Well, he was panting like a dog. Shifting back into his human form, he had just one thing to say, "Don't ever...ever allow me to give you two a ride, ever again."Kohl laughs loudly and dismisses his words with a gentle wave of his hand. Raya shakes her head for the umpteenth time at the duo. She seemed to have calmed down."Well, I guess we did make it on time. In fact, we're early too. So why don't we go around a village for a while? Like a tour around to increase familiarity?""Sounds good to me." Kohl agrees to Raya's words. He peeks up on the village who had tight security, consisted of a human and a vampire. It should be a tough job, the Human thought. Lucien's panting adds as background as he feels his ruptured and textured skin on his back. He went too fast and they held his fur too tight. A few patches on his back hurt even after he changed into his human form. Although, he will be back to normal within a minute. "Okay...what district was this again?"Raya turns towards L
The village looked as peaceful as it was envisioned by them. It was as if peace rained down on this village alone, leaving all other spaces on the surface of earth to suffer grave emotions. The three with their heads covered in turbans and pretending to be from the east, a small nomadic group, Kohl sees Lucien launching himself into a crowd."Why did he do that?" Kohl asks Raya who shrugs her shoulders.On the other hand, Lucien was frantically searching for a woman. The scent seemed so similar to the one of 'hers'.His wolf cried in his head, "Mate! MATE! SHE IS HERE!" But she wasn't.Suddenly, he feels a hand on his shoulder which holds him back from sprinting into the wave of people in the market street. Lucien looks at the woman behind him, she shakes her head.Then, he looks around. Looks like they've made a little scene."Quit it. You're being too fashionable and vigorous." The woman says as Lucien softly nods his head. Without saying anything, they exit the market space. Hidi
"That's right...she's my wife." Lucien says in an instinctive way. Raya's eyes widen bigger than her face. She laughs awkwardly when the male suddenly brings her under his embrace, a side hug."What the fuck?" Raya mutters so low for his ears, even he couldn't hear her speaking."I'm sorry. But what's to be done, should be done. I'll explain later." Says Lucien, adjusting his hat."My wife says we have to leave back home, good man. I'll come by later! And thank you for the compliment!" Saying, Lucien and Raya exit the area in the blink of an eye, back into the busy crowd. "Explain." Raya demands the moment they are in sight of Kohl, who takes a deep breath in. He senses emotional trouble...and torment."Um...I might have lied that I was a human and trying to be in a relationship with a half breed vampire.""Okay, and did you tell him that I was half Basilisk too?""I ain't a fool. I didn't say that." "Good." Raya felt assured. "Did you find a place for us to stay?""Yes! And its a
Raya Lule was a Basilisk since birth. All she had to know from her childhood, the moment she became aware of her own existence, was to control her Medusa like stare. She refrained to have eye contact with a lot many people, ever her own parents back in the 18th century. Of course, they had no problem with it and said that she was a, 'polite little girl, fit for our largely patriarchal society!'But boy, was she cursed. It was too late until her vampire instincts kicked in. She lost her teenage with that already. Her awakening was later than most half breeds. However, that did snatch away her passionate period of finding her soulmate and everyone important. Because her Basilisk stare would turn anyone into stone, against her will. She does not talk about those days any often. If anyone dared to talk about it, like Kohl— who loved getting on her nerves, she would turn them into stone almost at the speed of light. She hated her era, for some reason.And the reason was love.And now, Ra
It was yet another day in Aikya Village for the rebellions. Lucien, Kohl, Raya and the newcomer Ralph were minding their own business, each carrying on a task. Kohl was out in the jungle to find more pathways to escape each night from the village and come back safely, without disrupting the natural yet sophisticated security system of the village. And yet again, it wasn't a fair venture. In the evening when all were tired, Lucien asks Raya to come with him. They walk down the streets in silence, enjoying the night life."Say what...they're staring at us." Says Raya."Maybe we're not walking like a couple, as they expect us to." He responds. Maybe he was right. They've been lying to the villagers for a week now. Their marital status was nowhere to being real. "Put your hand around me." Suddenly, Raya suggests as the male was taken aback. "Why?" Without his permission, Raya lifts his hand and tucks herself under his shoulder. Lucien has never seen the closed-off woman looking fluste
And of course, he said it in a friendly way.The way a person talks to another person to build a rapport and a string of friendship between. Raya takes the paper, rolling it preciously as they begin shuffling their feet again. The old man artist had come back from his break, ready to draw more silhouettes and sketches of passersby. "Say, why do you choose someone who would betray you?" As much as she loathed talking about his past, as promised, she couldn't help herself to that question. It spilled out without her conscience.With a low, soft smile he answers, "Sometimes we find mates who are either cursed or a blessing. Mine was both."Silence persists for a few minutes until they've reached back home. They call it a home now, no more a mere house. "But," while removing her sandals as she sat on the porch, she continues her train of queries, "Couldn't you reject her?""If I did, I cannot find her and bring the fight to her. Yes, my wolf may remember a few scents but...scents can c
