No spoilers; all I can say is WATCH OUT!!! Digerati
Silas and Saul stood still, their hands hovering over their weapons. They had been so focused on finding the book that they hadn't noticed the creatures sneaking up on them."We're just passing through," Saul said, his voice steady. "We mean you no harm."The creatures chuckled, and Silas couldn't help but notice the sharp fangs poking out from under their hoods."Passing through, you say? And you think you can harm us?" one of them said, taking a step closer. "And what brings you to these parts? Are you too cocky or you are downright dumb? Haven’t you heard of the legend of Kedo forest? No one gets out"Silas glanced at Saul, unsure of how to proceed. They had come this far, and he wasn't about to let some hooded creatures stop them now."We’re neither arrogant nor stupid. We’re just desperate. We're looking for the saber-toothed mages," Silas said, his voice steady. "We've heard that they may have information about breaking a curse."The creatures exchanged a look, and Silas could s
SILAS'S POV"What the heck are you talking about"I asked, angrily."What do you mean by what the heck am I talking about? Did you not inquire about this sacred forest before embarking on such a dangerous quest? The implication of going into the forest of Koda is that you can never escape here. It's impossible."Lucien stressed."Why is that?"Saul became the calm one amongst the both of us."Will you care to sit down and learn a little bit of our history?"Heracles asked."Well, I don't see any reason we can't do that. You have literally given us no other choice than to sit down here since we are not going anywhere."I replied.I sat down beside Saul as Lucien, the leader of the sabre toothed sages began to relate."More than five centuries ago, during the time of the great chaos, there was a lot of disorder in the supernatural world. Witches and sorcerers were so knowledgeable and corrupt that they misused and abused the forces of nature. They bent the elements to their will and made
SILAS'S POVI looked into Heracles' eyes and I kept thinking that I must find a way to come out of this trap. I must find a way to go back to my mission. But this is not the right time. I still need to learn a lot. And since this is the greatest hub of knowledge in the supernatural world, why don't I just stay here for as long as I can?"You know I was only teasing you, relax old mage."I said, playfully as I broke the ice."What?"Saul asked me, a bit confused."It's best that we stay here, brother."I said to him,"What do you mean? I can't stay here with these strange creatures!"He protested."What is out there for us, anyway? Outside is full of darkness and lost hope. But here, we can learn a lot and even live like the mages. It's not so bad of a lifestyle."I said, convincingly."Whether you like it or not, you are staying here. We are the only ones that can make you come out of here alive and we have not broken our pact with ourselves in centuries, we will not do it for any oth
SILAS'S POV"Wait! I'm not done with you!"I called back bravely and this time he turned to look at me."If you really want me to be committed, you will do this one thing for me, will you?"I said."Young wolf, you are in no position to make requests."Lucien stressed."I know, but you will hear me out still."I insisted."Okay."He replied."What do you have to say?"He asked."I want to know what the witches meant when they said that I am the key to their dominating to the top of the predators. I want to know what is in me."I replied."We already said that you need to forget about it."Lucien said."I know what you said and I may not be a three eyed freak like you sages, but I know that you don't really agree to that decision. That's why you will tell me what it it. I will not relax if I don't know what it is."I said.Lucien took a good look at me and breathed deeply. I was fully persuaded that I won't be able to do anything without knowing what the heck is going on."Okay, young
Back in the Moon Pack…SARA'S POVIt's been days since I have seen Silas. And as much as I have told myself that I will not be one that will worry my head about him, I just can't help but be worried for his sake. I know that he has hurt me and he is looking for a way to avoid him, but it doesn't make sense at all that he will leave me in the wind at all.As I walked across the stall, disguised as a commoner, I can't help but have this same nolstagic feeling I have. This is the same place that I met Silas for the very first time. He was sweet and I fell for him with the way he defended the poor little wolf. He was nice and I swear that we had a connection. All was going well until recently after my kidnap.Is he worried or did he blame himself for my kidnap?I kept on asking myself.But the truth is that he really could not have predicted the kind of wolf his uncle truly is.But come to think of it too, how much do I know about Silas? I know very little about how he came to be or where
SARA'S POV"Why do I get the feeling that this is about Silas?"His expression changed and I can no longer recognise my father."I…."I stammered. I did not know what to say."Go on with it."Father encouraged me."I just wanted to know your stand with mother. You don't seem to really love her. Haven't you ever been in love?"I asked him.He breathed deeply and sighed. It's as though I brought back a bad memory to him."Sara, I have once loved. There was a wolf I loved with my entire heart. Sadly, our love was not permitted because it is not the standard of our kingdom to marry wolves that are not nobles. So, we didn't work out."Father said."And you married Luna Veronica. And where is this she wolf you wanted to marry?"I asked, full of inquisition."She's not around anymore."He said, sadly."Really? Where did she go to?"I continued probing but by this time, father has had it already."Enough of the chit chat. There is no need to talk about this. You were here for something, what
