Secrets IIThird Person’s POVThe peak of the Blood Wolves’ only mountain stood tall and majestic as it oversees the corners of the blessed land. The red bricked temple sitting silently at this peak gives off a sentient atmosphere that most dared not to disturb. And seeing the temple that has always been her place to hang out since she was a kid aroused the memories in Asha’s mind. It is also the place where she woke up after falling into the darkness when she was killed by Princess Regina.Too many memories, both happy and sad intermingled in her mind, but Asha only smiled at seeing the temple in front of her. At least, now that she came back, her mentor who has always accompanied her in this temple was given another life. And in spite of the painful memories and the unforgettable deaths of her relatives and clansmen, Asha felt that hope for the Blood Wolves clan is just at an arm’s reach as long as they persevere.“Are you okay?” Samel’s low and magnetic voice brought Asha back
Secrets IIIThird Person’s POVA dark haze filled with nothing but black jarring spots and intermittent static sounds is the only thing that could be perceived by Priestess Eva. The moment that her heart was dug out by the king of the werewolf clan that the ancestors of the Blood Wolves clan trusted so much, Priestess Eva felt the time slowing down with the noise disappearing and her senses climbing an all time high. It was a mysterious feeling, but Priestess Eva could only watch in helplessness as her beating heart left her body lifeless and ruined.After the unsurmountable pain of watching her heart being severed out of her own chest, Priestess Eva could only fall down in the unending darkness that seems to be infinitely magnified by the pain, despair and hatred that she feels. She has long been curious about death, but seeing it now feels so terrifying. She wondered what comes after death, but only darkness welcomes her with its arms wide open, then there is nothing else, only p
Secrets IVThird Person’s POVThe noisy and boisterous crowd passed and flittered in Elish’s eyes, but her attention is wholly focused on that man’s figure from the other end of the street. After a short time of getting along, Elish only feels sweet and warm in her heart. The two of them have been strolling around every interesting corner of the city of rogues, and Crown Prince Rogeus even brought her out of the city to look around the unique weather of the twin valleys. Every hour with Rogeus is fulfilling for Elish, and she has already looked forward to having the mating ceremony with Rogeus to become official mates. “What are you dazing out in the road?” A familiar voice filled with laughter reached Elish’s ears, and she could not help the red hue that bursts out of her cheeks and neck due to the embarrassment. She did not expect that she will blank out while staring at Rogeus, but her shyness immediately receded as she pursed her lips at Rogeus’ teasing smile. “Okay, okay, I w
Secrets VThird Person’s POVThe wind inside the blessed land billowed with big gusts as the trees swayed almost to the point of snapping. Soran was startled and his hands holding the skewered meat trembled before it fell to the ground. He did not even pay attention to the fragrant meat as he turned and glanced around frantically before spotting Asha and Samel on the cliff. He hurriedly rushed to them without hesitation as he cursed in his heart as to what happened with Asha for the blessed land to suddenly change its weather. Only the priestess and the heir of the priestess with the golden drop of blood from the moon goddess would be able to fully control the space of the blessed land. Their emotions could also affect it to an extent that even the freezing snow that has never before seen in the blessed land could magically appear once they are provoked to their limits. The sudden appearance of the wind storm that is now spiraling to every part of the blessed land reminded Soran o
CaptiveThird Person’s POVThe central street of the inner territory of Rebelliad is swarming with people from all sides. The exciting exchange in the central stadium ended, and various vigorous voices could be heard all over the street with words of great fanfare telling the incredible combat ability of the two personal subordinates of the young lord of the city. Crown Prince Rogeus protected Elish on his side as they strolled down the street while relishing the vibrant sense of life that surrounds them from all sides.Crown Prince Rogeus was about to open his mouth to ask Elish where she would like to go for lunch, but his sight caught Crow’s figure in the crowd. The two exchanged glances and Crow gestured with his hand before turning back to leave in a remote alley. Crown Prince Rogeus pursed his lips at seeing Crows gesture. His thoughts flickered at the reason why he came in Rebelliad in the first place and he unconsciously tightened the hold he has on Elish’s hand.“What’s w
Captive IIThird Person’s POVAsha imagined a lot of things that could happen for her to meet Princess Regina, the one who killed her once again, but she never expected for it to happen in her clan’s blessed land, and it is even due to the fact that Princess Regina came here with a group of royal guards with unknown intentions that added another layer of hatred to the old one. After all, coming back to the blessed land may be due to the treasures of the Blood Wolves clan that had been collected for generations, and with the ugly character of Princess Regina, Asha could not envision what would have happened to the bodies of her clansmen if Princess Regina’s group arrived earlier than them.Asha felt Samel’s warmth and comfort but the scene of her being killed by Princess Regina flashed in her mind like a broken record, causing her emotions to go haywire as her heart was slowly filled with unstoppable darkness. The painful death and the unexpected betrayal of her loved one punctured
Captive IIIThird Person’s POVStrings of red viscous blood splattered down the soil of the mountain floor, and the green leaves of the trees looked horrendous at the rain of red liquid that fell down on them like a faint but unending drizzle. Soran used his sword to parry the slash of his opponent royal guard as he swiped his leg down the other’s unguarded side before hacking down on the left leg that bent from enduring his kick. A muffled groan escaped the lips of his opponent, but Soran merely snorted as he now hacked at the other party’s sword-wielding arm.A scream finally came out of the royal guard’s mouth as his sword-wielding arm dangled to the side with blood spurting out in waves as the sword fell down the rocky ground with a distinct clanging sound. Soran expressionlessly hit the back of the royal guard’s neck to make him unconsciousness before turning around to look at Princess Regina. And at this time, Ken is busily exchanging attacks with Princess Regina while carefu
Captive IVThird Person’s POVThe commotion the shook the middle of the mountain finally abated, but the traces of sword marks and blood laid waste to the originally peaceful and lush environment that even the small beasts and animals did that were living in the vicinity did not dare to go back due to the strong smell of blood. General Markus sat next to Priestess Eva’s sleeping figure while listening to Jared’s recount of what transpired on the pathway up to the temple. His mind wandered as volatile and violent emotions boiled in his heart, but General Markus merely stayed seated peacefully next to his mate. After hearing about what happened to the Blood Wolves clan from Asha and Soran’s mouths, the hatred General Markus has for the Royal ark clan is no smaller than what the two feels. The lingering pain in his heart that seemed to be similar to being hollowed out still haunts him in his sleep, and General Markus knows that such pain is what his mate had experienced before her de
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