Hello Lovely people!!! here is an update. Thank you guys for loving my story. i read your comments and for one thing i will tell you, this story is far from over. i mean just wait and you will know. i am thinking to create my own universe. The god chaos will have a huge part in it. Thank you Danish
Esma’s povI silently saw the boatman disappearing in front of my eyes. The fog was thickening and the air was getting cold by every second we were breathing in this air.My alpha genes were helping me to endure the harsh environment but I don’t know for how long I will be able to walk.Asher was on my side and he was not saying a word but his eyes were stuck on the cloth that man gave me a while ago. I know he wants me to see it.I unfolded the cloth and both of our eyes widened. It was a map. A map was drawn on the cloth. I could see the river at one side and then there were rocks drawn at the north direction.Then there was a big red cross on the other side of the rocks. I passed it to Asher and he scanned it before pursing his lips in silence. he knows we don’t have any choice but to follow this map.“Look.” Asher pointed towards the rocky mountains at my right and a smile plastered on my face before it vanishes as quickly as it came.“The rocks look exactly the same.” I trailed of
Orpheus is said to be the son of the god Apollo, a son of Zeus, and the muse Calliope, a daughter of Zeus. He is from Thrace. When he is young, his father gives him a stringed instrument called a lyre, and Orpheus turns out to be such a gifted musician that no mortal can resist the sound of his music. His gift seems to be divine. In fact, his voice and playing are so beautiful that not even an immortal can resist his music, and even trees are said to move themselves in order to come closer to him while he plays.It was no doubt that he was on the par of the gods when it comes to the music. Even the gods couldn’t match the Orpheus.People gather from near and far to listen to Orpheus play and sing, and one day, a beautiful wood nymph named Eurydice was a member of the audience.The two fall in love at first sight, and soon they cannot bear to be apart. Their wedding was a lovely one, but the god of marriage, Hymenaeus, delivers an ominous warning that their happy union will not last.O
Esma’s pov“This is not underworld. I mean it is, in most sorts than others. but it is not a real place.” Orpheus said looking at the ground.Three of us were sitting on the rock in a circle. Me and Asher were waiting for him to speak.After he told us about the location of the necklace, there was a feeling of relief and distress. The necklace was worn by the queen of the underworld.Last time I checked, it was Hecate. And I don’t have a very good relation with her.Last time I talked to her was when she come to me in that dungeon. She saved me and disappeared. I don’t know if it was all according to her plan or what? She helped me for no reason.Gods have a different way to do things. They do everything mysteriously. Nobody knows what they are up to. I have my fair share of meetings with these gods and one thing I have come to realise is that, never cross paths with a god.It is us. The mortals. Who are always on the shorter side of the stick at the end.“This is made by the Hades. Th
Esma’s pov“Hey guys. I guess I saw the garden of death.” I said as I spotted the small field of dandelions on the outskirts of the mountains.The air was thick and cold and I could easily see the petals flowing in the air as the winds passed by us.The Elysian fields, it was initially separated from the underworld- that is the realm of Hades. Only mortals related to the gods and other heroes could be admitted past the river Styx. Those chosen by the gods, thew righteous, the heroic. They would remain at the Elysian fields after death, to live a blessed, happy life after their death.But why looking at front of me gave me the wrong impression. It is not a place for someone to live as happily after they after they are passed on.We started walking down the path, the three of us followed the trail of the dead dandelions. it didn’t take us much long time before we could easily see some houses, but we still couldn’t see a soul.The air was chilly. Asher was by my side and Orpheus was silen
Asher’s pov“Asher?” dammit. Why now? I swear gods were playing games with me.I don’t want to look back. I remembered what Lilith told us. I remembered it was not her voice.“Asher!?” dammit. “I am going to regret it.” I mumbled and closed my eyes before turning back.I opened my eyes when I didn’t hear anything. I blinked twice and I swear my mouth turned dry. I feel like I was kicked in the gut and my stomach churned. My brain was on the constant loop, stuck on only two words.“Why this?”“What is this place? It doesn’t look like underworld.” I heard Orpheus’s voice. he quickly walked towards me and looked around.I raised my one eyebrow and folded my hands. he looked everywhere but towards me. he looked guilty and bowed his head.“What did you see?” I asked. Now that I have made the same mistake in impulse, I can’t blame him. He was crying, looking at something in the air.He bit his lower lip and looked at his feet before looking at me and I see his eyes and the sadness they hold
