#Chapter196Raven’s Home-03Amara RavenThe morning has come, a new day but the sky stares back dark, angry, grey clouds hovering over, filling the entirety and lightning the ground alight. I take a step at a time to witness the befall of the kingdom. Red river flows down the valley of our land, bodies lay across it, almost neatly, and everywhere, decorating the plain green land as if it lacked the horror. I look beyond the walls as more and more of them swims out of the dark blue ocean as if they owned the water itself. Even the air was filled with their filth. They fall down as if they were the devils that reign over the heaven. Their numbers too great for us to be prepared for and too great for us to win. As more and more bodies continues to fall, both theirs and ours, I start to see the end through my mother’s eyes and sent her a silent apology for I was naïve.And as I climb the window myself with one last plan in mind and a determination to win, my thoughts flies back t
#Chapter197Raven’s Home-04Amara RavenScanning the heart of our home, I see more bodies lying on the bed of red, angry ocean rising up high, grounds burning bright blue with flames of rage, but their numbers only seem to have increased further. Fatigued, the warriors continue to defend, to fight back the never-ending war.And with one final breath of death into my lungs, I let go and fall into the well of ashes. It was time for me to join the battlefield, to be a warrior or the huntress that I once was. The land meets me halfway, rising high, and as my feet lands on them it shatters like glass, swallowing the enemies within its open mouth. I will the earth to break beneath their feet and swallow them whole, the vines to grow bigger, spikes deadlier as it wraps around them until it eventually sucks the life out of them. A gift written only in my name. To take life of these vile creatures as I please. Walking through the empty path I created, I move towards the centre of mayh
#Chapter198Return of the dead-01Althea Zoella Castellanos SilvermoonI wake up to the sun brightly hitting against my face and a sweet current flowing all over my body. I could hear the soft thumping of a heart other than my own, a side of my face completely flushed to something hard but smooth, and something that was definitely not my pillow. I push myself higher and watch the light dancing along the surface of his face. Aries. My mate. All the heartbreak, the uneasiness, from previous days, years, all forgotten, a memory forsaken, only left for the past. I trace the lines of his face, my touch as light as a feather, careful not to awaken the sweet soul that was sound asleep. The harsh lines on his face, the dark shadows under his eyes, now completely gone. He looked even more heartbreakingly good now that he had enough rest, time to recuperate. His hold stronger around me, probably his unconscious self, scared that I might leave again. I smile at his innocent intention
#Chapter199Return of the dead-02Althea Zoella Castellanos SilvermoonJust then Aries appears out of the bathroom in a fresh pair of trousers and a t-shirt, his hair still wet from his encounter with the water. “About that…” I really hadn’t gotten a chance to tell her that I had found him or him me. Long story short we have found one another. He comes forward, his eyes fixated on my lips as he answers for me. “I found her.” But the minute he opens his mouth, I put my hand on his lips to stop any more words from him. I glare at him, but he just smiles with his twinkling eyes. “Hello? Althea?”“I found him. More like he found me.” As the deed was already done, I confess. “His name’s Aries. Aries Blackwood. We met not too long ago that’s why I didn’t get to tell you about him.”And a long pause follows, I wait for her to process the information and was about to speak when she finally decides to speak again. “Can I talk to him?”He places a kiss on my palm still on his lips and th
#Chapter200Return of the dead-03Althea Zoella Castellanos Silvermoon“Zoe, there must be something really going on back home. We cannot contact anyone. And the ones, outside of the kingdom, we managed to contact so far doesn’t know anything either.”“What about the preparation on our return?” My heart thumps, slow and loud, already knowing the answers to all my questions. “Unfortunately, all the aircrafts have been shut off by the kingdom. Including route via the sea.”“It sounded like a war cry.” I exhale a shaky breath, as my eyes stares at the vacant space ahead of me, brewing thoughts of hopelessness in my head. “I need to return home, Alex. No matter what.” My decision firm as we all sit in silence. But what now? There really was no way back home. What was I going to do? But what could I do anyways? What power did I hold?“A portal.”I look at Circe who looks at me with this glimmer in her eyes. “A portal?” Did I hear her correct? Was that even possible? “But no t
#Chapter201Return of the dead-04Althea Zoella Castellanos SilvermoonHe comes forth from his group who stands frozen on their steps, different sets of eyes still on me. But I look past their gaze and to the man that now walks towards us, only difficulty was that the more I look at him, the more I couldn’t get past the feeling that I knew him from somewhere, like we met before. And I was going crazy. First this place and now him. What else, Zoe? Get a hold of yourself. I pull myself together, climbing out of my crazy thoughts and once again put a smile on my face as I greet them. “Hi. I’m-” But I don’t get to introduce myself as everyone seems to have already known me here. “Althea?”I turn to Aries and squint my eyes at him, who only smiles back at me. He probably had already told them about me, right? “Right.” Turning around, I nod my head in acknowledgement but that only seems to surprise them further. “But please call me Zoe.” I manage to breath out given their reaction.
