Adolphus remembered it all like it was yesterday. Though many years had passed, the memory of how he met Diana was still fresh in his memories. As he sat inside her hut, under her watchful glare, he let his mind wander back to that time in flash back."I can help you".Adolphus remembered how Diana's words had resonated in his ears. What he didn't understand then was how this witch knew that he desired to rule the world. "To you, werewolves are a more superior species to humans", Diana had continued. "You don't understand why you and your kind have to hide your true identities to live among them...""Ruling the world were just thoughts I had one night alone on my bed", Adolphus told her. "Thinking it more than once means that you truly desire it", the witch insisted."You don't know that!" "Oh, I do" she said with a smirk. "I know many things and I know that you, Adolphus, can achieve whatsoever you put your heart to. The good part is, I can help you bring it all to pass.""Bring
Up until this day, Adolphus was yet to fulfill his promise. Not that he never got the chance to, it's just true that power corrupts. It all got into the young Alpha's head and corrupted him absolutely. He was becoming a tyrant, not just to his pack, but to the entire werewolf community. He wanted to rule them by force but the other packs fought back, refusing to be imposed with a sovereign ruler.Then, there was no grand alpha. Each pack had their own leaders and Adolphus made it a point to make them aware of his power. However, when the alphas saw that Adolphus was spiraling out of control and was going to rule them by force, they all came together to fight him.Diana removed herself from the picture when she saw how things were going wrongly. She and Adolphus were supposed to be conquering the entire world, but he was busy doing something else.Not only did he marry that human and have children with her, he was also picking a fight with his own people, instead of winning them over
Phiri suddenly opened her eyes in the middle of the night. She had woken up with a light gasp and now she was trying to steady her heavy breathing. It took a while for her eyes to adjust to the darkness all around her and when it did, she remembered where she had fallen asleep. This was Calvin's house. All members of the Pentagon had crashed here for the night as they couldn't go back to the Rex building. Phiri sat up and then looked around. Her neck hurt and that's because she didn't make use of a pillow. Groaning, she got on her feet and then looked out the window. She had just had a vision and in it, she had seen that tree that was right outside this apartment. The crooked tree. Phiri had noticed it before, but it was not the kind of tree anyone would look at for more than a few seconds. The trunk was just too twisted. But then she had seen it in her dream, meaning there was something about it.Phiri was too experienced to just brush it off and call it a normal dream. She was a
After lying down, Phiri tucked herself under the blanket. She was sure that she wouldn't be able to go back to sleep. Not when her mind was still busy calculating how to go about what she had found out. She had to involve the other members of the Pentagon, because she might not get all the answers if she confronted Calvin alone. Phiri turned her attention to the wall clock. It was just four in the morning and she frowned at how slow the night was. She wanted another day to start already.Calvin was also looking at the clock at that very moment. He had known that something was up when Phiri went outside. He had followed her, only to see her touching his tree. He had quickly stopped her out of impulse. If Phiri was just any werewolf, he wouldn't mind her getting close to it. But she was the seer and he dreaded what she had possibly found out in the short moment she had touched it.She seemed awfully quiet when he led her inside. Had she found out? He couldn't be sure because she bare
"Tomorrow??" John asked aloud, earning a disapproving stare from Diana but he ignored it. He wondered why she was rushing things. It was too soon."People often say, never leave till tomorrow that which could be done today", Diana told the man. "Let me remind you, Adolphus. You are not getting any younger and that means you won't live forever. The sooner we get this done, the longer we enjoy it.""I understand your point", the man said. "But let's not be too hasty.""I have made my decision, Adolphus", Diana said seriously. "So are you in or out?" The question seemed more rhetorical than an actual demand."Alright", Adolphus conceded, not having much of a choice. "I'll inform my men.''"Excellent", the witch nodded with satisfaction at her answer. Her eyes shone darkly under her long black lashes as she looked up at Roman. John looked at him too. The man had not said a word since he arrived, neither had he moved from that spot."How the mighty has fallen", John thought as he stared at
"He's back" Charlene announced as soon as she saw a familiar vehicle approach the safehouse. She let out a sigh of relief, glad that her father was finally home.Everyone was getting worried that old man Hayford had already been gone for too long. The sun was already out, but they'd been expecting him since dawn. All the men gathered outside were also relieved that their leader had returned. He hadn't taken a phone with him so they had not been able to reach him to check if he was alright. There all knew that without him, there was really no point to what they were doing.After packing the vehicle, John Hayford got out and suddenly remembered that he had not gotten to ask Diana if she knew anything about Calvin."That'll be discussed after we have conquered the world", the man muttered to himself, brushing the thought aside. As he stared at his men from where he stood, he proudly nodded to himself, certain that they were ready. Now, it was time to address them and prepare their mind
