He breathed fire and dark smoke from his flared nostrils as his subjects hailed him."All hail the ruler of hell! All hail Sathanas!"The more they hailed, the more rocks with fire at the tail kept falling and screams could be heard. It was ear-piercing and terrifying to be witnessed."Oh help us!" Alex could hear a close by husky voice beckoning to him. He looked to his right and saw a skeleton-looking being stretching its withered hand towards him for help."I'm in pain!" Another anguished soul called out. But they all didn't bother him.The only thing that caught his eye was the old woman he knew as his mother tied the same way he knew. She looked like she was dying gradually and it pained him so much to see how she is in pain."Mom." He whispered and the lanky naked woman looked up at him, eyes almost lost in its sockets."Darling." She called out in a hoarse vo
Alex knew he had to share his dream with Bagdana and there was no use keeping it as this time, it was too real and particular to be a mere dream. They had gotten quite used to each other now. They had shared ideas and secrets and were more like brothers. Except he had been in existence since eons. As he walked into the room, he looked agitated."I have something to tell you, something we need to act fast on. You must help me. Especially in finding that book before Sathanas does." He took hold of Bagdana by the collar of his coat, gripping it in his fists and pulling his face close to his. "Promise me, promise me one thing. That you..." He paused and stared into his face. "I must know where the book is. This time you have to follow me. I mean, only you know where exactly you lost it, right?""Your Highness, you should know one thing about me now. Have I ever kept anything from you?"Bagdana pulled Alex's hands from his collar and walke
His mind was filled with uncertainty and very heavy by the time he would enter the room. His hair was rumpled and his face looking down. He knew his subjects seeing him like this wouldn't be appropriate and maybe taking a bath would lift his spirit."You don't look all right. Is everything okay?" He heard someone whisper behind him and his body quivered at the sound of her voice."I'm good." He quickly turned his back but then he felt her arms wrapped around his waist, embracing him tightly.Why does everything about him have to go downhill? Why is he never able to hold fast to people he so much cares about? Soon enough, Selena would leave him and that would be his fault. That would be on his head."You don't look too good." She pressed her cheek against his back."I guess
She didn't care about barriers or worries or uncertainties. She was in this man's arms. A man she loves and who loves her back. What more could she ask for? A snow house in hell? Alex was finding his way through with her underwear and she decided to help out. But he wasn't having any of it. He must feel the same way she does to be this desperate. Funny how she loved it.He tore open her dress, his eyes dark with desire and hunger. She let the dress fall on the floor and she stepped out of it, leaving her with just a lacy bra and panties. He sucked in his breath after taking a good look at her but enough with the staring. She needed him to touch her.Grabbing him by the collar, she pulled him close and kisses him again. Locking lips with him and slipping her hands under his shirt, feeling his hard but smooth skin and loving the way they shivered at her touch. So warm and safe. Soon, she was tired of stealing touches and so did justice to his
The bright light from the outside seeped in and shone on the two perfect couples in each other's arms. Content and looking happy. Selena looked up at her man and she couldn't contain her joy."I felt lightheaded when you bit me." She confessed. "I wouldn't lie, it hurts a lot."Alex frowned. "I'm still wondering why I bit you twice.""Probably because you were lost in the sex." She mused, her head on his chest which swelled gently as he breathed."That's weird. Teacher Gauntlet didn't mention that to us."She burst out laughing. "Oh, you remember our one-eyed mate education home teacher? He was one hell of a person.""Yeah." He laughed too, probably reminiscing the memories of how they would all sit in the royal study room and he would stand in front with his wobbled boots, crumpled shirts, and a patched eye, teaching them what it is to mate as wolverines.
