"Cora?" Maya called her name in puzzlement and all of a sudden, Cora fell on her knees. Maya and Gwen became more surprised. "Cora, what are you doing? Stand up please," Maya said to her, puzzled by Cora's strange behavior.
"Let me stay this way, Luna, please. I'm so sorry for all I have done. I'm sorry for the hate I bore towards you. You have never done me wrong, yet I decided to be against you and it saddens me that it took me weeks spending in the dungeon to finally realize that I have been stupid to have hated you and teamed up with Vivian to be against you," she said, placing her head on the ground and sobbing."Cora, please," Maya pleaded for her to get up as she tried to lift her up, but Cora would not budge."Please, just let me be this way. I have realized my mistakes and i seek for your forgiveness, Luna. I know I am undeserving of your forgiveness, but I hope someday that you will," she apologized sincerely.Maya sighed and gestured tThe sentinel carrying Reina over his shoulder stopped and Reina was relieved to see Maya. "Put her down," Maya said to the sentinel.The sentinel looked over at Grey and Grey gave him a slight nod and he put Reina down. Maya turned to Grey. "What are you doing? You want to end her life?" She inquired"I have decided to put her out of her misery, that if the term I would prefer to be used," he replied, staring at her."You cannot do this, Grey. You cannot take a life because of mine," she said to him, emotions swirling round her."They tried to take yours," he replied, a little bit more forcefully than he had intended to."But here I am, alive and well," she said, emphasizing on the alive."Yes, you are. But, they will try again if they get the opportunity. What better way to end this than to put them out of their misery?" He inquired."No, there shall be no killing. You'll set them free, including Riley and.." she began
Maya sighed. "It will not. We should not be thinking about this. We should be thinking about the apocalypse, Grey," she replied."With this sorted out, I have all the time to find out more about it and how to stop it," he replied.She sighed again. "Alright," she replied."Everything will be fine," he said as he exhaled, assuring himself more than her.•Grey walked down the stairs and he saw Eli sitting in the living room discussing with Vivian. He has not even seen Vivian for some days now. Eli looked at him and their eyes met. There was some sort of feeling Grey felt when Eli looked at him in that way.As Grey got closer, Eli gave a brittle smile. "Alpha," Eli said to him."Elder Eli," Grey responded. "It has been a while since I saw you here," he added. "What do we owe this.. should I call it a pleasant visit?" He inquired with a little smile."I came to see my daughter, alpha and from my discussion wit
Vivian was taken to the salutary's cabin. Grey placed her on the bed and she kept clutching her stomach and groaning. "Move back," the salutary said to Grey, Maya, Gwen and Zing. They did as they were told and they stepped far away from the bed. They practically went to the other end of the room. Maya looked over Vivian's direction in worry as she wondered what must have happened to her.The Salutary checked on her and knowing the cause of it, he immediately went to his medicinals cabinet and picked out one of the bottles. He squeezed out a little drop from the cap and poured it in Vivian's mouth, forcing her to take the bitter liquid.She kept groaning and clutching her stomach, it in a little while, she became still and calm and she closed her eyes."Salutary?" Grey called him and the salutary placed his hand on Vivian's forehead before walking over to Grey. "Tell me, what happened?" He inquired and Maya, Gwen and Zing paid rapt attention to wh
Beside him was one of the little demons in the mountains that Verne had ruled over. "Who are you?" The demon asked as he placed his hand on his scabbard, ready to draw out his sword an attack. He sniffed in the air. "You're a demon," he said in realization.Eli narrowed his eyes at the demon and with that gesture, the demon realized who he was. "You're Eris," he said in shock, seeing Eris in an old man's body. The demon was about to turn around and immediately go inform the rest of the demon clan, but dark telepathic waves came out of Eli's hands and threw him off to the other side of the library and he fell hard against the wall.Eli was surprised that he still had the powers he possessed in his past life. He walked over to the demon who was groaning in pain, and without hesitation, he used his powers to strangle him to death without touching him.The demon struggled for his life, until he laid dead on the library's floor. Taking the book with him, Eli we
"Will you be granted access, alpha?" Gwen asked him."I do not need permission or an invitation to be in the heavens, Gwen. I need answers and I need them now," he responded."What if you're detained, Grey? Anything could happen," Maya said worriedly.He shook his head. "Nothing of such will happen. I just came back to the pack house to let you know where I would be, so you would not be worried," he replied as he got closer to her and kissed her forehead. "I'll soon be back," he added.Maya sighed. "Alright. Be careful," she said to him."I will," he replied as he let go of her and walked out of the house.Gwen turned to her. "I have been meaning to ask, are you aware that you're carrying a child?" She asked.Maya looked at her. How could she forget that Gwen was the goddess of children, and no pregnancy goes past her without she knowing. "Yes," Maya replied with a small smile.Gwen gasped. "Were you ever going
