Chapter 70~Zayne~“Where is everyone?” Stepping into the castle premises, I was surprised to see the yard empty. Not even a single Lycan soul was outside. It was still very broad daylight. Something isn't right. I hope Luther hasn't done anything now? My heart was laced with worry. Bad thoughts began creeping in as we proceeded into the castle.“What's the matter?” Emily noticed my change in expression. “Something isn't right. I know it.” I answered my voice laced with urgency. We continued, our steps now much hurried. “Welcome back!!!!”A thunderous roar erupted from all corners of the castle making my ears almost bulge.“What is this?”The whole members of the castle circle around us. The site made my heart melt in affection. I was left totally speechless by this kind gesture. “Welcome back your majesty!” Cedric came out from the crowd. “Who did all this?” I asked curiously. “You won't believe whose idea it is. Luther!”“What?” Cedric’s next words left me dumbfounded.
Chapter 71~Luther~I stood at the balcony of my room, the view of the castle in my eyes. It was just a matter of time and I'll be king. Once I get Vadka’s words, that Zayne has been killed then it's celebration time. “Sir, you sent it to me?” Thorn appeared behind me. “Yes, gather the crowd, we have a big announcement for them.”I ordered Thorn, my voice stern. “Yes sir!”Thorn stormed out of my room at once. After a while, Thorn returned back to my room. “Sir, the people await you!”“Okay, let's go!”I put on my black leather jacket and left my room, Thorn by my side.A large crowd had gathered at the yard, eagerly waiting to hear what I had to say. I climbed an upliftment, my figure visible to everyone gathered. “In case you may not have noticed, your king has been away for a while.”I said my voice rang through the yard. Loud murmurings soon escaped from their lips, their voices tinged with surprise. “Yes! He has been. And he went to the most dangerous part of the world
Chapter 72~Zayne~The sun shone bright on my face and directly to my eyes. Squinting my eyes tightly, I reached for the window and shut it close. I could barely sleep last night. My heart was deeply troubled. What does Luther have in mind? I was sure he does, after all he made it clear, that he's still coming for my throne. I could only wonder how I've lived with someone so greedy for power like Luther. I got freshened up properly, for the first time since we left for the temple. Today was a massive day for me. It's the first day of my training with the sword of ages. I only have two days to train, so I personally instructed Rowan to make the training very rigorous. Just then, I felt the presence of someone just outside my door. Emily? Why is she here?I thought of calling her out, but if I did it might make her embarrassed. I'll just wait for her to knock. After a couple of minutes, I finally heard her soft and gentle knock on my door. I missed her knock! “Come in, Emi
Chapter 73~Emily~Seeing Steph, and hearing those words she said to me completed an already great morning for me. I knew there was still good in her, despite how Luther has managed to poison her mind. I returned back to my room and got freshened up for the first time since leaving for the temple. My body felt a million times better. The warm smell of natural oil exuded from me. I carefully combed my hair, making it look more pleasant. I was supposed to meet Rowan and Zayne at the fields to help Zayne master the sword.I quickly got dressed and stormed out of my room. Today just had a feel unlike others recently. The day was bright, and nothing could possibly ruin it for me. I rolled with an extra spring in my step. Reaching the fields, I spotted Zayne in the nide, he held the sword high above his head. “Zayne!!”I yelled out his name before rushing to the fields. He didn't seem to hear me, so I walked closer to him. “Emily!! Get out!!” I heard a loud scream coming from acr
Chapter 1~Emily~“Emily!! Emily!” My mother's voice echoed from outside the house as she ran inside, gasping for breath. Her face was covered with sweat and her breathing tensed as she struggled to catch her breath.“Mother,” I called, my voice laced with worry as I approached her.I just clocked twenty and as per usual tradition, I was tasked with taking care of the newborn in my small village.“Where's Steph?” She asked, her eyes darting back and forth as though she was searching for something.Stephanie or Steph as she was fondly called was my twin sister, even though we were barely identical and always at opposing sides. “Where's your sister? Fetch her immediately,” my mother, Rose, sparked, making me flinch. I had never seen her this way before.“What's going on mother?” I asked, my brows creased, a look of confusion etched on my face.“Get your sister Immediately,” she snapped, her voice filled with rage. “Now!” She roared.I dashed out immediately, my heart pounding in my c
Chapter 2~Emily~“Water, please,” Steph begged, crumbling on the hard floor as she gasped for breath.“Pull her up,” a guard shouted, his voice sending chills down my spine.“Please, she needs water, it's been days,” I muttered, my voice barely above a whisper.It's been days since we were captured by the lycans, forced to travel under the scorching sun of an unforgiving desert.The lycans rode on horses, while they held our chains, pulling us as fast as they could, as though we were nothing but animals.“Get up you bitch,” the one eyed guard thundered, his loud voice echoing as he dismounted his horse. He was the leader of the guards and the most heartless among them.“Move bitch!” He growled, wielding his wooden spike in his hand with his eyes blazing like primal fire as he glared at her.Steph remained unfazed, unable to speak with her slow shallow breaths. “I need water,” she mumbled incoherently, her voice barely audible.“How dare you!” he barked, raising his spike as he prepar
Chapter 3~Emily~“Get up! Get up!” Thorn roared, hitting the iron cage, his voice echoing in the room.“Arghh!” I groaned, rubbing my eyes weakly as they flickered open. I had barely slept for an hour and the sun was already up.“Wake up bitches, Hey!” He barked, hitting the iron window more aggressively. Steph was still deeply asleep, her breathing erratic and slow.“Steph! It's morning,” I muttered, tapping her slightly. She grumbled, her eyelids fluttering as she opened them weakly.“Move out,” the guards yelled, grabbing our chains as they dragged us outside, into the scorching sun. “Take it easy on her,” I yelled, eying the guard as he pulled Steph's chain. She was barely awake and unable to voice out her pains.The guards kept on pulling our chains, deeper into the castle until we stopped at the courtyard, just outside the main building.“Sit,” Thorn growled, his voice laced with disgust as his eyes darted back and forth.“Ouch!” Steph whimpered, her lips quivering as she sat.
