Van backs down, but not before a threat: pray you don't face me in the ring, lucky fraud.

Episode 6

The elders sense the shattered stone and marvel—only someone with potential beyond gold level could break it. Could this be the savior the werewolves have waited for? They order a proper welcome and head to the competition. Nory, meanwhile, panics about paying for the stone. The next round begins: full combat against Lord Roseday, guardian of the Golden Academy and nearly gold level. He sets new rules—survive two moves to be acceptable, three for honors, four for genius. Van vows to take first place. Then Nory steps up to challenge.

Episode 7

Lord Roseday's first strike nearly ends it—one more move and Nory would be dead. The crowd feels the gap between them: a soon-to-be-gold wolf against a barely silver nobody. But Nory studies him and realizes something odd. They're in the same tier, and Roseday doesn't seem all that strong. He braces for the second move, then the third. He takes it. Roseday announces the fourth move. Nory tells himself he can hold on, even as onlookers insist he's imagining things.

Episode 8

Nory withstands the fourth move and is declared a genius. He insists the strikes felt weak—flashy but mild—and the crowd argues over whether he's lying. Then it's Van's turn against Lord Roseday. Nory warns his brother not to force it, offering to find another way to see their mother. Van scoffs that the fraud will expose himself. But the judges can't sense the flow of werewolf power in Nory at all, and Roseday asks if he's ready. One wrong move, and Van could be knocked clean off the stage.

Episode 9

Nory challenges Lord Roseday directly, suggesting the master has been holding back. The crowd is outraged at the disrespect—a worthless fool daring to question a nearly gold wolf. Roseday accepts and warns him not to blame anyone if he ends up crippled or dead. The onlookers brace for the fraud to finally transform or die trying. Roseday unleashes his real strength. But Nory feels something strange: this attack seems even weaker than the vampire he fought before. What is he actually sensing that everyone else can't?

Episode 10

Roseday's attack lands, and Nory admits he forgot his Master's lesson—deflect the force when struck—because he was too nervous. Still, he calls the strike scattered: all flashy intimidation, barely any real force. Roseday's fury erupts, and his wolf form surges out—terrifying, immense, the true power of a master. He swears Nory will pay the price and lunges to kill. Nory stands his ground against a raging near-gold wolf. Can a wolf who can't even shift survive the strike that's meant to end him?

Nory's return is one underdog climb after another—start it tonight and see how far he gets.