Deep in the night, Nico snuck down to the basement. His dad usually sleeps right at 11 pm so he was in the clear. He can finally uncover the truth.
He tightly clenched the torchlight as he moved closer to the basement door.
It was left open to his relief. He snuck in and climbed down the cold stairs. Last time he didn’t notice it but the basement was pretty deep underground.
He flashed the torch at the walls. The walls were translucent blue in color. ‘blue?’ he touched the surface. It was very cold.
The thing he previously thought of as a rock or a boulder was actually frozen permafrost.
Permafrost, a layer of ice deep underground the arctic that never melts. It was natural that this old castle had one. Many houses had this. it was to store meat. it acted as a natural refrigerator.
But none of the wells dug up to permafrost was this deep or this spacious.
It usually looked like a small well where people
Nicolai ran back to his room and got ready. It was a very simple choice. He had only black or blue clothing. He chose the ink blue turtleneck and black jeans to go with it. He did not bother styling his soft, wavy black hair. Any kind of gel he applied to it will not stay. His hair type was that way. ‘What was the use of styling it?’ Nicolai peered at his reflection. His brown-gray eyes looked much bluer than usual. A sudden itch on the back of his neck distracted him from admiring his face. “God, seriously, why does it itch so much? Fuck, I wish to just tear at it” he scratched the spot unconsciously until it turned red. He instantly regretted that decision and placed a wet towel over it to soothe the irritated skin. After the redness somewhat went away, he tosses the towel away and swiftly wore shoes. He let his shaggy hair be and ran down the stairs. “I’m ready to impress a crowd,” Rue stood down there with a bright smile. “
After throwing fits, things smoothed out between Alpha Lowe and him, albeit it took a bit of time.Six months to be exact.Alpha Lowe came to the conclusion that his son-in-law was going to be an annoying preteen vampire with anger issues. He also learned that if one of the sides did not give up, they would end up hurting each other badly.Nicolai sat on the cold dusty floor peering at the broken ceiling, thinking about all that happened in the past.He still couldn’t believe that the pack actually believed Rue’s lies or the fact that Rue’s mate never appeared.She was twenty. It was past the prime time she can find a mate.He sat her silently. She was chewing on a gummy loudly.“What? you want a gummy?”“Nah, why are we here again? In this witch’s den,”She smacked him hard. “Don’t call it that,”“Fine, a witch’s adobe,” he evaded her sma
Kieran left the house in tears. He knew today was the day. The day he had to leave his son forever. He silently walked over to the broken-down house.The door was left unlocked. He walked in and sat on the cleaned spot on the ground.He could still feel his beloved’s presence in this house. In every brick and every dust-covered thing...she was there.This was the house they first made love, the place where he proposed... now it’s in ruin.Yes, his wife was a witch, the witch of the arctic pack.Twenty years ago when he was assigned to overlook this pack, he met her, Eloise. a beautiful brunette. She was like a ray of sunshine.Her smile could really light up the room.Kieran took out the crumbled photo from his pocket. His beloved’s face was slightly smeared from years of folding.“Eloise... oh honey... today I am finally going to join you. I’m happy and anguished at the same time. Our son.... who will
Night came around and Nico still waited in the hall with the book in hand. His father was nowhere to be seen. He even searched the basement again for assurance.Sighing, he peered at the crackling fire.The clock struck eight.He stood up. “This is it.” he placed the book down and left the house.Rue’s place was quite far from his house. It was about twenty minutes drive and an hour by foot.He took his father’s car keys and drove over to her place. Their secret meeting spot was right behind the packhouse. There was a huge tree house there that none of the pack members use.Rue and he used to hang out there when they were bored.He climbed the creaking wooden steps. “Rue...” he whispered ever so softly.“shh..” Rue pulled him up. “Today we are going to sneak into my house,”’“um... aren’t we going to talk about the big secrets today,”&ldq
Rue pushed the three wolves out of the way and kept a hold of them.Nico rushed to attack them.“Fucking run! now! There is no time! Go go!”Gritting his teeth Nico peered at her. “Seriously. I’m taking my beloved with me”“no! you can’t! Nico just run now. he is safe here... Dylan is safe here.”“Dylan....that’s what you are going to name him? That sounds… tacky…” Nico glanced back and then at her who was fighting three grown wolves.“Not the time for this!” Rue punched the wolf. “Just go. Please. go to your dad,”Gritting his teeth Nico peered at them fighting. He decided to do the best thing. Fight. He ran to them and punched the one close by. He pulled Rue behind and started to throw punches.His blood lust permeated the air.It was not strong enough to hold back three grown wolves. But he was able to control one of them.