Chapter 4~Emily~“Huh?” I muttered, my eyes widened in shock. "What do they mean by no humans allowed?” I thought, my heart pounding in my chest.Scarlett’s words echoed in my head immediately. “No matter what you do, make sure you pass the test, your life depends on it.”“Every human in our midst should step back immediately, the guards will lead you back to your cage,” Crystal's voice boomed in the speakers.“What do we do now?” Steph asked, holding my hand slowly. I could see the fear in her eyes, her face clouded in mysery.She was usually the stronger and fearless one, but seeing her panic sent a cold shiver down my back.“What do I do now?” I wondered. ‘Do I ignore the rules and participate? Or do I step out and head back to those filthy cages?” These thoughts filled my mind as I contemplated on my next course of action. As much as I hated being a slave, pretending to be a lycan was more than suicide.Apart from their striking physical features, lycans were also known to have
Chapter 73~Emily~Seeing Steph, and hearing those words she said to me completed an already great morning for me. I knew there was still good in her, despite how Luther has managed to poison her mind. I returned back to my room and got freshened up for the first time since leaving for the temple. My body felt a million times better. The warm smell of natural oil exuded from me. I carefully combed my hair, making it look more pleasant. I was supposed to meet Rowan and Zayne at the fields to help Zayne master the sword.I quickly got dressed and stormed out of my room. Today just had a feel unlike others recently. The day was bright, and nothing could possibly ruin it for me. I rolled with an extra spring in my step. Reaching the fields, I spotted Zayne in the nide, he held the sword high above his head. “Zayne!!”I yelled out his name before rushing to the fields. He didn't seem to hear me, so I walked closer to him. “Emily!! Get out!!” I heard a loud scream coming from acr
Chapter 72~Zayne~The sun shone bright on my face and directly to my eyes. Squinting my eyes tightly, I reached for the window and shut it close. I could barely sleep last night. My heart was deeply troubled. What does Luther have in mind? I was sure he does, after all he made it clear, that he's still coming for my throne. I could only wonder how I've lived with someone so greedy for power like Luther. I got freshened up properly, for the first time since we left for the temple. Today was a massive day for me. It's the first day of my training with the sword of ages. I only have two days to train, so I personally instructed Rowan to make the training very rigorous. Just then, I felt the presence of someone just outside my door. Emily? Why is she here?I thought of calling her out, but if I did it might make her embarrassed. I'll just wait for her to knock. After a couple of minutes, I finally heard her soft and gentle knock on my door. I missed her knock! “Come in, Emi
Chapter 71~Luther~I stood at the balcony of my room, the view of the castle in my eyes. It was just a matter of time and I'll be king. Once I get Vadka’s words, that Zayne has been killed then it's celebration time. “Sir, you sent it to me?” Thorn appeared behind me. “Yes, gather the crowd, we have a big announcement for them.”I ordered Thorn, my voice stern. “Yes sir!”Thorn stormed out of my room at once. After a while, Thorn returned back to my room. “Sir, the people await you!”“Okay, let's go!”I put on my black leather jacket and left my room, Thorn by my side.A large crowd had gathered at the yard, eagerly waiting to hear what I had to say. I climbed an upliftment, my figure visible to everyone gathered. “In case you may not have noticed, your king has been away for a while.”I said my voice rang through the yard. Loud murmurings soon escaped from their lips, their voices tinged with surprise. “Yes! He has been. And he went to the most dangerous part of the world
Chapter 70~Zayne~“Where is everyone?” Stepping into the castle premises, I was surprised to see the yard empty. Not even a single Lycan soul was outside. It was still very broad daylight. Something isn't right. I hope Luther hasn't done anything now? My heart was laced with worry. Bad thoughts began creeping in as we proceeded into the castle.“What's the matter?” Emily noticed my change in expression. “Something isn't right. I know it.” I answered my voice laced with urgency. We continued, our steps now much hurried. “Welcome back!!!!”A thunderous roar erupted from all corners of the castle making my ears almost bulge.“What is this?”The whole members of the castle circle around us. The site made my heart melt in affection. I was left totally speechless by this kind gesture. “Welcome back your majesty!” Cedric came out from the crowd. “Who did all this?” I asked curiously. “You won't believe whose idea it is. Luther!”“What?” Cedric’s next words left me dumbfounded.
