Chapter 38; Meeting KuLaa“Who is your master and what does he want?” Megan was the first to reply. Unlike Ryan, she had no idea how much trouble they could be in. “You will soon see. Let those finish first.” The dark figure said as she pointedly looked at the fight going on behind Ryan and Megan. The couple, who had completely forgotten about getting robbed, turned and saw that the thieves were already suppressed and were being tied up. Once they were tied up, six people; two bonded and four free figures clothed in dark cloaks approached Megan and Ryan where they were waiting. “Let's go.” The one who had stopped the couple said. Two of the dark cloaked figures stood on each side of Ryan and Megan, while the last two were already holding the captured thieves.With the female leading them, they made their way out of the alley in silence. Even though they were silent, Ryan and Megan were transmitting to each other in their head. “We should jump them.” Megan suggested. “They have g
Chapter 39: Leaving BarilKuLaa snapped her right-hand fingers, and Megan spontaneously blinked. The spell had broken, and she was now aware of her surroundings. Megan turned her head and saw Ryan on the floor. Her eyebrows creased because she didn't understand why Ryan was oozing fear and sickening terror. “Ryan?” She squatted to his face level. “What is wrong?” Megan asked. “I have been expecting you for days, Megan Williams. What took you so long?” KuLaa turned away and asked as she returned to her seat. “I didn't know you were waiting for me, KuLaa. How did you know me? What did you do to my husband?” Megan asked with confusion written all over her face. Ryan, who had crashed to the floor to beg for Megan's life, was shocked by this. Not only was Megan okay, she was sounding confident and there was no fear in her aura. It was as if she didn't know who KuLaa was. KuLaa turned her gaze on Ryan, and he felt his scalp tingling. “What did I do to you, young man?” She asked in he
Chapter 40: A TurakieDespite the fear, Megan was nodding. She couldn't resist the hold KuLaa had on her soul. “Why are we drinking vampire blood?” Ryan asked. He looked easy and pale in the face. “Because you are more than a wolf.” KuLaa gave Ryan a knowing look and a devilish smile. Ryan was shocked. He darted a worried look at Megan, but the girl was just sitting there like a puppet, waiting for further instructions. “What do you mean?” Ryan asked, hoping and praying that KuLaa was just shooting in the dark. KuLaa chuckled and handed the bowl with a single heart to him. “Eat?” She ordered. “No!” Ryan shook his head in defiance. KuLaa signed and looked at Megan, who was just sitting there, looking at them with an innocent gaze. She then looked back at Ryan.“You know I can ask her to jump into the water, right?” She asked in a monotone voice. Ryan jumped to his feet. “You won't! You promised Alaric to protect her, so how can you harm her!” He snapped in her face. “Where is
CHAPTER 41; KuLaa's Crew. “Wait! What?” Ryan exclaimed in shock. “ We…we will be on this water for three years?” His eyes were almost plucked out of his sockets. “Mmm.” Alice nodded. “Since you are here now, I might as well take you around and show you around.” Remembering how angry Megan was the last time he was just talking to Alice, Ryan felt wary. Then, Megan was there with them, yet she was that angry. Now that she was absent, if she later got to know that he spent time with Alice, what would happen? He knew Megan was being unreasonable, but there was nothing he could do about it. She was his Luna and wife. Since he had promised to stay away from Alice, Ryan shook his head and made to leave. “It's not necessary. I will look around myself.” He said. “It's my duty, Ryan, and KuLaa asked me to.” Ryan paused with a frown. What was so special about looking around a ship? Maybe there were things they didn't want him to see?“Just tell me where I can go and where I can't.” “For yo
Chapter 42; Human RealmWhen Megan was 1 year and 6 months into the pregnancy, KuLaa made her go through a ritual where she spent every full moon sleeping in a circle drawn on the deck or by the stern of the ship, depending on which side the moon was hanging. This ritual was to help her balance out her strength since she had stopped absorbing external essences. This ritual went on until the day Megan went into labor. Fortunately for her, it was on a full moon. KuLaa was so happy. According to her, it was a sign that the Moon mother favored Megan and her cubs. The labor was difficult and long. It took Megan three days to push out the cubs and in those three days, KuLaa, through her magic, made sure the Moon never stopped shining and when the cubs arrived, she made sure the sun didn't set for another seven days. She made mother and babies stay up in the sun, rain, and Moon for seven good days before allowing them to retire back to their room. On those seven days, several rituals were
Chapter 43: Busted!At 15 and in grade 9, Amoux and Ainar were doing quite well in their studies, topping their classes and all outdoor activities. The humans couldn't understand where their strength came from. Even though they were careful in everything and had gotten used to hiding their powers, there were days when things nearly went south, making the humans suspicious for a period of time before moving on when they were unable to get evidence to prove that the kids were strange. There was a time when a boy three times bigger than dainty Ainar had fallen from a three-story's building. Everyone was shocked when they saw Ainar casually catching him and putting him down as if she just caught a flying shawl from the wind. Another time, while trying to rescue a stray cat from a tree in the school compound, Amoux had gotten distracted and fell. Not wanting to arouse anyone's suspicion since there were many kids on the playground, Amoux had allowed himself to fall. Unfortunately, one o