Rue peered at the ceiling blankly. Her baby brother was lying next to her, still crying loudly.She gently patted his small body. “Where did it all go wrong.... Dylan... do you know, I was at fault? I was the reason your mate is dead....”The baby sniffled, peering up at her.“Will you blame me.... you should blame me.... he was such a sweet guy. Even my heart was starting to sway for him,”The door banged open and a wolf ran in. “Miss Rue.... your father...”“What is it?” she blankly peered at him.“I’m afraid it’s bad....”Her heart sank to the bottom. Carrying Dylan she ran out of the room.Right in the hallway she saw it.. her father hanging from the ceiling... his ruddy face was pale as a sheet of paper and his blue eyes were lifeless.She could not breathe.“Miss Rue... Alpha Rue....” everyone gazed at her with compassion.But c
Ten years later:The night was dark and loud with little wolves howling. It was shifting season and many younger ones have started to change into their wolf form.She read through the reports with a deep frown.Ten years have passed, and the war was getting worse. The werewolf population has started a wholesale war against humans as well. Vampire though they might seem scarce, held so many important positions in the human world.When werewolves started to attack them so openly, it sparked the feud between humans and werewolves, thus…. The second war between the three species began.Rue sighed loudly. The northern covens were all destroyed. The vampires were all crucified in the sun and burned alive. The photos were too much to look at.Even though the arctic tribe was the leading cause of it Rue was not able to control any of them.‘Only Dylan can… but he’s too young now.. I hope he is able to tame these wild
Fifty more years later:Dylan silently sat by her bedside, waiting for her to wake up. Her wheezing sound was loud.. it was so loud that he was not able to close his eyes in peace.Red bloodshot eyes peered at the hospital bed. His finger gently played with her wrinkled hand.She was not just a sister. She was his mother, his father, and everything he knew of. To see her laying on the bed unmoving was the worst feeling ever.“You promised to be with me forever, right sister? Why would you get sick… you could have had the operation year ago. Then you could have….. You won’t be in this situation then,” he mumbled, kissing the back of her palm. “are you so desperate to leave me just like the others? Why won’t you stay with me…. why do I have to live forever.. Watch the people I love fall sick….”“dy..lan…” Rue whispered.He sat up straight
Long Ki softly sobbed. "Raijin, my brother. Have I lost you forever? Why won't you reply? Are you angry with me because I broke our seal? I broke it because I want you to be by my side as an equal nit as a servant or as a slave. So please, come back my friend." His words ended up in a loud sob as he watched the blank-looking wolf.He slowly stumbled closer. "Raijin…..please…please answer me? Please, I beg of you," he whispered softly.The grey wolf stepped back and suddenly growled at him."It's going to be okay, my friend, I will save you," Long Ki whispered with his hands outstretched, his spiritual powers flowed out like a soft stream towards the wolf.Raijin became quiet, wary of it and evaded it. He jumped high and low, but Long Ki spiritual energy flowed behind him like a little tail. Frustrated, it jumped down from the building and changed towards the red dragon.
All of a sudden, the Grey wolf's bones cracked."What is going one?" Felia shouted.Long Ki laughed. "He is changing…he is changing back,"Slowly but surely, Raijin's human form was returning. His fluffy tail retracted to form a small spine. His snout snapped back into his nose and mouth and all his hair. It just disappeared.Raijin stood naked, blinking at them. "Im back?" he glanced down at his hands again. Felia in his arms glanced up and softly kissed his cheeks. "Yes, you are…you are back! Oh, I was so worried. Raijin, I won't leave you ever again, I promise." She cried, hugging him tightly."ow," he softly groaned."What is wrong?" Felia pulled him farther and peered at him. His stomach was badly wounded and was bleeding profusely. "Oh my god, what to do? You need medicine. I will bring you medicine," she shouted frantically.
