Declaration IIThird Person’s POV“Eva what’s wrong?” General Markus instantly panicked at suddenly seeing Priestess Eva clutching her head with both hands. The painful expression on her face and the anguish gleaming in her dark pupils fiercely struck General Markus’ heart as he hurriedly approached next to Priestess Eva to hold her shoulders that are trembling along with her entire body. His initial joy dissipated at seeing the pain that his mate is feeling. He only thought of wanting to bear the pain for himself so that his mate would not suffer like this.Priestess Eva heard the mellow and deep voice, and the concern in it confused her even more. The memories of that night replayed in her mind like an unstoppable nightmare, and the unforgettable pain of her own heart being gouge out by King Regor made her entire body tremble from anger and pain. She hugged her head hard and wished that the memories would disappear, but every thing that happened that night is as clear as day, and
Declaration IIIThird Person’s POVWith the declaration of King Regor that reached the ears of almost all of the werewolves in Selestine, a turmoil started as some independent city force felt the arrogance of the Artemia Kingdom. Aside from the four kingdoms, and the well-known city of rogues, there are also a lot of independent cities that were built by some powerful werewolf clans tens or hundreds of years ago. There are also some small hidden werewolf clans living in the mountains and the wilds like the Jade clan where Elish cane from.These small werewolf clans in the mountains and the wild are too far for the kingdom’s to conquer, and the independent cities are also built in some tricky terrains that is impossible to be swept by the kingdoms that desired to conquer them and add them to the land of their territory. The werewolves living in those independent cities are usually made up of a single clan up to three werewolf clans cooperating in harmony. And most of them hates the
PreparationsThird Person’s POVThe captain of the main troops of General Markus’ war army nodded in understanding at Jared’s words. As one of the captains under General Markus, he understands his position best and Jared’s words is the representation of what their general wants to convey, so there are no sense of resistance whatsoever at being ordered by someone younger than him. “Don’t worry; I will inform the soldiers immediately.” Jared nodded at the captain’s words before going back to his tent. He had been gone for a few days and he is worried about the condition of General Markus and about the state of the general’s mate. Jared felt amused at himself for feeling like an old mother worrying about his son and daughter-in-law. General Markus would probably skin him alive if he knows what he is thinking.Different from Jared’s worries, General Markus and Priestess Eva are actually interacting comfortably with each other. General Markus instantly felt softened at hearing Prieste
Preparations IIThird Person’s POVCrown Prince Rogeus and Elish arrived at the inner territory of Rebelliad at sunrise. Elish wanted to stop at her courtyard on the outer territory at first, but Crown Prince Rogeus did not want to separate from her after the days of being next to each other while hunting and playing in the wild forest filled with snow. The two settled into an inn near the central square to rest because Crown Prince Rogeus felt that his privacy with Elish has already been known by Crow, and it is troublesome to let his two other personal subordinates to know about Elish.Elish did not question Crown Prince Rogeus about Crow’s identity, and although he felt relieved, he still could not help but be nervous about Elish questioning him. It lasted until they arrived at the city of rogues when he completely relaxed. He felt relaxed but also felt guilty for not telling Elish anything about himself. Such thoughts were merely fleeting because he is very much aware that his
Preparations IIIThird Person’s POVThe actions of the border soldiers of the Fressia Kingdom were fast and precise. They received Jared’s letter two hours after it was sent off, and they instantly formed a plan to capture the small envoy that is accompanied by death soldiers. An envoy traveling with death soldiers is not a good thing no matter where it is. They do not want such a suspicious group to enter their kingdom’s territory, and it would be better to stop any machinations from happening by capturing them in one swift move. The trusted subordinate of King Regor did not expect to be captured on the way to enter the Fressia Kingdom. The route they are taking isn’t supposed to be patrolled, so the sudden surge of soldiers from all around them made him think of it as an ambush. Their small envoy clearly traveled silently with extra precautions, so he could not believe that they would be captured so seamlessly like this.The captain of the border soldiers that took charge of th
PurposeThird Person’s POVThe dark prison cell fell silent at Princess Regina’s words. The group merely stared at her while waiting for the next words that will come out of her mouth. Asha and Priestess Eva paid attention to Princess Regina saying that the reason for the destruction of the Blood Wolves clan is just a simple thing. How can they accept the fact that their beloved clan was destroyed because of something simple? The eyes of the two along with Soran turned cold while staring straight at Princess Regina’s unrecognizable figure.Princess Regina felt the searing gazes that are directed at her body, and she could not help but to lift the corners of her mouth into a smirk. She did not believe the reason in the information given to her by her people in the palace in the first place, but the clues and evidences listed in it made her want to laugh at the misfortune that befall the Blood Wolves clan because of her royal father’s ambition. It was really amusing to think about, a
Purpose IIThird Person’s POVThe sky darkened with the setting of the sun, and Samel dealt with the matters of the city of rogues before going out of the city with Asha, General Markus, Priestess Eva, Jared and Soran in an inconspicuous carriage. They are headed out of the twin valleys to the abandoned mining cave where the soldiers of General Markus’ main troops are staying. It would best settle the soldiers if they saw their general, so Samel took the time to go with Asha to distract her mind that has been on the words of Princess Regina for most of the day. General Markus has the same thought after receiving Samel’s heads up that they will accompany him to the mining cave. His mate has been listless after they left the underground dungeon, and rather than worrying endlessly about her deepening thoughts, he felt that it is better to let her thoughts focus on other things. “It will take us three hours on carriage to arrive at the mining cave. It is a fairly desolate place, but
Purpose IIIThird Person’s POVThe night that Samel and the others took the time to visit the mining cave, Crow was also restless while spying at the city lord manor from the dark. He has been crouched down on a hidden roof that is diagonally across the territory of the city lord manor, and even the slightest movement of the coming and going carriages did not escape his eyes. But what thrilled him was the fact that he saw a carriage without any guards driving out of the gate of the manor, and he caught sight of a figure that resembles the young lord of Rebelliad from his information.Crow did not expect that he would get such a reward after crouching for a whole day to spy at the city lord manor. The one he feared the most in trying to infiltrate the manor is the young lord of Rebelliad known as a terrifying werewolf across the land. Who would not fear someone who could take on a couple of rogue forces that wants to take his position as the lord of the city? That internal strif
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