The male members of the Pentagon were all seated leisurely Calvin's living room when Lucille suddenly ran in, startling all of them. She had excused herself and gone to use the bathroom. Now, she was back, looking like she had just seen a ghost."What's the matter with you?" Rufus asked her. "I just received a distress call from the Rex building", the woman informed them. "Unidentified gunmen are firing into the building, killing the staff.""What?!" Calvin exclaimed, standing up."We should go there immediately," The woman continued, looking terrified. "Many are dead already and though the police have been called, we need to step in and save those innocent people.""But why would anyone shoot at the building?" Rufus demanded, confused."There is only one way to find out", Calvin said as he grabbed his jacket. "Hold on", Mark stopped them. "What about Phiri?""She was gone before anyone woke up this morning", Rufus answered."We'll try her number on the way", Calvin said as he heade
"Hey!" Phiri called out to the werewolf. "Stop that!" She finally got his attention and he shifted into his human form, smiling at her. Phiri still couldn't wrap her head around what could possibly make a werewolf reveal his wolf side to human. "If it isn't Phiri, the seer" the werewolf said as he took two steps towards her. "My God!" The frightened human exclaimed as he scurried away, running for his dear life as soon as he got the opportunity. "You let him go?" Phiri asked the werewolf. "Would you have preferred him dead?" The werewolf questioned back. "I don't understand", Phiri confessed her confusion. "Why are you doing this? Why are you showing yourself to a human?" "I'm just tired of hiding", the werewolf gave a simple answer. "Do you know what your foolishness could cost us?" Phiri shouted at him, no longer able to control her anger. "You revealing yourself to humans would make them see us as monsters and they would fight to get rid of us. They won't stop until we are w
The struggling sounds ceased when Ivy got to the entrance of the building. She touched her back to feel her injury, but it was not completely healed. She knew she had to be careful as the wound made her vulnerable. She could go into shock if she bled anymore so she threaded carefully.Inside the building, Ivy gasped when she saw Adolphus's head detached from his body. She didn't know how to feel about what she was seeing. Adolphus, leader of the zealots and the origin of everyone's problems was finally dead. She quickly turned her head when she heard heavy breathing coming from the opposite direction. When she saw that it was Roman, she quickly ran to him and held him in her arms.She looked him over and saw that he was seriously wounded. Ivy figured that it was Roman that had killed Adolphus. Way to go, she thought proudly. He didn't use to be grand alpha for nothing."Shh. Shh. Shh", she whispered when he tried to say something. She wanted to encourage him by telling him that he wo
As the coven of witches storms the premises, the atmosphere crackles with tension. The werewolves, sensing danger, prepare to defend themselves. Knowing that werewolves draw their strength from the moon, the witches draw clouds over it, hiding it's light.Diana had given the witches an explicit order before this night. They were to invade the premises and put an end to the werewolf race if anything were to happen to her. The women of the coven sensed that their leader was already dead and so, they planned on carrying out her order.The moon, hidden behind dark clouds, casts an eerie shadow over the grounds, adding to the already intense atmosphere."They're here", Phiri mutters as she rises to her feet. Even Adolphus and Roman were now looking in the direction of the gates, while Calvin was more concerned about Ivy. She was still unconscious so he couldn't care less about the presence of witches.The witches, adorned in their mystical cloaks and wielding powerful spells immediately la
Calvin still didn't understand all the screaming and running that was going on around him. He also didn't realize that Diana had just saved his life and was even killed in the process.He had just taken his hand off Ivy's back because it felt wet and when he looked at it, he saw blood. He looked at Ivy and saw that she was unconscious. He shook her gently but he got no response.Calvin called out her name in a whisper, but she still move. He wished her eyelids would just move or even a low moan would have sufficed, but he got nothing.Ivy's unresponsiveness made Calvin panic. He knew that she was still alive but it wouldn't remain that way if she continued losing so much blood. And the fact that he didn't know what to do in order to save her made him feel useless."Help", he wanted to scream, but the words got stuck in his throat. He only breathe a sigh of relief when Lucille and Phiri came to him, both kneeling by his side."Please save her", he pleaded. He was literally begging but