Grey returned to the pack house late in the night and as he got into the room, he saw Maya tucked in bed.He closed the door and leaned on it as he watched her sleep peacefully. Was he not being selfish by keeping her with him? He wondered.Maya opened her eyes and she saw him at the door. "You're back," she said as she pulled herself up from the bed.Grey straightened himself quickly to avoid Maya noticing his distressed state. "Yeah," he replied as he walked up to her."How did it go?" She asked him as she got to a sitting position on the bed.He sat on the bed beside her and smiled. "It went well. The storm and turbulence that occured was not as a result of the apocalypse," he said."Oh, that's good news. What did the emperor say about the apocalypse?" She asked him."You should not worry about it. I'll sort everything out," he replied as he kissed her forehead and hugged her close to himself. It was so sudden that Ma
Grey walks into the room and saw Maya at the balcony. He totally ignored her and headed into the bathroom. It was at the sound of the bathroom door that Maya realized that someone was in the room.She looked towards the bedroom, but saw no one. The bathroom door opened again and closed, and Maya walked into the room. Grey was leaving the room when she stopped him."Grey," she called him and he was forced to pause halfway through the door. "Is everything alright?" She asked him.He turned sideways, looking in her direction. "Everything is alright. Why would you ask me that?" He responded.Maya shrugged. "I do not know. I just feel that you have been acting strange," she replied as she decided to tell him what she was noticing since morning."Strange? In what way?" He asked, raising a brow.She swallowed hard. How was she going to tell him that his sudden closeness to Vivian bothers her when she herself had told him that Vivian nee
** A week later **Grey changed drastically towards Maya. He no longer paid attention to her and he neglected her completely. He worshipped the ground Vivian walked on and it broke Maya's heart the more.Grey kept caring for Vivian without paying any attention to how it affected Maya. He was no longer concerned about her emotions or the way she felt.During breakfast, he focused on Vivian, ensuring she was comfortable and making her laugh on the table while he did not speak to Maya, Gwen or Zing like he usually did.Maya had thought a week ago that he would stop ignoring her and also pay the same attention he paid to Vivian to her. But, how wrong she had been. Vivian had her husband's undivided attention and there was nothing she could do about it.Vivian pushed back her chair. "Done?" Grey asked her."Yes," she replied with a pleasant smile."You did not finish the food on your plate," he said, noticing the remnant
Maya was rushed over to the salutary who attended to her while the rest of the pack house were in a frenzy. ** Five days later ***Grey held Maya's hand, his eyes not leaving her face as he hoped and prayed that she would open her eyes soon. Gwen was sitting at the opposite side of the bed, with her hands clasped in prayers. She has already told Grey all about Vivian. She had been the instigator of the lie that spread out in the heavens, just to get rid of Maya.It's been five days since Maya was in coma and she feared for her life. Grey had never left Maya's side since she was brought into the salutary's cabin. He was disoriented and too worried about her to worry about himself.He prayed fervently, every now and then for her to open her eyes. He prayed to whoever he hoped would answer. The Salutary had no idea if Maya would ever wake up, but yet, Grey did not lose hope.His heart, body and soul was wrenched in pain and the pain of losing Maya and the baby, hurt him the more.All of
"I didn't tell you who I am. How did you know?" Grey asked the witch."Who doesn't know the legendary Dark emperor who has now reincarnated into an alpha? I know you too well and I know what brought you here," she said. She had white streaks in her raven hair.Grey stared at her and waited for her to continue. "You're here concerning the apocalypse and the possible solution to it," she said and Grey nodded. "The ancestors have told me of your coming already," she added."You have been told all your life that light and darkness do not go hand in hand. It is an unbalanced force of nature, but you've been told lies all along," she said and they all stared at her in amazement except from Grey who was shocked."Light and darkness go together, alpha. That's why the mystical lake was placed in the demon world to prove that even the purest streak of light can be found in darkness. The child said to be born to initiate the apocalypse, is the wrong prophecy. The child is being born to unite the
"All these, are the reasons why I was hostile to Maya. I could not tell her about it and that was why I was being subtle in our separation until maybe I get a solution to it all," Grey said."Have you found anything?" Zing asked.Grey shook his head. "I went to meet the heavenly emperor. Someone stole the ancient book about the mystical lake in the demon world. The book holds invisible writings on how to merge the three worlds together using the lake as a connection. What this person is not aware of is that, this could destroy everything," he explained further."Who is this person?" Zing asked."I do not know. The heavenly emperor is pretending not to know. He only told me that the Heavenly mirror and the staff of light are tools in causing this destruction and these two properties of heaven are missing," Grey said.Zing narrowed his eyes. "They're with Maya," he replied."Not anymore. They were taken away from her," Grey said.
