Torture Third Person’s POV The sky is bright blue and the clouds are playfully scattered like tufts of solid smoke bumping and melding into each other. The soft breeze passing through the opened window of the carriage gently caressed Asha’s face as she leaned on the carriage’s wall with dazed expression while looking at the passing sceneries. The wide filed of green grass and the towering walls of rocks and boulders with the intermittent appearance of a wild beast entered her eyes as she relished in the calmness and peace of this moment. “Why are you looking out in a daze? Did you see something interesting?” Samel’s magnetic and low voice punctured the bubble of silence that surrounded Asha’s figure. She blinked her eyes with surprise in them before coming back to her senses. Asha felt helpless at herself. She has been blanking out and staring into space once she is alone, and it is not due to anything else but the solemn silence that brings a different king of peace that allows he
Torture IIThird Person’s POVThe morning sun is blisteringly hot above the clouds, but it could not warm down the freezing coldness of the north king mountain. The sounds of horse hooves trampling down the thick carpet of snow rang incessantly in the surroundings, and the completely white and vast space of the mountain passed swiftly in their eyes as Samel’s group approached the twin valleys. And different from the whiteness of everything around the north king mountain, the entrance of the twin valleys and its entire territory is filled with lush green leaves as if spring is just around the corner. The change of temperature from a freezing point to the warmth bubbling with spring is always a wonder, and Asha could not help but fall in love with the uniqueness of the twin valleys that could not be seen in any other corner of Selestine. Such a beautiful piece of land covered tightly at the center of the north king mountain is really a great place to build a city, and she commends t
Torture IIIThird Person’s POVThe next morning, with the red blood land and gurgling hot air accompanied by the burning sun, the red plateau is a place of dryness and sparse green trees. There are few rivers, and most of them are on the shallow level due to the seemingly draught-like days, and most of the wild beasts lives underground at day before hunting in the night to escape from the heat that is growing day by day with the approach of summer. Hot steam could be seen spurting out of the few hollowed holes around the barren red land, and no living thing dared to get close to such a place that is similar to a volcano erupting once in four hours in a single day.A carriage protected by a dozen death soldiers on horseback entered the red plateau in a covert manner as they took the longer and rough road to go to the Moon view temple from the direction of the Artemia Kingdom. The personal aide that was instructed by King Regor is currently sitting inside the only carriage while sipp
Torture IVThird Person’s POVAsha looked down at Samel’s sleeping figure with a small smile at the corner of her lips. She caressed the dark blue bags hidden under his closed eyes with distress. After reminding her of the current state of the city lord manor and the words that she might hear from the servants, Samel hugged her softly as they leaned on the headboard of her bed. They stayed like that for a couple of minutes until she felt that something was wrong. Samel’s breathing was light and steady, and the calm breath that exuded from him caused made Asha turn to look at his side. Asha’s face softened at seeing that Samel fell asleep while hugging her. Seeing his usually indifferent face in the outside look so soft and calm in his sleep, Asha only feels her affection growing deep from the traces of her soul. What was it like to have a mate? Asha has seen her loving mother and father taking into account of each other’s feelings and responsibilities with smiles on their faces, b
Torture VThird Person’s POVThe first floor of the city lord manor is vast, and the hallways are like a small version of a garden maze with all the twists and turns that might make anyone who is not familiar with the place dizzy and lost. Butler Sam was ordered by their young lord to accompany the distinguished general from the Fressia Kingdom to the underground dungeon of the manor. He thought of the newly added captives in the execution dungeon that has been barely used in the past. Those individuals must have been insidious werewolves for their young lord to let Captain Ross lead them to that dungeon. The underground dungeon is barely used because there are few werewolves who would commit a heinous crime in the city of rogues that deserves such a treatment to be prisoned inside it. So, even Butler Sam felt curious at the crimes that those over fifteen individuals committed. Butler Sam regained his senses from his thoughts after turning to a desolate hallway that leads to a d
Pain Third Person’s POVThe searing pain that came from the blade of the dagger piercing and running upwards through her arm made Princess Regina scream in pain. But, only whimpers followed as Princess Regina tried to tamp down her voice as she did not want to further humiliate herself in front of the strange man that seems to have some kind of deep hatred for her. The dagger suddenly left her arm, and Princess Regina exhaled a breath of cold air as dots of sweat slid down her temples from the pain that she had never felt once while growing up. “Who are you? Why are you doing this to me?”Princess Regina’s questions fell inside the narrow prison cell, but apart from her loud inhalation of breath and the jingling of the metal chains that are binding her limbs, no sound came from the unknown man in front of her. It is as if she is not worth his words, and Princess Regina once again felt her heart being filled to the brim with madness. But her emotional changes did not even manage to