Back in the forest of Koda…SILAS' POV"Your first task that you are to do here is to study."Lucien said."Study?"I asked. I have never been asked to study in my life. All I have known how to do is to fight and I was really good at it."What the heck am I studying about? You said that I need to learn how to convert my gift into a curse. And by doing that, I will need to learn how to control the elements. So what do I need studying for?"I asked."You are already a skilled wolf and a skilled mage, Silas. However, you lack one thing. You lack the discipline of character. You will learn that here. And, although I am in charge, Mark will be your supervisor."Lucien announced and left.What the hell is going on?I asked myself."What am I going to do?"Saul called after Lucien."Come along with me, Saul. You need to learn how to fight."He replied as Saul excitedly left with him.What the hell just happened? I'm the one that a freaking bomb has been activated on me, yet I'm the one that
SILAS POV"I need to leave here, Mark."I spoke to the sage after one week."What? Why? You have not completed your task."He said."I have been in this tower for over six weeks. I need to stretch my legs. I have consumed more than a hundred materials too. I'm getting overwhelmed with all this. Let me go."It sounded as though I was begging him."It's okay then. We will have a day of break and we will come back the next day."He said.It wasn't near enough, but I will take it.We left the place and I could appreciate the little rays of sun that was able to filter into the forest. I was already becoming accustomed to this place."Where is Saul at?"I asked."He must be with the mages. The ones that are more interested in combat than the dark arts."Mark replied."I want to see him."I said to him,"I don't think it's a good idea. You need to complete your training."He advised."I need to see him."I stressed further.We left for where Saul was.I saw him having a combat lesson with so
SILAS'S POV I was startled to see my twin in the Moon Pack kingdom. Beyond all reason, he should not be here.“Hello, brother. Do you miss me?”Saul repeated.“Oh, no! This is not real. I must be dreaming like before. This must be a bad bad dream.”I said, while holding my head as if trying to come out of an hallucination but I somehow, I know that this is different. This is real.“Oh, I promise you brother. This is not a dream. So, tell me. How have you been?”He asked me.“What are you doing here, Saul? Why did you have to kill these people?”I demanded him.“You know, let me give you a short background story so that maybe you will understand why I did what I did.”He started, even as he held our father hostage. I couldn't move an inch because I know that Saul must have gotten so powerful to be able to take down all these wolves all on his own. I can't trust myself to be able to rescue father before it was too late. I had no other choice than to indulge him.“When I got out of the
SILAS'S POV “Do you want me to tell you a secret, father?”I asked him as I moved closer to him.“Long before you met with Zen, I had already found a solution to my curse. The curse made me stronger and faster. Although I was out of control, but I found my way around it. I got to be better than I was father. And do you know why? It's because one day I was going to face you. And I was going to tell you that you are the reason why I am like this.”I said to him.“I want to ask you a question, son. Where is Saul? Where is your twin? Did he also agree to this madness?”He asked. “That is not your concern now. Your own concern should be how you are going die well.”I responded.Suddenly the door opened and I rushed to father's said and held him by the neck. Before he could move himself, I cautioned him.“There's a pin I'm holding close to your neck. It's called the devil's pin. I'm sure that you have heard of it before, right? Any sudden movement and I am it to your neck. This time, no c
SILAS'S POV “Grisha.”I called out to the chief's guard. He wanted to blatantly ignore me, but I kept on calling his name, irrespective. He got frustrated and turned to me.“Beta Silas, when someone does not respond to you, it clearly means that they want to have nothing to do with you.”He said to me, angrily.“I know that, but J really need to confirm something with you.”I said to him. It was obvious that I was not going to let him rest until I have spoken my mind to him, so he allowed me to talk.“What is it?”He asked me.“For how long was I gone for?”The expression on his face showed that he really think that there was something wrong with him.“What is wrong with you?”He asked me.“Would you believe me if I told you that I have no idea how long I was gone for? Would you believe if I told you that I was probably knocked out for most of my journey home?”I asked him.“I see that you always have the perfect excuse for every situation. You just need to thank the gods that the Al