Unmounting the white stallion that he and Selena had climbed, Alex helped her down and walked over the field where he could see some people training from the scratch. How many soldiers were lost? Why are there many new faces?He looked up and saw Rebal who seemed shocked to see him there. She was wearing her training kits and she ran up to him."Your Highness. Her Grace." She bowed waist length. "What have you come here to do?" He could see her gaze falling on Selena's face."I understand Forester was attacked, some nights ago." Alex started, suppressing the anger he was feeling inside.Immediately, Rebal's face fell and she placed a folded knuckle on the ground, bending on one knee and dropping her head before him."I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I didn't mean to keep such from you...""I ordered her to keep it from you until it was right." Selena cut in and he frowned."Was this to...""Yes. It was to get back at you for keeping things away from me. But then I had a second thought that th
Selena sucked in her breath sharply and looked to her side, realizing she is still holding her clothes. She dropped the fabric and stepped away a few inches."That isn't true." Cher began."Well, then explain the mark. You not wanting to shift because we would recognize your Wolf instantly. You claimed you were just an innocent girl with memory lapses but you can fight a thousand soldiers in training without a fall. Impressive." Selena chattered icily.Her eyes widened. "This is preposterous. First, me not shifting is a choice made myself. Secondly, me being able to fight is just...it's.. ""I know all about your schemes, Cher! I know women like you who play these kinds of games to penetrate the Kingdom and spy on us." She interrupted. "I've always known there was something off about you ever since you stepped into this palace. Alex felt sorry for you and brought you in when in truth, you were looking to destroy us all."Alex walked up to them gallantly, pulling at Selena's arm. She l
"Your Highness, we need to talk!" Bagdana crossed Alex as he made to enter the palace. His face looked worrisome."What is it about?"He asked but realized Bagdana was keeping quiet because of his men still standing behind. He waved at them to dismiss and they all went back to their posts."Shoot.""There is every tendency that Sathanas is looking for the book first."Alex climbed the steps and pulled the other man by the shoulder to the empty guest room, closing the door behind him."What do you mean?""What I'm saying is this. Sathanas needs to destroy the Orb to avoid or prevent any obstruction such as you, me or Lilith. But before he can do this, he has to know the element of the Orb, and trust me when I say that everything is in that book." Bagdana explained to him.If the book contained such vital information, he would have taken good care of it and ensured it never leaves his sight. Unfortunately, he seems to have forgotten its worth and he could the same. Forget about the darn
"Bagdanas?" Alex called at the tall, dark man that stood beside him with his arm outstretched and a huge line of red lightning coming out of his palms. He was gritting his teeth. "You came for me." He muttered and he looked at him gratefully. When Bagdanas would drop his arm and turn to him, Alex grabbed him and embraced him. "You did come for me!" He said excitedly. Bagdanas nodded and took a glance at Sathanas. "You have failed this time again, Father. However, this one would be different from before. You will be erased from existence and your name will no longer be in the mouth of anyone." He said, his face strong and rigid. "My treacherous son. Let's see how you'll stand up against my other children who have proven to be so loyal." Sathanas mocked but Alex huffed. "Really? Let's see what you've got to say about this then." Someone stepped up beside them both and swirled her sword. "I'm sorry Father, but I've chosen this path." "Asmodeus?!" Sathanas thundered. "Unfortun
THIS CHAPTER IS A THROWBACK TO SOME OF CHER'S CONVERSATIONS WITH HER DAD"Come in."A young lady pushed open the door at the landing, holding around her the hooded cloak. Coming to the hyena territory at this time may seem unwise but she had to be in on the plan as she now seems confused. She has heard of the unfortunate fate of many ladies who walk around the place at that time. Especially if they are not shifters. Non-Shifters are people who are purely human.As she stepped into the room, she was met with a comforting smell of burnt coffee and flowers wafting through her nostrils. A few candles burnt in the corner of the room illuminating only a few parts where a man sat wearing a hat. The moon in its half form shone through a long window that overlooked a huge part of the garden outside. The rest of the space is filled with a stool, and two empty glasses that showed a visitor had just left.
Selena opened her eyes to see fire and brimstone falling, together with screaming and crying for help. She straightened but then realized she had been tied to a pole. She was kept in a cage made of huge iron bars. There was no way she could escape. Talking of escaping, she was too weak to even try.She squinted her eyes to see clearly but the only thing she saw was rocks and stones all over with smoke emanating from every area of the place. She knew immediately that she was in hell. But how? Thinking back to when she was at the bar, she could remember a young good looking Italian guy coming over with a glass of chardonnay on a tray."Your order?" She looked from the booth where she had paid extra to sit, alone.She remembered not having ordered anything yet and she didn't want to let down her guard anytime soon. However, this vibrant-looking man was here in a black and white shirt and trousers uniform stretching a tray o
Alex was furious as he got into the room. He couldn't fight this battle alone. He had gone five blocks from Chelsea's house and asked around for Chris's parents but he was told no one around born such a name. And there hasn't been any stranger in the past two months. Chris wasn't Chris or maybe he was and was just used.But what about Selena? Where the hell was she? Even if she was upset, she should be ready to come home so as to resolve the matter. He was worked up even when almost all the bars and every other place she could go to had been shut. It indicated that Selena has been kidnapped too. He had only one way to solve this. Go down to hell. But how? By going back to Forester. He would have to find someone who could channel him there. The last time he'd tried, demons had been freed. It was at this point Alex was beginning to miss Bagdana.He breathed in and out before resolving to go back to Forester and settle this once and for all.
