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 46; Your enemies are mine too!“KuLaa ignored Amoux and turned to Alice. “Bring them in”“Yes, my liege.”Once Alice went out, the only sound that could be heard in the room was the sound of Megan and Ainar's sobs. After some minutes, KuLaa's face grimaced in annoyance. She couldn't stand Megan's tears again. “Megan!” KuLaa snapped. Megan winced at the sound of her name on KuLaa's lips but looked up with teary, dejected eyes. When she saw the disdain in KuLaa's eyes, she accepted it. Believing she deserved it. After all, KuLaa had done everything for them until now. She gave them a good life among good humans and wolves. But what did they do in return? They brought ruin and tragedy to the peace-loving people of Lockwood. The guilt she felt was heavy, and Megan wished someone would punish her. She was feeling guilty because Ryan had suggested that they look into how the amusement park handled the case. But because they had done exactly that for many years and nothing had happ
Chapter 47; The Vampire RealmThe arrival of KuLaa's crew to the Vampires' realm was marked with some fanfare because of her prestige. After she became a Supreme True Blood and took her revenge, she didn't just devour her immediate enemies, she enslaved both her family and the family of the man her dead mother refused to marry. Since then, she took over the estates of both families. While the fanfare was going on, she hid Ryan and his family on an island and gradually introduced them to the vampire realm. Anytime they went out, Megan was always in disguise, wearing the same totem that Alice used in hiding her presence from Megan's family, back in Lockwood. Two years after they got to the vampire realm, the twins were well-adjusted and living a free and more adventurous life, as vampires are lazy creatures. They even moved from KuLaa's private island into her villa on the mainland and joined the school there. Over the past decades, after the war, instead of kidnapping humans and en
Chapter 48; Saint's betrayal.KuLaa turned to Scott, who was as still as a lake of water. “Why did Adolph give you a tattoo?” She asked. “To find my sister.”KuLaa nodded as her eyes darted at Megan. Megan trembled at this revelation. Her eyes got clouded with killing intent. “Why did you betray your family?” KuLaa continued to ask. “To get my freedom.”KuLaa snorted at this reply and then released Scott from her hypnotic spell. The moment he was released, Scott stumbled backward, trying to get as far away from KuLaa as possible. He was scared shitless. Just now, he felt his will locked up in his body. No matter how much he fought it, he couldn't stop himself from obeying every command KuLaa gave. Now that everyone knew his secrets, he also didn't know how to look this family in the face. “But why?” Oliver's sad voice reached Scott. Surprisingly, that question instantly flared up in his anger. “But why not?” Scott got on his feet and snapped back at his father. Oliver was shoc
Chapter 49; Claws out!Megan literally flogged Scott up and down, all over the cave, until he lost consciousness. When KuLaa saw that Scott's heartbeat was fading, she lifted her hands and restrained Megan. “That's enough.” Megan snorted but dropped Scott. She wordlessly went to stand beside her husband and snarled at KuLaa. “I am not leaving.” She said resolutely. KuLaa looked to Ryan for help, but she could see that he also wanted Megan to leave, but didn't have the courage to say so. Even though Megan was just a Luna and the weakest in her family, no wolf should be her match in Eplica. If what Scott said was true, then Kurt, the Supreme Alpha, should be the only wolf that can fight her on the same level. The only problem here was Adolph. KuLaa knew Adolph from way back. Even her witchcraft was horned by him. If not for him guiding her, she would probably not have become as powerful a witch as she was today. That was why she was wary. If it was just Kurt and his Betas, Megan alone
Chapter 50; Reunion “Screeeeeeech!!!” Just when Alice wanted to signal that they should surround Adolph, they all head KuLaa scream in pain. All the vampires turned towards the scream with ugly faces. “You should worry about yourselves first. Your leader can take care of herself.” Adolph mocked as he stepped forward. He then raised his right hand up and waved it forward. “Go?” He said with a low voice, but everyone heard him. Immediately, all the werewolves behind him instantly transformed and howled before they pounced forward, completely ignoring Alice and her group. Their targets were the True Bloods behind them. “Go?” Alice also ordered, and all the vampires behind her released their claws and canines. Their eyes turned serpentine as they clashed with the werewolves. With the first clash alone, the battlefield was upturned, but nobody cared. It was an all out contest of strength and tact. Away from the fight between the followers of Alice and Adolph, the others surrounded Ad
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