Asher’s pov“Sibel.” I said and realized the word was out of my mouth before I even think of it.I saw the white shadow slowly transforming in the figure in front of us. Orpheus was quick to be on my side. we don’t know whether Esma was here or not. Or we were only seeing some kind of illusion. It was definitely an illusion.But it all feels like real.The shadow was slowly taking shape of a person and I don’t have to second guess who it was.Sibel. The only word I thought I had forgotten long ago but it was only deep buried deep inside my heart, aching, scaring.The mist slowly started to gather again and we looked at the figure materializing in front of us.“Who is she?” Orpheus asked although he knows the answer.“She is the ghost of my past. The one I wish I had never had.” She turned back to the same girl I last saw her and my chest started hurting, my heart feel like it could explode any second.I remembered her face, her voice, how the wind brushed past her cheeks and hair and h
Esma’s povI closed my eyes and remembered the words of Lilith told me before sending us to this place.“No matter how tempting the voices, don’t look back.”“Kitten? Emmy?” I heard his voice breaking down, almost on the verge of crying and something inside of breaks as I heard my name.I clenched my fists and shake my head, closing my eyes. my wolf howled in pain although she knows it wasn’t him.Every fibre in my body was pushing my body to turn back to look at the owner of the voice, to look at our mate. to see him only once.I bit my lip as my wolf was howling inside of me, trying to get free of my hold, too see if it was her mate. she was suffering more than me.Curiosity get the better of me and I sighed before turning in the direction of the voice. I heard the voices laughing in the background as I saw the mist covering the whole area, engulfing anything and everything.I closed my eyes as the winds started to blow very Fastly. I don’t know what was happening, I tried to mind li
Asher’s povI opened my eyes to see the old house and I gulped loudly as I vaguely remembers the small hut. It was the same hut I visited with alpha.Hut of the witch, Hecate.Hecate, the trivia, the goddess, the most powerful witch and the god of the cosmos. She was the first to bestow her power to the witches. She granted these powers to humankind and later they were known as witches.She is the wife of the Hades and together she rule the underworld.“And she had a huge three head dog to guard this place.” Orpheus commented from behind as if reading my thoughts. I turned my neck to look at his face.“Its name is Cerberus.” I have read stories and seen movies if the tri-headed beast. He was something which is supposed to guard this place. We can’t defeat it if we ever have an encounter with it.We are just lowly wolves in front of it.“Don’t you think we are already late to talk about it. if there was a beast like that in the underworld, how come we are still alive after we stepped fo
Esma’s pov“Are you talking about that boat?” I pointed towards the big boat which was still getting filled.The man nodded and I smirked.“Let’s go then.”4 hours later“Fasten it slowly!”“Alright tie it now.”“Good job! We have to wake up earlier tomorrow to move our luggage to the remaining ship, so go ahead and get some sleep.”I heard the voices of the bandits across the room.“Hey you dumbasses, can’t you be quiet? The leader is sleeping right now.” I heard one of the man shouting at the crowd and it didn’t take me a hint to understand that he was above them.I turned to look at August who was also hearing whatever was going on outside.“How long has it been since we infiltrated this place?” August asked quietly and looked at both of us.“I think about four hours have passed. It has gotten quiet and I can’t feel any more presence.” I said.“I guess we can go out now.” three of us on our toes, walked out of the room, it was supposed to be a store room and we infiltrated this pla
The place they told us about was a bit far from where we guessed. Neither we have anyone other than Dumeny to be our guide nor someone we could rely on. We were on a rescue mission.Including many people will only risk leaking out the information.After a long day of walking, the houses could be seen and we sighed in relief. Houses means establishment, which means there will be people nearby.“The river is really splitting.”“These are only a band of mountains located on the side of the river. Its this way.” Dumeny said as we walked down the hill.As soon as we crossed the road I know what they meant by ‘at the side of the river’. There were two three boats on the river and there were more houses than we saw on our way to here.“That must be the place.” I said and August and Dumeny stood beside me.“Hah… only after crossing the mountains can I barely see it. no wonder it’s so hard to find them.”“I can see many watch towers.” I said scanning the whole place. Now that we have located t
Esma’s povHis head rolled of the ground and blood splattered on the walls, the ground, everywhere. The other two cried in horror not believing their eyes.“Talk nonsense if you want to die.”The head of the person rolled off his neck and blood splatters wherever his head rolled on the ground leaving a path of blood for others to see.The other two brothers gasped in horror as they saw their brother’s life fading from his eyes. They now knew the severity of the situation.The look on their face tells me they will cooperate now.This is the problem with the mobs nowadays. They have to see the blood spill first before they could cooperate.“Tell me where your base is?” I asked standing straight in front of the second brother. He looked kind of older than the other one, so I assume he is.“Our base?”He looked lost in thought as if thinking hard about all the possibilities. If betraying was any good enough for him. I know the look on his face, I have seen it all my life to know what was