#Chapter202The Queen-01Althea Zoella Castellanos Silvermoon“She’s clearly talking about someone else. Eve you seem to be tired lately, come, I’ll take you to your room.” Natalie proceeds to take a very distressed Evelyn away from the crowd, but I just couldn’t let her walk away now. No, I needed a reassure before the day passes. I needed hope to hold her here. Because time, I did not have. “Evelyn.”Thankfully, she turns around at my hopeful request. “Evelyn is it? I came here with big hopes. I need a massive favour from you. I need your help Evelyn.”The harshness in her eyes gives me an answer before her equally harsh words do as she stands there, staring at me, reading every part of my face, my body, but I guess she does not find what she had been searching for. I put my fists on either side of me, defeated already. “Sorry but I don’t help strangers, I only help a friend.”And I had nothing more to say to that. Disheartened, I seal my lips tight, nodding my head, disa
#Chapter203The Queen-02Althea Zoella Castellanos SilvermoonAnd just like that the morning sun greets me, reminding me of the hours that had passed, that I had so far wasted. A day had gone by and we had nothing on our hand. No answers on my side.The sound of vehicles approaching in the distance makes me sigh in exhaustion, but regardless of my weary self, I prepare myself to greet them and possibly leave now. And I put a small smile on my face when Aries comes into the room and holds my hand, no words needed between us to understand, as a harsh reality leaves us all very much awaken. Hand in hand, we head for the front porch where the rest were already waiting for them and for us, our cars too lined up, ready to depart on command. I give them a tight smile, nothing more to say than the silence of the unknown and stand in front of the group with Aries on one and Alex on the other side. I hear the opening of the door behind me as the wolves too comes out to greet the rest an
#Chapter237Forged (4) (Special)Aries BlackwoodLike a magnet pulled by its other half, I walk towards her. “This is where she offered herself to save your soul. You didn’t even know her, yet she was so keen on being with you. I had asked her why she was so willing to love someone that doesn’t even know her existence?” Then she looks at me with a sad smile on her face. “You know what her answer was?”I shake my head, my eyes still on hers as I try to control these emotions wanting to pour out of me once again. “She told me she could hear your soul. That she could understand your heart. Said she would womb your sin and find a place where you both can be together in this loop of infinity.She was willing to sacrifice herself just to hear you laugh. I warned her. But my daughter is too stubborn for her own good.” She too shakes her head and chuckles softly. “I told her that just because she wants to be with you, doesn’t mean that you too would want the same. And you know what sh
#Chapter236Forged (3) (Special)Aries BlackwoodI open my eyes to the darkness.Pitch black darkness was all I could see. And I doubt if my eyes were even open at this point.But then I see something glimmer distance away and so I reach towards my only source of light which guided me to a land, painted in red, soaked in blood. Piles and piles of dead bodies covered the entirety of the land and there he stood, a boy with a sword pierced right through his heart.He holds his ground until no heart beats the land. Then he too falls on his knees. Swinging his sword up and onto the ground, he holds his wounded body upright as if proving the land that he was invincible even in death.And as something in that blood-soaked golden hair spurs my curiosity, I inch closer towards him, studying the lines of his equally bloodied face but his piercing blue eyes stops me from going any closer. For I see a replica of my own eyes. For I see myself in him. Baffled at the image of my younger se
#Chapter235Forged (2)Althea SilvermoonA group of rogues that wished to live in a pack again.With no place to return, no place to call home, they had chosen to remain on this barren land until their bare bone was the only proof that they once lived. And as my father’s words chanted itself over my head for the uncountable time, I had healed the hurt and guided them home as promised. Maybe that’s the reason they could bear to be with me. For they only saw me as their saviour and nothing more.I sigh softly as I feel the warmth of the flames. The only proof that I lived was the light rise and fall of my chest. Although alert, the only melody I was interested in listening to was the soft crackling of the wood as it sacrificed itself and burned into ashes.Thump.All of a sudden, I hear my heart thump loudly.Once. Just once.But it was enough to break me out of my empty thoughts. Lifting my chin higher, I place my palm over my heart to feel that lost sense once more. Sadly,
#Chapter234Forged (1)Althea SilvermoonMy feet digs deeper into the scorching golden sand as I make my way further into the land of dunes. The sun sits hot on the crown of my head, and my forehead beading with sweats, trickles down, dampening the white cloth covering my eyes as I advance further into the land with no direction. With no aim.I don’t know how long or how far I had travelled. I have passed through lands, crossed the ocean. I have even travelled across the universe with Alex always by my side. The essence of my life now engraved on the entirety of the vast universe.Had it been a century? A millennium? Or had it only just been years?I look up to the sky, feeling the sun hard against my face and I exhale tiredly.I don’t know. I don’t know anything anymore.The only thing that I knew was that I was once again back on this deserted land, occupied only with silence and the occasional howling of the wind. But my soulless body preferred its silent words anyways