Raya whips her head towards the Human who runs and calls the witch out. It was as if the witch responded to Kohl's voice, passively. She moves away from the branch, seeming much innocent than before as she sat on a small boulder beside Raya."What the hell, Olga!? I told you not to mess with any of my friends!" "Well, you didn't tell me she was your friend.""Yeah, my bad. By the way, you gotta change your outfit. It's as dirty as your face." Kohl suddenly spews. The witch named Olga couldn't tolerate his taunts as she grumbled lowly under her breath. "You mean it's all natural and beautiful. Right?""Hmm. Whatever suits you, Olga.""Cunning bastard." "Whatever is going on...can someone please explain it to me?" Raya joins in, feeling as confused as ever. The duo turn to Raya, Kohl apologizing as he walks over and helps her up to her feet."I'm sorry bud', but this creature is one of my friends who I consider a little...peculiar. I just happened to discover she is now in charge of
Raya, Kohl and Lucien reach the rendezvous point at night time. As the whole world was sleeping, the little group went out for an adventure. Alongside their group was the witch. Olga tried her best to escape the meeting conducted for all the witches and wizards who kept the village safe from any intruder coming in. However, the elder witch, the one in charge of the entire security system around the village was missing. "Phew. I made it on time." Olga says, baring her broken, soiled teeth at them. Raya sees Lucien make a face. Of course, her stench should be repulsive for his sensitive nose. After all, she was repulsive even for Kohl's ordinary nose. When his limiters were on. "You're late. What makes you think—" Kohl stops Raya from chewing out the witch. He extends his hand and steps forward, speaking instead."I appreciate your presence at this moment, Olga. Now, let me know everything that we need to know." "Okay. To be on the safe side, you all have to come back a minute befo
Varca was brave enough to think he could stand up to Kohl and Lucien. He was confused when he was overpowered by the strongest male duo that ever walked on Earth. He stood up again, his body made a dent in a low hill after Kohl kicked him into it. His battle spirit was slowly fading, and he looked down at the giant hole in his chest. He was bleeding from his mouth and bleeding from his chest. His heart had gone missing. And when everything looked like a blissful win for the werewolf-man duo, Varca clicked his fingers, and an abnormal amount of smoke just spread through, all around the shore of Bepal. The ships were spreading it. They were crushing a bunch of neurotoxin which the vampires are immune to. They were a blend of...wolfsbane. Kohl realised his dirty plan when he saw the humans falling to their knees, sucked out to the last drop by vampires. He growled at Varca, charging at him with a stake of a broken roof in his hand. "ARGH!" Varca cried, coughing out blood. "You w
[2 days ago, South Bepal shore]The shore was quiet and the sea smelled great. The shore bred warmth from the coastline it touched, the south side was especially warm during afternoons. A fisherman's boy from the shoreline village was playing with his red male doll. It looked like the Fritz, twelve inches in height and almost too realistic like a baby. As he sunk the toy in the clear, wavy water I've the shore's receding wave, he felt the joy of drowning his doll. His intention was to make it swim on its own. However, there came the shore hitting wave again. But it was dyed like the color of hell.He noticed the red ink like fluid spread with the water. He didn’t realise. After all, he was just a kid. His he's turned to the other side slowly. Beyond his little boat anchored to safety was a hovering troop of red eyed monsters.He knew right away about their species. He yelled,"B-BLOODSUCKERS!!" Varca's vast fleet stationed around the coast. His giant ship's shadow grew on the s
Raya watched the young lady descend on the palace terrace softly. Her wings followed her mind and remained attached to her back. Raya smiled at the young lady who skipped towards her like an enthusiastic child. "How was the view from up there?" Asked Raya."It was awesome!" She answered simply. Eden embraced Raya's side as she asked the man to let her go, just for a while."I gotta talk to Laura about something. Give me a minute." Whispering to him, she places a kiss on his cheek when he nods his head. She leaves his embrace to fetch Laura, to talk to her."Um, hey. You got a minute for me? I know you're busy, but it's kind of important." Laura and Kathleen turned towards Raya who gently asked her. Kathleen pushed her chin towards Raya, looking at Laura as the Phoenix got the green signal."I'll be right back!" Said Laura to Tony who wanted to cling to her while the ceremony started."What do you wanna talk about?" Laura asked with a soft smile,"Um, before that, could you keep the c