Pain IIThird Person’s POVAt the same day of Princess Regina suffering in the hands of General Markus, the personal advisor of King Regor, Tren successfully devised a plan to infiltrate the Moon view temple with the use of the death soldiers as his chess pieces. No one will care about the life and death of a death soldier, and it is even more so for Tren who has long thrown his conscience since he had the ability to think for himself. So his plan is to completely use half of the death soldiers in his hand to make some explosion happen in the Moon view temple. Explosives are banned to the normal citizens, but those from the royal family and the army could use it as they please. Tren was delighted that he has the foresight to bring a lot of materials before setting off, and he managed to pack two bundles of explosives which is just enough for what he wants to do. And although it is not his style to make some noise in dealing with his missions, the time is tight and the king is alre
Pain IIIThird Person’s POVThe moment the death soldiers opened their robes and revealed the explosives hidden underneath, Lore Light felt his heart shake in panic. The Moon view temple does not fear a war in their lands, but it is different if the temple is being targeted. The Moon view temple is the land standing temple of the land of Selestine, and it is the duty of the Light clan to make sure that it stays that way. So even the irritable and arrogant elders of the Light clan instantly turned quiet and hesitant at seeing the six individuals strapped with explosives. “Who sent you here? The Moon view temple is a sacred place for all of the werewolves of Selestine. How dare you try to tarnish it?”After a few seconds of hesitation, the calm and soft voice of the former temple caretaker rang in the air, totally different from the loud and arrogant voice that he used earlier. It is no joke for him to watch the temple being threatened like this, and even if he is not the current car
FutureThird Person’s POVIn the three days that they were cut off from the outside world, Asha and Samel completed the marking, and their bodies would exude each other’s scents from the physical and astral form. The memories of the past three days burned Asha’s cheeks, and she could not help but to bury her face on the soft bedding of the bed while savoring the sweetness and passion that she shared with Samel. Her movements caused the white quilt on her body to tilt to the side, and vague cherry marks could be seen on her fair white skin. There are a few on the side of her neck and down on her delicately carved collarbone. Asha came out of her shyness as she sat up to get out of the bed, but her eyes fell on the red marks on her body, and redness tinged her whole face to her earlobes. She just woke up and realized that Samel was not on the bed.She could feel his presence through her soul, and guessed his position in the villa while taking out a towel and bathrobe to the man-mad
New BeginningThird Person’s POVThe atmosphere in the garden of the city lord manor is in full swing. After the ritual of the mate ceremony and the vows of the two fated mates, the main dish was served by the servants of the manor, and the guests were instantly conquered by the tantalizing smell of the seared steak meat that was placed on their tables. The music once again sounded in the surroundings, and the two protagonists of the night walked down the platform and into the central pavilion where their friends and families are staying.Their arrival near the pavilions instantly caught the attention of the guests, and the veil that was on Asha’s face before is now gone which caused most of the guests to pause on their movements while looking incredulously at the enchanting and mesmerizing face of the young lady that appeared beside their city lord as his fated mate. How could there be such a beautiful person in this world? The young ladies that are still stunned silly felt a lot
FatedThird Person’s POVThe sound of the flute followed the steps of the two protagonists of the night. Every step the two takes, the wolf lanterns on the side of their archways lit up like it is leading the way for them, and the moment the two of them arrived at the crescent platform, bursts of silver lights could be seen exploding up in the dark blue sky as drum beats sounded which heightened the excitement of the crowd of guests.Samel stepped forward and stood still at the other end of the crescent platform, and Asha did the same while their eyes stayed staring at each other from the distance. The fireworks in the sky continued to go off one after another, and the silver lights that exploded resembled the fall of a rain that sprinkled down gently on the entire garden of the city lord manor. The flute and the drum joined to create a mesmerizing melody that only sounds pleasant to the ears. Everything is so magical and magnificent that the young ladies that were invited to the