Chapter 44; You are being watched!“What did you find out?” Steven, a lean but sturdy young man in his late forties, asked Joe, his short and robust partner, who had just stepped out of the administrative building of the City's secretariat. Steve was sitting behind the wheel of a black van eating fries when Joe joined him with an absent look on his face. They had received the order to bring in a young werewolf who was hiding away in some remote village and before setting out, they had visited the city's secretariat to see if they could find some files related to the werewolf. “It's a family of four. A set of twins and their parents. There should be four wolves unless the boy was adopted.” Joe snorted, displeased about something but not saying more. “Fat chance.” Steve chuckled. “That means we have to pick up extra muscles.” He pointed out. “With Amie, we should manage just fine, don't you think?” Joe asked, giving Steven a deep look.Steven paused, his hand that was taking some f
Chapter 45: The Tragedy of Lockwood!“Who broke the rules?” KuLaa stared at the family of four standing before her and asked. The room was cold to the point where even Ryan and Megan were having a hard time standing still. Amoux and Ainar on the other hand were shivering uncontrollably. As a mother devoted to her kids, Megan couldn't take it anymore. She stepped in Front of the two kids who were huddled together trying to keep each other warm. “KuLaa, please!” Megan begged with shattering teeth. KuLaa glared at her and Megan felt her heart freezing over. Instantly realizing what KuLaa was about to do, Ryan instantly stepped in front of his wife. “No, KuLaa, don't hypnotize my wife. I don't know if anyone broke any rules, but since I am the head of this family, and have received your unreserved kindness and yet allowed this to happen, then please, punish me. Punish me in whatever way you want, but leave my wife and kids alone.” Ryan looked intently into KuLaa's cold, serpentine eyes
Chapter 75: Ascension!Gradually, the two tubes opened up and started moving towards each other. They then joined together to form a cage. KuLaa and Fie looked at each other. In Fie's eyes, she could see hatred and hunger. They mirrored her own feelings and thoughts. This was when she realized the reason why they were left in that yellow water for so long. Their magical energy was sapped away by that water. KuLaa felt very weak.The only way to devour another was to drain their blood and eat their heart. How was she going to do that when she was this weak?"You!" Fie softly called out with a weak and raspy voice. It felt like pain. Unbothered, KuLaa turned to the several elders watching from outside. They had promised to let her devour the girl but now they want her to fight?Understanding the look, Bella's father stepped forward and said, "She is too weak. Just kill her."KuLaa nodded and approached Fie' She expected Fie to retreat or even attack but the girl just stood there,
Chapter 74; A gift for my brother!Just a few hours before dawn, Megan was still by her bedside. She had waited all day and night for the kids to wake up but they were still in deep sleep. Suddenly, there was a loud explosion and the ground started shaking. Shocked, Megan stood up and looked out through the window. The whole island was shaking and water was invading it. In the past, no matter how high the tide was, the water surrounding KuLaa island would always land on the invisible seal as if it was landing on air, before going back into the sea. Water has never invaded KuLaa island before. The seal has been broken. What sort of storm is this? Megan wondered. She looked at her kids who were still sleeping and was confused for a moment. What should I do? Just then, the door opened and Bella stepped inside. "Megan, we need to leave now," Bella screamed in panic." What is going on?" Megan asked. "I don't know. The Seal got broken. I think it's because Alice wasn't guarding i
Chapter 73: A Stranger In a Black CloakKurt finally calmed down and KuLaa removed the net from him. She held him in her hands and quietly made him go to sleep as the Baril police arrived and encircled her. The leading commander wanted to approach her but Jum stopped him."Stand down. I will handle this.""Yes, sir." The commander went back and Jum stood there, watching KuLaa as she took care of Kurt. Lao and Peruh walked over to him. "What's going on?" Peruh asked with a puzzled look. "Don't you think it's beautiful, yet pitiful? Look at what love reduced such a powerful witch to." Jum chuckled."Kurt is no easy fry either. And even more dangerous than you in his berserk mode. That was why I activated the net. I couldn't handle him alone." Lao pointed out. There was respect in his voice which annoyed Jum."Are you saying his berserk is more powerful than mine?" "Yes. We wouldn't have been able to handle them on our own if they had joined forces from the beginning."Peruh didn'