Chapter 69~Zayne~The heartache filled me with rage, but at the same time it calmed me down. I couldn't leave Emily alone. She's hurting badly. I lowered my head and gently licked her wound, the taste of her warm blood reached my mouth and my body suddenly shuddered, feeling even more pain inside. But I couldn't stop, she was badly wounded and my disinfecting saliva might be able to help her. “I still… can continue to fight.”Suddenly I heard Emily's faint voice. She staggered and tried so hard to stand up from the ground, but her action made my heart shake violently. More and more alike, she now seems to be getting closer and closer to me at the time. But I looked at her wounds on her body and my brows furrowed. How can I let her fight vampires, to be in danger, has she ever considered her body!“NO way Emily. You wait here for me!”I sternly denied her idea. I walked away from her, seeing the view in front of me, my heart lunged for more blood. “It seems the sword of ages
Chapter 68~Zayne ~“Where do you think you're going?!”I instantly recognized the stern voice that came from behind me. Luca! Leader of the vampire warriors. Right hand man to Vakda. I slowly turned towards him, Emily by my side. He was flanked by a few vampires either side of him. “What do you want, Luca?I will face Vakda in five days, didn't he tell you?” I asked Luca, my voice stern. “Oh! I know. But I can't let you use that sword unfortunately.So either you drop it, or I can kill you before Vakda does.”Kill me? Luca wants to kill me. I almost scoffed as Luca gave me an ultimatum. “Of course you can have the sword.” I noticed Emily's expression changed as these words left my mouth. But just then my lips curled up into a smile. “You can have the sword in exchange for my corpse.”I said to Luca’s dismay. His expression changed instantly. His eyes were filled with raging anger. “Kill them. Kill them all. And retrieve the sword.”Luca barked out instructions to the vampi
Chapter 67~Emily~I still couldn't wrap my head around how Rowan and Zayne were able to communicate with crows. I've always hated crows, their ugly, creepy and most importantly dumb. So it really amazed me how they were able to train their crows to do a task like this. So, according to the crowd, Luther knows our plan to retrieve the sword somehow. We continued to walk through the vast savannah, Zayne marching forward as I followed just behind.I could tell he was a bit worried about Luther's possible threat, but I could still feel he was very calm about it. Understandable, he does really know the real colors of Luther. If he did, he'll be much more worried than he already is. I had a strong urge to tell him about all of Luther's misdeeds and where he hid Flora. But the image of Steph appeared in my mind. Telling him will put Steph in danger, but what I do know is that, with time Luther will finally be exposed. We finally exited the Savanna and standing in front of us was a
Chapter 66~Zayne~Taking every step, my eyes searched round.Behind, in front or beside us.I had to be extra vigilant, I know what Luther is capable of doing just for a seat in the throne.Of course he might not attack me directly, but certainly one way or the other he’ll get to me.Emily walked just behind me, very quiet as she deeply pondered to herself.It was as though she had something to tell me, but she just couldn’t muster the will to tell me.I won’t force her to tell me anything, so when she’s ready she’ll talk.She had her bows and arrows carefully positioned around her. In the case of any attack she won’t be defenceless.I still wished I didn’t have to put her in such danger.She isn’t ready for a full scale battle that might happen.After several hours of walking across the savannah.I could see the hills at a far distance. They were now in our sight.“We’re almost there Emily. Just a few more hours.”I reassured Emily. I could tell the fatigue already creeping into her
Chapter 65~Zayne~“Zayn, please stop. If not, you'll lose me just like Maya.”A faint voice echoed to me. I was surrounded by an empty dark void. Every corner around was covered in darkness. That's how consciousness is whenever I'm in beast mode. I can't hear a word, nor see anything happening. But for the first time I heard the familiar voice of a lady. Her voice was laced with fear and distress. Could it be Emily? She said, if I don't stop, I'll lose her, like I lost Maya. No!! I have stopped. I have to fight it!! “Argghhh!!” I groaned out loud. Resisting the urge to kill Emily at all cost. I will never let anything harm Emily, even myself. Yes!! I resumed consciousness of my body. But somehow I was still in the figure of the beast. Standing in front of me was Emily. My large claws are ready to cut her in half. She turned her face away, her body was trembling in fear, fear of me. What have I done? I almost killed her. If she looks at me, she will only see a monster