Eden and Raya were sincerely missing out on everything good that was happening around the palace and the Siren Kingdom. They've deliberately avoided everyone after an hour of lovemaking.But, no matter how much they've washed each other and relieved from the scent of sex, Laura and Tony could sniff out everything within a second. Tony looked at Laura with a knowing gaze, his face all scrunched up in disgust while Laura tried not to laugh at him. They watched Eden come first, trying to hug Laura and Raya nonchalantly walk behind him. Their combination was lethal in Laura's eyes.One was a golden retriever puppy and the other was a great old sea serpent who was half as wise as Eden. She is an old soul after all, she knew nothing about the modern age and how invaluable having sex is considered in the recent times. "Um, you two smell funny." Tony said frankly, without thinking twice about the situation. Kathleen was right behind them as she checked out sea jewelry from a cute Siren maid
Days passed by.Raya could never have felt this peaceful amongst the most chaotic trio she's ever seen. They're always breaking something or the other. They're clumsy and childish.But all three separately were more mature and understanding that most ripe humans. At present, Raya watched Laura bring a baby siren close into her arms and whisper sweet nothings to the upset baby. It seems as though the baby had an indigestion problem, and as soon as Laura let a drop of her tear seep into the baby's smooth blue skin, it stopped crying almost instantly. Laura's wings furled inwards as she provided the needed warmth to the Siren baby."Magical, isn't it?" Kathleen said from behind Raya. The woman who was leaning against the huge door frame of the palace entrance stood straight in her presence. Out of respect. "Yes, indeed. She's a healer. She was born for this." Raya said in a soft voice in admiration. Her gaze turned towards the two boys who gave company to the rest of siren children pla
The door barged open as the sirens spilled inside. Raya flinched and looked behind herself."W-we heard someone falling to the floor, your highness! Is everything alright!? Are you alright?" Eden chuckled at the cute teenager sirens who barged in to 'check' on their deity. They find a single, non exclusive excuse to rush into the room, hoping to see their Sea Serpent diety just once. It looked like a terrible, annoying trick to Raya. Alas, she was too tired to even react to them."Nothing is wrong, you all. Have you ever heard of privacy?" Eden asked the teenagers amusingly. "What is that?"Raya stared at them with a blank expression. Were they pretending to be clueless or were they really unfamiliar with such terms?Eitherway, Eden limps towards them and closes the door behind himself."Do you want to rest beside me?" He was shy, scratching his head and shuffling his feet as he asked.'Not so cocky now, I see.' Raya thought in her mind. Without another word said, she crawls up int
Laura and Kathleen kept the sleeping man company. They sat beside him, Laura held his hand and prayed that his body would heal quickly. Even if she induced his system with her powers of healing, his body wouldn't be able to take the rapid change which would complicate his wellbeing even more.As said by many; time is the best healer of all wounds.However, that phrase never seemed to work on Laura for the past two years. Time changed nothing for her. Her emotions were the same as she had them two years back.Thinking about it made her sick, because all she could do was think about it. Her mind couldn't take any woven shit from her anymore, so she decides by herself to walk out of her thinking lane into a new one.A brighter one.Tony was kept company with the other sirens of his age. He was still a humanoid boy, thanks to Laura's transmatter powers that he was still a cute little seventeen year old boy.Eden had his eyes closed.For a brief while, he could feel the air shift around hi
Eden's attempt to warn the sirens was proving futile. He wasn't able to warn them that a snake like creature that brought him to the shore, swimming around the world for hours, was sinking to the bottom of the ocean.He couldn't express in words that he was an escapee, and the one who helped him reach the kingdom was from the other herd of enemies.Laura followed the troop of Sirens who began running towards the said shore. She had her gigantic wings take her towards the rocky shore. In a brief memory of how she had been crying over and over again over a person the night before, she couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the person's cousin in the scene.She gasped, making other sirens aware of the threat.Spears made of thick seashells were pointed towards him. Laura landed right behind him, and the male turned around with his wavy, wet and black hair flowing with his movements. "Laura! It's...it's a Basilisk. I'll tell you everything but she's sinking! She helped me travel across t
"A centaur? I thought they were sacred species. Aren't there like 200 of them left?""True. A centaur brings immense power and luck and somehow, you don't seem to know about Centaurs." "No wonder you're so lucky in escaping us all." Eden chuckled at Raya. "Of course. Our baby centaur is kind hearted too. And he eats nothing but carrots. And the horse that you saw me with at the cliff...that's Roy. He's my best buddy. I could speak to him about quite literally anything." Raya jumped her eyebrows at Eden's words."I can't believe werewolves at all. You guys are the worst examples of half human and half animal." Eden laughed heartily. The ice cream tub was finished by the time they finished gossiping as well. Raya was getting way too attached to this stranger. His presence was making her feel super comfortable, as in giving her peace and tranquility against all that happened before. "Well, I have something for you." Said Raya.She unfurled a trinket, something like a locket in model