Dressed in a black and white striped woolen top and jeans that stuck to her body, Chelsea walked next to Chris on the street, hands locked. They could pass as couples to anyone looking at them and it made her toes curl. In as much as she was happy that her crush was here, taking her out, she still was worried about him. She had seen what these demons could do, especially to people who are unarmed. But she wouldn't let any harm come to Chris.They branched a cafe and bought two vanilla grande lattes with six pumps that are hot. They got out and walked out, heading to the restaurant."So, how are you feeling, Chels?" Chris asked, their hands still locked and she looked up at him."I'm trying. This is really hard for me but, I have no choice. It's like my destiny to tied to do this." Chelsea shrugged."Or maybe you don't have to worry yourself." Chris urged and she thought about it for a while. Eventual
Selena felt uneasy with what Chelsea told her but she needed to hear from Alex himself so as to be sure if what she heard was right. Was that what Bagdana meant by her being created for Alex? And Sathanas in Krepe's body telling her Alex is nothing without her.It was dinner time and Chelsea had just finished making hot chicken soup. Unlike the city, Edison was quite warmer but with the season, it's more reasonable to have a chicken soup that hot. In the next few hours, the temperature will drop and they will be grateful they had a hot dinner. She also made casseroles and shrimp crackers, spreading them on the dining table. After settling, she waited for Alex to finish taking his shower and join them."I read in the papers today that the number of suicide shot up since last night. About ten people hung themselves this morning." Chelsea announced as she dished out food in their bowls.Selena just nodded but her mind was a
Chelsea punched the number on the phone and Chris picked up. She was shaking all over and her face had swollen up. She raked a hand through her hair as the phone rang which he eventually picked up."What's up, Chels?"She couldn't speak, because as she opened her mouth, water streamed down her cheeks."The...the chants." She sniffled. "I think you told me the wrong one."Silence ensued and she knew he must be thinking. "Didn't you ask me to tell you the first transmission order?"Her heart jolted. "What?""Yes. That was what you told me, right?" Chris asked and her heart dropped so also did her body on the sofa nearby."No." She cried softly."Are you okay, Chels?" He asked, concern evident in his voice."We released hundreds of demons into the world." Her voice broke and she could see the horror look on his fa
Alex looked up over the candles that were lit and gathered to form a circle in the abandoned temple. He had connived together with Selena and Cher to come to the temple just down the street at 4:06 am when it was still early.The temple had ancient bricks and cement that were broken in various places. It looked like it had served as a hiding place for people during wars. Alex looked around and saw the empty place that was in turn filled with broken bricks, rocks, torn fabrics, bags, wooden materials, and so on. They had cleared a small part of the place and lighted seven candles at the center as Chris instructed."Make sure whatever you do, be careful." Alex had heard the boy tell her and she nodded before hanging up.Now they had finished the setup. The seven candles were placed in a circle, two red fabrics were tied to metal and placed in the middle. Chelsea took the olive oil she had grabbed from the store and began t
Alex woke with a start, sweating profusely and his heart thudding against his chest. He gripped the sheets tighter and something churned within him like fire. What had just happened? Sathanas had erased his mother from existence. How could he?Like a thunderbolt, he left his bed, eyes darkening. Selena stirred on the bed and turned on her other side. Good. Because he wouldn't want her to be involved. But how could he call on Sathanas, talk of fighting him? Besides, the book is now with him which he can use to destroy him. He would have read how to kill him. But he still needed to talk to Chelsea. She alone has the answers to most of their questions.He glanced at the bedside clock and saw that it was still at the wee hours of the day, 3:00 am. He grabbed a shirt and put it on, walking stealthily out of the hotel room.Alex got to the room next to his and rammed on the door, waiting for a reply. Despite his plea to Selena for Chelsea to sleep togeth