#Chapter233Free (Special)Third personShe sits frozen still while the rest of the world moves on. Chaos finally gone along with both darkness and happiness. The land sits silent, too quiet to be called alive. And when everyone thinks that she will never come out of her grief, she stands herself tall, although tiredness evoking of her, she moves even though forced.With face as empty as her heart, she carries herself forward, towards the edge of land and Alex comes forth from her shadows. Taking her in the strong hold of his arms, he descends, wings spread wide, down to the land where flowers bloomed beautifully all around. And when he lands, Althea moves out of his hold, her eyes solely to the front as she gracefully glides through the narrow path. Ignoring all eyes on her, she continues to move forward to where her mother sleeps within that vast tree, her pale skin now as white as the snow covering the mountains. She stands before her mother and the man, she once loved as
#Chapter232The goddess of life (2)Third personShe whispers the name of mate as pain becomes too much for her to bear and in a silver flash, appears a man, wrapping his arm around her defeated shoulders, holding her tall. And with a swing of his arm, he dismisses the darkness floating the land, as if it was nothing but a heavy mist.He stands dressed in white and like the goddess, he too holds the brilliance of heaven, the halo in his silver hair, and supremacy on his silver eyes. But those silver orbs remain on the girl, searching for the light, the innocence she once radiated with.He had failed to protect his little girl, one whom he loved before heaven.“My sweet, little Althea.” But Althea looks back with hard eyes, blaming him for her loss as she pulls Aries tighter in her arms, in fear that he too was against her being with Aries. “What has this world done to you, my little Althea?”She keeps her glare on him even though, Randolph, her father, held the softest gaze of
#Chapter231The goddess of life (1)Third personShe lowers her head a little. And finally, the Lycans and wolves could see the light in her eyes that now shines through the world, as those silvers torches the darkness around.But on the other hand, her coal back eyes become one with the so-called darkness. Hatred, it holds all. Slowly making the silver dull which only holds the pain, the sadness. It grieves its loss and gradually the light in them too starts to fade along.“I will destroy this land that does not hold your breath. I refuse to reside in a universe that does not accept your heart. And I will never ascend to heaven that does not house your soul.” Gruesome words roar throughout the land as the war halts, as if time froze still petrified of the rise of the dark goddess. One by one, the creatures starts to dissipate as the darkness touches its core. Until there was none that lived apart from the man called Vyncent. Staggering on his feet, he moves forward, wounds
#Chapter230The dark goddess (2)Althea Zoella Castellanos SilvermoonThe wind blows hard as a loud roar echoes the field. A divine beast soars through the blue sky with his silver wings, beating on his back. The girl chuckles softy as she looks upon the beast and stretches her arm forward. And he lands inches away from her and strides with power, his marvellous wings spread high, until his furry head touches the small palm of the girl. “Would you like to join me on this journey, Alex?”He grunts softly while nudging his furry face against the palm of her hand, making a sweet giggle erupt out of the girl. The goddess walks towards them with a small smile on her face now as she looks at them both. Then her eyes shift on the silver of his wings and she steps forward. Gently stroking the soft feathers, she seems to be deep in thoughts. “I better prepare for the worst then. Who knows when you might need some kind of harmony in your life? I’m sorry to burden you with such weight,
#Chapter229The dark goddess (1)Althea Zoella Castellanos SilvermoonThen I hear the loudest roar of all, every other feeling in the air dull compared to it. I sit numb as I look up at the sky, but my vision far from it. My pitiful lips torn apart, pulled away from one another. It was me. My grief. Echoing to the heavens.Then I’m pulled into a land, heavily filled with green, blooming beautifully with tulips that stretched beyond, meeting the peaceful blue horizon. Then I see a girl dressed in white, her perfectly sliver hair blending into the pureness that she exuded. She sits on her knees as she hovers over the pond. Hesitantly, I move forward, pulled by the curiosity that held the girl’s keen eyes tightly to the pond. I stand just behind her and look over her shoulder at the clear colourless water. But instead of both our reflections, I see a man. One that looks very much like Aries with his golden hair now shorter, trimmed and his face void of the light stubbles. He loo