Chapter 72; Chaos on the street of Baril. It reached right into her soul, caressing it and trying to make her relax. Instantly realizing that she was being coaxed, KuLaa repelled the spell and glared at Jum."What do you think you are doing?" She groaned. "Not bad." Jum smiled and walked into the room proper. "My name is Jum and these are my friends, Lao and Peruh. We are from the house of Zote."KuLaa looked them over and her eyes blazed. She has not seen such arrogance in a long time. "I have never had dealings with anyone from the house of Zote. Why did you target my family?""You are wrong, Lord KuLaa of the house of Viedanise!" Jum smiled at her but KuLaa had already sensed the uncertainty in his tone.So he isn't sure of my identity. "What is the house of Viedanise?" She feigned confusion. Jum gave her a look over and his ever-present smile widened. Was he wrong? She didn't know?"The House of Viedanise is one of the five magical families of Eplica. And you, Lord KuLaa,
Chapter 71; Nobody Says 'No' to Jum!Once KuLaa left the room, Kurt brought out his phone. Since lines could only connect when they were in the same realm, finding out if his father was involved was very simple. Kurt turned on the phone and torrents of messages started dropping. And all of them were from his father. The only reason this would happen was because his father was also in Baril, just as KuLaa suspected. Why? Kurt's eyes darkened. Mulan hardly left Silver Crest in the past 50 years. Why now? Could KuLaa's suspicions be right? If Mulan was really in cohort with the house of Zote, then does that mean he was also just a lab rat for their experiments? He remembered all the failed experiments Adolph carried out on him. From trying to hitch magic into his bones, to having his beating heart separated from his body and kept in refined heartbloods gotten from other witches and wizards. He has lost count of how many times one organ or the other was removed or had half of a forei
Chapter 70; Walking into a Trap?Just like KuLaa expected, two days after her arrival, four dead bodies were found just a few blocks away from a brothel within the black market area of Baril. They were the members of the missing cell. When they were brought in for KuLaa's inspection, it was as if they were just sleeping and not dead. The moment she saw them, she knew this was the work of a powerful magician. The person had subjected them to vicious torture but the only telling tale was their darkened underfoot. They were so black and hard that a butcher's knife wouldn't be able to cut through without some effort. There was nothing on their bodies but when KuLaa checked their brains, she found three of them liquified while there was a message left in the skull of the cell leader. Whoever took Oliver wanted Ryan in exchange for him. "Hahahahahahahaha haha!" KuLaa's laughter vibrated through the underground lair. It was terrifying, yet inspiring. Every member of her crew silently
Chapter 69: Taken!The front door was left open and the sitting room was left in ruins. There were claw marks on the walls and some had even torn into some of the furniture. As the two boys looked around, their supernatural eyes surged out and they started sniffing the air. "Two wolves and a vampire." Grunted Saint. "Call Elder Mac!" Roy brought out his phone and started dialing Elder Mac's number but nobody picked up. "Blood!" Roy horrid over to a spot behind one of the chairs. There, he found a small red patch of blood on the ground. He touched it and smelled it. "It's Dad's!" His body grew cold and his eyes turned red with rage. "They hurt him." Saint hugged himself as he stared at the red spot of blood on Roy's fingers in horror. The image of Alaric getting torn to pieces flashed across his mind. His body trembled and he whimpered. When Roy looked up and saw Saint's state, he quickly pulled himself together and hurried over to comfort him. "Saint, he will be fine. You have
Chapter 68: Godly Treasure."So despicable," Ryan mumbled. "What is an immortal?" KuLaa asked. She already had an idea but preferred to get more explanation from Madam Su. She believed that Madam Su knew more than the texts she had read. In fact, most of what she had read and what Madam Su was saying were conflicting. "Immortal is a level of cultivation. Humans cultivate to become immortals and Immortals cultivate to become gods. Both immortals and Gods can't die of natural causes. Someone stronger than them is the only thing that can kill them."KuLaa nodded. "Because of the poison fed to everyone in this world by the house of Zote for hundreds of years, the genetics of the people have changed and the generations that followed kept getting weaker and weaker. It is only a matter of time before the creatures of this world die out or get refined by the Zotes unless someone stops them. Your father was the closest to a pure bloodline since the poisoning of the continent. When you wer
Chapter 67; The Origin of Eplica"So we are just a mutation of the two species," Ryan mumbled. "That's right." Madam Su nodded, then continued."Back then, magical beasts were the rulers of the world because when they were cultivated to a certain level, they would gain the ability to transform into a human form. Back then, among magical beasts, it was taboo to marry a human since they were considered to be lesser beings. The magical beasts didn't want their bloodline to be tainted. That was until the Moon Mother and our ancestor met and fell in love." Madam Su continued. "When the monarchs of the magical beasts found out that our ancestors were breeding Turakies in secret, the magical beasts decided to wipe us out. Fortunately, we were not alone in this. When our forefathers discovered the danger, they contacted the shapeshifters from other magical beast families such as dragons, snakes, tigers, and so on. They all joined hands together to beat the magic beasts back. That was w