As soon as she was gone and out of his sight. Grey mounted the stairs. He got into the study room and in a fierce anger, he threw away every thing laying idly on the table over to the floor.He groaned in pain and hurt as he flung the desk in disarray. With that done, he crumbled to the floor, finding it hard to breathe as short gasped of painful tears gathered in his eyes and threatened to surface.•"Maya, you don't have to go. This can be settled," Gwen said to Maya in a pleading voice, outside the pack gate.Maya shook her head. "This cannot be settled, Gwen. I believe in Grey a lot and I do love him, but, this is the last straw that I can take. I do not know what has gotten into him, but, I cannot handle it any longer," she replied in a tear filled voice."Maya," Gwen began to say pitifully so she could stay, but Maya stood her ground, declining to stay back in the pack house.Just then, Zing showed up. "What'
Vivian is taken to the salutary by Grey while Maya still stood speechless for what has just happened. She could hardly believe her eyes. Can a push cause a miscarriage? She pondered. But, if she had not done that, she would have been the one on the ground with blood flowing down her legs.Grey got to the salutary's cabin and instructed the salutary to take attend to Vivian urgently. "Grey," Vivian called him through gasps as he turned to leave.He turned to her. "The salutary will attend to you. I'll be back," he said and with that, he walked out of the cabin and headed back to the pack house.Gwen walked down the stairs and saw Maya frozen in a spot. She was puzzled. "Maya?" She called her attention and Maya turned to look at her with an horrified look on her face.Gwen was shocked by this until she noticed the small stain of blood on the floor. She became confused as she approached her friend. "What happened?" She asked her.M
"Who is this person?" Grey asked him.Heavenly emperor stared at him. "It's for you to find out," he replied."Do not give me that, emperor. You're the heavenly emperor, right? You should know about this person that's about to cause a massive destruction in our worlds," Grey said, getting angry all over again.The heavenly emperor stared at him. "The emperor is all seeing, Verne. But, some things are hidden and without the heavenly mirror, it cannot be seen," he replied.Grey stared at him and exhaled. "How do we stop this?" He asked."Firstly, we cannot pair with each other because you're a demon emperor," the heavenly emperor replied."Enough of that nonsense, emperor. If we do not pair together to save our world, we'll all perish, irrespective of who's a demon or a god," Grey said, making a point and the heavenly emperor stared at him."Fine. Just for the sake of the worlds, I'm willing to put aside our differences an
"The both of you can go to hell for all I care," Vivian scoffed and without waiting to eat breakfast on the dining table, she picked up her plate and walked away in anger.She was walking towards the stairs when Grey was coming down the stairs. He wanted to ignore her, but he saw Maya walking down the stairs from the corner of his eyes."Where are you going with your breakfast?" He asked her."Is it not Zing and Gwen? They were speaking rude to me and warning me to stay away from you. That's why I'm heading to my room to eat my breakfast," she replied with a pitiful look on her face."What impertinence," Grey ranted as he walked away from Vivian and headed over to Zing.Maya was surprised by his sudden demeanor over Zing and she walked down the stairs, heading over to the dining table."Zing, what right do you have to talk to the mother of my child in such a manner?" Grey demanded in anger.Zing rose up as he scoffed. "A
It bothered him a lot. He turned to Athon. "Let him be buried immediately," Grey said and Athon nodded. "Do you perhaps know the reason on his death?" He inquired."I think I do, my Lord," Athon said as he walked over to the shelf. "One of the books on the shelf is missing, my Lord. It is the only book concerning the mysterious ancient lake," he replied.Grey was puzzled. "What has a book got to do with the death of the Mountain demon?" He asked him.Athon explained further. "The book withholds the secrets of the lake, my Lord. It is an ancestral powerful book that was discovered by the first demons," he said.Grey was still not getting what he was saying.Athon took in deep breaths. "Alpha, this book is said to consist of secret and invisible writings that no man can read. These writings when exposed, leads whoever is in control or possession of the book to the merging of all three worlds. The heavens, the earth and the demon world. I be
"I heard about your debts, Alfred," Grey began as he leaned back in his seat. "But, I must inform you before helping you out on this," he continued and Alfred was keened to what he was saying. "Your wife is responsible for your huge debts," he dropped the bombshell.Alfred was shocked. "What?" He exclaimed softly, puzzled and confused.Grey nodded. "I am not aware of how she does it, Alfred. But, to my best of knowledge, she collects money in your name because of her mother and I do not know what she uses them for. You should speak to her," he said."I'm quite shocked by this," Alfred said and his expression said it all. "So, Lisa has been doing this without my knowledge?" He asked himself, still stunned."Do not quarrel with the naive woman, Alfred. She has been doing all That because of her mother. But, that's by the way," Grey said as he tapped his index finger on the desk. "Get those payments from your wife, settle those people she g