"This can't be. Ki can't be dead!" Yukiya shook her head in disbelief. The little red egg that was rolling around in the corner jumped over to her and nudged her."no...something is wrong…. I have to see for myself," she mumbled and shot out of the watering hole. For a second she couldn't breathe. She panted, lying on the ground. The little red egg nudged her hands worriedly.'I have to breathe…I have to change,' she thought as she pulled herself up by her forearm. Her gills were not adaptable to breathe out of water and was suffocating her.She gasped as he crawled through the floor. The red egg worriedly followed behind her.Yukiya held the egg close safely in her embrace, "its….it's okay....I'm..fine," she gasped as her breath came out in pants. Slowly her gills fully closed up, letting a layer of flesh grow on it.Losing her gills, she was f
"Yukiya…what are you doing here? Are you hurt anywhere?" Long Ki pulled his stunned wife and checked her all over. She did not have any wounds, but her tears kept rolling down her face. He gently wiped them away and kissed her red eyes. "What is it, dear? Why are you crying? Did anyone bully you?""You…you did. You bullied me," Yukiya sobbed out loud and jumped into his embrace."Huh? But I didn't bully you though," Long Ki mumbled, soothingly caressing her head. 'why did she have such an absurd thought?' he thought as he softly hugged her trembling shoulders. On her back, he felt something vibrating violently. "What's in your bag?"Yukiya pulled her head from his chest and sniffed loudly. "It's our child…" she said guiltily."you brought our child here. Yukiya, what were you thinking," Long Ki swiftly pulled the bag from her shoulders and carefully cupped the incub
Bright light.....that was Xia's initial thought as he woke up. He slowly blinked open his tired eyes. Unfamiliar ceiling was what he first noticed. "A different inn?" he softly mumbled as he sat up, supporting his weight. The window next to him was side open, letting in bright sunlight. "When did I lose consciousness though?"After he dropped off Felia and Farah he swiftly jumped over roof and got to the spot. From his vantage point, all he could see was dust and flames. Xia frowned. He was not able to see Long Aotian anywhere. He was about to jump down when all of a sudden he lost consciousness.Xia scratched his head, trying to remember more. "Why did I faint like that? Was I drugged?" he sniffed her small red clothes but there was a residual scent on him, only that strong perfume was left behind. "Then, maybe our inn was destroyed in the struggle," he whispered. He slowly woke up, changed his clothes and walked out of the do
"LET ME OUT!" Yukiya shouted once again. The ghoul outside sighed. "Young miss, I can't deactivate this shield. Only your man can do that. Please don't make me repeat myself," he whispered kindly."Repeat my ass. You bullshit. Open this right now or call that bastard here I will knock some sense into him," Yukiya glare at him.The ghoul sighed deeply. "I'm helpless. Even I'm not sure where he is,'"Then go find him. I need him here right now. How dare that bastard trap me here?""But he did it for your own safety,""Safety? I don't need that. I'm a sky level cultivator. It's not like I'm useless fiddle. I can take care of myself VERY WELL," Yukiya shouted, banging the shield loudly. All of a sudden she felt something soft nudge her leg. She glanced down to see her little egg nudging her softly. She picked him up and caressed his dry surface. "Baby, it's time to g ba
Yukiya sighed. It had already been twenty-four hours since they had left them. Night had come and gone, and she was still stuck inside the shield. She tapped on it and sighed. "This is so annoying. So you know? I used to set up a shield just like this for my son whenever I leave town. I thought it would keep him safe but.....now that I'm experiencing it. It feels like a prison.""No one will have such a fancy prison life," the ghoul softly said, gesturing to the half bit peach in her hand.Yukiya scoffed and took another bite out of the juicy fruit, "how is this fancy? It's a necessity. I'm the mother of his child, of course he has to provide for me. That bastard, just talking about him brings a bad taste in my mouth" she tossed the peach pit and stomped on it. The Little egg pitifully nudging her leg again and again without any rest. The red core of the egg silently watched the remaining peach in her hand. "This..You can't eat
Two hours..... For bloody two hours Xia had to act like he was asleep. The worse was that the scar faced man already knew he was awake, yet he was doing 'this and that' with Hua Jung right next to him. Xia silently bit the duvet, holding back his tears. 'Long, I'm being bullied. My poor ears have been assaulted by their torturous act. Darn it when will they leave I have to enter the pearl space,'He heard a low moan next to him. He silently held back his tears of agony. 'my poor dragon soul, I think I understand your pain now only.'Soon enough she heard soft snores. 'Is it over? Is it done?'"Enough acting. Go to sleep for really this time. Staying up too late is not good for you," the scar faced man said with a smile on his face.Xia peaked out and glared at him. "Why didn't you leave? My poor ears are bleeding,""Then put some medicine on it." he laughed so
The six followed after the nimble spider. It darted through many small crevices and small hole, but still they were able to easily follow along. It rushed past the streets and entered the docks. Only a huge ship was docked right in front of the planks."Xia...he must be in there," Aotian cheerfully rushed over. But the spider stepped shyly away from the boat. It moved side by side and tried to jump on it.With his sword, Aotian gently lifted it and placed it on the boat sides. It crawled up and into it.They all followed it in. But the spider did not go down the deck, rather it ran across and climbed on the other side of the wooden boat. It anxiously moved side to side anxiously glancing at the open ocean.Long Ki stepped forward and held onto his brother's shoulders. "Xiao Tian, it looks like your lover was taken away through sea,"Aotian growled at him and swiftly