Chapter 13 : Grandfather AlaricIgnoring Oliver's outburst, Lucas turned around and started walking out of the room. “10 am tomorrow. Don't keep me waiting.” He threw over his shoulders. Oliver snorted, but he was helpless. I am very useless, he mused.Once The unwanted visitors were gone, Oliver turned to his daughter with the softest, gentle gaze. “Megan, don't worry. I believe you, and I know Lucas believes you too. Tomorrow, we will get justice.” He said with conviction in his voice. “At the least, he will give you permission to move to the human realm." He nodded with assurance. Megan, who was now as good as new, couldn't understand her father. The pack has rules. And one of them is against forced marking and internal killing. Even though the boys failed, Elvira should still be punished. But her father was saying that she would have to be the one to leave. Yes, she wanted to leave too but …“What's going to happen to Elvira, Dad?” Megan asked with a worried look. Oliver knew
Chapter 14: The Supreme Alphas Eons ago, Eplica had numerous Supreme Alphas. Then war broke out between the three creatures on the continent; the humans, the vampires, and the werewolves. No, thanks to Humans' terrifying technology, the vampires, and the werewolves surprisingly suffered terrible losses. But one suffered more than the other. The wolves suffered more because, at a point, thanks to their Supreme Alphas, the wolves were winning on both sides. So, the vampires and the humans formed an alliance. Their main plot was to wipe out all the Supreme Alphas of the wolf clans. Before the wolves knew what was happening, it was almost too late. At the end of the war, just a handful of Supreme Alphas were remaining and too many True Alphas had died. After the war of the realms, civil war broke out on Blue Moon. The surviving Supreme Alphas wanted to seize the territories of the dead ones, and the packs that lost their Supreme Alphas wanted to cultivate new ones. Supreme Alphas are
Chapter 15: The forest is dangerous!“Is my phone with you, Dad?” Megan asked after her brothers left.“No. When was the last time you used it?”“I had it at the market.” She replied.Megan had discovered that she couldn't find her phone. If not, she would have called Ryan. “Can I use yours to call it?” She asked.“Don't worry about it. Tomorrow, I will get you another phone. Now try to sleep. It's almost morning.” Oliver said, as he was reminded once again, that she had gone through a lot. “Do you want me to stay with you?” He asked.“No, Dad, I am fine. You should go rest too.” She managed a smile just to reassure him.And get him out of her room.Megan had things to do.After hearing the story about her ancestors and the crime her father had committed, Megan knew that if she wanted to survive and have an
Chapter 16 : Getting MarriedRyan and Alaric were shocked at Megan's outburst. None of them expected it. They didn't even know she had it in her. She was always milk and non-confrontational. Ryan quickly grabbed Megan and placed her by his side as if he wanted to protect her from Alaric. Seeing this, Alaric chuckled softly. This would be the second time he witnessed Megan going off on someone. He was eavesdropping at her door the previous night and saw how she nearly pounced on Elvira's father when the man called her a liar. If anyone told him that he would be her next victim, Alaric would have rolled his eyes at them. He didn't see it coming at all. But instead of feeling insulted, he was actually thrilled and relieved. Aaah, she will be fine.Alaric heaved, brought a rolled up leather scroll from his pocket and turned to Ryan. “Kid!” He called, making Ryan, who was focused on Megan and trying to calm her down, — turn to him “Uncle, she doesn't mean it. Please don't be offended.”
Chapter 17: Jake's dilemmaAs Ryan and Megan turned their backs on Alaric and commenced on their journey, a sense of loss grabbed Megan. She couldn't stop crying as the picture of her father kept flashing through her brain. Suspecting why she was crying, Ryan could do nothing to help her except hold her hand. Alone, he needed four hours to get to the forest from the cave. With Megan, he would need more time. Ryan wanted to start running but decided to let Megan calm down a little because he knew she needed to get this heavy feeling off her chest. So, he held her hand and they walked towards their future. Just as they were going to make a corner in the tunnel since it wasn't a straight line, Ryan heard Alaric's voice in his head. “Kid, mark her the first chance you get. Do it tonight if possible. Else, it would be easy to find you guys.” Alaric, who had followed silently behind them, transmitted to Ryan, shocking him into stopping for a bit. “I have already prepared her heart for yo
Chapter 18; I found a letter! I shouldn't have come here. I should have gone to her house.Jake started talking to himself as he stood up and exited Lucas' office.“Jake, wait! Where are you going?” Lucas called out to him, but instead of getting a response, he heard the cracking of bone. “Shit, Ruby, stop that?” He yelled as he also dashed out of his office with the others. By the time they got outside, all they saw was Jake's shirt and shoes, now in shreds. Jake had already transformed and was headed for the market. Lucas was furious. He blamed himself for not listening to the Shaman's warning. The Shaman had told him to lock Jake up for at least a week until the effect of the forceful connection he made the previous night wears off. But because Lucas and Jake had never experienced or heard of anyone experiencing such madness before, they didn't take the Shaman's warning to heart. Lucas dashed back into his office, grabbed his car key and dashed out again. He then hurried into
Chapter 19; The Conspiracy. “Oliver bent his head in remorse and shame when it dawned on him that his daughter had truly done what he didn't have the gut to do despite his strength. “If she stays here with us, it will be to what end? Lucas will never let her leave this pack. Didn't you see the way Jake was behaving? Does he look like a wolf who doesn't want his mate? If they should find Megan, they will bring her back and make her Jake's concubine. Is that the life you want for her?” Alaric rained questions Oliver couldn't answer. Oliver realized that, truly, he wasn't using his head. He was letting his emotions lead him around by the nose since last night. Oliver realized that he wasn't worried about Megan running away. What he feared was not being able to protect her. Oliver heaved then nodded. "I understand now. But it is dangerous. What if something happens to her?” Oliver struggled with the truth. “She is not as weak as you think.” Alaric rolled his eyes. “And she is not al
Chapter 20: The Cave.Since they left the cave, Ryan had not been able to get over Alaric's taunting. His wolf was restless, anxious to claim his new mate before someone came to take her away. When it was time to sleep, Ryan's wolf wanted to play, but Ryan refused it, insisting that they should sleep. Unfortunately for him, Megan wasn't helping matters. He had thought she was unaware of her weird body movement until he felt her body shake due to a soft giggling. Realizing that this girl was intentionally tormenting him, Ryan nearly lost his self-restraint as he decided to stop moving, thinking that she would stop her games and shy away. Before he could get any type of response from Megan, a deep throated roar surged from the deepest part of the forest and disrupted the peace of the night. “A bear?!” Ryan muttered in shock as he and Megan hurriedly stood up. All the animals that existed in the human realm also existed in other realms too. Ryan quickly turned to Megan and looked into
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