Ivy wasn't sure who the target of Calvin wrath was. There was Roman, who was standing in front of him, acting like a live shield for the second possible target, Diana. The witch was definitely in Calvin's bad books. Irrespective of anything, Ivy didn't want either of the targets to get hurt. While she considered Diana to be the closest thing she had to a mother, there was also Roman who she had shared her first friendhip with. Though he obviously wasn't himself, she still didn't want anything to happen to him.Therefore, she tried to reach out to Calvin's mind again. She really wished that it would work this time, but it didn't. It felt like he had shut the doors to his mind and reasoning that even she couldn't get through."I think we have to evacuate", Ivy heard Lucille whisper. "Because we really don't know how dangerous one attack from him would be."Ivy looked around at all the people. Many of them had shifted into wolves as they could perceive the danger lurking with the formi
The moon hung high in the night sky, casting an eerie glow over the quiet city. From where he was, suspended up in the air, Calvin looked down to the werewolves. He saw them as ferocious beasts which the world no longer needed. But then, there was another side of him that was like a soothing voice whispering in his head. It made him feel like he was one of them. One of the werewolves.For hours, Calvin had battled to maintain his sanity, but he could feel himself slowly losing it. His wolf was trying to accommodate his retrieved powers, but it was too much. Since it proved impossible, the alpha wolf was fighting the sorcery and it just felt like an internal battle.Being a wizard, Calvin was a master of arcane arts and he had dedicated the early years of his life to mastering the powers of magic which he possessed. However, even as powerful as he was, he could not bring himself to connect his powers with his wolf side.Why he was up in the sky, Calvin didn't know. He was unaware of w
Charlene's heart skipped a beat when she saw the Pentagon members. She was even more terrified when she locked eyes with Richard's brother, Mark. He obviously still bore a grudge against her for killing his brother and she instinctively drew back."Ivy" Lucille called, ignoring the presence of the Hayfords. "What happened? We've been waiting for you and Calvin.""He got his powers back. The tree died and he just lost control", Ivy explained. "He doesn't seem to recognize him and he was just roaming the forest all day."While Charlene was trying to make sense of what Ivy had just said, her brother snuck back into the premises to report the Pentagon's arrival to his father. "So that's what happened?" Rufus asked rhetorically as he looked up. "What could he be planning up there?""The question should be how do we get him down here?" Mark said as he looked away from Charlene and up into the sky. Phiri was quiet as she looked from Ivy to Charlene. The latter was supposed to be the succee
"There you are".Ivy slowly came out of hiding when Charlene called out to her. If she were to have it her way, she would have preferred to stay out of Charlene's way. With everything she had been through that day, she didn't have time for this drama.Ivy had been keeping an eye on Calvin ever since he regained his powers. Apparently, things had not turned out the way anybody would have expected. It all spiraled out of control and she was here make sure Calvin didn't hurt anybody.Just hours ago, when Calvin regained his powers, she had tried to talk to him but he had stared at her in a very strange way. She had searched his eyes, but there was no recognition of any sort. It appeared that he had been possessed by something. Everything about him felt different. His eyes, his gaze, his aura... It was all different but Ivy just couldn't describe it. All she knew was that something wasn't right with him.Calvin wasn't himself anymore but even at that, she had tried to get through to him
"I saw a vision this afternoon".Adrian turned to his sister with a curious gaze. They were still outside the Rex building and he wondered if she was sleep talking as she stared at her feet as she spoke. "Stop looking at me like that", she said and then sat up. "Well, I was checking to see if you were sleep talking", her brother responded. "I only did that when I was child", Charlene said with scoff. "I've outgrown that.""Okay. So how could you have had a vision when you havn't gotten any sleep?""I don't know", she answered with a shrug. "It just came to me. It wasn't a reality, so I just concluded that it was a vision.""Was it a good a one?" Adrian asked her. "The vision. What was it about?""In the vision, I saw..."Adrian turned to his sister when she remained silent for too long. She was staring up into dark sky, so he raised his head too, towards the big white moon. "I saw that", Charlene muttered. "What?" Adrian asked, turning to face her and then followed her line of si
The Pentagon members exchanged glances before turning their attention back to the phone screen. They had been following everything that was happening in front of the Rex building."Roman is making us look bad", Mark said. "He's lying to the people.""He's obviously not himself", Phiri said. "I think the witch has somehow manipulated him.""This is not good", Lucille added. "If they succeed in brainwashing everyone, then it's over.""Where is Calvin for heaven's sake?" Rufus growled. "It's been almost twenty four hours. We cannot do much on our own.""Patience", Phiri said with a sigh. "He'll come.""He'd better hurry up" Rufus said under his breath. *******Right outside the Rex building, Adolphus's children and his men stood on guard, mounting every corner of the place, fully prepared for every surprise.As expected, military vehicles soon arrived at the scene, demanding to know what was going on at such late hours. The zealots had their orders. They were to prevent any kind of int