Vows Third Person’s POV.The reunion of the brother and sister fell into the eyes of Samel and the others. Samel glanced at the soldiers of the rebel army to help the other survivors of the Blood Wolves clan inside the manor. And he did not wait for Raval to report about the affairs that happened in the headquarters of the rebel army, because he is already striding towards Asha and Arkon’s direction. He stopped a few steps behind Asha and waited for the brother and sister to let go of each other.Asha has long felt the presence of her mate approaching from behind, and after letting her emotions calm down through the warmth that is coming from the embrace of her eldest brother, she gently let go and took a step backwards while smiling brightly at Arkon. And under the surprised eyes of her eldest brother, Asha turned to the side and pulled Samel’s right hand to let him stand next to her. “Eldest brother, this is Samel, my fated mate.”All the words that she wants to say to her elde
Mate CeremonyThird Person’s POVElish’s cries echoed in the still courtyard, and the two personal subordinates of crown prince Rogeus could only cower in the corner while looking at their master with worried looks. Even though they do not know what is happening, from the words of the young lady, their crown prince’s mate seems to be accusing him of murdering someone who is close to her. They have been following crown prince Rogeus since they were adolescents, and they are aware of the things he did to get the appreciation of the King. In the past, it might be about letting the wealth of the royal palace prosper, but this year, the king ordered their crown prince a lot of things that they could not pry into. Killing someone would not be impossible, and judging by the frozen figure of their crown prince, then the young lady’s accusations must be the truth.The two personal subordinates felt their heads aching as their worries for their crown prince skyrocketed. If their conjecture
Truth IIIThird Person’s POVIt took Elish over two hours to stand up from the floor of her room. The sudden movement of her limbs caused the stiff muscles to creak with numbness as she swayed to the side and fell down without an ounce of strength. The force from falling on the wooden floor did not even arouse any expression on her face, and the pain seems to be negligible in contrast to the pain that is swarming in her chest.The content of the letter keeps on resounding in her mind without a pause, and the hatred and grief intermingled with no outlet for her to vent on. Although she knew that it is the work of the crown prince of the Artemia Kingdom, the advice of her uncle seems to have formed a chain on her ankles to stop her from moving past the moral bottom line that was taught to them in the village.Elish knows that her family and the rest of the clan members would not be able to rest in piece if they know that she stained her soul and hands with blood. The Jade clan has a
Truth IIThird Person’s POVA horrendous scream echoed across the trail of the underground mine, and the sound did not diminish until a minute of struggle. The ice worms in the prison cell that suddenly swarmed to King Regor did not waste any time to wriggle their chubby bodies to the only source of warmth in the room. With the ice glass and the metal wall confining them, they could only sense King Regor’s presence and not the presence of the four individuals that are watching through the ice glass door.It is the reason why the soldiers would not care much about the existence of the ice worm prison cells, because aside from sleeping all year round, the ice worms could only stay in the underground and could not touch any heat that comes from the sun or a fire. They desire for a source of warmth, but their bodies would whither the moment they felt the heat coming from any kinds of fire.This is the reason why the ice worms could only look for the warmth of the human body, and burro
TruthThird Person’s POVPriestess Eva and General Markus headed to the back kitchen of the resting area where there is already a wafting fragrance of fresh milk, breads and eggs. The two were greeted by the military chef that accompanied their group to take care of their meals with a wide smile. “Good morning Priestess and General, the breakfast is ready, please enjoy your meal.”Priestess Eva smiled and nodded at the other party before helping General Markus by carrying the small tray of two bottles of warm milk that is left after he took away the two bigger trays that holds both of their breakfast. They settled in a table near the back kitchen before digging in on the filling meal.After they finished their breakfast and took an hour to wash themselves and change into clean and tidy robes, Priestess Eva did not hesitate to take General Markus to King Regor’s current prison cell. It took them ten minutes to arrive outside the locked door, and the soldiers guarding outside salute
Demise IIIThird Person’s POVThe capital city of the Artemia Kingdom is filled with liveliness due to the arrival of the envoys from the different forces across the land of Selestine. The hospitality of the royal palace is top notch, and no complaints could be heard from the guests, but most of them merely acted perfunctorily at the welcome banquet while screening for the answers that they need about the disappearance of King Regor. The prince from the Black Kingdom used a lot of gold to buy some information from the servants of the royal palace, and he sent a letter back to his royal father with satisfaction. Most of the servants in the royal palace has experienced the night of the attack when King Regor was taken, and a few of them could not endure the temptation of the huge amount of wealth that the prince of the Black Kingdom is giving in exchange for a couple of words from their mouths.The Mist and Cole clan leader did not care about the small movements of the guests, and