Esma’s povThe three yellow river beasts. That’s what they call themselves.They were famous as the notorious bandits or thugs of the slab city. Rumour has it that they don’t just attack people, rather they kills all men, kidnap women and rape them as well. They are really evil. So much so that the local authorities put bounties on their heads yet they roamed the city fearlessly and freely.One of them called himself Baal. The eldest son of the three beasts. Famous for his volatile and short temper but care a lot about his siblings and family.A ship where his family was on board was previously attacked. He got so furious after the news reached his ears. He found the culprits and exterminated them all as well everyone they knew, even the elderly.“They support and protect us against disruption of information. they planted spies among us. That’s why I am done if they get the information they want from me.” Harris and Morris plead and kneeled down.“The information you want cannot be so
Esma’s pov“Do you happen to recognize it? hohoho, you have pretty sharp eyes for a warrior.” He said.He looked at us, eyeing our reactions, he doesn’t know our identities yet.“Well, but it doesn’t mean that we won’t sell information so there’s no need to be disappointed.” I raised my eyebrows.“if you promise me that you have no ulterior motives in trying to figure out the location of the head of the enlightened one and pay for that information, I will tell you.” he said And smiled evilly.As if proving his words right we heard many footsteps outside the room.“We are surrounded, judging from their sounds, there seems to be thirty of them.” August said. Mr. M walked towards Dumeny.“Dumeny Ross. I heard you returned recently to the lawless city of slab. You were the hired assassin worked as a lone wolf (It’s a metaphor for someone who works alone). I heard you left your past life behind and joined your family business.”“And…” the guy named Mr. M walked towards me and August.“I am
Esma’s pov There are seven continents in the world. separated by sea, ocean and mountains. Among them, there are countless factions and small packs.However, there are four heavenly packs who guides and governs them and are literally called themselves the powerhouses.The blue moon pack governed by us in the south. My father and his ancestors were the one who settled themselves hundreds of years ago and established themselves as one of the powerhouses.Then there’s Black claw pack in the north, the most ancient and the most powerful pack, rich in diversity and resources from the very start.To the west, the unorthodox faction of Rogues which are not governed by the laws of the packs and are referred as barbarians. They long lost their sanity and ability to change themselves back to humans.And lastly, there is the Mountain keepers in the east. It is the pack of Dumeny.The world of werewolves have been divided among these four great forces for hundreds of years and the border are
Esma’s povMe and August soon leave the house. we have been working nonstop since we have come together to maintain the stability within our pack. if it was not for the alpha blood and both of us the wolves in our pack would have gone rogue.It was pure luck that we both were present in the pack at the same time, if not, I couldn’t dare to think what would happen to my people.I mind linked Asher when I was done with organising my pack. Asher appeared before me in no time.“You called?” he said no beating around the bush with him.I sighed and told him everything we discussed with Dumeny.He listened to everything in silence.“I have heard about this city. If Diana is there, it won’t be easy to get her out.” he said and I hummed. I already know about it. To rescue a witch from the city of the witch hunters.“We will think of something.” I said although I was assuring myself.“What are your orders for me?” he said. “I will follow to hell although we just came back from there.” he said a
Esma’s pov“You are certain they will be there.” I nodded and look him into the eyes.“Then, let’s get those bastards for what they have to done to us.” Dumeny growled.I clutched August’s hand in mine as I said yes too.“I have a plan.” Dumeny said in the end.“What kind of plan?” I asked looking at his face. now that I notice him, he have grown a quite in the few days since I saw him. his eyes, they were no longer belong to a carefree man whom I once used to know.They have a serious sense of duty and responsibility. Plus, I don’t know I have a ere feeling coming from his side, I don’t know how to put it in words, but he has changed a lot.In terms of power, he was already in par with an alpha. He might be powerful than his father.I rarely find myself getting out unscathed if fought against him. he has grown rapidly since last time I saw him.“We have to attack them simultaneously. Just like they did. We have to make them think and divert their attention on someone or something and
Esma’s pov“Hey Dumeny. Long time no see.” I said as I saw him standing in the middle of the hall in my house.Last time I saw him, it was the alpha’s meeting and after that I was kidnapped by Ravenna and the witches.I never heard from him after that. Hell, I didn’t saw him after that.“Same for me.” he said and out of sudden he rushed towards me and pulled me in his arms.“I am sorry you have to go through this all by your own.” he said and hugged me tightly. I can tell he was genuinely concerned for me and I hugged him back. I really missed a friend.We ended the hug and he sit in the other side of the table.August soon returns with the beer cans and I rolled my eyes.My brother knows me best. He reads my mind. He passed me the can which I took happily. He sat beside me and we just enjoyed our beers for a while.“Look Emmy. I know this is not the right time for me to ask, but you can please tell me about the day you were kidnapped?” Dumeny breaks the silence and I looked at August