SARA'S POV “So, what do you want to do? Is he going to be your new heir? Or will you just leave him be?”I asked my father as I closed my eyes. I don't even know what to think anymore.“I really do not know. I am scared.”He responded to me. I obviously did not expect that answer from him.“Well, that's the first.”I commented.“Yea.”My father responded. I shifted my gaze back to him.“I want to ask you a sincere question.”“I’m all ears.”“How long have you known that Silas was your son? And is that the reason why you were hell bent on trying to separate us from the onset?”When I asked the question, he shifted his body to face me too. I want to say that this is the closest time I have ever being intimate with my father. I can feel that he can tell me absolutely anything that I ask of him tonight with very little resistance.“I have never known or had the slightest idea that Silas was my son up until the day we got attacked by that creature. I have always felt like he was like a so
SARA'S POV As I moved closer to the infirmary and I was about to enter the entrance, I was accosted by one of the nurses that worked there. She looked very frantic and apprehensive. “What is it, Jane? I thought I asked you not to leave the Alpha's side for a minute. Why are you here?”I demanded from her. “I'm sorry, my princess, but you said that I should not leave the Alpha unless it is an emergency and I'm afraid this is an emergency.”She replied. I did not wait for her to complete her statement. I just pushed her aside and walked to the room where my father was staying and I could not help but be worried about what I would find there. The last time I left his side, there was almost no change in his condition at all and he had slipped back into coma after muttering Silas' name several times. What if he has given up the ghost? There will be a lot of unanswered questions.When I got to the room, instead of seeing an empty bed or father being covered in sheets, I saw him awake and
SILAS'S POV It felt so refreshing to always have a voice that you can communicate with back and forth. A voice that, although is quite aggressive, but will always have your best interest at heart. I will no longer deal with any form of quietness again. It felt oddly peaceful too. But I will get used to it as soon as possible.I looked around the springs of Zadia. The fountain where I drank from said that I would be hallucinating for days, so if this is real and I'm out of the hallucination phase, this would literally mean that I have spent way longer time than I intended to spend here. I needed to catch up.“Are you ready, wolf? I think I need to give you a name, don't you think?”I asked him.“Whatever you say.”“What kind of name do I give you..?”I was thinking, then I remembered the colour of my wolf. I loved how dark and shinny he was when I met him in the void. I know that I just had to give him a unique name. And I think I have just found the name!“I know what I will give you
SILAS'S POV I stood there, starring at my own image. A reflection of myself.“Wow! It's just like staring in the mirror.”He sneered at me.“What is the meaning of this?”I asked. “You can't simply move on if you have not defeated me. I am your alter ego. You will need to kill me to gain control. But you know what? Your alter ego has all your strengths and lacks all your weaknesses. Strength, the ability not to hold back, lack of empathy and emotions, I have them all. That is what will always make me stronger than you.”He said, drawing out his sword from the thin air, ready to strike me.“Don't be too sure about that, Silas 2.0. I will do anything to get out of here.”I responded, fashioning out my won sword from the thin air, also ready to strike myself. We looked deeply into each other and we ran towards each other to attack. Our blades struck each other and made a vibrating sound that echoed all round the entire void. The battle between selves has begun. The energy from the blad
SARA'S POV I paced to and fro all day in my bedroom. I had left the infirmary, telling the nurse to keep a close guide on my father as I wanted to take a break. I had hardly left his side for more than two hours since the incident. This is day four already and it looks still the same. I hope Silas comes very soon.But that was not the very bane of my restlessness this afternoon. Bea had gone to school for young and royally wolves so I had time all to myself. The reason for my worry was the last statement father has uttered in his sleep yesterday's evening. He mentioned three names; in which two of them are unfamiliar. He mentioned Althea and Saul with Silas. But I knew that I must have heard of Althea before. It sounded like a name that I must have come across before. Where have I heard that name from?It suddenly clicked to me. There is the story of a brave and young warrior and werewolf that was told in our Luna school. The first female celebrated war hero in the Moon Pack kingdom.
SILAS'S POV“You are not the saviour of the world; you are the saviour of the witches. You are the Hannuk.”Agnes laughter echoed around the void, so did the others that were with her too. This was a very uncomfortable situation, but I will find a way.“So, what now?”I asked her.“Now, we are glad that we lured you here. This will give us the full ground to possess your body and you will be just like a puppet to bring salvation to my own tribe.”They began to laugh hysterically again. They just basked in the laughter that I even began to chuckle too. When they were done, I started my own round of laughter too. This made them all quiet and Agnes looked quite confused. She didn't know what game I was playing. Even I did not know what I was doing at that moment. I just needed to stall to find the right hack.“What are you doing?”Agnes asked me.“Well, I'm laughing. Am I not supposed to laugh at the whole joke that is going on all around?”I asked.“What joke?”She asked.“All I know is