Discovered Third Person’s POVTren moved swiftly in the hallway, and he unlocked one of the three doors and entered it while listening to any sound that will come from the mouth of the hallway. It has not been thirty minutes yet, but he can’t be too careless since it would be even more troublesome if he was captured. Although he has some means to escape, Tren does not want exert too much effort if he could complete it silently. His thoughts were on the right track, but he did not know that he has long been discovered by someone.Lore Light retrieved his sight back and left the corner where he was hiding in. He was just out for a late night walk when he saw the figure of a girl that instantly rushed to one of the three guarded hallways of the temple when the patrolling guards were in the middle of changing shifts. As the caretaker of the Moon view temple, he deals with a large amount of work everyday, but he commits himself to know each and every servant and student that are living
Discovered IIThird Person’s POVThe entire Artemia Kingdom was heated up as soon as the news spreads over from the capital city. The citizens were shocked by the horrifying order given by King Regor, and most were unbelievable that there will be an execution in their kingdom that has been peaceful for decades. The royal family of the Artemia Kingdom were truly good in the past, and no executions occurred even with many of the lawless criminals that were caught. The sudden news that is about the execution of some of the werewolves that took part in the skirmishes that was started to complain against the crown is really shocking.The citizens of the Artemia Kingdom has been used to being vocal with their needs, dissatisfaction and worries through the past of being accommodated by the Royal Ark clan, and the sudden shift of the royal family’s behavior caught them off guard. They would have never thought that such a big thing would happen due to mere skirmishes, and no one was even ki
Discovered IIIThird Person’s POVTren was just going out to get some fresh air after cleaning his appointed place for the entire morning when he caught sight of the conspicuous and familiar robe worn by that person. The young caretaker of the Moon view temple that he saw that night when the death soldiers initiated the explosion in front of the temple’s students and servants. That person was spinning busily to tend to the wounded, and was stopped by the elders of the Moon view temple due to exhaustion which is detrimental to a healer.Tren especially remembered the exceptionally good-looking face of that person, and the grand robes that he is wearing. He did not hesitate to follow Lore Light and they slowly approached the back of the temple which is the rocky back mountain of where the Moon view temple is located. Tren followed a few meters behind and was about to shorten their distance when Lore Light disappeared right in front of his eyes. It is as if that person was swallowed u
DefianceThird Person’s POVBlood splattered across the air and fell down pattering on the marbled floor of the platform. The rusty and fishy smell instantly spread and stimulated the shocked crowd. The clan and family members of the one that was beheaded lost their sanity as they all changed into their wolf forms before rushing to the wall of city and royal guards around the platform with reddened pupils. Their sudden actions caused a commotion on the square, and the guards instantly drew out their weapons to parry the incoming sharp claws and fangs of the attackers. The crisp clanging sound of the metal and claws colliding painfully rang in the ears of the crowd.The howls of grief and hatred resounded in the central square, and the crowd pushed to the side, and created a space to escape the outburst of the werewolves that are still trying to pass the city and royal guards while madly rushing to them with an intent to kill. Seeing one of their family member being beheaded in
Defiance IIThird Person’s POV.The meeting room fell silent at Priestess Eva’s words. The foundation of the Artemia Kingdom was built tens of thousands of years ago, and any record of history at that time must have been lost or eroded by the passage of time. But Priestess Eva’s words allowed them to catch the gleam of splendor at how mysterious and vast the knowledge stored by the Blood Wolves clan is. It is the culmination of the past, and they perfectly managed to protect it to the present.Asha felt gratified at seeing the amazed looks of the group. It only means that the awesome clan that she have always felt proud of could be appreciated by the individuals that are now her closest friends, comrades and family. Priestess Eva smiled in turn at the joy she felt from Asha’s aura. She also felt the same pride from the bottom of her soul when her clan was viewed by such admiring eyes. Who does not want their clan to be looked up to by the masses?The Blood Wolves clan has been hid
Defiance IIIThird Person’s POVKing Regor carefully touched the two treasures with a mad look in his eyes. He talked to them and grumbled about the audacity of the citizens of the Artemia Kingdom that dared to make trouble on his watch. He has been the sole king of the king for decades, and he has never been questioned with such dissatisfaction and complaints by the citizens. The mere thought of it makes him fume, and he decided to execute some of those troublemakers to make some example for the rest.Now that he had finished the show of power through the execution, King Regor’s mind circled around the tasks he sent out for Tren and his other trusted subordinate to do. Those two were sent to the south and north for the moon crystal and the frozen orchid. There is also his son, Rogeus in the city of rogues to find the red divine fruit, and with that, there are already five of the needed seven to complete the godhood pill of ascension. The last two treasures are the soul of a coup
Defiance IVThird Person’s POVWith the deepening of the night, in the Artemia Kingdom’s capital city, covered figures are moving in the dark in the clan territories of the Cole and Mist clans. The young werewolf warriors of each clans would use the dark of the night to sneak into the underground training fields of their own clans to practice their formations, and individual skills. Their clan leaders has already mentioned that their day to go against the Royal Ark clan will be imminent, and preparing their bodies and mental state is their focus while waiting for that said day.New steel weapons are being forged every day by some of their clan members that are hidden in the mountainous area near the capital city. These newly forged weapons are delivered every other day at dawn in an envoy disguised as a merchant that is selling the popular specialties of the other kingdoms. The patrol at dawn is looser than most of the day, and these two clans made use of that time to smuggle i
Defiance VThird Person’s POVThe morning of the third day since Samel and the others formed their plan to attack the palace of the Artemia Kingdom is cloudy with a chance of rain. Asha got up before dawn and put on her outer robe before going out of her resting tent. All of the soldiers of General Markus’ main troops are all up and ready in their neat full leather armor that will be more flexible to wear than the metal armor. They need to traverse the unknown state of terrain in the underground route, and it is better to wear a comfortable and flexible armor for them to react at any sudden change in their surroundings.Samel and General Markus are already instructing the soldiers at front while Jared, Soran and Captain Moris are standing on the side to listen. They are currently instructing the soldiers to take the needed precautions that they will take in any emergency that might crop up at the underground route. The soldiers will be divided into smaller groups, and there wil
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